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<br />City Council Regular Meeting - 08/28/06 <br />Minutes - Page 25 <br /> <br />adjacent to roadway projects. <br /> <br />Mr. Schwartz briefly reviewed successes to-date with the Joint <br />Powers Agreements (JPA's) with other communities, and <br />ongoing discussions with other communities to utilize <br />technologies and networks, share software, and other ways to <br />compare and spread costs as Information Technology areas are <br />expanded. <br /> <br />Mr. Schwartz advised that the joint engineering services with <br />Falcon Heights and Arden Hills would meet or exceed revenue <br />projections. <br /> <br />Challenges <br />Mr. Schwartz reviewed ongomg challenges of the department <br />and budget, including energy cost impacts; transportation <br />funding (MSA) and grant opportunities; aging utility <br />infrastructure; staffing levels and service delivery and <br />management staff time limitations and stresses. Mr. Schwartz <br />advised that, in the future, he would be making recommendations <br />to alleviate first-line supervision staff time to do "bigger picture" <br />planning, analysis, and assessment and consider reorganization <br />of the department due to the broadening scope of public works. <br /> <br />Mr. Schwartz requested that the City Council retain <br />contingencies in reserve for the instability and increases in <br />energy costs. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kough thanked Mr. Schwartz for his <br />presentation at the Public Works, Environment, and <br />Transportation Commission meeting regarding the James <br />Addition. <br /> <br />Mayor Klausing thanked the Public Works staff for their on-call <br />service to the community on a 24/7 basis. <br /> <br />11. <br /> <br />Parks and Recreation Department Budget Presentation <br />Parks and Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke and several <br />Department staff were present at the Department's 2007 Budget <br />request presentation. <br /> <br />Parks and <br />Recreation <br />Department Budget <br />Presentation <br />