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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 17,2015 Page 22 vantage of actual inflation percentages. However, Mayor Roe suggested an annu- al review in actual dollars provided a good picture of the effects of inflation on fu- ture needs. Mayor Roe suggested looking seriously at the recommendations of the Finance Commission in setting aside a portion of park dedication dollars or starting a bal- ance for appropriate park and recreation funds. Mayor Roe noted that considera- tion should also be given to the potential receipt of significant dollars over the next 5-7 years in the Park CIP fund, which actually made sense from his perspec- tive related to park dedication. If that was possible, Mayor Roe noted those dedi- cation funds had the potential to address three major problem funds from the overall CIP. Mayor Roe suggested the City Council take a serious look at the OVAL, and con- sider future transfer of funds in the water utility rather than internal loans with in- terest which seemed unfair to taxpayers. City Manager Trudgeon agreed with the concept of internal transfers versus loans, with Councilmembers Laliberte and Etten expressing their agreement also. Mayor Roe provided direction based on that agreement that staff return that rec- ommended policy change to the City Council for formal action at a meeting in the near future. Councilmember Laliberte sought clarification on moving PIP funds into the park dedication fund; with Mayor Roe noting allocations within a fund could be deter- mined annually as a starting balance and which portion of that fund was levy- supported without depleting either fund, whether coming through the levy or from development. Mayor Roe and Councilmember Laliberte thanked the Finance Department and Commission for their great work and presentations. 14. Business Items (Action Items) 15. Business Items—Presentations/Discussions a. Fire Department Staffing Program Update and Discussion Fire Chief Tim O'Neill was present for this update, along with Battalion Chief of EMS Greg Peterson and Battalion Chief of Operations David Brosnahan. Chief O'Neill provided a review of the phases previously outlined for the public and City Council and as detailed in the RCA and attached presentation materials dated August 17, 2015. Chief O'Neill expressed his interest in reviewing this infor- mation before getting to target dates and based on previous budget presentations and the process in moving from a part-time to full-time department.