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Regular Meeting July 26, 2004 85. Page·9 use overtime for use of police officers on their days off to do only specific traffic enforcement. He stated this program might include using of a couple of motorcycles and doing some training with police officers. Mr. Guerrero stated he supports the requests from the San Marcos - Hays County EMS Service, the Neighborhood Traffic Enforcement Program, the CIP Improvements and both of Community Action and Price Senior Center. He also stated he supports switching the fire trucks so the ladder truck would be replaced first. Mr. Diaz stated he supports the Community Action, the Price Center, the fireworks, EMS request. Mr. Taylor stated he supports Community Action and Price Senior Center. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he supports funding the EMS at $58,000.00, Community Action at $17,450.00, Price Center at $8,736.00 and the CIP with the switch of the ladder truck for $228,335.00, which all total $312,521.00. He stated this will leave a balance of $97,403.00. He also stated he would like to wait on the request from the Economic Development Council to see their presentation before he decides on their additional request. Mr. Taylor stated because of the economy, which means the sales tax revenues, he would rather see more money in reserve than supporting the Summerfest. Mr. Bose stated he supports the Capital Improvements Program with the ladder truck, the Neighborhood Traffic Enforcement, the San Marcos - Hays County Emergency Medical Services, the Price Center and Community Action. He inquired as to televising the Board and Commission Meetings. Mr. O'Leary stated the Sunset Advisory Commission recommended every Board and Commission be televised at least once a year. Mr. Bose stated he supports televising the Board and Commission Meetings. Mr. Thomaides stated he also supports televising the Board and Commission Meetings. Mayor Narvaiz stated the consensus of the Council is to fund the CIP Improvements at the new total of $228,335.00, the EMS, the Neighborhood Traffic Enforcement, the Price Center and Community Action Seniors' Center and the Summerfest. Rodney Gonzales, Director of Finance, stated the total is $409,871.00. Mr. Taylor inquired as to the percentage, which would be in the reserve. Mr. O'Leary stated on the handout the Council received shows the total operating revenues for next year's proposed Budget is $28,576,000.00 and the total expenditures are $28,166,000.00. He also stated this means our operating expenditures almost equal our revenue. He also stated this does not put the City in a deficit. Mr. Taylor inquired whether there is an expenditure item or a setback to the 25 percent General Fund balance. Mr. O'Leary stated the goal of the Council was to set back at least 25 percent. Mr. Gonzales stated 25 percent would total $7.2 million. Mayor Narvaiz stated the City should know what the actual sales tax revenue will be. Mr. O'Leary stated the sales tax revenue is currently over 4 percent ahead of what Staff anticipated, but there is still three months remaining and things could change very quickly. She also stated since the City sales tax revenue goes into Fund Balance this could raise the percentage and what Council decided on tonight can still be done. Mr. O'Leary stated Staff provided very conservative revenue estimates. Mr. Gonzales stated the non-operating expense is $920,000.00. He stated the City is anticipating spending more than $1,000,000.00 in one-time expenditures for