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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />October 12, 2108 <br />Page 7 of 10 <br />City Manager Balser stated the water rate study will be done in 2019 and that <br />information will affect this decision in the long-term <br />Councilmember Loo stated there is value to having a golf course even if it is subsidized <br />Members will finish this conversation at the October 23 special meeting where they will <br />be able to review the 2018 and 2019 amended budget for golf <br />2019-2020 OPERATING BUDGET <br />Mayor Muckle asked if people support the staff increases in the proposal There was <br />consensus on supporting it as presented <br />Councilmember Stolzmann asked about tree trimming She would like more funding in <br />this area Deputy City Manager Davis stated an additional $20,000 has been added for <br />forestry in 2019 City Manager Balser stated we can add more if Council wants it. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton supports some one-time money for this to get it to a point it is <br />maintainable. City Manager Balser stated staff will increase this for the final budget. <br />Councilmember Stolzmann asked if we need additional money to fund code <br />enforcement given the higher numbers of code issues. City Manager Balser stated staff <br />will look at those levels of service and adjust if needed <br />Councilmember Stolzmann stated the Library Board of Trustees (LBoT) noted that <br />compared to other libraries we have lower levels of programming Councilmember <br />Stolzmann proposed more staffing for the Library to support more programing <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated all departments want to be better and go from being great <br />to greater Open Space wanted to do more programming too and were told that was not <br />a priority Based on the KPIs we already have a high service level in the Library This is <br />not a problem that needs to be addressed. <br />There was no consensus on new staff for the library but staff will continue to monitor it <br />and will bring back information as needed <br />Councilmember Stolzmann asked if a dark skies ordinance would require a study or just <br />ordinance implementation Director Zuccaro stated staff is already doing outreach If <br />Council wants to include this in the 2019 work plan it doesn't require any funding <br />Councilmember Stolzmann stated she often hears we need more retail recruitment. She <br />would like more funding for that. City Manager Balser stated in 2020 we have added <br />funds for this. Our vacancy rate is pretty low, we have conversations with retailers but <br />our spaces are not really what people are looking for Director DeJong stated he works <br />