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Home My WebLink About2010-01-19 Council minutesr ~Y„„®~~ CITY OF 141NR CITY ~'~ ~~ RA~DU~ ~E~~ Date: January 27, 2010 To: Mayor and City Council From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk Re: Council Budget Work Session, January 19, 2010, 7:20 PM in Emma J. Harvat Hall Council: Bailey, Champion, Dickens, Hayek, Mims, Wilburn, Wright UISG Rep: Shipley Staff: Helling, Fosse, Dilkes, Karr, O'Malley, Davidson, Moran, Severson, S. Craig (A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office and the City website) BUDGET REVIEW /WRAP-UP Interim City Manager Helling reviewed his January 15 memo (IP1A of 1/14 Information Packet) "Budget Issues Discussion". The following staff present for discussion: Finance Dir. O'Malley, PCD Dir. Davidson, Acting Parks & Recreation Dir. Moran, Acting Asst. City Manager and PW Dir. Fosse. Handouts: • Revised Page 21 from proposed budget -Beginning Balance • Revised Page 93 from proposed budget -Employee Benefits • Joint Meeting agenda for January 20, 2010 meeting in North Liberty • Page 89 from proposed budget -Community Event and Program Funding • Human Services Agency Funding Recommendations from FY11 (IP 3 from 1/14) • New Priorities • Proposed Projects to be Removed or Modified After discussion, Council directed staff to proceed with the GO bond funding as required for the prioritized projects with the understanding that the debt service levy may temporarily exceed the twenty-five percent (25%) policy in fiscal years 2012 and 2013. A majority agreed to proceed with the proposals outlined in the January 15 memo from Interim City Manager Helling, and the following projects were removed or modified from the proposed budget: Proiects Added Northside Marketplace Streetscape $500,000 FY11 Riverfront Crossings Redevelopment, Planning Study $200,000 FY11 Towncrest Area Redevelopment $400,000 FY11 and $600,000 FY12 Animal Center Replacement $700,000 FY11 Business Incubator $0 Oakdale Blvd West of Hwy 1 $0 Highway 1 Sidewalk/Trail $1,000,000 FY12 Council Budget Work Session January 19, 2010 Page 2 Proiects Removed City Park Trail Lighting $240,000 FY14 to Unfunded Burlington Street Median: Gilbert to Madison $1,882,900 FY13 to Unfunded Scanlon Gym Elevated Walk/Run Track $880,000 FY12 to Unfunded Mormon Trek Left Turn Lanes $3,750,000 FY14 to Unfunded Soccer Park Pond $337,500 FY14 to Unfunded Proiects Modified Rocky Shore Ped Bridge to Peninsula $1,300,000 Reliant on 80% grant Scott Park Development & Trail $416,000 From recent grant Lower Muscatine Avenue $232,839 FY10 Moved out $1,091,261 FY11 $540,000 FY12 1st Avenue/IAIS Railroad Crossing $692,000 FY10 Moved out $800,000 FY11 $2,100,000 FY12 $845,000 FY13 Park Road Third Lane $200,000 FY13 Design $940,000 FY14 Construction Frauenholtz-Miller Park $280,000 FY14 Moved out Lower City Park Secondary Access $270,000 FY14 Moved out Community Events funding A majority agreed to the following community event funding requests: Bike to Work Week - $1,500 Access 2 Independence of the Eastern Iowa Corridor (ADA Celebration) - $1,400 Extend the Dream Foundation - $1,000 Iowa City Community String Orchestra - $400 Johnson County Historical Society (Irving Weber Days) - $8,500 Johnson County Local Food Alliance (Field to Family) - $1,000 City of Iowa City Fireworks - $25,000 Landlocked Film Festival - $3,000 Riverside Theatre /Shakespeare Festival - $5,000 Summer of the Arts - $60,000 Contingency - $3,000 No new events/organizations were considered for funding. Council directed staff to communicate to each funded organization that future funding requests would not be forwarded to Council for consideration without a final report on the funding activity the previous year. STAFF ACTION: Inform each organization at the time this year's funding is announced that any future funding would not be considered without a final report; distribute information on the application itself next year and include cover letter with the message. (Karr, Johansen) Council Budget Work Session January 19, 2010 Page 3 Human Service Agency funding Human Services Coordinator Severson present for discussion. Human Service Agency funding was approved as presented in the committee recommendations (IP 3 of 1/14 Information packet). Miscellaneous Reinstated $6,800 for Park n Ride program at the Library Funded $4,500 from Council budget for Youth Advisory Commission Requested future discussion of brick street repair funding strategy Requested future discussion of debt service levy policy Cancelled January 20 budget meeting. Mayor Hayek reminded everyone of the January 20 joint meeting in North Liberty at 4:00 PM Meeting adjourned 10:00 PM.