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AN I <br />FARM <br />Public Works Department/Engineering <br />To: City Council <br />From Duane Schwartz,, Public Works Director <br />Date: 9/4/2008 <br />Re: Public Works,, Environment,, and Transportation Commission budget comments <br />The Public Works,, Environment, and Transportation Commission discussed the 2009 proposed <br />budget for the Public Works Department at its recent August meeting. They understand the position <br />the city is in due to levy limits imposed by the State Legislature and the upward pressure on <br />infrastructure maintenance costs due to energy price increases. Their concern is that the city stays <br />the course on existing infrastructure maintenance levels. They passed the following <br />recommendation to the City Council regarding the 2009 budget. <br />"The recent energy cost increases coupled with levy limits for the next three years have the <br />potential to impact our ability to maintain public infrastructure. The PWETC requests that the <br />City Council continue to support Public Works programs by increasing the funding to ensure <br />that we continue to maintain our infrastructure at current levels." <br />XIM <br />