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Truth in Taxation pgs 1-8 Regular City Council Meeting pgs 9-15 Monday, December O1, 2008 Page 12 Klausing moved, Willmus seconded, approval of the 2009 City Council meeting dates, as presented in the Request for Council Action dated December O1, 2008. Roll Call Ayes: Ihlan; Willmus; Pust; Roe; and Klausing. Nays: None. Mayor Klausing advised that, due to a family commitment, he would need to leave the meeting at this time, and turned the gavel over to Acting Mayor Ihlan at this time, 7:21 p.m. c. Consider Adopting the 2009-2018 Capital Improvement Plan Finance Director Miller advised that staff had prepared the 2009-2018 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) in accordance with previously identified goals and con- tributions for the City, and was seeking the City Council's formal adoption of the Plan. Mr. Miller noted that staff was not seeking that the Council formally com- mit for funding of the Plan, but that such funding would come in the form of an- nual budget documents presented to the City Council for review and approval. Mr. Miller advised that the Plan was as previously reviewed by the City Council, with some additional supplementation information providing more detail. Councilmember Willmus provided several observations related to the Plan, sug- gesting that if the License Center (page 10 of the Plan) would be under discussion for substantial increases, that the City consider other opportunities within the City in which to house the Center, or to bring it back to the City Hall campus. Coun- cilmember Willmus noted that when the Center was located in its current location, the strip mall was experiencing significant vacancies, and difficulty in generating foot traffic. Councilmember Willmus opined that the Center was a destination wherever it was located. Councilmember Willmus further suggested that, in general regarding replacement vehicles, staff consider more fuel efficient vehicles rather than trucks where ap- propriate and practical. Councilmember Willmus sought clarification from Public Works Director Duane Schwartz on the 2009 earmark of $100,000 for the leaf collection site (page 68 of the Plan). Mr. Schwartz advised that the earmark was for stormwater improvements in con- junction with the Grass Lake Watershed District and each agencies commitment to address runoff issues through various mitigation measures. Councilmember Roe expressed his appreciation for the more detailed information included in the second half of the revised document, particularly related to opera- tion and maintenance. Councilmember Roe asked that staff provide, for the public as a supplemental document the Master list provided to the City Council earlier in