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City Council Meeting Minutes October 12, 2016 Page 2 of 7 equivalent employees (FTEs) and a comparison of FTEs to other communities was added to the packet. He reiterated the proposed budget will not include any positions paid for by one-time revenue. Parks City Manager Fleming noted the top priorities for Parks includes a new administrative assistant partially funded by the Open Space & Parks Fund and partially funded by the Golf Fund. Director Stevens stated this is a priority of the Parks Board to relieve the workload on the Parks Superintendent and City Forester as they provide support for the Board. This position will also work with the golf operation to provide bookkeeping support for the merchandising and the golf shop. Councilmember Loo stated the Parks Board is interested in completing a Parks Management Plan. They would like the Parks Superintendent to do this in-house but he will need additional time to complete this task. Director Stevens stated this administrative position would relieve the Superintendent and City Forester of some tasks to then allow them to work on long-range strategic planning and work on some of the Board's priorities. Councilmember Loo stated the Parks Board members are putting their own time and effort into examining parks and gathering data but they are now at the point where they need more input and help from staff. City Manager Fleming stated the parks maintenance technician for turf is needed but is not recommended at this time due to a lack of funding. City Manager Fleming stated there is proposed funding for additional parks seasonal positions. Superintendent Johnson stated there is a need for these seasonal positions to help maintain the facilities and provide a higher quality job of maintaining facilities. Councilmember Keany asked about the goal of removing noxious weeds and if it includes more than just Type A Noxious weeds. Director Stevens stated staff tries to remove all weeds, but the removal of the Type A weeds is mandated by the State so we note it specifically. City Manager Fleming and Councilmember Stolzmann indicated the Finance Committee requested the subprograms of Forestry and Horticulture be reallocated under the Parks and Streetscaping Subprograms. Open Space and Trails City Manager Fleming stated the priorities for this Program included a new senior natural resources specialist but that is not in the proposed budget as the revenue projections are insufficient to support it.