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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />October 13, 2015 <br />Page 6 of 18 <br />Council member Loo wanted to give staff an idea of Council's general direction as what <br />to cut from the 2016 budget. <br />City Manager Fleming suggested staff come back with $1.5 million of identified <br />possibilities for cuts so Council would then have the opportunity to select from those <br />suggestions. <br />Council member Keany supported $500,000 in 2016, $1 million in 2017 and 2018 and <br />1.5 million dollars in 2019 and 2020 as a starting point. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Dalton thought one million dollars in 2016 was the right number. <br />Mayor Muckle polled the Council and determined there was support for one million <br />dollars of additional funding for paving in 2016. <br />City Manager Fleming noted in the longer term, looking at streets, there would be bid <br />information by December which will give better information on how current costs are <br />trending. Based on current information, an inventory of streets can be put together to <br />show the overall condition index for each segment to allow Council to determine where <br />the funds should be applied and show value over time. <br />Public Works Director Kowar did not want to forget about the water and sewer. He was <br />hearing "stay on track and get that out of the way", but wanted to confirm Council's <br />direction. <br />Mayor Muckle confirmed stay on track and get it out of the way. Council member Lipton <br />did not want to increase water rates any further, but was okay with the projects if it could <br />be done with current revenues. <br />Mayor Muckle noted if the water lines are not replaced downtown, the streets will not be <br />done either. <br />Council member Stolzmann stated the water rates are going up. She encouraged staff <br />to use Council member Lipton's email as a starting point for cuts. She felt downtown <br />parking is being addressed. She did have a lot of citizens asking for street repair and <br />was proud to try to find budget dollars for paving the streets. <br />Council member Lipton asked staff to re- prioritize current revenue before raising water <br />rates to pave streets. <br />Council member Stolzmann noted the water rates were going up to replace water lines. <br />City Manager Fleming said because of the wastewater treatment plant project and <br />drawing funds from the combined utility fund, the City is required to keep certain <br />