[1) Call to Order - Roll Call]
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I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT. MAYOR DAVIS, COUNCILMAN MURPHY, COUNCILMAN ALTMAN HERE. CITY MANAGER. MANS HERE. HERE. I CAN START WHEN THE MAYOR TELLS ME TO. YEAH, IT'S ALL YOURS. OH,
[2.a) Re-Presentation of Proposed Departmental Budgets Following Adjustments for FY26-27]
IT'S ALL YOURS. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING. FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF OUR PROPOSED DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2627. WHAT I WHAT WE'LL DO THIS EVENING IS REVIEW ANY CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE FROM THE FIRST HEARING TO THE SECOND HEARING ON THE BUDGET. SO THE DEPARTMENTS WILL BE GIVEN JUST A REAL SHORT PRESENTATION AND THEN TALKING ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE FIRST AND THE SECOND READING, PLEASE RECOGNIZE THAT WE AT THIS POINT STILL DO NOT HAVE ANY REVENUE FIGURES TO ATTACH TO THIS BUDGET, SO THERE MAY BE MORE CHANGES THAT WILL RESULT BEFORE OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND. WE'LL START WITH THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET CHANGES.EXCUSE ME, I THANK YOU. AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES ON THE BUDGET AND EACH ONE A DIFFERENT PICTURE. YEAH. WELL, WE WE DO NEED THE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE THING GOING THERE. I CAN RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ON THE ON THE COUNCIL BUDGET. IF THERE ARE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT BUDGET SINCE IT WASN'T AMENDED, WE CAN GO TO THE CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET AND THERE WEREN'T ANY CHANGES ON THE MANAGER'S BUDGET. I'M GOOD ON THAT. THEN THE NEXT BUDGET WAS HUMAN RESOURCES, AND WE HAVE MR. WETZEL HERE THIS EVENING TO PRESENT THE AGENDA ITEM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MISS MANS. WITH REGARD TO THE HUMAN RESOURCE BUDGET, THERE IS ONLY ONE ADJUSTMENT. AND THAT ADJUSTMENT WAS A REDUCTION OF $69,080, WHICH WAS IN ACCOUNT FOR 4521, WHICH IS THE BUILDING AND CONTENTS UNDER OUR PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE. QUITE FRANKLY, THIS ADJUSTMENT WAS A RESULT OF SHIFTING ACCOUNTING FUNDS RELATED TO THE PARKING GARAGE. SO THAT'S THE ONLY ADJUSTMENT OR CHANGE THAT WE HAVE COMING OUT OF THE HR BUDGET. THANK YOU FOR SAVING US MONEY. SURE. SAVING US MONEY. IT'S REALLY A SHIFT. THE MAYOR JUST THE SHIFT. THE NEXT BUDGET THAT WE HAVE FOR PRESENTATION THIS EVENING IS FOR THE CITY CLERK. AND WE ARE NOT PROPOSING ANY CHANGES FROM YOUR FIRST PRESENTATION ON THIS BUDGET ITEM. THE NEXT BUDGET THAT WE HAVE FOR PRESENTATION TO YOU THIS EVENING IS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, AND MISS MAHADEO WILL COME UP FRONT TO PRESENT THE AGENDA OR I'M SORRY, THE BUDGET TO YOU, AND WE CAN RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE OF US. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY CHANGES FROM THE ORIGINAL PRESENTATION OR DID WE? THAT I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. I DIDN'T THINK SO. I WAS GOING TO SAY, I JUST LOOKED AT THIS BEFORE I CAME IN HERE, BUT I'M PREPARED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE HAD AFTER THE FIRST READING. NO.
THE NEXT BUDGET WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. AND MR. WILLIAMSON WILL PRESENT THAT ONE. OF COURSE, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE BUDGET, SO WE CAN JUST MOVE ON. IF THERE AREN'T ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE BUDGET. YES. I SEE THE INITIATIVE IN THERE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, INTEGRATION AND GOVERNANCE. IS THAT JUST AN INITIATIVE FROM 26,
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OR IS THERE A. YEAH, THERE IS LIKE AN AI. IT REALLY ISN'T. AN INITIATIVE OF THIS PARTICULAR DIVISION OF THE ADMINISTRATION. WE ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD BE ADOPTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY AI TOOLS, AND IF SO, WHERE AND TO WHAT EXTENT. AND ONCE THAT IS DETERMINED, THE IT DEPARTMENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE. IF WE GO FORWARD WITH ANY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION. OKAY. I HEARD A PRESENTATION THIS MORNING ON DATA CENTERS, WHICH IS A BIG STORY ABOUT THE ELECTRICITY THEY USE AND HOW MUCH OF THAT IS UP IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. SORT OF MARYLAND AREA. AND WHEN I ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT THE DATA CENTER SUPPORTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE DATA CENTERS THAT ARE THERE, OR THE CRYPTO, WHICH I HEAR A LOT OF NEWS ABOUT THE SOUND, THE NOISE, AND SOME OF OUR OTHER POLICYMAKERS, INCLUDING THE COUNTY, I THINK, HAVE TAKEN SOME, YOU KNOW, STANDPOINT TO DELAY ANYTHING. I'M I'M JUST CURIOUS TO UNDERSTAND BETTER MYSELF HOW ALL OF THIS DATA CENTER COLLECTION IS WORKING. AND WHAT I WAS TOLD IS ALL OF THOSE MILLIONS OF SQUARE FOOTAGE OF DATA CENTERS AND THE MARYLAND AREA, NONE OF THEM ARE AI RELATED OR CRYPTO RELATED.SO IT'S JUST WAS DESCRIBED THAT IT'S JUST A PURE VOLUME OF EVERY SINGLE BIT OF INFORMATION THAT'S PASSING WITH ABOUT EVERYTHING WE DO. SO MAYBE IT'S SOCIAL MEDIA, MAYBE IT'S THE AMOUNT OF USE OF AMAZON AND DELIVERIES AND TRANSPORTATION. BUT I BRING ALL THAT UP TO SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SMART CITIES INITIATIVE. WE'RE DOING IT WITH UTILITIES, WITH BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT YOUR OWN METERS AND MANAGE YOURSELF. THERE ARE STILL TIMES WHEN I HAVE SAT AT SOME LIGHTS THAT TURN, THAT WHEN NOBODY'S COMING, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH DATA GETS COLLECTED AT EVERY INTERSECTION, BUT WE'RE PRETTY PREDICTABLE, LIKE RUNNING THE MAZES. AND SO TO THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT BE COMING, I'M HOPING THAT THERE'S AT LEAST A GOOD AWARENESS OF OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO ANYTHING THAT MAKES US SMARTER AND MORE EFFICIENT AS A CITY. SO I THINK THAT'S PART OF YOUR DRIVE ALREADY, BUT I ONLY REFLECT IT BECAUSE IT'S MENTIONED HERE. THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO PURSUE THAT AND KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON OUR EFFORTS. OKAY. THE NEXT BUDGET IS THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AND MISS DON WILL REPRESENT ANY CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO YOU. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO ACCOUNTING AND BUDGETING, BUT I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE IF YOU HAVE ANY, FOR THAT DIVISION. OR WE CAN MOVE ON TO BILLING AND COLLECTIONS. THE ONLY CHANGE WAS TO LINE ITEM 45243 COMPUTER SUPPLIES. WE'VE ADDED ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR TWO PRINTERS THAT OUR CASHIERS USE. OURS HAVE CYCLED OUT AND ARE NEEDING REPLACEMENT, SO THAT INCREASED FROM 1500 TO 4800. AND THOSE ARE THE ONLY CHANGES NOTED FOR THAT DIVISION. THE NEXT BUDGET IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET. DID I MISS IT? OH NO. I DID MISS IT. I CHECKED IT ALREADY. LIBRARY.
MISS ART IS HERE TO THANK YOU FOR THE CORRECTION AND WE WILL ALLOW HER TO PRESENT ANY BUDGET CHANGES AND RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. WE'LL LET YOU. GOOD EVENING.
THE LIBRARY HAS NO REQUEST FOR CHANGES AT THIS POINT, BUT I'M HAPPY TO TRY AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. NO QUESTIONS THAT IT WOULD BE, CHIEF COACHMAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUST LIKE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, SINCE OUR JULY 15TH MEETING, THERE'S BEEN SOME JUST VERY MINOR CHANGES TO THIS BUDGET, LESS THAN A HALF PERCENT. SOME OF THEM ARE SOME PENSION CHANGES. AND THEN THE NICE PROGRAM, WE INCREASED THAT
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BASED ON RESOLUTION 2024-05. BUT THAT'S IT. THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES. SO I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. NOTHING. BACK TO THE THING. WE DON'T REALLY GET A CHANCE TO STUDY THIS. WELL. YOU CAN TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU TONIGHT AND STUDY ALL YOU'D LIKE. MR. MAYOR, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD FOR US. YOU GUYS SPEND WEEKS AND WE GET MINUTES. SO JUST SAYING IT'S HARD TO HAVE QUESTIONS. AND I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE THE PACKET OUT FURTHER IN ADVANCE SO THAT YOU COULD HAVE STUDIED IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. CHIEF, WHAT WAS THAT RESOLUTION AGAIN? IT WAS 2024-05. THANK YOU. THE NEXT BUDGET THAT WE WILL REVIEW IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET. AND WE HAVE THE CHIEF. PITCH COMING UP TO JOIN US. HI. GOOD EVENING. THERE'S TWO DIVISIONS WITHIN THE FIRE BUDGET. THE FIRST DIVISION'S FIRE SUPERVISION. 071. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST PRESENTATION TO THAT DIVISION. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THE SECOND DIVISION IS THE FIREFIGHTING DIVISION. THERE WERE SOME MINOR CHANGES TO THAT DIVISION AND PERSONNEL, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AVERAGED OUT THE PROJECTED SALARIES AND STEP INCREASES WITH THAT BUDGET, AND THEY'RE ALL WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BARGAINING AGREEMENT AND ASSOCIATED BENEFIT INCREASES AS WELL AS PENSION FUNDS. SO THE INCREASE TO PERSONNEL FROM THE FIRST PRESENTATION IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $62,710, AND CRYSTAL, OR I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE TO PERSONNEL. ALL UNION DECIDED RIGHT. THE STEP THE STEP INCREASES IN OUR CAREER LADDER PROGRAM ARE VERY COMPLEX. THEY'RE THEY COME IN IT. THEY THEY EFFECTUATE A DIFFERENT INTERVALS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THOSE INDIVIDUALLY, IT'S HARD TO DETERMINE THE EXACT AMOUNT. SO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AVERAGED THEM OUT. SOME OF THEM ARE EVERY 12 MONTHS. SOME OF THEM ARE EVERY 18 MONTHS. SOME OF THEM ARE EVERY TWO YEARS. PRETTY MUCH A UNION IS A UNION MATTER. YES IT IS. IT'S IN THEIR CONTRACT. WE SAY IT'S REALLY NOT US TO MAKE THE DECISION. IT'S THE YOU COOPERATION WITH THE UNION. RIGHT. BUT YOU ULTIMATELY APPROVE THE CONTRACT. SO AND THEN IN IN THAT SAME DIVISION OPERATING THERE WERE TWO MINOR REDUCTIONS. FIRST ONE IS REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT FOR FOUR SIX, TWO, SIX. THAT WAS REDUCED BY $2,500. AND THEN FIRST AID EQUIPMENT FOR FOUR, SIX, FOUR ONE WAS REDUCED BY 1000. SO OPERATING SAW A REDUCTION OF $3,500 FROM THE FIRST PRESENTATION. AND THEN CAPITAL SAW AN INCREASE OF $1,010. FINANCE DEPARTMENT SPREAD OUT THE PURCHASE OF A E D, SO AN ADDITIONAL E D WAS PLACED IN IN IN OUR CAPITAL ACCOUNT. SO TOTAL WE SAW AN INCREASE OF $60,220 IN OUR BUDGET FROM THE FIRST PRESENTATION. AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET EXPENDITURES, BUT I DO WANT TO GO BACK AND REVISIT THE IDEA THAT THE COUNTY HAS INCREASED ITS MILLAGE RATE FOR FIRE SERVICES, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE TALKED TO US ABOUT IS WANTING TO BILL US FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE, FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. THE POINT THAT I WOULD ASK IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW MANY OCCASIONS THAT YOU ALL DISPATCHED TO WHERE YOU MIGHT BE THE FIRST ONES THERE TO STABILIZE THE PATIENT, I REALLY WANT US TO BE ABLE TO STRUT OUR STUFF WHEN WE HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS, TO SHOW THAT THAT THE MUTUAL AID ASPECT OF NEW PORT RICHEY IS REALLY SUPPORTING THE COUNTY RESIDENTS AT LARGE. IT'S IT'S NOT THE SAME ARGUMENT AS WE HAVE WITH OUR RECREATION FACILITIES, WHERE WE KNOW THAT THE REGION COMES TO THE REC CENTER BECAUSE IT'S THE BEST ONE IN THE COUNTY, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY THEY COME AND WE PROVIDE THAT SERVICE TO THEM. BUT I THINK THAT JUST THE HIGHWAY 19 IN THE MAJOR CORRIDOR THAT THAT IS. AND THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT YOU MAY BE RUNNING TO EVENTS FOR TRANSIT PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THE CITY IS WORTH LOOKING AT. AND YOU WERE NOT HERE, CHIEF, WHEN THIS CAME UP BACK SOME TIME AGO. BUT WE DID HAVE A RATE STUDY DONE ON THE POTENTIAL OF US GOING TO[00:15:07]
AN NON-ADVANCED ASSESSMENT FOR FIRE SERVICES, AND THAT IT WAS RECOMMENDED WHEN THEY WERE LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF REVENUE, THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ONE THAT HAS BEEN DONE THAT WAY BEFORE, WHERE IDENTIFIED AMOUNTS OF NEED COULD BE ATTACHED TO A VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY VERSUS TO A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY VERSUS TO A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. SO IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE HAVE A STORMWATER ASSESSMENT, DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS IN NOVEMBER, I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO BE PREPARED TO BE ABLE TO SAY, OKAY, LET'S GET A RATE STUDY DONE ON WHAT RATE WE WOULD CHARGE FOR FIRE SERVICES. WE'RE KIND OF UNIQUE IN THE COUNTY IN THAT SENSE THAT EVERYBODY, ALL THE OTHER CITIES DON'T HAVE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, ALTHOUGH PORT RICHEY DOES. AND I THINK AS THOSE DISCUSSIONS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO COME OUT OF IT, BUT I WOULD ARGUE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING AS MUCH SUPPORT TO OUR PART OF THE COUNTY TO NOT HAVE TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM TRANSPORT, BUT ONLY INCLUDED AS TO THE EXPENSES THAT ARE INCLUDED OPERATIONAL WITH RESPECT TO AMBULANCE SERVICE. THEY MAY HAVE ALREADY SOLVED THAT BY JUST INCREASING THEIR OWN MILLAGE RATE. AND I DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, TURN OVER A ROCK THAT HASN'T BEEN TURNED OVER.BUT WE DID HAVE IT WOULD BE GREAT TO JUST KIND OF SEE THOSE KIND OF DATA TO SHOW, YOU KNOW, THE PERCENTAGE THAT'S MEDICALLY RELATED OR ACCIDENT RELATED OR OTHERWISE, JUST EVEN RAW NUMBERS, IF THIS IS HOW MANY PEOPLE WE STABILIZED BEFORE THE COUNTY GOT INVOLVED IN, IN FOLKS THAT ARE INSIDE OUR CITY LIMITS. OKAY. THAT'S IT. NO CHANGE TO THE BUDGET. BUT I GAVE ME A CHANCE TO BRING THAT UP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF FITCH, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET, AND WE'LL ASK MR. GAMMON TO COME UP. GOOD EVENING. NO CHANGES FROM THE FIRST PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
THE NEXT BUDGET IS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND WE HAVE. THERE HE IS. MR. HALL, PRESENT. I'M NOT GOING TO LET EVERYONE OFF THE HOOK. I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS TO SAY. THERE ARE SOME SLIGHT REVISION, VERY MINOR REVISIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BUDGET. AS MENTIONED, THE MAIN CHANGE THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE FIRST TIME WE WENT THROUGH IS WE BROKE THIS INTO TWO DIVISIONS. SO LET'S START WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION. TO START WITH THE.
THE CHANGE IN THAT ONE IS WE ACTUALLY TOOK THE ADVERTISING COSTS THAT WERE IN THE CLERK'S DEPARTMENT, AND WE MOVED THAT FROM FOUR FOUR, 911 BACK INTO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. SO IT'S $11,000 WE'RE ESTIMATING ON OUR ADVERTISING. SO THAT'S THE CHANGE IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION, THE BUILDING DIVISION, THE CHANGE IN THAT, AS ALLUDED TO IN THE LAST TIME WE MET AS SOME REORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT, AND WE'RE ADDING IN A BUILDING DIVISION MANAGER, WHICH WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION OF THE BUILDING DIVISION, AS WELL AS ASSISTING WITH THE CERTIFIED FLOOD MANAGEMENT REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ASSIST WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ASSISTED DEVELOPMENT AND OUR COMMERCIAL SITE INSPECTIONS, BMPS AND OF THAT SORT. THOSE WERE THE. THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE THAT I'M AWARE OF IN THE BUILDING DIVISION. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WHEN YOU SEPARATED THE BUILDING OPERATIONS EXPENDITURES SEPARATE. WE HAVE NO IDEA. ALL THOSE NUMBERS CAME FROM LAST YEAR'S. IN A IN A COMBINED BUDGET. YEAH. THE THE NUMBERS DO ADD BACK UP TO WHAT CAN WE GET A SHEET OF WHERE THESE WERE LAST YEAR? SURE.
OKAY. YEAH, WE CAN PROVIDE THAT. YEAH. BECAUSE THIS DOESN'T GIVE US ANYTHING. YEAH. SORRY. SORRY FOR THAT. YEAH. WE TOOK THAT BUDGET AND DID PERCENTAGES BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE TWO. AND THE SAME THING WITH PERSONNEL. WE HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF PERSONNEL JUST SPLIT INTO TWO DIVISIONS. SO NONE OF THESE NUMBERS CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR, EVEN THOUGH YOU SAID BESIDES THE ONES THAT I'VE TALKED OF, ARE WE ADVERTISING? OKAY, THAT WAS IT. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF
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YOU WERE HERE. THE, THE, I THINK IT WAS EITHER THE FIRST READING OR SECOND READING. IT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE TO THE. LET ME FIND THE LINE ITEM. I HAD BROUGHT IT UP. THAT WAS IT. CITY ENGINEER OR CONTRACT? YES. THE CITY ENGINEER YOU BROUGHT UP WAS. IT WAS 60,000 ONLY FOR THE DEPARTMENT LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR WE SPLIT IT. 60,000 IS STILL IN THE BUILDING AND 20 IS GOING IN THE PLANNING BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD THAT WILL USE BOTH BUILDING SERVICES LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR. SO IT'S AN ADDITIONAL 20,000 THAT WE ADDED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. AND THEN WHAT'S THE INCREASE WITH THE 20,000? IS IT IN THE BUILDING OPERATIONS. THE 60,000 WAS WHAT. YEAH I SEE THAT THERE.THAT'S THERE 43121 CITY ENGINEER IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING HAS A 2000. AND THAT WAS AN INCREASE OVER 6000 LAST YEAR. OKAY. SO WE ADD AN ADDITIONAL 20,000 TO THAT. OUR DEPARTMENT.
AND WHAT WAS THE INCREASE WHERE THIS IS WHERE I'M SAYING, YEAH, THAT'S THE ONLY MAJOR CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR. WHAT WAS THE INCREASE WITH THE BUILDING DIVISION MANAGER? THE BUILDING DIVISION MANAGER IS UNDER 410112. UNDER THE BUILDING OPERATIONS EXPENDITURE, THE BUDGETED AMOUNT IS LISTED THERE 71,007 1000. BUT WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE THE OLD LIKE WE WE YOU GUYS TAKE THE OLD SHEET. SO WHAT DID IT SAY BEFORE THAT GOT ADDED IN THAT POSITION WASN'T IN THERE ZERO 770 1000 INCREASE. RIGHT. AND THE IMPETUS FOR THE DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT BUDGET INTO TWO IS BY THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT PERMIT FEES, INDEPENDENT. AND WE WANT TO ASSIGN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT ELIGIBLE EXPENSES TO THAT BUDGET. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE TO TRYING TO INSTITUTE SOME CHANGES IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR A BETTER OPERATION BY INCLUDING A MANAGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT DIVISION. NEXT. THANK YOU. THE NEXT BUDGET WE HAVE IS RECREATION AND AQUATIC CENTER. THANK YOU. KEVIN. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.
AQUATICS HAS A SLIGHT CHANGE IN ITS UNDER SPECIAL PURPOSE EQUIPMENT. AND WE'RE JUST SPREADING OUT THE SLIDE POOL GLASS FILTER MEDIA GIVE US NUMBERS. IT'S IN CAPITAL 446431.
SLIDE POOL WILL REMAIN THIS YEAR. AND WE'RE PUSHING OUT THE LAP POOL FOR NEXT YEAR. OTHER THAN THAT, PERSONNEL AND OPERATING REMAIN THE SAME. AND I CAN ANSWER ANY AQUATICS QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. SO THAT WAS A DECREASE A DECREASE CORRECT. A DECREASE OF 3000.
AND IT'S PRETTY TYPICAL FOR YOU GUYS TO ROTATE THE POOLS ANYWAYS. IS THAT HOW IT WORKS WITH THE MAINTENANCE. YOU TRY TO ROTATE THOSE THOSE POOLS. SO WE'VE WE'VE COMPLETED TWO OF THEM AT THIS TIME. AND SO WE'LL COMPLETE THE THIRD. WE TRY TO TIE THEM IN WITH RESURFACING.
IF WE CAN INCREASE THEM, WHICH WE HAVE THE ONE. SO THE LAP POOL IS NOT DUE FOR RESURFACE TILL FUTURE YEARS. AND IT'S FUNCTIONING AT ITS FUNCTIONING CURRENTLY. IT WOULD BE AN UPGRADE. WHEN WE DO IT. YOU HAVE CHANGES IN THE REC EXPENSES RECREATION. WE DO HAVE JUST A COUPLE TO START WITH. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SLIGHTLY REDUCED. WE DID REDUCE THAT BY 15000. AGAIN THAT'S FOR THE MASTER PLAN AND FEE ANALYSIS AND ADS AND MARKETING SLIGHTLY REDUCED FROM OUR FIRST PRESENTATION BY 3000. AND THEN WE DID INCREASE SOFTWARE LICENSES AND SUPPORT BY APPROXIMATELY 3000 $3,600. AND THAT'S FOR THE DART TRACKING SOFTWARE, WHICH WE PAY ANNUALLY. SO YOU WOULD FIND THAT IN THE SOFTWARE LICENSING AND SUPPORT EVERYTHING ELSE REMAIN THE SAME. THANK YOU. YEAH, NOT THAT EASY. JUST WANT TO REVISIT WHILE I'M HERE WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO THE FACT THAT WE WE'VE BEEN, IN THEORY, HAVING DISCUSSIONS THAT WERE AUTHORIZED WITH THE COUNTY ON THE RECREATIONAL SERVICE AREA AGREEMENT. AND BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE BUDGET AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY FINALITY OF DISCUSSION WITH THEM, THERE'S
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NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO NOW AT THE BUDGET LEVEL, BUT I DID WANT TO INCLUDE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT, BECAUSE IF WE'RE SUCCESSFUL IN BEING ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A, AN AGREEMENT WHICH WILL INCREASE OUR REVENUE STREAM FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, THEN WE'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT HOW THAT EXPANDS OUR OUR FOOTPRINT AS WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, MORE QUALITY OF LIFE THINGS, PARK IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AND PLANNED TO BE MADE. SO I'M JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THIS BUDGET REFLECTS NO, NO ACTIVITY ON THAT IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. IT'S JUST KEEPING OURSELVES GOING THE WAY WE ARE. WHILE IT'S A REVENUE STREAM THAT WE HOPE TO GET WHENEVER WE CAN GET IT, IT'S UNDOUBTEDLY AT THIS POINT GOING TO HAVE TO BE SOMETHING WE PLAN FOR FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. BUT WE I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE YEARS TO LET SLIP THROUGH MY FINGERS HERE, SO I THINK THERE ARE SOME STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS THAT THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY PROBABLY MISSED IN TERMS OF THEIR TIME FRAME TO TO, BUT WE'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS IN THEORY. BUT JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, I THINK IT'S BEEN SIX WEEKS OR LONGER SINCE IT WAS REPORTED TO YOU THAT SOMEBODY WAS WAITING FOR ME FOR SOMETHING. I'VE DELIVERED THAT WITHIN THE WEEK AFTER THAT CONVERSATION. SO REALLY, IT'S A MATTER OF US GETTING THE COUNTY TO SIT DOWN. IT'S THE HARDEST, BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR TO TRY TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. I'M SURE IT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL OCTOBER WHEN IT COMES AROUND, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE CAN LET REST. THEY DID NOT ENGAGE IN THEIR RECREATION THING BECAUSE THEY GOT CAUGHT UP ON THE TIME TRAIN AND DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO REALLY PULL IT ALL TOGETHER, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. BUT THE OTHER OPPORTUNITY THAT'S OUT THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EXPANSION OF SOME OF THE SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO THE ASSETS OF THE CRA, AND UNTIL IT GETS ITS BUDGET AND DECIDES WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO OR CHANGES IT, BECAUSE ALL EMPLOYMENT COMES FROM THE CITY AND THEN GETS ALLOCATED TO THE CRA. SO I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES OF THE CRA DIRECTLY. THEY'RE ALL PROVIDED BY THE CITY AND RUN THROUGH THE CITY'S PAYROLL, WHICH IS, FOR SIMPLICITY'S SAKE, WORKS. BUT IF I'M THINKING ABOUT THE GOLF HIGH SCHOOL PROPERTY, IF THERE ARE EFFORTS OUT THERE FROM ANY OF THE DEPARTMENTS, ONCE THE CITY'S CRA GETS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN SOME KIND OF FORWARD PROGRESS, IF THERE ARE TASKS THAT SHOULD BE APPOINTED BY CITY STAFF IN THE FUTURE, WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THOSE POSITIONS IN THE CRA AS NEEDED SO THAT WHEN WHEN THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT FINDS THAT THEY NEED TO AMEND THEIR BUDGET, WE CAN AMEND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THOSE SERVICES COMING BACK. SO I JUST WANT TO BRING THAT UP NOW. SO IT'S NOT LIKE, OH, THE BUDGET'S ALREADY SET AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE IT WHEN THE TIME COMES, BECAUSE THE DELAYS IN GETTING TO SOME POINT WHERE WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION HAVE PUSHED US INTO AND WILL BE BEYOND THE BUDGET PROCESS. SO JUST FOR YOU GUYS, I THINK IF IT COMES BACK, WE CAN AMEND THESE BUDGETS ALONG THE WAY. WE CAN DEFINITELY AMEND THE BUDGET. YEAH. SO I JUST OKAY, AS A PLACEHOLDER, STICK A FINGER INTO A FUTURE AMENDMENT. AND I SHOULD PROBABLY NOTE AT THIS TIME, IF YOU'D ALLOW ME TO DO SO, THAT I HAVE HAD COMMUNICATION WITH THE COUNTY IN WHICH THEY'VE ASKED TO DEFER OUR DISCUSSIONS ON THE RECREATIONAL SERVICE AREA UNTIL THE DISPOSITION OF AMENDMENT THREE IS KNOWN. AND THAT'LL BE A DECISION THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE COLLECTIVELY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO DEFER THOSE DISCUSSIONS OR NOT. AND I'LL HAVE TO ASK YOU TO AT A REGULAR MEETING. WELL, THE CLOCK GOES FASTER EVERY YEAR I GET OLDER.SO THE EARLY NOVEMBER IS NOT A BIG JUMP FROM GETTING THINGS DONE. SO I DON'T OBJECT TO THAT, BUT I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO. I DON'T WANT IT TO GET LOST THAT THEY'VE GOT BIG PLANS FOR RECREATION THEMSELVES, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE THEIR WAY THROUGH IT. BUT IT'S GOOD THAT WE'RE AT THE TABLE AND WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM TO FIGURE OUT OUR HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE A BROADER AUDIENCE. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU KEVIN. AND WE HAVE MR. MUELLER COMING FORWARD FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET. THANK YOU, MISS VANCE. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. SO STARTING OFF WITH PUBLIC WORKS SUPERVISION, WE
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HAVE NO CHANGES TO THIS DIVISION WITHIN PUBLIC WORKS. MOVING THROUGH TO THE STREETS AND RIGHT OF WAY DIVISION. THERE ALSO NO CHANGES TO THAT BUDGET FROM THE FIRST PRESENTATION. TO WATER PRODUCTION. WE HAVE ONE MINOR CHANGE FROM THE LAST PRESENTATION. AND IF YOU GO ON PAGE 111, BELIEVE IS THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THERE, YOU COME DOWN TO 44, SIX, 11. THAT'S MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. THAT ONE WENT UP FROM 25,000 TO $26,010. AND THAT'S JUST AN ADJUSTMENT BASED ON AVERAGES THAT WE SAW. MOVING ON TO FACILITIES MAINTENANCE. THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THAT BUDGET. WHAT PAGE IS THAT? 11518 FACILITIES. 118 THAT'S THE NUMBERS HERE. MOVING ON TO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, WE HAD NO CHANGES TO THAT BUDGET FROM THE FIRST PRESENTATION. 124 FOR WATER AND RECLAIM WATER DISTRIBUTION. WE HAVE NO CHANGES TO THAT BUDGET AS WELL. WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA. WHAT HAPPENED TO. MAINTENANCE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE. OKAY. SAME THING THERE. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO GROUNDS MAINTENANCE. THAT REMAINS THE SAME. AND THEN RECLAIM WATER. NO CHANGES. YEP.WATER. RECLAIMED WATER DISTRIBUTION. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THAT BUDGET FROM THE FIRST PRESENTATION. RECLAIMED WATER PRODUCTION DIVISION 111. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THAT FROM OUR FIRST PRESENTATION. 112 IT'S WATER POLLUTION CONTROL. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THAT ONE FROM OUR FIRST PRESENTATION AS WELL. SEWER COLLECTIONS. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THAT DIVISION. 501 IT'S YOUR PARKING GARAGE MAINTENANCE. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THAT FROM THE FIRST PRESENTATION. AND YOU CAN SIT DOWN. NOW WE GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE. THAT'S JUST THE PARKING GARAGE IN SOUTH CENTRAL GARAGE WOULD BE OUR MAINTENANCE. SO 103 STORMWATER STORMWATER. OKAY. WE DO HAVE ONE CHANGE THERE. IN THE OPERATING BUDGET. IT'S LINE ITEM 43199. THAT'S OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT ORIGINALLY WAS PROPOSED FOR 10,000. WE'VE INCREASED THAT 35,000 IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE FOR STORMWATER ASSESSMENT. FEE STUDY WILL BE CONDUCTING THIS YEAR. THAT NUMBER IS TENTATIVE.
SO WE'RE STILL THAT NUMBER COULD CHANGE. 199 CORRECT. THAT'S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
MISCELLANEOUS AT 45,000. JUST TO SAY, BECAUSE I KIND OF LOST MY TEMPER A COUPLE OF TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS OVER POLICY AND DISCUSSION WITH MY COLLEAGUES.
SO I WOULD FAIL TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HAVING THE THREE OF YOU HERE WITH ME RIGHT NOW TO COME BACK TO A COMMENT I'VE MADE MANY TIMES THAT HAS NEVER APPARENTLY REACHED A POINT OF SERIOUSNESS WHEN IT COMES TO THE ADMINISTRATION. SO THAT IS OUR DOWNTOWN STORMWATER SYSTEM HAVING TO HAVE A PARTICULAR LEVEL PERMITTING WITH SWIFT MUD. AND SO WE ARE IN A SITUATION, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WHERE SOMEBODY BUILDS DOWNTOWN, THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE ON SITE STORMWATER COVERAGE FOR SOMETHING NEW THAT WOULD BE BUILT. IT'S CRITICAL PATH, I THINK WE HAVE TO TAKE IS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF OUR UTILITIES STORMWATER SYSTEM DOWNTOWN.
THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN BRING, YOU KNOW, WALKABILITY AND, YOU KNOW, MAXIMUM CUSTOMER RESIDENT EXPERIENCE. IF WE FIND OURSELVES RESTRICTED TO THAT. BUT B, THE FUNDING THAT'S OUT THERE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO A PLACE THAT ALREADY HAS FLOODED IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
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AND SOME OF THE ECO TOURISM THAT WE ARE SO, YOU KNOW, WELL POSTURED FOR REALLY REQUIRES US.SO JUST DOING A STUDY TO LOOK AT YOUR EXISTING STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE, I THINK NEEDS TO INCORPORATE. SO DON'T KEEP TRYING TO LOWER COSTS. WE NEED GOOD PLANNING AND WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND, UNLESS I'M JUST SPEAKING TO THE WIND, WHY WE WOULD NOT BE EMBRACING THE CONSULTING REPORTS WE'VE GOTTEN ALL ALONG THAT SAY, YOU KNOW, TAKE PARKING LOTS AWAY FROM PRIVATE PARKING TO YOUR POINT ABOUT PEOPLE TOWING THEM, AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS KNOW THAT WE CAN HAVE WALKABILITY AND PASS THROUGH THE CITY THAT HAVE THAT ENGAGE INTEREST IN, IN THE PUBLIC. AND TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO TAKE CONTROL OF OUR STORMWATER SYSTEM, A B, OUT OF FAIRNESS FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE HISTORICAL PROPERTIES WHERE BOTH PARKING AND STORMWATER HAVE BEEN HANDLED BY THE CITY, AND THEY GET THAT WITHOUT CHARGE, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A STORMWATER ASSESSMENT FEE FOR THE UTILITY ITSELF, OTHER THAN THE IMPROVEMENTS. I JUST WANT TO TRY TO PUT MY FOOT IN THE SAND AND SAY, PLEASE INCORPORATE BEST PRACTICES, SMART CITY DYNAMICS, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT I KNOW YOU'RE COMMITTED TO FOR STORMWATER, BEING CLEAN WHEN IT GOES INTO THE RIVER. I SAW FORMER TOM O'NEIL MAKING SOME COMMENT ABOUT HIS WISH LIST, THAT WE HAD A BAFFLE BOX AT EVERY EXPORT, BUT I THINK TAKING OUR RIVER AS OUR NUMBER ONE ASSET SERIOUSLY PROBABLY REQUIRES US TO LOOK AT OUR DOWNTOWN AND SEE HOW WE CAN FIT THAT TO THAT REVITALIZATION EFFORTS. SO I NEVER GOT ANY RESPONSE. I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL GET ONE HERE, BUT COULD WE PLEASE ASK THAT? WE CONTEMPLATE THAT THE LAST TIME IT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, THE ENGINEER CAME UP AND SAID, THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE FOR US TO ADD STORMWATER UTILITY FEE TO EVERYBODY WHO LIVES INSIDE THE DISTRICT WHICH. WHICH TAKES OUR HISTORICAL.
WE'LL DO THIS FOR FREE. WE WON'T INCORPORATE OR TAX ANYBODY ANYMORE TO TO REALLY JUST CAN THE WHOLE IDEA AS IF IT DOESN'T WORK UNLESS WE UNLESS WE CHARGE EVERYBODY MORE.
SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT STORMWATER FEES, WE SHOULD BE INCORPORATING. HOW ARE WE MANAGING THE STORMWATER? HOW ARE WE, YOU KNOW, DESIGNING PLANS THAT ARE INCORPORATE WHAT WE WHAT WE DID NOT DO WITH THE ATTENUATION POND AND THE, AND THE GRANT THAT WE HAD BEFORE, WHICH WAS TO BE, YOU KNOW, TO BE INNOVATIVE AND TO LOOK AT THINGS FROM A SERIOUS STANDPOINT, NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ON OUR LIST OF THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO. AND SO HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST? AND GET A STUDY TO TELL US HOW MUCH TO CHARGE THE RESIDENTS. THAT DOESN'T GIVE US A LOT OF INSIGHT ABOUT OUR FUTURE PLANS. DO YOU ALL FOLLOW ME ON THIS? I HAVE TO INVESTIGATE THAT MORE. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT I NEED TO INVESTIGATE. YEAH, I'M NOT SAYING WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE IT, BUT TO SAY, HOW DO WE MAKE IT EASIER? AND I THINK IT WAS THE CONSULTING STUDY THAT STARTED BY SAYING, FOR EXAMPLE, BOURBON ON MAIN, THAT PARKING LOT, LET THEM BUILD ON IT AND LET'S HAVE A PARKING GARAGE. YOU KNOW, IT'S THE SAME IDEA, THAT PIECE OF LAND. LET THEM TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF IT BECAUSE WE HAVE A STORMWATER UTILITY THAT WE'VE GONE THE NEXT STEP TO. AND I UNDERSTAND FROM TALKING TO PROFESSIONALS, WE HAVE TO APPLY FOR THE NEXT LEVEL PERMIT. AND THAT MAY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE CITY FOR HOW WE MANAGE IT. BUT IT'S OUR RIVER AND THERE WERE OTTERS IN IT IN FRONT OF BEHIND MY HOUSE OR IN FRONT OF IT. AND THERE'S GATORS AND EVERY OTHER CRITTER THAT ARE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE TOOK THE STANCE TO PUT SANITARY SEWER ALONG THE RIVER. NOW THE STORMWATER APPARENTLY IS IS ANOTHER ISSUE, BUT I WAS AT THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL, SO I'M EVEN MORE FILLED AND REFRESHED ON ALL THIS CONCEPT THAN EVER. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE IT. AND DEBBIE, YOU GAVE ME A GOOD SORT OF SENSE OF CONSENSUS, I THINK. YEAH, I SUPPORT IT. I DON'T KNOW THE BUDGET IMPACT TO, TO THIS LINE ITEM, BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO COME BEFORE US AS A POLICY POLICY DECISION UP THERE, I SUPPORT IT IN TERMS OF. BUT YOU'RE NOT SAYING IT WOULD IMPACT THIS LINE ITEM IN PARTICULAR. I'M JUST SAYING, IF YOU ASKED ME HOW I'D LIKE TO SPEND 35,000, I'D LIKE TO SEE
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THE DESIGN, A SYSTEM THAT TAKES FULL ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GO AFTER IMPROVEMENTS AND GRANTS. AS FAR AS THE FEE IS CONCERNED, I DON'T WANT TO LET OUR TRADITIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS OFF THE HOOK BY JUST DOING WHAT THEY ALWAYS DO. SO WE NEED FOLKS THAT ARE INSIGHTFUL AND FORWARD THINKING AND WHO ARE REALLY ON BOARD AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE GRANT MONEY THAT'S OUT THERE. I MEAN, WE JUST HAD A BRIEFING FROM DEP ON ALL OF THE GRANTS THAT ARE OPEN NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER FOR THIS KIND OF THING. AND THE REALITY IS, IF WE DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND PREPARE WHERE IT MIGHT BE, WHAT IT MIGHT BE, WE HAVE TO INVEST MONEY TO ENVISION WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, OR WE'LL NEVER GET TO THAT POINT WHERE WE CAN PUT IN A GRANT AND BE ABLE TO SAY, WE'RE READY TO GO. FROM MY OWN, YOU KNOW, CONFESSION, THAT'S BEEN MY PROBLEM WITH THAT MONEY WE GOT, WAS THAT THAT I WAS NEVER PUSHING THAT ENOUGH AS WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WOULD THIS BIG RETENTION POND THAT MIGHT BE ON THAT PROPERTY, HOW COULD IT BE SMALLER? OR HOW COULD IT DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT DIFFERENTLY? YEAH. AND SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN IT, THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. AND THANK YOU. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT ONE OF THE MAIN FOCAL POINTS WE HAVE ON EACH ONE OF OUR STORMWATER UTILITY PROJECTS IS TO ENSURE THAT WE INCLUDE EITHER BAFFLE BOX OR CDS UNIT, AND WE'VE INCREASED THAT NUMBER WITH EVERY PROJECT. SO THE MOST RECENT ONE THAT WILL BE GOING OUT WITH THE ASTER AND PALMETTO ONE, WHICH IS A GRANT FUNDED PROJECT, WILL BE INCLUDING A CDS UNIT FOR THAT. AND THEN THE RIO DRIVE PROJECT, WHICH WE ALSO ARE RECEIVING GRANT FUNDING FOR.WE'RE LOOKING AT EITHER A BAFFLE BOX OR CDS UNITS REALLY CONSTRICTED ON THE SIZE, BUT WE'RE STILL GOING TO PLAY WITH THAT. THAT IDEA OF IT'S ANYTIME WE'RE MAKING AN ALTERATION, IT'S OUR CHANCE TO MAKE THAT IMPROVEMENT AS WELL. AND SO WE'VE REALLY MADE THAT COMMITMENT HERE. AND THAT'S KIND OF AT THE DIRECTION OF MISS MANNS. I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND THERE'S A POWERPOINT THAT I'LL FORWARD BACK TO YOU FROM THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL THAT WAS GIVEN TODAY FROM FEMA ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITIES. AND IN IT THEY SAID COMMUNITIES THAT GROW ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING AND LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT WHEN A PROJECT COMES TO BEAR, BECAUSE IT HAS AN ENVIRONMENTAL SORT OF LIKE BUYING A PRODUCT, BECAUSE THEY GIVE A FREE PAIR OF SOCKS TO EVERYONE YOU BUY FOR SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS IT, YOU KNOW, SHOWING OUR COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT IS A POSITIVE, YOU KNOW, MARKETING TO ACTUALLY HAVE PEOPLE WANT TO MOVE HERE AND LIVE HERE AS THEY SHOULD. SO JUST CONTINUE TO, I GUESS, BRAG ABOUT THE THINGS WE ARE DOING. BUT MY PARTICULAR POINT IS ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN ITSELF AND BACK TO WALKABILITY AND THE ECONOMICS OF OUR DOWNTOWN AS WELL, WHICH IS, WHICH IS ALWAYS THE HARD PART ACROSS GOVERNMENTS OR DEPARTMENTS TO SAY, HOW CAN WE ALL HAVE A LITTLE PIECE OF A SUCCESS STORY? AND I THINK THAT THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO FIND ONE.
UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ON THAT. WITH STORM. SORRY. ARE YOU STILL THERE? YEAH. SO WITH STORM WATER, THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES OUTSIDE OF THAT. MOVING ON TO THE CENTRAL GARAGE.
THAT'S OUR MECHANICS THERE. WE HAVE NO CHANGES TO THAT BUDGET AT THIS TIME. ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE? I THINK WE GOT HIM. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO SARAH. THANK YOU.
OKAY. OKAY. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE CRA, I DO WANT TO MAKE TWO COMMENTS AND POLICE BUDGET.
WE DID MAKE LAST MINUTE CHANGES TO TWO ITEMS IN CAPITAL THAT THEY HAVE AND SUPERVISION. THEY POLICE. POLICE SUPERVISION. PAGE 47. JUST A SECOND HERE. IMPROVEMENTS WAS ORIGINALLY BUDGETED AT 25,000. WE HAVE THEY ARE BUDGETING 12,000 FOR BUILDING INTERIOR RENOVATIONS.
SO WE DID DECREASE THAT SLIGHTLY. AND THE ONLY OTHER CAPITAL EXPENDITURE THAT THEY HAVE IN POLICE PATROL, THE AMOUNT ON PAGE 61. GO AHEAD $257,130. AND THAT'S THE ANNUAL PAYMENT OUT OF A TEN YEAR CONTRACT WITH AXON. IT DOES INDICATE THAT THE FUND FUNDING SOURCE IS PENNY FOR PASCO. HOWEVER, THE TASERS ARE NOT FUNDED THROUGH PENNY FOR PASCO, SO THAT CHANGE WILL BE MADE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. BUT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 2571 30 IS THE
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TOTAL OF THE CONTRACT THAT COVERS THE CAMERAS, RADIOS AND THE TASERS, AND THOSE ARE THE ONLY CAPITAL ITEMS IN POLICE THAT I WANTED TO OUTLINE. AND THAT'S BUDGETED FOR THIS COMING YEAR. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION TO YOU OF THE PROPOSED DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2627. SUBJECT TO ANY CHANGES THAT WILL MAKE BEFORE YOUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING.