## COUNCIL STUDY SESSION ## MEETING ## City Hall Council Chambers June 8, 2026 ## AGENDA 1. Call to Order - 6:00 p.m. ## 2. Council Miscellaneous Discussion Items ## 3. City Manager Miscellaneous Discussion Items ## a. Budget Calendar Update ## b. Safety Communications with City Council Provide input ## c. Metropolitan Council Preliminary Population and Household Estimates This is an informational presentation only — no formal action required. ## d. Early Voting Law Change Options - Staff is looking for Council consensus on options regarding the Early Voting law change 4. Adjournment Page 1 of 36 ## Proposed 2027 Budget Development Schedule ## City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota When?What?Who?Where? ## May 11Review 2026 Financial Management PlanCity CouncilWork Session June 22 or July 13Review Proposed 2027 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)City Council & Finance CommissionWork Session August 10Review Proposed Budget & Property Tax Levy ScenariosCity Council & Finance CommissionWork Session August 24Review Proposed Budget & Property Tax Levy Scenarios (if needed)City Council & Finance CommissionWork Session ## September 14Adopt Proposed 2027 Property Tax LevyCity CouncilRegular Meeting ## By September 30Certify the Proposed 2027 Property Tax LevyFinance DirectorN/A By September 30Review & Submit 2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial ReportCity Council & Finance CommissionRegular Meeting October 26Review Proposed 2027 Utility RatesCity Council & Finance CommissionWork Session November 9Hold Utility Rates Public Hearing & Adopt 2027 Utility RatesCity CouncilRegular Meeting ## November 23Discuss Proposed 2027 Budget (if needed)City CouncilWork Session December 14Hold Truth-in-Taxation Public Hearing, Adoption 2027 Budget, Adopt 2027 Budget, Adopt 2027 CIPCity CouncilRegular Meeting By December 28Certify the Adopted 2027 Property Tax Levy & BudgetFinance DirectorN/A Please note that the Proposed 2027 Budget Development Calendar may change at the discretion of the City Council and/or Interim City Manager Page 2 of 36 ## Council Regular Meeting ## DATE: 6/8/2026 ## TO: Council Study Session ## FROM: Ginny McIntosh, Planning Manager ## THROUGH: Daren Nyquist, Interim City Manager ## BY: Shannon Pettit, City Clerk ## SUBJECT: Metropolitan Council Preliminary Population and Household Estimates ## Requested Council Action: This is an informational presentation only — no formal action required. ## Background: The Metropolitan Council recently informed the City of Brooklyn Center that preliminary population and housing estimates for Brooklyn Center are now available. As directed under Minnesota Statute §473.24, community development researchers prepare annual population and household estimates for cities, townships, and counties within the Twin Cities region. These estimates: • Inform funding decisions for state programs such as Local Government Aid, State Aid for Local Transportation, and the region's Fiscal Disparities Program. • Provide local governments…