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In response to a question from Councilor Kelly regarding whether the planned fee increase was enough to cover predicted budget shortfalls for the year, Kitty Murdoch of the Central Services Department said the problem was not in the fiscal year. She said that preliminary projections showed a need for a substantial fee increase for fleet services in FY04 that would be difficult to absorb. She said one-time funding would allow time to develop a more comprehensive recommendation for the fleet. City Manager Carlson added that the issue was that the City had financial policies requiring staff to have some reserves/balance available, usually two months of operating reserves, in each of the funds. He said that this particular fund was not expected to have such a reserve by the end of this fiscal year. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Pap6, moved to approve Resolution 4745 adopting a supplemental budget; making appropriations for the City of Eugene for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, and ending June 30, 2003. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Pap6, moved to amend the Resolution for FY03 Supplemental Budget # 1, due to duplicate budgeting for the fire station land purchase at Santa Clara. In the General and Road Capital Projects Fund, reduce the appropriation for building and land maintenance by $155,000, and secondly, in the Facility and Fleet Services Fund, reduce the transfer to the General and Road Capital Projects Fund by $155,000 and increase the Facility Reserve by $155,000. Roll call vote; the amendment passed unanimously. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Pap6, moved to amend the Resolution for FY03 Supplemental Budget # 1 (Exhibit A) to move the Sustainable Economic Development funding from contingency to marginal beginning working capital by: · In the General Fund, increase the general contingency account by $50,000 and decrease the transfer to the Facilities and Fleet Fund by $50,000 · In the Facility and Fleet Services Fund, reduce the facility reserve by $50,000. In response to a question from Councilor Meisner regarding, City Manager Carlson said staff did not have a problem with the amendment. Councilor Fart raised concern over micromanaging what should be a staff management decision and would thus vote in opposition to the motion. Roll call vote; the amendment passed, 7:1; Councilor Fart voting in opposition. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Bettman, moved to amend the resolution by directing the City Manager to allocate part of the $60,000 for inspector training to reinstate full-time reception in the PIC. Councilor Fart said he would vote against the amendment and reiterated his concern over micromanaging what should be staff/management decisions. MINUTES--Eugene City Council December 9, 2002 Page Regular Meeting