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City Manager's 2005 Budget Memo Page 25 of 27 approved undergrounding tariff, putting above-ground facilities un- derground is expensive. Sut a franchise fee could generate sufficient revenue over time to finally accomplish this project citywide. Then, like the outer-ring suburbs with whom Roseville competes for new residents, and especially families with children, Roseville would be largely free of overhead electric lines. As part of this feasibility study, I recommend we consider using these franchise fees not only to pay for the undergrounding work on public easements and public rights-of-way, but also to underground the "drop" or utility connection that is on a resident's private property. Yes, those costs can be substantial too and we need to address that. Council Action Recommendation #22: Council motion approving [disapproving] a feasibility study to create a city franchise fee ef- fective January 1, 2005, for electric and gas utility lines in public rights-of-way with the proceeds to be deposited in 2005 to the City's General Fund with a study undertaken in 2005 to consider dedicating those funds to undergrounding above-ground electric utility lines on public and private property. VI. Recommended Budget for the Community Development De- partment This Department has largely "flown under the radar" from a budget point of view the last two years because their operations are entirely supported by building permit fees, not tax levy dollars. Sut annual Department spending, mostly for salaries, has been ex- ceeding annual permit fee revenues the last several years. We face the prospect that, without a sudden and substantial and unexpected increase in building permit fees, the Community Development re- serve fund will be exhausted late in 2005.