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Special City Council Work Plan Meeting 1 Monday,January 31,2011 Page 9 Further discussion included changing technologies and required updates to facili- tate that change and increase productivity and provide support staff to maintain and service those advances. Councilmembers McGehee and Willmus requested additional information from Mr. Miller on how much he would reasonably project to begin setting aside going forward to fund asset programs not currently funded over the next ten (10) years; or viable targets for reserve funds if realistically other than the current 50% re- serve target for the General Fund. Additional discussion included past City Council review of reserve funding poli- cies and updating those targets periodically. Councilmember Johnson opined that the CIP needed to be part of that discussion, noting Mr. Miller's continuing and emphatic caution if current practices continue in underfunding asset replacement and his projections that a 17% annual tax in- crease would be needed over a ten year period to get back on track. Council- member Johnson noted that he strongly supported a serious discussion on finding a compromise or strategy to get the CIP back on track. Mayor Roe noted that there were some big ticket items on the CIP that were com- pletely unfunded and that those items needed to be addressed by the City Council as well. Councilmember Johnson noted that the City Council continued to listen to the facts presented by staff,but continued to be reluctant to address the issues. Councilmember Willmus spoke in support of having the discussion and prioritiz- ing strategies. Councilmember Pust noted the limitations based on current levy limits of 3.9% annually for cities imposed by the State legislature. Councilmember McGehee expressed interest in moving beyond priorities from a realistic standpoint; noting that the City Council's number one job was to effec- tively manage public monies. Councilmember McGehee opined that staff was obviously doing its job transparently; and expressed her interest in addressing fu- ture steps to correct current trends. Councilmember Johnson concurred. It was Council consensus that further discussion was imperative.