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isCity of Louisville Administration Mayor and City Council City of Louisville 749 Main Street Louisville, Colorado 80027 Dear Mayor Davidson and City Council: I am pleased to present to you the 1997 Annual Budget. Our commitment to the delivery of basic services to the residents of Louisville while maintaining the City's fiscally sound policies has been addressed in this budget. Council Goals The Council Goals set the basis for the budget direction. These goals have been addressed in the 1997 Budget as follows: A. As a result of the approved Tabor Ballot Question, granting a revenue change for sales and use tax revenue/expenditure limitations, the 1997 budget includes projects identified by the City Council to be funded from these specific sources. These projects and funding are: 1. Additional open space acquisition and maintenance • Add a full-time Parks Maintenance Technician to the general fund Trees and Shrubs budget, $33,703. • Add four seasonal employees for park and open space maintenance to the general fund Parks and Open Space budget, $21,760. • Increase contractual services for trees and shrubs in the general fund Trees and Shrubs budget, $28,500. 2. Neighborhood and gateway beautification projects included as new items in the capital projects fund • Landscape improvements, $150,000. • Gateway improvement, $125,000. • Median improvement, $35,000. • Landscape master plan, $25,000. 3. Additional operating hours at the Louisville Library, specifically on Sundays. • Added 1.13 full-time equivalent staff to the General Fund Library budget, $31,159. 749 Main Street • Louisville, Coolorado 80027 • (303) 666-6565 • Fax (303) 673-9043