City Council Agenda and Packet 2014 10 14 SP

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SUBJECT: PROPOSED 2014 BUDGET AND 2014 -2018 CIP DATE: OCTOBER 14, 2014 PAGE 2 OF 2 eliminating two vacant part -time Park Technician I positions that are part of the reorganization action to create the full -time, benefitted Parks Maintenance Technician III- Arborist position. The net impact of this action is a net decline of 0.46 FTE's, but an increase in cost of approximately $15,000 annually as a result of the higher wage rate for the new position and for benefits associated with the full -time position. • The CIP sheet for the Front Street Pass Through to Community Park and $10,000 expenditure from the Capital Project Fund in 2018 was omitted. • The $10,000 for Misc. Downtown Pedestrian Improvements will be moved up to 2015 and the $5,000 for the Downtown Bike Boulevard will be moved back to 2016 to better coordinate with the currently anticipated timeline for the South Street Gateway. • Staff is currently has out a Request for Proposals for the City's janitorial contract. This may change costs. The anticipated change will be incorporated into the updated materials. • The budget numbers will be updated to reflect Council's approval of the $48,780 contract amendment with the Cunningham Group for the Small Area Plan survey. To minimize confusion over what draft of the budget to review, staff will incorporate the changes listed above —and any changes Council directs staff to make during the October 14th meeting —into the packet of materials published for consideration during the October 21 st Public Hearing on the proposed budget. Until that packet is available, staff asks that discussion focus on the materials published for the October 7th meeting. That packet can be viewed on the City's website and can be accessed from the link in the attachments below. FISCAL IMPACT: See attachments. RECOMMENDATION: Discuss the proposed budget and provide direction to staff on specific revisions to the budget Council would like to see included for consideration during the October 21, 2014 Budget Public Hearing. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Link to October 7, 2014 City Manager's Proposed 2015 Budget and related materials 2. 2014 Capital Project Status Report 3. Updated Summary of Recommended Significant Changes CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION 3