11-25-97 WSWork Session Minut s
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A City Council work session was held on Tuesday. November 25.1997, in the
Raspberry Room at Hopkins City Hall. Present were Mayor Redepenning and Coundl
members Gene Maxwell. ltar-~ Jensen. and Diane Johnson. Fran Hesch anfnred at
7:30 p.m. Also present ware staff members Sbsve Mfelke, City Manager, Jim Genellie.
Assistant City Manger. Don Beckering. Fire Chief. Daw IQooek, Assistant Fire Chief,
Dave Johnson, Recreatlon Director, and Susan NewvNle. AR~ivity Center Coordinator.
The meeting was called to order ~ Mayor Chuck Redepenning at 6:30 pm.
The first item of business was a discussion of the 1988 budget.
Bedcering and 14ooek reviewed with the City Coundl, the proposed 1998 Fire
Department , indic:atlng that witl~out capital outlays, the Fire Departrnerrt was
asking for an increase of 1.8 peroerrt. They also indicated that they were asking for no
inc;nease in hourly rafies for the fire fighters, but would be asking for an increase in 1999.
Discxission was held regarding possible reductlons in capital budgets. and the potentlal
indusion of Murphy beds in the proposed budget.
Dave Johnson reviewed the Recreatlon Department budget with the Council. outlining
the joint recreation process and the aooounting system utllixed do balance the joint Rec
expenses to those of individual expenses for each dty. Johnson indicated that the
increase in the recreatlon budget was primarily due to accountlng errors that have been
made in the past, to the benetitt of Hopkins.
Dave Johnson and Susan NewvNle outlined the proposed Activity Center operatlons
budget and spec~flcally discussed the request for additional ataf tii rg at the Center to
cover a proposed increase in program offerings. They pointed out that the Cerrfier has
raised revenues by implementlng various fees and increased rentals of the facility, and
planned on continuing that eifiort into the suture. By consensus, the Council indicated a
desire to haw the staff oontlnue fio look for. and implemerrt. revenue~nhandng
measures at the Otte,. and to do so in a fashion that will not be disruptive to the
center or partldpants at the Center.
Jim Genellie revieMred the Community Services budget with the Coundl. outlining
issues relative do inspections, assessing. and dark fundons.
The next budget discussion will be held on December 9. Mielke will bring bads
additional infom~atjon on program and service etfec~ivenessJefriciency. justlflc~ions for
each of the proposed position d~anges. and adjustments to the proposed budget,
based upon discussions to date.
The next item of business was a discussion about risers for the Jaycees Studio at the
Hopkins Center for the Arts.
Mielke reviewed with the Coundl a proposed plan for risers in the Jaycees Studio. The
risers act as seatlng areas for tfrose viewing a productbn in the Jaycees Studb. This
item was originagy budgeted for indusbn with the oonstructlion budget, but due do oval
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oonoems, the risers were put on a delayed purchase status. Requests ha~re been
-- made for the risers, and the first productlon that wNl be done in the Jaycees Studio
v~rould be assisted by the use of risers.
After discussion, the Coundl cfrose to continue fio delay purchase of the risers unt11 a
de-~nithre revenue source can be identified, and detaNs on the oonstructlon budget and
fund deMelopment effiorts are better known.
There being no further business, a mofion was made by Hesch, seconded by Johnson,
to adjourn. The meefing was adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
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