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The City must take measures to begin funding its vehicle, equipment, and computer replacement programs � at sustainable levels. For 2009, 100% of all vehicle and equipment replacement funding was eliminated. f The 2010-2019 Capital Investment Plan identified an annual funding need of $900,000 for vehicles and f equipment. Under current levy limits, the City is precluded from re-establishing funding at this level. f However, governmental best practices would dictate that the City establish funding at some level f accompanied by a plan on how it will achieve fully-sustainable funding in the future. f Staff Recommendation #3: For 2010, it is recommended that the Council set aside $500,000 in new f monies for vehicles and equipment replacements. f It is estimated that the City has absorbed approximately $300,000 in inflationary-type costs over the past f two years in its supplies, materials, maintenance, training, and other budgets. These inflationary-type costs � can vary widely among the hundreds of service inputs the City relies on each and every day. � Absorbing these costs has resulted in reduced street and park maintenance efforts, delayed replacement of � police and fire equipment, as well as other operational changes. Continuing to ignore these inflationary � impacts will result in a permanent reduction in service levels. These inflationary-type impacts, as shown in � general categories, include: � Street maintenance materials � Diseased and hazardous tree removal � Vehicle supplies �c Facility supplies and small repairs �c Professional services (street striping, trash pickup, weed control, etc) � c Telephone services �c Postage and printing �c Office and other operating supplies �c Training and Staff Development � $ 80,000 50,000 25,000 40,000 35,000 15,000 10,000 20,000 25,000 $ 300,000 1( �c Staff Recommendation #4: For 2010, it is recommended that the Council set aside $300,000 in new � c monies to offset inflationary impacts from the past couple of years. �� The Council is reminded that the figures noted above are not recommended budget items for 2010. They �� are merely designed to show the general need for t� levy dollars. � � 2010 Budget �� As noted above, the 2010 Sudget process is expected to continue for the next few months. Therefore, the �� Council is asked to adopt a preliminary budget that merely sets forth a tentative spending plan based on the �� levy recommendations outlined above as well as preliminary fee-based budgets that will be subject to �� subsequent Council review. A resolution adopting a preliminary budget is attached. �; The Council is reminded that the preliminary budget can be amended up or down before making any final spending decisions. Page 3 of 10