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City Manager's 2004 Budget Recommendations chemicals and test the pool water daily each sum - mer. Other private and public pools are available, such as the Shoreview YMCA., Shoreview Commu- nity Center, and Maplewood Community Center. iii, Aggressive slate park: equipment is reaching the end of its useful life; high maintenance, lover use ac- tivity; requires a 10,000 tax subsidy annually to break even. Other aggressive slate parks are avail- able. iv. Fireworks Display: savings of $10,000 in avoiding the cost of fireworks, a licensed fireworks contrac- tor, and city staff for a 20 minute display once a year. Other fireworks displays are available nearby in celebration of duly 401 and nightly throughout the "Taste of Minnesota" event in St. Paul. K. Reduce the City's contribution to the 1-35W Corridor Coalition and the Roseville Ambassador Association. $14,000. L Explanation: Council is currently spending $35,000 per year on oseville's 1-35W Corridor Coa- lition membership. Last year, Council cut all Rose- ville funding for membership in the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities and the Municipal Leg- islative Commission. For 2004, the Council just recommended reducing by 0% or more Roseville's funding for the Ramsey County League of Kcal Governments, Accordingly, I recommend the 1-35W Corridor Coalition funding be reduced 0 %. ii. Explanation: Council is currently spending $5,000 per year for the Ambassador Association to support a poise and beauty contest and to -have the female ambassadors attend public events. Until last year, this activity was supported solely and very success - fully by the private sector. This expenditure of pub- lic funds is hard to ,justify as a care City function when it was so successfully run solely with private sector funds and when the City is losing $700,000 in annual funding and incurring $1.375 million more in annual expenses. L. Cut general government expenses in Administration and Fi- nance: 0�