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DRAFT Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 21, 2013 Page 29 Councilmember McGehee opined that, in order for the CIP to be fully sustainable by 2020, it would require $1.4 million annually; and noted that this fell far short of that goal for funding $225,000 annually, an ongoing issue that had created the current situation, and the need to use debt service to address infrastructure issues. At a very minimum, Councilmember McGehee opined that funding for 2014 should be consistent with those decisions made just two years ago and not imme- diately make cuts to the CIP. Councilmember Etten agreed that this was an important priority, and in capping the levy and taking $50,000 or more from another source, this was a one-time compromise and may represent a short-term levy investment. Councilmember Et- ten noted that this may put the CIP further in arrears, but may be necessary to get the levy where it needed to be in 2014. Mayor Roe noted that the thought had been to look in 2015 to get the levy funding back in; thus only losing one year of the twenty year CIP and not selling the City too short; an approach that he could support for 2014. Mr. Trudgeon advised that additional discussion was scheduled for next week's meeting, including the Volunteer Coordinator Position. Mr. Miller noted that the Utility Rates were currently slated for the November 18, 2013 meeting; and represented the only lingering big ticket item that hadn't been discussed at length yet. If the City Council had additional specific topics for discussion, Mr. Trudgeon and Mr. Miller asked that they let staff know. At the request of Mr. Trudgeon as to whether the City Council wanted to discuss COLA next week, Mayor Roe suggested that the City Council may not be pre- pared to do that quite that soon. 12. Business Items (Action Items) a. Consider Policy on Annual Staff Cost of Living Adjustments Mayor Roe noted that staff was presenting proposed policy language for City Council consideration based on the City Council's direction, specifically as de- tailed in lines 7 — 10 of the RCA dated October 21, 2013. Mayor Roe clarified that this was not intended as a hard and fast rule that is considered automatic, but to be used during budget discussions, and still at the discretion of the City Council with flexibility built in. If the Council preferred to have a more formal policy, Mayor Roe suggested that it be done in ordinance format.