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the cuts; h~ev~r, the sales tax is a concern and each department has been asked to absorb their own amou/~t~of ~ales tax charged to them. Mrs. Helling mentioned the Waco Street Project with Burns and ~tittedrthat she was not aware of this prior to now. She stated the Finance Office could reopen the I991 .~edger for payment of the project. Discussion~ ensued regarding possibly assessing the City of Ramsey's share of the Waco Street Project. ~ . Councilme~ber~ Beyer asked for clarification with regard to the budget cuts for training and education Md adrted that she is very opposed to any cutbacks on training and education. City Admi~!stratOr Schroeder stated that approximately one-half of what was cut is being restored; however, itCs no~ being done by department as some departments had allocated training dollars for classes tha![Werg not absolutely necessary. He felt it would be better to deal with the training budget on a~c~aselby-case- .'~ basis and also stated he, too, is opposed to having to cut back on training and educatibm Motion by ~'Cou~cilmember Hardin and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to direct Staff to research th~ ~os~iibility of assessing for the Waco Street Project and if it is not possible, reopen the 1991 ledgegand* take the funds out of that year. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Hardin, Beyer and Peterson. Voting No: None. Motion by i~Ouncilmember Hardin and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to prepare a 1992 Budget Aml~ridment, as recommended, for inclusion on the City Council agenda of May 12, 1991. Motion c~ext. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Hardin, Beyer and Peterson. Voting No: None. Case #2: City Funding Request from Elk River Community Education Finance Of~¢er Helling stated she had received a call from Mr. Charlie Blesener regarding the funding re~¢st tie made at the January 14, 1992 City Council meeting. She stated that during the budget pro~ss, :the City allocated $3,500 from the 1992 budget to help fund the Community Educati~)n !~ripgr~m for District #728; however, Mr. Blesener was actually asking for assistance in funding an ~ithle~c director. The amount of $3,500 has since become part of the budget cut. Mrs. Helling staO~l sht~ had recently become aware of an announcement that some residents in District //728 receiv ~ed. stating t. he.y woul .d be charged an additional fee for the recreational program because the City w~S,:nol~ parttclpating in the cost. She added that some cities were not even asked to pamc~pate m the ~fund~ng. City AdminiStrator Schroeder stated it would be interesting to know how many of the community education d~liars!the Elk River School District raises through levy comes from the City of Ramsey. Councilme~ber Hardin expressed disappointment in the letter regarding charging residents if their City did no~ ~art!cipate in the funding. He felt that the Committee needs to look at all the dollars given to community education programs and fund both the Elk River School District and the Anoka-Hentl~piniSchool District in a like manner. The Budge~. Committee directed City Administrator Schroeder to send a letter to Mr. Charlie Blesener, F_]I{ Ri~Ver School District 4/728, informing him that the City of Ramsey will not be contributint~ {?un~ling for the position of Recreation Coordinator. Include comments from the discussion al this!meeting. Budget Committee/April 28, Page 2 of 5 1992