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City Council Meeting Minutes <br /> October 9,2001 <br /> Page 4 <br /> is1 -capital <br /> 2 Prosser stated that the issue is how to balance. Prosser indicated that it was really important for <br /> 3 the Council to look at the components of developing a strategy. <br /> 4 Prosser indicated that Legal Council has suggested some items to be considered. He added that <br /> 5 they are not items that have to be included, but that they wanted the Council to be aware of some <br /> 6 of the capital needs that exist. He added that was extremely important that the Council take the <br /> 7 time to add any other items that they would like to see included. <br /> 8 Prosser stated that it was common for cities to look at budgeting as an input management <br /> 9 process. He indicated that there will need to be a balance in terms of discussion at the policy <br /> 10 level about what is driving inputs and outcomes. <br /> 11 Prosser indicated that they need more input from the Council than the last session in order for the <br /> 12 process to work. <br /> 13 Prosser stated that it was very typical for a city staff to stop providing the potential needs that are <br /> 14 three to five years out because they realize that the financial resources are not there. <br /> 15 Prosser stated that this process has the staff review a checklist of building systems, etc. and <br /> 16 asked them to check the items that have not been projected as a need. <br /> 17 -Discuss Gap Financing options <br /> 6 -Revenue options <br /> 19 -Service levels <br /> 20 -Discuss community impact of options <br /> 21 -Referendum strategies and tools <br /> 22 BUDGET EXPANSION-OPERATIONS <br /> 23 -Expanding Newsletter <br /> 24 -Enhancing cable presentation of Council meetings-sound and video equipment <br /> 25 -Increasing election judge salary <br /> 26 -Increasing staffing increases and additions <br /> 27 -Information technology staff <br /> 28 -Sworn officer, crime prevention, specialists, and data entry clerk for public <br /> 29 safety <br /> 30 -Additional firefighters (3) <br /> 31 -Additional park employee <br /> 32 -Additional planning work for the Northwest and Southwest Quadrants <br /> 33 -Other from Council <br /> 34 Councilmember Thuesen asked at what point they discuss funding of staff time, etc. Prosser <br /> 35 indicated that they wanted to size the resources so that they would know how to build the model. <br /> 0 Councilmember Sparks reviewed her thoughts on the above items which included: <br />