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<br />City Council <br />Special Meeting Minutes <br />October 13, 2009 <br />Page 5 of 7 <br /> <br />· Additional revenue to Memory Square based on additional fees/charges, <br />an estimated $17,000. <br /> <br />Other options for making Lip the difference in cost for the extra meal site day <br />include the following: <br /> <br />o Cutting the IHgislative budget <br />o Scaling back other programs/find additional revenue at the <br />Recreation Center and increasing the senior meal donation. <br />o Reducing thH annual planting and beautification effort. <br />o Scaling back dollars for special events. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> <br />Robert Pierce, 1827 Eisenhower Drive, Louisville, CO addressed the budget <br />decision to cut the hours of the Senior Resource Advisor. He noted there are <br />four positions in the Senior Division and suggested cutting all four positions <br />equally rather than cutting just one position by eight hours. He noted the Senior <br />Resource Advisor is a critical position and provides help to everyone. <br /> <br />Shelly Angell, Executive Director of the Louisville Chamber of Commerce, <br />thanked Council for reinstating half of their grant. <br /> <br />COUNCIL COMMENTS <br /> <br />Councilor Dalton asked what was entailed in cutting the legislative budget. City <br />Manager Fleming stated the only line item in the legislative budget, which could <br />be significantly reduced wlithout impact would be the contingency budget. He <br />noted reducing the contin~JenGY line item could constrain Council's ability to <br />address contingencies as they arise. Other line items are related to the City's <br />commitments to DRCOG, other entities, and dues and subscriptions and <br />temporary salaries, which represents the Council's salaries. The City Charter <br />prohibits cutting the City Council's compensation. Reducing all of the other line <br />items would be difficult without undermining the City's ability to carry out the City <br />Council's work and in engaging with regional partners. <br /> <br />Councilor Dalton suggested the contingency budget be cut before the years' end <br />and if contingencies arise, other budget funds be used. City Manager Fleming <br />confirmed the General Fund Reserves are available for unanticipated items. <br /> <br />Mayor Pro Tem Marsella suggested keeping the contingency budget. She <br />suggested if further funds were needed, Council consider reducing the events <br />budget (Fall Festival) further. Councilor Muckle concurred with Mayor Pro Tem <br />Marsella. He suggested tlhe City Council not enter into discussions on staff <br />reduction levels. <br />