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.) ;, I -A I I Council Meeting Minutes November 10, 1992 Page 4 Council Business, continued Motion by Larson, seconded by Williams, to GIVE A SECOND READING AND WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A LAND USE IS NOT INCOMPATIBLE WITH OTHER USES IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICT; AND GIVE A SECOND READING AND WAIVE THE READING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO PERMITTED AND SPECIAL USES IN THE RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS DISTRICTS OF THE CITY. 5 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried, City Manager David Childs presented for consideration a resolution which supports the constitutional dedication of the Local Government Trust Fund, The resolution calls for the Legislature to support a constitutional amendment dedicating the funding of the Local Government Trust Fund (LGTF) and requests the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) to make such an amendment one of their 1993 priorities. The amendment would dedicate two cents of the state sales tax now going to the Local Government Trust Fund and would rename the fund, Property Taxpayer's Trust Fund, Childs explained a report which projects that Minnesota will face an $837 million deficit in the next biennium, For the 1994-95 biennium, revenues are projected to grow by 11.4%, but the problem is that expenditures will grow by 14,8%, The problem is not a lack of revenue, but increased spending, He noted that City spending in the last 10-15 years was below the rate of inflation where education and human services spending have been well above the rate of inflation, The State's major spending categories are: education, health care, and local aids and credit, When broken down the category percentages are: 33% - education, 12.6% - higher education, 14.3% - health care, other human development - 10,2%, State agencies - 6,0%, local aids and credits - 15,7%, and other - 7.6%. Between 1980 and 1988 the annual local government spending increases were: City - 3,3%, County - 18,6%, and schools - 22%. The change in public employment between 1980 and 1989 was: -6,9%- cities, -3,1 % for schools. and + 19.4% for counties. and 11,1 % for the State, The Association of Minnesota Municipalities (AMM) and League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) support the resolution. If approved by Legislature, it would be put on the ballot in 1994, and if approved would be effective in 1995. Council Busines~ Business District Amendments to City Code Report 92-249 Local Government Trust Fund Resolution 92-120