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01-20-09A regular meeting of the Hopkins City Council was held on January 20, 2009, in the Council Chambers of the Hopkins City Hall. Present were Mayor Maxwell and Council Members Youakim, Brausen, Rowan, and Halverson. Also, present were staff members Getschow, Genellie, and City Attorney Jerry Steiner. I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Maxwell called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. OPEN AGENDA -PUBLIC COMMENTS AND CONCERNS There were none. PRESENTATIONS 1. Police Chief's Citizen Recognition Award On July 1 1, 2008 at 3:30 a.m., Moses and Damaris Kariuki were sleeping. They were awakened by a loud noise and saw people breaking into the Marathon Station on 2nd St NE. They called 91 1 and reported the incident. Because of the accuracy of their descriptions, the responding officers were able to quickly locate the vehicle and take the suspects into custody. Their action directly led to the identification and apprehension of four suspects. The property stolen from the business was recovered. Captain Tony Hanlin presented the Police Chief's Citizen Recognition Award to Moses and Damaris Kariuki. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Minutes of January 6, 2009 City Council Meeting 2. Minutes of January 6, 2009 City Council Work Session 3. Minutes of the January 13, 2009 City Council Work Session 4. Approve Miscellaneous Licenses (Memo) Council Member Rowan moved and Council Member Halverson seconded a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Youakim, aye; Council Member Brausen, aye; Council Member Rowan, aye; Council Member Halverson, aye; Mayor Maxwell, aye. The motion carried unanimously. At this point in the meeting, Mayor Maxwell asked City Manager Getschow to describe how the state's budget issues are affecting the City. Mr. Getschow said that the City of Hopkins receives very little Local Government Aid (LGA), $50,000 per year. The City also receives approximately $250,000 from the market value homestead credit (MVHC) program. Half of the state aid is given in June, the remainder in December. The Governor unalloted the December payments. Since 2008 was almost over, the City was forced to use budget reserves to make up this loss. The 2009 budget was approved in December of 2008. The City is now planning on receiving no state aid in 2009. The City expects to offset any cuts in aid through reductions in City spending. Significant cuts in City services should not be necessary. Mr. Getschow said that the 2010 budget could be difficult if property values keep declining. The budget process will be starting early this year in order to plan for any loss of property tax revenue. Grant income could also be affected by state and county budget issues. V. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Council Member Youakim moved and Council Member Halverson seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:45 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Jim Genellie, Assistant City Manager COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTEST: i~~ Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor