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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />October 13, 2015 <br />Page 15 of 18 <br />Council member Stolzmann suggested Council address items of highest concern, since <br />staff may remove many items from the budget to meet Council's direction to cut budget <br />items to fund paving projects. She supported asking the City Manager to specifically <br />consider the $725,000 worth of budget cuts suggested by Council member Lipton's <br />memo. <br />Mayor Muckle asked the City Manager to come back with the suggested budget cuts at <br />the next meeting. <br />Mayor Muckle called for public comment. <br />PUBLIC COMMENT <br />Mike Frontzac, 643 Fairfield Lane, Louisville, CO said he had come in contact with the <br />Open Space Ranger and wanted to see the Ranger in a Code Enforcement Uniform to <br />be more identifiable. He liked the idea of the Open Space Ranger and felt he was doing <br />a good job but wondered what the training was. <br />Mayor Muckle noted the Ranger was in uniform later in the season. <br />Mr. Frontzac expressed disappointment in hearing Planning and Building Safety <br />Director Russ was leaving the employ of the City. <br />COUNCIL COMMENT ON BUDGET ITEMS <br />Council member Lipton asked Council member Stolzmann to comment on the Utility <br />Rate Study. Since she was on the committee reviewing rates, he wanted her view if <br />recalibrating or validating the models was something needing to be done this year; or <br />could the models settle in for a year and do some validation later. <br />Council member Stolzmann noted Public Works Director Kowar made a good argument <br />concerning the variability in the projects done, the water usage and system <br />development fees. His narrative convinced her of the value to understand how much of <br />an increase will be needed and on what schedule. <br />Council member Lipton suggested with the Planning and Building Safety Director <br />leaving perhaps some of the planning items could be delayed until a new Director is <br />appointed. <br />Council member Lipton asked about a graph from the September 21, 2015 comparing <br />General Fund recurring operational revenue with recurring operational expenditures <br />resulting in an annual operating surplus /(deficit). He noted operating expenses exceed <br />operating revenues in the near future. He wondered if this should impact the thinking on <br />operating budgets for 2016 and beyond. How large do we want to expand government <br />programs for the long term. <br />28 <br />