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MINUTES OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE JULY 18, 2022 AUDITORIUM Present: Councilmembers Shachner (Chair) and Bullock Also Present: Councilmembers Baker, Litten, Marx, & Rader, Mayor George, Finance Director Rancatore, Building Commissioner Parmelee,Police Chief Kaucheck, Fire Chief Dunphy, Planning Director Leininger, Law Director Corrigan, IT Manager Mike Coletta, Chief of Staff Storey, Clerk Bach Call to Order: 5:55 p.m. Chair Shachner gave an overview of the meeting process and described how he envisioned this year's annual budget meetings proceeding. He prompted a shift in focus from departmental recaps and accomplishments to discussion on what departments need/want and understanding what the tradeoffs for those might be, along with their affordability. Approval of the minutes of the June 21, 2022 meeting of the Finance Committee. Motion by Chair Shachner, seconded by Councilmember Bullock to approve the minutes from the committee's last meeting. All in favor. Motion passed. Communication from Councilmember Shachner regarding Council and Lakewood residents' budget priorities. (Referred to Finance 07/05/22) Chair Shachner opened discussion and invited councilmembers to share their budget priorities. Councilmember Bullock shared a handout of his budget priorities, which spanned 4 policy areas: Public Works & Sustainability; Housing, Planning, & Development; Public Safety; and City Council. The list entailed new proposals and continuations of past ones. Some of the items listed included opening bathrooms at Edwards & Cove Park during the same hours as other city parks, expanding the Lakewood Park Skate Park, ensuring proper watering of trees, expanding electric vehicle capacity, conducting an affordable housing study, conducting an analysis of Lakewood Dispatch, adding resources for a communications consultant, among others. (see attached for complete list). Councilmember Rader stated his priorities, which included budgeting resources for the climate action plan, expanding the city's electric vehicle program, using solar energy for city buildings, supporting the Anti-Racism Task Force with resources, implementing a housing study, enhancing specialty training for public safety forces, improving accessibility of curb cuts, among others. Councilmember Baker noted his high-level priorities, which were focused on continued investment in Ward I parks through the city's capital plan and incorporating pickle ball courts into them, funding a third-party housing study, hosting a spay and neuter clinic, and investing in traffic calming and complete streets programs. 1