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Date: January 24, 2005
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk
Re: Council Budget Work Session, January 11, 2005, noon in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Bailey, Champion, Elliott, Lehman, O'Donnell, Vanderhoef, Wilburn
Staff: Atkins, Helling, O'Malley, Karr, Lewis, Herting, Rocca
Tapes: 05-09 & 05-10, Both Sides
(A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office)
FIRE INSPECTOR
Fire Chief Rocca and City Manager Atkins present for discussion.
STAFF ACTION: Prepare detailed memo of current operations and proposed position;
discuss duties of HIS inspector and this position and report back to Council. (Atkins)
BUDGET OVERVIEW
The City Manager stated he had prepared a list of outstanding items identified in previous
budget discussion (flip chart # 1 Bold Face), and would go through each one and add additional
information (regular type) to the list as a result of today's discussion.
Grade Separation - prepare project with sketch and issues and schedule for work session
Alleys - clean up a priority, also parking and loading zone issues, general downtown discussion
RU tax usage - 5% of annual allocation will be used of payment of employee benefits
Hwy. 1 Sidewalk / Riverside / Ruppert - Do some sketches
Human Service Funding - (Wilburn left the table for discussion due to a conflict of interest.)
See Flip Chart # 3) Council agreed to set aside $433,954 with specific allocations to the
agencies at a later date.
Community Events - (Wilburn returned to the table.) Council agreed to the amounts as
presented.
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Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) - Bailey noted her handouts distributed (Aid to Agencies
FY2006 and Economic Development Initiative Increase Funding to CVB.) Majority agreed to
new distribution policy for hotel motel tax revenue as follows:
47.5% - Police
25 %- CVB
27.5% - Parks & Rec.
Other Budqet Discussion:
Elliott suggested the City Manager look into a plan incorporating bonuses as a part of merit
increases, not to increase the overall budget. There was a not a majority of Council interested
in pursing the idea.
O'Donnell suggested adding a half time employee to the Parks & Rec. Department.
Elliott and Vanderhoef raised concerns regarding Library costs.
STAFF ACTION: Summary memo from City Manager in January 20 information packet.
Meeting adjourned 3:15 PM.
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(FLIP CHART# 1)
* Fire Inspector
Economic Development
accumulate $
spec. bldg./land
Grade Separation
1 st Avenue
1st and Mall
Sidewalk - Rochester Area With bridge
River Trail
Napoleon Area
South of Napoleon Park
McCollister
Part of project
Gilbert St. north of Hwy. 6
Intersection
To work session
West Side - Recreational Needs
National Guard
Letter of support
Rec. needs
Terry Trueblood see National Guard
Discuss facility impact
City Park - Festival Stage
restroom / shelter
fund raising
sidewalks to lot
List of smaller Parks & Rec. Projects
fund raisers
Corporate sponsors
Public Art
P & R Projects
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(FLIP CHART # I - CONTINUED)
Alleys
Work session
bikeways
Downtown Clean up
Alcohol Advisory Board
Work session
Other cities - RU tax usage (see flip chart # 2)
N, Dubuque landscaping
Dress up median IDOT
Dubuque and Church
Unfunded
Kirkwood "thing"
Check with U of I bus lane
Hwy. 1 Sidewalk
Riverside - Ruppert
Look over
Human Service Funding
(FLIP CHART # 2)
17.652 $520,000
+ .13 1/2 1/2 RU
17.18 Benefit Levy
(FLIP CHART # 3)
$10,000 Human Service Budget
$15,000 Reserves