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Regular City Council Minutes — 07/21/03 <br />DRAFT Minutes - e5 <br />Further discussion included potential alternatives for <br />reducing lease fees in the new building and assisting the <br />project's fruition; and whether the City Council was <br />supportive of any public financial assistance in the <br />creation and/or promotion of addirional senior housing. <br />At the prompting of Councilmember Maschka, <br />Councilmembers concurred to direct staff the provide <br />alternatives to Council in the dorm of a staff report, <br />excluding tax increment financing, for possible revenue <br />sources to assist in the project. <br />Councilmember Kough expressed his desire to have staff <br />present a specific line -item budget within existing <br />departments, allowing for comparison between 2002 and <br />2003 budgeted and actual expenditures. <br />Mayor Kysylyczyn reminded the public that taxes would <br />be increasing due to the voter- approved referendum for <br />Public Works and Public Safety building construction <br />projects; but would be noted as a separate line item of each <br />tax statement. <br />Councilmember Maschka advised of his inability to attend <br />the August b, 2003 proposed meeting, but encouraged <br />Councilmembers to proceed with discussion in his <br />absence. <br />Mayor Kysylyczyn opined that he was not prepared to <br />proceed with establishment of a meeting schedule until his <br />initial review of the budget documents prepared by staff, <br />2004 Budget <br />Targets and <br />Scheduling Council <br />and Public Review <br />Sessions <br />