City Council Work Session

AGENDA City Council Work Session 5:30 PM - Tuesday, July 15, 2025 City Hall Council Chambers Page 1. PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE 1.1. Council Work Session Notice 2 2. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION 2.1. Non-Profit 2026 Budget Requests 3-4 2026 Budget Requests Page 1 of 4  Public Notice City of New Ulm, Minnesota An Informational Work Session to discuss City Council activities will be held at City Hall, 100 North Broadway, New Ulm, in the Council Chambers on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at approximately 5:30 p.m. (following the City Council meeting). A quorum of the City Council may be in attendance. No official action will be conducted by the City Council at the work session. Official action may occur at a regularly scheduled City Council meeting. Page 2 of 4  Summary of 2026 Budget Request Applications 2024 2026 Budget Amount Amount Revenues Requested for Staff 2025 Requested for Total Annual Total Annual Assets (excluding City 2026 Recommendation Contribution 2025 Revenues Expenses (Cash on Hand) Contribution) Expenses Shortfall Planned use of City Contributions Other Revenue Sources Carry out the mission of the Historical Brown County, Investments, Society with public programs, services, and fundraising, donations, memberships, Brown County Historical Society 25,000.00 22,000.00 40,000.00 359,760.00 259,597.00 38,893.00 275,938.00 300,926.00 (24,988.00) operation of the museum admissions, sales, programs, grants Personnel and annual action team programming expenses to address healthy lifestyles, mental health and wellness, and Allina, NUMCF, Chamber, School, City Heart of New Ulm 25,000.00 20,000.00 25,000.00 134,927.00 111,000.00 135,233.00 (24,233.00) addiction and risky usse of substances of Springfield Home show, Sand Volleyball Advertising in surrounding communities to tournament, puzzle night, Baggin in promote events. Expand advertising to the Street and other various New Ulm Business & Retail Association 20,000.00 10,000.00 25,000.00 106,010.00 98,074.00 62,953.00 88,125.00 98,125.00 0.00 other communities initiatives Operating costs for area events incuding cannon firing, horse drawn parades, equipment repairs, powder purchases, shooting supplies, miscellaneous repairs of Fees for non-City functions, New Ulm Battery 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,325.00 24,679.32 25,753.00 - 20,000.00 (20,000.00) saddles, buildings, stables, and trailer donations, grants Operating costs including salaries of key participants, rehearsal attendance, and New Ulm Municipal Band 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 16,993.33 16,783.53 42,870.64 15,000.00 concert attendance Performances, donations Continued maintenance and repair of the memberships, visitor donations, Wanda Gag House; repairing porches, Endowment interest, merchandise Wanda Gag House Association 2,000.00 1,800.00 2,000.00 12,085.55 66,032.58 232,874.35 10,200.00 67,662.00 (57,462.00) rotten wood siding, windows and painting sales, fund raisers, grants Help cover the cost of uniforms, Concord Singers 7,200.00 6,000.00 7,200.00 34,278.00 34,805.00 2,929.00 26,750.00 33,700.00 (6,950.00) equipment repair and replacement Performances, brat stand, cd sales Maintain and operate the national and historic home. Help with roof repairs while waiting for potential grand funding for the memberships, rentals, fundraisers, Lind House Association 10,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 51,390.44 42,097.88 roof replacement donations, grants Early childhood initiatives, support Contributions from over 400 from the Southern MN Initiative Foundation 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 No documents submitted, only a letter of request No documents submitted, only a letter of request entrepreneurship 20-county region and beyond Purchase items utilized by the rotalty during apperances at various events; drindls, crowns, sashes, buttons, shoes, Fire Relief Association 2,250.00 2,000.00 2,500.00 2,550.00 4,897.82 signs, and event attendance costs Fire Relief association, donations Bavarian Blast 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 246,824.60 242,259.28 Annual Parade Grants, donations, sales, sponsorships Carryout work of providing and confidential care to children whose Ivy House 8,000.00 - 15,000.00 families are in crisis or stressful situations Donations, Grants Arts education programming including heArt Therapy classes, Community 3,072,647.53 outreach, Seniors art classes, adult art including classes, cellar press and book arts classes; endowment of administrative and overhead plus building MN State Arts Board, member Grand Center for the Arts 15,000.00 5,000.00 15,000.00 660,211.00 418,176.82 2,990,598 367,414.00 551,415.00 (184,001.00) maintenance donors, fundraising, Misc grants Enhancement and repairs for Turner Hall program fees, memberships, and Turner Park. Replace broken outdoor donations, sponsorships, fundraisers, New Ulm Turnverein, Inc 10,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 533,517.00 424,040.00 284,601.00 299,025.00 (14,424.00) lighting and add lighting of safety, security grants Fair (events, vendors), Pumpkin Restoration, general upkeep and Smash Derby, Storage, Camping, Page 3 of 4 Brown County Ag Society (Fair) 6,000.00 - 6,000.00 418,908.00 477,802.00 35,074.00 470,250.00 476,250.00 (6,000.00) maintenance of buildings and grounds Buidling & Equip rentals, Community  2024 2026 Budget Amount Amount Revenues Requested for Staff 2025 Requested for Total Annual Total Annual Assets (excluding City 2026 Recommendation Contribution 2025 Revenues Expenses (Cash on Hand) Contribution) Expenses Shortfall Planned use of City Contributions Other Revenue Sources rent the "little gym" from emerson union to use for rehersal space, drama camps, $216,550.96- meetings, and subrentals to others. $164,552.02 Possibly expand the summer youth drama Looking at Grants or loans if not State Street Theater 6,000.00 5,000.00 40,000.00 512,333.00 290,141.00 (capital campaign) 317,560.00 316,998.00 camp. awarded 2025 Project purchase supplies to protect the track Local Business sponsorships, racing River Valley BMX 3,800.00 - - 28,808.20 total = $168,108 throughout the year revenue, concession revenue Provide one on one technical assistance with busines consulting services to clients SBA, DEED, University of MN- South Central MN Small Business Development (SBDC)2,500.00 - - in Southern MN region 9 county area. Mankato, Counties, Cities, banks 182,250.00 - 121,300.00 251,525.00 1% of 2025 levy $ 99,000 1.5% of 2025 levy $ 149,000 2% of 2025 levy $ 199,000 1.83% of 2025 levy $ 182,250 Information not received New applicants Excluded from Request process and added to 2026 regular budget: Hermann Monument Society (Moved to General Fund Budget) 15,000.00 15,000.00 17,500.00 Fireworks druring HermannFest 2025 Donation, Grant, event sales Continue, maintain, and increase the programming and activities for area Senior United Way, NUAF, Community CAST (moved to P&R budget) 17,000.00 15,000.00 16,000.00 Citizens Education, donations, memorials Page 4 of 4