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Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Monday, April 23, 2007 Page 36 Mayor Klausing spoke in support of Mr. Miller's recommendation to strike the language as noted on page 8, line 221, based on the need for the City Council as a whole to determine specific and equitable fund- ing decisions. Councilmember Pust spoke in support of the recommendation, opin- ing her support for making hard choices in determining what ser- vice(s) or program(s) seemed least valuable, rather than across-the- board cuts that may not be the right choice overall. Mr. Miller addressed his comment on page 8, line 243 regarding user charges and fees covering direct, but not necessarily all indirect costs; and sought Council direction for clarifYing language. Councilmember Pust spoke in support of fees covering direct and in- direct costs, to the greatest extent possible; and requested that staff re- view past practice and user fees needing to be identified for adjust- ment, as appropriate, to cover those costs as they represented the ac- tual cost incurred by the government; and again addressed the tough decisions required of the City Council and their decision-making processes. Mr. Miller noted that, in some specific instances, there may be public policy rationale for not fully covering costs. Counci1member Pust recognized those specifics; however, supported enunciating that rationale as part of the policy language as applicable, rather than future Council's or staff making an assumption that dis- parities had been overlooked. Councilmember Roe suggested that language on pages 8 and 9, lines 251, 258, and 264 be incorporated into one statement, perhaps deline- ated for non-enterprise and enterprise funds, indicating that the City was moving toward a level to support 100 percent of the direct and indirect costs of the activities. Councilmember Roe questioned how the Community Development Department, fully funded by fees, fit into the direct and indirect costs being covered.