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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,March 18,2013 Page 25 Councilmember Etten sought clarification of those items italicized versus those not(e.g., page 82, August 20, 2012 Strategic Plan, Existing Resources, Goal 3). Public Works Director Schwartz advised that they were italicized to define them as part of the City Council's Strategic Directives and Goals versus those of the department. Councilmember Etten reiterated his preference that each department follow suit and provide that distinction. Finance Director Miller clarified that this was already done by each department if a Community Aspiration could be tied back to what was done in that department, with others identified as staff-generated. Mayor Roe also noted that those City Council Directives were developed in con- junction with staff. Mayor Roe sought clarification on the pathway construction and improvements, and whether any of those were depicted in the Park Renewal Program in the first few years or if they were in addition to the program. Mr. Schwartz responded that as the CIP recommendations came out, a number of years were included as part of the Master Plan process. Mayor Roe noted that, in the Strategic Plan detail, the build out of the Pathway Master Plan become more aggressive in the 2016 and 2017 budget years, with major constructions costs in those years for that build out. Mr. Schwartz clarified that the maintenance portion costs also needed to be em- phasized. Mayor Roe suggested separating the construction and maintenance portions to en- sure maintenance costs were not overlooked in the future during decision-making. Finance Director Miller advised that the intent was to highlight cost ramifications as identified by the City Council last year, some or all of which may end up in the City Manager-recommended budget. Between now and then, Mr. Miller empha- sized that individual Councilmembers and the corporate body provide staff with their comfort level the amount of funding and which initiatives they could sup- port, as well as how they prioritized those initiatives. Mr. Miller advised that this would be critically important and useful in development of the City Manager- recommended budget.