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City Council Meeting Minutes October 12, 2016 Page 6 of 7 discussion of the topic in any budget meeting to date. The City could join the Colorado Communities for Climate Action for about $30,000 per year which would be money well spent. Please do something about sustainability now. City Manager Fleming asked what additional information the Council would like to see for the public hearing. He reviewed a number of items he has decided not to fund in the proposed budget and corresponding reductions in service levels. Additionally, staff has been looking at ways to stretch the resources we have and continues to look for additional resources. Councilmember Stolzmann stated she wants to make sure the Dillon Road railroad crossing is added to the Quiet Zone CIP sheet. She would like more information about if our wage increase is reasonable when compared to other cities. She supports the senior accountant position. She would like clean-up of the municipal code prioritized. Councilmember Loo stated for the FTE comparisons she would like it noted which of these cities have paid fire departments so we can compare appropriately. She also would like Boulder included in the list for comparison as many residents compare us to the Boulder service level. Mayor Muckle stated he would prioritize the senior resource manager position and look at what could be removed to pay for it. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated he doesn't see enough funding in the Open Space Fund to support all of the existing costs of the Open Space Program and fund the resources manager position. He would like to see what wouldn't be paid for if this position is included in the budget. Mayor Muckle asked for the budget to show what we are proposing to do in the Sustainability Subprogram. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated we do already fund a number of sustainability initiatives and that should be recognized. Councilmember Leh would like more detailed numbers on the Golf Fund debt and how it might be paid off. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated his strong support for paying the Golf Fund debt from the General Fund. He noted he is concerned about administrative workload on staff. Our residents have high expectations for service levels and that has created more work for staff, we have to recognize this. He supports the purchasing manager position and would like it included in the budget. He supports the resource manager but would like to see what would not be paid for if we fund that. He would like to see some funding dedicated to updating the sign code. He also would like to have more conversation on a livable wage and wants some funding set aside for this in 2017. He supports the City Manager's budget generally.