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In response to a question from Mr. Wanichek, Mr. Ostrowski responded that the only administrative cost <br />associated with a $8.5 million preservation program would be what was necessary in order to administer <br />the projects. He doubted that the distribution of administrative costs city-wide would change dramatically <br />due to the capital projects. Mr. Carlson added that additional personnel would not be added in Payroll or <br />the City Manager’s Office due to the increased capital budget, so the total pool of administrative costs <br />would not necessarily increase. Mr. Ostrowski concluded that in his experience, administrative costs were <br />a non-issue. <br />IV.SUBCOMMITTEE DISCUSSION OF FORMAT AND CONTENT OF FINAL FUNDING <br />RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL <br />Mr. Carlson confirmed the pavement preservation backlog was higher than previously estimated, but that it <br />would cost less to preserve over time, as pavements were apparently lasting longer than estimated. <br />However, Mr. Carlson reiterated that an investment of $8.5 million was needed to begin making progress <br />on the preservation backlog. <br />Ms. Mulder distributed a draft memorandum dated September 19, 2001, entitled Final Recommendation <br />on Transportation Funding Issues. <br />Mr. Carlson reminded the committee that it had delayed making a final recommendation on this issue <br />pending the pavement management review and now, with that in hand, a recommendation could be <br />finalized. <br />MINUTES- Citizen Subcommittee of the Budget Committee September 19, 2001Page 10 <br />