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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Council Worksession <br />August 10, 2016 <br />5:00 pm <br /> <br />Present: Mayor Valerie Johnson <br /> Councilmember Gina Bauman <br />Councilmember Brian Strub <br /> Councilmember Paul Jacobsen <br />Councilmember Mary Burg <br />Absent: <br /> <br />Staff in Attendance: Dean Lotter, Brenda Davitt, Craig Schlichting, Sandy Brueur, Janice Gundlach <br /> <br />Guests in Attendance: <br /> <br />Budget Discussion <br />Lotter reviewed the CIP and budget format with the Council. He was proud of the City’s future planning <br />efforts. <br /> <br /> Davitt discussed the 2017 CIP in detail with the Council noting this document assisted the City in planning <br />expenses for the short and long term. It was noted this document also assists the City in creating confidence, <br />credibility and financial transparency. She reported staff would be coming back to the Council in September <br />with the preliminary levy. <br /> <br />Schlichting commented on the City’s water, sewer and storm utility funds. <br /> <br />Davitt updated the Council on the driver’s license situation for the State of Minnesota. She explained counter <br />changes may be needed at the license bureau in order to accommodate the new regulations. <br /> <br />Brueur discussed the future expenses for the Community Center. She noted a senior volunteer coordinator was <br />needed for the coming year to meet the City’s demand for services. She provided further comment on the <br />custodial staff assistant that was needed at the Community Center. <br /> <br />Davitt explained how the internal debt process works along with how trade-in values are placed into the <br />budget. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jacobsen requested the life expectancy of the City’s fleet/vehicles be placed within the CIP. <br />Lotter commented on the City’s replacement schedule and noted vehicles are not replaced unless absolutely <br />necessary. <br /> <br />At this point in the meeting, the Council took a short break to get food. Lotter continued to discuss the goals <br />and objectives within the 2017 budget. He commented on how staff was beginning to work on the <br />Comprehensive Plan and noted a consultant would be brought on board to assist with this process. He <br />described how staff has worked to create savings and new revenue streams for the City. He commented on the <br />joint efforts and partnerships the City has undergone in recent years. He noted the City of New Brighton had <br />the third lowest cost per capita at this time when compared to the comparable nine.