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Mr. Sullivan pointed out that public money is an investment with a return realized on its investment. Mr. Fialho pointed out that the definition of this goal is confusing because the way in which it is written. He believed the goal was to provide an opportunity for the City to showcase PV technology wherever the opportunity presents itself. If Council chose to pursue the publiC piece, it is a capital improvement project and if it were determined to be a priority, he would include this in the CIP plan for the upcoming fiscal year and incorporate it into one of the major renovation projects. In response to an inquiry by Mayor Hosterman, Mr. Fialho said $250,000 had been set aside for general energy efficiency projects, which could include PV projects. For clarification on tHe PV goal, Mr. Fialho believed the majority of Council agreed to; as the City moved forward with public projects, explore a PV project for one of these sites. Council agreed to Mr. Fialho's interpretation of this goal. There was a break at 9:10 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 9:15 p.m. Mayor Hosterman changed her ranking from not a priority to a priority to support the goal of Joint Cities for Climate Projection (CC). (15) Citv Services - there were no changes to the priorities as listed in Attachment A to the staff report. In response to an inquiry by Ms. McGovern, Mr. Fialho said staff is in the process of developing a community newsletter that would be published three times a year. (16) Public Information - there were no changes to the priorities as listed in Attachment A to the staff report. Mr. Brozosky suggested adding an additional priority entitled "Campaign Financing Reform." He expressed his concern with the escalating costs of regular and special municipal elections. Mayor Hosterman was concerned about limiting campaign contributions that any individual could make to support a candidate or measure as candidates could expend an unlimited amount of money. As soon as Council implements campaign reform, it presents an opportunity for others to mount a strong campaign against incumbents, which places incumbents in a tough position. Mr. Brozosky noted that the cost of conducting elections has increased significantly and Council has not discussed or considered any solutions. Ms. McGovern expressed her concern regarding Political Action Committees (PACs) being able to buy an election. City Council Priorities Workshop 18 08123/05 Minutes