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City Council Meeting Minutes October 4, 2018 Page 6 of 10 Golf Course Director Watson stated there are issues with overspending in the golf budget that need to be addressed based on employee costs. This would result in an upcoming amendment of about 3-4 FTEs or $100,000. Councilmember Stolzmann said she would like to see enterprise dashboards in the future and felt this issue may have been recognized sooner if those dashboards had been available. Director Watson reviewed the golf operational budget with General Fund support and without it and how it is affected by the water charges. He noted some reasons for charging ourselves for water as good financial management and proper accounting. Councilmember Maloney agreed the enterprise funds in particular should be paying for the services they get. He suggested the rates for reuse water should be charged at the true marginal cost. Director Kowar stated the charges for reuse water are the same for all customers including the golf course. Councilmember Stolzmann noted that is true but providing service to the golf course really costs the utility fund very little. City Manager Balser said staff will bring back new options for golf. She noted a rate study will be done in 2019 and might affect out years. Mayor Muckle would like to see some reasonable marginal cost for water for the golf course. Councilmember Maloney agreed. City Manager Balser and Director Kowar will look at options. Director Watson reviewed the options for reclassifying some additional projects from capital to operating. City Manager Balser stated this is an initial look and if these types of projects are agreed to, staff will look at other projects as well. Director Watson stated the athletic fields are in Program 53 Recreation and asked if it can move to Program 51 Parks. This move would also affect the Recreation Fund and it is a complex adjustment to revenue as well so it might need to wait until 2020. Superintendent Martin noted a definition of Athletic Fields would need to be clarified so it could be applied correctly to all fields. Councilmember Stolzmann noted how it relates to the key performance measures and stated what gives her pause about putting it in the Recreation Fund is that these should not be subsidized by the new sales tax. City Manager Balser stated staff can continue to work on this but it will take some time and it would be helpful for the new director to be involved in this conversation. Possibly a 2019 work plan project.