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MINUTES OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE <br /> SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 <br /> MEETING HELD VIRTUALLY <br /> Present: Councilmembers Bullock(Chair), Litten, Neff <br /> Also Present: Councilmembers Shachner, Kepple & Rader, Mayor George, Acting Police Chief <br /> Stone, Planning Director Leininger, Deputy Clerk Lascu, Clerk Bach taking minutes <br /> Call to Order: 6:32 p.m. <br /> Communication from Councilmember Bullock regarding Council budget process. <br /> Chairman Bullock made introductory remarks to kick off the annual council budget priorities <br /> process. He explained that the Finance Committee will have a series of meetings throughout <br /> September that will culminate in a resolution to approve the agreed upon council budget <br /> submissions. The resolution will be adopted by the first meeting in October in order to provide <br /> the administration enough time to incorporate the priorities into the annual budget book. He <br /> further explained that the budget will be discussed by Finance Committee in November and <br /> December. The purpose of the Council budget priorities process is to daylight ideas,priorities <br /> and projects that councilmembers have been developing. He noted that the submissions signal <br /> just the beginning of a lot of work between Council and the administration to implement the <br /> ideas. He announced that the Committee received 10 submissions and the committee will begin <br /> reviewing them now. <br /> Consideration of budget priorities submitted by council members. <br /> Traffic Calming & Speed Analysis <br /> Councilmember Neff presented her proposal to implement traffic calming measures on three <br /> Ward 1 streets. She explained that she worked with the ward 1 neighborhood officer to come up <br /> with the list of streets. She proposed that the City conduct an in-house traffic/speed analysis. She <br /> estimated that the total cost would be $45,000. She noted that the proposal is in line with the <br /> City's priorities and similar to projects that have been completed in the past. <br /> Chairman Bullock expressed support for the proposal, stating that speeding is a real issue that <br /> merits attention and that similar projects have been successful. <br /> Speed Tables & Speed Management <br /> Councilmember Litten explained that his proposal consists of implementing the speed table <br /> project on Marlowe incrementally across the City. He explained that he used cost estimates <br /> ($40,000 - $50,000)prepared by former Public Work Director Beno. He remarked on the process <br /> of implementing the speed tables on Marlowe, noting that they were supported by more than <br /> 60% of residents. He reported that accidents and speed have declined since the implementation <br /> of the speed tables. <br /> 1 <br />