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Home My WebLink About08-16-18 Minutes - 2019 BudgetHastings, Minnesota CityCouncilWorkshop August16, 2018 TheCityCounciloftheCityofHastings, MinnesotametinaworkshoponThursday, August th16, 2018at6:00p.m. intheCommunityRoomattheHastingsCityHall, 101East4Street, Hastings, Minnesota. MembersPresent: MayorHicks, CouncilmembersBalsanek, Folch, Lund, andVaughan Absent: CouncilmembersBraucks, Leifeld StaffPresent: CityAdministratorMelanieMeskoLee AdministrativeServicesDirectorJulieFlaten FinanceManagerMelanieLammers SeniorAccountantAshleyParker MayorHickscalledtheworkshoptoorderat6:00p.m. MeskoLeeandLammerspresentedareviewofthebudgetprocesstodate, proposedtaxlevy, correspondingtaxrate, 2019operatingbudgetrecommendationsandcapitalitems. DiscussiononfundingforfutureRoadsideTennisCourtneeds, LakeIsabelshelter, Glendale Heightsneighborhoodpark, futureofArtsTaskForce, futureofLoopBusservice, CityCouncil interns, lightpolereplacementsandaestheticsalongHighway61, assetmanagementsoftware, leasingoftechnologyneeds, Cityapp, HEDRAbudget, unfundedinfrastructureandcapital items, andFireReliefpensionincreaserequest. Councilrecommendedbringingforwardtheproposedtaxrateof59.425% andcorrespondingth5.6% levyincreasetotheSeptember4CityCouncilmeeting. TheHEDRAlevywillalsobeset atthistime. thNextstepsincludesettingthepreliminarylevyattheSeptember4CityCouncilmeeting, rdfinalizingbudgetnumbers, Truth-in-TaxationmeetingonDecember3andfinalbudgetthadoptiononDecember17. ADJOURNMENT MotiontoadjournbyCouncilmemberVaughan, secondedbyCouncilmemberBraucksat 8:05p.m. PaulHicks, Mayor JulieFlaten, CityClerk