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Councilmember Riley stated, if seal coating is no longer funded, that would be a reduction of <br />$300,000. <br />Councilmember Heineman asked why seal coating is being removed. <br />Councilmember Riley stated seal coating has been done for many years and has historically been <br />considered a good method of standard maintenance. He added it has recently been discovered that <br />seal coating causes damage to roads by removing the top cover. He added $500,000 is currently <br />budgeted annually for seal coating. <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked whether levy funding for roads will be transferred to the <br />pavement management fund. <br />Finance Director Lund confirmed this, adding the general levy will be broken into percentages, to <br />determine the total amount of each item. She added the pavement management fund was intended <br />to be the dedicated fund for the franchise fee and not used for budgetary shortfalls, unless the City <br />Council wanted to change that by Resolution. <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked whether there were some roads that were moved up in the CIP <br />due to deterioration, and some bonds that were available for that. She asked whether a current <br />listing of CIP projects is available on the City website. <br />City Engineer Bruce Westby stated those projects were scheduled for 2022. He added City Staff <br />are working on getting the CIP projects on the City website. <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked how 13% for roads in the levy will help with LGA funding. <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated LGA funding will probably not figure into road funding other <br />than the levy and will be based on factors such as aging housing stock and the drop in tax capacity. <br />He noted the current formula does not have much of an impact. <br />Mayor Kuzma asked whether Laserfiche could be added back in. <br />Finance Director Lund stated the budget would have to be reduced by $53,000. She added it would <br />add approximately .5% in the tax rate. <br />Councilmember Heineman asked whether surplus CARES Act funding has been assigned to <br />projects. <br />Finance Director Lund stated CARES Act funding was used up last year. She added, were it not <br />for CARES Act funding, the general fund would have been in deficit. <br />Finance Director Lund stated there will be $15,000 remaining in the equipment fund at the end of <br />2022. She added there will be $60,000 in the capital maintenance fund that goes to parks and <br />City Council Work Session / August 24, 2021 <br />Page 5 of 19 <br />