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Council Minutes of 3/16/93 Mr. Lind, Chairperson of the Finance Committee, reported: 1) The Finance Committee met on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday of last week. The following city departments were discussed: a. Service and Engineering Department had no changes made to their requests since they were submitted at the lowest possible amounts. b. The Capital Improvements Fund was. discussed at length and changes were made to individual projects. The list was reduced by X19,000, which put it at approximately $3.4 million. Mast of these funds are to b+e borrowed, encl. there is an understanding that up to $160,000 would also be considered for the Recreation C~nission if a formal project recommendation is made. c. Additional funds were added to the Police Department for school crossing guards and auxiliary police. d. In the Fire Department, it was decided to require new fire personnel to be paramedic certified. This will reduce overtime and schooling costs. e. Due to union contractual requirements, significant adjustments were made to Recreation personnel costs, wages and PERS. A projected increase of revenues will probably offset the majority of these higher staffing expenses. f. Wastewater Treatment, Bus Fund, Law, Finance and Personnel/Admnistration were also discussed. The Bus Fund was left untouched because the full impact of the RTA cuts will not be known for same time. Very minor changes were made to the Law Department. Overall, the appropriations reflect the Admi.nistration's desire to curb spending and allow department heads the ability to move amounts between individual items within afund--with the approval of the Director. The additional 27th pay this year has resulted in approximately $400,000 additional expenses. Ordinance Nos. 93-18 and 93-19 will be passed ur~.er suspension of the rules. Mr. Nashar, Chairperson of the Streets & Drainage Committee, reported: 1) The committee met on March 15, and in attendance were Council Members Beringer and Nashar and Service Director Bohlmarzn. The following item was discussed: a. Ordinance 93-28, pertaining to the easement for the installation and main- tenance of a water line on Duane Road. This will be a connecting water line with the Selhurst/Silverdale water line. The committee recommended approval. Audience Partici,pp Lion Davic~Wol s.~,`~2stchester Drive, wanted a timetable on landscaping repairs to his backyard becau~ of the Rice Ditch improvements. In addition, he wanted to know why the replacement fence is cyclone instead of green vinyl. Service Director Bohlmamz explained that landscaping would begin as soon as the weather improves. The yard will be graded. arxi reseeded and trees arxi shrubbery will be replaced. However, trees that were in the ditch were in the city 4