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City Council Special Meeting Minutes October 26, 2015 Page 8 of 17 Council member Loo stated the budget is an incredibly complex document. She addressed the summary of significant increases and the tables of optional budget cuts and suggested Council look at the tables and discuss what projects should be cut or maintained There was Council consensus Ranger Naturalists Position Council member Loo supported the position, if it is a Ranger in the field and not an educator There was Council consensus to amend the job description Historic Preservation Intern' Council member Loo was not supportive of this position. Planning and Building Safety Director Russ stated his understanding the Historic Preservation Master Plan withdrew the position. Mayor Muckle felt it was a more efficient to spend on the Preservation Master Plan There was Council consensus to cut the position City Manager's Office Intern Council member Loo did not support this position However, there was Council consensus to include the position in the 2016 budget Neighborhood Plan (Fireside or Old Town) Council member Loo stated the Council concluded the Fireside Plan should begin before the Old Town Plan Mayor Muckle stated there is a plan in place to fix the Fireside issues, but not the Old Town issues Council member Lipton stated in light of the recruitment for a new Planning Director, he suggested moving both plans to 2017 Planning and Building Safety Director Russ stated his belief the Planning staff would have the capacity to complete this task in the later part of 2016 Council member Keany agreed with moving this plan to 2017 There was Council consensus to moving this item to 2017 Downtown Alley Study There was Council support for deferring the alley study in the Capital Improvement Projects Pool Heating System Exchanger Rebuild/Memory Square Pool Equipment Replacement and WI Fi Access Council member Loo voiced her preference for postponing full maintenance until the Rec/Senior Center Aquatic Facility Task Force report. Parks and Recreation Director Stevens stated this is deferred maintenance The Building Maintenance Division recommended the pool heating system rebuild at Memory Square Pool The other item is Wi-Fi service, which was requested by the Swim Club He explained if there is a bond election next year, it will be at least two years before there will be a new facility Council member Lipton felt both of these issues would be covered by the Bond Issue next year. Mayor Muckle asked if the Memory Square Pool can get by another year with the current heating system Parks and Recreation Director Stevens stated there was an evaluation on the heating system and it was determined it may fail at any time Council member Leh felt it would be beneficial to concentrate on the larger items than the smaller one He supported the repairs to Memory Square heating system and the Wi-Fi system in the budget. Council member Keany also