Laserfiche WebLink
2 <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown suggested that next year or the year after we should get affordable <br />housing proposals before the budget process rather than allocating a lump sum. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell noted that the City’s affordable housing funds can leverage other <br />funds for housing. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell explained that Council had indicated a desire to reallocate most of <br />the savings from consolidating the indoor pools to youth programs. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Taliaferro about summer youth camps, Mr. <br />Mike Svetz, Director of Parks and Recreation, said that youth camps are now being <br />operated at eleven sites. <br /> <br /> Ms. Edwards asked about the mobile aerobic cycle program, and Mr. Svetz said it <br />is a contract service that rewards youth with entertainment after they exercise. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell said the proposal is to double the Summer Youth Internship <br />Program which provides supervised work experiences for youth. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell said the City’s EMS program is proposed to start in August, with <br />ambulance service starting in October with billing. He said ideally we will have an <br />agreement among all of the area ambulance services. He said staff will come back to <br />Council with a specific proposal before the EMS program is implemented. Mr. <br />O’Connell said that the proposed budget is based on billing for ambulance service. <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown asked that details be provided on compassionate billing from other <br />localities. He said he would like to see if there is a way to capture the effect billing has <br />on volunteer organizations. <br /> <br /> Fire Chief Charles Werner said that a survey was recently done that showed that <br />in most cases there was little or no impact on fundraising. <br /> <br /> Council made no final decision on billing but expressed agreement with the <br />proposal. <br /> <br />FY 2009-2013 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) <br /> <br /> Referring to the Strategic Investment Fund, Mr. O’Connell said that in August <br />Council adopted a strategic work plan that included most of the major strategic <br />investment projects, but the plan did not include specific dollars. He said that will be <br />rectified. He said it is important that Council review and adopt guidelines for future <br />expenditures from this fund. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris said this could be discussed as part of the affordable housing work <br />session. <br /> <br /> Mr. Taliaferro agreed that there needs to be more control over these funds. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell said staff will not spend money out of this fund until they get <br />approval from Council. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell said that $5 million for Smith Pool is included in the CIP. He said <br />there will also be a major bond issue. He said City policy is that 3% of the General Fund <br />goes to the CIP. <br /> <br /> Mr. Huja questioned whether the CIP reflects Council’s priorities. <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown noted that we also need to address things that need to be fixed in the <br />CIP. <br /> <br /> <br />