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City Council Meeting Minutes September 28, 2021 Page 2 of 5 Disposal Fees Effective September 1, 2021 for the City of Louisville, Colorado DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET CHANGES MADE SINCE SEPTEMBER 14 SPECIAL MEETING & ARPA FUNDING INFORMATION Interim City Manager Davis stated this is to follow up with Council on changes made from direction at the last budget discussion. Director Watson reviewed the changes since the last meeting. It includes updated revenue projections, adding a transfer from the General Fund to the CIP fund in 2022 for the pavement booster program, and a one-time transfer to the General Fund for reimbursement of ARPA funds. Public Comments Maggie Harper, 1157 Harper Lake Drive, asked the Council to add additional funding to address landscaping issues near Harper Lake. She stated the lack of upkeep is affecting the property values in the area. She would like to see a long-term plan to address this. Larry Donner, 1020 Willow Place, stated work has begun to address landscaping issues in the area near Harper but he would like the Council to have a long term plan to address many issues. Money has been allocated for many projects that have not been completed. Councilmember Lipton stated he would like to see additional funds dedicated to maintenance issues so everything is being maintained to an appropriate level. He would like to know if this is just a budgetary issue or if there are other issues at play. Interim City Manager Davis stated staff is evaluating the current the state of parks and public spaces and looking at options to on how to address the issues and maintain a base level of operations on an ongoing basis. Staff will create a process for next steps and for a budget request. Council can put in a place holder for this or staff can come back with a budget amendment. Mayor Stolzmann stated Council would like to have a plan for addressing capital improvements and how to set and maintain an operational level of service. Councilmember Lipton would like to see money set aside for a booster program to address these issues and aggressively pursue these fixes. Councilmember Leh wants action quickly on those items that can be easily addressed. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney stated there are areas in parks and open space where standard maintenance needs to be addressed both immediately and with long-term planning. There is money in both the General Fund and ARPA funds that could be used.