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MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 16, 2020
TO: Mayor Troxell and City Councilmembers
THRU: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Travis Storin, Interim Chief Financial Officer
FROM: Lawrence Pollack, Budget Director
RE: October 13, 2020 Work Session Summary: 2021 City Budget
This was the 3rd of three scheduled work sessions discussing the 2021 Budget. All
Councilmembers were present at the virtual meeting. During the first two work sessions, all
seven City Outcomes and the associated Offers that resource the adopted 2020 Strategic
Plan were discussed. After a brief presentation on each Outcome, City Council dialogue
ensued with responses to questions provided by staff. Questions that that could not be
addressed during the meeting have been answered in various follow -up memos to City
Council. All questions noted for follow-up from those two work sessions have been
addressed. Two public hearings on the budget have also been completed with engaged and
insightful comments from community members.
The 3rd work session focused on changes to the 2021 Budget that will be brought forward
for Council consideration on Wednesday 4 November. There was also considerable
dialogue about the right level of Conservation Trust (i.e. Colorado Lottery proceeds) funding
for recreational trail development vs. operations and maintenance within our parks system.
Based on the Council conversation, staff will be recommending a reduction in the use of
Conservation Trust funding so that at least half of the forecasted revenue will be dedicated
to trail construction.
There were a handful of questions that were not able to be addressed during the meeting
including inquiries on accommodations the new temporary taxi service could provide to
residents with wheelchairs, graffiti related to potential gang activity, and questions about a
legal defense fund. Responses will be provided in Thursday Packet on October 22.
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