City Council — Naperville, IL
Date: 2020-11-23

400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Agenda

 City Council

Monday, November 23, 2020 7:00 PM On Zoom - Open agenda to see cable, phone &
 streaming options

 Budget Workshop III



On Friday, June 12, 2020, an amendment to the Open Meetings Act was signed into law. This
new law replaces the gubernatorial executive order concerning the Open Meetings Act and
allows public bodies to temporarily conduct meetings remotely during a state of emergency,
subject to certain requirements, including a determination by the head of the public body that an
in-person meeting is not practical or prudent.

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, Mayor Chirico issued an executive order determining that in-person
meetings of the City Council and the City’s boards and commissions are not currently practical or
prudent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
TO WATCH OR LISTEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP LIVE:
• Watch on WCNC GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION (Ch. 6-WOW, Ch. 10 - Comcast,
Ch. 99 - AT&T)
• Watch online at https://naperville.legistar.com
• Listen by telephone (audio only) – registration to receive dial-in phone number required by
calling the City Clerk’s Office, (630) 305-5300, by 5 p.m. on November 23

TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE MEETING:
To address the City Council via Zoom and provide public comment, members of the public must
register by 5 p.m. on November 23 at: www.naperville.il.us/speakersignup

The public may choose to provide public comment in any of the following ways:
1. Submit a written comment to the City in advance of the City Council workshop (by 5 p.m. on
November 23) to be read into the public record during the City Council workshop by a member of
staff.
2. Submit a one-word statement of “SUPPORT” or “OPPOSITON” regarding a specific agenda
item to be read into the public record during the City Council workshop by a member of staff.
3. Address the City Council live during the City Council workshop via spoken audio. Individuals
who want to address the Council live must sign up to speak in advance of the City Council
workshop (by 5 p.m. on November 23).
Once signed up, the individual will receive an email from the City Clerk’s Office after the sign-up
time ends with information about how to join the meeting.
• Online sign-up closes at 5 p.m. on November 23, at which time no other speakers or comments
will be accepted.




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PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION:
• Any individual who would prefer to listen to the meeting by telephone, to speak during the
meeting by telephone, or who may require an accommodation to listen to or participate in the
meeting, should contact the City Clerk at (630) 305-5300, by 5 p.m. on November 23.
• Questions regarding online sign-up may be directed to the City Clerk’s Office by calling (630)
305-5300.


PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES:
The citizen participation guidelines are outlined in 1-5-6-6: - CITIZEN PARTICIPATION of the
Naperville Municipal Code.

• ALL VIEWPOINTS AND OPINIONS WELCOME: All viewpoints are welcome, positive
comments and
constructive criticism are encouraged. Speakers must refrain from harassing or directing threats
or personal attacks at Council members, staff, other speakers or members of the public.
Comments made to intentionally disrupt the meeting may be managed as necessary to maintain
appropriate decorum and allow for city business to be accomplished.

• SPEAKER TIME LIMITS: Speakers must limit their remarks to no more than three minutes.
Petitioners may speak on an agenda item first and have up to 10 minutes and are also granted a
five-minute rebuttal once all other speakers have commented.

• IF YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, staff will call your name at the appropriate time during the City
Council workshop. Once your name is called you may identify yourself for the public record and
then address remarks to the City Council as a whole. Speak clearly and try to limit remarks
directly to the matter under discussion. Speakers are called in the order they sign up.

A. CALL TO ORDER:

B. INTRODUCTION:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

D. PRESENTATION:
1. 20-1394 2021 Annual Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program
 Workshop #3

2. 20-1408 Receive the 2021 Annual Operating Budget Presentation




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E. ADJOURNMENT:
 Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
 participate in a public meeting should contact the Communications Department at least
 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications Department can
 be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via telephone at
 630-420-6707 or 630-305-5205 (TDD) or via e-mail at info@naperville.il.us. Every effort
 will be made to allow for meeting participation.




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400 S. Eagle Street
 City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540



 Meeting Minutes

 City Council


Monday, November 23, 2020 7:00 PM
 On Zoom - Open agenda to see cable, phone & streaming
 options

 Budget Workshop III

On Friday, June 12, 2020, an amendment to the Open Meetings Act was signed into law. This
new law replaces the gubernatorial executive order concerning the Open Meetings Act and allows
public bodies to temporarily conduct meetings remotely during a state of emergency, subject to
certain requirements, including a determination by the head of the public body that an in-person
meeting is not practical or prudent.

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, Mayor Chirico issued an executive order determining that in-person
meetings of the City Council and the City’s boards and commissions are not currently practical or
prudent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
TO WATCH OR LISTEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP LIVE:
• Watch on WCNC GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION (Ch. 6-WOW, Ch. 10 - Comcast, Ch.
99 - AT&T)
• Watch online at https://naperville.legistar.com
• Listen by telephone (audio only) – registration to receive dial-in phone number required by
calling the City Clerk’s Office, (630) 305-5300, by 5 p.m. on November 23

TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE MEETING:
To address the City Council via Zoom and provide public comment, members of the public must
register by 5 p.m. on November 23 at: www.naperville.il.us/speakersignup

The public may choose to provide public comment in any of the following ways:
1. Submit a written comment to the City in advance of the City Council workshop (by 5 p.m. on
November 23) to be read into the public record during the City Council workshop by a member of
staff.
2. Submit a one-word statement of “SUPPORT” or “OPPOSITON” regarding a specific agenda
item to be read into the public record during the City Council workshop by a member of staff.
3. Address the City Council live during the City Council workshop via spoken audio. Individuals
who want to address the Council live must sign up to speak in advance of the City Council
workshop (by 5 p.m. on November 23).
Once signed up, the individual will receive an email from the City Clerk’s Office after the sign-up
time ends with information about how to join the meeting.
• Online sign-up closes at 5 p.m. on November 23, at which time no other speakers or comments
will be accepted.



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PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION:
• Any individual who would prefer to listen to the meeting by telephone, to speak during the
meeting by telephone, or who may require an accommodation to listen to or participate in the
meeting, should contact the City Clerk at (630) 305-5300, by 5 p.m. on November 23.
• Questions regarding online sign-up may be directed to the City Clerk’s Office by calling (630)
305-5300.


PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES:
The citizen participation guidelines are outlined in 1-5-6-6: - CITIZEN PARTICIPATION of the
Naperville Municipal Code.

• ALL VIEWPOINTS AND OPINIONS WELCOME: All viewpoints are welcome, positive
comments and
constructive criticism are encouraged. Speakers must refrain from harassing or directing threats
or personal attacks at Council members, staff, other speakers or members of the public.
Comments made to intentionally disrupt the meeting may be managed as necessary to maintain
appropriate decorum and allow for city business to be accomplished.

• SPEAKER TIME LIMITS: Speakers must limit their remarks to no more than three minutes.
Petitioners may speak on an agenda item first and have up to 10 minutes and are also granted a
five-minute rebuttal once all other speakers have commented.

• IF YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, staff will call your name at the appropriate time during the City
Council workshop. Once your name is called you may identify yourself for the public record and
then address remarks to the City Council as a whole. Speak clearly and try to limit remarks
directly to the matter under discussion. Speakers are called in the order they sign up.

A. CALL TO ORDER:

 Chirico called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
 Present: 9- Mayor Steve Chirico
 Councilwoman Judith Brodhead
 Councilman Kevin Coyne
 Councilwoman Patty Gustin
 Councilman Paul Hinterlong
 Councilman Patrick Kelly
 Councilman John Krummen
 Councilwoman Theresa Sullivan
 Councilman Benjamin White




 Also Present
 City Manager, Doug Krieger; Deputy City Manager, Marcie Schatz; City
 Attorney, Mike DiSanto; City Clerk, Pam Gallahue; Fire Chief, Mark Puknaitis;
 Police Chief, Robert Marshall; Director of Finance, Rachel Mayer; Director of
 Human Resources, James Sheehan; Director of IT, Jacqueline Nguyen;

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 Director of TED, Bill Novack; Deputy Director of TED, Jennifer Louden; Deputy
 Director of TED, Allison Laff; Director of Public Utilities - Electric, Lucy
 Podlesny; Director of Public Utilities - Water, Darrell Blenniss, Jr.; Director of
 Public Works, Dick Dublinski; Communications Manager, Linda LaCloche;
 Naperville Public Library Executive Director, David Della Terza; Naper
 Settlement President, Rena Calabrese; Naper Settlement Vice President,
 Harriet Pistorio; Naperville Development Partnership President, Christine
 Jeffries; Downtown Naperville Alliance Executive Director, Katie Wood

 Daily Herald, Naperville Sun, NCTV-17


B. INTRODUCTION:

C. PUBLIC FORUM:

 COMMENTS TO BE READ BY STAFF
 Jenny Bouchier-Hayes
 Hello, the downtown streetscape project should clearly be postponed until after
 the local businesses have a chance to recoup from COVID. I know several
 business owners in the area and the consensus seems to be they are against
 the timing of this project. These poor restaurants and businesses need to be
 supported or we will lose some of the best places we have in this city.

 Walter Reilly
 I strongly believe that that planned for construction must be delayed as its
 impact on downtown business would be financially devastating on the wake of
 the horrendous devastation already down by closing and other restriction
 imposed due to Covid! Evidence of this devastation is replete on our down town
 streets with empty windows and closed up shops. I must mention not only the
 devastation caused by the riots. Our businesses, the live blood of our
 community and culture should not be challenged further! For the city to fail to
 delay this project as worthy as it might be would make it complicit in the
 financial hardship and death of additional businesses! Moreover, such losses in
 both temporary and long term business revenues will place financial burdens on
 the City and thus on taxpayers! Since this project lacks true urgency there
 seem no reasonable reason to not delay it to allow businesses to recover as
 best they can from the many months of loses created by the riots and
 pandemic! Please be compassionate to our down town business owners and
 their families and our citizens. Please protect the culture and community live …
 the reason we came here to Naperville and choose to live here. Be prudent and
 wise. Lastly know if there is additional costs to the project due to the delay these
 cost will most likely be made up by city tax revenues otherwise lost … and if not
 worthy costs for our businesses, the quality of life of our citizens and our
 community.

 Julie Kulak
 Mayor and City Council Members, please postpone the downtown beautification
 project. Why must this be done now? The downtown businesses have been
 hurt badly - many closed permanently - due to the pandemic. This is no time to
 restrict their operations. It's akin to remodeling the kitchen while the house
 burns down. It can wait. I'd rather see the money for this project used to help
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 our small businesses stay afloat. They need all the help they can get. Thank you

 Kelly Russo
 Please postpone the Streetscape project. Our downtown thrives on unique
 small businesses and restaurants. These business owners have suffered
 greatly throughout the pandemic. They are struggling to survive. Why is a
 construction project that will further cripple their potential business so
 imperative to complete this Spring? You need to give these businesses the
 opportunity to recover. Think of your own salaries. How many of you would be
 okay getting your income slashed in half? That is the reality small business
 owners are facing. They have families to feed and support just like all of you!
 Think about helping each other first. Beautification of the downtown can wait!

 Ann Hekhuis
 Dear Mayor and City Council members: Please do NOT vote to move forward
 with the Downtown Streetscape Project at this time. This Project MUST BE
 POSTPONED! The merchants and business in Downtown Naperville CANNOT
 bear any further obstacles, hurdles or losses. They have done everything within
 their power to remain open and serving our community during this pandemic.
 Please do NOT force them to unnecessarily suffer more hardships and
 impediments. Proceeding during a worldwide crisis with a beautification project
 is not putting the people and businesses who make up our city first. This will not
 only affect the businesses directly in the project’s wake, but the entire
 downtown area. And if there are no businesses left downtown, what’s the use of
 the beautification effort - there’ll be nothing left for anyone to go to. Please use
 common sense and compassion and postpone this project until after the
 Pandemic and until our downtown businesses have a chance to get on their
 feet again. That will benefit EVERYONE! Sincerely, Mark and Ann Hekhuis 814
 Amherst Ct. Naperville, IL 60565

 Joan Anderson
 Please reconsider the street improvements project slated for downtown
 Naperville. Our small businesses are already struggling due to the pandemic
 and this will put a nail in their coffin. It will make curbside pickup virtually
 impossible and that is currently the lifeblood of these businesses.

 John Sipich
 I strongly believe that that planned for construction must be delayed as its
 impact on downtown business would be financially devastating on the wake of
 the horrendous devastation already down by closing and other restriction
 imposed due to Covid! Evidence of this devastation is replete on our down town
 streets with empty windows and closed up shops. I must mention not only the
 devastation caused by the riots. Our businesses, the live blood of our
 community and culture should not be challenged further! For the city to fail to
 delay this project as worthy as it might be would make it complicit in the
 financial hardship and death of additional businesses! Moreover, such losses in
 both temporary and long term business revenues will place financial burdens on
 the City and thus on taxpayers! Since this project lacks true urgency there
 seem no reasonable reason to not delay it to allow businesses to recover as
 best they can from the many months of loses created by the riots and
 pandemic! Please be compassionate to our down town business owners and

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 their families and our citizens. Please protect the culture and community live …
 the reason we came here to Naperville and choose to live here. Be prudent and
 wise. Lastly know if there is additional costs to the project due to the delay these
 cost will most likely be made up by city tax revenues otherwise lost … and if not
 worthy costs for our businesses, the quality of life of our citizens and our
 community

 Stephanie Budzinski
 PETITION TO POSTPONE DOWNTOWN STREETSCAPE PROJECT. Not
 only impacts businesses on directly affected streets; it will certainly affect ALL
 businesses in the Downtown Central Business District (CBD). • Many in city
 leadership frame this as a normal construction project under normal
 circumstances. These circumstances are NOT normal. We are currently, and
 will almost certainly still be in, the grip of a global pandemic. The Project was
 originally postponed until 2023 to give businesses a chance to recover from
 COVID before it took place. WHAT HAS CHANGED? The merchants and
 businesses in Downtown Naperville can NOT bear any further obstacles,
 hurdles, or losses. They have done everything within their power to remain open
 and serving our community during this extraordinary time. Please do NOT force
 them to unnecessarily suffer more hardships. Proceeding during a worldwide
 crisis with a beautification project is not putting the people and businesses who
 make up our city first. This will not only affect the businesses directly in the
 project’s wake, but the entire downtown area. Please use sense and
 compassion; and postpone this project until our downtown businesses have a
 chance to get on their feet again. This benefits us all.
 Stephanie Budzinski

 Michelle Dellinger
 Although I believe the streetscape project is in the long-term interests of the city,
 including downtown business owners and all residents and visitors, I do not
 believe this construction project should move forward in 2021. Landlords and
 business owners can not bear more financial losses in the economic climate
 brought on by the pandemic. The beautification project should be delayed until
 retailers and restaurants can recover from government restrictions that limit
 their ability to be profitable.

 Kelly Parker
 As President and co-owner of Memory Keepers, I would like to share my
 thoughts regarding the proposed downtown streetscape project. Memory
 Keepers is a family owned and operated provider of digital preservation
 services. We utilize industry leading practices and technology in digitizing our
 customers’ outdated home media, including 8mm film, VHS and camcorder
 tapes, 35mm slides, audio, and much more. We have been proudly serving
 Naperville and the surrounding area for seventeen years at our Main Street
 location. • The proposed City Streetscape Project should be postponed
 indefinitely, or at least until the current health crisis is under control and
 businesses have had time to restore normal operations. • It is unimaginable that
 Naperville’s leadership would even consider such a project during these difficult
 times that businesses are facing. This is NOT a necessary project; it is a
 beautification project. • People need to regain confidence and comfort in coming
 to the downtown area. The last thing we need is to have streets and sidewalks

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 torn up, traffic jams, noise and confusion for half of the upcoming outdoor
 season. Rather, we need to do whatever we can to encourage people to come
 support CBD businesses. • There is a lot of talk about how important downtown
 Naperville is to the community. This is a perfect opportunity for our City’s
 leaders to demonstrate their commitment to CBD businesses. The top priority
 should be keeping businesses alive and well! Yes, beautiful streets are
 important, but clearly this area needs time to recover from the chaos of 2020. •
 Tearing things up right now is short-sighted and possibly very detrimental to
 CBD businesses. Please do not take for granted that downtown businesses will
 survive, because many of us are already struggling to do so. Thank you for your
 consideration.

 L Socash
 The Downtown City Streetscape project absolutely needs to be postponed.
 Going ahead with this project is very short sighted and will only hurt our small
 business that we love. Especially restaurants that have been crushed by limited
 openings and will need to have full openings in the spring to survive.

 Elizabeth A Shaffer-McCarthy
 I would like to express support for additional funding for police CIT training and
 the hiring of additional police officers. Hiring additional police officers, promotes
 supportive working conditions for Naperville Police and reduces job-related
 stress. Expanded CIT training promotes de-escalation and improved
 community communication. I would like to oppose initiation of the downtown
 streetscape renovations until the pandemic is over or until outdoor dining/retail
 is no longer an option in winter of 2021. In order to support local businesses
 located on the affected streets, it is impractical to perform construction in the
 only outdoor areas in which they can conduct business.

 Brady O'Mary
 Dear City of Naperville Leaders & Council Members, I have lived in Naperville for
 21 years and watched the downtown area evolve into a thriving business
 community. While I appreciate proposed efforts to improve the aesthetics of the
 downtown area, I do not support having that discussion in the middle of a global
 pandemic that has left hundreds of thousands of people dead and resulted in
 the contraction of our economy. I disagree with the assertion that downtown
 Naperville "looks terrible" made during the November 9, 2020 City Council
 Meeting. I have never heard anyone say that, whether they live here or not, and
 it's quite disappointing to hear those words coming from one of our city’s
 leaders. Furthermore, I don't think cities that are voted the "best place to live" or
 the "best place to raise a family" earn those accolades if they have downtown
 areas that “look terrible.” Based on what I've read about this project, it is first
 and foremost a beautification project, not a safety project. In fact, a March 2019
 article in the Chicago Tribune stated, "“Pedestrian comfort” is the goal of a new
 downtown Naperville streetscape plan that calls for $$15 million in
 improvements, including benches and seat walls, raised planters, increased
 landscaping, and wider sidewalks with lit arches along Jackson Avenue." The
 city of Naperville’s downtown streetscape improvement project states “The goal
 of this project is to improve the streetscape within the project’s boundaries.
 With local and national favorite shops and restaurants, Downtown Naperville is
 like no other. By improving the streetscape, we improve an already lasting

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 impression for our residents and visitors to continue making Downtown
 Naperville the premiere shopping destination in Chicagoland.” If there are
 immediate safety issues with sidewalks, potholes or other structures
 downtown, I'm sure the city will take immediate steps to remedy those without
 much, if any, debate as they have in the past. We can try to predict what may or
 may not happen in 2024, but that is merely speculation and perhaps not the
 best use of our energy. What we do know and what downtown Naperville
 business owners have communicated is if this project moves forward, many of
 them will be forced to close. We've already lost five or six this year and that is
 too many. If we lose more businesses and those losses are accelerated by a
 project that was a choice, it's going to be more and more difficult to convince
 new businesses to locate here and replace lost tax revenue because
 Naperville's reputation for supporting local businesses will be tarnished. We're
 on the cusp of a very difficult season for brick and mortar businesses as retail
 sales are predicted to decline 25% this season, not to mention restaurants that
 will not be catering office parties, hosting holiday gatherings or serving indoor
 patrons. There has already been a drop in disposable income and spending due
 to rising unemployment and continued job loss fears. The US GDP isn't
 expected to return to 2019 levels until at least 2022. This is not a normal
 economic downturn. This is COVID-19. I will leave you with this question. Are
 you comfortable with the thought of looking back at 2021, knowing you made a
 decision that put someone out of business because you prioritized looks over
 livelihood? This isn't the time to worry about aesthetics or beauty. This is a time
 to embrace humanity and demonstrate decency and compassion. Please do
 not inflict more pain and create more obstacles for struggling businesses, the
 people who run them and their families. Please let compassion, empathy and
 humanity guide your decision tonight and make 2021 a year of healing and
 prosperity for our city, our businesses and our citizens. Thank you for your time.

 SPEAKERS
 Jim Hill spoke in favor of budget requests for the library and the downtown
 streetscape project.

 Jennifer Bruzan-Taylor spoke against the downtown streetscape project and in
 favor of adding police officers.

 Steve Rubin (Downtown Advisory Commission and downtown property owner)
 spoke in favor of the downtown streetscape project.

 Chris Mason spoke against the downtown streetscape project.


D. PRESENTATION:

1. 2021 Annual Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program Workshop #3

 Naper Settlement
 Calabrese discussed strategic initiatives and capital requests.

 Council discussed the funding arrangement for the Settlement's Innovation
 Gateway and Agricultural Interpretive Center and that after the Settlement raised

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 two-thirds of the total cost the City would contribute the final one-third, vacancy
 factor, and new events for 2021. Council also asked why 2020 expenses
 increased while revenues decreased.

 Calabrese stated that nearly $2M has been raised for the projects.

 Pistorio discussed salary and benefit costs, regular maintenance of the
 grounds, that $200,000 was used to transition to distance learning programs,
 and explained other COVID-related purchases.

 Library
 Della Terza discussed the 2021 levy request, the library's vision, how it pivoted
 in response to COVID, and key initiatives for 2021 including diversity, equity, and
 inclusion audits, technology upgrades, and the development of a new strategic
 plan.

 Community Partners - Naperville Development Partnership (NDP) and
 Convention/Visitors Bureau, NCTV-17, and the Downtown Naperville Alliance
 Council discussed City contributions and efforts to attract businesses to
 Naperville.

 Jeffries explained the responsibilities of NDP, that it is not a membership
 organization, there is no fundraising, and that is a partnership with the City. She
 discussed transparency, FOIAs, advertising for all 315 restaurants, the
 production of the Dine Naperville guide, grant opportunities, and successful
 development projects. She stated the Council will be added to the list to receive
 quarterly board reports.

 The meeting recessed from 8:54 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

 Mayer presented the recommended budget and stated that the 2021 budget is
 balanced without Council requests and residents should realize a $4 decrease
 in the City portion of their property tax bill. She explained that the Home Rule
 Sales tax and property tax have capacity to support new initiatives and new staff
 requested by Council.

 Council discussed the Home Rule Sales tax, borrowing, financial principles, and
 capital projects.

 Mayer discussed borrowing that would have been necessary if Home Rule
 Sales tax principles had not been relaxed and that property tax is 50% lower
 than surrounding communities.

 Krieger discussed the Follow-up and Action items portion of the workshop and
 highlighted police officer CIT certification, appropriateness of using CARES Act
 funding, cost of training, and sharing the cost of social workers across
 municipalities.

 Marshall explained that cost and scheduling of CIT and stated that each
 Naperville social worker has a workload of approximately 450-500 cases so is
 not practical to share with other municipalities.

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 Council discussed the timing of the downtown streetscape project and
 Washington Street Bridge construction.

 Novack explained the Washington Street Bridge project timeline and that March
 1 would be the earliest start.

 Wood spoke against moving the downtown streetscape project forward in 2021
 and that City incentives would not change the vote of the businesses.

 Council provided direction on the following action items:

 Downtown Streetscape
 By consensus, Council directed staff to not include the downtown streetscape
 project in the proposed CIP.

 Expanded Water CIP
 Council supported the expanded capital program and the issuance of an
 estimated $14.5 million in bonds to fund projects.

 Increase Property Tax Levy
 The City Council supported increasing the property tax level to capture growth in
 the City’s equalized assessed value (EAV).

 Additional Staff
 The City Council expressed support for the addition of five personnel to the
 department to include four police officers to be allocated among the Traffic Unit
 and Special Response Units and one civilian social worker. The Council also
 supported one full-time staff member to develop and coordinate sustainability
 programs.

2. Receive the 2021 Annual Operating Budget Presentation

E. ADJOURNMENT:
 The budget workshop of November 23, 2020 adjourned at 11:28 p.m.




 /S/ Pam Gallahue
 Pam Gallahue, PhD
 City Clerk




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