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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM – 3B <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: April 15, 2024 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> <br />FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Legislative Priorities and Goal Setting <br /> <br /> Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br /> N/A N/A N/A <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />Council should discuss how to approach legislative priorities and legislative goals in the future. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The City Council should discuss how to approach future legislative priorities. For 2024, the City <br />has two bonding requests for consideration, these were worked on by different Councilmembers <br />and Staff. This legislative session is expected to end late Spring. It is not anticipated that the <br />State will accept funding requests for 2025 this year; the next typical request would be for 2026 <br />but would start in late Spring of 2025. <br /> <br />Prior to this year’s requests, Staff worked with members of the Council on existing capital <br />projects, such as the Lexington Avenue Watermain or the County Road E Utility replacement. <br />Council may want to consider planned capital projects, such as, water meter replacement <br />($1,500,000) or water/sewer forcemain work ($240,000). Council could also consider projects <br />that we have discussed, but may be waiting on a funding source, such as the Old Highway 10 <br />Trail ($2,800,000). Should Council want to refine this process, Council should direct how it <br />wants to approach the process, either by designating one or two Councilmembers to work with <br />Staff to bring back a recommendation for Council consideration or discussing the priorities with <br />the full Council at a worksession. Council may also want to consider outside assistance to guide <br />Staff and the Council through the process, i.e. utilizing a lobbyist. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />