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PROPOSED 2018 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES (GM) 1) Adopt / approve the street maintenance and street reconstruction plan developed by the Public Works Director and Finance Director. This plan includes maintaining the streets reconstructed by the City-wide street reconstruction project, reconstructing and / or maintenance updates for the streets not included the City-wide project. It should also include an ongoing maintenance plan for the streets that were reconstructed in 2003 and 2004. (Special Note: Approving the proposed reconstruction of the streets in the Business Park North area begins the plan's adoption.) 2) Adopt and approve the Finance Director's annual budgeting plan for the street maintenance and reconstruction plan. Based on previous discussion with the Finance Director, funding will come from 3 sources: 1) State funding for maintaining the municipal state aid streets. 2) 50% of the Excel Energy and Center Pointe franchise fees. 3) Implementation of an annual $ 150,000 street maintenance levy. • Continue expanding the Police Department's community engagement programs and efforts with the appropriate level of funding. • Implement regularly scheduled Community conversations with a focus on understanding racial equity (this could be separate from the Police Department's community engagement programs or integrated with). • Continue the focus on retaining quality staff members. • Re -develop Cross Road Pointe. • Achieve Step II GreenStep city status. • Approve the Finance Director's financing plan for making annual bond payments for the bond that will be issued in 2019 to finance the recommended upgrades for the water treatment plants and well houses.