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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />OCTOBER 8,1997 <br />The Director reported that there are occasionally one-time costs for <br />equipment replacement that will throw offthe figures in a given year. <br />However, fees are monitored on a historical basis with the ~oal to make <br />programs self-sufficient. <br />Scalze asked if the Parks & Recreation Commission reviewed the fee <br />schedules. The Director replied that they had not. Scalze su~gested that <br />the Commission review fees and provide input. <br />Morelan suggested that this would not hurt, but pointed out that the <br />Plannin~ Commission is not asked to review the City Planner's fee <br />schedule. <br />Scalze pointed out that swimming lessons failed because the cost was too <br />high and those fees were being used to subsidize other programs. <br />Morelan asked when the Special Fund was created. The Accountant <br />thought it was created in 1992 or 1993. Morelan pointed out that the staff <br />now has approximately five years of experience with the Fund, therefore <br />should be able to track expenses and adjust fees accordingly. <br />The City Administrator pointed out that $24,775 is proposed to be carried <br />forward from the 1997 Budget to the 1998 Budget, as well as $I5,500 for <br />1996 sealcoating. <br />The Administrator pointed out that when the levy drops in the year 2000, <br />Council Member Morelan has asked that the City look for a way to <br />eliminate the $24,775 carry-forward. The Administrator felt this was a <br />good goal to work toward. <br />The City Administrator referred to his memo dated October 3, 1997 in <br />which he suggests that an increase in developer deposit administration <br />charges from $75 to $100 would result in $750 of additional revenue. <br />Council discussed this suggestion, and given that the fee had not been <br />increased since 1992 felt it appropriate. However, there was no consensus <br />to increase this fee on an annual basis. <br />Council next considered the Administratoi's recommendation to post 2% <br />of the Deputy Clerk's salary to the CATV Budget to reimburse the <br />General Fund for actual time spent as the City's Cable TV Administrator. <br />Council agreed to this recommendation. <br />Council reviewed the Administrator's letter dated September 5, 1997 that <br />listed other actions that may have a positive impact on the Budget. The <br />