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Regular City Council Minutes - 8118/03 <br />Page 6 <br />to make, and requested that staff could remain intimately <br />involved in the decision-making process. <br />Further discussion included reduction or elimination of a <br />horticulture position, which had not been replaced. Mr. <br />Brokke advised that he and City Manager Beets had been <br />discussing the position, and that part-time people had been <br />utilized this year for part-time employees to handle those <br />responsibilities, but that no one had the expertise to make <br />"house calls" to assist residents as requested. <br />Councilmember Kough recommended that certain <br />programs, (i.e., fireworks) be reduced, rather than <br />eliminated, with the remaining funding being solicited <br />from merchants by volunteers. <br />Mr. Brokke advised that the business community was very <br />generous in their support of programs and city-sponsored <br />events already, and staff didn't want to over-burden them. <br />Councilmember Kough reconllnended that all 11,000 <br />households be solicited for an additional $1.00 annually to <br />be included with their utility bills. <br />Mayor Kysylyczyn and Councilmembers expressed their <br />appreciation to staff for their presentation, and Mayor <br />Kysylyczyn encouraged the public to contact Mr. Brokke <br />with comments by phone at 651-415-2107 or by e-mail at <br />Lonnie.brokke@ci.roseville.mn.us. <br />Public Works Director Duane Schwartz <br />Mr. Schwartz identified the department's various <br />enterprise funds (i.e., sanitary sewer, water, and storm <br />sewer). <br />Mr. Schwartz then provided general comments as he <br />reviewed the 2004 proposed budget book, addressing <br />supplies and material budgets holding steady, other than <br />that of the street department, which was recommended for <br />a $10,000 reduction. Mr. Schwartz addressed inflationary <br />increases creating fewer dollars available; reduced <br />