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This will allow for the Communications Fund to continue to fund Roseville’s communication staff and efforts in the short term. This fund will need to be stabilized in the next few years. Staff will explore a variety of options, including our current arrangement with CTV, and bring forward a conversation with the City Council for discussion. Utilize Community Development Fund for Nuisance Code Enforcement 2020 Levy Impact: Decrease of $135,450 In 2010, the Community Development Fund had a negative balance of $183,000and could no longer cover the full operations of the department. As a result, the budget was reduced through a staff reduction and additional cuts. Additionally, in order to continue an important city priority, the funding for the staff and materials for nuisance code enforcement was shifted to the property tax levy. As of 6/30/19, the Community Development Fund has a balance of $2,300,000 It should be noted that this fund derives its revenue from building and zoning permits, fees, and a small amount of fines. The funds collected as part of these permits and fees are designed to cover the costs of providing the administration, review and inspection services. The funds should also be spent on activities related to the reasons that the fees are collected. For this reason, economic development activities of the department are not funded by permit and fee revenues and instead by the EDA tax levy. The 2020 City Manager budget proposes to return the funding of nuisance code enforcement back to the Community Development Fund. This will remove $135,450 from the 2020 levy. Ensuring that structures and property are properly maintained in a safe and healthy matter is an important function of the city. Using the funds collected from building permits and fees for nuisance code enforcement helps maintain the city, ensures that code-compliant repairs are made and reviewed by state-certified inspectors, and ensures that federal, state, and local laws are followed. Shift Capital Funding for Cedarholm Golf Course 2020 Levy Impact: $0 In recent years, staff and City Council have discussed the lack of identified funding for long- term capital needs for the Cedarholm Golf Course. To that end, I am proposing that the capital needs for Cedarholm be moved to other capital funds. Starting in 2020, Cedarholm Golf Course facility-related needs will be funded through the City’s General Facilities Fund and all golf course equipment and vehicle needs will be funded through the Parks and Recreation Vehicle and Equipment Fund. While both of these funds are levy supported, no additional levy dollars are proposed to go into those funds as part of the 2020 budget resulting in no levy impact with this change. Page 10 of 19