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Regular City Council Meeting — DRAFT Minutes Monday, Apri123,2007 Page 36 ] Mayor Klausing spoke in support of Mr. Miller's recommendation to � strike the language as noted on page 8, line 221, based on the need for .� the City Council as a whole to determine specific and equitable fund- � ing decisions. :� � .� � K3 .l � Councilmember Pust spoke in support of the recommendation, opin- ing her support for making hard choices in determining what ser- vice(��r pragram(s) seemed least valuable, rather than across-the- board cuts that may not be the right choice overall. 1 l Mr. Miller addressed his comment on page 8, line 243 regarding user �� charges and fees covering direct, but not necessarily all indirect costs; k� and sought Council direction for clarifying language. 1� f� 1 f� �7 1 �3 � {� �� �1 �� �� 2� �� �� �� �� 2{� �� �3 l �� �� �� �� �� Councilmember Pust spoke in support of fees covering direct and in- direct costs, to the greatest extent possible; and requested that stafF re- view past practice and user fees needing to be identified for adjust- ment, as appropriate, to cover those costs as they represented the ac- tual cost incurred by the government; and again addressed the tough decisions required of the City Council and their decision-making processes. Mr. Miller noted that, in some specific instances, there may be public policy rationale for not fully covering costs. Councilmember Pust recognized those specifics; however, supported enunciating that rationale as part of the policy language as applicable, rather than future Council's or staff making an assumption that dis- parities had been overlooked. Councilmember Roe suggested that language on pages 8 and 9, lines 251, 258, and 264 be incorporated into one statement, perhaps deline- ated for non-enterprise and enterprise funds, indicating that the City was moving toward a level to support 100 percent of the direct and indirect costs of the activities. 3� Councilmember Roe questioned how the Community Development 3� Department, fully funded by fees, fit into the direct and indirect costs � �� being covered.