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City Council Meeting Minutes October 21, 2014 Page 13 of 24 Council member Stolzmann was in favor of addressing parking problems with Special Events, but felt there should be a presentation on the parking permit plan to show how parking is managed in other areas. She did not see the need for a specialist to tell the City they need offsite parking. Council member Moss supported the Special Events Study, but not the parking permit plan study. Public Relations Manager Muth explained these were a recommendation from the Parking Task Force and the Planning Commission. She stated even if offsite parking is secured for Special Events, the public will park within a few blocks of the event if that parking is unrestricted. Council member Lipton stated all the parking studies are approximately $120,000. She supported splitting the total cost in half and using the $60,000 for all the parking studies. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton agreed. Council member Stolzmann supported some action items to reduce the parking problems, but was not in favor of studying the Parking Permit Program or the Special Events Parking Study. Council member Lipton noted the neighborhood parking project has already been deleted. He supported eliminating both studies for 2015. Council members Moss, Stolzmann and Keany agreed. Mayor Muckle summarized the Council's decision to cut all the parking programs studies from the budget. Council member Lipton addressed the IT budget and suggested the City Manager review the IT Budget with staff to see if there is an opportunity to move some of the projects out to 2016. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton asked the City Manager and the IT Director to tell the Council whether they can accomplish the proposed projects in 2015. If it can be accomplished, he felt the City Council should fund those projects. Council member Lipton agreed. There was Council consensus. Council member Lipton asked for Council comments on the Historic Structure Survey. Mayor Muckle supported going forward on the survey and noted the money comes from a fund with a dedicated purpose. The information from the survey would provide guidance for the Master Plan and periods of significance and it was a priority of the Historic Preservation Commission. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton stated his understanding the survey was not necessary for the Master Plan in order to determine a period of significance. He opposed doing the survey until the citywide plan is completed. Council member Keany agreed.