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City Council Meeting Minutes September 14, 2021 Page 2 of 4 targets. Staff believes the option for changing the turnback is reasonable and that has been instituted in this version. Councilmember Dickinson stated he would accept the $1.5M from the Pavement Booster program for underpasses as it only reduces the long-term pavement goal a bit and the City can still reach the goal of 75. Mayor Stolzmann supports keeping the funding in the Pavement Booster Program to keep the streets in good shape. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney agreed the money spent on this keeps the overall cost down over time. The consensus was to leave the Pavement Booster funding as proposed this evening. Mayor Stolzmann proposed staff maximize the incoming ARPA funding towards lost revenue to free up funding for other projects in the General Fund and to allow for a transfer to the Capital Fund to cover the long-term deficit. Interim City Manager noted the spending guidance for ARPA has not been finalized yet and without all the information there may be some rules that affect this. Director Watson agreed, until we know what is an eligible expense for ARPA we can't know exactly how we can spend this. Mayor Stolzmann would like to have an intent to spend it on lost revenue; we can make amendment to the budget later if this doesn't work under the ARPA rules. Members were in agreement to plan for this and to make a change if needed. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney supports additional funding towards the streetscapes, parks, trees, and trails to meet the expectations of the community. He feels the existing funding is inadequate for preventative and routine maintenance in all these areas. Councilmember Lipton stated we need to allocate additional funding to catch up on landscaping maintenance to bring it to a level that can be maintained more easily. He noted much of the infrastructure in parks is aging and needs to be replaced. Director Mosley reviewed the items in the proposed budget that would address this including more staff and irrigation fixes at Community Park. The consensus was to address landscaping issues as soon as possible even if it requires a budget amendment. Staff will bring a plan back for discussion in early 2022. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney asked if the remaining $200K in the Recreation Center Construction Fund can be used to repay the bonds or must be used for construction. Director Watson stated the proposal is for $11 OK in construction costs and $90K to pay off bonds. Staff will provide a list of the projects for Council to review.