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“Other” and questioned why $469,300 was written into the plan every year. Davitt reported this was the City’s <br />transfer into the Fleet/Non-Fleet plan. <br /> <br />Councilmember Bauman believed the City should make adjustments on a yearly bas is. She didn’t agree with <br />the 10% or 12% increases as this did not reflect inflation. While she supported the concept of being debt free, <br />she recommended the plan be reviewed on a more frequent basis to ensure the course the City was on was still <br />correct. Davitt reported this was just a plan and was subject to review. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg appreciated both points made and agreed the plan should be reviewed on a yearly basis. <br />She supported getting the plan below 10%. She believed that the plan was simply a goal and could be a <br />working plan for the Council to adjust as deemed necessary. She appreciated staff’s efforts to assist the <br />Council in planning the City’s long-term goals. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson did not like the 10% either, but believed this was a result of previous City Council decisions. <br /> <br />Further discussion ensued regarding LGA and the General Fund. <br /> <br />Councilmember Bauman did not like the fact that LGA was being used in the General Fund. She believed <br />these funds should be used to reduce the levy or offer property tax relief. <br /> <br /> Mayor Johnson stated she would support a Resolution that would take LGA out of the operating budget. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg commented that the Council made some tough choices previously based on the <br />economy, but understood the Council would have to bite the bullet in order to move forward and reach its <br />goals. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson did not believe it was sustainable to propose tax drops while prices for services continued to <br />rise. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jacobsen discussed the history of LGA payments that have been made to the City of New <br />Brighton and how this had ebbed and flowed. <br /> <br />Lotter commented on the history of LGA and intergovernmental aid with respect to how it was impacting the <br />City’s proposed levy increase. He understood the Council had some to ugh decisions to make in order to reach <br />its aggressive goals within the streets program. He believed the Council would be showing true leadership by <br />working to achieve this goal. He discussed how the City’s tax base had increased and how this would benefit <br />median value taxpayer. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson supported the Council staying the course for the next two years in order to reach the proposed <br />long-term goals. <br /> <br />Councilmember Bauman stated she did not agree with fully blaming streets for the City’s proposed financial <br />increases. She supported other items being cut from the budget. She commented on how budgets were set in <br />the corporate world and wanted to see the City stay more closely within its means. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg did not believe staff’s budget was bad, but still needed further review. She anticipated <br />the 10% could be reduced. It was her hope the City could follow through with its long-term plan while coming <br />in closer to 6%. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jacobsen was proud of the great financial work the City has completed and that the Council