City Council Minutes 2010 02 09 SP

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City Council Special Meeting Minutes February 9, 2010 Page 7 of 10 HMO Insurance, corporate sponsorship to fund community events, funding Special Transit, and reducing the meal site to four days. PUBLIC COMMENT John Leary, 1116 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO commented a four/nine hour week would be more beneficial then implementing an overall 10% in furlough days, which would result in 2~) days. CML Executive Director Mamet asked if Staff had sufficient direction. City Manager Fleming confirmed they have. Options for increasing tax or fee revenue are as follows: . Street Utility Fees . Consumer Use Tax . Building Use Tax on residential building permits . Sales tax increase . Property tax increase . Landscape Maintenance Fees . Lodging Tax CML Executive Director Mamet asked if Council would like to discuss increasing taxes and fees. City Manager Fleming inquired as to Council's desire to go forward with increased taxes and fees for the 2010 Election in November. Councilor Dalton did not support a transportation fee and stated it would simply be a property tax increase. He supported a use tax for businesses. Councilor Clabots noted the citizens' survey had shown support for a use tax. He opposed a utility fee, but supported a reasonable mill levy increase. Councilor Yarnell favored a use tax, but wasn't opposed to a street or utility fee. Councilor Sackett supported a use tax. Mayor Sisk supported a use tax and suggested the level of the taxation values be raised to preclude a tax on minor items. Mayor Pro Tem Marsella supported a use tax and looking at increases on sales tax at some point. She voiced her support of a festival fee, to be applied in the spring and fall when the water bill is not high. She suggested shifting the City reliance on sales tax to a steadier revenue stream, such as property tax.