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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, October 26, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 21 of 23 <br /> <br />(Recess taken from 9:13 p.m. to 9:17 p.m.) <br /> <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT <br /> <br />*15. AUTHORIZATION FOR DISPOSAL OF WEAPON <br /> <br />Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to authorize Striecher’s and/or H&H Sports to purchase <br />weapons from the Orono Police Department and authorize Orono Public Works to destroy guns <br />that have no value. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />*16. DISPOSAL OF BICYCLES <br /> <br />Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to approve the disposal of the bicycles to Re-Cycle, Inc., or <br />WeCan in Mound. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />*17. DISPOSAL OF FORFEITED VEHICLES <br /> <br />Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to dispose of a 1994 Chevy Pickup, VIN#2GCEK19K7R1205875; <br />a 2006 Hyundai sedan, VIN#KMHFC46F96A106451; and a 1991 Honda Civic, <br />VIN#1HGED4666ML046175. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />*18. DISPOSAL OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY <br /> <br />Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to approve the disposal of the property outlined in Staff’s <br />Memorandum dated October 26, 2015, through K-BID or other similar type of public auction. <br />Items that are not sold will be discarded. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br /> <br />19. THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT <br /> <br />Olson stated as it relates to revenues, the City is going to be at 105 percent of revenues by the end of the <br />year. Licenses and permits are currently at 95.8 percent and are forecasted to exceed 100 percent at the <br />end of the year. Charges for services are at 94.7 percent of budget. The golf course revenue is at 146 <br />percent of budget, which is the first time that has ever happened. Olson stated given where revenues <br />currently are at, the City will finish the year well over 100 percent. <br /> <br />Olson noted expenditures are also looking good and are on target for the year. Assessing is currently at <br />77 percent of budget. This department will finish the year over budget by $6,000, which is 104 percent of <br />budget. The overage is a result of increased building activity and the charges associated with new home <br />construction. Olson noted Hennepin County charges the City an estimated amount at the beginning of the <br />year and then bills the City later the actual amount later in the year. <br /> <br />The human services department is at 96.75 percent of budget, but all of the department’s annual <br />expenditures have been recorded. The golf course is at 92.52 percent of budget at this point in the year. <br />It will likely finish the year slightly over budget. This overage is more than offset by higher than <br />budgeted revenues with the course showing a profit for the first time since 2000. The special service line <br />is over budget for the year. These expenditures are offset by revenues and reflect the increase in <br />construction activity. The other general fund department budgets are in good shape for this time o the <br />year. The overall expenditure budget is forecast to end the year at 100 percent or less.