Laserfiche WebLink
MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, August 11, 2014 <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 9 of 12  <br />  <br />(MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT, Continued) <br /> <br />Printup stated on his way to the meeting tonight, he received some feedback on the City’s local beaches <br />and that he will pass that information along to the Chair of the Park Commission. Printup stated having <br />the City Council meetings broadcast help keep the people informed on what the City is doing. <br /> <br />McMillan stated she also attended two of the National Night Out events. McMillan indicated she went to <br />the Hackberry Park event with the helicopter from North Memorial. Due to an emergency, the helicopter <br />had to take off early. McMillan stated she also attended one at Stonebay, which happened to be their first <br />event. A gazebo has been added to the area by the fountain and overall the whole development is coming <br />along well. McMillan stated the homeowners association is becoming more active at Stonebay, which is <br />a positive. McMillan stated the police officers were very helpful and informative at both events. <br /> <br />McMillan noted there has been a push in the last few weeks to have the meetings of the Minnehaha Creek <br />Watershed District videotaped and that there was an article in the Sun Sailor and the Pioneer recently <br />about that. McMillan noted she did receive a letter from one of the local mayors asking that she send a <br />letter to the Watershed District requesting that. The Cities of Minnetrista, Independence, Greenwood, <br />Shorewood and Deephaven have already sent them a letter asking them to tape their meetings. <br /> <br />McMillan stated it could be placed on the City Council agenda in two weeks. <br /> <br />Levang stated she would like the City to endorse the videotaping of those meetings. <br /> <br /> <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT <br /> <br />13. SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT <br /> <br />Ron Olson noted the numbers are unadjusted for the second quarter, with the numbers being as of the end <br />of June. Olson stated revenues are at 61.57 percent of budget with expenditures at 51.6 percent. Olson <br />stated revenues are as high as they have been since he has taken over the position of finance director and <br />that one reason for the higher revenues is that the second half property tax receipts are typically higher <br />than the first half. Another reason is state grant/aid payments are generally received in the second half of <br />the year. Olson stated it is expected that property tax revenue will be over 100 percent of budget at year <br />end. <br /> <br />Olson stated the overall expenditure amounts are a little higher than expected but are not expected to <br />exceed 100 percent at year end. The Mayor and Council department is currently at 55.5 percent, which is <br />due to the timing of membership payments, but it is anticipated the department will finish the year <br />slightly under budget. Assessing is another budget that is currently at a high percentage of the budget, but <br />will likely finish the year slightly under budget. Law and legal services are currently running over budget <br />at 54.5 percent. Central services’ budget is currently at 55.32 percent of budget and will need to be <br />monitored for the remainder of the year. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Item #02 - CC Agenda - 08/25/2014 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 08/11/2014 <br />[Page 9 of 12]