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Council Chamber Sound and Video A budget of $49,050 is included to permit a Council Chamber video and sound upgrade. These investments are intended to be portable should there be any space change in the near future, in accordance with any space plans the Council may chose to implement. Wireless A strengthening of the City’s Wireless operations to continue to better provide critical system redundancy as well as the need to incorporate a number of the City operations into better monitoring and control e.g. utility pumps and storage tanks and ponds. Fire Protection and Suppression The proposed budget provides for a significant increase in the Department’s safety equipment, fire-fighting clothing, training as well as to provide for limited experimentation in improving how the Department does its business. The recommended budget provides for an increase of $205,586 plus approximately $350,000 of new and replacement equipment needs. Pathway Maintenance The City’s engineering staff developed a pathways maintenance program that was approved by the Council and implemented in 2000. The 2001 budget includes the continuance of that program at the $140,000 level. That budget level of $140,000 was the original expected annual program based on the condition analysis conducted by the Public Works Department in 1999. This proposed amount is up from the beginning year’s program of $116,887. Law Enforcement and Emergency Operations The 2001 budget includes capital equipment replacement of $281,088. The equipment includes a major replacement vehicle for the street supervisor and an emergency operations siren replacement. A staffing change referenced in the 2000 budget with respect to the evidence property room, has been affirmed and included as well as including one cadet position. The Budget does not contain the Federal Grants, as those are determined at the year-end and included as part of the annual budget amendment. Parks and Recreation Activities A detailed program review was completed by the Parks and Recreation staff in cooperation with the City Finance Office, in order to adjust the level of estimates, expectations, and to apply additional particularly to recreational activities. The goals were to work toward I-7