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City C®uncii Study Sessi® 1VI®nday, .Tiny 16, 2007 Page 9 visioning process, incorporating proposed timelines and costs. Mr. Malinen advised that staff would be following the document during the 2008 budget process; however, he noted that some items would need to be phased in for future years, depending on City Council di- rection and a review by Commissions, staff and the City Council of priorities and overall city-wide needs. l~/Ir. Malinen noted the detail to be completed by all entities in prioritizing items, from broad to spe- cific prograt~ns and needs, and future facilitated meetings to accom- plish amore detailed analysis by the City Council with staff. Discussion included City Council consensus to receive as much public participation and follow-up involvement as possible to provide citizen ownership of the process, goals and strategies. ~`ity PVlanager It~alinen was requesied by ~'ity ~'ouncil consensus to solicit input, cament and priorities from each advisory commis- sion. c. Budget Presentation s -City Departments will Review the Opera- tions, Accomplishments & Budget Impacts of the past five years and will Identify Objectives and Priorities in 2008 City Manager Malinen thanked the City Council for their adoption at their previous meeting of the 2008 Budget calendar developed by staff; and introduced tonight's department-specific budget presenta- tions. City Finance Director Chris Miller provided a brief overview of the presentation with each department presenting a ten minute overview of their department. Mr. Miller addressed global issues affecting programs and services, noting his previous comments and recommendation to the City Coun- cil for a systematic replacement of the City's infrastructure, equip- ment and/or facilities at the end of its useful life, noting that to-date the City had not been diligent in doing so, with the exception of the City's Pavement Management Plan (PMP), citing the success and bal- ance of that program on an annual basis. Mr. Miller encouraged the City Council to consider such a replacement plan, phased in over sev- eral years, for all assets.