09-26-2022 City Council Work Session MinutesCHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Ryan, Councilman McDonald, Councilwoman
Rehm, Councilman Campion and Councilwoman Schubert
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None.
STAFF PRESENT: Laurie Hokkanen, City Manager; Kelly Grinnell, Finance Director; Matt
Unmacht, Assistant City Manager; Charlie Howley, City Engineer/Public Works Director; Don
Johnson, Fire Chief; Rick Rice, IT Manager; Jerry Ruegemer, Park & Recreation Director; and
Ari Lyksett, Communications Manager.
PUBLIC PRESENT: None.
Mayor Ryan called the Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m.
2023 PRELIMINARY BUDGET, LEVY, AND CIP DISCUSSION
Finance Director Kelly Grinnell presented PowerPoint slides reviewing the following:
• Preliminary General Fund Budget
• Preliminary CIP
• Market Values
• Preliminary Levy, Tax Rate, & Taxes
• Resolution adopting preliminary governmental funds budget, preliminary levy for taxes
payable in 2023, and to set the date for the truth-in-taxation meeting
Ms. Grinnell provided next steps:
• September 26 City Council Meeting: Adopt resolution setting 2023 preliminary
governmental fund budgets, tax levy, and set TNT public hearing date
• October 24 City Council Work Session: Discuss General Fund & Property Tax Supported
Funds
• November 14 City Council Work Session (and November 28 if needed): Review CIP,
Debt, and Utility Funds, Budgets for all funds
• December 12 City Council Meeting: Hold Truth-in-Taxation Public Hearing and adopts
levy, budget, and fee schedule
Following the presentation, the Council discussed LED lighting in the parks, building a new city
hall, creating a revenue stabilization arrangement, and determining what the levy increase
amount should be.
City Council Work Session Minutes – September 26, 2022
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FUTURE WORK SESSION SCHEDULE
Date Item
October 10
• Lake Ann Park Preserve Master Plan: Open House Follow-up and Project
Update
• Trail Maintenance Funding Discussion
• Discuss Temporarily Prohibiting Manufacturing and Distribution Facilities
for Medical Cannabis, and THC Products and Intoxicating Cannabinoids
October 24 • General Fund & Property Supported Funds Discussion
• Financial Policy Discussion
• City Council Roundtable
November 14 • CIP, Debt & Utility Rate Study Discussion
• Tree Policy Discussion
The work session adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
Submitted by Laurie Hokkanen
City Manager
Prepared by Kim Meuwissen
City Clerk