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Charter Commission April 11, 2002 Page 3 Commissioner S. Lane asked what kind of Plan that City has previously had in place. City Administrator Waite Smith stated the City has always had a Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan until last year. Mayor Bergeson added that the Finance Staff has always done an informal budgeting plan one or two years ahead of time. The formal process within the City has always been the budget process. Commissioner S. Lane stated the City needs to stay on top of the updates each year so staff does not get behind on the Plan. Road Reconstruction Issues— Chair Montain stated part of this issue is the deterioration of roads within the City. The Five-Year Plan has construction projects laid out for the next five years. He stated staff must have the funds in mind to complete those projects. Mayor Bergeson state the Engineering and Planning Staff went through all the streets and roadways within the City and prioritized them. He stated he assumes the Plan is based on that prioritization. City Administrator Waite Smith stated there is concern of putting down specific project because of the expectation that they are completed. The projects may change due to unknown circumstances. Mayor Bergeson stated the Comprehensive Plan will have an impact on the Plan and the City's projects. It is easy to do one budget at a time in a growing city. The Community has made the decision to go to a slower growth mode so the City cannot count on new dollars for projects. There is also the uncertainty of how the City will start doing its new way of business as opposed to the old way. How that is accomplished will also affect the details of the Five-Year Plan and City projects. Chair Montain stated the Charter Commission had grown impatient about the Five-Year Plan and does understand the newness of it. He stated he is very happy that progress on the Plan has been made. He also indicated that he hopes the Plan will work as the Charter intended it to work. The Plan can be amended if staff determines it does not work as the Charter intended so it will be useful. Councilmember Reinert stated the City needs to make sure it is a realistic Plan. He noted he does have a lot of questions about that Plan that will be presented at the next work session. Commissioner Bening asked if there is anything relating to the Charter's requirements that staff felt was ridiculous to do relating to the Five-Year Plan. City Administrator Waite Smith stated staff did not indicate there was anything that seemed out of line relating to the Charter's requirements. There is just the concern that people understand 3