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Budget Worksession Memo August 25, 2003 Page 9 of 13 amount. If this amount does not turn out to be sufficient to meet our needs, then additional reserves can be put into the program per Council direction. A number of equipment items are proposed for this department on the capital outlay page with the funding source to be equipment certificates. The major purchase is the single-axle dump truck with plow equipment. The city transfers landfill monies dedicated for waste abatement purposes into the general fund as a revenue to offset street department expenses related to the recycling/compostmg/brush drop off program. The amount is $30,000. In 2004, the department is looking to evaluate a different, but nearby location for the drop off site, which hopefully would eliminate the need to transport the material from the street department garage site to the Hillside Park. One of the issues with this program is how long the compost material can continue to be located at Hillside Park. Snow...There are no changes of significance in this budget. The contract snow plowing amount is remaining at the June 03 amended budget amount of $3,000. This is slightly below the actual amounts of $4,500 in 2001 and $3,400 in 2002. · Equipment Services...There are no changes of any significance in this budget. · Engineering...No change, although there is a concern about whether or not the city can "live" within this amount based on the increasing need for general engineering services. Park Maintenance...No significant changes are being proposed...Please note that this budget includes $2,000 for goose trapping in the other professional services category and zero dollars for the fish stocking program ($1,000 was requested). Recreation...No changes of significance. A increase in programming expenses is partly offset by additional revenues. Included in this budget is $10,000 for the Arts Alliance (see attached letter), $15,000 for renting the Boys & Girls Club gymnasium, and $8,000 as a payback to the Community Education from the Community Recreation days. Not included in this budget is funding for the park ranger program and funding for ice rink attendants. Both of these programs were cut when we did the June 2003 budget amendments and these programs remain "cut" in the 2004 budget. · Senior Citizen Programs...No changes of significance. · Economic Development...No change as no expenses are proposed again in 2004. · Energy City...No changes of note. A slight decrease overall and an adjustment between the travel and the publishing line items as compared to the amended 2003 budget. · Transfers...A decrease due to the elections transfer not taking place, although this transfer out ~vill reappear in 2005. With the LGA cuts in revenues, the most significant impact to city services will be that very limited additional personnel can be added to meet a growing need for services. For example, as more parks