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City Council Minutes Page 10 <br />November 21, 2016 <br />Ms. Othoudt indicated there is money budgeted to implement a downtown <br />beautification plan. <br />Mr. Pormer added the money is for a one-time purchase and he would prefer for <br />ongoing costs such as lights to come from the General Fund if the Council decides <br />to fund. <br />Mayor Dietz questioned if the Council funds a set amount for the lights and <br />maintenance if the Downtown River's Edge group would be willing to cover the <br />remaining amount. <br />Councilmember Wagner stated she believes the group would be willing to make a <br />financial contribution. <br />Council consensus was for Mr. Pormer to bring back a recommendation to Council <br />to include an amount for lights in the annual budget and work with the Downtown <br />River's Edge group to maintain the lights. <br />Staff time <br />Mr. Pormer stated a large amount of staff time is spent attending and contributing to <br />the Downtown River's Edge group meetings. He explained the city does not provide <br />that level of staff participation for any other group or organization and questioned <br />what level of support the Council is comfortable providing. He suggested one staff <br />member be designated to receive and direct inquiries from the Downtown River's <br />Edge group. <br />Mayor Dietz indicated Ms. Othoudt seems like the natural person to attend the <br />meetings and she can disseminate the information accordingly. He noted he doesn't <br />feel that more than one staff person needs to attend the meetings. <br />Councilmember Wagner explained Ms. Othoudt is definitely an asset to the group <br />but Mr. Benoit is an asset as well since the Downtown River's Edge group has many <br />partnerships with the parks and recreation Department. She suggested having Mr. <br />Benoit and Ms. Othoudt alternate attending meetings. <br />Mr. Pormer stated those two employees will alternate attending based on the agenda <br />and disseminate information as necessary. <br />9.2 2017 Budget <br />Ms. Ziemer presented the staff report providing updates on the General Fund <br />budget and proposed tax levy. <br />9.3 Pinewood Proposals Discussion <br />Mr. Pormer presented the staff report. He stated two proposals were received and <br />reviewed both proposals as outlined in the staff report. <br />vot tete er