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itself to establishing a vision and a mission. No department has an exclusive umbrella. We are under the umbrella of the citizens of Colton and we serve those citizens through all the departments. That is our mission and we need to start with that fact and move from there. Councilmember Cook addressed the matter of equipment such as the mowers. She indicated she was at a meeting wherein it was stated that the Parks Division does not have sufficient equipment. In order to make things look good you have to have proper equipment. Councilmember Beltran stated he was at the same meeting and it is his understanding the Parks Division has only one riding mower, is this right. Mr. Ruben Lopez, Parks Supervisor, responded that currently have one working riding mower. In response to the cost of a new mower, Supervisor Lopez stated it would be between $5,000 and $8,000. Moved by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Beltran, to look at two more riding mowers. Motion carried. Public Works Director Hutton reported that last fiscal year the City Council had approved bringing the Landscape Maintenance District in-house. Should the District be implemented in-house it would realize a savings. This past year there was a savings and it was passed back to the Landscape Maintenance District. The District would involve five full time, in-house employees and it would be necessary to obtain equipment. For the first year, even after the cost of capital outlay, the city would realize $30,000. Finance Director Chamberlain stated the budget contains $143,000 for salaries and $12,000 for equipment. Councilmember Rios inquired about the use of week -enders for the district. Director Hutton stated they could be utilized; however, they cannot operate the riding lawnmowers or heavy equipment. Councilmember Bennett referred to Item 5 of the letter that accompanied this budget, saying that a $5.00 fee per household is proposed. Will the $5.00 fee be applicable to the households currently in the maintenance district. Finance Director Chamberlain said the $5.00 fee is proposed if the district were to go city-wide. Public Works Director Hutton stated that the entire proposal had previously been presented to the City Council. Council requested that the initial report submitted be resubmitted to refresh their memories. City Manager Martinez requested that the entire report be sent to him for his review before a final presentation to the City Council. Councilmember Sandoval asked where the Council was on the subject of whether Parks should remain in Public Works or moved to Human Services and asked to hear from Gabe Castorena. Superintendent Castorena confirmed his desire to have the Parks Division remain under the Public Works Department. He said that all of the Public 4