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City Council Meeting Minutes March 2, 2010 Page 10 of 12 Councilor Clabots supports c:ontinuing funding for Special Transit and agreed with a fee to help defray the cost. He asked about the projected costs for the Fall Festival and stated his understanding that one day of the Fall Festival would be eliminated. City Manager FIHming explained Staff looked at different scenarios for the Fall Festival. Council may decide on a budget amount, which would require reducing certain €!vents. Mayor Sisk stated the Counc:il must find an innovative way to balance the budget. He did not support turnin~J off street lights because it would be a safety concern. He suggested reducing the number of Community Newsletters sent out each year and reducing the education/ training budget. He supported community events such as the 4th of ,July and Fall Festivities and finding matching funds for senior programs. He favored a use tax as an additional revenue stream. Councilor Muckle concurred with Mayor Sisk's comments. He expressed his sorrow to hear there is a sense of a chasm between the City Council and the senior citizen community and promised to work on changing that perception. He supported community eVEmts, fund raising and keeping porta-potties in the park. Mayor Pro Tern Marsella supported A and B list of items, which include restructuring positions, furlough days, and library closure days. She addressed the discussion at the Councill Retreat relative to the target amount of cuts to rebalance the budget. She f,elt without those cuts the City would not be sustainable. She stressed the importance of finding another revenue stream. Councilor Clabots also supported looking at the B list of items to rebalance the budget. He noted at the February 9th Budget Retreat, Council discussed the possibility of losing another retailer in Louisville and if that happens Council would have to make further Guts. PUBLIC COMMENT Steve Popitz, 1031 Harper Street, Louisville, CO asked how the City's income could be increased. Mayor Sisk explained revenues could be increased through the passage of a use tax, mill levy increase or a sales tax increase. All would require voter approval. Michael Menaker, 1827 Choke Cherry Drive, Louisville, CO concurred with Mayor Pro Tern Marsella's comments. He supported going to 4 X 9 work weeks in lieu of a High Deductible Health Insurance Plan for the City employees. Gail Wetrogren, 930 McKinley Avenue, Louisville, CO supported closing the library one week per year, but requested the Library not be closed on the same week the Recreation Center is closed.