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76 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON Monday, March 8, 1999 AT 7:00 p.m. IN THE Basement Conference Room. THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: Budget work session BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR BY Jeanne Cox (signed) BASEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM - March 8, 1999 Council met in special session on this date with the following members present: lVlr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Mr. Toscano. Ms. Daugherty reviewed proposed agendas for the budget work sessions. The meeting tonight will be an information session, covering all of the budget document. The March 18th meeting will focus on agencY requests, the Technology Plan, and the capital improvement budget. The March 31~t meeting will focus on the one-time surplus, a tax rebate versus funding for projects such as sidewalks, and the strategic investment fund. April 8~ will be used to tie up loose ends if needed~ Ms. Richards said she would like to have time to discuss salary scales for lower paid employees in order to bring all up City employees up to a living wage. Mr. Caravati said he would like to discuss a possible tax cut on March 31Et. Responding to a question from Ms. Daugherty, Mr. O'Connell said that the intent of the additional personnel in Police and the Treasurer's office is to have more people on the street to write tickets and to help process those tickets. Councilors suggested that staff change the way pay for performance is shown in the budget so it does not show a 4,000% increase. Ms. Richards asked that Council be provided a breakdown of usage at both Mclntire and Meadowcreek Golf Courses by City, County and the region. Mr. O'Connell said that usage data from Meadowcreek Golf Course is available, but not at Mclntire. Ms. Linda Peacock, Assistant City Manager, said that half of the excess revenue at Meadowcreek C~lf Course goes to retire the debt and the other goes back into maintenance. Ms. Peacock also noted that Meadowcreek Golf Course supports the Mclntire course. Responding to a question from Mr. Cox about the budget for neighborhood services, Ms. PeaCock explained that three divisions (Community Development and Planning, Building and Life Safety, and Engineering) will be combined, and the increases reflect the addition of the salaries of the neighborhood planner and director and a half time clerical person in Building and Life Safety which will free up code enforcers to work in the field, Ms. Peacock said that the traffic calming person is now funded by the General Fund and the position of traffic engineer was not filled. IVlr. Caravati asked for more information on the Urban Partnership: Mr. O'Connell said that continued involvement in the Urban Partnership needs to be looked at in depth. Ms. Daugherty asked about PVCC's Neighborhood Center, and Mr. O'Connell said that they did not make a request in this year's budget.