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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION DRAFT 3 Tahoe) to the parks and trails fund, providing funding in an area where it’s been 90 requested by the Park Board. Councilmember Ruhland asked that the matter be tabled 91 and the council concurred. 92 93 Mayor Rafferty asked if the council supports not replacing auto unit 617. Director 94 Swenson asked if the discussion is that the unit would not be replaced and the City would 95 still purchase three additional vehicles; the mayor concurred. It was clarified that that 96 three vehicles would come in and three would go out of the fleet. Director Swenson 97 added that the council direction of the past has been to not move new vehicles into the 98 fire division where they receive less use. Mayor Rafferty remarked that in this case 99 keeping the car in the police division for another year would probably bring the mileage 100 up to about 40,000 and that to him is a better fit for a fire division vehicle. 101 102 The budget discussion will continue at the next work session. 103 104 Mayor Rafferty asked if the purchase of certain vehicles (box loader was mentioned) is 105 authorized. A fleet cat, 350 dump and water and sewer vehicle were mentioned. Ms. 106 Lynch noted the new storm fund and the vehicle that is being purchased for that position. 107 The council concurred with those purchases. 108 109 Mayor Rafferty noted general fund surpluses that occur most years. Looking forward to 110 coming surpluses (possible 2023), he would like the council to consider future use. He’d 111 like to consider 50% to capital equipment, 25% parks and trail and 25% to gaps, etc. at 112 council discretion. Councilmember Lyden suggested that would be a good discussion at 113 a strategic planning session. Director Lynch remarked that it could be put into a formal 114 policy as some other cities do in regard to their reserve funds. Councilmember Ruhland 115 suggested he likes the freedom a yearly consideration offers to the council. 116 117 Councilmember Stoesz asked how The Rookery will show up in the 2023 budget. Ms. 118 Lynch suggested that she expects that function would best be managed by a revenue 119 enterprise fund. 120 121 Ms. Lynch clarified that the council tabled the discussion of the type vehicle (Tahoe or 122 Explorer) and the rotation of vehicle #317 to the fire division. They will be discussed at 123 the December 6th work session. It is understood that Alexandra House will be removed 124 from the final consideration budget. 125 The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. 126 127 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on 128 December 13, 2021. 129 130 131 132 Julianne Bartell, City Clerk Rob Rafferty, Mayor 133