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... .. ... .... ... <br />4 6 <br />Public Works includes engqneering, street maintenance,, street lighting, fleet maintenance, and building <br />Y.Laintenance functions. Expenditures are expected to increase due to added street maintenance supplies <br />and materials. In addition the City expects to award a 1% cost-of-living adiustment for employees ani? <br />will incur higher healtheare and pension-related costs. <br />Parks and Recreation includes recreation admm'istration and programs, leisure activities, and the <br />Skating Center operation. Increased capital repairs and replacements are expected at the Skatine Center. <br />In addition, the City expects to award a 1% cost-of-living adjustment for employees and will incur <br />higher healthcare and pension-related costs. <br />Community Development includes planning and economic development, code enforcement, and <br />geographic information systems. Expenditures are expected to decrease due to a one-time appropriation <br />in 2010 for the City's Zoning Code rewrite that was no longer needed in 2011, as well as the elimination <br />%..0 <br />of one full-time employee. In addition, the City expects to award a I% cost-of-liv M*g adjustment for <br />employees and will incur higher healthcare and pension-related costs. <br />Special Purpose fimetions 'include information technology, communications, license center, lawfal <br />gambling enforcement, and parks maintenance, Staffmg increases in the IT fanction have been offset by <br />employee reductions M' the License Center. The City expects to award a 1% cost-of-livffig adjustment <br />for employees and will incur higher healthcare and pension-related costsd <br />Capital Outlay includes scheduled replacement purchases of vehicles and equipment (non-operating <br />budgets), as well as general m'frastructure improvements. <br />Enterprise Operations includes water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, solid waste recycling, and the <br />municipal golf course. Added contractual services will place added pressure on these operating budgets. <br />This includes a projected 5.0% *increase in costs related to the purchase of wholesale water from St. <br />Paul, and a 5.0% increase in wastewater treatment costs through the Metropolitan Council <br />Environmental Services (MCES) Division. <br />Debt Service includes the principal and interest paid on bonds used to finance infrastructure and facility <br />improvement projects. The decrease will result due to the defeasance of older street replacement bonds. <br />TIF Pay-as-you-Go refers to tax increment paid to developers as specified in Tax Increment Financing <br />(TIF) agreements between the City and various developers. A number of these Agreements have <br />expired resulting in lower expected payments. <br />Trust Operations includes fimds set aside to maintain a City-owned Cemetery. <br />5 <br />