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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 16, 2018 Page 7 but the changes proposed due to updated data. He appreciates that continuous work. Mayor Roe asked about the maintenance building at the golf course. He asked whether there has been talk about funding that through either the Parks CIP of and/or General Facilities fund and what the Council's decisions over the next two years might have to look at. Finance Director Miller responded that has been a conversation at the FC level and at the Council level. The capital needs have always been the issue. Enough people have looked at the financials of the golf course and what was working in the last decade and what shortcomings may have existed to get the capital needs addressed. There may well be a tax levy component to managing and providing for these facilities. When that gets wrapped in to the broader Park Improvement Program or Park and Rec fund or the General Facilities fund, that needs to be de- cided on sooner rather than later. It may help that conversation to have financial results from the new look that is in place, and whether that gives the City a nice financial bump. That might make the conversation easier. Mayor Roe commented that for a 2022 or 2023 projected expenditure, perhaps money should be set aside in 2019, 2020, and 2021. He asked whether another funding source could be the Park Dedication fund. That is not an easy subject to look at as a funding source either, and it needs to be on folks' radar now. c. Discuss City Council 2019 Budget Goals Finance Director Miller summarized the RCA dated July 16, 2018. He welcomed any input and guidance from the Council tonight. He highlighted 3 areas that staff would particularly like feedback on: • The Council's desire for changes in programs or service levels (i.e. are the condition of city streets or police & fire response times ac- ceptable?); • The Council's need to establish new programs or initiatives (i.e. are there any unmet needs that should be addressed?); • The Council's acceptable level of property tax and fee impacts on homeowners (i.e. given the programs and services aspired to, is the associated burden on homeowners acceptable?). Councilmember Etten stated he would like to limit the new levy support of posi- tions or programs to moderate the effects on the taxpayers because of some of the baked-in items, like the required increased financial commitment to the pensions of the public safety employees as well as the shifting tax burden for single-family homeowners. He also would like to ensure City funding in these areas: helping to implement elements of the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) program; ensuring CIP is fully funded; continuing to think about natural re-