City Council Agenda and Packet 2011 03 08 SP BUDGET

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Potential Uses of Use Tax Revenue Most of this information was included in the Council packet in July 2010 when Council voted to put the Use Tax question on the November 2010 ballot. Additions to the information submitted at that time are highlighted in red. well Action Annual Amount 1 Allocate 0.125% of new revenue to Historic Preservation Purposes. Note: this provision was incorporated into the ballot measure and thus is not optional. 2 Allocate 0.325% of new revenue to Parks, Recreation and Open Space Purposes. Note: this provision was incoporated into the ballot measure and thus is not optional. 3 Increase funding for street resurfacing to address backlog and maintain road inventory in satisfactory condition. Note: this will likely require additional staff and /or consulting engineer assistance to manage the additional level of activity. $ 500,000 4 Restore some level of City funding, in conjunction with contributions from private sector sponsors, for the following special events: 1. 4th of July $23,000; Note: staff anticipates using $20,000 in Use Tax revenue for the scaled down version (evening program only) of the 4th of July celebration. 2. Street Faire ($5,000 to $10,000 grant to DBA); 3. Festival of Lights ($1,000 grant to CofC) 4. Funding for the Fall Festival by $1,000 (from $13,500 to $12,500) $ 30,000 5 Restore the Branch Drop Off Site. Note: $10,000 is the cost for a partial year (April- December 2011). Annual costs would total $18,000. Any improvements to the site would required additional funding. $ 10,000 6 Fill 2 vacant police officer positions in Police Department. Note: staff applied for but was unsuccessful in securing a Federal COPS grant. Staff recommends filling one of the two vacant positions. $ 130,000 7 Restore full funding required for Special Transit services from $22,500 to $30,000. Note: although the City reduced funding, the Special Transit service level remained the same. $ 7,500 8 Restore full funding for 5 -day per week operations of the Senior Meal Site. Note: although the City reduced funding, we secured from Boulder County additional grant funding to cover shortfall the and the Meal Site continues to operate five days per week. $ 5,000 9 Restore Community Update newsletter mailings from 3 to 4 times per year. $ 5,000 10 Restore annual flower planting in parks, entry beds and at facilities to the level enjoyed in 2008. $ 5,000 11 Provide for a specifically dedicated "Rainy Day" Reserve 13 Restoration of funding for non - profits (Meals on Wheels has specifically made this request). 14 Consider restoring some staff hours and /or positions that were reduced or eliminated as part of the 2010 budget and that have adversely affected service to the public. Consider other priority items during the 2012 budget process including... 15 Capital funding for the Parking and Pedestrian Action Plan 16 Consider increasing Museum operating hours.(communication from Campaing to Open the Louisville Museum) 17 Consider new position and vehicle to improve timeliness and extent of snow removal. We have received complaints from CTC and some neighborhoods about snow removal. We have new neighborhoods coming on line that will exacerbate this problem. Potential cost: Salary & Benefits $40,000, Vehicle (5 -ton truck & snow plow) $90,000 18 Consider additional funds and staffing for facility repair and building component replacement. 19 Consider additional Seasonal Hours to help with summer construction work. 20 Consider allocating funding for improvements at Coal Creek Golf Course to the extent Council believes the Golf Course provides benefits to non - golfers (and should therefore be supported by some non - enterprise funding.. 2011 03 08 Budget Retreat CC 02.xls 22 Page 1 of 1