PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

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PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

• If you would like to address the Mayor and City
  Council during the Public Comment section on
  Tonights Agenda, please record your name and
  address on the sign-up sheet located on the
  speakers podium in the front of the Council room.

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Reports City Administrator

• FY 2008 CAFER Report FY 2009 Revised Budget
• CAFER 08.pdf
• An update by Brenda Smith, Economic Development
  Coordinator, on the projects involving economic
  development in the City.
• ED Projects Update 0309.ppt

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General Fund Revenues Down 220,000
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General Fund Revenues Up 822,000 w/ Naval
Reserve Sale
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General Fund Expenditures Projected Savings
300,383
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Personnel w/ projected retirements
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FY 2010 - Revenues

• Property tax assessments expected to rise
• 7 cap for Homestead Property Tax Credit takes
  effect
• Intergovernmental revenue anticipated to be flat
• HUR Piggyback Income tax to see little change
• Miscellaneous
• Sale of HRDC building

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FY 2010 Expenditures

• Personnel costs
• CPI of lt 1 for 2008
• Slight increase in retirement percentages
• Health insurance in April
• Workers Compensation projected to remain steady
• Public Safety
• Police Dept. - Significant number of retirements
  projected
• COPS More stimulus program may assist in hiring
  replacements
• Fire Dept. Currently planning on leaving 2 FTE
  positions vacant.

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FY 2010 Expenditures

• Trash Fund
• New collection contract - 12.6 inc. ( 70,000)
• Different landfill - 37 per ton (est. savings
  of 95,000)
• Analyzing fuel surcharge impact
• Water Fund
• Debt Service - 100,000 increase from FY 09
• Sewer Fund
• Debt Service - 2,757 decrease from FY 09

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FY 2010 Budget Timetable

• Departmental Budget Meetings 3/23 thru 4/3
• Draft Budget to MCC 4/17
• Public Safety and Public Works Budget
  Presentation - 4/28
• Admin. Services General Govt. 5/12
• Constant Yield Tax Hearing
• Hotel/Motel 1st Reading of Budget Ordinances
  5/26
• 2nd 3rd Reading of Ordinances 6/9

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Directors Reports

• Fire
• Fire Department Monthly Report for January, 2009.
  

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Approval of Minutes

• Regular
• Minutes of the Regular Session of February 17,
  2009.

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New Business
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Ordinances All Three Readings

• Ordinance - authorizing the use of proceeds from
  the 2008 Employee Pension General Obligation
  Bonds to pay interest on such bonds in addition
  to the original authorized public purpose.
• Option 3 - Negotiated Sale (with Capitalized
  Interest).pdf

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Consent Agenda
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Consent Agenda

• Order granting 28,500.00 in funding through the
  Community Legacy / Virginia Avenue Corridor Code
  Compliance Forgivable Loan Program, to properties
  located at 114/116 Oak Street, 128 Springdale
  Street, 304 Virginia Avenue, and 13 Pennsylvania
  Avenue.
• Order authorizing the donation of a surplus
  backstop at Donahue Field to Bishop Walsh School
  to assist with the establishment of a girls
  practice field.
• Authorizing the execution of an Indemnification
  Agreement with ALCO Towers, LLC for 217 Glenn
  Street.
• Order authorizing a 10-year Lease Agreement with
  the State of MD / Department of Juvenile Services
  for the Naval Reserve Center, commencing
  September 1, 2009.
• Order authorizing the reappointment of Stanley
  Goodrich, Earl E. Royce, and Joseph Reinhard to
  the Zoning Board of Appeals for a three-year
  term.
• Order accepting the bid of the EADS Group for
  engineering and construction phase services for
  "Water Filtration Plant Chlorine Handling System
  Improvements" in an amount not to exceed
  42,000.00.

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Letters Petitions

• Letter to the City Administrator from Atlantic
  Broadband advising of a cable bill increase
  beginning April 1, 2009 to support a Broadcast
  Channel Surcharge of 1.38 per month.
• Petition from residents of the Virginia Avenue /
  Grand Avenue area asking the Mayor and City
  Council to address blighted property at 224 Grant
  Avenue and 208 East Third Street.