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City Council Finance Committee <br />Meeting Minutes <br />04/18/16 <br />Page 2 of 8 <br />CAPITAL PROJECTS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, <br />2015 <br />Senior Accountant, Graham Clark presented the report of Capital Projects, <br />Budget vs. Actual for 2015, which provides line item detail for each project. Mr. <br />Clark stated that this information is through December 31, 2015 and that the <br />same data will be provided to the City's auditors beginning today, April, 18, 2016. <br />Accountant Clark stated that the report provides the original budget amounts, the <br />actual variance, and information as to whether the 2015 budgeted items are <br />carryforwards, have been completed, or have been amended. <br />Finance Committee Chairperson, Ashley Stolzmann, stated that she wanted to <br />review the line item detail so that Committee Members could ask questions. <br />Member Stolzmann stated it would be nice to include the original year of the <br />project since some of these projects can go back several years. <br />Starting with the CT- Lottery Fund CIP review, comments include: <br />Park Landscape Renovations <br />Ms. Stolzmann stated that this item was approved in 2014, and that the <br />comment column needed to be corrected from "No Carryforward" to <br />"Carryforward." <br />Restroom Improvement Program <br />Councilmember Stolzmann stated that the narrative needs to be amended <br />in the Budget Resolution document. Ms. Stolzmann stated that the Parks <br />and Public Landscaping Advisory Board cannot appropriate or redirect <br />funds, and that this item needs to be discussed by the full City Council. <br />Within the line item review of the Capital Projects Fund, Finance Committee <br />Member discussed various items, and provided comments including: <br />ADA Accessibility — Center for the Arts <br />This money should be spent in 2016. <br />Downtown Pedestrian Improvements <br />What is left? This money should be spent in 2016. <br />Desktop Management Software and Desktop Productivity Suite of Software <br />Members discussed that they though the new software would replace this <br />request — also that since the Public Relations Manager position would be <br />replaced soon, to wait on this purchase and see if the new person would <br />recommend the same software or another solution. <br />Sidewalks <br />3 <br />