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City Council Minutes Page 5 <br />August 15, 2011 <br />MOTION CARRIED 5-0. <br />6.1. Consider cleanER Program <br />Ms. Haug presented the staff report. <br />Councilmember Westgaard questioned the anticipated cost. Ms. Haug stated that the supply <br />costs should be minimal but will depend on participation. <br />The Council expressed an interest in having staff bring this issue to the Parks and Recreation <br />Commission. Ms. Haug explained that she wanted to gauge City Council interest in the <br />program prior to presenting the program to the Parks and Recreation Commission. <br />Councilmember Zerwas had concerns about the amount of staff time the program will <br />require. Ms. Haug indicated that if the city gets a volunteer coordinator that person could <br />assist with the program. <br />Council consensus was for staff to gather additional information as discussed and present <br />this item to the Parks and Recreation Commission before returning to Council. <br />6.2. Purchase of Asphalt Patching_Eduipment <br />Mr. Thompson presented the staff report. <br />MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY <br />COUNCILMEMBER ZERWAS TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF ASPHALT <br />PATCHING EQUIPMENT AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT WITH <br />FUNDING FROM THE 2011 EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND. MOTION <br />CARRIED 5-0. <br />7. Recess to Worksession <br />Council recessed at 7:30 p.m. and reconvened in Upper Town for the budget <br />Worksession at 7:36 p.m. <br />7.1. Budget Worksession <br />Mr. Simon provided a ten year history on the Council Contingenry fund. Based on history, <br />Council consensus was to reduce the Council Contingency fund to $50,000. <br />Mr. Simon reviewed budget amendments. <br />Mr. Simon indicated that the deadline for the State fuel contract has been moved to <br />September 15 so the purchasing alliance can take advantage of the current market. Council <br />concurred with increasing the percentage of fuel on the contract to take even more <br />advantage of the contract pricing. <br />Equipment Keplacement Fund <br />Mr. Thompson, Chair of the Fleet Committee, reviewed the 2012 equipment requests as <br />outlined in the staff report. Mr. Simon reviewed the equipment replacement fund. <br />