okay good evening ladies and gentlemen it is now 5:30 and I will call this regular meeting of the Burnsville city council to order it is our tradition to stand for a moment of silence followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and we invite you to join us I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all tonight's meeting is being conducted both in person and online members of the public May attend in person or the public may also view our meetings on uh burnsville.mn 16 or 859 the public can also participate through Zoom by joining us at zoom. usjoin more information is available on our meetings uh we page and in the council agenda [Applause] packet the next item on the agenda is announcements announcements have to do with all of our upcoming meetings regular Council meetings are scheduled for Tuesday December 17th at 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday January 7th at 5:30 p.m. we have a work session that's scheduled for Tuesday December 10th at 5:30 p.m. all meeting meetings of the council is held here in the council chamber Chambers the next item is Citizens comments this is the opportunity for anyone in the audience or online to address the Council on an item uh that is not on the printed agenda not an application form that will be coming before us at a future date is there anyone who wishes to address the council Mrs Collins anyone online no one online okay thank you we will then move on the next item is additions to the final agenda and this is for emergency items only city manager Lindberg are there any emergency items to come before the body nothing from staff may members of the council okay thank you we will move on and the next item is the consent agenda the consent agenda is a group of items that's considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion however an item and a consent to agenda can be removed for a separate discussion and vote is there anyone in the audience who wishes an item to be removed for a separate discussion and vote Mrs Collins I want online mayor um members of the council no um Mr Lindberg nothing from staff may okay may I have a motion to adopt the consent agenda please move to approve second there's a motion and a second all in favor please say I I I oppose say nay and a motion carries we now move on to the regular agenda the F first item on the regular agenda is 5A and this is a public hearing and this is to approve the onale intoxicating liquor and on sale uh Sunday license for element Indoor Golf Burnsville LLC doing business as element Indoor Golf Burnsville 1431 14 burn Haven Drive our Deputy city clerk Mrs Erica Henderson is presenting Mrs Henderson good evening everybody so this item is for an on sale intoxicating liquor license and an on sale Sunday license for Elemental gulf located at 14314 burn Haven Drive the Burnsville police department has conducted their background check and nothing was found to deny the application and also as of this afternoon all associat ated fees have been paid city code does require a public hearing for all new liquor license applications and I can stand for any questions any questions for Mrs Henderson okay uh this is a public hearing is there anyone who wishes to speak to this item anyone who wishes to speak to this item Mrs Collins no one online M I will now close the public hearing members of the council your pleasure V to approve second there's a motion in a second all in favor please say I I oppose say name and the motion carries members of the public and city council we are now going to recess because according to the law we uh cannot hold the truth and Taxation public hearing until 6: p.m. so we will now recess the Burnsville city council meeting and reconvene at 6 p.m a motion to recess until 6 p.m move to recess second there's a motion and a second all in favor please say I I I oppose say n and a motion carries okay thank you for your flexibility we're now in recess good evening ladies and gentlemen it is now 6 o'clock and I will now reconvene the Burnsville city council meeting the item uh that is next on the agenda is item 5B and this is truth and Taxation uh and uh it's a we truth and Taxation uh meeting with a resolution establishing the 2025 property tax levy and adopting the 2025 budget and adopting the 2025 2029 Capital Improvement program presenting this evening is our Deputy city manager and CFO Mrs Jenny roie Mrs roie the floor is your yours um good evening mayor and Council um tonight as you said we are here to discuss the final 2025 uh budget and tax levy um to start out I'll just review um the discussions we've had over the past uh year on the budget starting in March when we reviewed um the financial management plan that really kind of starts um kind of sets the table for the budgets and um lets you know lets us review where we're at in terms of of the finances of each of our funds and helps us in our budget development throughout the year because we know how much we have to work with um in July on July 16th uh we discussed the 2025 through 2029 Capital Improvements plan really reviewing uh the major projects planned in each area over the next five years as well as reviewing the five-year Financial plans for the capital projects funds in August we discussed the proposed 2025 budget and tax levy really reviewing um in detail impacts to the general fund as well as other operating funds reviewing those budgets as well as the tax levy um proposed in September we discussed the fees along with a detailed um discussion on the utility rate study we reviewed um Enterprise fund Finance plans um including the utility funds and then on September 17th the council ad Ed the proposed City and Eda property tax levies for pay 2025 and tonight um you will have before you the final City and Eda property tax levy and budgets as well as the 2025 through 2029 Capital Improvement plan um few things on the budget we've balanced to a 7.06% tax levy increase for 2025 uh what that means in terms of impacts to a median value home is approximately $5 per month uh with that um as we look at the overall taxable market value within the city uh that value um stayed pretty stable um increased slightly at 2% or 24 million for 2025 um the tax part of that is um residential values did have a slight decline in for 2025 uh one major factor in that decline is the state's Homestead um market value exclusion they changed um they changed that for 2025 with that exclusion amount or the maximum exclusion amount increasing by about $8,000 per year what that does is for Homestead Properties um properties up to a certain market value um part of that taxable value is excluded for tax purposes and so with that exclusion exclusion increasing it really did have an impact in overall total Market values for Residential Properties um additionally commercial industrial values increased about five or 4.6% and apartment values increased at about 2% but or 2 and a half% excuse me um but really residential values make up the largest portion of taxable value within the city so uh we saw a pretty level amount year-over-year um the tax rate increased from 42.5% to 45 .6% really is a factor of um the levy increase coupled with a very stable market value across the city as uh we were developing the budget as staff was developing the budget in order to balance to this increase uh we did make about $1.6 million in overall effectiveness Corrections um annually over the 5 years um this table here does talk about some of the analysis and some of the changes we we did make uh from the budgets that were proposed um we did look at some look at our revenues overall and we made increases in some of those projections um in revenues of to the tune of about $444,000 um EMS revenues police and fire Aid and some other revenues were reviewed and we felt we could increase those um with some reasonable confidence um host fee changes um the city receives host fees from landfill that go to up three of our capital projects funds they go to the facilities fund the it capital fund and the equipment and vehicle fund um we did make a change uh for three years just a short-term change in the allocation allocating what was in the facilities fund to the equipment and vehicle fund to really help um help stabilize the equipment in vehicle fund as we had more pressures in that area and really were implementing um equipment certificate so that really helps kind of um stabilize those tax increases or tax um kind of feather in those tax increases over those years uh across departments we also reduced expenditures current expenditures across many departments within um the general fund um including you know I I can't I can't even name them all probably correctly but yes they we we did increase them in you know record or decrease them in Recreation um HR um Communications across the board almost every Department had some um reduction so those were about $212,000 and um we implemented a vacancy factor for 20125 in previous years as we looked at FTE we budgeted for 100% of FTE um this year we thought it would be reasonable um there is always open positions really to account for positions that are opened during the year and the time to hire new staff um so we looked at our five past five years of project 5 years of experience and really projected what a reasonable vacancy Factor would be and we also know that we're adding 11 positions through the org analysis and those don't all come on in January 1st so we took a kind of a reasonable approach as to what kind of timing those positions might come on and that that amount was about 250,000 that we figured um we would save just by assuming it would take a few months to really get those positions fully hired um included in the budget as well um studies to inform uh studies that inform our current budget as well as our future budgets um Capital Improvement studies that have been ongoing um we presented three this year um water treatment plant assessment the parks plan as well as the pavement management plan uh we will have additional studies that will be completed in 2025 and inform future budgets um also we do an annual organizational analysis update since that original um plan came out in 20 for 2023 we do an annual update that really at the beginning of the budget process so we know what to plan for in terms of future Staffing and we look at three different areas service inventory Staffing as well as compensation we have an ongoing communic ation assessment that we'll be wrapping up soon as well as it assessments um and a fire department standard of cover that will be upcoming so those are just a few of the studies uh that are either in process or upcoming and then we'll just we'll keep you informed as we as we finish those and complete those as we look at the overall proposed tax levy for 2025 the total City Levy is52 886982477 6,987 about a$ 3.6 million year-over-year change or 7.06% uh the background and the resolutions do include a fund detail um for those total City amounts as we look at overall budget uh for revenues and expenditures and I'll run through revenues first uh this is the total budget across all funds for the city for 2025 this does include um all operations as well as um all 2025 projects from the capital Improvement plan Bond proceeds for 2025 are estimated at about 110 million uh really a majority of that makes up um bonds anticipated for a potential police City Hall project the remaining 10 million are really um bonds that we do for an annually for Street Improvement projects as well as utility projects and then um Capital Equipment certificates uh for equipment in vehicles 54 million 54.3 million is anticipated in property tax funding that really is the majority of funding for operations within the city so you know police fire streets um recreation parks all those all those operational funds really are funded from property taxes charges for services of 40 million um the majority of that 40 million is really utility charges so those charges from the water and sewer utility as well as the storm water utility um additionally we have expenses or charges uh for EMS Recreation and some other areas functional areas across the city but a majority of those charges are really utility charges intergovernmental revenues are budgeted at 16.6 million that includes any state federal and local grants or cost share or other revenues we're receiving from other governments um MSA funding for streets um federal grants in public safety um those kinds of things other taxes includes franchise fees really for cable and utility franchise fees of $8.9 million other revenues are a are a collection of investment income uh rents other miscellaneous type revenues transfers of 4.4 million that really is transfers of between funds within the city so transfers balance between revenues and expenditures they really are just within the city as a whole but between different funds and then the bottom two are licenses and permits and special assessments at just over $2 million each or a total of 245 million for 2025 in terms of expenditures and uses um Capital Investments really are the largest um item or largest category this year that does include an estimate of $100 million for a police City Hall project and then the remaining 50 million is the you know normal Capital um Capital expenditures we make each year so equipment equipment in Vehicle Parks Renovations Parks improvements Street improvements Water and Sewer utility improvements and other um maintenance type projects as well as equipment and vehicles so um there's about $50 million across all those functional areas for capital investment personal services um that really is the people um really the operations of the city really and um the our investment in people so about $57.4 million is invested in staff across the city in every in every area from our utilities to Public Safety to Recreation to Parks you know to our internal services or administrative functions current expenditures um at 32 million that's the you know repairs and maintenance day-to-day expenses fuel electricity utilities um supplies training professional development Professional Services those kinds of things uh Debt Service of $10 million that really is the annual principle and interest that we pay on financing our Capital so projects that have been financed through bonds whether those be facility improvements in the past um streets that Debt Service really represents that annual cost of financing those projects through bonding and then transfers of $4.4 million so a total of $253 million in planned expenditures for 2025 um just a quick table we we've been presenting for a couple of years now the Last 5 Years of um a few different different um a few different areas we've been uh looking at property tax increases so from 2021 to 2025 just shows a history of what our increases have been in 2023 the 14.5% increase really represented that implementation of that org analysis for 2025 or 2023 through 2026 so really the four years of additional Staffing that really started in 2023 the city tax rate um just a history on that it's been about 40 just about 42 43% for the last four years it did increase in 2025 um that's these are all you know pretty pretty expected and actually as we planned a couple of years ago in 2023 um where we are today is a little below where we expected to be so I think you know we we're still seeing positive results from our planning as we go forward estimated market value um though as you can see in 2021 we were seven at 7.6 billion we are currently about $9.8 billion in estimated market value so really those large uh those also helped to keep our tax rate pretty stable over the last four years but that is about a 28 I think per increase over the last 5 years so um we have seen significant increases in that in that area and finally we get we um have the median value home um in 2021 that was um estimated at 277,000 it currently for 2025 is about 349,000 a slight decline over 2024 but nonetheless um a pretty significant increase in value of that median value home over the Last 5 Years um additional information I just want to let everybody know there is additional information on our budget landing page at Burnsville mn.gov budget so that has information on all um basically all budget related discussions uh presentations and information so if anybody wants more information about previous meetings or other things we've done um this year they can go there it also includes information on property tax assistance programs um the state of Minnesota does have a couple of different property tax assistance programs and you can get information either at the Minnesota Department of Revenue website or you can go to our landing page and we do have links to the appropriate um appropriate spaces so we'll get you there with that tonight there are um a few formal actions that we need to take um first um the city council will um consider the uh final 25 tax levy and budget resolutions as well as the 2025 through 2029 CIP plan Capital Improvement plan uh once those items are acted upon uh the meeting will be recessed and the Eda meeting will be convened um the Eda board will review the uh final Eda tax levy and budget and act on that uh once that's complete the Eda meeting will be recessed I'm going to get these all I think and then uh the city council meeting will be reconvened and you will consider um the consent to the final 2025 Eda tax levy so those are the three actions um or the actions that will be needed um this evening for the budget and with that I will stand for any questions any questions for Jenny we've been on this journey since March as you identified uh at the beginning of your presentation any questions okay thank you and and this is a um a a public meeting and is I understand that uh uh Mrs julick you would like to address the council yes please and give us your name and address for the record hi my name isth Julie 3120 South Loop Road Burnsville uh first off you should look at your scheduling because you scheduled your meeting at the same time as Dakota County so if somebody wants to go to Dakota County talk about taxes not going to be able to do it so is Dakota County at 6:00 p.m. they usually have it uh got it right here 6 o'cl today huh yeah well our meetings are always in the evening theirs are always in the morning so maybe they should look at what we're doing well maybe you two coordinate yeah you Mr Julian so um my taxes property taxes went up by 10.9% um Burnsville percentage was 17.5% that's ridiculous I don't know if anybody that's got a 17.5% raise this year my house value went up by 7.6% so I live within my budget um don't know why you guys can't my neighbor had my neighbor's few houses down she had a 7.9% increase so well why you going after me Mrs julik I'm going to have our CFO go over all of that with you because there are many factors that uh that come into it and uh she can uh certainly go through what you have and help you understand what that is okay but just realize this is unsustainable if you keep increasing taxes by 17.5% yeah I mean yeah I understand uh and um it's not that we're going after you it's how it that way yeah I I can understand that it feels that way mhm yeah but as you see that uh the levy is only at 7.06 but then of course you're saying that your house value only increased 76% 7.6% and I don't know what the other factors are um perhaps our CFO Mrs roie can uh talk with you afterwards and help you understand um what all of that is and how all of those numbers come together for you okay that'd be fine okay um do I have to wait for the entire meeting to be over yeah we will be over um yes but yeah because she has to present she's going to be on deck here for three more uh items maybe I'll just call you then I just I thought this meeting would be different it'd be more one-on-one I've never gone to one of these meetings oh okay you could also leave your phone number and contact information I could call you if you'd like sure that'd be great yeah okay yeah and uh if uh yes Alysa if you could help her please thank you is there anyone else who wishes to address the Council on this item anyone else who wishes to address the council Mrs Collins no one online Madam okay members of the council so um Mr Shephard we usually bundle all of these are you okay with us bundling all of them I am okay with you bundling all of them thank you yep members of the council I I need a motion um uh to uh approve the resolution establishing the 2025 tax levy and approve the resolution adopting the 2025 budget and uh the 20 2 2029 Capital Improvement program move to approve second there's a motion in a second all in favor please say I I I oppose say nay nay and the clerk has a division of the house thank you and I will now recess the Burnsville city council meeting so The Economic Development Authority meeting can convene president Guston a meeting is yours Madam mayor good evening I call The Economic Development Authority meeting to order the first please uh note that all Commissioners are present item number one are there any additions to the final agenda seeing none I'll will move on to item two which is our consent agenda and that's the approval of uh the minutes is there anyone who wishes an item to be removed from the consent agenda for a separate discussion and vote see no one may I have a motion to adopt a consent agenda so mve Mission by commissioner key second by commissioner Workman all in favor I I opposed and it passes we move on to item 3A and that is a resolution adopting the Burnsville Economic Development Authority Eda 2025 property tax levy and budget Jenny Roy our Deputy city manager and CFO is presenting um this one will be short um for this item we have a 2025 proposed budget of $422,000 a reduction of about 54,500 or 11% uh for economic development activities and a proposed um property tax levy of $1.5 million for 2025 are there any questions may I have a motion to adopt the resolution so moved moved by commissioner cout second by commissioner key all in favor I opposed have yeah there's an opposition okay there's no other business I have a motion to adjourn moved moved by commissioner Keeley second second by commissioner Workman all in favor I I oppos got the division of the that for 41 to adjourn the meeting nobody objected to ad Journey yeah she objected to Journey yeah but that's okay we move back to our meeting Madam mayor thank you I will now reconvene the Burnsville city council meeting and the uh last item on the agenda is a resol ution adopting the Burnsville Economic Development Authority uh 2025 property tax levy which was acted on and it is the uh um city council that ratifies this action Mrs roie um yep the proposed uh tax levy for 2025 for the Eda is $1.5 million okay um members of the councils I don't think you need any more information from Mrs Ro I move the resolution you're and there's a motion from uh council member key to adopt the resolution second there's a motion and the second all in favor please say I I oppose say nay and I yes that would be a no okay the clerk has a division of the house okay thank you members of the council there are no other items to come before us this evening and a motion to adjourn is in order move to adjourn second there's a motion in a second all in favor please say I I I oppose say nay and the motion carries thank you for being with us good night and have a good night good