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<br />City Council Regular Meeting - 07/26/04 <br />Minutes - Page 30 <br /> <br />functions (i.e., City Council, Human Rights Commission, <br />Administration, Elections, Legal, Communications and <br />Recycling) of the 2005 Budget. <br /> <br />Ci ty Manager Beets sought to determine Council consensus and <br />priorities in comparison to his recommendations, referencing his <br />recommendations previously provided by memo dated July 9, <br />2004; recognizing the need to identify the structural budget <br />reductions in an effort to facilitate ramifications of recent loss of <br />Local Government Aid (LGA). <br /> <br />City Manager Beets identified presumed pnorltIes from past <br />Council directives and discussions as follows: <br />1) Public Safety; <br />2) Maintenance and construction of streets and infrastructure; <br />3) Information and community technologies, including the <br />City's infrastructure requiring ongoing and constant <br />communication and consultations (i.e., software and <br />hardware needs of the City employees and City residents); <br />4) Land use and economic development issues (i.e., <br />Comprehensive Plan); <br />5) Leisure and recreation services serving as the glue that <br />helps create the community's high quality of life; and <br />6) Internal support functions. <br />City Manager Beets sought Council comment as to whether the <br />items as prioritized represented Council priorities. <br /> <br />Councilmember Maschka concurred with the priorities from a <br />technical and city viewpoint; however, he questioned whether <br />the general public would prioritize, from their perception of <br />government, parks and recreation services first, with snow <br />removal or maintenance second. Councilmember Maschka <br />acknowledged a strong sense of identity in the community for the <br />parks and recreation system. Councilmember Maschka noted <br />that his priorities would place parks and recreation second or <br />third; with communication and information technology his <br />highest priority, even though most people were unaware of what <br />the City was implementing, and how the technologies had <br />improved the City's efficiency in service delivery to them. <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing questioned whether the City Council, as policy <br />