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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 17, 2023 Page 4 Mayor Roe asked if the Council was ready to give some direction to staff as to whether to continue looking at this or does the Council still need to ponder it some more. The Council Members indicated they would like to have more time. Councilmember Groff indicated he would like more information,but would tend to go this way because of the reducing the City's carbon footprint. In the long term, he thought this was a better investment and for the environment,the City needed to make some serious changes. Councilmember Strahan agreed with Councilmember Groff and thought the City needed to work toward an electric fleet. Mayor Roe thought the technology made sense and with the way things are going, he generally agreed with the idea. He thanked the Fire Department for bringing forward the information. Mayor Roe suggested the Council move into the more specific fund-by-fund questions or feedback. He noted the first one to discuss is the administrative equipment fund. He asked if the Council had any questions or comments. The only thing he noted was that it seems the City has the potential to reduce the levy on that one by about five thousand dollars a year. Ms. Pietrick explained staff actually increased the levy that went into this fund in 2023 because it was negative. One of the things staff can look at is reducing the out years. She noted one of the variables is the voting equipment, which is dependent on Ramsey County costs. Staff programmed in an estimate, with a big purchase in 2026. Ms. Pietrick reviewed the finance account, indicating the only purchases are software. She also reviewed the central services fund with the Council. Mayor Roe explained the City has a pretty substantial fund balance and he wondered if there was any benefit to using that balance in the near term and just levying what the City needs for the annual costs of those leases. Ms. Pietrick explained staff can transfer some of the fund balances. She reviewed the Police Department fund with the Council. She noted if Dodge quits making Chargers the City would have to switch to Durangos which would cost more because the equipment is not interchangeable. She also reviewed the Fire Department fund, Public Works, and the Parks and Recreation vehicle fund.