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From YouTube: September 13, 2017 Board of Estimate & Taxation
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Name
is
Trina
porty
and
my
address
is
2,900
University
Avenue
southeast
number
211
Minneapolis
evening
and
my
statement
because
technically
this
is
also
a
budget
hearing
for
the
mayor's
budget.
My
statement
addresses
page
six
of
the
mayor's
budget
letter,
the
last
paragraph
regarding
PV
Plaza
funding,
I'm
speaking
because
women
headed
households
are
the
biggest
group
experiencing
food
insecurity
in
poverty
in
Minneapolis.
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Women
are
entitled
to
support,
and
not
only
in
the
baby
or
beatings
pipeline.
Women
should
not
have
to
bear
children
or
be
battered
to
receive
support
in
the
2016
budget.
They're
relying
items
exclusively
from
exclusively
funded
dedicated
to
funds
for
men's
economic
independence,
and
that
needs
to
be
shared
equally
with
women
or
you
might
have
a
big
expensive
lawsuit
to
pay
for
instead,
especially
considering
that
what
women
earn
is
54
to
78%
of
men's
pay,
UO
equals
funding
to
women.
Unless
you
plan
to
tax
women
at
the
same
percentage
were
paid.
That
would
work
too.
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So
we're
not
going
to
close
the
public
hearing.
As
it
said,
we've
already
voted
to
keep
that
public
hearing
going.
So
we
have
the
Parks
and
Rec
board
that
is
going
to
be
making
a
presentation
to
us.
First
and
I
must
say:
I
just
got
back
from
taking
my
Labrador
Retriever
for
a
nice
long
walk
through
lyndale
Park
farm
staff,
great.
G
Thank
you,
chair,
wheeler,
appreciate
it
and
thank
you.
Commissioners.
I
am
going
to
have
Julie
Wiseman
walk
you
through
a
majority
of
our
presentation
tonight,
but
I
will
also
be
here
this
evening.
Answer
any
questions
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
where
we're
at
with
the
neighborhood
park
plan
and
reporting
out
on
what
we're
doing
and
what
we're
looking
for
in
2018.
Thank.
H
So
what
gonna
start
with
as
a
history
of
the
park,
boards,
property
taxes,
local
government
aid
and
other
revenues?
So
for
property
taxes,
the
Park
Court
has
increased
an
average
of
4.1
percent
over
the
past
ten
years.
You'll
see
that
there's
quite
a
few
fluctuations
and
then
I
will
point
out
just
a
couple.
In
2014
we
added
the
tree
levy
to
deal
with
the
infestation
of
emerald
ash
borer
and
then
in
2017
you'll
see
they
increase
of
the
three
million
dollars,
which
is
part
of
the
neighborhood
park
20-year
neighborhood
park
plans.
H
The
general
fund
maintenance
portion
of
that
part
plan
on
local
government
aid
actions
at
the
state
significantly
reduced
our
local
government
aid.
It
has
begun
to
rise
and
stabilize
over
the
last
few
years,
but
it's
still
below
the
amounts
that
we
used
to
receive
and
then,
on
the
other
revenues
column,
we
have
increased
our
other
revenues
and
again
there
was
a
shift
in
in
revenues
that
were
revenue
base
that
were
in
there
Enterprise
Fund
for
recreation
that
we
moved
to
the
general
fund.
H
So
that's
the
majority
of
those
increases,
so
our
revenues
by
major
sources
you'll
see
that
for
the
general
fund
we
are
heavily
reliant
on
property
tax
funding,
with
74%
of
our
revenue
coming
from
that
single
source
and
then
75%,
I'm,
sorry
and
then
local
government
aid
is
12%.
So
you'll
see
that
reduction
in
the
red,
the
red
area
of
the
pie
chart
and
then
our
fees,
fines
and
other
revenues
have
increased
to
compensate
both
property
taxes
and
other
revenues
were
increased
to
compensate
for
the
loss
of
local
government
aid.
H
H
If
we
look
at
our
full-time
workforce,
this
is
a
chart
for
all
funds.
So
it's
not
just
the
general
fund,
but
we
think
it's
important
to
look
at
the
fluctuation
of
our
of
our
workforce
over
the
years
and
again,
with
the
decreases
in
local
government
aid
and
the
downturn
in
the
economy.
You'll
see
that
we
between
the
years
of
2006
to
2012,
we
lost
a
hundred
and
seventeen
full-time
employees
or
20%
of
our
workforce.
Since
2012,
the
workforce
has
been
increased
by
93
full-time
positions,
and
that
includes
45
positions
between
2016
to
2017.
G
So
I'll
just
touch
base
a
little
bit
of
what
for
us
the
impacts
at
the
federal
and
state
level.
We've
since
2012
have
been
working
directly
in
DC
to
get
some
additional
funding,
particularly
for
River
first,
and
we
actually
in
2015,
were
one
of
only
eight
cities
in
the
country
to
receive
the
first
urban
grant
through
Lent
and
Water
Conservation,
Fund
and
actually
construction
is
beginning
in
Chariton
Memorial,
where
that
project
is
going
to
be
done.
Also,
we
have
had
been
requested
by
the
EPA
to
be
designated
as
urban
water
partnership
community.
G
But
given
the
changes
at
the
federal
level,
that's
been
a
bit
more
challenge,
but
I
just
actually
got
an
email
from
the
director
at
EPA
yesterday,
looking
like
that,
that
may
be
coming
to
fruition
for
us
to
get
some
funds
for
us
to
be
actually
designated
as
an
urban
waters
community.
So
significant,
it's
been
a
challenge.
I
know.
You
know
that
in
the
last
several
months
at
the
state
legislature,
I
think
we
all
know
the
biggest
challenge
we
all
face.
G
We
have
documented
here
the
impact
of
the
$15
minimum
wage,
the
impact
on
an
annual
basis
for
our
general
fund.
Only
so
you
can
see
the
impact
on
an
annual
basis
for
each
of
those
and
then
the
total
amount
and
our
we
have
budget
of
the
four
point.
One
percent
health
and
increases
based
on
the
city's
recommendation,
and
we
were
showing
a
four
percent
tax
levy
increase
through
2022
each
year.
H
So
the
resolution
that
the
Minneapolis
Park
and
Recreation
Board
of
Commissioners
passed
is
recommending
a
maximum
property
tax
levy
be
set
for
the
Minneapolis
Park
Board.
At
four
point:
one
percent:
it
is
showing
a
4.2
percent
increase
for
our
general
fund,
which
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
on
the
next
slide
and
then
a
1.2
percent
for
our
tree.
Preservation
and
reforestation
levy
and
I
have
a
slide
on
that
one,
as
well,
so
for
a
general
fund
with
the
impact
of
the
minimum
wage
in
2018.
H
We're
requesting
a
four
point.
Two
percent
property
tax
levy
increase
rather
than
the
fourth
percent,
to
assist
us
in
covering
on
the
impact
of
those
costs.
You'll
see
a
slight
increase
in
local
government
aid
and
then
some
increases
in
these
vines
and
other
revenues
so
that
we
have
total
revenue
projected
at
seventy
nine
point.
H
So
that,
basically,
is
is
a
balanced
budget,
there's
a
slight
surplus
there
and
then
going
forward
we're
showing
the
four
personal
property
tax
levy
increase
for
the
next
year's
on
the
tree,
preservation
and
reforestation
projections.
This
is
year.
Five
2018
is
your
five
of
our
eight
year
program.
We
are
on
track
and
on
schedule
to
meet
our
goals
and
begin
to
phase
phase
this
out,
so
that
you'll
see
that
2021
will
be
the
last
year
that
we'll
be
requesting
that
that
levy
for
this
program
and
again
we
program
in
the
youth.
H
H
For
the
capital
budget
outlook
you
have
you
have
this
slide
on
the
PowerPoint
and
then
you
also
have
a
handout
packet
that
has
all
of
the
detail.
So
you
have
our
neighborhood
part
plan
of
10.5
million.
So
that's
the
two
and
a
half
million
dollars
that
we
used
to
get
as
net
debt
bonding,
plus
the
eight
million
that
was
agreed
upon
in
the
concurrent
ordinances
between
the
park
board
and
the
city
council.
H
So
that
is
our
funding
net
debt
bond
funding
for
2017
and
2018
the
neighborhood
park,
capital
levee
money,
that's
the
money
that
was
identified
from
the
general
fund
that
we
support
our
our
neighborhood
parks
and
then
we
are
starting
to
use
the
park,
dedication
money
as
projects
are
identified
and
if
there's
park,
dedication
money
that
is,
is
that
has
been
banked
in
those
areas
that
we've
started
to
use
that
money?
The
next
is
the
regional
parks
funding
where
we
have
the
various.
H
Areas
that
we
get
for
our
regional
parks
and
since
the
state
budget
is
on
a
biennium.
That's
why
you
see
kind
of
the
year
where
we
get
money
in
the
year
that
we
don't
and
so
then,
in
total,
at
the
bottom,
we
have
what
we're
spending
in
our
neighborhood
parks,
both
on
the
Capitol
and
the
rehabilitation
side,
regional
parks,
capital
and
rehabilitation,
and
then
some
their
projects.
And
again
this
22r
means
17.7
million
the
detail
of
what
parks
and
what
projects
are
on
tap
is
in
this
document
that
you
have
before
you
as
well.
G
One
of
the
things
that
when
we
did
this
I
just
want
to
remind
you
that
the
board
had
already
adopted
a
CIP
2016
through
2021,
and
when
we
came
up
with
the
neighborhood
park
plan
and
the
criteria
based
matrix
system,
we
made
a
decision
to
honor
the
CIP
that
the
board
had
adopted
through
2021
and
augment
parks
that
ranked
high
on
the
race
and
equity
score.
So
they're.
Getting
additional
money.
G
G
The
entire
CIP
will
be
based
solely
on
the
ranking
system
that
we're
using
for
NPP
20,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
you
understood
that,
and
then
one
of
the
requirements
of
the
ordinance
is
that
I
report
out
the
use
of
those
funds,
how
we're
using
them,
what
we're
doing
the
future
years
we're
actually
in
the
process.
Right
now,
since
this
is
our
first
year,
we
are
in
the
process
of
creating
a
report,
and
I
will
actually
have
a
report
in
October.
That
I
will
not
only
provide
to
this
body.
G
I
will
provide
it
to
the
council
and
our
board
as
well.
So
you
can
see
what
we're
doing
and
we
will
do
an
annual
report
just
on
MPP
20
alone,
so
that
we
will
document
both
rehab
and
capital,
which
is
required
in
the
ordinance.
But
in
addition
to
that,
we
will
also
be
reporting
on
our
maintenance
activities,
even
though
that's
not
part
of
the
ordinance
requirements.
So
with
that
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have.
F
G
G
The
park
board
does-
and
we
obviously
have
the
additional
levy
that
we
have
added
to
to
address
emerald
ash,
borer
and
tree
loss
as
a
result
of
storm,
and
it's
been
a
concern
of
mine
that
the
board
has,
in
the
last
few
years
contributed
substantial
amount
to
the
parkway
system,
because
the
city
has
not
been.
Funding
has
not
been
able
to
fund
streets
well
enough.
It
was
my
hope
that
through
the
additional
funding
for
streets
that
parkways
would
be
included
in
there,
they
were
not.
G
But
we
I
am
trying
to
work
through
that
at
a
staff
level
with
the
public
works
director
and
nothing
has
been
solidified
yet
to
the
state,
but
you'll
notice
that
there
is
no
funding
beyond
this
year
for
parkways
right,
because
it
is
our
belief
that
we
are
responsible
for
trees
and
this
is
responsible
for
to
provide
for
the
streets.
And
so
it
is
our
hope
that
the
city
will
provide
the
adequate
funding
for
parkway
maintenance
and
rehabilitation.
F
D
I
think
so
too
I,
maybe
maybe
in
about
a
month
or
so
we
could
have
it
come
back
and
talk
a
little
talk
about
that
in
general
sort
of
where
we
are.
Where
we've,
what
kind
of
agreement
they
we've
come
to
and
sort
of
how
we
move
forward
from
there
because
again
we're
not
we're
not.
We
don't
know
whether
we
will
get
the
additional
monies
needed
for
the
the
parkways
and
I
do
think.
That's
a
very
important
part
of
the
service
redesign
that
was
done
many
years
ago
and
I
think
we've
really
been.
E
E
There's
been
a
proposal
at
the
city
level
to
change
the
franchise
fee
for
utilities,
to
increase
it
by
a
half
a
percent
and
in
looking
at
your
budget
pie,
chart
you're
four
point:
seven
percent
or
something
like
that
in
utilities
and
fuel,
so
I'm
just
curious
our
governments
in
a
subject
to
the
franchise
fee.
Mr.
Roth,
you
know
that
I
do
not
know.
Okay,
we
just
we're
gonna
figure
this
out,
because.
G
I
I
G
I
H
Hear
so
the
superintendent
will
present
her
recommended
budget
to
the
Minneapolis,
Park
and
Recreation
born
on
October
18th.
This
is
the
link
to
our
Park
Board
website,
where
all
of
the
budget
information
is
located.
So
we
had
a
board
budget
retreat
back
in
May.
All
the
information
that
we
shared
with
our
commissioners
back
in
May
is
posted
on
there.
So
that's
the
location
that
citizen
could
go
to
to
learn
more
about
the
Minneapolis
Park
courts,
budget
and
finances.
D
D
Body
so
I
so
again,
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
credit
that
goes
around
to
people
and
it's
been
a
struggle
for
us
to
get
up
to
speed,
to
be
able
to
do
all
these
things
and
our
our
staff
really
continues
to
work
very,
very
hard
to
make
these
things
happen
and
we're
sort
of
still
in
that
mode,
but
again
a
lot
of
credit
to
a
lot
of
people
for
stepping
up
and
doing
the
right
thing.
Thank.
G
One
thing
I
wanted
to
point
out
is
that
we
are
the
first
park
system
in
the
entire
country.
That's
entire
CIP
will
be
based
on
race
and
economic
equity
in
terms
of
what's
going
to
be
proposed,
part
of
our
2018
budget
that
no
other
system
in
the
country
is
is
doing
the
work
that
we're
doing
around
race
and
equity
and
our
entire
CIP
will
be
based
on
a
criteria
based
matrix
system
on
race
and
economic
equity.
So
it's
important
thing
to
for
you
to
know
that.
Thank.
F
President
abbs
comments:
it's
really
exciting
to
see
these
things
start
to
happen,
and
I'm
really
really
looking
forward
to
being
able
to
drive
around
the
city
and
look
at
our
parks
get
better.
Just
fundamentally,
look
better,
be
better
support.
Our
community
better
and
I
look
forward
to
the
work
that
you're
going
to
be
doing
hurry
up,
get
it
done,
I'm
really
excited.
Thank
you.
You.
A
Know
when
we
were
at
the
GFO,
a
conference
I
had
the
opportunity
to
visit
with
people
from
all
over
the
country.
That's
what
happens
with
those
those
gatherings,
and
they
were
just
sort
of
blown
away
that
we
had
a
20
year
plan
for
our
parks
for
our
streets.
You
know
a
lot
of
credit
goes
to
people
who
are
sitting
up
here,
but
a
lot
more
credit
goes
to
those
who
are
sitting
out
there
to
make
sure
that
this
has
been
able
to
happen
and
I.
We
are
really
fortunate.
A
They
have
the
kind
of
leadership
that
we
have
not
the
elected
leadership
they're
there.
Okay,
all
right,
I'm,
talking
about
the
kind
of
leadership
of
the
people
that
are
doing
stuff
day
in
and
day
out
and
I,
am
deeply
grateful
to
live
in
this
great
city.
Thank
you
all
right.
We
have
another
presentation
which
will
be
equally
fun,
I'm
sure.
J
Mr.
chair
members
of
the
board
of
estimate,
taxation,
I
am
mark
ruff,
the
city's
chief
financial
officer,
pleased
to
be
in
front
of
you
this
evening
to
discuss
the
city's
budget,
as
was
presented
by
the
mayor
on
August
15th,
and
enjoyed
her
speech
yesterday
in
terms
of
giving
us
review
of
aims
and
details
that
we
will
try
to
add
some
numbers
to
in
much
greater
detail.
J
And
certainly,
if
you
ask
questions
such
as
the
council
president
just
asked,
and
if
I
don't
know
the
answer,
we
will
quickly
get
the
answers
to
you
in
any
means
possible.
So
that's
the
purpose
of
this
process
Cystic
it's
to
really
from
a
public
standpoint,
kickoff
the
budget
discussion
and
we
certainly
look
forward
to
more
discussion
with
the
board
and
with
with
the
budget.
J
And
the
full
City
Council,
eventually
later,
this
fall
you've
seen
this
chart
before
it
was
in
the
mayor's
letter
from
August
15th
that
hasn't
changed.
This
is
an
overall
city
when
we
include
every
levy
that
this
that
falls
within
the
city's
taxation
line
items
there's
more
than
one
line
item
that
says
that
the
city
has
within
a
individual
business
or
residences
tax
bill,
but
this
includes
all
of
our
debt
operating
as
well
as
the
park
board
requested
Lobby
that
was,
that
was
just
out
outlined
by
the
park
board
officials.
J
J
So
this
is
City
and
it
includes
not
just
the
general
fund
but
all
expenditures
of
the
city,
and
so
you
can
see
in
terms
of
the
different
revenue
sources
that
the
that
the
city
enjoys
the
charges
for
services
being
the
largest
and
that
being
because
we
provide
sewer
water,
stormwater
utilities
and
that's
where
majority
of
the
charters
of
services
come
come
from.
But
there
are
certainly
a
variety
of
revenue
sources
that
the
city
enjoys
in
terms
of
that
are
relatively
balanced
and
not
overly
dependent
on.
F
A
J
J
Ventures
we
are
25
percent
salary
and
wages,
along
with
fringe
benefits.
Another
10
percent
capital
is
19
percent
debt
service,
which
I
think
is
an
important
benchmark
to
look
at
is
11
percent
of
our
budget,
and
certainly
that
is
that
is
a
lower
than
average
for
the
size
of
our
of
our
city
as
well.
Certainly
I
know
of
cities
that
spend
as
much
as
20
or
25
percent
of
their
total
budget
on
debt
service.
So,
just
like
your
own
personal
income,
that's
an
important
measure
to
keep
long
term.
J
We
talked
about
different
Department
says
the
city
is
broken
up.
Certainly
public
works
as
a
quarter
of
our
expenditures
and
again
because
of
those
enterprise
funds.
That
second,
then,
is
police
at
13%
of
our
total
budget.
But
again,
capital
is
a
significant
part
of
the
city
is
reinvesting
itself.
We
have
a
question
from
is
Becker
question.
F
J
Cars
program
is
proposed
started
about
four
years
ago,
and
that
was
a
furtive
saying
that
if
there
are
dollars
that
are
above
the
minimum
fund,
balance
of
the
city,
that
smaller
departments
in
particular
have
a
hard
time
within
their
own
budgets
to
afford
equipment,
enhancements,
IT
enhancements,
and
so
there
is
such
a
capital,
a
request
system.
That's
what
car
stands
for
is
capital
assets,
request
system,
so
it
is
not
an
ongoing
part
of
the
CIP.
It
is
a
if
we
have
enough
money
left
over
at
the
end
of
one
year.
J
J
So
oftentimes
we
get
the
question
of:
how
does
we
talk
about
percentage
increases?
What
does
that
mean
for
dollars?
So
overall
spending
level
increases,
including
all
enterprise
funds,
special
revenue
funds,
city
general
fund
of
six
of
eighty
two
point:
five
million
dollars
the
general
fund
at
a
normalized
comparison
from
seventeen
to
eighteen
is
thirty,
four
point:
three
million
dollars
you
can
see
how
we've
broken
those
expenditure
levels
out
to
demonstrate.
How
much
of
that
is.
J
Current
service
level
versus
change
items
and
the
change
items
described
below
relate
the
specific
items
within
the
mayor's
recommended
budget,
ongoing
funding
and
one-time
funding.
We
have
this
little
party
going
on
in
February
here
in
Minneapolis
and
that's
known
as
the
Superbowl
and,
as
you
are
aware,
the
city
is
being
reimbursed
by
the
host
committee
for
a
number
of
city
services
that
are
extraordinary
costs.
J
J
Historically,
just
as
it
was
demonstrated
by
the
park
board,
this
is
where
we
are
getting
close
to
endow
kind
of
pre-recession
employment
levels
for
the
city
as
well,
for
2018
I,
I'm,
always
sensitive
to
people
who
don't
have
deep
degrees
in
accounting
like
myself.
I
do
not
have
a
degree
in
accounting,
so
I
don't
want
to
use
terms
that
are
not
clear
and
so
I
think.
J
We
also,
though,
as
a
city
have
to
live
by
certain
accounting
standards,
and
we
have
these
different
types
of
funds,
and
so
most
of
the
attention
on
these
discussions,
because
those
focus
on
property
taxes
is
the
general
fund,
but
certainly
a
major
part
of
our
work
as
a
city,
our
business
operations
and
our
enterprise
funds.
As
I
mentioned,
those
are
the
utilities
and
also
parking.
We
have
assorted
some
smaller
enterprise
funds
as
well
special
revenue
funds,
those
that
are
not
self-supporting
but
are
not
regular
city.
J
So
that's
what's
described
earlier
this,
the
mayor's
recommended
budget
does
fully
fund.
What
is
the
plan
in
the
ordinance
for
the
parks
and
streets
agreement
arrived
in
2016?
That
is
a
point
seven
out
of
the
5.5,
so
in
other
words
that
the
parks
and
streets
agreement
didn't
occur,
we
have,
it
would
be
a
four
point:
eight
percent
increase
in
the
levy-
if
you
recall,
as
a
part
of
that
agreement,
it
was
built
in
that
for
for
at
least
12
to
15
years,
we're
gonna
be
annually,
increasing
the
levy
by
approximately
0.6
or
0.7
percent.
J
To
help
pay
for
the
costs
is
primarily
associated
with
debt
service.
For
that
that
that
agreement,
some
of
the
operating
costs
were
initially
raised,
for
example,
that
additional
3
million
dollars
the
park
board
was
raised
in
one
year,
but
the
rest
of
the
capital
was
raised
over
a
longer
period
of
time,
so
we've
built
into
essentially
current
service
level
that
increase
the
mayor
mentioned
in
our
speech
yesterday,
emphasis
on
public
safety,
we
organized
this
presentation
by
departments,
and
so
this
slide
is
an
effort
to
help
demonstrate
some
of
these
public
safety
change.
J
Items
that
are
were
requested
by
departments
and
that
the
mayor
included,
along
with
requests
from
the
public
from
councilmembers
and
from
the
mayor
or
self
so
I'm
gonna
go
through
in
more
detail,
but
just
in
terms
of
the
thematic
issues
on
this
particular
budget.
Certainly
Public
Safety
is
a
is
a
major
one
and
that
term
is
very
broadly
used
in
terms
of
including
regulatory
services,
City
Attorney
and
not
just
police
and
fire.
J
We're
gonna
discuss
a
little
bit
more
about
climate
change
and
those
efforts
are
primarily
within
the
coordinators
office
and
within
our
health
department,
as
well
as
its
affordable
housing
in
displacement
programs,
which
is
our
community
planning
in
a
common
development
apartment.
We
call
C
pad,
but
also
there
is
an
increase
to
our
public
housing
authority
for
some
security
costs
that
they
requested
as
well.
J
An
important
factor
in
terms
of
our
our
equity
efforts
internally
for
the
city
is
to
build
pathways
for
for
newer
employees
and
people
who
may
not
follow
a
traditional
educational
path,
and
so
there
are
a
number
of
programs
here
to
try
to
increase
our
percentage
of
our
workforce.
That
is
both
as
both
women
and
and
people
of
color.
J
Certainly
the
issues
in
terms
of
transparency
that
the
mayor
highlighted
are
included
in
our
City
Clerk's
work.
I
would
just
say,
complement
to
city
clerk,
casey
carl.
He
and
his
staff
worked
very
hard
over
the
last
several
days
to
they
make
our
website
much
more
user-friendly
for
the
budget,
and
so,
if
you
haven't
visited
our
new
budget
web
page
for
the
city,
I
would
encourage
you
to
do
so
it
it
works
well
on
mobile
devices,
as
well
as
a
species
and
apple
computers.
J
So
thanks
to
our
IT
department
in
casey,
and
certainly
our
budget
staff
I've
neglected,
also
to
introduce
to
you
for
those
of
you
who
haven't
met
our
newest
budget
director
micah
inter
mil
it
has
been
on
the
job
less
than
five
months.
It's
he's
exceeded
our
expectations
in
terms
of
the
work
he's
been
doing
just
very
happy
with
with
with
Micah's
arrival
and
seated
next
to
him,
as
our
deputy
CFO
Lorie
Johnson,
who
has
also
been
very
deeply
involved
in
the
budget
process
and
behind
the
two
of
them.
J
Is
my
cable
and
a
familiar
face
to
you
all
who
handles
our
capital
budget
and
our
capital
long
range
of
investment
committee
work
which
all
of
us
know
how
much
time
click
puts
into
reviewing
all
the
capital
items?
So
thank
you
all
for
the
for
rekd,
allowing
me
to
recognize
the
staff
that
we
have
that
do
great
work
within
the
city.
J
In
other
words,
we
we
are
certainly
in
an
environment
and
an
economic
situation
where
we're
software
companies
are
doing
a
great
job
of
providing
service
to
us,
but
they're
also
in
some
ways
become
a
neces
which
is
not
fair
but
a
necessary
evil
in
terms
of
us
actually
being
able
to
operate
efficiently
in
the
sense
that
once
we
are
captured
within
their
system,
then
it's
very
hard
to
escape
out
of
that
or
is
very
expensive
to
escape
right
and
our
IT
job.
Department.
J
Does
a
great
job
of
maintaining
requests
and
maintain
our
systems
and
maintaining
security
I
think
we're
very
happy
with
the
work
that
you
I
would
just
highlight
that
I've.
What
I've
seen
in
the
last
six
months
is
this
is
gonna,
be
an
ongoing
effort
for
us
in
the
city
to
not
only
get
what
we
started
in
the
past
done
right
in
the
next
year
or
two,
but
also
just
think
about
how
we
handle
the
governance
process
of
how
we
make
IT
expenditures
and
as
I
mentioned
click
is
a
very
well
organized
capital
review
process
right.
J
But
we
have
a
rather
haphazard
review
process
internally
here
for
software
and
because
that
world
changes
so
quickly.
It
is
a
challenge
for
all
of
us
to
keep
up
on
it,
but
it's
essential
to
providing
good
service
as
well.
So
I
just
lay
that
out
there
as
one
of
the
issues
that
I
think
it's
recognized
in
the
mayor's
recommended
budget
and
one
that
will
not
just
be
taken
care
of
in
one
budget.
But
we
are
just
working
hard
at
the
process
side
of
this
and
then
again
as
the
board
of
estimate
and
Taxation.
J
In
terms
of
looking
at
pressures
upon
city
budgets,
that's
good-
that's
not
just
us!
That's
all
across
the
country
in
the
world
that
that's
a
pressure.
I
would
also
say
that
we
have
some
strategic
cuts
and
cost
containment
within
this
budget,
and
one
of
those
is
related
to
IT
expenditures.
It
in
the
fleet,
internal
service
costs
were
higher
than
what
we
had
anticipated
in
the
long
term
financial
forecast,
and
so
we
are.
We
are
cutting
their
budgets
in
terms
of
reducing
it,
but
we
are
scaling
back
their
request
as
a
as
partly.
J
Here
to
say,
we
need
to
think
hard
about
how
we're
spending
some
money.
The
last
thing
I
just
is
not
a
major
budget
I,
don't
that
I
want
to
also
make
sure
that
the
is
aware
of
is
that
the
city
is
moving
to
self
insurance
for
our
medical
coverage
next
year.
There
was
a
great
deal
of
discussion
earlier
this
year.
J
J
It'll
be
a
separate
accounting
in
our
comprehensive
financial
statement,
but
it
is
a
big
deal
for
the
city
to
take
this
on,
but
we're
very
confident
that
it
will
be
a
benefit
for
our
workers
and
our
city
budgets,
long
term,
so
I'm
gonna
move
to
the
general
fund,
because
that's
the
one
that
gets
most
of
the
attention
here.
I
will
say
that
you
see
a
decrease
in
general
fund
revenues
which,
on
an
initial
basis,
would
concern
me
if
I
were
in
your
situation,
but
we
are
not
actually
getting
less
money
than
we
did
previously.
J
I
J
That's
not
because
we've
lost
sales
tax,
it's
because
we
are
readjusting
into
what
we
call
the
downtown
assets
program
sales
tax,
going
into
a
special
revenue
from
first
and
then
you
can
see
that
down
on
the
bottom.
The
transfers
in
number
goes
up
significantly.
We
have
thirty
point
six
million
dollars
transferred
from
that
special
revenue
fund
into
the
general
fund.
J
So
when
I
discussed
earlier
about
normalizing
the
general
fund
comparison
from
one
year
to
another,
we
are,
we
are
excluding
all
of
those
accounting
adjustments
and
just
comparing
when
you're
from
another
earlier,
but
I
will
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
downtown
assets
and
why
we
see
that
it's
a
very
much
of
benefit
for
the
enterprise
longer
term.
I
would
say
that
if
you
look
at
some
of
these
other
revenue
sources,
we
often
times
again,
as
I
said,
focus
on
on
property
taxes,
but
certainly
significant
other
revenue
sources.
J
Lga
local
government
aid
for
the
city
is
up
just
over
a
million
dollars.
We
certainly
appreciate
the
state
governments
and
the
governor's
helping
in
us
achieving
an
increase,
but
it's
still
not
keeping
up
with
inflation.
So
that
puts
pressure
on
our
the
revenue
sources.
We
can
see
the
other
charges
for
services
in
some
of
those
are
mostly
internal
charges,
another
important
category
but
license
and
permits
only
going
up.
A
percent
1/2
again
puts
pressure
on
property
taxes
because
their
other.
E
J
I
J
That
we
have
a
greater
amount
of
sales
tax
left
over
than
we
had
in
previous
years
is
one
factor
and
I'm
looking
for
for
mr.
mill.
They
helped
me
on
some
of
the
details
and
the
second
is
that
by
by
having
a
an
adjustment
in
the
total
amount
of
the
general
fund
and
the
size
of
the
revenues,
we
have
a
general
fund
of
minimum
balance
of
17
percent
of
our
general
fund,
because
their
general
fund
revenues
are
shrinking
a
little
bit
because
of
the
move
over
to
the
special
revenue
fund.
J
J
F
J
Becker,
the
answer
is
no.
The
primary
source
of
some
of
the
general
are
the
special
revenue
funds
has
been
the
Convention
Center,
which
actually
has
a
fairly
healthy
cash
balance
in
it.
So
you
know
we
are
not
endangering
the
health
of
the
city
by
playing
a
shell
game
in
terms
of
avoiding
having
enough
funds
in
reserve.
I.
Think
that
that's
not
the
case
for
the
for
the
for
in
for
the
downtown
assets
are
that
or
the
Convention
Center
fund
as
well.
J
A
J
Chair,
we
certainly
will
just
to
highlight
in
terms
of
there's
nothing
special
about
2002
other
than
just
it's
a
good
comparison
year
before
the
state.
Local
government
aid
cuts
started
in
earnest,
and
you
can
see
that
41
percent
of
our
general
fund
in
the
blue
at
the
bottom
used
to
be
local
government
aid.
We
are
now
down
to
15%
good
news
as
we're
up
from
14
percent
last
year,
but
you
can
see
that
property
taxes
are
becoming
a
larger
and
larger
part
of
our
budget.
As
those
other
revenue
sources
are
being
adjusted
down.
J
Franchise
fee
overview
council
president
asked
a
great
question
which
I'm
embarrassed
to
say:
I've
read
the
franchise
fee
agreements
and
it
says
nothing
about
public
entities
being
excluded,
but
that
but
I,
don't
I,
don't
know
statutorily
whether
they're
excluded.
So
that's
that's
a
question
we
will
follow
up
on,
but
a
franchise
fees
have.
J
J
So
there
are
three
different
types
of
franchise
fees
we
have.
We
have
electric
gas
and
cable,
and
so,
in
this
context,
we're
going
to
talk
about
it.
We're
not
gonna
we're
not
discussing
any
proposed
increases
to
cable
franchise
fees
and
effective
uses
of
that
are
a
little
more
restricted,
but
in
some
cases
electric
and
gas,
we're
talking
about
0.5%
rate
adjustment
and
just
as
a
background
for
in
Minneapolis.
The
choice
that
was
made
a
number
of
years
ago
was
to
charge
franchise
fees
as
a
percentage
of
essentially
the
bill.
J
Other
cities
just
charge
a
flat
amount.
You
know
four
dollars
a
month
or
seven
dollars
a
month,
but
ours
actually
goes
up
and
down,
and
you
will
find
that
if
you
look
historically
because
primarily
the
centerpoint
utility
is
natural
gas
which
depends
on
how
cold
of
winter
we
have
you'll
see.
Some
of
those
revenues
tend
to
be
up
and
down
for
the
city
as
well.
The
this
is
pursuant
to
an
ordinance
and
as
well
as
a
franchise
agreement.
J
The
ordinance
does
require
a
90-day
period
after
a
new
ordinance
is
in
place
before
the
billing
goes
into
effect,
so
the
2.9
million
dollars
would
be
that
half
percent
increase
that's
just
a
little
bit
less
than
1%
of
a
property
tax.
Lobbied
answer,
miss
Becker's
question
for
2018.
The
mayor's
recommend
a
budget
contemplates
approximately
2.2
million
dollars
because
there's
an
implementation
period,
which
we
weren't
sure
if
January
1
this
new
rate.
B
J
That
right
now
is
that
five
percent
will
go
up
to
five
and
a
half
percent,
and
then
industrial
is
is
three
to
three
and
a
half
percent.
So
it's
not
a
point
point.
Five
percent
increase
like
we're
talking
about
the
levy
increasing
by
five.
It
is
a
rate
adjustment
again
more
like
a
sales
tax
going
up
by
Anderson
there,
so
just
that
that
naming
is
important.
What
does
that
mean?
So
these
charts
come
out
of
an
advisory
group
to
the
Clean
Energy
Partnership?
It's
the
energy
vision.
J
A
J
J
Thank
you
all
right.
So
again,
the
main
part
of
I'm
gonna
move
quickly
into
the
change
items
that
are
listed
in
the
general
fund
and
just
get
some
more
detail
again.
These
are
listed
not
semantically,
but
by
Department,
and
each
department
will
be
making
a
presentation
to
the
budget
subcommittee
and
so
I'm
going
to
allow
them
to
go
into
more
detail.
But
certainly,
if
you
have
specific
questions
among
the
four
of
us
of
staff,
do
our
best
to
answer
the
questions
that
you
have
about
these
specific
requests,
but
certainly
within
the
attorney's
office.
J
J
J
As
their
way
of
enhancing
our
complement
to
to
our
health
care
system,
and
in
particular
our
ambulance
system,
is
this
mobile
health
care
provider
of
four
FTEs?
The
chief
is
very
excited
about
this
program
and
we
are
as
well
so.
The
coordinator
is
where
most
of
the
franchise
fee
proposal
would
go
through
and
I
want
to
make
it
clear
that
1.4
million
dollars
of
the
franchise
fee
amount
has
not
been
specifically
allocated
to
a
specific
program.
J
In
other
words,
part
of
the
Clean
Energy
Partnership
is
a
process
of
going
through
and
trying
to
prioritize
what
are
those
energy
conservation
and
then
energy
programs
that
that
can
be
supported
by
this
money
and
it's
a
collaborative
process.
That's
anticipated
with
that
money.
We
do
have
some
of
that
money
and
it
could
be
upwards
to
$300,000
to
help
supply
funding
for
the
city
to
go
to
a
hundred
percent
renewable
electricity
over
the
next
several
years,
and
so
that
is
a
component
of
that
that
1.4
million
dollars.
But
again
it's
about
three
hundred
three
hundred.
J
There
are
new
FTEs
within
the
city
coordinator
for
strategic
planning
and
continuous
improvement
efforts,
as
well
as
community
initiatives
coordinator
and
some
money
out
of
the
franchise
fee
to
help
provide
ongoing
funding
for
the
sustainability
at
home
within
finance
and
property
services.
Part
of
a
pathways
program
for
us
is
actually
to
attract
more
accountants,
directly
out
of
college
and
we're
gonna,
and
we're
focusing
this
on
a
program
that
Ramsey
County
has
actually
started
to
to
work
with
recent
accounting
graduates
and
try
to
encourage
them
to
be
looking
at
a
public.
A
A
J
F
J
A
Health
Department
has
several
additional
expenditures
again
highlighting
the
pollution
reduction
in
the
residential
energy
benchmarking.
These
are
going
to
be
ongoing
programs
and
supported
by
the
franchise
fee
as
well,
and
that
health
permit
is
going
through
some
succession
planning
as
well,
for
an
FTE
Human.
J
Mr.
Giles
has
in
his
last
months
here
a
retirement
and
has
retired
officially,
but
in
the
last
ones,
with
part-time
work
for
the
city,
and
we
have
130,000
for
an
enhancement
for
our
labor
relations
program
within
that
department.
We're
continuing
a
collaborative
state
safety
strategies
program
with
any
NCR,
and
this
is
ongoing
funding
rather
than
a
one-time
and
then
police
great
deal
of
enhancements.
J
A
J
Some
stormwater
management
work
that
they're
doing.
We
do
have
a
request
and
was
funded
FTE
for
inspections
of
essentially
our
new
apartment
buildings
that
are
being
built
around
the
city
and
then
significant
investment
a
night,
a
mobility
to
try
to
help,
as
the
mayor
alluded
to
in
terms
of
the
downtown
traffic,
both
associated
around
Hennepin
Avenue
and
then
a
larger
part
of
downtown.
J
J
So
this
is
the
page
with
question
about
the
banking
alternatives,
equity
partnership,
I.
Think,
if
there's
any
discussion
that
Michael,
you
want
to
add,
or
certainly
have
the
mayor
wants
to
add,
but
this
is
largely
coming
out
of
the
community.
That
says
there
are
alternatives
and
access
for
banking
that
are
concerns
for
the
community.
This
is
not
related
necessarily
to
a
municipal
bank
which
has
been
discussed
before
it
is
really
more
about.
How
do
we
have
fairness
within
access
for
banking
services
within?
J
F
E
J
Think
there
are
I
think
when
we
talk
about
the
exporters,
the
expertise
lie
in
terms
of
what
would
be
accessed
for
banking
services.
I.
Think,
though,
the
decision
was
made
to
move
that
into
finance.
That's
we
do
everything
in
partnership
within
the
departments
and
so
we're
it
necessarily
the
funding
goes,
it's
not
always
the
most
important
part.
E
B
E
K
E
J
Fire
in
terms
of
their
enhance
their
enhancements
would
also
be
then
EMS
vehicles
to
go
along
with
this
new
program
that
they
have
described
we
described
earlier
and
then
several
again,
health
department
related
one
of
those
as
the
elms.
The
enterprise
lion
management
configuration
is
the
software
that
I
described
earlier
as
well.
J
I
J
J
So
when
I
talk
about
a
couple
of
highlights
within
the
property
effects,
one
is
that
the
levees
are
stable
for
the
close
pension
funds.
As
the
superintendent
mentioned,
we
have
some
longer-term
concerns
about
the
legislature
and
we'll
still
certainly
work
to
make
sure
that
our
pension
aid
is
maintained,
but
at
least
for
two
years
that
eight
is
constant.
J
J
A
capital
levee
was
that
the
state
of
Minnesota
had
passed
library
aid
a
number
of
years
ago
for
the
city
and
it's
a
it's
a
formula
and
some
of
you
have
looked
at
this
formula
and
the
state
had
interpreted
the
formula
which
initially
we
didn't
agree
with,
but
ultimately
the
state
prevailed
to
be.
The
aid
is
40%
of
our
levy,
so.
J
Is
to
increase
their
levy,
and
so
the
state
did
put
that
into
our
biennium,
and
so
we
added
just
essentially
shifted
one
of
our
levies
from
another
place.
To
increase
to
the
library
and
the
advantage
to
us
is
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
more
and
stayed
and
we
pay
the
bonds
off
faster.
So
our
argument
to
the
state
was
we
both
win
because
you
are
gonna
have
less
aid
over
a
longer
period
time
when
we
pay
less
interest.
J
J
City
property
tax:
let
the
history
here
again
just
being
able
to
show
graphically
what
the
increase
has
been
over
a
long
period
of
time
value
changes.
So
we
are
seeing
increased
values
within
the
city,
which
is
a
good
thing.
Industrial
you
can
see
actually
dropped,
which
is
a
little
which
certainly
as
a
concern
for
the
city,
but
apartments
continue
to
be
a
very
strong
increase,
and
this
is
not
just
a
inflation
alone.
It
is
both
continued
construction
and
inflation
on
values
in
this
particular
chart
single-family.
J
We
are
actually
now
at
a
point
where
we
are
higher
than
we
are
pre
recession
on
the
median
single-family
value
at
225
thousand
five
hundred,
it's
been
a
few
minutes.
This
was
the
same
chart
that
was
in
the
in
the
letter
from
August
15th
when
people
say
well,
what
does
a
5.5
percent
levy
increase
mean
for
me
and
the.
I
J
81
dollars
a
year
increase
if
you
have
a
homestead
piece
of
property
61,
if
it's
a
lower
value
and
110
dollars,
if
it's
a
higher
value,
you
look
on
the
right.
You
say
why
is
the
lower
value
going
up
faster
than
the
higher
value?
Then
that's
a
function
of
this
market
value
exclusion
program
from
the
state
which
you
get
more
of
your
value,
taxed
as
your
value
increases,
but
you
still
pay
less
than
somebody
who's,
not
home,
stood
apartments
again.
J
If
you
take
out
the
new
construction,
that's
what
a
9%
increase
in
value,
which
is
a
six
and
a
half
percent
increase
in
taxes
and
commercial,
is
a
little
lower
increase
overall
about
seven
point:
eight
percent-
and
again
that's
about
a
five
point.
Three,
these
are
very
preliminary
numbers.
We
will
continue
to
refine
them
as
we
get
more
numbers
from
the
county.
J
Largely
we
are
just
on
a
very
basic
market
value
level,
just
nine
percent
on
a
preliminary
basis,
we're
hopeful
that
number
is
going
to
go
up
could
be
closer
to
ten
percent
by
the
time
that
county
finalizes,
all
the
numbers
we've
talked
about.
This
feels
like
then,
so
we
talked
about
if
my
value
is
going
up
by
some
percent
or
what
what
is
the
amount
of
properties
around
that
will
actually
in
incur
an
increase,
and
how
is
that
all
divided
out?
So
we
try
to
graphically
demonstrate
this
at
a
very
basic
level.
J
What
the
feels-like
is
depends
on
the
type
of
property
you
are
depends
on
one
year
in
terms
of
how
much
our
TIF
values
go
up
versus
property
outside
of
TIF
districts.
The
fiscal
disparities
program
that
we
discussed
last
earlier
this
year,
I
should
say,
impacts
this,
but
at
a
basic
level
for
2018.
If
we
exclude
the
very
small
parcels,
okay,
so
there's
a
lot
of
parcels
that
are
less
than
thirty
thousand
in
value.
J
J
We
exclude
all
the
parcels
that
have
some
kind
of
new
construction
value
associated
with
them.
Then
right
around
eighteen
percent
of
the
parcels
will
not
see
a
tax
increase
so
graphically.
What
does
that
look
like
and
you
can
see
what
they?
What
the
increases
and
the
changes
in
property
taxes
will
be
in
these
percentages?
On
top
is
the
percentage
of
the
totals
and
the
percentage
at
the
bottom.
That
would
be
the
change
in
property
taxes,
so
we
at
the
very
right
side
we
see.
J
H
F
J
J
I'm
gonna
walk
through
in
terms
of
get
to
those
slide
that
probably
most
people
care
the
most
about
which
is
this
slide,
which
is,
if
we
add
up
all
of
the
utility
fees
on
a
monthly
basis.
What
do
we
expect
that
change
to
be
well
at
four
point:
four
percent,
when
you
add
them
all
up
and
and
adjust
for
the
size
of
the
bill?
It's
forty
four
dollars
and
twenty
cent
increase
per
month
on
an
average
bill
just
over
just
under
$100
per
month.
J
I
do
want
to
just
talk
briefly
about
this
downtown
asset
side
idea,
because
it
is
important,
its
overall,
the
function
of
the
city.
We
do.
They
have
these
significant
assets
that
fall
outside
of
the
general
fund
and
that's
the
convention
center
Target,
Center,
the
Commons
and
then
TV
Plaza,
and
there
is
a
proposal.
I
J
J
This
is
being
funded
largely
by
sales,
entertainment
taxes
and
I.
Think,
since
I've
been
at
the
city,
there's
been
some
confusion
about
exactly
how
much
money
is
supported.
Support
from
the
sales
and
entertainment
taxes
are
supporting
or
stadia
how
much
is
supporting
the
general
fund
and
I
think
one
of
the
benefits
of
this
accounting
changes.
J
It
clearly
delineates
how
much
money
we're
getting
for
the
general
fund
out
of
sales
and
entertainment
taxes
and
in
2018
it's
proposed
at
thirty
point:
six
million
dollars,
so
a
substantial
portion
of
that
of
the
sales
and
entertainment
taxes
go
directly
to
help
support
services
in
the
city,
the
other
things
that
those
dollars
will
be
used
for
it.
Mr.
F
F
We
have
the
site
these
downtown
assets.
Will
we
still
be
accounting
for
each
of
one
of
them
individually
and
separately,
so
we'll
be
able
to
see
what
revenues
are
coming
in
and
out
for
each
of
those
different
facilities
and
also
the
utilization
of
the
sales
tax,
which
in
particular,
is
an
issue
because
it's
fungible
with
the
general
fund.
Mr.
I
F
J
J
Is
our
intent,
mr.
chair
and
respect
a
Convention
Center
again,
no
major
changes
for
this
particular
facility,
healthy
increase
in
revenues
that
are
its
own
revenues
as
well
as
expenses.
We
are
showing
change
items
for
major
event
of
$100,000
in
the
convention
center
budget,
as
well
as
650,000
for
meet
Minneapolis,
especially
to
take
advantage
of
our
new
audiences
with
the
Superbowl
and
don't
worry,
I'm
not
going
to
spend
any
time
on
the
internal
service
funds
other
than
just
to
say
that
there
are
minimal
changes
to
the
internal
service
funds.
J
E
E
J
Don't
it's
always
helpful
to
refresh
your
memory,
because
I
have
to
go
back
and
refresh
my
memory
periodically
about
what
what
are
all
the
nuances
with
this?
So
over
the
first
four
years
of
that
plan,
starting
in
2017
through
to
2020,
we
had
anticipated
drawing
cash
down
from
a
number
of
different
sources.
Uh-Huh.
D
I
J
F
J
Mentioned
about
the
overall
bond
obligations.
I
just
want
to
mention
one
thing
about
the
downtown
office
building,
there's
an
long-standing
effort
for
the
city.
This
is
we've
just
hired
architects
for
this,
and
today
was
their
first
day
in
town,
actually
starting
on
the
detailed
work
for
the
downtown
office
building
you're,
not
funding
that
particular
building
has
been
discussed
before
from
that
debt
bonds.
Again
we're
funding
that
from
savings
from
other
leases
that
we
are
currently
utilizing
for
other
spaces.
We
are
funding
it.
J
Then,
when
the
library
bond
debt
service
goes
away,
then
we
replace
it
with
the
downtown
office
building
levy
as
well,
and
so
it's
not
really
in
competition
and
that
even
the
dollars
aren't
exactly
known.
So
we
would
anticipate
in
December,
we'll
be
coming
back
to
the
council
with
more
details
on
the
cost
on
the
size
of
the
building
and
then
in
2018.
J
The
council
will
start
awarding
bids
and
we'll
issue
bonds,
but
we
will
essentially
capitalize
or
pay
out
of
cash
and
bonds
for
the
first
few
years
of
expenses
and
tell
the
library
debt
service
goes
away,
and
then
we
replace
the
debt
service,
the
library
bonds,
with
these
bonds.
So
I
just
acknowledge
that
I
think
for
with
qlik
upfront
come
early
in
the
process.
I.
C
J
Paying
for
this
building-
and
why
is
it
not
part
of
the
capital
budget,
there's
a
detail
here
in
terms
of
the
breakdown
of
the
the
mayor's
recommendation
on
our
capital
budget,
and
this
is
by
category,
and
you
can
see
that
that's
going
out
by
just
over
five
million
dollars
from
2017.
Much
of
that
is
the
parks
and
streets
increase
major
projects
associated
with
funding
into
those.
J
So
I
think,
if
we
discussed
in
terms
of
just
a
higher
level
of
major
projects,
Fire
Station
one
is
a
continued
need.
If
you
remember
that's
that
fire
station
just
a
few
blocks
from
City
Hall,
we
do
have
funding
there.
There
will
be
a
several
year
project,
but
we
do
have
initial
funding
in
2018.
The
Hiawatha
campus
expansion
is
also
a
long-standing
project
for
expanding
our
Public
Works
facility.
There.
The
public
safety
radio
system
continues
to
be
investments
that
we
make
over
a
period
of
time.
J
There
is
the
solid
waste
portion
of
the
East
Side
storage
and
maintenance
facility,
but
there's
also
a
transportation
and
maintenance
repair
that
was
not
funded
in
that
in
this
particular
budget.
There
are
additional
pedestrian
safety
programs
within
this
budget.
That
I'm
sure
you
don't
hear
about
from
Public
Works
and
as
well
as
improvements
up
in
the
friendly
water
campus
for
replacing
our
water
filtration,
an.
J
F
J
The
initial
increase
would
have
occurred
in
2017
and
I
will
say
that
we've
worked
closely
with
Public
Works
I
mean
we
can't
fund
exactly
twenty
two
million
dollars
a
year
in
Street
projects
that
you
will
see
some
fluctuations
and
you
can
see
those
in
the
five-year
projections.
But
we
work
very
hard
to
make
sure
that
over
a
five
to
six
year
period,
we
are
still
averaging
that
22
million
dollars
for
the
streets
and
the
park.
F
J
C
J
It's
important
part
of
the
long-term
planning,
what's
going
to
happen
with
our
levy,
and
you
can
see
in
2021
that
increase
in
the
levy
is
associated
with
that
50
certification
that
we
just
discussed
earlier.
Otherwise,
in
the
neighborhood
of
four
point,
seven
five
of
the
five
point:
five
percent
and
there's
the
calendar
and
mercifully
I-
have
entered
my.
F
Just
Thank
You
mr.
Rufus
was
extremely
helpful.
It
would
have
been
more
helpful
to
have
a
August
15th
but
I
appreciate.
That's,
not
your
choice,
but
it's
an
extremely
good
presentation
and
very
detailed
and
I
appreciate
it,
and
thank
you
to
the
staff
who
work
very
hard.
I've
done
this
job
before
I
understand
how
difficult
and
how
much
work
this
is.
So.
Thank
you.
I
So
very
much
miss
chair,
just
a
quick
highlight
for
members
and
anybody
who
may
be
watching
the
website
address
that
mr.
ruff
referenced
earlier.
It
is
a
I
think
it's
a
fantastic
tool
in
step
towards
transparency
as
well
as
cleaning
a
lot
of
information
up
so
again,
thanks
to
finance
city
clerk
and
IT
to
put
that
up
so
quickly.
The
address
is
budget
dot,
Minneapolis
mn,
dot,
gov
and
that's
where
you'll
see
in
the
in
the
past
archives
of
budgets.
I
B
B
F
A
A
We
want
to
hear
from
the
public
we're
grateful
for
the
staff
and
we
working
together
we'll
set
a
maximum
tax
levy
in
two
weeks
and
then
the
whole
process
of
the
real
budget
review
begins
with
with
the
council,
and
there
will
be
more
opportunities
for
people
have
input
and
they
don't
have
to
spend
the
levy
maximum.
We
we
set,
they
could
actually
spend
a
little
bit
less
if
they
choose
to
do
that,
as
they
have
in
the
past
anyway.