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e Ms. Bascom referred the council to what she considered a discontinuity between the expressed interest and need for community policing and the community's willingness to support that need. She maintained that the council needed to address the program by tying it to a specific revenue stream at some point in the future. The motion passed 5:4; Mr. Miller casting the tie-breaking vote. Mr. MacDonald suggested that the council request the City Manager to prepare an analysis of the identified cost savings. Mr. Rutan moved, seconded by Ms. Bascom, to reduce the amount of money identified for facilities maintenance from $3.7 million to $3 million. Mr. Rutan said that at a level of $3 million, the City would be substantially increasing its expenditures for maintenance. A commitment to the expenditure on an ongoing basis would result in major inroads on the problems that arose from a lack of funding in the past. Mr. Boles reminded the council that it had already dropped the amount for facilities maintenance by $800,000. Further reduction as proposed by Mr. Rutan would drop by one-third the original amount, which was calculated on the value of City assets and deferred maintenance needs. He pointed out that the proposal would reduce the core even further and not be consistent with the e community's desires as reflected in the surveys. Mr. Robinette asked Tony Mounts, Administrative Services Department, how much of the original $4.59 million identified for facilities maintenance was to "catch up" on past maintenance needs. Mr. Mounts said $730,000 was for deferred maintenance, and $300,000 was for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Those dollars were spread over a "catch-up" period of five years. Mr. Mounts confirmed that after five years the total figure dropped to $1 million. Responding to a question from Mr. Robinette, Mr. Rutan said that he believed that the Chamber of Commerce figure of $2.7 million was adequate to address capital maintenance needs. He said that the City had spent an average of $600,000 yearly and its facilities were still standing. Ms. Ehrman said she could not support the motion because over the years the council had cut capital to support operations. At some point, Ms. Ehrman believed that course had to halt. She pointed out that the figure was large because of the need to address deferred maintenance. Ms. Ehrman said that the chamber's figures did not take into account the demands of the ADA. Ms. Bascom suggested that the issue before the council was whether to set necessary and reasonable targets for the health and well-being of the communi- ty, or identify a target for which it can obtain public support. e MINUTES--City Council Work Session August 17, 1992 Page 9 5:30 p.m.