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Item 6b Ad~ of (1) 2~0!-02/2002-03 Operating Budget and Commulllty Development Block Grant Pro.am (SR 01:153) (2) City of Ple~to~ Five Yem' Capit~i Improvement Progrm~ for fbe~i yem 2001~02 through 20054)6 (SR 01:154) City Manager Deborah McKeehan presented an overview of the budget. Sue Rossi, Finance Director, presented the proposed Operating/General Budget and Steven Bocian, Deputy City Manager, presented the Capital Improvement Program Budget. Mayor Pico stated that the City creates reserves for projects even though the City does not know exactly what is going to happen in the future. He asked if there was a reason that the City could not create a reserve for an arts project or program, similar to what is being done with community parks. Why could we not start to put some money on the board for arts projects so people can see this in a more tangible way. Ms. McKeehan said is the choice of the Council. The reason the staff did not do it in this budget was because staff felt the master plans were the beginning of that process. Once the master plans are complete and once Council sets a project as a priority, then reserves are allocated to a project. The City does not yet know how that money is going to be spent. It could go entirely for a public arts facility, if that is what comes out in the public planning process. The City is trying to maintain respect for the process. Mr. Pico said that through the telephone calls he had received, part of the concern is that the City has a process going on for the Bernal Property but that there are other issues and other potential projects, such as the potential uses in the Amador Valley Community Park, where there are some existing cultural facilities that may be modified. In the budget, when we look at the reserves for the Amador Valley Community Park for the next five years, we are setting aside almost $700,000. Is there a plan that part of this is for public arts, or is that money for something that is vepj specific to some improvements at the Amador Park? Ms. McKechan said that this involved two different things. With the Amador Park Master Plan process, the City does not know at this time what is going to come out at the end of the process. The arts groups will be involved in designing it. Any ultimate use that comes out of the master planning process could use these funds that have been set aside. Mr. Pico said that there are also $500,000 budgeted for the potential reuse of Fire Station No. 1. Again, that could be money for some kind of civic arts/cultural arts kind ofprogrem, depending on the ultimate use that comes out of that facility. Ms. McKeehan said that one of the options was a potential black box theater. Pleamn~on City Council 7 Minutes 06/19/01