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City Council Meeting Minutes October 18. 2016 Page 5 of 14 City Manager Fleming stated this could be added at a later date with a budget amendment. Director Kowar noted this item would still need to have a scope of work approved by the Council before finalizing the project which will give the Council another chance to discuss it. Councilmember Stolzmann stated her support for the project as it is presented at $50,000 and moving it forward knowing a budget amendment may be needed next year if costs are higher than what is budgeted. Councilmember Keany agreed. Members agreed it should be titled the Study of South Boulder Road Connectivity. Councilmember Leh withdrew his amendment knowing there is support for the project at $50,000 and a possible budget amendment if needed in 2017. Mayor Muckle asked for a friendly amendment to the original motion adding the senior resources manager position funded as Councilmember Stolzmann suggested regarding the playground funding. Councilmember Stolzmann seconded the friendly amendment. Mayor Muckle asked for any additional comments from the public. Seeing none, Mayor Muckle closed the public hearing. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated he is concerned about funding additional positions for 2017 knowing there is only so much we can afford. He would support adding the position later in the year if there is funding. Councilmember Stolzmann supports adding the position noting there is a dedicated tax for open space. She would like it staffed to help maintain the open space properly. She added her support for moving the playground replacement from the Conservation Trust Fund. Councilmember Loo agreed with moving the playground expenditures to the Conservation Trust Fund. She also noted staff has prioritized the parks tech for turf maintenance as a higher priority than the senior resource manager. She added many residents speak to her about the need to manage parks at a higher level, and that residents don't make a distinction between open space and parks funding related to the tax. She stated we shouldn't add more positions in 2017 with our current revenue projections. She supports the budget as proposed. Councilmember Leh agreed with funding the playgrounds from the Conservation Trust Fund. He asked if perhaps the resources manager could be considered in six months when we have better projections. Mayor Muckle agreed the budget reflects the Council's priorities and goals and noted multiple departments are making sacrifices. He stated the Council can and will review the budget if projections get better. Mayor Muckle supports the resources manager position from the Open Space Fund as we need to spend more on maintaining open