05-14 Work Session
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Special City Council Work Session
May 14, 2019
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Regan Gonzalez at 5:02 p.m. in the Bartholomew
Room.
Council Members Maria Regan Gonzalez, Mayor; Edwina Garcia; Mary Supple; Ben Whalen;
Present: and Simon Trautmann (arrived at 5:22 p.m.).
Staff Present: Katie Rodriguez, City Manager; Pam Dmytrenko, Assistant City
Manager/Administrative Services Director; Amy Markle, Recreation Services
Director; Bill Fillmore, Liquor Operations Director; Chris Regis, Finance
Director; Jay Henthorne, Chief of Police/Public Safety Director; John Stark,
Community Development Director; Kristin Asher, Public Works Director;
Wayne Kewitsch, Fire Chief; and Jared Voto, Assistant to the City Manager.
Others Present: Scott Morrell, Rebar Leadership.
Item #1 KEY FINANCIAL STRATEGIES AND COUNCIL GOAL SETTING
Finance Director Regis presented an overview of the Financial Management Plan and Capital
Financing Plan documents and Public Works Director Asher presented on the proposed 2020 utility
rates for water, sewer, stormwater, and street lights.
Mayor, Council Members, and City staff discussed a variety of topics including the proposed
increases in utility rates as it relates to the target fund balance, upcoming recreation facility projects
such as Wood Lake Nature Center and the refrigeration system at the ice arena, the potential for a
park dedication fee for new developments, the additional City debt and its impact on residents’
property taxes, prioritizing future capital projects, looking at opportunities to increase liquor operations
revenues or other revenue streams, and the Capital Improvement Budget and Plan (CIB/CIP).
Scott Morrell lead a goal setting session for the Council to affirm the 2018 City Council goals,
to add another goal of “Core Services”, and to provide further context for the goals as staff works on
the upcoming budget.
Mayor and Council Members discussed the goals and shared agreement in affirming the 2018
City Council goals and also agreed to add “Core Services” as a new goal.
Mayor, Council Members, and City staff discussed areas of importance under each of the
established goals. City staff indicated they would take the items discussed during the meeting and
create objectives underlying each goal and bring those back for City Council’s review at a later date.
Special Council Work Session Minutes -2- May 14,2019
ADJOURNMENT
The work session was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:53 p.m.
Date Approved: May 28, 2019
Maria Regan Gonzal
Mayor
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Ja d Voto Katie Rodriguez
Assistant to the City Manager City Manager