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City Council Finance Committee <br />Meeting Minutes <br />12/16/13 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />future charitable funding for applying entities which would emphasize a thoughtful <br />process and one that would provide ease of implementation for staff. <br />Ms. Edelstein suggested that the City website be improved to link to the <br />appropriate forms and applications necessary for entities to apply, or to further <br />partner with an entity using its resources and procedures to streamline the <br />process. <br />For future consideration, Ms. Edelstein suggested the City establish a mission <br />statement for the grants program; determine the appropriate measurements of <br />evaluation of the grantees success; eliminate awards for project -based grants; <br />and consider resident involvement in the process through site visits, application <br />review, follow -up meetings, etc. <br />NON - PROFIT FUNDING REQUESTS FOR 2014 <br />The Finance Director distributed binders to each Finance Committee Council <br />Member containing each charitable grant request received and a historical <br />summary of the entities previously funded. <br />The applications and corresponding narrative can be located in the packet of the <br />December 16, 2013 Finance Committee Meeting. <br />CONTRACT WITH CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP FOR UTILITY BILLING <br />SERVICES - Item for Information and Discussion Only <br />The Finance Director reviewed with the Committee the details of the contract to <br />provide utility billing services to the City by CliftonLarsonAllen LLP which will be <br />presented to the full City Council at the December 17, 2013 meeting. <br />Member Keany requested the Finance Director inquire if the employment <br />provision of the contract, which would require payment of an employment fee of <br />$10,000, could be amended to a period of 60 -120 days. <br />The agreement and the corresponding narrative can be located in the packet of <br />the December 16, 2013 Finance Committee Meeting. <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT — Item for Information and Discussion Only <br />The Finance Director informed the Committee that two funds contained in the <br />City of Louisville's 2013 Operating & Capital Budget will exceed their annual <br />appropriations and are required by law to be amended. The resolution will be <br />presented to the full City Council at the December 17, 2013 meeting. <br />3 <br />