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CITY OF IOWA CITY
MEMORANDUM
Date: February 15, 2006
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk
Re: Council Budget Work Session, February 2, 2006, 7:00p.m. in Emma J. Harvat Hall
Council: Bailey, Champion, Correia, Elliott, O'Donnell, Vanderhoef, Wilburn
Staff: Atkins, Helling, O'Malley, Karr, Mansfield
Tapes: 06-18, Side 2; 06-19, Both Sides
(A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office)
BUDGET OVERVIEW
The City Manager noted the newspaper article in the February 1 st morning paper regarding the
University purchasing a substantial portion of the Old Capitol Town Center, and they now own
60% of the property. Early estimates show a potential of 700 new University workers in the
downtown area, and a loss of $ 8 million worth of tax base and $240,000 a year in property tax
revenues in the nex1 budget.
The City Manager utilized the "Requests from Boards I Commissions distributed at the work
session of January 31 and Council provided direction on the items as follows:
. Confirmed 30% General Fund Reserve Policy
· Added hotel motel tax revenues from Hotel Vetro estimated at $ 50,000
. Assumed $40,000 savings to the General Fund with Wal-Mart sale
. Agreed to tax rate adjustment of 17.297
· Approve $17,000 CVB Sports Authority request
· Approve $38,000 Library request for additional hours
. Approve $15,000 request from Airport for Master Plan amendment
· Approve ICAD funding request of $100,000
. Approve Summer of the Arts request for $32,000 for two years
. Agreed to water rate decrease, and increases in sewer rate and refuse collection fee
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Council Budget Work Session
February 2, 2006
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Additional information requested:
o data from Senior Center on need for additional hours and programs
o structure for telecommunications staff, including PATV, budgets, and money line
for franchise fee and policy for spending
o Agreed joint communications center makes sense; prepare more details re
financial and feasibility issues
o Awaiting recommendations from Council Members Bailey and Vanderhoef re Aid
to Agencies
o Schedule franchise agreement discussion after litigation on Des Moines
franchise fee settled
o Schedule broad discussion of CDBG request for additional money with Housing
discussion and presentation from Housing Authority on funding streams. Agreed
to schedule a separate work session to prep for broad discussion and identify
players and presenters (Mayor Wilburn abstained for discussion on CDBG
funding)
Finance Director O'Malley and Budget Analyst Mansfield present for discussion.
HANDOUTS AND OVERHEADS DISTRIBUTED:
Budget 07
Requests from Board/Commissions (previously distributed 1/31 work session)
SCHEDULE
The City Manager suggested maintaining the tentative February 9, 7PM, budget work session
for a discussion of public safety issues with the Police Chief and Fire Chief, and general
discussion on direction of transit route changes. Councii agreed to maintain the meeting time
and date, but that a comprehensive transit discussion be scheduled in the future.
Meeting adjourned 9:05 PM.
Council Budget Work Session
February 2, 2006
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FLIP CHART # 1
%of1 %
Airport
Salaries / Fees
+$115,000
+ 40,000
+ 75,000
CVB / Sports Authority
Library
Ai rport
S of Arts
ICAD
- $ 17,000
38,000
15,000
32,000
45,000