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City Council Meeting Minutes September 24 2019 Page3of5 Councilmember Stolzmann would also like to see a maintenance plan for the dog off leash areas so the areas don't just turn to dirt. She feels the City needs to understand what the resource need is in this area Mayor Muckle stated the group should look at the wayfinding and how to make it less expensive He added this will be refined and more detail added and then the recommendations will come back to Council with funding numbers DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED 2020 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET AND FISCAL POLICIES Director Watson reviewed the changes since the September 3 presentation, which include adding a Fiscal Impact Model Development ($75,000 for 2020), adding a Windsource Project ($28,000 per year), updating sales tax revenue projections, updating expenditure projections, and removal of transfers from the General Fund to Capital Projects Fund Director Watson stated he feels the 1 5% increase estimate for sales tax is a very reasonable estimate for next year However, due to the many one-time anomalies/increases in the current year's sales tax revenue projections, the year -over - year change for 2020 will be a negative 3 3% Director Watson showed a graph with FTE increases versus population It shows FTEs have increased at a rate slightly greater than population increase City Manager Balser stated there is only one new full-time FTE proposed for the 2020 budget. Director Watson reviewed the long-term financial plan outputs for various funds City Manager Balser noted Council should have a policy discussion on whether it wants to reduce operational costs when there are large capital balances Director Watson reviewed the recurring transfers from the General Fund to other funds based on the current fiscal policies He noted the analysis of the operating surplus or deficit for the General Fund He also discussed the definition of the operating revenue and the operating expenditures Members discussed how the formula for the renewal and replacement reserve in the Recreation Fund is calculated and if the correct amount is going into this fund They discussed how the building improvements fit into those calculations and how that compares to the maintenance on other City buildings City Manager Balser stated staff would like a full year of operation of the recreation center with financial information to better evaluate what is needed for this fund and how the interfund transfers play into this She noted changes may be needed when we have a better feel for this