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Ms. Bloom advised that some programs can generate work orders from citizen <br /> website inquiries and disseminate them to the appropriate department; the <br /> products can track trees, parks and their various components, virtually any item <br /> that can be counted or tracked could be incorporated into the system. Ms. Bloom <br /> advised that all departments, including the Parks and Recreation and Police <br /> Departments were involved in evaluating the software programs in order to make <br /> an informed decision. <br /> Member Felice noted the need to allow for prioritization of areas and needs as <br /> well, with Ms. Bloom responding that the idea was to understand what the City <br /> had (inventory), what it costs to maintain those assets, and how to include that <br /> cost in annual budgets and how to prioritize those items, all generating the need <br /> for careful consideration before a staff recommendation is brought forward to the <br /> City Council. <br /> Chair Vanderwall noted the City Council asking the PWETC to consider and <br /> make future recommendation for long-term funding alternatives and options for <br /> the existing Pavement Management Program (PMP). Chair Vanderwall opined <br /> that discussions to-date on water/sewer infrastructure needs and rates to support <br /> that infrastructure have been beneficial for the public and their awareness of the <br /> needs and costs; and those discussions should continue in the public realm. Chair <br /> Vanderwall suggested that a future PEWTC agenda should include discussing the <br /> PMP and funding options. <br /> Member DeBenedet concurred with Chair Vanderwall's comments regarding the <br /> support of the City Council for PWETC recommendations; and observed that <br /> everyone had the same interest across the community and were working toward <br /> those common goals. <br /> Member Gjerdingen stated that he liked the variety of topics covered at the joint <br /> meeting, opining that it was the best joint meeting held to-date; and advised that <br /> he took away from the meeting a lot of things the City Council expected the <br /> PWETC to move forward with, including organized collection, how it was <br /> administered, and even whether the recycling and trash programs should be <br /> bundled. Member Gjerdingen opined that this provided the PWETC with a lot of <br /> latitude in exploring ways to accomplish the goal; and provided direction for a <br /> more proactive approach in determining priorities. <br /> Chair Vanderwall cautioned the need for the PWETC, as a citizen advisory group, <br /> to work with staff on how to organize moving forward on projects and initiatives <br /> in order to recognize staff needs and their work priorities. Chair Vanderwall <br /> expressed his interest in looking at options; however, also expressed his concern <br /> in keeping those options open by defining the process moving forward and the <br /> responsible parties in that process. <br /> Page 4 of 18 <br />