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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 15, 2012 Page 10 Along those lines, Councilmember McGehee, echoed Councilmembers Johnson and Willmus; agreeing that upfront planning was the most critical piece. How- ever, Councilmember McGehee asked that, once that was done, staff would not rush to get things done, but do the projects in a logical, orderly fashion, with some flexibility; with the key need being to have a good plan in place over the next nine(9) months. McGehee moved, Johnson seconded, approval of entering into a professional services agreement with LHB Consulting for services as detailed in the pre- award document (Attachment A) to assist in leading the Park and Recreation Renewal Program as outlined, at a cost not to exceed $194,418 ($172,338 base and $22,080 for value added item community interaction item); with funds to be taken from the Park and Recreation Renewal Program Budget; authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute the documents, contingent upon final re- view and approval by the City Attorney. Mayor Roe opined that it made sense to use experts available for this planning, while allowing in-house staff to continue offering programming and maintain- ing facilities over the next four(4) years. Councilmember McGehee, from her perspective, opined that she also wished the many City departments retain their broad range of management for services, vehicles, expertise, and facilities during the process and not shortchanging them during that time. Roll Call Ayes: McGehee; Pust; Johnson; Willmus; and Roe. Nays: None. Recess Mayor Roe recessed the meeting at approximately 7:38 p.m. and reconvened at approximately 7:44 p.m. 13. Business Items—Presentations/Discussions a. Budget Discussion Mayor Roe recognized Finance Director Chris Miller, who provided a summary of discussions to-date specific to the City Council-adopted 2013 Preliminary Tax Levy and Budget. With that Preliminary 2013 Tax Levy at$17,319,826, an increase of$2,357,532 or 15.8% from 2011, Mr. Miller advised that the increase was detailed on page 1 of the RCA dated October 15, 2012 by category to facili- tate additional City Council discussion. Mr. Miller further noted the decision packages created by staff throughout the RCA in an effort to isolate those spe- cific areas for City Council review; as well as additional information included from staff, as requested by individual Councilmembers at previous meetings, re- lated to vehicle replacement policies of the Police and Public Works Depart- ments.