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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 13,2018 Page 20 Councilmember Willmus stated when they have their meeting with the Finance Commission, this is an area to which they should devote some attention. He un- derstood some members of the Finance Commission have looked at this and all of their account balances citywide. Councilmember Willmus thought this played in- to the broader conversation. He agreed with Councilmember Etten's comments. If they are at or near the floor, that is something they need to know sooner than later. If there are other options out there, he would also like to know that sooner rather than later. Councilmember McGehee agreed. Councilmember Etten stated leaving the discussion open is easier. He added it is easier to bring down a levy later because the City cannot push a levy up. Mayor Roe did not think that meeting their own policy floor for reserve level was one of the emergencies anticipated in State Statutes to allow them to raise a levy after they have set a maximum and therefore agreed with the suggestion of Coun- cilmember Etten. Councilmember Laliberte stated on the slide with Department Head requests that were not funded, there was an estimated total of$122,000. She asked how that breaks down. Mr. Trudgeon stated it would be an additional $50,000 for the OVAL holiday lights, $50,000 for Emerald Ash Borer, and $22,000 for the Fire Department Lieu- tenant positions. Councilmember Laliberte understood some local businesses were supporting the bus that is circulating and asked whether they anticipate there being a gap in order to keep that service going for residents. He also asked whether they have antici- pated any costs to support some kind of alliance for the Rice Street/Larpenteur ar- ea. Mr. Trudgeon stated the support for the Rice Street/Larpenteur project is part of the EDA budget and levy. In regard to the circulator bus, there are no direct dol- lars in the 2019 budget for this program. They set it up as a 6-month pilot pro- gram and could have a future conversation about. Councilmember Laliberte agreed and would like to see this funded and self- supporting through local businesses, if possible. She just didn't want residents to be surprised if it does not continue. Mayor Roe asked if anyone in the audience would like to comment on this item.