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From YouTube: Budget Workshop 10/19/2009
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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
BUDGET WORKSHOP
LEVY SENIOR CENTER
300 Dodge Avenue, Evanston 60202
Monday, October 19, 2009
7:00 P.M.
A
C
C
E
E
Okay
again,
what
I'd
like
to
do
first
is
to
go
through
the
agenda
of
the
topics
that
will
be
covering
this
evening
and
then
Marty
Lyons,
our
assistant
city
manager,
will
be
making
the
presentations
on
behalf
of
staff.
First,
we'll
give
you
an
update
as
to
where
we
are
with
the
mid-year
financial
report
and
included
in
that
will
be.
E
A
discussion
of
the
2010-2011
budget
and
CIP
update
will
also
do
a
separate
discussion
on
the
capital
improvement
program
that
would
fall
under
the
discussion
regarding
your
goals
on
CIP
budget
plans,
we're
kind
of
blending
what
are
3
items
on
your
agenda
into
two
separate
items
before
mr.
Lyons
begins.
His
presentation
I
want
to
just
talk
a
little
bit
about
where
we're
at
in
the
current
year
2009-10,
as
well
as
where
we're
projecting
to
be
in
the
coming
fiscal
year.
You're
going
to
hear
from
mr.
E
Lyons
this
evening
that
we're
estimating
at
this
point
in
the
fiscal
year,
which
ends
on
februari
28,
that
we
have
a
4
million
dollar
deficit
in
our
general
fund.
We
are
proposing,
as
you'll
hear
more
this
evening,
to
address
this
deficit
in
two
different
ways.
One
to
use
2
million
dollars
of
our
reserves,
as
well
as
to
phrase
I
of
coin,
to
manage
through
2
million
dollars,
and
that
is
to
look
at
spending
across
the
board
within
the
city
and
make
adjustments
accordingly,
which
we
believe
we
can
do
in
order
to
make
up
that.
E
Second,
two
million
dollars
at
this
point
I
am
not
recommending
any
additional
impacts.
As
far
as
personnel
is
concerned,
I'm
not
recommending
any
layoffs,
any
furloughs,
any
other
impacts
to
our
employees
specifically
I.
Think
that
in
order
to
get
through
to
februari
28th
and
to
continue
to
provide
the
residents
of
evanston
with
high-quality
service,
I
think
we
can
balance
the
budget
without
having
that
impact
on
our
employees.
The
second
part
of
mr.
Lyons
presentation
will
be
to
talk
about
war
where
act
for
fiscal
year
2010-2011
at
this
early
stage.
E
In
our
budget
preparation,
we
believe
we
are
looking
at
a
deficit
of
eight
million
dollars
and
we
have
already
ideas
and
how
to
address
that
deficit.
The
City
Council
has
directed
us
to
conduct
community
budget
planning
meetings
during
the
month
of
November.
We
hope
that
those
workshops
will
also
bear
fruit.
As
far
as
what
will
be
proposing
to
you
in
January
as
the
proposed
budget
for
2010
2011,
these
are
difficult
budget
times.
Certainly
you
look
around
the
country
at
our
neighbors
other
communities
in
Northern,
Illinois
I,
think
everyone
is
dealing
with
difficult
budgets.
E
We
can,
as
I've
said,
I,
think
get
through
the
current
year
responsibly
as
I've
described.
However,
as
we
look
at
the
next
year,
I
think
we
are
going
to
have
to
take
some
serious
looks
at
how
how
we
provide
services,
how
we
fund
services
in
order
to
come
up
with
a
balanced
budget,
so
that's
sort
of
an
overview,
a
big
picture
overview
of
those
issues
we're
facing.
As
far
as
our
current
your
budget
and
what
we're
looking
at
next
year,
mr.
Lyons
again
has
a
presentation.
E
I
would
be
happy
to
answer
any
preliminary
questions
at
this
point.
Otherwise
we'll
let
mr.
Lyons
move
forward
with
his
presentation
at
the
conclusion
of
that
we
have
one
additional
presentation
and
that
will
focus
on
our
capital
improvement
program
and
I
have
some
preliminary
comments
before
we
get
into
that
presentation.
F
Working
in
here
so
you're,
looking
at
where
we
are
economically,
we
looked
at
the
Federal
Reserve's.
Most
recent
report
commanders
believe
mr.
Cushing
chicaza
that
it's
a
mixed
bag,
so
we're
spending
goes
up
through
the
second
quarter,
but
business
spending
as
decline
is
still
declining,
put
in
a
lower
rate,
manufacturing
construction
they're,
showing
signs
of
improvement,
but
unemployment
is
still
increasing,
but
again
at
a
lower
rate.
It's
still
not
a
good
thing.
F
It's
still
increasing
at
those
of
you
live
in
Washington
or
over
ten
percent
decline,
so
credit
conditions
are
improving,
but
we
looked
at
what
we
had
going
before.
I,
don't
know
how
they
could
have
been
any
worse
about
three
or
four
months
ago,
so
they
are
improving.
I
think
that
what
you'll
see
with
those
five
bullet
points
is
also
carried
right
through
in
our
report
that
you'll
see
parts
of
those
bullet
points,
so
episode,
revenue
reflecting
the
economy,
we're
running
about
five
percent
below
question
could
be
a
lot
worse,
but
five
percent.
F
Overall,
this
indicative
of
loss
and
our
economically
based
web
resources.
That's
in
our
general
fund,
the
other
funds
capital
parchment
tips-
are
still
fairly
stable.
The
tif
funds
are
based
on
property
taxes
and
those
are
very
stable.
Parking
has
been
steadily
as
fairly
stable
when
we
look
at
our
monthly
report
and
see
that
parking
has
a
lot
of
confidence
right
now.
However,
we're
about
to
make
up
12
million
dollar
bond
game
in
December,
so
that
will
take
more
than
half
on
the
fund
balance
out
apartment.
F
When
you
look
at
our
monthly
report,
one
of
the
sewer
funds
have
stabilized
partially
due
to
cramps
that
we've
been
receiving
as
a
part
of
the
stimulus
funding
can
do
to
deferred
projects.
W's
are
still
below
expectations
and
projections,
and
part
of
that
is
due
to
our
decreased
pump.
It
you
can
do
to
a
mild
summer.
F
A
lot
of
water
usage,
therefore
lower
conquer
explode,
water
lowers
sewer
revenues.
Further
grains
have
been
received,
support
capital,
and
this
is
where
its
are
shared
and
Rome
project
or
other
projects.
We
also
received
funding
for
parents
as
well.
These
have
been
very
well
received
and
needed,
as
we
look
towards
capital
later
on
tonight,
so
general
fund
again
at
five
percent
under
budget.
That's
4.3
billion
dollars,
that's
a
big
number
and
it
comes
from
a
variety
of
sources,
but
it
also
hasn't
just
come
from
an
economic
downturn.
F
There's
a
variety
of
issues
that
we
faced
with
the
revenues
dropping
Jim
of
my
expenses,
we're
projecting
to
hold
them
three
percent
below
budget
and
that's
with
current
staffing
using
vacancies
pulled
relying
on
expenses
which
would
bring
it
down
approximately
2.7
million
under
budget.
Our
Reserve
balance
at
the
beginning
of
the
year
was
fourteen
point.
Three
billion
at
the
first
quarter
report
showed
us
at
14.6
million,
and
that
was
my
new
number.
This
number
is
based
on
me
to
the
comprehensive
annual
financial
report
and
beyond
so
that's
completed
at
this
point.
F
So
if
our
to
go
through
with
manager
outlined
earlier
and
we're
successful
yanshan
through
about
twelve
point,
seven
million
for
a
quarantine
percent
of
budget
and
further
budget
policy
are
fine.
Valence
minimum
is
eight
point.
Three
percent
in
the
general
fund,
I
rolling
at
is
to
keep
service
reductions
to
a
minimum
through
there,
maybe
around
two
thousand,
two
thousand.
So
what
happened
with
our
revenue?
F
Well,
first,
we
have
a
bit
of
a
different
news
if
you
will,
because
of
the
way
that
we
do
our
property
taxes,
we
receive
our
property
taxes
in
the
year
immediately
following
the
lucky.
We
don't
know
who
fronted
them
to
come
in
yet
a
year
later,
so
this
last
year,
the
budget,
we
showed
a
decrease
of
approximately
1.4
million
dollars.
Yet
we
will
receive
the
08
levy
as
it
was
letting
which
will
give
us
our
cash
basis
that
additional
push
for
the
2010-11
year.
F
We
would
then
have
a
decrease
or
what
was
in
a
bunch
of
document,
that
your
adopted
in
February
we're
going
to
talk
a
lot
more
about
the
property
taxes
in
detail
at
the
tax
levy,
meaning
your
first
meeting
in
November.
The
reader
tax
levy
estimate
discussion
first
meeting
in
November,
so
I
want
to
come
back
to
that
later.
So
as
far
as
revenues
that
are
decreasing
at
the
beginning
of
their
at
the
end
of
the
first
quarter,
real
estate
transfer
tax
will
protect
to
be
1.8
million
dollars.
F
The
lower
budget
so
then
actually
rebound
we're
projecting
them
come
in
just
at
about
fifty
percent
income.
Taxes
are
one
of
the
items
that
we
rely
on
the
Illinois
Municipal
League
and
they
missed
their
target
on
roxas
told
well
since
about
december.
Through
the
present,
the
per
capita
restarted
the
year
getting
more
than
19
hours
per
capita
and
never
projecting
go
down
to
seventy
seven
dollars
per
capita
income
tax.
So
that's
a
very
large
drought.
F
We
went
from
seven
million
to
under
six
million
for
this
revenue
source
that
was
not
rejected
by
ml
when
we
were
doing
our
budget
earlier
this
year,
the
building
permits
are
projected
to
be
finally
a
fifty-dollar
below
budget.
That's
a
3.8
billion
dollars,
so
that's
not
too
bad.
Coming
in
about
3
million
250,000,
thus
biggest
surprise
that
we
see
you
have
seen
an
example
of
it
was
utility
taxes
where
Trant
were
looking
to
buy
natural
gas
at
an
all-time
low
or
at
least
an
all-time
low
for
quite
a
while
prices
down
below
six
dollars.
F
So
we
were
looking
to
buy
a
bat
low
price
because
also
needs
a
a
large
portion
of
our
natural
gas
utility
text,
which
is
based
on
a
dollar
amount
and
not
on
the
number
of
thirds
use,
took
a
huge
hit.
We
lost
dollars
there
and
telecommunication
taxes
are
below
based
on
lower
recounting
the
basically
businesses
aren't.
You
seem
quite
as
much
of
no
services,
so
our
telecommunications
go
down
as
well.
Investment
income
is
projected
to
be
four
hundred
thousand
below
budget
and
that
end
up
with
interested
in
action.
F
Zero
and
twenty
five
percent
we're
heading
up
towards
one
percent
now,
but
it's
difficult
to
make
the
numbers.
When
rates
are
that
low?
We
did
lower
the
budget
for
next
year
to
reflect
that
all
other
remaining
revenues
are
showing
to
be
about
nine
hundred
thousand
dollars
under
budget
one
bright
spot.
We
could
have
the
switch
of
the
we
sold
carefully
that
replaced
Stanley
sale
that
didn't
go
through.
So
that
was
a
nice.
We
lost
50,000
still
very
well
received
as
far
as
stabilizing
general
fund
balances.
H
Granted
the
economy
is
bad.
We
knew
that
when
we
were
working
on
our
budget
last
year
and
one
of
the
arguments
I
made
to
you
at
City
Hall
was
when
you
estimated
the
real
estate
transfer
tax
I
argued
with
you
that
there
was
absolutely
no
way
we
could
meet.
That
number
and
you
said
to
me,
I
will
never
forget
this.
H
At
that
moment
in
time
and
I
felt,
then
it
was
irresponsible
and
I
want
to
go
on
record
that
I
will
fight
to
the
end
any
over
projection
of
revenue
this
year
in
the
past,
I
do
not
ever
remember
the
city
of
Evanston
under
or
over
projecting
building
permits
and
real
estate
transfer
tax.
We've
always
been
very
conservative
on
that
and
in
fact,
in
several
occasions,
I
fought
low
estimates
on
that
and
was
right
that
it
always
came
in
over,
but
this
year
I
knew
and
I'm.
H
You
know
only
half
as
smart
as
the
finance
director
and
others,
but
I
knew
that
we
were
not
going
to
make
those
figures
and
I
knew
that
we
were
only
doing
it
to
balance
the
budget.
I
do
not
think
a
balanced
budget
by
manipulating
revenues
is,
is,
is
a
good
thing
to
do.
I
think
it's
as
irresponsible
is
overspending
as
under
under
estimating
you're
spending,
so
I
would
really
caution
us
on
that.
Secondly,
I
want
to
ask
you
in
the
water
fund.
H
Revenues
are
tracking
below
budget
at
thirty-five
percent.
I
want
to
know,
can
you
can
you
take
out
of
that?
Thirty-Five
percent?
What
revenues
for
evanston
usage
is
versus
what
the
water
commission
you
is.
Those
numbers
are
all
mixed
in
there
right
there
separate
all
right.
Then
I
have
this
question.
If
our
water
revenues
are
separate
them,
I
didn't
know
if
they
were
not
and
they're
tracking
at
thirty-five
percent.
If
we
did
the
calculations
right,
how
can
the
sewer
revenue
be
tracking
on
target
at
fifty
percent,
because
one
is
hooked
to
the
other,
I
mean
there.
H
F
H
F
Showing
the
sea
level
of
expenses
as
Anna,
first
quarter,
police
and
fire
and
had
turnover
that
has
caused
some
payouts.
We
do
have
payouts
for
a
union
contract.
We
also
that
fails
when
we
have
retirement
and
those
have
pushed
both
police
and
fire
above
budget.
You
have
items
in
a
different
budget
and
funding
in
a
different
budget.
We
will
move
the
funds
for
the
right
place,
which
will
bring
police
and
fire
back
to
a
closure
will
be
right.
On
top
of
fifty
percent
beach.
F
F
F
H
What
officer
you
know
the
different
departments
we
I
mean
that
is
so
helpful
and
then
on
the
cover
sheet,
the
accounting
for
the
number
of
police
officers,
like
you
might
say,
there's
all
those
sworn
officers
but
a
lot
of
times.
Ten
of
those
are
in
feel
are
in
the
academy
and
so
they're
really
not
on
the
street,
which
means
then
we're
having
over
time
from
sworn
officers
filling
those
ten
spots
that
aren't
out
on
the
street.
H
B
F
H
F
H
F
H
F
All
the
general
fund
and
budget
is
has
been
set
up
this
way
in
the
past.
The
expense
truly
are
police
or
fire,
or
public
works
presenter.
Today,
up
there,
they
belong
in
that
department,
a
budget
we
have
quantum
attracted
in
a
separate
business
unit
depending
on
the
desire
of
the
city.
We
need
to
go
ahead
and
move
those
payouts
into
the
operating
budgets.
To
say
these
are
the
true
cost
return
over.
These
are
the
accumulated
lead
banks
in
these
apartments.
It
reflects
the
true
cost
of
operating
it.
Has
the
budget
run
to
be
fair?
F
That
departments
just
operating
have
been
that
Gotye
guidelines
of
the
contract
for
our
personnel
rules.
We
want
to
make
sure
we
have
those
funds
either
moved
out
to
where
every
budget
before
we
move
the
budget
over
to
the
apartment,
so
that
they
can
come
in
that
budget
with
these
payoffs
because
they
are
part
of
the
contract.
In
most
cases,.
H
F
F
You
can
also
see
how
is
the
increase,
we're
not
seeing
the
doubt
the
previous
we
worked
out
of
six
and
having
employees
only
honor
a
portion
of
them
back,
that's
already
taken
effect.
So
we
don't
see
that
part.
Now
we're
going
to
see
the
rate
increase
as
the
other
side
of
that
one
time
decrease
from
not
at
one
time,
I
think
I
misspoke
the
decrease
in
full-time
staff
when
we
did
hear
a
retirement
initiative
accepted.
F
F
So
what
are
we
specifically
talking
about
the
remainder
of
the
year?
The
first
quarter?
We
talked
about
issues
that
we
would
look
at.
It
is
not
a
time,
so
we
will
implement
a
hiring
freeze
effectively
involving
all
positions.
This
will
include
medications
on
higher
but
I
max
special
duty
overtime.
All
aspects
where
we
have
vacancies,
we're
going
to
reduce
the
amount
of
how
people
call
back
and
cover
with
agencies.
Would
you
really
have
to
prior
all
of
the
savings
from
those
vacancies?
F
We'll
also
be
looking
at
the
seasonal
on
temporary
staffing
and
reducing
that
wherever
possible,
we'll
be
looking
at
implementing
reorganization?
We
have
come
to
the
council
with
one:
not
the
public
works
as
far
as
refuse
and
recycling
looking
at
administrative
reorganizations
that
will
formalize
some
of
the
vacancies
that
are
coming
present,
so
those
are
have
proceeded
as
quickly
as
possible.
F
We'll
also
be
looking
at
spending
freeze
spending
freeze
of
all
non-essential
their
goal
here
is
that
certainly
I
have
a
50
million
dollar
payroll
out
there
without
supplies
to
work
with.
So
we're
not
going
to
do
that,
but
to
the
extent
that
we
can
grow
without
certain
items,
whether
it
be
as
you
see
on
the
last
quarter,
bring
small
items
of
capital
or
technology
where
we
don't
have
to
do
that
replacement
cycle
this
year
that
that's
what
we're
going
to
do,
we're
going
to
hold
off
on
those
types
of
expenditures.
F
F
Training
the
travel
I,
don't
think
they're
produced
as
as
much
as
possible.
No
further
ado
should
be
reimbursing
expenses
to
the
extent
that
we're
not
violating
a
contract
from
our
Manor
here.
I'll
get
to
the
extent
that
somebody
hasn't
already
put
in
a
request
is
signed
up
for
the
class
and,
lastly,
is
has
been
careful
of
Technology
expenses.
These
are
in
the
general
fund.
We're
not
saying
to
stop
Street
reconstruction
x,
we're
just
looking
at
the
remainder
of
the
year
for
capital.
Offenses
been
to
me.
F
So
the
vacancy
celery-
this
is
just
general
fund.
We
do
have
a
few
in
water
as
well.
These
are
this
is
an
estimated
annual
salary.
This
is
not
necessarily
the
seedings
we're
going
to
receive
this
year.
That
would
be
less
because
the
some
cases
create
a
temporary
filling
in
his
for
its
only
for
a
part
of
a
year.
So,
as
you
can
see,
though,
these
are
again,
we
have
1.6
million
dollars
in
vacant
positions
at
the
present
angle,
on
an
annual
basis.
I
I
F
F
K
F
We
don't
want
to
just
trying
to
look
at
what
we
think
we
can
recently
get
to
by
holding
open
positions.
We
could
have
further
retirement
for
the
pigs
that
figured
everyone
has
come
to
realizes
is
that
a
retirement
or
voluntary
separation
don't
normally
result
to
the
savings
of
city
in
the
first
year,
because
the
payouts,
but
usually
are
more
than
the
remaining
salary
that
we
have
and
as
we
go
through,
the
budget
process
will
want
to
look
at.
J
F
I
I
I
know
this
is
a
discussion
for
for
another
time,
but
just
to
sort
of
put
put
in
the
I
guess
the
queue
is.
Has
there
been
any
talk
about
limiting
that
amount?
Oh
cool,
so
you
don't
have
that
much
time
on
the
books.
So
there's
not
a
huge
payout
in
one
lump
sum.
So
some
places
you
can
only
a
crew
keep
on
the
books
three
weeks
or
four
weeks
in
order
to
keep
your
budgeting
more
consistent
over
time.
I
know
it's
not.
F
That's
a
definitely
year-over-year
process
or
contractor
or
contract
process.
So
the
personal
savings
ends
up
a
very
hard
earned
savings.
If
you
were
the
next
one's,
not
quite
so
hard
100s
savings,
and
that
is
an
order
that
one
of
the
ways
in
order
to
make
this
work
is
if
we
do
the
remainder
of
the
year,
who
spent
400
sorry
540
Valon
approximately.
F
We
have
approximately
an
HR
non-personnel
and
capital
proximately,
18
billion
dollars
and
so
we're
trying
to
budget
so
we're
trying
to
say
that
we
will
come
in
with
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
savings
time.
F
budget
totally
about
a
five
percent
savings,
little
bit
more
in
the
last
electrics,
a
little
more
in
these
last
four
months,
but
there's
our
target
and
that
gets
us
to
see
approximately
2.4
million
over
2.7
voting
that
we
talked
about
in
the
summary
slide
that
showed
three
percent,
so
it
is
not
all
about
general
fund.
F
It
is
our
biggest
issue
right
now.
So,
just
briefly
on
this
first
six
months,
water
is
still
pretty
soon.
We
will
get
the
question
earlier,
the
driving
revenues
and
as
a
percent
of
budget,
we
have
have
lower
compa
to
know
that
insurance
fund
continues
to
operate
expenses.
The
club
revenues
for
the
year
councils
been
involved
in
a
lot
of
the
settlement
discussions.
We've
been
working
very
hard
to
keep
each
of
those
whoa.
We've
got
a
lot
of
them.
F
B
F
This
is
the
first
year
that
consolidated
all
of
the
decks
in
there,
as
noted
earlier
of
parking
fund.
Revenues
are
doing
that
budget
and
we
will
have
an
approximate
12
billion
dollar
debt
service
payment
or
all
the
debt
that
the
part
of
the
plug
helps
to
support
which
will
reduce
the
apartment.
12
Reserve
account
record
store
below
lead
fund,
as
we
noted
before,.
E
F
The
revenue
side
or
on
the
expensive
side
fun
inside
internal
service
fund,
so
it
depends
on
other
funds,
the
Bennett's
dollars.
If
we
defer
purchases
and
give
up
transfers,
then
the
general
will
help
our
general
drug
deficit
rejection.
One
of
the
things
that
is
a
concern
I
see
our
fleet
manager
out
there.
One
of
the
things
that's
a
concern.
What
will
happen
to
our
maintenance
costs?
Excuse.
H
H
F
F
So
how
the
expenses
have
been
a
lot
of
this
as
a
reverse
of
the
revenue
side,
making
up
service
payments
or
schedule
they
were
later
in
the
year.
They
will
happen
each
year,
human
first
and
December.
First
and
quite
often
we
just
have
an
interest
payment
on
june,
first,
an
interest
in
principle,
game
2nite
december
first,
so
that
our
third
quarter,
all
our
debt
service
funds
and
the
tif
funds
will
incur
higher
expenses
for
that
third
quarter.
F
So
again,
the
fund,
that's
just
the
expense
side
of
which,
what
I
just
referenced
on
the
revenue
side,
the
again
as
far
as
police
and
fire
repeal
that
we
are
going
to
have
a
higher
annual
required
required
contribution.
But
you
see
a
one
point:
is
the
change
in
our
unfunded
liability,
changing
a
145,
58
volume
and
that's
what's
creating
that
increase
in
the
tax
levy
this
past
year,
the
insurance
fund,
as
they
began,
experiencing
those
higher
claims.
F
So
we
are
looking
for
ten
eleven
and
increase
in
contributions
from
all
of
our
other
funds,
and
hopefully
this
year
will
also
bring
to
embark
on
presently
our
insurance
fun.
The
internal
transfer
pump
street
from
the
finance
department
long
happy
to
keep
it
there.
It
also
might
be
a
good
idea
that
this
year's
budget-
we
put
it
out
into
the
department's
where
we
have
the
claims,
so
that
again,
is
a
part
of
as
a
part
of
the
operating
costs.
F
F
Now
to
a
world
just
before,
we
would
start
normally
where
we
start
getting
property
taxes
in
out
there
a
little
late,
but
we
still
have
11
again
the
insurance
fund
at
the
bottom.
Please
note
that
that
is
our
cash
in
the
bank
less
the
bills.
We
know
where
we
might
that
claims
payable.
We
do
that.
I
shouldn't
say
that
we
know
we
all
that
are
out
there
and
could
be
settled
against
us.
F
We
did
this
is
just
in
the
last
year
where
things
were
settled
for
much
less
in
one
case,
our
reserve
Thomas
cup,
a
billion
dollars,
because
we
had
a
settlement
for
much
less
than
what
was
reserved
for
so
next
steps
for
analyzing
budget
for
10-11,
we're
about
to
move
forward
with
public
meetings
being
October
and
I
have
a
calendar
on
the
next
slide.
We
talking
with
all
of
the
directors
and
managers
about
staffing
in
spending
increases,
as
well
as
the
reorganizations
that
we
reference,
or
so
it's
now
action
time.
F
So
what
are
we
going
to
do?
10-11
budget
process?
Well,
as
she
definitely
call
from
our
first
few
council
meetings
in
the
last
month
and
a
half
regarding
reception
when
it's
been
up
of
transparency
is
a
very
large
goal
we
have.
Last
year
we
had
one
meeting
October
one
meeting
in
November,
and
then
we
went
into
the
regular
council
meetings
this
year.
We're
going
to
have
my
meetings
from
november
seven
to
december
seven
there's
a
lot
of
involvement.
F
As
far
as
discussing
our
budget
issues,
we
hope
to
gain
a
lot
of
insight
from
progressing
staff
in
the
natural
on
the
city
during
this
process.
What
is
the
goal
this
year
to
get
back
to
policy?
This
is
said
earlier
that
is
outputting
vectors
equal
to
operating
expenses.
When
we
talk
about
where
we're
at
with
our
veterans
I
hope
it
will
be
able
to
meet
that
goal.
F
A
more
conservative
I
won't
really
conservative,
but
more
conservative
approach
to
the
rounders
we're
going
to
look
at
all
services
and
then
we're
going
to
look
at
capital
because
it's
not
all
about
the
general
fund
capital
programs
within
our
means.
It
comes
up
with
the
economy
right
now
that
capital
budget
has
a
direct
impact
on
the
general
fund
budget.
If
we
meet
bonds
to
your
capital
fund,
then
that's
going
to
raise
a
levy
that
they
have
to
come
out
of
it
direct
the
inverse
relationship
with
the
general
fund.
F
So
what
are
we
projecting
right
now
for
1000?
Well,
as
you
saw,
revenues
were
down
approximately
five
percent
below
our
budget.
We're
projecting
they'll
be
down
another
percent
on
that,
so
we
are
now
looking
compared
a
lot
of
this
questions
in
the
financial
press
that
we're
coming
out.
For
us,
one
of
the
biggest
issues
is
unemployment
and
real
estate
and
we're
not
coming
out
of
those
really
quick
that
won't
be
on
the
front
end.
So
that's
going
to
be
a
concern.
The
unemployment
drives
our
income
tax,
so
we're
very
much
being
guarded
regarding
our
renters.
F
The
bright
spots
is,
is
that
the
downtown
tip
will
close
and
approximately
1.8
million
dollars
can
go
to
the
tax
levy,
with
no
increase
to
any
city
of
Evanston
property
tax
payer.
It
would
be
a
reallocation
of
the
downtown
tax
increment,
just
as
all
the
schools
will
go
ahead
and
raise
their.
Let
me
to
take
you
to
account,
but
was
before
the
nine
million
dollars
going
time
tip
that
will
all
be
split
up
to
all
the
taxing
bodies.
We
will
get
approximately
twenty
percent
of
them,
but
as
a
whole
world
community.
F
F
Were
my
community
with
flower
13
all
newer
ships?
Well,
hang
not
quite
so
good,
so
we're
tracking
at
about
five
percent.
The
world
budget
keep
that
or
they're
coming
here.
We
are
not
projecting
increases
income
taxes,
real
estate,
transfer,
Texas
and
utility
taxes
down
substantially
and
there's
utility
Texans
are
probably
the
one
that
has
the
best
chance
for
coming
up
with
again
take
a
look
at
the
graphic
that
we
gave
in
your
package,
and
the
good
news
is
a
good
price
of
the
unit.
F
Prices
for
utilities
are
lowering,
so
the
budget
increases
would
not
be
wise.
In
our
estimation,
building
permits
we're
also
watching
those
to
be
down.
So
we
are
looking
at
coming
in
at
approximately
just
over
three
million
dollars
in
that
square.
The
10-11
budget
will
be
set,
so
that's
eight
hundred
thousand
a
little
bit
less
brother,
closer
than
600,000
below
the
nine
ten
budget.
J
F
F
F
F
On
the
other
side
of
the
equation,
when
we
first
look
at
the
budget,
we're
looking
at
business
as
usual,
but
we
know
that's
not
where
we're
going
to
end
up,
but
just
to
paint
a
picture.
If
we
proceed
ahead,
we
would
have
rate
increases
that
current
staffing
level,
approximately
four
percent
for
about
a
two
billion
dollar
increase
over
prior
year-
I
am
prevention.
F
This
is
the
combined
for
the
combination
of
the
PRI
cost
in
our
market
losses,
and
it's
about
a
three
to
one
ratio
of
the
biggest
portion
of
this
is
the
ERI
that
are
starting
our
payment
of
ten
years
worth
of
payments
for
the
early
retirement
incentive
and
that's
changing
our
rate
from
just
over
eight
percent
of
employee
salaries
to
just
under
twelve
percent
police
and
fire
pension.
Those
increases
are
also
going
to
go
up
a
reaction
on
the
part
on
the
positive
side.
F
E
E
Mayor
Oliver
and
rainy
of
one
piece
of
our
puzzle
looking
at
next
year's
budget
is
our
debt.
In
essence,
what
we
have
with
the
CRI
is
debt
to
the
Illinois
Municipal
retirement
fund.
We
think
we
can
refinance
that
at
a
lower
rate
than
we
currently
nessus
borrowed
the
money
from
our
I
mrf.
We
are
also
looking
at
other
debt
and
we'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that
in
the
capital
section.
So
one
solution
of
many
solutions
will
be
to
refinance
debt,
so
we're
hoping
that
we'll
be
able
to
look
at
that
as
well.
F
Employee
contributions,
those
are
parking,
so
we
kept
those
the
same.
We
have
to
the
extent
possible
change
some
of
the
plan
designs
introduced,
but
that's
where
we
could.
It's
already
been
a
discussion
of
rather
naive,
of
contention
with
our
burning
in
his
debt,
which
in
there
get
changed
what
we
did
change.
I
I
have
a
question
about
why
800,000
increased?
Can
you
give
some
sort
of
general
numbers
and
the
modest
plan
reductions?
I
was
actually
somewhat
shocked
to
see
how
inexpensive
the
health
insurance
for
the
city
I
really
is
it's
amazing.
It's
such
a
great
deal
for
employees
and
I
was
just
wanting.
How
did
they
what's
the
increase
or
what
is
when
you
talk
about,
need
to
be
I,
guess
free,
bargained.
F
First,
off
the
increase
that
our
plan
total
is
approximately
ten
and
a
half
to
11
billion
dollars,
all
all
told,
with
medical
inflation
rate
at
ten
percent
a
little
bit
higher
for
prescription
drugs,
we're
just
going
to
help
ovation
rating
with
no
plan
changes
that
we
would
expect
something
of
this
nature.
In
our
increase
this
year,
though,
with
our
changed
going
towards
a
self-funded
format,
part
of
our
contributions
this
year
is
to
establish
a
reserve
for
self
funding.
F
The
mountain
party,
employee
contributions
is
doubled.
We
would
have
to
wait
for
the
bargaining
units
to
go
ahead
and
make
that
change.
That's
that's
one
that
tradition,
julie
has
been
grieved
and
quite
often
one
on
the
side.
If
you
change
the
employee
contribution
level,
that's
quite
a
bit
different
than
changing
our
deductible
from
250
to
300
dollars.
I
F
Goes
to
the
universe
of
our
comparison,
we
will
be
able
to
hit
the
benchmarks
for
50
communities
that
are
in
the
coop
and
that's
good
news.
Unfortunately,
you
won't
like
the
benchmark,
because
you'll
find,
in
some
cases,
community
X
just
waiting
great
step
forward
and
finally
have
their
employees
pay
you
anything
towards
their
health
care,
so
the
city
presently
day
of
city
currently
has
employees
that
pay
fifteen
to
twenty
percent.
F
Have
the
single
planet
go
to
the
other
employers
plan
be
careful
about
that
preventable
perspectives.
You
can't
just
drive
everywhere
on
hope.
It
hopes
up
that
blew
each
other
planets,
because
we
do.
You
have
single
income
families,
but
we
are
looking
at
all
of
those
things
for
those
kinds
of
changes.
I
think
that
we
do
want
to
keep
relations
with
our
three
quarters
or
employee
groups,
so
we're
going
to
need
to
talk
about
that
at
the
table.
I
Also,
you
know
the
model
of
the
amount
that
employees
pay
in
some
health
plans
depends
on
their
salary.
So
there's
a
different
salary.
You
know
you
know
20,000
to
42,000
is
a
certain
amount
45,000
up
to
another
amount
and
I'm,
not
sure
if
the
vet-
that's
done
in
municipal,
governor
government
or
not,
but
that's
also
a
way
to
be
more
equitable
about
health
insurance
costs
across
the
board,
because
you
have
an
employee
making
160
thousand
dollars
paying
the
same
amount
that
employees
making
42,000
is
paying
that's
sort
of
a
regressive
way
of
looking
at
it.
I
F
Whether
the
employee
at
160
or
at
60
who's
trying
to
hold
their
health
care
costs
down,
you'll
be
in
our
program
or,
if
you'll
be
in
our
HMO.
This
is
where
we're
going
to
try
and
get
you
savings.
So
if
you
try
to
control
behavior
and
that
just
basically
behavior
oriented
or
ability
to
pay
which
way
do
you
go
here,
so
we
should
look
at
both
going
there's
important
to.
F
F
Recently
hope
we
can
continue
that
that
that
staff
is
good,
keeping
those
big
claims
out
of
there
and
of
course
now.
We
also
have
a
self-insured
retention
where
the
city
in
the
past
didn't
happen,
so
that
should
ruin
our
large
times
again
that
the
issue
here
when
we
look
at
total
costs,
we're
looking
at
almost
five
million
dollar
increase,
but
there
are
certainly
ways
that
we
can
address
that
increase,
especially
on
the
personnel
side.
That
is
again
business
as
usual.
We
know
that.
That's
not
really
going
to
be
too
great
for
10-11.
F
It's
now
all
about
personnel
would
get
to
the
next
step,
take
a
quick
break
but
capital
and
our
expenses
we
will
need
to
obtain
our
advisor
for
structure.
We've
been
very
successful
at
getting
grants
in
helping
our
own
revenue
sources.
We
also
need
to
look
at
city
facilities
and
thats
in
our
capital.
Improvements
play
metal
get
to.
F
We
talked
about
fleet
and
we
certainly
have
seen
benefits
in
the
last
couple
of
months
of
what
technology
can
do
course,
especially
on
the
communication
shot,
so
we're
going
to
continue
those
efforts
or
disconnected
ask
those
with
all
of
our
personnel
issues.
The
last
bullet
point
here:
the
major
had
a
gamble,
revenues
and
financing,
as
the
manager
pointed
out
for
anything
to
look
at
how
we
cover
on
Catherine
class
in
the
future.
Presently
we
use
some
pay
as
you
go.
F
So
this
is
our
calendar
for
the
rusty.
The
budget
here
very
busy
lots
of
meetings,
and
we
will
have
a
lot
of
folks
different
participants
to
stakeholders
involved
in
these
meetings
having
to
think
this
to
you,
but
it
certainly
not
taking
the
questions
regarding
it
and
that's
all
we
have
for
the
second
quarter.
J
K
E
Meta
mayor
members
of
the
council,
he
apologized
that
there
was
one
slide
from
the
last
presentation
which
was
in
hurtin
lease
kicked
over.
We
want
to
go
back
as
some
important
information
on
that
slide
regarding
1011
budget-balancing
personnel
costs.
Mr.
Langton,
just
maybe
briefly
go
through
that
before
we
switch
over
to
the
capital
presentation.
F
We
did
discuss
it
briefly,
but
we
didn't
hit
the
bullet
points
specifically,
so
the
issues
that
our
biggest
expenses
are
still
our
personnel
and
just
by
way
of
review.
You
saw
this
slide
that
you
didn't
see
this
one
past.
So
if
there's
no
increase
in
base
or
very
step
basis,
that's
approximately
two
million
dollars
of
our
deficit.
If
way
is
a
finding
of
the
Iraqi
RI
of
more
interest
rates,
we
could
say
300.
F
Next
year,
we're
looking
at
reductions
of
based
on
powers
of
observation,
this
place,
furloughs
we're
looking
at
all
of
our
staff.
That
is
please
fire.
Every
staff
member
there
offer
that
one
day
it's
approximately
200,000,
there's
no
real
science
to
this.
You
approve
a
payroll
every
two
weeks
and
it's
approximately
2.4
million
dollars.
F
E
I'm,
sorry,
let
me
miss
madam
mayor
members,
the
council,
if
I
can
interrupt
for
a
second,
let
me
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
the
insourcing
opportunity,
because
I
don't
believe,
that's
something
we
have
really
talked
about
here
at
the
council
level
as
we
have
begun
working
on
the
budget.
We've
looked
to
see
what
operations
we
couldnt
source
from
neighboring
communities
and
we've
been
looking
at.
F
Eliminating
13
total
vehicles
through
that
process
of
looking
at
utilization
and
whether
or
not
we
needed
those
vehicles
on
a
day-in
day-out
basis,
so
that
was
13
out
of
still.
We
have
a
lot
of
vehicles
to
the
year
point,
though
we
are
looking
at
other
means,
whether
the
rental,
whether
the
IRS
utilization
for
mileage,
whether
it
be
a
platinum
for
services,
for
an
employee
statement
for
use
in
their
car,
that's
definitely
one
of
the
things
we
need
to
look
at.
That
is
reduction,
we're
also
looking
at
whether
the
fleet
services.
F
G
E
You,
madam
murmurs,
the
council,
we're
going
to
move
on
to
the
second
presentation
of
the
evening
and
that's
repairing
the
capital
improvement
program,
I'd
like
to
share
a
few
thoughts
with
you,
though,
before
we
make
the
presentation
this,
as
you
know,
as
part
of
the
council's
12
goals,
to
reevaluate
how
the
council
does
its
capital
planning.
This
would
be
my
first
capital
budget
operating
budget
as
well
with
the
city
of
Evanston.
So
I've
worked
with
the
staff
to
try
to
understand
how
the
city
of
everstone
has
done
its
capital.
Budgeting
and
I
will
tell
you.
E
My
suggestion
to
the
council
is
that
we
revisit
that
process
because
I
think
it's
important
for
the
full
council
to
set
capital
budget
priorities
and
then,
after
those
capital
budget,
priorities
are
set
than
us,
making
an
evaluation
of
our
ability
to
pay
and
then
to
come
back
with
you
with
the
financial
consequences.
So
what
you're
going
to
hear
for
mr.
Lyons
tonight
is
sort
of
an
overview
of
how
we
have
funded
our
capital
projects
in
recent
years.
Share
with
you
what
we
think
the
current
council
priorities
are.
E
E
Many
years
in
the
past
held
those
projects,
for
whatever
reason,
so
we're
not
maliciously,
but
for
funding
or
other
things,
and
then
all
of
a
sudden
they
pop
up-
and
in
my
time
here
since
August,
there
have
been
in
two
or
three
occasions
of
projects
that
have
come
before
the
council,
where,
if
not
all
of
you,
certainly
some
of
you
have
questioned.
Where
did
this
come
from?
Why
are
we
doing
this?
If
there
was
a
change
in
the
project?
E
Why
was
that
not
previously
discussed
in
more
detail
and
again
I'm,
not
comfortable
with
that
kind
of
process,
so
this
evening
we're
not
asking
for
any
action
again.
We
previously
have
asked
for
approval
of
the
coming
year-
capital
budget-
we're
not
asking
for
that
this
evening.
Instead,
we're
asking
that
you
receive
the
report
kind
of
bring
everybody
up
to
speed
on
an
overview
of
what
we
have
done
in
the
past
and
then
to
come
back
to
you
in
a
few
weeks.
We're
still
looking
at
November
meeting
dates.
We
think
we'll
have
at
least
one
meeting.
E
Will
there
be
some
time
or
submission
time
to
do
this,
but
to
have
you
then
prioritize?
What
you
think
is
important
based
on
what
we
believe
our
ability
to
pay
is
and
then
move
forward
as
part
of
the
regular
budget.
Have
the
capital
budget
be
included
in
the
proposed
operating
budget
and
then
have
the
council
make
its
determinations
on
the
capital
side,
along
with
the
operating
side?
So
again,
I
think
there.
This
is
a
process.
E
G
No
comment:
you
know
you,
you
suggesting
gone
from
perceived
needs
and
apparently
without
financial
consequences.
As
the
approach
that
we've
been
using
taps
pursuit
of
easement
accounts,
fine
I
mean
so,
and
then
you
want
to
go
to
the
council,
identifying
the
priorities
and
capital
needs
and
coupled
that,
with
the
financial
consequences
of
our
choices,
I
mean
I.
E
Would
be,
and
thank
you
for
raising
that
point,
all
of
a
drive
up
geez.
My
concern
is
that
there
was
a
missing
link,
and
that
was
a
confirmation
by
the
council
that
those
perceived
needs
are
the
City
Council's
perceived
needs.
We
will
continue
to
do
that
and,
as
part
of
mr.
Lyons
presentation
this
evening,
you
will
have
war
at
at
this
point
on
that.
I
just
am
uncomfortable,
based
on
my
understanding
of
the
process
that
those
perceived
needs
were
never
than
confirmed
by
the
council.
E
G
E
G
E
B
C
F
F
H
F
H
That's
where
I
get
lost,
I
understand
you're
not
going
to
do
this
I
understand
what
the
savings
will
be,
but
I
don't
understand
if
we
budgeted
for
projects.
Are
you
saying
that
you've
ordered
a
stop
to
them,
because
why
would
we
issue?
Why
would
we
I
mean
if
why
would
we
said
in
the
budget,
the
625,000
for
six
million
dollars
worth
of
projects
that
were
now
not
going
to
do.
F
We
had
already
that
we
have
budgeted
the
room
at
dinner,
connect
now
it's
not
going
forward
so
that
projects
into
the
next
year
they
going
to
11
12
as
well.
So
some
of
our
projects
that
we
have
all
the
way
now
for
a
variety
of
reasons,
don't
go
forward
because
of
grants
because
we're
doing
negotiations
with
another
taxing
body,
but
right
now,
we
in
another
case
is
also
we
didn't
get
started
on
your
bid
process
and
we're
starting
a
little
bit
late.
So
this
is
what
we
plan
together
before
fed
morning,
28
2010.
F
H
F
H
E
F
Initial
projections
for
09
10
budget
we're
looking
at
about
12
million,
and
we
cut
that
back
because
of
budgetary
concerns.
Back
to
the
seven
point,
eight
million
and
then
said
we
would
issue
that
they
will
fall
that
we
needed.
We
don't
need
it
at
this
point.
So
that's
why
we're
at
with
zero,
but
then
also
does
take
for
the
10th
11th
and
raise
that
up
a
little
bit.
We've
different
projects,
but
figure
this
we've
done
10
to
11
million
dollars
each
year
of
property,
tax
funded
death.
F
So
at
this
point,
if
we
have
15
million
that
will
be
over
two
years
time,
so
we
will
at
least
have
saved
by
the
six
million
dollars
in
debt
issuance
by
taking
a
look
at
this
more
strategically
the
11
12
12
13.
Those
include
projects
such
as
a
crown
replacement
of
a
civic
center.
That's
a
planning
list,
so
that's
not
necessarily
saying
says
she
go.
We
will
certainly
take
any
they
are
or
a
funding
or
anything
we
could
get
from
the
federal
level
to
augment
our
renovation
or
complete
replacement
capital
facilities.
F
K
H
E
H
F
The
other
part
of
this
is
again
we're
only
over
a
10-year
period.
You
can
see
the
impact
on
discounting
image
which
recent
only
130
thousand
a
year,
but
only
for
10
years,
so
for
a
20
year
by
every
million
dollars,
cost
us
1.6
billion
for
a
10
year
by
every
million
dollars
cause
we're
going
to
enjoy.
We
really
take
a
lot
of
the
compounding
out
for
this,
give
you
an
idea
of
our
cost
for
borrowing.
F
F
And
that's
not
just
the
capital
projects,
but
that's
there's
longer
fund
that
we
do
use
general
obligation,
debt
I.
Think
almost
all
of
our
sewer
is
the
IEPA,
but
it's
not
just
general
obligation.
Debt
for
our
streets
facilities
there's
also
some
water
used
to
calling
double-barreled
on
door
broke
respond
so
for
the
GL
debt
payments.
There's
a
total
of
a
twenty
two
point:
four
million
dollars
lucky
that
would
be
required,
but
we
have
made
more
than
half
of
that
through.
F
Sources,
some
of
that
is
tiff.
Someone
has
water,
but
we
do
obey
the
greater
than
half
of
them
for
this
coming
year.
That
means
we
10.1
million
dollar
property
tax
levy,
estimated
that
one
up
from
about
a
10.0
living
the
year
before,
even
though
we
didn't
issue-
and
he
knew
death,
the
previous
20
year
schedules
all
over
left
are
causing
us
to
go
up
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
our
automated
death
serviceman,
while
every
for
the
most
part,
all
bond
that,
like
this
is
level
debt,
you
try
not
to
end
load
or
front
load.
F
A
That
to
some
degree,
by
understanding
of
where
we
are
in
terms
of
our
capital,
needs
and
capital
efficiency.
Efficiency
is
because
of
deferred
maintenance
and
deferred
capital
investment.
These
are
why
our
streets
aren't
such
terrible
shape
is
because
repeatedly
years
ago
they
were
deafening
repair
and
so
folded
into
this.
In
my
mind
and
I
recommend
that
the
situation
we're
in
now
but
folded
into
my
mind,
news
that
deferred
maintenance
is
sometimes
more
expensive
papers
for
the
next
when
you
finally
do
they
make
the
repair.
So
is
that,
coming
into
this
analysis,
actually.
F
That
would
be
if
you're,
just
looking
at
Kappa
long
as
home,
but
I
do
think
that
we
look
at
capital
and
operating,
but
you
are
much
more
closely
linked
because
of
the
stress
of
the
economy
right
now,
so
what's
up
Wright
picks,
we
have
a
90
million
dollar
operating
budget.
Is
that
where
we
need
to
be
84
or
85?
Is
that
the
right
level?
So
what's
our
operating
level
and
all
those
come
together
to
create
that
cats
burn,
because
our
revenues
are
our
residents
expenses?
So
it's
that
mix.
F
A
Decreasing
our
capital
budget,
so
that
we
could
begin
to
trip
to
improve
the
quality
of
the
streets
to
some
extent
and
some
of
the
other
assets
that
we
had
that
were
in
series
poor
shape.
So
there
was
a
discussion
in
terms
of
increasingly
capital
budget
over
slightly
over
the
years
so
that
we
could
begin
to
tackle
some
obviously
but
I.
A
F
Think
that's
a
kind
of
a
point.
What
I
see
is
one
can
consider
here
is:
is
that
our
facilities
and
our
what
you
might
call
one-time
capital,
the
large
ticket
items,
those
should
be
bonded,
but
if
we're
going
to
spend
for
a
few
million
dollars
every
year
on
Rome
roadway
maintenance,
we
should
borrow
for.
We
should
set
up
that
revenue
source
for
take
the
interest
out
of
the
equation
with
interest
rates.
This
load
don't
get
me
wrong.
It
restricts
our
all-time
low,
but
then
it's
something
where
we
start
to
look
at
water,
sewer
and
streets.
F
Those
ongoing
capital
needs
that's
a
maintenance
program,
and
so
we
need
to
have
a
matrix
revenue
source
for
them
to
take
the
interest
out
of
the
equation
that
will
lower
our
total
bottling
and
actually
free
us
up
to
do
it.
The
Civic
Center.
What
you
do
a
crown
center
is
that's
where
we
would
have
the
bonding
get
to
work.
L
F
In
the
past,
that's
why
we're
able
to
right
now
use
previously
issued
bond
proceeds
for
current
capital
projects,
so
we're
eliminating
that
situation
to
get
us
down
to
what
would
be
an
appropriate
beginning
fund
balance
in
the
capital
fund.
Whether
that's
three
really
inform
line,
we
should
have
some
amount
of
revenue
to
start
a
year
that
issue
our
bonds
or
determine
our
sources
and
go
with
our
capital
projects.
F
H
We
have,
we
have
a
plan
right
now,
but
the
next
question
I
have
is
you
know
we
could
never
have
this
conversation
over
the
last
10
years
without
a
big
discussion
on
the
side
of.
What's
our
bond
rating
going
to
be,
and
now
with
the
rating
agencies
out
of
favor,
is
the
bond
rating
still
happening?
I
mean?
Is
that.
F
They
had
to
wear
depends
a
lot
more
of
the
borrowers
are
coming
directly
to
us
saying,
take
five
minutes
in
the
time,
mr.
wines,
and
go
through
your
financial
statement
with
you.
They
would
like
to
know
directly
from
us.
What's
going
on,
there's
or
they'll
have
their
own
banking
establishments
do
a
little
bit
of
their
own
research?
F
Their
reserves
go
from
thirty
three
percent
now
very
well
what
should
happen
with
their
boundaries
and
that's
still
something
that's
a
in
the
air,
and
you
all
think
we've
seen
the
end
of
that.
Both
discussion
I
know
when
we
go
to
mark
again,
we'll
have
a
very
rigorous
discussion
with
the
ratings
ages.
F
One
of
the
things
that
we're
at
that
second
bullet
point:
the
capital
group
is
being
met
many
times
over.
The
last
two
decided
we
would
have
a
little
bit
more
time
to
be.
We've
met
the
little
bit
more
often
look
at
the
capital
improvements
brand.
We
had
a
department
requested
profit
on.
It
may
not
be
the
right
term.
It's
really
the
group
who's
managing
our
streets
or
managing
our
water
mains.
F
So
we
had
the
original
request
and
that
amount
was
decreased
substantially
down
to
the
point
where,
with
the
capital
plans
recommended
to
move
forward,
we're
at
just
over
15
million
dollars
in
new
debt,
that
would
be
needed
to
go
through
our
entire
year,
complete
the
projects
append
with
a
reasonable
fun
vales
to
start
the
next
year,
just
to
make
sure
that's
the
goal
and
using
our
rule
of
thumb
that
we
were
talking
about
before.
That
will
be
approximately
a
1.2
million
dollar
increase
to
the
tax
levy
hospital.
F
So
the
next
slide
is
just
a
breakdown
of
where
we
do
get
our
funding
sources
by
year.
Over
the
last
three
years
again,
you
see
that
the
estimate
for
govt
is
0
this
year,
and
you
see
it
about.
That's
capital
from
reserves
is
synonymous
with
potentially
previous
grants
that
we've
done
and
we're
now
spending
them
for
the
project
in
question
or
for
the
previous
death
Road
I'm.
Sorry
I
found
proceeds
that
we
are
now
spending
down.
F
As
far
as
our
public
works
projects,
annual
stream
Conservancy
building
simple
home,
brings
salt
long
traffic
operation
statements.
These
are
our
top
projects
for
the
10
11
year.
We
then
go
to
the
police
department.
The
firing
range
is
one
that
was
deferred
in
order
to
complete
the
remodeling,
and
we
also
have
a
large
camera
project
at
Gloucester
and
dodge
the
fire
department.
This
may
not
be
in
the
capital
project.
Capital
improvements.
Fine,
it's
not
usually
there,
but
this
is
a
once
in
20
year.
Current,
both
louder
trucks
have
reached
their
useful
life
there.
F
At
20
years
1990
we
brought
ladder
trucks
there
approx
1.1
million
dollars
so
as
a
part
of
the
planning
process,
we're
looking
at
replacing
one
ladder,
truck
and
refurbishing
another
way
or
truck,
so
that
would
then
standard
the
two.
You
have
one
ladder
truck
approximately
seven
years
off
eight
years
off
on
the
replacement
on
the
other.
Will
we
be
able
upon
that
this
year?
I,
don't
know
that
that's
a
possibility.
We
would
like
to
consider
it.
You
know
that
both
ladder
trucks
pass
their
most
recent
safety
test
grade
sheet.
A
I
We
do
we
know
the
cost
of
what
it's
currently
causing
us
to
have
our
officers
drive
elsewhere.
Pay
to
do
their
part,
obviously
get
the
cost-benefit
analysis,
because
I
know
where
this
isn't
like
it's
something
that
if
we
don't
do
it
we're
not
incurring
costs
already,
so
we're
incurring
costs,
whether
we
do
this
here
or
we're
sending
them
elsewhere.
So
that's
my
first
question:
I
was
looking
at
return
on
investment
and
then
the
second
one
on
the
strongbox
camera
foster
and
dodge
the
98,000.
D
I
F
Yes,
there
was
just
a
replacement
of
the
camera
so
on
the
firing
range,
I
believe
with
approximately
35,000.
Every
six
months
is
what
we're
looking
at
incurring
an
additional
cost.
So
that's
seventeen
thousand
dollars
a
year
return
on
investment
of
about
70
years,
not
to
mention
there
may
be
other
agencies
that
may
want
to
coordinate
with
us.
If
you
location
of
the
range
there
are
downsides
to
it.
We
have
that
operation
in
your
facility,
but.
E
If
I
may
Allah
members
so
we're
looking,
we
have
an
expenditure
that
we're
bringing
getting
ready
to
bring
before
the
council
in
the
next
few
weeks,
and
we've
been
putting
together
that
very
information,
because
the
next
step
would
be
the
lead
abatement
of
the
of
the
existing
arrangement
before
we
were
to
move
forward
with
that
specially.
Given
our
current
budget
situation,
I've
asked
the
police
department
basically
for
the
same
answers
that
you
have
so
before.
We
would
ask
to
move
forward
with
that.
I
H
More
economical
than
the
situation
now,
but
what
I
want
to
know
is
over
the
past
five
years.
What
have
we
spent
on
that
firing
range
because,
as
far
as
I
can
remember,
we've
been
writing
checks
to
have
work
done
on
that
firing
range
for
years.
I
thought
it
was
done,
I
thought
we
were
down
there
using
it
and
now
it
this
is
for
phase
one
I
really
I
think
we
should
have
an
accounting
of.
B
H
L
F
F
F
While
doing
the
last
renovation
of
these
facilities
identified
the
need
to
replace
Eric
as
walls,
and
we
do
not
it's
not
on
like
the
Civic
Center
situation,
we're
going
to
have
leaks,
we're
going
to
damage
we're
going
to
have
the
same
situation
where
what
investigation
will
have
as
long
as
it
would
have
damages
library,
branch
or
the
nation's
is
one
that
is
still
personally
consider.
That
is
one
branch,
animal
shelter.
F
F
In
detail,
Parks
and
Recreation
master
plan,
Xfinity
spa
speak
to
you
later
from
james
park.
Again
these
are
top
ones.
We
do
have
others
or
smaller
capital
plans.
This
is
a
49
that
I
call
it
and
for
the
most
part,
this
is
our
technology
capital
section.
So,
in
the
strategic
plan
you
have
250,000
our
potential
expenditure
for
the
upgrade
of
sin.
City
works
to
cover
Public
Works
right
now,
it's
used
by
the
water
on
the
sewer
department,
but
not
by
Public
Works.
They
sell
it.
It
is
an
annual
payment.
F
That
is
not
that
project
is
substantially
completed,
for
that
is
paying
off
and
also
maintenance
on
the
Excel
software
system,
the
network
technology
and
server
storage.
Those
are
the
backbone
of
the
city's
infrastructure.
So
that's
our
well
funky
ones
are
all
of
the
informations
are
all
of
the
equipment
we
use
to
run
both
our
internal
networks
and
our
connections
between
our
facilities.
F
So
next
just
have
a
overall,
we
noted
before
by
the
type
of
expense.
This
is
a
summary
of
those
previous
pages
miscellaneous
as
well,
so
well
fairly.
Aggressive
public
works.
That
would
be
our
street
our
sidewalk.
A
lot
of
our
maintenance
programs
and
our
water
sewer-
and
these
are
the
areas
that
are
also
for
the
return
statement.
These
are
the
ones
that
are
the
farthest
behind.
F
Next
we
have
our
projects
funded
by
other
sources,
so
this
is
just
a
summary:
lakefront
master
plan
federal
grant
Kelly
baby
we're
looking
at
using
previous
reserves,
because
we
have
had
a
50-50
program
for
a
long
time.
We
have
built
up
reserves
in
that
fund,
so
we're
looking
to
do
a
50-50
again,
where
we
have
fifty
percent
private
and
fifty
percent
reserves
so
probably
be
the
last
year.
That
will
be
a
review,
definitely
have
to
go
back
to.
In
this
case
it
would
be
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
part
of
Vermont.
F
The
special
assessment
fund
has
enough
reserves
in
it,
presently
that
we
are
looking
at
funding
to
a
whole
fifty-fifty
program
from
the
residents
portion
and
half
from
our
own
reserves,
rather
than
our
question
would
actually
in
years
past.
We
need
to
find
it
for
the
whole
amount,
because
we
didn't
have
human
residents
portion
and
you
have
our
own
portion.
So
what
was
funded
by
the
residential
payments?
One
was
funded
by
poverty
text
and
that's
how
we
made
for
a
good
leader
from
sidewalk
program.
F
You
can
see,
we
also
have
a
very
large
contribution.
We
were
hopeful,
there's
still
some
discussion
motor
fuel
tax.
We
may
get
a
one-time
increase
in
this
total
amount,
so
we
will
keep
the
council
posted
on
this
Lake
Street
funded
by
grants,
the
animal
shelter
funded
by
a
donation,
water
facility.
This
is
the
water
facility.
Excuse
me
also
has
to
do
with
any.
Was
this
also
have
to
do
with
the
interconnect
and
the
water
main.
So
thank
you.
The
sewer
lining
this
is
our
ongoing
program
and
traffic
signal
upgrades.
F
Those
are
we
take
those
out
and
no
pending
the
capital
improvement
plan.
The
specific
interchange
is
to
be
taken
care
of
by
the
upgrades
intent
on
vehicles
on
the
road
equipment
that
is
our
fleet
fund.
We
have
reduced
the
amount
this
year,
recognition
that
we
knew
it
was
going
to
be
a
tight
budget
and
have
we
talked
he
has
had
our
best
strategy.
That's
currently
what
we're
looking
at.