City Council Minutes 2015 10 13 SP

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City Council Meeting Minutes October 13, 2015 Page 15 of 18 Council member Stolzmann suggested Council address items of highest concern, since staff may remove many items from the budget to meet Council's direction to cut budget items to fund paving projects. She supported asking the City Manager to specifically consider the $725,000 worth of budget cuts suggested by Council member Lipton's memo. Mayor Muckle asked the City Manager to come back with the suggested budget cuts at the next meeting. Mayor Muckle called for public comment. PUBLIC COMMENT Mike Frontzac, 643 Fairfield Lane, Louisville, CO said he had come in contact with the Open Space Ranger and wanted to see the Ranger in a Code Enforcement Uniform to be more identifiable. He liked the idea of the Open Space Ranger and felt he was doing a good job but wondered what the training was. Mayor Muckle noted the Ranger was in uniform later in the season. Mr. Frontzac expressed disappointment in hearing Planning and Building Safety Director Russ was leaving the employ of the City. COUNCIL COMMENT ON BUDGET ITEMS Council member Lipton asked Council member Stolzmann to comment on the Utility Rate Study. Since she was on the committee reviewing rates, he wanted her view if recalibrating or validating the models was something needing to be done this year; or could the models settle in for a year and do some validation later. Council member Stolzmann noted Public Works Director Kowar made a good argument concerning the variability in the projects done, the water usage and system development fees. His narrative convinced her of the value to understand how much of an increase will be needed and on what schedule. Council member Lipton suggested with the Planning and Building Safety Director leaving perhaps some of the planning items could be delayed until a new Director is appointed. Council member Lipton asked about a graph from the September 21, 2015 comparing General Fund recurring operational revenue with recurring operational expenditures resulting in an annual operating surplus /(deficit). He noted operating expenses exceed operating revenues in the near future. He wondered if this should impact the thinking on operating budgets for 2016 and beyond. How large do we want to expand government programs for the long term.