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schedules. Members questioned if the program is getting more expensive and Director Beno indicated that the city has seen a 10%increase in costs over a 7-year period. Some of the sections, like those on Clifton Blvd., are more expensive due to wider treelawns. This year's price was $7.80 per square foot due to wages and material costs, compared to $7 per square foot at the start of the program. It was noted that the program will be less expensive on the 2nd pass through of the program and Public Works might be able to complete a ward at a time in 3-4 years from now, when adjustments can be made to the program. Generally, the city is doing about 1,000 locations a year. The cost per slab is $195.Public Works has the gas company project schedules for the next two years and will be planning sidewalk replacements around them. The gas company replacement of sidewalk slabs has been consistent with the city's, as the same inspectors work on both type of projects and the company's concrete mix is the same. Calls from residents with questions have dropped a little over time, as Public Works has created informational door hangers. Councilmembers asked Director Pae to review the process by which sidewalk repairs are funded. She noted that the city issues a note for $650,000 of short-term debt each year for the repairs. The reimbursements that the city gets from residents help pay down the debt. The city only issues an amount of debt that matches what it spent on the program that year. Councilmembers noted that the engineering budget for the department is substantially less than 2019 and the budget for professional services was down 50%. Director Beno noted that a number of projects were taken from the SCMR fund and put into the general fund, due to stress on the SCMR fund. It was also noted that the budget for professional services was a million dollars in 2017 due to the integrated wet weather plan. The majority of the plan has been completed and submitted, thus the need for those contractors involved in creating it is no longer there. Miscellaneous—Director Beno added that Lake Ave.paving is wrapping up for the year and striping of the road will take place next spring/summer. It will cost$225,000 to restripe Lake Ave. from Cove all the way west until it dead ends. Bike lanes will be on each side of the road and there will be a parking lane on the north side of it. The wastewater treatment plant digester will be in operation during spring of 2020. The high rate treatment plant will be operational within a year and a half. Water main projects will continue into 2020. IT Projects—IT Manager Mike Coletta gave an overview of the department's budget. He noted that the 2020 IT capital budget is empty due to a fast track of a project set to be implemented in 2020. He initially proposed a network switch upgrade, which had a$200,000 price tag. While replacing Windows 2012 this year, the IT department ran into equipment issues at the end of this year, which leaded to the fast track and purchase of a network upgrade. This work was done this past November. In the future, the IT Department is looking to move the city's servers off City Hall premises to Microsoft cloud computing, which would lead to a more robust platform, lower energy costs, and increased security. This project will begin phasing over 2021 and 2022. The cost of the project would be a one-time expenditure of$50,000 and would last 7-8 years. In 2021, the police dispatch center radios are due for a$71,000 upgrade. Lakewood will be getting a new emergency call taking system next year,paid for by the county. Another project involves scanning and digitizing Building Department paper records, which should cost about$110,000. The IT department is also working on completing Office 365 compliance services for public records compliance. In 2020, the department is looking to add 20-25 additional security cameras along the southern border of the city. Councilmembers asked about the city's capacity on fiber. Mr. Coletta noted that the system is doing great and that his department negotiated a contract of$2,000 per year for it, which includes the schools and library. There are 48 strands available for expansion. Everywhere you see a camera, the city is currently 3