04/22/1981 - Minutes CITY OF TIGARD
Budget Committee Meeting
April 22 , 1981 , 7 : 30 P .M,
Fowler Junior High School
Lecture Room
Present : Wilbur Bishop, Tom Brian, John Cook, Phil Edin, Gerry Edwards ,
Dale Evans , James Smith, Nancie Stimler, (left 10 :05 P.M. ) ,
Kenneth Scheckla (arrived 10 : 15 P.M. ) . City Staff : Raeldon
R. Barker, City Administrator; Frank Currie , Director Public
Works ; Doris Hartig, City Recorder/Finance Director; Linda
Sargent , Research and Development Aide .
Absent : Wally Hoffman
Presentation of Budget Pro2osals
Public Works Director, Frank Currie gave a slide presentation illustr-
ating the street light , traffic marking, engineering, storm drains ,
sewer, parks and road maintenance programs under the Public Works
Department .
Director of Public Works reported City expects to receive $465 ,465
in county road maintenance funds and suggested revisions to the public
works programs . He suggested county road maintenance fund relieve
the street and road general fund support , and transfer be made to the
park program. He suggested one additional utility worker and equip-
ment be added . He commented this was the time to strengthen the park
" program by adding additional equipment . He continued to highlight
the items in the park budget (2 . 1 .4) . He requested two persons for
part time summer help. Mr. Currie prioritized needed capital outlay
items 1) 54" self propelled mower; 2) self-propelled vaccum sweeper;
3) one utility worker I and 4) a used farm tractor.
Phil Hirl , Park Board Chairman, voiced support for additional person-
nel and for proposed capital improvements for parks . The Park Board
recommended continuation of Summer Lake development and the downtown
park areas .
Curt Stephens , Englewood Neighborhood Association expressed concerns
over lawns being cut and recommended more personnel .
Frank Currie highlighted changes in the street lighting ( 1 . 2 . 1) and
signs (1 . 2 . 2) budgets . In the Engineering budget Mr. Currie proposed
five additional staff. In item 1 . 2 . 3 . 604, $21 ,312 was amended to
$56 ,952 and $67 , 272 was amended to $31 ,632 .
In the Administration budget ( 1 . 2 .4) , Mr . Currie proposed that the
Clerk Typist II be assigned full time to this department . He requested
two additional staff in the sanitary service budget and the inclusion
of a hydrosontic roller and vibraplate tamper in the streets and road
budget (2 . 1 .3) . At a later date he will make recommendation for use
of balance of county road and maintenance funds .
Nancie Stimler leaves at 10 :05 P.M.
In the stormwater budget , Mr. Currie proposed to increase staff by
one half the utility worker I .
Renneth Scheckla arrives at 10 : 15 P.M.
In the ancillary service budget, an additional utility worker I was
requested and deleted by City Administrator, the Engineering (2 . 1 . 8)
a Clerk Typist III was proposed. Mr . Currie stressed the importance
of the Engineering program and noted the expanded program would absorb
costs now spent for contractual services .
The committee will reconvene at 7 : 30 P.M. , April 29 , 1981 , Fowler
Junior High School , Lecture Room.
Meeting recessed at 10 : 30 P.M. j� `--'mil
[ a p-I�o man Dale Evans - Pro Tem
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