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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 25, 2011 Page 21 be evident as the program continued; and the public needed to be aware of specif- ic items on the table and across the board. Mayor Roe opined that it was his understanding that further program details were in process at the staff level; and noted that, based on his budget calendar, his orig- inal intent had been to have that detail available before the August 8, 2011 public comment opportunity; while also having anticipated more dialogue between the City Council and Department Heads prior to public comment, that would have addressed those specifics and potential impacts. Mayor Roe noted that the con- cept schedule he'd developed had provided for those opportunities at the July 18 and July 25, 2011 meetings; and expressed his disappointment that those discus- sions had yet to be held. Councilmember Johnson opined that, if these recommendations were based on the proposed CIP Task Force recommendation for a 2% shift from operating to capi- tal, it had not been his personal intent for the proposed items that would take away the face of the community itself; and would require more important decision- making than done to-date. Councilmember Johnson further opined that, if this was based on the chart developed by City Manager Malinen or the Department Managers in attendance at tonight's meeting, it only served to kick dirt in the face of the City Council and the community; and needed to be reviewed again and some tough decisions made. Councilmember Johnson opined that these recom- mendations would not serve the good in marketing this community and were ab- surd and caused him great disappointment. Mayor Roe noted that staff had additional program divisions to address. Park Improvement Program Reductions $140,000 Bond-issue funded—Parks Master Plan process Councilmember Willmus advised that he shared the sentiments of Councilmemb- er Johnson; and when looking through budget documents received previously dur- ing this process, he had seen a lot of departments being hit. However, in his re- view of the Community Survey and Communications areas, he found increased funding for the City's newsletter, an item that had ranked well below recreational programs in the City; and questioned that logic. Councilmember Willmus con- curred completely with Councilmember Johnson in the need to look at different ways to do things, but to now step back and revisit what we're doing and where we want to go. Councilmember Pust asked staff to provide Councilmembers with copies of the slides presented tonight, since they were not included in agenda packet materials.