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City Council Budget - 08-11-2020
A
Money,
so
it's
very
important
that
we're
doing
what
the
community
wants
us
to
do
with
this
money.
The
citizens
elect
a
city
council
to
be
stewards
of
the
people's
money
and
every
year
the
city
council
estimates
the
amount
of
money
that
will
be
available
for
the
next
year
and
appropriates
or
designates
how
that
money
will
be
spent.
Now,
it's
you
know,
10
people
on
the
council.
A
The
department
has
worked
with
the
finance
officer
and
the
mayor
to
project
the
revenues
and
the
expenses
based
upon
our
history
and
knowledge,
and
the
finance
officer
compiles
all
the
data
and
works
with
the
mayor
to
estimate
the
available
funds,
and
this
is
a
big
job.
The
what
the
finance
officer
does
day
in
day
out.
It's
really
a
massive
task
and
it
is
constant
attention.
A
I
don't
spend
that
much
attention
on
it.
I
get
my
information
from
the
finance
office,
but
I'm
spending
a
lot
more
detailed
time
on
it
than
anyone
on
the
council
is
so
the
the
budget
that
I
put
forward
is
intended
to
be
something
that's
a
starting
point,
and
if
the
council
could
not
agree
upon
any
changes
to
it,
my
budget
would
be
automatically
approved,
and
so
the
council
needs
to
act
in
response
to
the
budget
that
I
propose,
particularly
if
they
don't
like
it.
A
A
lot
of
people
think
that
the
money
that
the
city
has
resides
in
one
great
big
pot
and
we
hear
complaints
all
the
time
that
you
know
we're
spending
so
much
money
on
this.
Why
don't
we
spend
some
money
spend
some
of
that
on
that?
And
it's
really
not
that
simple.
We
have
different
pots
of
money,
little
pots
and
each
of
those
pots
has
its
own
rules.
We
collect
taxes
they're
in
one
pot.
We
have
service
charges
like
our
sewer
fees
that
we
charge
they
go
in
a
separate
pot
with
separate
rules.
A
We
have
fees
for
like
our
revenue,
that
we
get
for
our
recreation
programs
they're
handled
separately.
We
collect
fines
and
also
we
get
grants.
So
every
single
type
of
money
has
a
different
rule
associated
with
it.
If
all
the
money
that
the
city
had
were
a
great
big
pie,
this
is
what
it
would
look
like.
A
I
know
you
can't
see
those
numbers,
but
this
year
the
airport
is
the
biggest
piece
of
pie
the
year
2021
we're
building
a
new
airport
terminal,
and
so
what
is
normally
a
little
tiny
sliver
is
actually
dominating
our
budget
for
that
year.
So
the
general
fund
is
the
next
largest
and
capital
improvement
fund
is
a
very
major
one
as
well.
The
rest
of
the
funds
don't
make
up
that
much
of
the
pie,
but
I
will
go
through
them,
so
the
enterprise
funds
are
funds
that
we
collect
charges
for
a
service
that
we
do.
A
The
city
has
six
enterprise
funds.
We
have
the
sanitary
sewer,
the
solid
waste
and
the
airport
enterprise
funds,
which
the
city
council
oversees
and
that's
the
sewer
and
garbage
rates
which
are
set
by
the
council
to
cover
the
needs
of
the
departments
and
they
also
contribute
toward
general
government.
A
certain
percent.
A
A
The
sales
and
use
tax
is
what
we
collect
our
first
and
second
penny.
Sales
tax
is
two
percent
of
charge
on
sales
of
goods
and
services
in
our
community.
The
first
penny
goes
into
the
general
fund
and
may
be
used
for
any
lawful
purpose.
The
general
fund
is
like
the
junk
drawer
of
city
money
because,
as
long
as
it's
lawful,
we
can
spend
the
general
fund
on
that.
So
obviously
has
the
biggest
demands.
A
The
gross
receipts
tax
is
the
third
penny
sales
tax,
or
that
we
call
it
the
bbb
or
the
bed
board
and
booze
tax.
It's
a
one
percent
tax
like
the
first
and
second
penny
sales
tax,
except
it's
it's
only
on
these
things,
hotel
accommodations,
that
sort
of
thing
one
percent
of
the
gross
receipts
from
lodging
alcohol,
dining
and
carryout.
Food
and
entertainment
goes
into
the
bbb
fund
and
it
is
very
restricted
to
be
used
on
a
civic
center
like
the
city's
event
center.
A
We
collect
fees
in
various
different
departments
and
they
generally
stay
in
the
department
which
collected
them
so
like
when
the
police
department
issues
traffic
tickets.
Those
revenues
will
stay
in
that
department
and
they
help
offset
the
cost
of
having
a
police
department
so
park
and
rec
has
fees,
prairie,
lakes,
wellness
center
library,
fines.
Those
are
all
other
examples,
so
if
the
various
different
funds
were
stacked
up
next
to
each
other
in
their
relative
size,
this
is
what
it
would
look
like.
A
Now,
the
blue
are
the
enterprise
funds,
the
pink
are
tax
funds,
green
are
fees
and
the
other
are
the
other
brown
color.
It's
so
small
that
you
can
barely
even
see
it.
The
airport
is
right
up
there
next
to
our
largest
fund,
which
is
the
electric
fund,
and
that
is
not
normally
the
case.
Normally,
the
airport
fund
is
down
there
between
solid
waste
and
the
wellness
center,
but
since
we're
getting
a
lot
of
money
from
the
federal
government
to
build
our
airport
terminal,
that
brings
that
fund
way
up.
A
A
The
general
government
fund
includes
these
that
I'll
talk
about
first,
the
mayor
and
the
city
council.
The
changes
in
that
fund,
the
expenditures
are,
the
mayor's
salary
will
be
cut
from
80
000
to
my
proposed
36
000
and
the
council.
Salary
will
go
up
from.
I
think
it's
around
eleven
thousand
right
now
up
to
twelve
thousand
dollars
a
year.
A
Yes
and
those
those
items
will
be
effective
when
we
get
a
city
manager
in
our
form
of
government
changes.
So
everybody
in
the
council
in
the
mayor
term
ends
at
the
end
of
june
and
july.
1St,
our
new
city,
council
and
newly
elected
mayor
will
take
effect
along
with
our
city
manager.
We
haven't
hired
a
city
manager
yet,
but
we're
definitely
planning
for
that.
It's
a
new
position
which
is
created,
and
so
there's
a
new
amount
of
money
in
our
budget.
That's
set
aside
for
that.
There
were
no
changes
to
the
attorney's
budget.
A
A
Likewise,
with
the
finance
department,
the
payroll
position
was
removed
from
finance
and
put
into
human
resources.
So
it
looks
like
we're
not
spending
as
much
on
finance.
So
those
are
just
shuffling
around
of
a
position.
Responsibility
for
reporting
the
external
organizations
are
funded
by
the
city
in
various
amounts.
I've
proposed
no
changes
to
those.
I
want
people
to
know
that
these
external
organizations
make
a
request
to
be
put
in
the
city's
budget
and
many
of
them
did
request
an
increase
and
you'll
find
that
in
the
budget
book.
But
I
froze
everyone.
A
So
there
were
no
changes
there.
The
information
technology
department
saw
a
pretty
significant
increase
due
to
software
purchases
on
the
city
hall
budget
had
a
slight
decrease,
mainly
due
to
who
the
janitor
is
assigned
to
report
to,
and
the
engineering
department
saw
a
decrease,
mainly
just
because
the
planner
position
is
moved
out
of
engineering
and
into
our
new
community
development
department,
which
we
used
to
call
building
services.
A
A
It's
just
different
types
of
equipment
that
we're
purchasing
in
2021
costs
a
little
bit
less
than
what
we're
spending
in
2020.,
the
street
lighting
is
seeing
a
slight
decrease
in
the
subsidy
which
we
transferred
from
our
general
fund
to
the
electric
department
municipal
utilities,
enterprise
fund,
because
we
actually
removed
light
poles
and
the
subsidy
that
we
give
to
the
street
lighting
department
is
based
upon
how
many
poles
there
are.
So
if
we
have
fewer
poles,
there's
a
lesser
subsidy,
the
water
resources,
seeing
no
significant
changes.
A
A
The
community
development
division,
as
I
mentioned
before,
used
to
be
known
as
the
building
services
division
and
we're
updating
the
position.
We
had
the
the
building
official
retired
and
we
took
advantage
of
the
opportunity
to
look
at
the
various
needs
of
that
department
which
have
grown
and
changed
through
time.
So
we've
updated
that
and
we
have
the
planner,
which
used
to
report
to
the
city
engineer
now,
reports
to
the
community
development
director.
We
just
hired
our
community
development
director
and
stacy's
in
the
room
back
there.
If
you
want
to
wave.
A
Bungard,
okay,
general
fund
transfers
is
also
a
general
funded
department
and
there's
no
change
to
the
transfer
to
the
park
and
wreck.
The
airport
would
normally
receive
about
four
hundred
thousand
dollars,
but
thanks
to
the
cares,
act
that's
being
covered
and
we
don't
have
to
make
that
transfer
out
of
our
general
fund.
So
that's
very
nice,
so
there's
a
pretty
hefty
decrease
there
and
the
the
upper
big
sioux
watershed
project
has
no
change
and
the
e-911
has
no
significant
change.
A
A
Kristen
and
I
have
been
working
on
the
budget,
for
you
know
quite
a
while
and
just
wondering
how
on
earth
we're
going
to
estimate
what
our
revenue
will
be
in
2021
this
year.
More
than
ever,
it's
really
a
pretty
major
guess,
and
so
we
thought,
in
order
to
be
conservative,
that
it
would
be
best
to
budget
a
decrease.
A
So
you
can
see
that
the
decrease
is
a
little
bit
more,
that
we're
expecting
a
little
bit
more
revenue
than
we
received
in
2019,
but
significantly
less
than
we
had
budgeted
for
2020
and
the
the
changes
include
there.
There's
an
increase
in
property
tax
hundred
forty
four
thousand
dollars,
there's
an
increase
in
sales
and
well
that's
the
twenty
sorry.
I'm
reading
2020.
A
increase
in
property
tax
of
113
000
this
year
the
sales
and
use
tax
we
expect
to
decline
about
120
000
interest
rates
are
really
low
right
now
and
we're
not
collecting
as
much
as
we've
collected
in
the
past
couple
of
years.
So
the
interest
revenue
is
expected
to
decrease
and
we're
also
expecting
some
miscellaneous
decreases.
We
will
see
an
increase
due
to
the
cops
grant
the
fire
protection
services,
that's
receiving
a
decrease,
it's
pretty
slight
and
the
county
road
tax
is
decreasing
a
little
bit
and
the
special
assessments
are
also
decreasing.
A
And
if
you
have
specific
questions
about
these
you'll
you'll
have
a
chance
to
ask
them.
When
we
get
through
general
fund
personnel
costs
are
going
up.
The
the
city
did
a
wage
study
and
we've
implemented
that
for
most
of
the
departments
we
have
some
budgeted
wage
increases
for
city
employees
plus
we're
adding
some
new
city
employees.
A
Everyone
was
asked
to
keep
their
budget
just
the
same,
and
I
asked
all
of
the
department
heads
to
be
very
prudent
and
and
conservative
in
what
they
put
in
for
their
operating
funds.
There's
not
very
much
increase
at
all,
except
for
some
of
the
things
that
we
have
no
control
over.
Obviously
the
cost
of
services
and
things
that
we
buy
goes
up,
but
overall
there's
a
budgeted
decrease
in
the
operating
budget.
A
A
But
that's
a
service,
that's
going
to
cost
around
55
000,
so
there
was
a
an
increase
in
the
budget
for
capital
outlay
from
the
general
fund.
Here's
the
brutal
summary
we
expect
revenues
about
17
million
and
we're
expecting
to
spend
almost
21
million,
there's
a
difference
of
3.3
million,
and
I
normally
wouldn't
present
a
budget
like
this.
A
In
the
past,
I've
cut
back
on
everything
that
the
departments
were
doing
and
requesting
in
order
to
make
the
budget
balance
this
year,
we
are
being
saved
by
the
cares
act
and
the
money
that
we're
receiving
from
the
cares
act
from
the
federal
government
through
the
state
will
pay
for
all
of
our
public
safety
items.
So
the
salaries
of
the
police
and
ambulance
are
covered
in
the
cares,
act,
their
operating
expense,
and
that
will
make
a
big
difference.
A
We,
if
we
end
up
this
year
on
schedule
with
our
budget
revenues
that
will
all
be
money
that
we
carry
over
next
year.
Now
we
do
expect
to
be
down.
We
will
be
able
to
collect
about
well
up
to
five
million
dollars,
but
probably
at
least
four
million
dollars
from
the
cares
act
and
that
money
will
just
be
transferred
over
as
increased
revenue
that
we
put
aside
for
a
rainy
day,
and
we
do
expect
next
year
to
be
a
rainy
day.
A
So
I
think
that
we're
more
than
covered
by
that
carryover
that
that
we
will
receive
from
the
cares
act.
But
I
I
certainly
understand
if
the
council
feels
differently
we're
going
to
talk
about
the
opportunities
to
make
the
budget
balance
a
little
bit
better.
But
you
can
see
the
revenues
are
expected
to
decrease
two
and
a
half
percent,
while
at
the
same
time
we
have
a
projected
increase
of
expenditures
of
five
percent.
A
So
there
were
some
items
that
were
not
put
into
my
budget
that
the
departments
requested,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you're
aware
of
that,
there
were
quite
a
few
positions
that
I
didn't
put
into
the
budget.
One
was
for
hr
and
I
just
want
to
say
that
the
hr
director
is
over
taxed
in
in
what
she's
trying
to
do
by
herself.
A
A
The
there
is
a
need
for
all
of
these
positions
which
were
created
and
my
not
honoring
them
is
not
a
reflection
that
they're
that
I
don't
think,
there's
a
need.
I
do
think,
there's
a
need,
but
when
you
buy,
when
you
buy
a
position,
when
you
hire
another
position,
that's
an
ongoing
expense.
That's
that's
really
hard
to
remove
once
you've
done
it.
It's
not
a
one-time
thing
and
that's
why
I
haven't
put
these
things
into
the
budget,
but
another
engineer
was
requested
in
the
engineering
department.
A
The
I
t
department
requested
several
new
positions,
a
help,
help
desk
technician,
a
content
manager
and
a
part-time
position,
and
the
fire
department
as
well
requested
two
more
firefighter
emts
and
the
total
of
those
unmet
requests
would
be
421
000
a
year
and
that
will
go
up
as
the
salaries
go
up.
I
did
feel
fulfill
in
my
budget.
A
So
with
the
situation.
Obviously,
the
cares
act
is
is
projected
to
save
us
in
2021,
but
after
that,
we're
on
our
own,
and
this
is
not
sustainable.
This
is
not
a
situation
that
we
can
allow
to
go
on.
So
what
tools
do
we
have?
We
can
obviously
eliminate
non-essential
expenditures.
The
department
heads
have
all
done
this.
A
We
can
add
a
street
assessment
charge
to
the
property
tax
bill.
Now
we
have
not
done
this,
but
we
have
discussed
this
many
times.
The
council
has
discussed
this
with
the
staff.
The
staff
has
discussed
this,
it's
a
tool
that
we
believe
that
we
need
to
start
using
in
the
very
near
future.
So
I
put
a
check
mark
by
it.
A
Adding
a
storm
water
utility
charge
we're
actively
working
to
do
this,
and
we
certainly
hope
to
be
able
to
have
this
implemented
as
soon
as
possible,
we're
in
a
little
bit
of
a
struggle
to
get
that
going,
but
we
are
working
on
it.
We
need
to
keep
our
fees
in
line.
Inflation
goes
up,
our
fees
should
go
up.
There
was
a
time
where
we
didn't
raise
any
of
our
fees
for
a
great
number
of
years.
A
We
did
this
year
increase
fees
for
2021,
for
our
rec
programs,
so
that
one
gets
a
check
mark
and
we
can
increase
transfers
from
our
enterprise
funds.
This
is
a
legal
tool
that
we
have
at
our.
You
know
something
that
we
can
use
and,
as
our
revenues
go
up
in
our
solid
waste
and
wastewater
enterprise
funds,
so
does
the
transfer
to
the
general
government
fund.
So
I
put
a
check
mark
by
that
these.
This
is
a
summary
of
the
potential
revenue
that
we
could
have
from
some
of
those
things
that
I
mentioned.
A
A
street
assessment
could
generate
anywhere
from
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
a
million
dollars,
and
that
has
a
really
important
benefit
to
us
and
we
we
definitely
want
to
pursue
that
the
stormwater
utility
as
well.
It's
a
a
very
good
tool,
we're
one
of
the
few
communities
in
the
state
that
isn't
already
doing
this.
A
The
capital
improvement
fund
could
also
send
some
funds
to
that
as
well.
We
could
break
that
out,
as
we
do
with
our
wastewater
and
solid
waste
utilities
if
we
chose
to
create
its
own
separate
fund,
the
increase
in
transfer
from
enterprise
funds.
I
did
mention
that
the
eight
percent
of
revenue
from
the
wastewater
and
solid
waste
goes
up
as
our
revenue
goes
up,
so
we
will
see
an
increase
in
the
transfer
from
those
enterprise
funds.
The
enterprise
fund
that
municipal
utilities,
oversees
the
transfer
to
the
general
fund
is
not
eight
percent.
A
It's
set
by
negotiation
between
the
city
council
and
the
municipal
utilities,
and
that
negotiation
hasn't
happened
yet.
So
I
will
just
tell
you
what
is
assumed
in
the
budget,
and
I
have
assumed
that
we
split
essentially
the
the
amount
of
money
that
is
transferred
from
the
general
fund
to
the
municipal
utilities,
funds
for
hydrant
rental
and
for
street
light
rentals,
that's
about
800,
000,
and
so
I've
put
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
the
budget.
A
So
hopefully
that
negotiation
will
help
will
happen
soon
and
if
the
transfer
amount
is
less
than
that,
we'll
have
to
adjust
the
budget
if
it's
more
likewise
we'll
have
to
adjust
the
budget.
But
that's
what
the
assumption
was.
I
had
put
something
in
there.
The
the
total
impact
could
be
anywhere
from
945
000.
If
we
did
all
of
these
things
up
to
almost
3
million
dollars.
So
minimum
success
in
each
of
those
different
options
would
give
us
much
more
comfort
in
our
general
fund.
A
The
park
and
rec
fund
is
the
next
one.
I'm
going
to
go
over
the
the
revenues
we're
expecting
to
decrease
just
a
tiny
little
bit,
we're
increasing
the
transfer.
Well,
we
increased
it.
Last
year.
Sorry,
the
in
the
transfer
from
the
bbb
sales
tax
went
down
in
my
projection
for
2021,
because
that
whole
fund
is
expected
to
be
less
next
year
and
I
will
get
to
that
in
a
later
slide.
A
But
I
I
just
want
to
say
here:
the
the
transfer
to
the
park
and
rec
fund
is
going
down
by
150
000
because
of
that
expected
loss
of
revenue.
The
golf
membership
fees
are
increasing,
the
aquatic
center
fees
are
increasing
and
the
zoo
user
fees
are
increasing.
So
overall,
there's
a
slight
decrease
park
and
rec
personnel
is
just
a
slight
decrease
and
that's
because
we
didn't
fill
the
assistant
director
assumed
the
role
of
the
director
when
the
director
retired
and
we
did
not
backfill
that
position.
A
A
Cumulatively,
there
there's
not
one
thing:
that's
huge
other
than
we
have
budgeted
for
an
ice
resurfacer
and
that's
something
that
could
make
it
another
year.
If
we
need
to,
we
could
carve
that
easily
out
of
the
budget.
We
were
thinking
we're
going
to
build
the
ice
arena
in
2021
and
then
we'd
want
a
new
resurfacer.
If
we
do
that,
however,
if
we
don't
do
that
in
2021,
we
can
probably
wait
to
buy
the
resurfacer,
but
everything
else
you
can
see.
Those
are
five
to
ten
thousand
dollar
changes.
They're,
not
significant
at
all.
A
So,
in
summary,
the
park
and
rec
is
seeing
there's
a
little
bit
of
increase
in
expenditure
that
we
would
be
drawing
upon
our
unreserved
fund
balance
to
to
balance
it
out.
But
generally
we
tend
to
see
greater
revenues
than
we
project
and
lesser
expenditures,
so
that
number
will
probably
work
its
way
out
to
be
a
little
bit
less
than
that.
In
the
end,
there
were
no
personnel
or
capital
outlay
requests
in
the
park
budget
that
weren't
met
the
bbb
or
the
bed
board
and
booze
fund.
A
Those
are
the
things
that
this
bbb
fund
supports,
so
what
I
did
to
adjust
the
expenditures
out
of
the
how
to
match
the
revenue
that
we
expect
is
to
take
an
equal
cut
out
of
the
internal
versus
the
external,
so
that
they're
cut
equally,
and
if
our
revenues
were
to
be
higher
than
we
expect.
I
would
want
to
share
those
revenues
back
in
proportion.
A
What
I'd
like
to
do
is
about
a
quarter
of
the
way
through
the
year,
we'll
take
a
look
at
how
those
bbb
funds
are
sitting
and,
if
we're
seeing
some
increases,
we
might
want
to
make
an
increase
because
that's
really
hurting
each
one
of
those.
The
the
park
and
rec
department
really
could
use
some
more
money
coming
its
way,
as
could
the
event
center.
A
Likewise,
the
cvb
and
the
chamber
of
commerce
could
really
use
the
extra
money
the
prairie
lakes
wellness
center
is
holding
its
own.
So
we're
we're
not
expecting
any
significant
changes
in
the
revenues
and
we're
also
not
expecting
any
significant
changes
in
the
expenditures
and
it
pretty
well
balances
itself
out.
You
can
see
there's
it
looks
like
it
jumped
up
a
lot,
but
those
are
tiny
numbers,
three
thousand
two
thousand
dollars,
so
there's
a
an
increase
in
the
operating
of
eighty
seven
hundred
dollars.
A
A
Casualty
reserve
fund
is
something
we
don't
have
much
control
over.
We
have
to
do
this.
No
changes,
the
capital
improvement
fund
revenues
are
expected
to
decline
again.
This
is
the
second
penny
sales
tax,
so
we
expect
that
the
revenue
will
be
less
so
the
the
revenue
comes
from
sales
tax
also
comes
from
grants
and
funds
from
the
state
and
interest
earned.
So
all
of
these
things
are
going
down
a
little
bit
next
year.
A
The
expenditures,
however,
are
going
up
and
we
we
do
have
a
reserve
fund
that
this
this
is
a
pretty
healthy
fund
that
enables
us
to
do
this,
but
these
are
purchases
which
were
proposed
and
some
of
them
coming
from
our
long-term
plans,
so
things
that
we
knew
were
coming
down
the
pike,
but
this
is
a
fund
that
you
know
we.
We
have
a
lot
of
flexibility,
how
we
spend
this
money.
A
The
increases
this
year
street
improvements,
three
million
dollars
the
storm
sewer
and
flood
control,
150
000,
rec
center
recreation
facility
improvements
includes
new
trail
and
a
new
park.
The
industrial
park
is
a
slight
increase,
and
some
debt
service
is
always
a
big
chunk
of
this
and
transfers
out,
and
this
is
going
to
the
airport
5
million.
A
So
there
there
aren't
any
personnel
requests.
In
the
second
penny
sales
tax
capital
improvement
fund.
I
did
cut
out
the
sump
pump
collection
system
budget,
just
because
I
was
kind
of
desperately
looking
for
anything
that
we
could
do
away
with.
If
our
revenues
dramatically
increase,
you
know
we
might
want
to
put
that
back.
A
So,
in
summary,
we
are
taking
money.
We
have
money
that
we've
been
outlaying
to
build
some
of
these
things,
but
we
we
are
seeing
a
a
dip
and
this
fund
can
handle
it
the
e911
fund,
the
revenues
are
going
up
a
little
bit
and
that's
because
the
expenses
are
going
up
and
so
there's
an
increased
transfer
from
the
capital
improvement
fund,
just
because
that's
a
legal
way
to
pay
for
e-911,
but
that's
one
of
those
things
that
we
wish.
A
A
A
A
So,
in
summary,
the
the
library
fines
is
spending
more
than
it's
bringing
in
and
this
is
not
sustainable.
So
the
the
library
would
like
to
pay
for
some
of
the
stuff
out
of
the
general
fund,
but
there's
just
not
a
lot
of
room
in
the
general
fund
this
year,
so
they
didn't
make
any
personnel
requests
or
capital
outlay
requests
from
library
fines
fund.
A
A
In
summary,
that
that
fund
is
okay,
the
tif
funds,
you
know
we
don't
have
a
lot
of
control
once
these
are
done,
but
we'll
just
go
through
them.
You
see
hanton
industrial
park,
blue
is
revenue,
pink
is
expense,
so
blue
one's
looking
good
for
the
industrial
park.
Mallard
point
is,
you
know
it's
in
the
red,
not
much.
You
can
do
about
that.
A
Tif
5
is
first
avenue.
North
extension
we're
finally
seeing
a
little
bit
of
revenue
there
that
one's
been
hurting
tiff
number
five,
because
we
made
the
expenditure
in
the
year
2007
and
there
just
wasn't
much
out
there
for
a
long
long
time,
but
now
we're
starting
to
see
some
money
come
back
tip.
Six
was
pheasant
ridge
and
that's
a
good,
healthy
one.
A
The
general
obligation,
bonds
are
revenues
and
expenditures
are
pretty
even
and
the
capital
projects
fund
is
the
fund
that
we
use
to
build
the
prairie
lakes
wellness
center,
the
softball
complex
and
the
ice
arena,
and
if,
if
we
were
to,
obviously
the
expenditures
are
zero,
because
we
we
didn't
put
that
in
the
budget
we
we
know
we'll
we'll
most
likely
need
to
bond
to
build
that
and
that's
a
conversation
that
isn't
happening
tonight.
But
it
is
a
conversation.
A
A
Personnel
didn't
change.
Our
enterprise
fund
personnel
has
not
changed
for
years
and
years
we've
been
doing
the
work
with
the
same
number
of
people
year
after
year.
The
work
doesn't
change
a
lot,
and
so
the
demand
on
staff
doesn't
really
change
a
lot
either,
but
there
have
been
increases
in
technology
that
have
made
them
more
efficient
at
their
work.
So
that's
really
good.
A
The
personnel
is
not
changing,
so
the
only
change
here
would
be
the
personnel
salaries
if
someone
retires
and
they're
replaced
with
someone
who's,
starting
just
starting
out,
there's
an
actual
decrease
in
the
budget.
The
operating
budget
is
going
up
because
of
you
know
this.
These
are
not
big
numbers,
but
there's
an
increase
of
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
and
heath
will
have
to
answer
that.
If
you
have
questions
about
that
later,
I'm
not
sure
what
the
specific
was
there.
A
The
solid
waste
capital
outlay
is
less
this
year
or
this
coming
year
than
it
was
for
2020.
So
that's
a
slight
decrease
and
in
summary
it's
just
a
pretty
well
balanced
fund
airport
fund
is
last.
This
is
our
last
enterprise
fund
and
there's
a
giant
increase
because
we're
building
an
airport
terminal
they're,
seeing
a
transfer
from
the
capital
improvement
fund
of
about
five
million
dollars
and
about
15
million
from
the
federal
government
to
build
our
new
airport
terminal.
A
The
city
will
be
paying
all
the
bills
as
they
come
for
building
this
terminal
and
then
being
reimbursed
for
our
expenses.
So
we
we
might
have
times
when
we're
spending
more
than
5
million,
and
that
cash
flow
is
all
ironed
out
does
create
some
issues.
For
us,
though,
stifles
the
conversation
about
what
are
we
going
to
do
with
our
extra
money
when
we
have
big
ticket
items
like
that,
airport
personnel
is
not
expected
to
change,
the
operating
budget
is
going
up
just
ever
so
slightly
as
an
in
with
an
increase
in
consulting
services.
A
So
that's
that's
my
presentation
and
I
think
if,
if
the
council
would
like
to
go
back
to
the
individual
departments,
the
department
heads
are
all
here
and
we
can
talk
about
those
individual
budgets,
I'm
going
to
go
back
to
the
slide.
That
shows
the
various
different
changes
in
summary,
and
then
you
can
pick
them
out
as
you
like.
C
C
You
know
I
I
cannot
be
concerned.
I
realize
that
we're
counting
on
some
cares
act
funding
to
make
up
the
the
shortfall.
I
know
we
budget
conservatively,
but
I
do
want
to
ask
a
question,
as
I
understand
going
through
the
2019
kafir,
that
just
got
done
here.
Not
too
long
ago,
we've
got
about
6.2
million
of
unassigned
general
fund
dollars
that
correct
figure
kristen,
that's
correct!
C
Okay,
what
what
I
know
there's
a
rule
of
thumb
out
there
that
you
like
to
keep
or
we
should
be
keeping
on
hand
x,
number
of
months
of
general
fund
expenditures
in
our
in
our
I'm
sorry
x,
x,
number
of
months
in
our
reserves
based
upon
our
general
fund
expenditures.
What
what?
What
is
that
rule
of
thumb.
D
C
Okay,
okay,
because
looking
at
roughly
21
million
dollars
of
of
general
fund
expenditures
that
works
out
by
1.7
million
dollars
in
round
numbers
per
month,
so
we
we
do
have
that,
whether
it's
three
or
four
we
do
have
that
on
hand
in
our
general
fund
reserves,
at
least
based
upon
2019
numbers.
I
guess
we
assume
2020
is
roughly
you
know.
We
don't
know
what
those
numbers
gonna
look
like
for
2020,
but
I
guess
I'm
still
hoping
that
we've
got
roughly
a
six
million
dollar
unassigned
general
fund
balance
going
into
2021.
D
C
Okay,
well
now
now
we're
starting
to
cut
it
cut
it
pretty
tight
based
upon
three
or
four
months
worth
so
so
I
I,
I
guess,
I'm
okay
heading
to
20
21,
but
obviously
these
numbers
can't
continue.
You
know
I
went
back
and
looked
at
general
fund,
unassigned
balances
going
back
the
last
10
years
and
they've
been
dipping
slowly
and
all
of
a
sudden.
C
D
That
is
correct,
like
I
said,
I
think
our
kind
of
our
saving
grace
right
now
for
this
year
will
be.
That
cares,
acts
funding,
I
know
we
were
awarded
potentially
up
to
the
5
million
mark
a
little
over
5
million.
So
far
off
of
my
estimates,
what
I
can
confirm
we
can
probably
come
close
to
getting
is
around
the
four.
That
is
what
I
put
in.
D
A
A
F
E
Go
by
I'd
like
to
just
briefly
touch
on
on
fire
rescue.
If
that
would
be
okay,
it
looks
like
they.
If
you,
gentlemen,
like
to
come
up,
looks
like
they
were
requesting
two
people.
I
did
have
a
conversation
with
the
chief
and
don
as
well
about
about
some
temporary
outputs,
that's
expiring,
and
then
I
have
a
gentleman
that
is
gonna
be
going
afghanistan
or
cuba,
cuba,
cuba,
so
that
they
would
be
looking
to
fill
that
again
right.
A
No,
and-
and
I
did
speak
with
these
guys
after
I
had
already
prepared
my
budget,
and
I
asked
them
to
make
their
case
to
the
council.
I
completely
support
it.
Had
I
known
about
it
before
I
did
the
budget,
I
would
have
included
it,
but
essentially
we
have
to
tr
it's
a
lot
of
training
to
be
a
firefighter
one
of
one
of
you.
We
have
chief
kranz
and
assistant
chief
roland
here.
You
can
probably
describe
it
better
than
I
can
sure.
H
Yeah
well
so,
basically,
we
have
here.
We
have
one
of
our
staff
members
that
is
already
on
deployment
currently
right
now
and
he
basically
got
promoted
into
another
position
which
in
turn
had
him
be
reassigned
to
another
city
in
the
state
of
south
dakota,
and
basically
he
would
have
been
going
to
south
africa
and
being
gone
until
roughly
next
year.
H
At
this
time
now
he's
going
to
be
reassigned
and
coming
back
to
to
work
in
november,
we
do
have
a
temporary
full-time
employee
right
now
and
that
individual
would
then
be
out
of
a
position.
And
so
basically
we
want
to
do
is
keep
this
individual
on
until
july
of
next
year,
because
in
this
reassignment
that
he
has
with
he's
going
to
be
reassigned
to
rapid
city,
he
will
be
redeployed
to
cuba
and
we'll
be
out
another
9
to
12
months.
G
And
the
only
the
only
other
thing
I'd
like
to
add
about
that
is
the
fact
that
he
has.
He
went
to
school
here
in
watertown
at
lake
area
technical
college
through
the
firefighter
paramedic
program.
He
is
local.
He
has
been
with
us
for
just
a
little
over
a
year
now,
as
went
through
through
a
schooling,
he
went
through
our
internship
part-time
program
he's
a
very
valuable
employee.
E
Yeah
one
of
the
things
that,
when
chief
and
the
assistant
chief
reached
out
to
me
with
one
of
the
things
that
I
thought
of
is
just
to
the
training
time
is
one
thing.
The
amount
of
work
that
they
put
in
is
another,
but
also
to
go
through
that
process.
Hiring
a
new
person
hiring
a
temp
person
has
got
to
be
one
of
the
hardest
items
that
you
can
do
is
to
find.
Somebody
then
have
them
up
and
running
right
away.
E
H
I
applaud
the
mayor.
We
we
talked
about
options.
We
could
have
did
a
supplement
at
the
end
of
the
calendar
year
of
2021
for
the
the
basically.
If
we
came
to
council
this
fall
and
got
approval
to
continue
this
individual
on,
but
we
thought
it
was
a
much
better
efficient
way
to
move
it
into
this
year's
budget
of
2021
immediately.
So
it
was
very
of
a
positive
opportunity
for
us
again.
H
We
also
asked
for
two
full-time
people
for
the
next
calendar
year
and
really
we
understand
that,
like
the
mayor
shared
in
our
budget
here,
it's
just
so
difficult
to
add
this
into
our
general
fund.
We
understand
that,
but
that
said
we
still
are
on
the
present
time
frame.
We
know
that
these
two
individuals
would
help
with
a
lot
of
our
overtime
needs
that
we
continue
to
have,
and
we
know
that
would
reduce
that.
H
We
also
understand
that
going
forward
that
this
would
be
something
that
we
would
look
at
in
a
later
date
to
continue
that,
but
these
two
individuals
would
be
what
we
need
now
going
into
today
tomorrow.
It
isn't
anything
that
we
plan
for
for
the
east
fire
station,
so
I
know
that's
in
our
long-term
planning
budget.
H
You
guys
are
going
to
get
to
see,
but
that
would
be
something
that
we
are
still
that
we
identified
in
our
swat
our
strengths,
weakness,
opportunities
and
threats,
planned
back
in
2012,
2013
and
again
in
1819
we
redid
it.
It
still
showed
that
our
daytime
peak
hours
are
still
something
very
high
and
we
did
share
that
with
a
few
of
our
council
members
as
well,
so
need
to
add
on
that.
H
D
I
G
Yes,
basically,
we
we
started
this
long-term
plan
of
the
additional
two
in
a
2017
budget
going
through
today
and
we've
broken
that
down
in
the
past
we've
we've
shown
the
need
for
it
on
the
two
employees
to
which
would
give
us
an
additional
two
employees.
That
would
add
to
the
two
that
we
already
have
for
40
hours
staff
would,
which
would
put
a
an
extra
ambulance
on
on
call
12
hours
a
day,
seven
days
a
week
to
help
combat
our
our
hard
call
volume
times
they're.
G
F
Thank
you.
I
would
just
like
to
voice
my
approval
for
the
temporary
position.
The
larger
conversation
of
two
additional
full-time
employees
is
a
conversation.
I
think
we
need
to
push
off
to
a
better
better
year
of
budget,
but
as
for
right
now
I
can
voice
my
approval
or
my
support
for
the
temporary
position.
F
I
I
I'm
really
big
on
the
safety
of
a
community
also
is
the
attractiveness
of
a
community.
So
I
think
the
growth
and
development
of
a
community
follow
hand
in
hand
with
public
safety.
So
I
just
was
curious.
Are:
are
we
most
comfortable
waiting
for
that
conversation,
as
reid
said,
until
we
actually
have
a
a
better
budget
or
a
higher
budget
number?
Are
we
willing
to
look
at
that
as
an
interim
thing?
Should
financial
changes
happen?
I
guess
I
just
you
know
when
you
hear
about
the
same
position
being
carried
forward
from
2017.
I
F
I
A
Be
up
to
the
council
if
you
want
to
make
that
motion
tonight,
you
can
do
that
to
add
that
to
the
budget.
I
just
felt
that
we're
so
in
the
red
that
and
that's
why
and
not
that
there
isn't
a
need.
Clearly,
there's
there's
a
need,
and
it's
just.
I
don't
think
it's
responsible
to
be
this
far
into
the
red.
I'm
not
comfortable
going
any
further.
But
if,
if
the
council
is
you
certainly
have
the
ability
to
do
that.
I
I
wasn't
necessarily
suggesting
that
we
approve
it
tonight.
I
was
hoping
that
we
could
not
delay
the
conversation
even
further.
If
this
is
the
only
time
to
have
that
conversation,
that's
fine.
I
just
was
curious
as
to
what
was
the
feeling
out
there
with
other
council
members.
I
just
I
can't
see
very
well
about
what
how
people
are
reacting
and
their
facial
expressions,
and
things
like
that.
So
I
guess
I
need
to
have
a
little
more
information
about
that
whole
thing.
D
D
There
is
still
that
east
side
fire
station
conversation
that
needs
to
be
had
and
a
lot
of
personnel
would
need
to
be
discussed
before.
That
piece
is
also
discussed,
so
I'm
not
saying
which
way
the
council
should
go,
but
just
so
you
know,
I
think,
part
of
the
the
capital.
The
long-term
capital
discussion
will
actually
have
a
little
bit
of
a
discussion.
Piece
of
personnel
needs
as
well,
so
just
for
information.
I
D
I
A
E
I
I
have
to
say
there's
a
bit
of
irony
in
the
in
the
room
when
we
just
have
our
sales
tax
come
in
at
17
higher
and
then
we're
talking
about
how
much
lower
it
is,
but
I
mean
to
be
fiscally
responsible.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
you
know
it's
sustainable
whatever
our
growth
or
negativity
is
on
that,
but
to
look
at
it
you
know
now
I
think
it's.
It
is
irresponsible.
We're
simply
trying
to
put
some
sort
of
a
dollar
amount
to
it
and
hopefully
stick
to
that
as
much
as
possible.
E
A
That's
17
amazing,
and
I
I
mean,
if
you're
out
there
and
you're
listening,
that's
a
testament
to
what
happens
when
people
don't
travel
to
spend
their
money
and
they
just
spend
it
in
their
hometown
shop,
local.
It
makes
a
gigantic
difference
and
we
did
have
a
lot
of
tournaments
in
town
and
things
going
on
here
that
weren't
going
on
elsewhere
that
helped
too.
So
we
need
to
keep
both
of
those
things
in
mind:
tournaments,
pay
off
and
shop,
local
really
pays
off.
F
E
That
is
a
one-off
or
say.
Hopefully
it's
a
trend.
That's
going
the
same
direction.
I
mean
I
really
would
prove
that
the
shopping
here
and
being
spending
your
money
locally
is
going
to
be
the
most
beneficial.
Obviously,
but
let's
you
know
see
how
we
get
through
the
next
couple
months
to
see,
if
that's
the
trend
that
we're
going
towards-
or
maybe
that's
just
a
one-off
from
you
know,
a
massive
influx
of
people
for
one
month
right.
J
We
have
several
tournaments
coming
up
in
the
school
system
this
year,
state
tournaments,
and
there
may
be
our
other
things-
that
we
have
some
really
nice
facilities
and
I
would
hate
to
see
those
people
get
stymied
because
we
don't
have
the
money
for
them
to
go
out
and
do
what
they
should
be
doing.
So
I'm
thinking
I
might
recommend
putting
money
into
their
account
rather
than
taking
away
from
them.
A
So
you
I
wasn't
taking
away.
I
was
meeting
out
the
expected
revenue
from
the
bbb
tax
if
you're
suggesting
transferring
money
from
the
general
fund
tax
fund
to
the
bbb
tax
fund.
Yes,
as
opposed
to
hiring
a
staff
member,
that's
desperately
needed.
That's
a
I
mean,
that's
a
pretty
serious
conversation
and
councilman
roby.
H
I'll,
just
chime
in
as
the
liaison
for
the
cvb,
I
appreciate
alderman's
comments.
Cvb
is
pretty
tightly
tied
to
the
bbb
tax
and
what
I've
heard
is
if
that
tax
over
performs,
there
will
be
opportunities
for
the
cvb
to
come
back
and
do
some
things.
I
think
they've
done
a
lot
of
good
things,
the
last
couple
years
to
promote
watertown,
so
I'm
very
supportive
of
that
organization
in
general.
F
A
C
You
know
as
far
as
the
engineering
side
of
it
the
street
department
side
of
it
I
mean
I
we
we
hear
that
time
and
time
again
as
far
as
our
street
street
maintenance
needs.
I
know
engineering
has
been
short
short
staffed
for
quite
some
time
we
here,
so
I
guess
any
comments
that
you
might
have
heath.
I
guess
I'll
I'll,
just
kind
of
give
you
free
reign
as
far
as
what
what
you
might
have
to
to
comment
on.
B
Thank
you
for
that
councilman
vilhauer.
We
did
make
one
new
fte
request
in
the
2021
budget
for
a
engineer,
2..
What
an
engineer
2
is
is
a
fairly
new
graduate
engineer
with
an
eit,
an
engineering
training
license
and
the
reason
I
had
made
that
specific
request
was
based
simply
on
the
workload
and
observing
how
we've
been
able
to
or
not
been
able
to
keep
up
with
the
demands
these.
B
I
can't
speak
to
win
the
last
time.
We
would
have
had
a
good
presence
of
engineering
staff
on
those
projects,
but
certainly
not
the
two
years.
I've
been
here
simply
because
we
just
don't
have
the
manpower
to
do
that,
so
that
request
came
in
part
because
of
those
needs
to
to
have
a
a
better
presence
to
inspect
the
construction
of
those
public
improvements
that
helps
ensure
a
lot
of
things.
It
helps
it
helps
the
developer,
they've.
Actually,
I've
heard
developers
say
this
to
us.
We
want
you
on
our
projects.
B
They
do
not
want
to
come
back
and
have
to
reconstruct
things
later
on,
because
they're
prematurely
failing
they
like
to
have
us
plugged
in
and
so
that
we
can
help
lead
them
along
and
make
sure
the
process
is
followed
appropriately
and
then,
of
course,
on
the
other
side
of
the
discussion.
We,
as
as,
as
the
council,
I've
heard
from
several
of
you.
B
We
as
a
staff,
would
love
to
have
a
better
presence
out
there
on
those
projects
to
ensure
that
the
public
improvements
that
we're
accepting
for
our
perpetual
ownership
and
maintenance
are,
in
fact
constructed
to
meet
the
specifications
that
they're
approved
to
be
built
to,
and
that's
the
gap
here
that
I'm
trying
to
close
with
this
position.
That's
one
of
the
gaps,
I'm
trying
to
close
the
other
side
of
the
coin.
So
that's
the
development
side.
B
The
other
function
of
the
engineering
office
is
primarily
the
capital
improvement
plan
and
the
capital
construction
projects
that
we
administer,
that
are
internal.
You
know
the
street
reconstruction
projects,
the
new
city
facilities,
the
the
projects
that
engineering
partners
with
or
other
departments
on,
like
the
the
pathway
projects,
the
rec
trails,
the
other
facilities
like
the
new
fire
station,
the
airport
terminal,
the.
B
The
zoo
animal
care
building
that's
going
on
right
now,
long
story.
There
is
in
a
nutshell,
we've
we've
got
roughly
30
projects
this
year
alone
that
we're
managing
amongst
currently
just
three
staff.
Now
normally
we'd
have
five,
including
myself,
but
we
have
two
vacancies
so
there's
currently,
three
staff
managing
those
those
30
projects
and
what
this
new
position
would
help
do,
even
when
we're
full
staffed
is
not
only
be
able
to
focus
on
the
development
side,
but
on
an
as
needed
basis
help
out
with
the
project
management
duties
of
these
capital
projects.
B
Some
of
these
capital
projects
are
pretty
extensive.
We
have
a
nine
million
dollar
terminal
being
built
and
then
a
subsequent
nine
million
dollar
phase
of
civil
site
improvements.
After
that,
we've
got
a
two
million
dollar
animal
care
building.
I
think
it
was
two
million,
if
I
remember
right
so
multi-million
dollars
where
having
the
appropriate
education
and
training
to
be
a
project
manager
on
those
higher
level.
B
Those
are
the
key
targets
that
was
a
long
discussion
engineering,
because
that
was
really
the
only
ask
for
a
new
fte
street
side
of
things,
though
glenn
you
also
touched
on
that
I've
been
in
communications
with
rob,
rob's
online
here
you
know
our
street
network
has
not
at
all
diminished
over
the
years.
As
we
all
know,
it's
only
expanded
over
the
years
and
we
continue
to
operate
a
very
tight
ship.
A
very
tight
crew
of
street
operators
out
there
that
rob's
doing
a
great
job
with.
B
But
we
do
know
that
you
know
our
street
network
only
continues
to
expand
year
after
year,
and
I
don't
have
any
technical
analysis
of
how
much
the
street
network
has
grown
over
the
last
several
years
to
justify
a
new
position,
and
we
weren't
necessarily
doing
that
for
this
next
fiscal
year.
But
it
is
something
to
you
know,
keep
in
the
back
of
our
minds
that
that
there
will
be
a
point
that
we'll
be
at
a
breaking
point
needing
additional
staff
out
there
at
the
street
facility.
B
C
B
Well,
I
can
say
that
our
engineer,
one
that
we
hired
last
year,
it
did
take
a
good
several
months
of
advertising
and
drew
a
very
limited
pool.
We
we
very
very
lucky
with
the
candidate
that
we
ended
up.
Hiring
and
marcy
she's
been
an
outstanding
job
for
us
as
a
project
manager
and
as
an
engineer
one
I
it's
hard
to
tell.
I
know
that
that's
a
very
demanding
field
right
now
to
get
eits
college
grads
coming
out
of
college,
are
getting
swiped
up,
left
and
right
by
private
and
public
sectors.
B
That
would
be
based
right
out
of
a
university
that
the
salary
without
benefits
is
usually
somewhere
around
60
grand,
maybe
a
little
north
of
60
000.
an
eit.
You
might
pay
a
little
bit
more
than
that,
and
so
I
think
that's
that's
probably
about
right
out
of
school,
maybe
with
a
couple
years
experience.
C
Up
heath
with
that
extra
or
additional
presence
in
the
field
that
you're
referring
to
what
would
that
help
eliminate
or
alleviate
some
of
the
issues
that
we've
seen?
I'm,
I
think
the
northridge
drive
roads
that
you
know
failed
prematurely.
What
would
this
help
to
mitigate
some
of
those
problems
out
there?
If
I'm
understanding
you
correctly.
B
C
B
You
know
that's
another
great
point:
councilman
rodamski,
you
know
when
it
comes
to
project
management-
the
I
don't
say
this
at
all
to
diminish
any
level
of
the
staff,
but
the
higher
qualified
staff
you
have
on
projects
to
manage
them
and
the
adequate
amount
of
staff
that
you
have
to
manage.
The
sheer
number
of
projects
all
help
to
reduce
things
like
change
orders,
and
it's
particularly
substantial
ones.
B
J
H
B
Yeah
I
like
to
I
like
that
concept
to
have
staff
dedicated
to
certain
functions
like
this,
with
having
a
smaller
staff
in
general.
Generally
speaking,
I
also
like
to
have
some
cross
training
and
availability
for
others
to
do
that.
So
the
answer
your
question
is
yes,
I'd
like
to
have
them
focused
to
some
extent,
but
also
you
know,
marcy
and
justin
would
still
be
focused
and
trained
on
the
ability
to
do
that
if
needed.
E
Councilman
lollam
heath,
as
I've
sat
here
for
three
years
and
sat
through
budget
meetings
for
the
fourth
time
now.
I
believe
one
of
the
things
that
we
have
come
across
and
we've
had
to
deal
with
is
frankly
failures
on
either
you
know
the
building
of
roads
or
something
that's
done
either
by
design
or
by
just
you
know,
nature.
In
general,
I
look
at
all
the
money
that
we
put
out
as
a
community
to
fix
problems
one
way
or
another.
E
You
know
have
someone
there
that
they
can
help
us
understand
it
or
help
us
go
through
a
process
better,
make
sure
that
we're
you
know
following
up
on
it,
that's
one
of
the
things.
I
know
that
myself,
and
at
least
a
couple
other
council
members
have
asked,
is
you
know,
can
we
get
someone
out
there
to
just
check
as
they're
going
through
the
process?
E
H
E
B
Yeah,
I
know-
and
I
thank
you
for
that
comment-
councilman
buehler,
I
my
comments
didn't
mean
to
elude
that
this
is
nothing
we've
been
doing
over
the
last
several
years.
It's
just
we
haven't
been
doing
enough
of
it
because
of
the
workload
being
spread
so
thin
with
the
staff
that
we
have
available
well,.
E
C
C
You
know
this
is
my
going
on
my
sixth
year
in
the
council
and
year
after
year,
month
after
month,
we
hear
engineering
issues.
We
hear
deva
developer
concerns.
What's
the
hold
up,
why
aren't
things
getting
done
and
then
we
got
problems
after
the
fact
and
if,
if
this
will
help
mitigate
some
of
those
issues,
I
think
it's
money
well
spent
on
our
part.
If
we
were
to
add
that
additional
person
in
your
staff,
so
I
would
make
that
as
a
motion.
Second.
J
H
Budget
year
this
is
one
I
was
interested
in
because
I
do
believe
there's
an
roi
element
on
this.
One
and
glenn
alluded
to
some
of
the
things
I've
been
thinking
about.
Is
we've
had
so
many
issues
where
the
expense
of
not
having
it
done
right.
The
first
time
all
always
seems
to
fall
back
on
the
city,
and
this
is
a
tight
budget
year,
but
I
came
in
leaning
towards
this
one
for
that
return.
On
investment
of
you.
H
D
I
do
just
because
the
current
motion-
that's
on,
is
kind
of
a
little
bit,
not
really
2021
budget.
Essentially,
if,
if
the
council
is
wishing
to
allow
for
advertising
my
recommendation
is,
it
could
potentially
take
till
january,
but
we
could
get
somebody
next
month
and
then
you
don't
have
the
budget.
D
So
I
guess
for
me:
if
the
council
really
is
in
favor
of
position,
then
I
I
almost
feel
like
we
need
to
take
action
on
that
at
a
council
meeting
to
create
that
position
now
with
the
fact
that
it
could
be
filled
before
january,
because
the
normal
budget
process
would
be.
This
would
come
forth
during
that
budget
ordinance
in
september.
D
C
But
that
was
my
I
I
realized
my
emotion
was
probably
somewhat
confusing
or
contradictory
there.
I,
I
guess
I
I
don't
want
to
necessarily
have
to
wait
until
2021
if
we
can
advertise
and
somebody
comes
out
of
the
water
work
within
a
few
weeks.
I'd
say
great:
let's,
let's
latch
onto
that
person,
so
so
I'm
not
sure
chris
and
what
you're
saying
now.
Should
we
act
on
this
at
a
separate
item
in
an
upcoming
council
meeting,
or
I
guess
I'm
I'm
asking
that
ignorance
or
how
we
proceed.
H
B
A
C
You
know
I
I
I
know
I've
had
this
conversation
before
and
I
guess,
as
as
supervisor
I'll
direct
it
towards
utk.
You
know
I'm
a
huge
supporter
of
the
zoo.
I
think
you
know
my
actions
over
the
years
have
have
proven
that
out
to
the
zoo
society
and
the
staff,
but
looking
at
that
budget
compared,
you
know
it's
a
700
000
drain
in
our
city
budget.
C
C
But
I
guess
just
any
comments
that
that
you
may
be
able
to
make
tk
relative
to
conversations
that
you've
had
with
zoo
staff
concerning
because
it
is
a
by
far
biggest
negative
factor
in
the
park
and
rec
department
budget,
and
so
I
guess
I'll
turn
over
to
utk.
With
with
you
know
how
I've
sort
of
asked
a
question.
K
Okay,
thank
you,
mr
councilman.
You
know
as
you're
asking
the
question
glenn
I
I
had
to
pause
and
think
about
how
to
answer
that.
It's
obviously
we
have
a
beautiful
zoo,
definitely
a
destination
zoo
and-
and
it
is
a
strain
you
know
we're
pushing
about
three
quarter
million
dollar
subsidy
and
really,
I
think
we
need
to
look
back
as
a
board
in
a
council.
You
know
is
that
the
is
that
the
direction
we
want
to
go
to
have
the
zoo
that
we
have
is
is
a
tax
burden.
K
It's
expensive,
the
the
price
point
to
charge
revenues
won't
get
us
close
to.
You
know
a
profitability.
You
know
I
go
back
and
look
at
things,
also,
quality
of
life.
You
know
we
offer
bike
trails.
We
have
park
system
that
that
really
have
no
revenues,
so
we
just
got
to
look
at
it
as
the
cost
to
provide
those
services
to
to
our
community
and
provide
that
economic
impact
as
well.
So
I
have
actually
had
conversations
with
kristin
here
during
this
budget
process
kind
of
behind
the
scenes.
K
There
was
a
lot
of
capital
coming
up
in
the
future
that
I
really
truly
put
on
put
on
hold.
I
think
right
now,
as
we've
seen
through
aza
accreditation,
we've
got
the
zoo
right
now
we
can
afford
new
exhibits
new
things.
We
can't
sustain
that
and
that's
why
we
put
a
halt
on
here's
where
we're
at
this
is
the
zoo
we
have
to
offer,
and
it
comes
with
a
with
a
hefty
price
tag.
So
we
are
trying
as
best
we
can
to
find
efficiencies
increased
revenues.
K
You
know
we're
we're
bumping
up
another
55
60
000
this
year.
You
know
it
doesn't
close
that
gap,
but
it's
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
To
start
looking
at
ways
to
save
those
expenses,
increase
the
revenues
to
to
truly
close
the
gap
on
what
that
that
subsidy
is
from
the
from
the
city
tax
dollars.
So
but
we
have
a
great
zoo,
it's
it's
definitely
a
staple
of
our
department,
our
city,
and
you
can't
put
that
number
on
what
that
zoo
does
bring
in
in
in
tax
revenue,
so
we're
working
on
a
glenn.
K
C
No,
I
guess
I
just
have
to
say
we're
kind
of
victim
of
our
own
success
with
that
zoo
out
there,
that
we've
got
a
beautiful
zoo,
but
it
does
come
with
a
significant
cost
community
and
I
guess
if
the
community
is
willing
to
continue
to
support
that,
I'm
all
for
it.
But
it
is
definitely
a
significant
cost
to
us.
D
E
K
We're
actually
put
that
into
the
o
m
side
versus
the
capital.
Okay,
yes,
that
the
three
of
the
three
of
the
four
are
slated
for
repair
and
not
repair
replacement
in
2021,
and
we
are,
I
am
approaching
the
the
baseball
association
to
also
be
a
contributor
to
that
project,
along
with
talks
with
the
community
foundation.
Is
that's
the
the
namesake
of
that
of
that
complex.
So
no,
those
are
long
overdue
and
we
do
have
a
plan
for
replacement
that.
E
K
K
We
have
now
budgeted
two
years
in
a
row
for
new
infield
material,
but
I
do
need
elevations
to
get
the
final
quantities
of
what
that's
going
to
take
per
field.
So
I
would
expect
honestly
councilman
would
probably
see
that
as
a
a
spring
project
with
majority
of
the
work
completed
prior
to
the
season
and
anything
that
we
missed
would
be
fall
of
2021.
K
No,
you
know
anytime,
we
do
something
to
the
complex
as
I
reach
out,
it's
not
a
demand,
but
you
know
they
they
earn
the
dollars
and
every
association
we
have
is
is
willing
to
put
those
dollars
back
in
the
facility.
So
no
it's
definitely
a
conversation.
I
don't
rely
on
it,
but
we
can
get
our
scope
of
work
increases
with
every
dollar
they
can
put
forth.
So
that
will
be
a
conversation
I
have
with
them
and
the
more
dollars
we
get.
K
E
K
A
D
So
I
know
the
mayor
had
went
through
and
she
pointed
out
some
ways
that
we
can
possibly
you
know,
get
more
revenue
to
come
in
another
option
or
a
thought
that
I'd
like
to
put
into
the
council's
mind
a
little
bit
is
our
capital
improvement
fund
currently
is
restricted,
it's
self-restricted
by
us
by
our
community.
When
we
do
ordinance,
we
have
allowed
for
other
purchases
to
come
out
of
that
fund.
We
allow
for
the
purchase
of
ambulance.
We
allow
for
the
purchase
of
the
fire
trucks.
D
D
That's
a
good
question.
You
know
we
are,
I
think,
one
of
the
only
few
bigger
communities
that
still
use
pretty
much
a
hundred
percent
of
the
capital
improvement
fund
for
the
capital
projects.
A
lot
of
communities
are
splitting
it,
whether
it's
75
states
and
capital
improvement.
25
of
that
tax
goes
into
the
general
fund,
so
we've
maintained
our
capital
improvement
fund
for
a
very
long
time.
It
is
nice
because
our
capital
improvement
fund
does
pay
for
all
of
our
debt.
D
So
when
we
do
bond,
we
know
that
we
have
that
money
there
and
then
we're
still
able
to
do
a
lot
of
our
projects,
but
a
lot
of
other
communities
have
started
to
kind
of
have
to
play
the
shift
just
because
the
general
fund
is
the
heavy
fund
of
every
city.
It
is
your
public
safety.
It
is
your
public
works.
It
is
your
administration
people,
the
personnel
in
the
general
fund.
It
is
expensive,
so
if
your
only
revenue
is
your
taxes
with
property
tax
and
sales
tax,
it
starts
to
get
tight.
H
E
E
D
D
We
have
done
so
by
ordinance
and
I
don't
have
all
the
back
history
on
it,
but
we
have
over
time
I
believe
allowed
for
certain
purchases-
and
I
know
like
the
one
with
the
fire
and
ambulance
is
a
fire
truck.
Is
750
000
an
ambulance?
Is
you
know
300
000.?
Those
were
you
don't
want
to
go
out
for
a
loan,
so
I
think
then
we
slowly
relax
some
of
the
purchases
that
can
be
made
with
our
cap
and,
like
I
said,
our
ordinance
is
restricted.
D
E
E
A
H
A
Well,
the
the
council
needs
to
make
that
choice.
I
actually
had.
I
spoke
with
the
street
superintendent
a
little
bit
today
and
I
know
that's
he
needs
to
know,
and
but
he
hasn't.
I
don't
think
he's
really
asked
the
question
yet
and
if
you're
ready
to
make
that
call,
then
we
can
liquidate
the
snow
gates
if
you're
choosing
to
abandon
that
or
we
need
to
get
serious
with
investments
to
buy
enough
to
do
the
whole
city.
A
If
you
want
to
go
with
snow
gates
and
because
we
don't
have
nearly
enough
snow
gates
to
do
our
whole
city,
we've
been
in
a
trial
basis
for
years
now,
and
the
people
that
have
them
are
constantly
telling
us
how
to
do
it
because
we're
doing
it
wrong.
We
don't
use
them
in
every
storm
and
there's
all
that
controversy.
That
goes
around
them.
It's
up
to
the
council
and
if,
if
you
feel
like
you're
ready,
we
can
put
that
on
on
one
of
the
next
agendas
to
discuss
it.
Councilman
roby.
H
Thank
you.
I
was
looking
for
that.
I
didn't
see
it.
I
was
happy
about
that
because
I
think
you're
right
mayor,
we've
kind
of
been
doing
kind
of
sort
of
been
doing
it
and
then
some
people
benefited,
but
a
lot
of
people
don't.
But
I
recall
when
superintendent
baining
gave
that
presentation
that's
a
very
expensive
item.
It
is
that
doesn't
benefit
that
many
people
right.
A
F
You
know
before
winter
I
well
actually
pretty
soon.
We
should
get
back
together
and
discuss
it
and
make
a
decision
on
which
way
we're
going,
because
it
will.
It
will
make
a
difference
on
our
purchases
for
equipment
throughout
the
future.
From
now-
and
we
do
have
budget
for
this
year
for
a
motor
grader,
which
I
was
kind
of
hoping
for
some
guidance
on
with
the
snow
gate,
but
we
do
have
to
replace
the
motor
grader
either
way
we
we
definitely
are
due
to
replace.
F
H
H
We
know
that
it
takes
more
people
to
to
plow
these
routes.
It's
much
a
slower
process.
I
think
we've
got
to
make
a
decision
soon.
I
certainly
don't
think
we
want
to
budget
for
more
gates
this
year
for
for
2021,
especially
in
lieu
of
our
situation.
I
don't
see
that,
but
I
think
we
need
to
get.
We
need
to
become
bring
this
to
a
close.
F
I'd
have
to
agree
with
that.
It
seems
to
me
that
you
know
listening
to
rob
in
the
presentations
he's,
given
the
amount
of
time
it
takes
and
they
break
down
and
the
repairs
are
not
cheap
and
with
what
we're
facing
for
budget
crisis
right
now,
we're
already
three
and
a
half
million
dollars
in
the
red.
F
C
I
want
to
circle
back
to
kristen's
comment
a
couple
minutes
ago.
I
definitely
would
like
to
see
this
get
on
a
a
public
works
committee
agenda
too,
because
this
finance
committee
too.
This
is
a
critical
topic
that
you
and
I
had
the
conversation
a
couple
years
ago,
kristin
that
I
think
it
is
time
that
we
look
at
how
we
do
utilize,
our
two
pennies
or
our
second
penny.
So
I
would
definitely
invite
this
as
a
topic
or
an
upcoming
committee
meeting.
A
K
You
thank
you.
I'm
gonna
do
something
for
the
first
time
in
the
history
of
budget
meetings.
You
know
I
had
the
conversation
with
you
mayor.
As
far
as
the
the
ice
resurfacer,
just
one
of
the
council
know
it
is
getting
to
its
age,
and
I
was
just
sitting
here
thinking
about
heath's
request
for
the
engineer
2
I
would
I
would
I
do
want
to.
You
know
really
explain
that
we
do
have
a
need
for
that,
but
we
can
get
through
another
season.
K
This
has
just
been
kind
of
rolling,
along
with
the
new
ice
arena,
but
with
heath
engineering.
Two
I'd
be
happy
with
the
amount
of
work
that
heath
takes
off
my
plate
to
forego
that
for
a
year
and
use
that
hundred
thousand
to
to
fund
he's
ninety
thousand
dollars.
So
it
didn't
affect
the
general
fund,
but
with
an
understanding
knowing
I
would
be
coming
back
for
it.
So
I'm
the
first
staff
to
ever
voluntarily
give.
K
F
Thank
you.
If,
if
you
need
a
specific
motion
to
act
upon
what
tk
just
said,
I
would
be
making
that
I
will
say
that
I
was
well
I'm
married
to
I'm
married
to
someone
in
the
hockey
organization,
so
she
was
reporting
back
on
the
condition
of
the
ice
arena
now
and
there's
a
lot
of
work
that
needs
to
be
done,
but
we're
also
in
the
context
of
having
a
larger
conversation.
F
Hopefully
we
will
be
building
ice
sometime
in
watertown's
future,
so
I'd
rather
be
smart
with
the
money
and
devote
it
to
new
ice.
If
we
could
ever
make
that
happen
and
tk's
proposal
seems
to
fall
right
in
line
with
being
a
good
budget
proposal
and
also
looking
forward
to
new
ice.
If
that
happens,
if
it
doesn't
happen,
we
can
always
just
come
back
and
do
the
request
next
year.
A
D
A
F
H
F
A
D
D
I
do
want
to
mention
that
a
couple
of
the
projects
that
are
in
the
20
okay,
so
there
is
some
re
it
as
kind
of
shuffling
that's
going
to
happen
and
you'll
get
to
see
that
more
when
we
do
discuss
the
long-term
capital,
but
there
are
two
projects
that
are
in
the
capital
improvement
fund.
That
I
think
it's
important
to
note.
D
D
I
there's
no
questions
on
that.
The
only
other
thing
that
I
want
to
point
out
in
the
enterprise
fund
on
the
waste
water
mike
has
his
clarifier
two
projects
coming
up
and
we've
kind
of
been
going
back
and
forth
and
discussing
the
wastewater
fund
in
regards
of
its
cash
to
cover
that
project.
I
don't
think
we
anticipated
it
being
quite
as
much
as
it's
looking
like,
so
I
just
want
the
council
to
be
aware
that,
as
that
project
proceeds
mike
has
mike
can
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong.
A
L
Yeah-
just
you
know
we
have
talked
about
that,
and
the
first
step
in
going
out
for
a
funding
package
is,
of
course
getting
on
the
state
water
plan
and
that
the
next
application
deadline
for
getting
on
the
state
water
plan
would
be
october
1st.
After
that,
the
next
opportunity
to
get
on
the
state
water
plan
would
be
february
1st
2021.
L
So
that's
something
we
should
talk
about
among
staff
and
decide
that
what
point
we
should
proceed
with
a
an
application
to
going
on
the
state
water
plan
and
with
that
the
state
division
of
financial
technical
assistance
had
informed
us
back
when
we
were
evaluating
the
need
for
this
project
that
they
would
accept
hdr's
pro
their
their
report,
where
they
recommended
replacing,
rather
than
rehabilitating
that
tank.
They
would
accept
that
engineering
report.
As
the
preliminary
engineering
report
that's
required
by
the
plan
application,
so
we've
got
the
engineering
report.
L
A
F
That
was
my
understanding,
but
I
think
todd
is
still
on
and
I
think
todd
could
speak
to
it
better
than
I
could
there's.
You
know,
there's
a
lot
of
rules
that
are
being
amended
during
this
year
because
of
covet
it's
just
such
a
crazy
year
in
the
everywhere,
but
airline
industry
especially
has
just
been
no
one
could
have
predicted
it.
So
todd
I'd,
pass
it
off
to
you.
But
yes,
that's
my
understanding.
L
H
I
just
have
a
brief
announcement:
it's
always
kind
of
fun
fun
to
put
on
some
good
news.
I
I
this
was
just
in
the
public
opinion
yesterday,
I
believe
justin
albee
lieutenant
lb
was
named
the
lieutenant
of
the
year
for
all
the
south
dakota
military
lieutenants
he's
with
headquarters
and
headquarters
battery
of
the
147th
field
artillery
battalion,
and
he
was
the
exceptional
lieutenant
for
the
state
of
south
dakota.
I
just
thought
I'd
point
that
out
it's
good
to
see
our
local
military
making
a
mark.