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Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood reviewed the Parks and Recreation <br />Department request, including replacing a 2007 Chevy half -ton pickup with a Ford F-250 with <br />topper and plow equipment, replacing a 2008 International Water Truck, and replacing a 2013 <br />Ford one -ton dump and plow with a F-550 4x4 with plow equipment. <br />City Engineer/Public Works Director Westby shared the request for a mulcher to help clean out <br />storm ponds. He explained that they have implemented their stormwater maintenance program, <br />which will target cleaning out a few stormwater ponds a year. He said they plan on hiring surveyors <br />to survey these stormwater ponds to see how much capacity is lost. He added that this would be <br />paid for with stormwater funds. <br />City Administrator Hagen reviewed the increase to the operating budget. <br />Councilmember Stewart asked if the HR software is what Administrative Services Director Lasher <br />had requested at a previous Work Session. <br />City Administrator Hagen said yes. <br />Councilmember Stewart asked if Administrative Services Director Lasher was supposed to come <br />back to the Council with more information on that. <br />City Administrator Hagen explained that the direction from the Council was to approve this, which <br />was on this evening's Consent Agenda. <br />Councilmember Riley asked if Staff would prefer the Council say which items they want removed <br />from the budget to decrease it, or to give Staff a target number that they do not want to be above. <br />City Administrator Hagen said they would prefer to have the Council tell them a target increase <br />number, and Staff can work within that. <br />Councilmember Olson agreed with this strategy and noted that Staff knows which needs are more <br />intense than others, and they can have shaped the budget around the target increase the Council <br />desires. <br />Mayor Heineman explained that making these budget decisions is one of the hard decisions they <br />will make as a Council. <br />The consensus of the Council was to direct Staff to continue to work on the 2026 budget <br />development. <br />3. TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION <br />3.01: Review Future Topics/ Calendar <br />Noted. <br />City Council Work Session / July 8, 2025 <br />Page 8 of 9 <br />