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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 26, 2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. (Recess taken from 9:13 p.m. to 9:17 p.m.) CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT *15. AUTHORIZATION FOR DISPOSAL OF WEAPON Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to authorize Striecher's and/or H&H Sports to purchase weapons from the Orono Police Department and authorize Orono Public Works to destroy guns that have no value. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. *16. DISPOSAL OF BICYCLES Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to approve the disposal of the bicycles to Re -Cycle, Inc., or WeCan in Mound. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. *17. DISPOSAL OF FORFEITED VEHICLES Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to dispose of a 1994 Chevy Pickup, VIN#2GCEK19K7R1205875; a 2006 Hyundai sedan, VIN#KMHFC46F96A106451; and a 1991 Honda Civic, VIN#IHGED4666ML046175. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. *18. DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to approve the disposal of the property outlined in Staffls Memorandum dated October 26, 2015, through K -BID or other similar type of public auction. Items that are not sold will be discarded. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. 19. THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT Olson stated as it relates to revenues, the City is going to be at 105 percent of revenues by the end of the year. Licenses and permits are currently at 95.8 percent and are forecasted to exceed 100 percent at the end of the year. Charges for services are at 94.7 percent of budget. The golf course revenue is at 146 percent of budget, which is the first time that has ever happened. Olson stated given where revenues currently are at, the City will finish the year well over 100 percent. Olson noted expenditures are also looking good and are on target for the year. Assessing is currently at 77 percent of budget. This department will finish the year over budget by $6,000, which is 104 percent of budget. The overage is a result of increased building activity and the charges associated with new home construction. Olson noted Hennepin County charges the City an estimated amount at the beginning of the year and then bills the City later the actual amount later in the year. The human services department is at 96.75 percent of budget, but all of the department's annual expenditures have been recorded. The golf course is at 92.52 percent of budget at this point in the year. It will likely finish the year slightly over budget. This overage is more than offset by higher than budgeted revenues with the course showing a profit for the first time since 2000. The special service line is over budget for the year. These expenditures are offset by revenues and reflect the increase in construction activity. The other general fund department budgets are in good shape for this time o the year. The overall expenditure budget is forecast to end the year at 100 percent or less. Page 21 of 23