2025 06 09 Work Session Packet 1
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May 6, 2025 Budget Work Session Hotel/Motel Fund Councilmember Sherlin Feedback • Add benches along walkways specifically Cook Drive and Veterans Park walking track Mayor Eaton Feedback • Budget Adjustment: o 01-0107-5250 may require an increase due to additional lighting at Exit 52 and Hammermill Road to Ingleside Avenue • Market Park Improvements: Recommends using bollards instead of curbs to enhance access to the green space and pavilion. Capital Improvement Fund Councilmember Sherlin Feedback • Continue pursuing grant funding for Fire Station #3. City Manager Feedback • Proposed transfer of resources: o $9.4 million from Capital Projects Fund reserves o 5% from General Fund • This approach aims to fund several initiatives while preserving a 75% reserve threshold. Sanitation Fund Councilmember Sherlin Feedback • Opposes treating this fund as a business enterprise. City Manager Feedback • A transfer from fund reserves will be required to support operational needs. 141