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City Council Meeting Minutes October 21, 2014 Page 10 of 24 Council member Stolzmann inquired if other Council members had comments on the Street Booster Program. Council members Loo and Moss were supportive of the program. Council member Moss voiced her support for reducing the staffing requests, but opposed cutting the Nite at the Rec. She agreed cutting the parking study would save a significant amount of money and she supported reducing the Economic Development professional services budget. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton did not support reducing the economic development funding. He supported the Street Booster Program, but opposed raising the General Fund reserve above 15 %. He agreed it would be prudent to make the suggested cuts. He felt new hires could be delayed until later in the year, but not cut. PUBLIC COMMENTS Michael Menaker, 1827 W. Choke Cherry Drive, Louisville, CO was not concerned about the cost recovery for the Nite at the Rec. He felt the program represented hometown values. He was a member of the Communication Outreach Task Force, but supported cutting the communication audit. He explained the problem arose when the public was not aware of the redevelopment of the Safeway site. He suggested the Council consider the notification requirement in the Charter as minimums, and allow staff the flexibility to expand the requirements in scale. He proposed it be done in conjunction with two Council members in whose ward that project resides. It would eliminate a lot of dissatisfaction, fear and concern at virtually no cost. He believed when it is done, in conjunction with the enhanced Web site, 99% of the problems would be resolved. He felt the parking permit study or a parking permit plan seemed silly if there is no other place to put the cars. He urged Council to move forward with the Tebo project to secure parking and a permanent parking structure. He addressed the Special Event Study and stated if the City is not shuttling people around, what the study will do. He supported keeping the rangers in the budget. He addressed the City employees work load and the increasing demand by citizens. He urged Council to keep the new hires in the budget. He voiced his appreciation to the Council and the staff. John Leary, 1116 LaFarge Avenue, Louisville, CO disagreed with the statement there are no restrictions on how General Funds are spent. He urged Council to read the Case of Bloom vs. the City of Fort Collins, and the Court decision on taking any money collected from that fund and using it for any purpose in government. He stated there are restrictions on how certain moneys in the general fund can be spent. Mayor Muckle closed the public discussion on the budget. COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayor Muckle addressed the budget items at issue. He opposed some of the new hires and suggested directing the City Manager and Department Directors to use their