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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 11,2011 Page 16 Councilmember Willmus concurred with some of Councilmember McGehee's comments as they related to the necessity of maintaining existing infrastructure. Mayor Roe, in building on Councilmember McGehee's comments, opined that the key was to allow this proposal to serve as an opportunity to build the community toward the future and the ongoing investment in these resources that are proposed for upgrading to get them back on track and set them in place for the future. Mayor Roe cautioned that it was necessary to not be in the same position in the future, but to pursue a policy that moved in the right direction, recognizing com- munity the interest in doing it right. Councilmember Johnson thanked Mr. Brokke and staff; and Chair Etten and all citizen volunteers serving in various capacities throughout this process and mov- ing forward; thanking them for their time; and opining that this was the type of implementation he anticipated all along. Mr. Brokke recognized members of the audience attending tonight's meeting from the Parks and Recreation Commission, the COT's and other Implementation groups; as well as thanking staff for their work in this ongoing process. Chair Etten thanked the City Council for their ongoing time; and opined that he had a general sense of support from the City Council to move forward in provid- ing specific details. Chair Etten recognized the citizens involved in this process and their unique community-based accomplishments to-date. Councilmember McGehee thanked the various citizen volunteer groups for their work; opining that this was an excellent plan; and beyond, the process used by the Parks and Recreation and Public Works Departments in citizen participation was more important and critical in building a warm, inviting community. b. City Manager-Recommended 2012/2013 Budget and Capital Spending Plan City Manager Malinen provided a summary of the proposed 2012/2013 budget and capital spending plan, as detailed in two (2) bench handouts, attached hereto and made a part hereto; providing a first draft summaries for tax-supported and non-tax supported programs for 2012; and noting that this was the City's first at- tempt at a biennial budget. A visual presentation was provided as part of City Manager Malinen's providing the specifics of staff recommendations based on City Council direction through their priority setting process, the general community survey recently completed, and the City Council's establishment of a not-to-exceed property tax levy earlier this year, in addition to the recommendations of the Capital Improvement Needs Subcommittee; identifying an increase in property taxes of 3.4% to address those immediate needs. Accordingly, City Manager Malinen advised that he had asked departments to reduce their operating budgets based on City Council priorities, re-