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Page 5 August 10, 1987 Capital Outlay. Proposed Capital Outlay expenditures are detailed on the attached Capaital Outlay sheets. Requested 1988 General Fund Capital Outlay totals $166,695. Comments on these requests follow: The Finance Department is requesting a decollator whose cost of $550 is proposed'to be shared by the General, Water and Sewer Funds " dccollstcr is a device that removes Carbon manors from multi -part computer forms. When the City's data processing was done by Ramsey County, decollating of our computer forms was done by the County on their equipment. Now that we have our own computer we haSe'need for a decollator. Presently Finance staff is decollating by hand. Financial Analysis software previously requested was a victim of.budget reductions which were necessary to achieve a balanced budget proposal. This software will be proposed in 1999. Replacement of the heating/air conditioning system at City Hall is proposed for 1988. The present system needs repairs frequently and is not energy efficient. Repainting and recarpeting of the Council room is proposed for 1988. The carpet in the room is beginning to show signs of wear and so is the paint on the walls. Replacement of Council chairs, requested in the first round of budget hearings, is being deferred until 1989, The Police Department is requesting the replacement of equipment whose useful lives will expire in 1988: a squad car, mobile radio and a radar unit. In an effort to improve the efficiency of their office the Department has requested a word processing package from MaSys Corporation that retrieves data from the police records management software and places the data in t}ca word processing system for report writing on various Police activities. During second round departmental budget hearings the , Police Chief advised that the purchase of dictaphones and transcription equipment, requested in the first round of S hearings, could be deferred until 1989. The Maintenance Garage requests the purchase of a mobile radio to replace outmoded/outdated equipment. This purchase is intended to be a continuation of their program of replacing radio equipment over a number of years. Storm sewer line repair requested by the Street Department should be financed by the Storm Water Management Fund and has not been included in the General Fund Budget. Street Maintenance requested is a continuation of a multi -year program of street repairs and seelcoating. This program is financed by a transfer of funds from the Silver Lake Wonds Construction Fund. All items listed under Parks Department are those contained in a five year Parks Improvement Program proposed by the Parks Commission and presented to the Council in the spring of 1987.