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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CA-2013-05-01CITY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE CITY OF ITHACA, NEW YORK Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m. May 22, 2013 PRESENT: Alderperson Proulx — Chair Alderpersons (4): Brock, Clairborne, Fleming, Kerslick Mayor Myrick OTHERS PRESENT: Acting Superintendent of Public Works — Benjamin City Chamberlain — Parsons Chief Water Plant Operator - Baker Human Resources Director — Michell -Nunn Controller - Thayer Deputy Controller — Andrew Alderperson - Murtaugh 1. Call to Order 1.1 Agenda Review: Chairperson Proulx stated that the following item was added to the agenda at the request of Alderperson Clairborne: Item 4.8 — City Administration — Access Oversight Committee. 1.2 Review /Approval of Minutes: Alderperson Brock made a motion to approve the minutes, with corrections, from the April 24, 2013 meeting of the City Administration Committee. Seconded by Alderperson Kerslick. Motion carried 4 -0. (Alderperson Clairborne was absent from the vote.) Alderperson Claiborne arrived at 6:03 p.m. 1.3 Statements from the Public Eric Rosario, of Ithaca, spoke in support of agenda item 4.7 and encouraged the City to transfer funds to hire an outside noise consultant. Jeff Walker, a local attorney representing a client who has an interest in the noise ordinance, asked the City to create a clearer noise ordinance; one that that makes sense and is not subjective. Neha Khanna, of Ithaca, spoke about the noise ordinance and asked the City to add language that would strengthen the noise ordinance. Jess Leonetti, of Ithaca, represents a business owner in Fall Street. Mr. Leonetti asked that the City make the noise ordinance clearer for businesses to follow the law. 1.4 Statements from Employees. None. City Administration Committee Meeting May 22, 2013 Page 2 1.5 Council Response Alderperson Brock thanked Alderperson Murtaugh for taking the lead on the noise ordinance and spoke about the concerns her constituents have expressed about the noise in their neighborhood. Alderperson Clairborne thanked everyone for coming tonight and sharing their comments. He also thanked Alderperson Murtaugh for his work and for taking the lead on the noise ordinance. Alderperson Murtaugh thanked the public for attending the meeting and supporting the noise ordinance. 2. Standing Sub - Committee and Staff Reports 2.1 Workforce Diversity Advisory Committee Alderperson Brock reported that the WDAC is working on the agenda for the department head diversity report outs scheduled for the last Wednesday in July. At the WDAC, the following local events were announced. • GIAC Festival will be on Saturday — June 8, 2013 from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. • Juneteenth will be on Saturday — June 15, 2013 at South Side Community Center (SSCC) starting at 11:00 a.m. • Police Officer civil service exam with be given later this year. The City is looking into charging an application fee for residents in Tompkins County and the contiguous counties. • Diversity Consortium Roundtable was held today at Ithaca College. 3. City Administration, Human Resources, and Policy 3.1 GIAC — Creation of Program Coordinator Position Moved by Alderperson Kerslick. Seconded by Alderperson Brock. WHEREAS, the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) has recommended awarding a grant for the Hospitality Employment Training Program (HETP) initiative, and WHEREAS, Common Council will vote on the recommendation at its June 2013 meeting, and WHEREAS, in anticipation of Common Council approval and the required time necessary to implement the initiative, it is important to recruit and hire the Program Coordinator as soon as possible, and City Administration Committee Meeting May 22, 2013 Page 3 WHEREAS, to avoid delaying the process another month, the Director of the Greater Ithaca Activities Center is requesting that Common Council approve the creation of the HETP Program Coordinator upon approving the IURA grant award, now therefore be it RESOLVED, That the Personnel Roster for the Greater Ithaca Activities Center is amended as follows: Add: One (1) Hospitality Employment Training Program (HETP) Program Coordinator Thirty -five (35) hours and be it further RESOLVED, That the position HETP Program Coordinator shall be assigned to the CSEA Administrative Unit at a salary grade 15, and be it further RESOLVED, That for the sole purpose of determining days worked reportable to New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System, the standard workday for this position shall be established at seven (7) hours per day, thirty -five (35) hours per week, and be it further RESOLVED, The salary and benefits for the HETP Program Coordinator will be reimbursed to the City of Ithaca by the IURA. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. 4. Finance, Budget and Appropriations 4.1 Chamberlain — Authorization to Execute Fund Transfers at Tompkins Trust Moved by Alderperson Kerslick. Seconded by Alderperson Brock. WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca maintains accounts at Tompkins Trust Company, and WHEREAS, from time to time the City initiates transfers from its accounts at Tompkins Trust Company in order to transact the business of the City, and WHEREAS, Tompkins Trust Company requires a Funds Transfer Agreement, defining the terms under which such transfers are made, now therefore be it RESOLVED, The Debra Parsons as City Chamberlain is authorized to execute the Funds Transfer Agreement in order to transact such transfers as necessary. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. City Administration Committee Meeting May 22, 2013 Page 4 4.2 DPW — Reauest to Establish Capital Proiect for Construction of Sanitary Sewer Main on Seneca Way Moved by Alderperson Kerslick. Seconded by Alderperson Clairborne. WHEREAS, we are not able to serve the new Seneca Way Apartments project with a sanitary sewer connection to the State /MLK Street sanitary sewer main for reasons of an elevation conflict with the water main on the near side, and WHEREAS, moving this particular water main sole supply line for water to all of Down Town extended service interruption, and is not cost effective, nor feasible since it is the thaca, and moving the line would entail WHEREAS, we are obligated to serve the new Seneca Way Apartments with sanitary sewer service, and WHEREAS, there is no existing sanitary sewer main on Seneca Way, and WHEREAS, a new sanitary sewer main on Seneca Way will serve several other properties bounding Seneca Way, and WHEREAS, a permit for the work from New York State Department of Transportation has been obtained, and WHEREAS, City DPW Water & Sewer Division staff have completed engineering plans and estimated the cost of the materials for replacement to be $56,000.00, and WHEREAS, the developer of the Seneca Way Apartments has agreed to pay for a sanitary sewer service connection at an amount not to exceed $12,000.00, and WHEREAS, a permit for the work from New York State Department of Transportation has been obtained, and WHEREAS, City DPW Water & Sewer Division staff estimates one augmented crew could complete this work in 3 -4 weeks or less, and WHEREAS, it is necessary to start construction early in June of 2013 to fit with our planned construction schedule, now therefore, be it RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby establishes Capital Project # 626 in an amount of $45,500.00, including all necessary bonding costs, to facilitate the construction of a new sanitary sewer main on Seneca Way, and be it further RESOLVED, That funds necessary for said Sanitary Sewer main project shall be derived from the issuance of serial bonds. City Administration Committee Meeting May 22, 2013 Page 5 A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. 4.3 DPW — Reallocation of Watershed Coordinator Moved by Alderperson Kerslick. Seconded by Alderperson Brock. WHEREAS, Common Council authorized the creation of a Laboratory Technician position at the Water Treatment Plant in July 2012, and WHEREAS, when the Laboratory Technician position was filled in October 2012, the Chief Water Treatment Plant Operator assigned supervisory responsibility for the position to the Watershed Coordinator, and WHEREAS, the Watershed Coordinator requested a reevaluation of her position based on this new supervisory responsibility, and WHEREAS, the Human Resources Department reviewed the point factor evaluation of the Watershed Coordinator position and determined that the assignment of supervisory responsibilities to the position would result in an increased point factor rating for supervisory responsibilities, and WHEREAS, this increased point factor rating for the Watershed Coordinator position results in the reallocation of the position to a higher salary grade, and WHEREAS, the total 2013 salary cost for said position reallocation will be $2,267, and WHEREAS, Common Council supports the assignment of the supervisory responsibility for the Laboratory Technician to the Watershed Coordinator, and therefore supports the reallocation of the Watershed Coordinator position, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the position of Watershed Coordinator be reallocated from Grade 16 to Grade 17 of the CSEA Administrative Unit Compensation Plan, and be it further RESOLVED, That funding in the amount of $2,267 to cover this annual salary increase retroactive to January 14, 2013 shall be derived from Account F8330 -5435 Water Plant Contracts, and transferred to Account F8330 -5110 Water Plant Staff Salaries. Chairperson Proulx made a motion to remove the last Whereas. Seconded by Alderperson Clairborne. Motion carried unanimously. A vote on the resolution as amended resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. 4.4 DPW — Request to Establish Capital Project for Upper Cascadilla Creek Walkway Moved by Alderperson Fleming. Seconded by Alderperson Kerslick. City Administration Committee Meeting May 22, 2013 Page 6 WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works (BPW) at its April 8, 2013 meeting reviewed the staff recommendations contained in the memorandum on "Repair to Cascadilla Creek walkway — four scope options" dated April 2, 2013, and discussed the matter with staff in attendance, and WHEREAS, the BPW stated their preference in pursuing "Option 2 ", which essentially includes acquiring a few extra feet of width for a reconstructed sidewalk, as well as replacing the stairs and railing adjacent to the 504 Stewart Avenue, and WHEREAS, the BPW at its May 16, 2013 meeting recommended that Commons Council establish a capital project in the amount of $70,000 to fund the design, right of way acquisition, construction and inspection costs for the project, and WHEREAS, the BPW also recommended that appropriate members of Common Council and City staff will work with neighbors and other potential stakeholders to decide whether to expand the scope of work (and therefore the budget) beyond the gorge rim walkway adjacent to 504 Stewart Avenue, e.g., to do preliminary design for the length of the walkway from Stewart Avenue to Linn Street; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby establishes Capital Project #788 in the amount of $70,000 for design, right of way acquisition, construction, and inspection costs related to said project, and be it further RESOLVED, That funds needed for said project shall be derived from the issuance of Serial Bonds. Chairperson Proulx made a motion to amend the 1St Resolved as follows: RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby establishes Capital Project #788 in the amount not to exceed $70,000 for design, right of way acquisition, construction, and inspection costs related to Option #2, and be it further. Seconded by Alderperson Fleming. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Ayes (3): Clairborne, Fleming, Proulx Nays (2): Brock, Kerslick Motion passed: 3 -2 Alderperson Fleming made a motion to amend the resolution by adding the following as the 2nd Resolved: Resolved, That if funds remain after the repairs to the upper portion of the Cascadilla Creek Walkway are complete, then those available funds can be used for inspection and preliminary design costs for the remainder of the creek walkway, and be it further ". Seconded by Alderperson Clairborne. Motion carried unanimously. A vote on the resolution as amended resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. City Administration Committee Meeting May 22, 2013 Page 7 4.5 DPW — Reauest for Funds for Six Mile Creek Scour Remediation Proiect Moved by Alderperson Clairborne. Seconded by Alderperson Brock. WHEREAS, the creek wall and ramp abutting Six Mile Creek in the vicinity of South Titus Avenue and South Plain Street were damaged by storms in 2012, and WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works applied for and received approval of funding from the New York State Office of Emergency Management for repairs to the creek wall and ramp, and WHEREAS, plans and specifications for remediation of damage to the creek wall and ramp have been prepared by the City Engineer's Office, and WHEREAS, a project for the Six Mile Creek Scour Remediation (FEMA Project No. 3807703) is eligible for funding under the New York State Office of Emergency Management Public Assistance Program that calls for the apportionment of the costs of such program to be borne at the ratio of 75% Federal share and 25% non - federal share, and WHEREAS, the City of Ithaca wishes to advance the project by making a commitment of 100% of the total costs of the FEMA approved grant application, and WHEREAS, the project has been determined to be a Type II action in accordance with the City Environmental Quality Review Ordinance and the State Environmental Quality Review Act, as per 6 NYCRR PART 617, Section 617.5(c) 1 and 2, and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works recommends that the Common Council authorize a total capital project budget in the amount of $180,000, as 100% of the federal and non - federal share of the cost of work for the Six Mile Creek Scour Remediation Project, and WHEREAS, the project be undertaken with the understanding that the final costs of the project to the City of Ithaca will be no more than 25% of said portion, currently estimated at $45,000 of the $180,000 authorized for this portion of the project, in monies and in -kind services as managed by the Superintendent of Public Works and monitored by the City Controller; now therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Common Council hereby establishes a Capital Project in the amount of $180,000, as 100% of the federal and non - federal share of the cost of work for the project, or portions thereof, and be it further RESOLVED, That the Superintendent of Public Works of the City of Ithaca be authorized to execute all necessary agreements, certifications or reimbursement requests for Federal Aid on behalf of the City of Ithaca with the New York State Office of Emergency Management — Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in connection with the advancement or approval of the project and providing for the administration of the project and the municipality's first instance funding of project costs and permanent funding of the local share of federal aid City Administration Committee Meeting May 22, 2013 Page 8 and state aid eligible project costs and all project costs within appropriations therefore that are not so eligible, and be it further RESOLVED, That funding for said Six Mile Creek project shall be derived from the issuance of Serial Bonds with a later partial reimbursement from Federal and State funds. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. 4.6 DPW — Request to Transfer Funds for Director of Parking Position Moved by Alderperson Clairaborne. Seconded by Alderperson Kerslick. WHEREAS, as part of the 2013 Authorized City of Ithaca Budget, the Restricted Contingency Account included $81,464 in funds to hire a Director of Parking position, office expenses and related fringe benefits, and WHEREAS, applications for the Director of Parking are currently being reviewed by staff with the intent to hire for the position within the next few weeks, and WHEREAS, we need to establish the accounts for the Director of Parking and the related expenses, and WHEREAS, at a later date it will be determined if we will move related parking expenses from the Police Department Budget and other Department of Public Works budget, into these new Division of Parking Accounts; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby transfers an amount not to exceed $81,464 from Account A1990 Restricted Contingency to the following accounts for the purpose of establishing the Department of Public Works Division of Parking: A5650 -5105 Administrative Salaries $52,500 A5650 -5405 Telephone 1,000 A5650 -5425 Office Expense 3,000 A5650 -5440 Staff Development 2,000 A5650 -9010 State Retirement 6,038 A5650 -9030 FICA /Medicare 4,016 A5650 -9040 Workers' Compensation 1,050 A5650 -9060 Health Insurance 11,679 A5650 -9070 Dental 181 A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. City Administration Committee Meeting May 22, 2013 Page 9 4.7 Common Council - Request to Transfer Funds From Contingency for Hire of Outside Noise Consultant Moved by Alderperson Clairborne. Seconded by Alderperson Kerslick. WHEREAS the City of Ithaca has been experiencing an increasing number of noise disputes, especially involving commercial noise and its impact to nearby residents, and WHEREAS the City of Ithaca's noise ordinance could enjoy improved compliance and ease of enforcement if amended to include more definite - -and likely numerical -- standards for ascertaining "unreasonable noise ", especially as it applies to noise in commercial zones, and WHEREAS increasing density in the core of the City of Ithaca is a central component of the city's economic development vision, and it is expected that the disputes over noise will continue to be an issue in the future, and WHEREAS the approaches to noise enforcement that are most successful are those that are "precise, not over - broad, are easily applied by the enforcement officer and are easily understood by the judicial and regulated communities "(Regulation of Amplified Sound Sources. Eric M. Zwerling. Noise -Con 2000, Newport Beach, California.), and WHEREAS, it has been determined that there is not sufficient expertise in -house to make revisions to the noise ordinance, making it necessary to hire a consultant, and WHEREAS, Eric M. Zwerling, Director of the Rutgers University Noise Technical Assistance Center and President of the Noise Consultancy, LLC, has been identified as a professional expert with extensive experience working in New York State, including writing or consulting in the amendment of codes for Ossining, Yonkers, New York City, Long Beach, and Plattekill, and WHEREAS the cost of hiring Mr. Zwerling, Noise Consultancy, LLC to assist in drafting a new noise ordinance is $8,000; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby approves the transfer of an amount not to exceed $8,000 from account A1990 Unrestricted Contingency to account A1010 -5435 Legislative Contracts for the purpose of hiring said consultant. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. 4.8 City Administration — Access Oversight Committee Moved by Alderperson Clairborne. Seconded by Alderperson Brock. WHEREAS, the Franchise Agreement between Time Warner Entertainment and the City of Ithaca signed in 2003 authorizes Time Warner Entertainment - Advance /Newhouse Partnership to collect $.15 per subscriber per month to be used for the purchase of equipment for the of public, educational, and governmental (PEG) Access Studio, and City Administration Committee Meeting May 22, 2013 Page 10 WHEREAS, the total capital budget for the life of the 10 -year agreement was estimated to be $200,000, and WHEREAS, the Franchise Agreement outlines the creation of an Access Oversight Committee that shall be responsible for approving the timing, use, and amount of PEG access equipment acquired each year over the term of the agreement, and WHEREAS, the Access Oversight Committee has approved a 2014 capital budget in the amount of $30,000, and WHEREAS, the Franchise Agreement states that participating municipalities, including the City of Ithaca, must adopt the annual PEG Access Studio Budget by June 30 of the preceding year; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, That Common Council adopts the 2014 PEG Access Studio Budget as approved by the Access Oversight Committee at its regular meeting on May 6, 2013. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: 5. 2014 Budget Process Passed unanimously. 5.1 A Local Law to Update the Annual City Budget Process Moved by Alderperson Kerslick. Seconded by Chairperson Proulx. LOCAL LAW No. of 2013 BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca as follows: Section 1. § 4 -10 E. of the City of Ithaca Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows: § 4 -10. Budget legislation and message E. Review by Common Council or designated committee. (1) The Common Council, or a committee designated by it, shall review the proposed City budget as submitted by the Mayor and shall, not later than the [26th day Of OGteber, 31St day of October file with the City Controller its report, including any recommendations proposed therein. (2) Such report shall become a public record in the office of the City Controller. (3) Copies of the same shall be made available by the City Controller for distribution at a charge to be fixed by the Common Council. City Administration Committee Meeting May 22, 2013 Page 11 Section 2. § 4 -12 is hereby amended as follows: §4 -12 Adoption of Budget A. Common Council action after hearing. (1) After the conclusion of the public hearing and no later than November 15th, the Common Council, at a regular or special meeting, may strike items of appropriation or anticipated revenues from the proposed City budget or reduce items therein, excepting appropriations required by law or for debt service. The Council may add items to or increase items in such budget, provided that such additions or increases are stated separately and distinctly. (2) After the Council has made alterations, if any, to the proposed budget, the Council shall vote upon the question of whether to pass the proposed budget, as amended. (3) If the Common Council fails to pass any budget on or before the 16th day of November, the proposed budget shall be deemed adopted as the City budget for the ensuring fiscal year. (4) "Alteration," as used in §4 -12, means any addition, increase, decrease or deletion. "Deletion," includes striking an item. (5) A "business day," as used in §4 -12, begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m. and includes any day on which City Hall is open to the public for business and does not include holidays recognized by the city, Saturdays or Sundays. B. Return to Mayor. (1) If the budget as passed by the Common Council contains any such alterations, the same shall be presented by the City Clerk to the Mayor not later than two business days after its passage for his /her consideration of such alterations. (2) If the Mayor approves all the alterations, he /she shall affix his /her signature to a statement thereof and return the budget and such statement to the City Clerk not later than three business days after presentation by the Clerk. The budget, including the alterations as part thereof, shall then be deemed adopted. C. Mayor's veto. (1) The Mayor may object to any one or more of such alterations and, in such case, shall append to the budget a statement of the alterations to which he /she objects, with the reasons for his /her objection, and shall return the budget with his /her objections to the City Clerk not later than three business days after presentation by the Clerk. (2) The Clerk shall distribute the same to the Common Council no later than two business days after receipt of the same from the Mayor. City Administration Committee Meeting May 22, 2013 Page 12 (3) At a meeting to be held not later than the [2Gt4- ] 301h- day of November, the Common Council shall proceed to consider, discuss and vote upon the question of whether to approve any or all of the alterations so objected to. (4) If 2/3 of the members of the Common Council, exclusive of the Mayor, vote to approve such alterations, or any of them, the budget with the alterations so approved, together with any alterations not so objected to by the Mayor, shall be deemed adopted. D. Mayor's failure to act. If a budget with alterations is not returned by the Mayor to the City Clerk with his /her objections within three business days after its presentation to the Mayor by the City Clerk pursuant to §4- 12B(1) above, it shall be deemed adopted. E. Common Council's failure to act. If a budget has not been adopted as herein provided on or before the[ 21P� 30th day of November, the proposed executive budget as submitted by the Mayor, plus all alterations to which he /she has failed to object, shall be deemed adopted as the City budget for the ensuing fiscal year. F. Certification of budget. Three copies of the City budget, as adopted, shall be certified by the City Clerk. One such copy shall be filed in the office of the Mayor and one each in the offices of the Controller and the City Clerk. The City budget, as so certified, shall be printed or otherwise reproduced and copies shall be made available at a charge to be fixed by the Common Council. G. Budget Process Checklist. The following table is provided merely as a convenience and if any conflict arises between this table and the text of the Code, the text shall be considered definitive. The Controller shall copy this chart from the Code, indicate on such copy the actual calendar date for each step in the current calendar year, and provide a copy to each department head, the Mayor and each Alderperson on or before the 31 st day of March. Editor's Note. The Budget Process Checklist is included at the end of this chapter. Steps in the Budget Process Specified Due Latest Date (latest = no Possible later than) Calendar Date Due In Any Year Budget Checklist Distributed (§ 4 -12) latest: March 31 March 31 Capital Projects (§ 4 -6) Department, etc. Proposals latest: April 15 ** April 15 Capital Program Committee latest: May 15 May 15 Recommendations to Capital Improvements Review Committee (CIRC) City Administration Committee Meeting May 22, 2013 Page 13 CIRC Recommendations to the Common latest: July 1 July 1 Council Budget and Administration (B &A) Committee [B,&A] CA Recommendations and First meeting of August 7 Findings to the Council Council in August Common Council Guidelines to Mayor latest: September September 15 15 Department, etc. Estimated Budgets (§ C -40) latest: August 1* August 1 Mayor's Executive Budget (Mayor to Controller) latest: October 1 October 1 (§ 4 -10) Mayor's Executive Budget (Controller to 3 days after October 4 Council ) (§ 4 -10 receipt from Mayor Council's Report (Council to Controller) (§ 4 -10) latest: October 31 October 31 Notice of Public Hearing Before Council (§ 4- latest: November November 11 11 ) 11 Public Hearing Before Council (§ 4 -11) Not less than 5 November 16 days after the notice; regular November meeting Council's Revision and Adoption (Council to hearing date November 16 Clerk ) (§ 4 -12 Council's Revision and Adoption (Clerk to 2 business days November 18 Mayor) (§ 4 -12) after passage by Council Mayor's Response (Mayor to Clerk) (§ 4 -12) 3 business days November 21 after receipt from Clerk Mayor's Response (Clerk to Council) (§ 4 -12) 2 bus. days after November 23 receipt from Mayor Council's Response to Mayor's Response (§ 4- latest: November November 30 12) 30 Council Adopts tax levy (§ C -41) latest: first regular December 7 meeting in Dec. * Not earlier than the first day of July. ** The Mayor may set an earlier deadline. Shaded items indicate the default adoption of a budget without action. Section 3. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this law is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall in no way affect the validity of any remaining portions of this law. City Administration Committee Meeting May 22, 2013 Page 14 Section 4. Effective Date. This Local Law shall take effect 45 days after its adoption, and after filing in the office of the Secretary of State. This Local Law is subject to referendum on petition pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law Section 24. A vote on the resolution resulted as follows: Passed unanimously. 5.2 Draft of Priorities of Council Chairperson Proulx gave an update on the latest draft of the budget priorities document and stated that the final document would go to Common Council in June. The discussion tonight would be on services that the Committee thinks the City should stop doing so that staff resources could focus on "high priority, direct - constituent services related to the City's strategic themes ". 6. Committee Discussion Items. None. 7. Meeting Wrap -up 7.1 Announcements Race — The Power of an Illusion Video Viewing: Loaves and Fishes will show episode 3 of this video on Thursday — May 23, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. Dinner at Loaves and Fishes will start at 5:30 p.m. On the 1St three Wednesdays in June, GIAC, in partnership with GreenStar and Loaves & Fishers, will show this video at GIAC. Dinner will be at 515 p.m.; followed by the showing of the video at 6:15 p.m. This showing is open to the public. To attend, please RSVP before May 29th. Childcare will be provided. Remembrance of Families in Midwest: Alderperson Clairborne asked that the families affected by the tornado in the Midwest be kept in your thoughts and prayers. July 4t —h Fireworks: The fireworks for the 4th of July will be on July 1St 7.2 Review, Agenda Items for Next Meeting Chairperson Proulx stated that the City Attorney will be invited to the next meeting to discuss the status of the Cable Access Contract. 7.3 Adjourn With no further business and on a motion by Alderperson Kerslick, the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m.