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Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood provided additional details on the <br />State contract. <br />City Administrator Ulrich noted that the State contract is typically the best price. He noted that <br />staff can always look outside for pricing details as well. <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Superintendent Riverblood stated that perhaps at a future <br />worksession there could be a short presentation on the maintenance tracking system that is used <br />to determine the expected lifespan of equipment. <br />Finance Director Lund stated that she would need input on the option that the Council is <br />comfortable with moving forward. <br />Councilmember Riley stated that he would want to see the PIR used for the road improvements. <br />He stated that he liked that the report included option three, highlighting what it would look like <br />to place road financing on the general fund, which equates to an 18 percent tax increase. <br />Councilmember Heinrich stated that she would support option two, which uses PIR funds. <br />Councilmember Kuzma stated that preliminarily he would support option two with use of the <br />PIR fund. He noted that some things will depend on the franchise fee and how that will move <br />forward. <br />Councilmember Riley stated that he is not willing to start with an eight percent increase. He <br />stated that he would support six percent. <br />Councilmember Heinrich stated that she would like to see that percentage decrease further from <br />the options provided, which will lead to tough decision making <br />Mayor LeTourneau stated that it appears there will need to be another discussion for the Council <br />to decide where to make cuts. <br />Councilmember Kuzma asked what would happen if there is a deadlock on the decision. <br />Finance Director Lund confirmed that the budget would revert to the last approved budget, but <br />the City would still be liable for the contracted increases, which would then need to be taken <br />from other line items. <br />3. TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION <br />3.01: Review Future Topics/ Calendar <br />Noted. <br />4. MAYOR / COUNCIL / STAFF INPUT <br />City Council Work Session / August 12, 2019 <br />Page 5 of 6 <br />