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December 13, 2016 Page 8 of 11 Finance Director Davitt explained the 2 017 budgets have been discussed by the City Council at a number of meetings earlier this year, including the Budget Public Hearing on Tuesday, December 6th. The CIP Plan has been discussed at the January 9th Team Building Retreat and the August 10th Council Worksession. The City’s General Operating Fund Budget for 2017 is $15,106,600, which represents an additional investment of $873,700, from the adopted 2016 budget. The City’s special revenue fund includes the golf course. The enterprise funds include: Water, Sewer, Stormwater, and Street Lighting. The internal service funds include: Risk Management, Information Technology, Fleet Replacement, Non-Fleet Replacement, and Pavement Management. The total for the City’s special revenue, enterprise and internal service funds’ 2017 budgets is $10,514, 900. The total for the 2017-2026 CIP is $93,090,550. Some of the more significant changes to the General Operating Fund budget from 2016 to 2017 are as follows: 1. One full-time and one part-time License Bureau staff positions 2. One full-time Parks Maintenance Position 3. One full-time Information Technology Position 4. Personnel reclassification and increased hours in Recreation and Community Center 5. Increased reallocation of LGA for future street reconstruction projects. 6. New internal loan payment for the 2017 Street Reconstruction project. 7. City-wide Comprehensive Plan Update 8. Community Survey Councilmember Jacobsen appreciated the high level of planning the Council and staff had in place for the City. 4 Ayes, 1 Nay (Bauman opposed)-Motion Carried 3. Consider Resolution Adopting the Final 2017 Tax Levy for Lake Diane and Bicentennial Pond Storm Sewer Taxing Districts. Motion by Councilmember Burg, seconded by Councilmember Jacobsen to waive the reading and adopt a Resolution approving the Final Tax Levies for Taxes Payable in 2017 for Lake Diane and Bicentennial Pond Storm Sewer Improvement Taxing. City Manager Lotter explained the City has established Storm Sewer Improvement Taxing Districts within the City for Lake Diane and Bicentennial Pond. A Storm Sewer Improvement Taxing District is an area within the territorial limits of a municipality. The municipality may acquire, construct, maintain, and otherwise improve storm sewer systems and related facilities within the district for the benefit of the district. It was noted the Public Works Department works with the residents of each district to determine specific projects and courses of action. The costs involved are recovered by levying tax on all taxable properties within the district. The City has adopted similar tax levies for both districts for a number of years. These tax levies are only on taxable properties within each respective storm sewer improvement taxing district boundaries. The Public Works Director recommends that $3,750 for Lake Diane and $2,100 for Bicentennial Pond be adopted as the final 2017 storm sewer improvement taxing district tax levies. 5 Ayes, 0 Nays-Motion Carried 4. Consider Resolution Creating a Utility Financial Assistance Policy. Motion by Councilmember Jacobsen, seconded by Councilmember Burg to waive the reading and 3. Consider Resolution Adopting the Final 2017 Tax Levy for Lake Diane and Bicentennial Pond Storm Sewer Taxing Districts. 4. Consider Resolution Creating a Utility Financial Assistance Policy.