Special Meeting

September 15, 2014 City Council Dinner - 5:00 P.M. Special Meeting: Budget Workshop - 6:00 P.M. Community Room 7272 S. Eagle Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 www.centennialcolorado.com 6:00 PM Monday, September 08, 2014 A Special Meeting of the City Council was held on this at 7272 E. Eagle Street, Centennial, Colorado. A full and timely notice of this meeting had been posted and a quorum was present. 1. Call to Order Mayor Noon called the meeting to order at 6:07 P.M. 2. Roll Call Those present were: Mayor Noon Council Member Gardner Council Member Moon Council Member Piko Council Member Lucas Council Member Turley Council Member Truhlar Council Member Gotto Council Member Whelan Those absent were: None Also present were: Wayne Reed, Deputy City Manager Elisha Thomas, Assistant City Manager Bob Widner, City Attorney Dawn Priday, Director of Finance Lisa Bigelow, Financial Analyst Jeff Cadiz, Revenue Manager Wendy Faulkner, Finance Administrative Assistant Andy Firestine, Director of Community Development Paula Gibson, Director of Human Resources Sheri Chadwick, Director of Communications Kimber Liss, Court Administrator Carla Coburn, IT Manager Eric Eddy, Senior Management Analyst Daniel Hutton, Management Analyst Marianne Schilling, Management Analyst Kelly Ohaver, Customer Service Manager Derek Stertz, Senior GIS Analyst Travis Greiman, City Engineer Craig Faessler, Public Works Program Director Agenda – Special Meeting September 15, 2014 Page 2 Dave Walcher, Arapahoe County Sheriff Barbara Setterlind, Interim City Clerk 4. Budget Workshop Dawn Priday, Finance Director, led the Budget Workshop discussion. Paula Gibson, Director of Human Resources, discussed the GIS full-time employee position and answered questions regarding intern positions within the City. Consensus was to go forward with this decision package. Sheri Chadwick, Director of Communications, discussed the decision package regarding Communications needs. Consensus was to go forward with this decision package. Wayne Reed, Deputy City Manager, discussed the decision package regarding upgrades at the Civic Center. Consensus was to go forward with this decision package. Sheriff Dave Walcher discussed the decision package regarding an increase in seven new full- time employees at the Sheriff’s Office. Consensus was to go forward with this decision package. Consensus was to go forward with the Land Use Fund decision packages. Mayor Noon, Council Member Whelan and Council Member Lucas discussed the set aside funds for the Potomac Park. Andy Firestine, Director of Community Development, answered questions from Council. Consensus was to change the line item for Potomac Park to Regional Park and Open Space Opportunities. Council Member Piko discussed the Conservation Trust Fund item for the Arapahoe Road / Waco-Himalaya trail project. Consensus was to set aside funds for multi-use trails and for the Waco to Himalaya trail. The meeting was recessed at 8:02 PM and reconvened at 8:26 P.M. Mayor Noon discussed the decision packages for the Capital Improvement Project Fund. Council Member Lucas discussed the Arapahoe and Dry Creek Bridge, which is a long-term project. Travis Greiman, City Engineer, answered questions from Council. Council Member Gardner discussed the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program and requested funding for the program. Wayne Reed, Deputy City Manager, and Craig Faessler, Public Works Program Director, answered questions from Council. Consensus was to move forward with funding. Mayor Noon proposed the major capital reserve line item reflect more of the money being set- aside for capital projects. Consensus was to have approximately six-million put into this line item to stay at a 35% fund balance. Council Member Gotto discussed a placeholder for $100,000.00 for safety measures if needed on the Waco to Himalaya project. Consensus was to move forward. Mayor Noon asked for consensus that the Waco-Himalaya project be completed as currently planned even if construction costs increase due to inflation. Consensus was unanimous. Agenda – Special Meeting September 15, 2014 Page 3 Council Member Moon asked for a place holder for construction on Orchard Road. Consensus was not to move forward. Guthrie Schaffer, Budget Committee Member, made a brief report. Jim Albee, Budget Committee Member, answered questions from Council. 5. Adjourn There being no further business to discuss, the Special Meeting was adjourned at 10:11 PM. Respectfully submitted, ____________________________ Barbara Setterlind, Interim City Clerk