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<br /> 30 <br /> Mr. O’Connell said a 4% salary increase is targeted. He noted that Albemarle <br />County is planning on an average 4.65% increase. He said life insurance is being rebid <br />and savings is expected as a result. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell reviewed fleet costs and replacement. He said fuel is an area <br />where there will be big increases. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schilling asked for more information on the amount the City pays for fuels. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell reviewed infrastructure expenses, and said that utilities will be a <br />big driver, with a $500,000 increase in the general fund. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said that once the Ivy Landfill is cleaned up it will become an asset <br />and that could be put on the books. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell said that cleanup of the Ivy Land fill will take at least 30 years, <br />and some remediation may have to be done forever. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schilling said the clean up estimate is $16 million over the next 10 years. He <br />asked if inflation estimates are included in that amount. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell said he thinks that even more will be needed for current and future <br />requirements. He said the estimate has been adjusted for inflation, but that it is a huge <br />moving target. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schilling asked for information on the $35,000 projected utility cost for the <br />Market Street parking garage. <br /> <br /> Mr. Watts said that there is a lot of retail space in the parking garage as well as <br />lighting of the garage itself, but he will provide more details. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schilling said he thinks it is important to include the revenue side when there <br />are offsetting revenues for expenditures. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell reviewed public safety agency costs. Mr. O’Connell said that <br />efforts are being made to reduce the $480,000 projected increase at the Jail. The Juvenile <br />Detention facility cost is expected to increase over $130,000. He said that the ECC costs <br />are expected to increase at least $465,000, partly driven by transferring fire dispatch. He <br />noted that there would be an offsetting decrease in the City’s budget. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schilling said he understood that transferring fire dispatch to ECC would <br />result in a cost savings. He asked for more information about why this is costing so much <br />and why it is hard to figure out the savings. He asked for more information about the <br />$200,000 for maintenance for the 800 MHz radio system. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question about the 5% salary increase for ECC employees, Mr. <br />O’Connell said they are on the County’s payroll. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell said that agency requests amount to an increase of $1 million. He <br />said a rating system will be used (poor, fair, good and excellent), which will result in <br />funding recommendations of increases between 0 and 8%. <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown, who serves on the Social Services Advisory Board, said that some <br />sources of federal funding are drying up such as day care for welfare recipients. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell said that new departmental requests amount to $1.5 million, but he <br />said he doubts many will get funded. Mr. O’Connell said that discussions are going on <br />with the County about a CTS route to Willoughby. He said continued funding of the new <br />Prospect route is being looked at. He said staff was also asked to look at providing <br />Sunday service. He said this has a projected cost of $750,000. <br /> <br /> <br />