City Council Agenda and Packet 2015 10 13 BUDGET

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SUBJECT: PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET AND 2015 -2020 CIP DATE: OCTOBER 13, 2015 PAGE 3 OF 7 • Researching social media policies and making recommendations for the City of Louisville • Researching BYOD (bring your own device) policies applicable to phones and computers and making recommendations for future IT resource needs • Researching and providing templates for a bi- annual budget 4) Gain advocates for the organization • Allow interns to test -drive a career • Using talents of individual without having to make a long -term hiring commitment • Allows staff to develop their supervisory skills while training and mentoring an intern • Why do we need additional rate study in 2016 - the budget for the Utility Rate Study is the estimated cost for a consultant to provide an updated 5 year rate plan. The costs include data transfer, data quality check, update of the model to the next 5 year horizon, discussion and update of changes from the previous 5 year plan, and final input of modeling parameters to provide the next 5 year rate projections. This is not additional study of what we should do; but rather an update of what we need to do. Given the current project Toad for Public Works and Finance, staff does not have the large blocks of time needed to perform the analysis and spreadsheet work required to complete this task. This has also been communicated and discussed with the Water Committee and they are in agreement with this course of action. • Define purpose and goals of neighborhood plans — The City's residential housing stock is aging and rehabilitation issues within residential areas have created challenges to the City's approved Planned Unit Development and existing zoning. Outside of Old Town, the City's residential areas are governed by independent Planned Unit Developments (PUDs). While these PUDs are comprehensive, many are not equipped to facilitate needed reinvestment. The proposed Neighborhood Plans would provide a coherent public planning process to address Tong -term stabilization issues such as: housing rehabilitation, cut - through traffic and speeding, safe routes to school, aging infrastructure, and access to community services. Funding for this effort would be used for legal consultation needed to address the PUD / RE Zone District, traffic counts on various streets, and cost estimating assistance. • Discussion of Front Street and Downtown Alley Study — A key recommendation of the Downtown Parking and Pedestrian Action Plan focused on extending the reach of the pedestrian to better access remote parking spaces throughout downtown. The Front Street and Downtown Alley Study would facilitate a proactive community outreach and streetscape design effort with the DBA, the Louisville Arts District, Downtown property and business owners to evaluate and make recommendations for improving the pedestrian experience CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION 15