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Goals with 2004 Budget Impact During the 2004 budget process, many goals were defined that will impact our community in 2004 and beyond. Those goals that have a budgetary impact in 2004 include: A. Maintain Louisville as a safe city. o The high risk tactical and entry training has continued since 2000, currently at $12, 000. o A citizen's police academy, begun in 2001, is being funded in 2004 at a level of $1,800. o Four new replacement police vehicles are budgeted in the Fleet Management Fund at $166, 000. B. Begin construction of new library facility as approved by the voters at the November 2003 election. o The construction of the new library is budgeted in the Library Capital Construction Fund at $7.2 million. A bond issue to provide funding for this project was approved by the voters at the November 2003 election C. Continue the leadership / facilitator role in the US 36 Environmental Impact Statement. o Funds to hire a lobbyist to facilitate the US 36 Environmental Impact Statement process were included in the City Council budget at $10, 000 in 2003. This project will continue into 2004 with an additional budget of $10,000 in the City Council budget. This project is being worked on in conjunction with several surrounding government entities along the US 36 corridor. D. Continue the intergovernmental effort with the Town of Superior to improve US 36 / McCaslin Boulevard Interchange. o Funds to complete the Louisville portion of this interchange improvement have been included in the Capital Projects Fund. The McCaslin Interchange Improvement project is budgeted in 2004 at a level of $1.5 million. E. Begin construction of the new Community Park Phase I. o Funds to begin the construction of the new community pprk have been included in the Capital Projects Fund at a level of $1.2 million. These funds are for the phase I design and construction of the park. An additional $1.3 million is included in the capital improvement program foryear 2005 for the completion of phase II of this project. F. Conduct Citizen Opinion Survey o Funds for a citizen opinion survey have been included in the 2004 City Council budget at a level of $15,000. G. Improve Communication with Citizens