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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />October 23, 2018 <br />Page 5 of 8 <br />It is important to look at what is best for the entire community He wanted money put <br />aside for open space acquisition <br />Councilmember Leh noted he was unsure about the Middle Mile project although he felt <br />it would take shape He asked if there were an open space property available next year <br />how it would be funded City Manager Balser noted adjustments could be made, loans <br />could be sought. <br />Councilmember Maloney wanted a long-term financial plan to be as articulated as <br />possible and plan for the unknown <br />Councilmember Stolzmann was not in favor of scaling back the TMP noting the expense <br />for each small project. If it has to be taken out, she wanted it out of the last year of <br />funding and to not take out the design study in 2019 and 2020 Routine transportation <br />improvements should be taken out of existing funds <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton would like to have money invested to take advantage of <br />opportunities as they come along, it is important to have some projects shovel ready <br />Councilmember Maloney agreed transportation projects are important but then it is a <br />matter of finding a way to fund those He suggested dropping the Middle Mile, just do <br />the study, and wondered if TMP could be done at $6 million His interest was in having <br />CIP be solvent, having enough reserve in the General Fund, and being able to have <br />money for open space if something should be available. <br />Councilmember Stolzmann asked why we are still doing the museum design and other <br />new things in preference to the things residents expect the City to do <br />Mayor Muckle agreed with Councilmember Maloney's suggestion and asked Director <br />Watson to look at how that would affect the General Fund reserves in the future. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton didn't want to completely cut the fiber project and perhaps look at <br />other ways to provide service Mayor Muckle asked staff to keep the study for middle <br />mile in 2019 ($200,000) and reduce the transfers in 2020 by one million and bring the <br />budget back with the changes. <br />City Manager Balser felt 2020 is still too low and there still need to address 2022 in the <br />Capital Improvements Fund <br />City Manager Balser noted in looking at budget amendments staff noticed the additional <br />$500,000 for quiet zones was not included That budget amendment will be done in <br />November <br />City Manager Balser noted she was still concerned about the future years and what will <br />happen to the reserves and will additional staffing be needed for more transportation <br />projects. She felt there are expectations being set here and not a lot of room to fund <br />