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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 22,2011 Page 14 Mr. Schwartz advised that it would be city-wide, and include parks and other in- frastructure to track those assets, and attach time-sensitive work orders to those assets. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Schwartz advised that his pre- liminary research on software programs would be approximately $60,000. Councilmember McGehee requested that Mayor Roe put that item on a list of things to consider, as well as establishing a Facilities Asset Management Com- mission tasked within the City staff for overall review of the management of such public assets or things public funds are spend on; and not just by department, but as an overall report. Mayor Roe duly noted Councilmember McGehee's suggestions, noting that it had also been discussed in the long-range planning between staff and Councilmemb- ers. At the request of Councilmember Johnson, Mr. Schwartz responded that the City did have a small inventory of salt leftover from last year, as a result of the de- partment's management of its inventory; noting that the City had an annual com- mitment to purchase an average amount of maintenance materials. Councilmember Johnson noted the repeated comments he heard throughout the community on the quality of snowplowing and street clearing in the winter by the Public Works staff; and on behalf of the community's residents, Councilmember Johnson thanked staff for that job; and expressed his pride in their work. At the request of Councilmember Johnson, Mr. Schwartz confirmed that cost for salt materials was going up 8%; and that the City could store some inventory; but that very little was left over from last year due to the difficult winter. Police Chief Rick Mathwig Ii- response to Councilmember Johnson's inquiry on impacts of reinstating the V2 FTE in his department; Chief Mathwig opined that if that cut had taken place, it would have moved the department backwards by twenty (20) years as it related to community outreach and education. Chief Mathwig advised that the department's ongoing connection with the community and attendance at National Night Out events served to cement relationships and bond officers and residents. Chief Mathwig noted that any cuts, when initially started 7-8 years ago, proved hard, or uncomfortable at a minimum; and advised that the department continued to shave operating costs wherever and whenever possible. As long as the CIP was funded as proposed, Chief Mathwig opined that cuts to the departments were sur- vivable.