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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 27,2012 Page 10 gust 13, 2012 meeting. Mr. Miller provided future key dates related to the budget process: September 10, 2012 = City Council adoption of a Preliminary,Not-to- Exceed 2013 Tax Levy December 3, 2012 = Truth in Taxation Public Hearing December 10, 2012 = City Council adoption of the Final 2013 Tax Levy and 2013 Budget Mr. Miller addressed 2013 Budget Impact Items, including the City Council's commitment to community identified goals and priorities; a strong desire to achieve financial sustainability; continued emphasis on capital replacement needs; and new obligations or planned initiatives. Budget impact items: commitment to community goals and priorities (e.g. Im- agine Roseville 2025 goals and strategies; City Council long-and short-term ob- jectives; community surveys); strong desire to achieve financial sustainability (e.g. uphold Council-adopted financial and budget policies; continued emphasis on providing adequate funding for existing programs and services before con- sidering new ones; and adhering to a long-term Performance Management Pro- gram recently adopted); continued emphasis on capital replacement needs (e.g. reducing and/or eliminating the funding gap of$2 million annually through the 20-year Capital Improvement Plan); new obligations or planned initiatives; all detailed in the RCA. Mr. Miller reviewed some strategies for closing the CIP gap including re- purposing expiring debt levies toward capital needs; increase property taxes; and/or eliminate facilities and amenities. The new obligations or planned initiatives not previously identified in the pre- liminary 2013 budget include: Police and Fire Dispatch costs = $66,720 Fire Relief Pension Obligation = 45,000 Human Resources Software (HRIS) = 40,000* Implement Compensation Study = 50,000 Additional Staff(IT/License Center) = 130,000** Employee COLA and Step Increases = 240,000 Healthcare Premium Increases = 55,000 Inflationary increases (e.g. supplies,maintenance, Contractual services, etc.) = 120,000 *Mr. Miller referenced comment"a)" on page 2, line 38 of the RCA,with the net cost for the HRIS software at$40,000, with $20,000 proposed to come from reserves.