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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, July 22, 2013 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />    Page 19 of 20   <br />(13. GENERAL FUND BUDGET INFORMATION, Continued) <br /> <br />Loftus note there is an extreme shortage of independent assessors and Long Lake has recently <br />experienced a number of issues with their private assessor. <br /> <br />McMillan requested the assessor’s contract be e-mailed to the Council. <br /> <br />Olson stated the only other department that is currently over budget is the fire department, which is due to <br />the City paying 100 percent of the Wayzata fire contract at this point. Olson indicated that department <br />should not be over budget by the end of the year. Olson noted that the engineering department continues <br />to save the City money. <br /> <br />Levang asked if it is anticipated that engineering will be at 100 percent or less than that by the end of the <br />year. <br /> <br />Olson stated it will likely be less than 100 percent. <br /> <br />Levang asked if special services will hit 100 percent by the end of the year. <br /> <br />Olson noted special services are pass-through fees and that number has been cut for next year’s budget. <br /> <br />Olson stated the next chart depicts expenditures for the second quarter and are at 49 percent. The <br />estimated taxable values graph shows that home values throughout the City have been declining. Olson <br />commented that hopefully home values have reached the bottom and will increase in the near future. <br /> <br />The City Council took no formal action on this item. <br /> <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT <br /> <br />Loftus noted the Mayor and the Public Works Director took a trip out to Big Island. Loftus thanked <br />Gabriel Jabbour for arranging to get the docks out on Big Island as well as Niccum for arranging for the <br />removal of two giant cottonwood trees that had fallen, which was an unanticipated expense. Loftus noted <br />last year the City did experience some vandalism to the docks, which delayed putting the docks out this <br />year. <br /> <br />Loftus reported she and Council Member Levang attended the CSAH 112 open house on July 11. The <br />open house was fairly well attended and the county will be sending out a recap of the comments received. <br /> <br />McMillan recommended the City’s capital budget include turnback funding. <br /> <br />CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT <br /> <br />Mattick stated he had nothing to report. <br /> <br />*14. LICENSES AND PERMITS <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Item #03 - CC Agenda - 08/12/2013 <br />Approval of Council Minutes 07/22/2013 [Page 19 of 20]