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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 25,2011 Page 23 Parks and Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke summarized request as detailed in the RCA dated April 25, 2011; and resulting from a vacancy created in 2009 when a mechanic position resigned. Mayor Roe confirmed with Mr. Brokke that this applicable position description was already in existence and not a new position description needing City Council approval; but simply shifting a maintenance position to a different role, not a new position description. Johnson moved, McGehee seconded, authorizing a change from an existing 3/4 time Park Maintenance Mechanic Position in the Parks and Recreation Depart- ment to a 3/4 time Park Maintenance Position with a Horticulture emphasis to be funded through the existing 2011 Parks and Recreation Department Budget; as detailed in the RCA dated April 25, 2011. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus; McGehee; Johnson; and Roe. Nays: None. 13. Business Items—Presentations/Discussions a. Report on Staff Program Listing Prioritization Results Mayor Roe noted receipt of the staff rankings, requiring no additional discussion at this time. Mayor Roe further noted that the City Council would proceed with their rankings based on the criteria provided by Councilmember Pust, drafted from and combining ranking criteria from Mayor Roe and Councilmember Will- mus. Mayor Roe noted that the next step would be to get a form or document from which the City Council could perform their rankings; as well as a follow-up from staff on additional program descriptions and refinements. Councilmember McGehee thanked staff for presenting their information in two different formats. b. Discuss 2011 County Assessor's Property Value Changes for 2012 and Pre- liminary Tax Base Change Mayor Roe noted receipt of the report as presented. Finance Director Chris Miller briefly commented on the report in the context of how the data applied to City budget discussions, specifically referencing pages 6 and 8 of the report on overall estimated market values and aggregate market value declines; and net impacts on average single-family homeowners; and on a level commensurate with decrease/increase in the tax levy.