2021-08-16 City Council Workshop Minutes Nibertville
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ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
MINUTES August 16, 2021 —6 pm
Council Chambers
Albertville City Hall
1. Call to Order
Mayor Hendrickson called the workshop to order at 6 pm.
Present: Mayor Hendrickson, Councilmembers Cocking, Olson and Zagorski.
Absent: Councilmember Hudson
Staff Present: City Administrator Nafstad, Chief Bullen, Finance Director Lannes and City
Clerk Luedke.
2. Draft 2022 Preliminary Budget
• Review of Preliminary Budget
Finance Director Lannes stated that the preliminary draft budget has a levy increase of
approximately 4.24%. City Administrator Nafstad provided additional information on the
preliminary budget and answered questions from Council.
• Council Wages
Finance Director Lannes presented the surrounding cities' council wages. She said if the Council
decided to increase the wages,the increase would not be effective until after the next regular
election which would be January of 2023. She answered questions from Council.
City Clerk Luedke said the last time the Council's wages were increased was in 2006.
City Administrator Nafstad provided additional information and answered questions from
Council.
There was Council discussion regarding the current Council wages and the wages of the
surrounding cities.
• Park Funding
Finance Director Lannes supplied information on the current park funding and said the City does
not have sufficient funding for future park improvements. She said currently there was funding
for trails and small building improvements but not for larger park projects. Ms. Lannes answered
questions from Council.
City Administrator Nafstad provided information on the current park funding,possible items that
may need to be improved next year and the City's Parks Committee.
There was Council discussion regarding the current park funding,park dedication fees collected
from new developments and the City's Park Committee. The Council's consensus was to add
additional funding to the preliminary budget for future park improvements.
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Meeting of August 16,2021
• Franchise Fees
Finance Director Lannes provided information on the current franchise fees that the City collects.
She said the City currently collects cable and electric franchise fees. She added with more people
streaming now, less cable fees were being collected. She said the City uses the electric franchise
fee collected to pay for the City's street lights and the park and city hall's electric bills.
City Administrator Nafstad provided additional information on the franchise fees and said that
the City currently has an agreement with the gas company to administer fees but the City was not
currently collecting them. He answered questions from Council.
There was Council discussion regarding the current franchise fees and if the City should start to
collect gas fees. The Council directed City staff to research whether gas franchise fee should be
added in the future.
• Other
The Council discussed the proposed levy and directed City staff to cap the levy at 4.99%.
Finance Director Lannes stated she would submit the proposed levy for approval at the first
meeting in September. She said after the approval, the levy could not be increased but it could be
reduced.
3. Adjournment
Mayor Hendrickson closed the budget workshop at 6:51 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk