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3 3 g Traffic Stripin <br />Mr. McGee said in this Division they are holding the line on <br />Maintenance and Operations, however, there is a Capital Outlay request <br />for a striping machine at a cost of $35,000. Mr. McGee said this sum <br />does not take into consideration an undertermined trade-in value. This <br />machine is to be purchased from Revenue Sharing. <br />Discussion followed as to how the striping is done throughout the <br />City. Mr. McGee stated the striping is done every year on an as - <br />needed basis and takes several months to accomplished due to weather <br />conditions. <br />Curb,Gutter, & Sidewalk <br />Mr. McGee said this budget is approximately $800 over last years <br />expenses. Mr. McGee said pouring of concrete is a two-man operation, <br />with a third person occasionally required. The concrete work is done <br />in response to citizens request as once the City is notified of a <br />problem area, the City then can be held liable for accidents. <br />Councilwoman Garcia stated her sidewalk is in need of repair and that <br />she has reported this to the department several times. <br />Mr. McGee assured Councilwoman Garcia this would be looked into. <br />Weed Abatement <br />Mr. McGee reported the $15,000 budgeted in Weed Abatement is <br />completely reimbursable to the City once the Program is completed and <br />charged out to the property owners. <br />Park Maintenance <br />Mr. McGee said there are some increases due to personnel services and <br />benefits, with a 5% increase anticipated. Mr. McGee said there is <br />considerable equipment being requested and this is due in part to the <br />fact that some equipment was previously budgeted and not purchased twc <br />years ago and now the department is at a point where the equipment <br />must be replaced. <br />Mr. McGee said the department is working on replacing all wooden <br />bleachers with aluminum ones, a little at a time. Again, purchase <br />of some bleachers were budgeted two years ago, but not purchased. <br />City Yards <br />Mr. McGee said the total budget is $1,300 for upkeep and supplies. <br />Auto Shops <br />Mr. McGee said salaries are about 5% higher than last year, <br />maintenance and operations is decreasing, and there is a request for <br />miscellaneous equipment in the amount of $10,300 which will result <br />in higher productivity of the employees. <br />Water <br />Mr. McGee said that on tomorrow's agenda the Council will have a <br />proposal for increasing Water Rates to help balance the cost of <br />maintaining the water system for the City. _ <br />Mr. McGee said a careful study was done to determine how much money <br />would be needed over the next five years. Mr. McGee referred to the <br />last page of the Agenda Handout where he has anticipated expenses and <br />projected revenue and said he anticipates that the overall maintenance <br />and operations expense would increase at the rate of 10% per year and <br />has estimated the needed capital improvements based on routine maint- <br />enance. Mr. McGee stated the amount of needed revenue over the next <br />five years as $9,500,000 and said, through a series of proposed rate <br />increases spread over 5 years, the City could produce $9,600,000. Mr. <br />McGee said these increases could be reduced if we get a lot of <br />development in the City and increase the size of our services. <br />gU,j%01983 <br />