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Charter Commission April 12, 2001 Page 2 Mr. Rolek continued his review of the project schedules and revenue program. In response to Chair Sullivan,Mr.Rolek explained that the revenue would be funds the City expects to receive including taxes and debt levy. However, in this budget it just includes the general fund portion. Mr. Rolek stated the sum total of all revenues on those two pages for the budget year 2000 anticipated receiving$5.5 million in year 2000 to operate the City's general purposes. As it turned out,that was a fair assumption. He advised that revenues exceeded expenditures by about 2%. Commissioner G. Lane asked if the City is operating "hand to mouth" or operating well enough to be able to replace the deteriorating infrastructure when the need arises. Mr. Rolek stated the City has a ways to go on that and there are financial constraints. He stated that needs grow as the City grows. But, sometimes it takes a while for financial resources to catch up to that growth. He stated he does not think the City is operating"hand to mouth" and advised that planning for those events is "key." Commissioner Montain stated the 5-year plan has been presented before but always seems to be dropped before it is adopted. He noted the plan includes replacement of trucks and copiers but he is concerned that the infrastructure and roads are also addressed He explained that part of the Charter is to plan ahead and give thought to development to prevent "leap frogging." Unfortunately,the City has not always planned well enough for street or utility construction. He stated he had thought the 5-year plan would include so many miles of street reconstruction pending approval. He stated he also thought park improvements and park referendum would have been included. Mr. Rolek agreed those items should be addressed in the 5-year plan and are being addressed by staff. But they have not yet been included in the plan. He reiterated this information is just part of the plan and this is not the full document. Mr. Rolek noted the City's Charter relies on referendum or 100% assessment to do roads so additional planning is needed. He assured the Charter Commission that roads will be included in the 5-year plan. Commissioner Montain stated he just wants to assure that staff completes this document so a partial document is not presented again next year. Commissioner Trehus asked how it goes from draft plan to real plan. Mr. Rolek stated this plan will be revised during the budget process and they will look at not only the current year budget and operating budget,but also the capital needs for the coming five years when they will be refined, revised, and incorporated into this document When the budget document is adopted, he expects the 5-year plan will be prepared and the Council will review and adopt at that time or shortly after that time. Chair Sullivan noted there is a need for public hearings as well. Kim Sullivan,resident,noted that Mr. Rolek has indicated that issues like road replacement are being addressed by staff. She asked how they are being addressed and if staff is saying those 2