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ITEM 1 8.22.2016 Work SessiontsTF o MINNESOTAe MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Lori Johnson, City Administrator DATE: August 18, 2016 SUBJECT: August 22, 2016, Budget Work Session Monday's budget work session will include discussion of the Public Safety and Public Works budgets. Ir addition to the budget comments in the previous budget memo regarding these departments, there are several new items to note. Those items are listed below along with a follow-up response to carry over items from the last budget meeting. August 8 Meeting Follow -Up: Tax Levy —Additional Debt and Reserve Fund levy information will be presented at the August 29 budget meeting. Refunds and Reimbursements —The majority of the revenue in this account is from development related GIS fees. In the future, this will be reclassified as a charge for service. Public Safety: The majority of the 2017 General Fund budget increase is in the public safety department. The contracts for police and fire services are all increasing, and in fact, fire contracts will increase more than originally stated in the draft budget as noted below. • Fire — The draft fire budget was developed using various assumptions including estimated parcel counts and property values. All contracts have recently been updated with current information causing the three contracts to increase a total of $11,605 more than the amount in the draft budget. One fire item not included in the draft budget is funding for a fire station location study. The Council has discussed fire station location in general but has not taken the next step to explore or authorize a study; thus, no funding is included in the draft budget. If the Council wants to begin the study in 2017, it could be funded from the Fire Reserve Fund or added to the 2017 fire budget. Keep in mind that it takes at least two years from the time a location is selected until a station would be completed and operational. Below is an excerpt from my July 11, 2016, Albertville Otsego joint powers agreement memo regarding station location: ':.. the (joint Albertville Otsego Fire) Committee also discussed at length future Otsego fire station locations and timing. The Committee agreed that it is important to determine answers to the timing and location questions soon. The siting of a station is dependent upon several factors, as we have previously discussed. Therefore, a consultant specializing in emergency service response is often called upon to assist in siting the station(s). The consultant gathers data from the city planner, responding fire chiefs, the city engineers, and other staff for analysis to determine potential locations. The cost for a consultant services to identify potential locations ranges from $15,000 for basic services to $30,000 for a comprehensive study. Selecting the correct long-term locations is a major decision. Engaging an expert to assist in identifying the correct locations, along with input from the city planner and other staff, is a method to ensure that the Council has the information needed to make the best decision for the entire City in the long-term. Funding is available in the fire reserve fund for a study now or whenever the Council is ready to proceed." • Public Safety Commission —The CERT program cost of approximately $1,000 was not included separately in the draft budget. If the Council agrees to fund this program, funding could come from the education, training, and conferences line item or through an addition to the budget. Public Works: • Engineering — Ron Wagner, Hakanson Anderson Associates, submitted a request for a fee increase. His request is attached. 2 MEMORANDUM TO: Lori Johnson, City Administrator CC: Lisa Broughton, HAA Finance FROM: Ronald J. Wagner, PE City Engineer DATE: August 10, 2016 RE: Engineering Rates We respectfully request that as of January 1, 2017, our maximum billing rate be: $112.5/hour City Budget Items & Public Works Projects $135/hour Developer Projects, CUP and PUD Reviews and Similar work paid by outside sources All other rates for City budget and public works projects remain per the Contract at 2.75 times the actual hourly rate of the employee. For developer projects, CUP and PUD reviews and similar work paid by outside sources, we propose a 3.00 multiplier on the actual hourly rate of the employee. The $5 increase equates to approximately a 1.5% increase per year since our last increase and currently only applies to the principals who may work on Otsego public projects. A recent history of our maximum hourly rate is: City Development 2009 & 2010 $95.00 $120.00 2011 & 2012 & 2013 $100.00 $125.00 2014 & 2015 & 2016 $107.50 $135.00 We feel the new rates coincide with our mission statement "to meet the client needs and expectations by providing the finest professional service for a fair and reasonable cost." C:\Users\Tami.OTSEGO\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\1HD3FVW1\ot901-2013 mrotsegofees (2).doc