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City Budget Town Hall Meeting Summary | March 4, 2025 <br />4. Library | Reduce Library Hours from 62 to 40 (64) <br />5. Community Support | Reduce Senior Center Hours (25) <br />Analysis of Budget Town Hall Feedback <br />[Station 1] Current City Budget & Budget Process <br />Objective: Share information about the budget and the budgeting process & principles. Invite <br />participants to share feedback on current city programs and services. <br /> <br />Activity Instructions: Tell us what you value about current city programs and services, and <br />what you might like to see changed. <br />Disclaimer: All recorded responses presented in the below table were captured verbatim from <br />participants. No edits, alterations, or modifications have been made to the original content to <br />ensure the authenticity and integrity of participants’ statements. <br />*What City Programs/Services Do You Value Mos?t How Can City Services Be Improved? <br />● Library (x5) <br />● Fire & Police( x3) <br />● Aquatics Programs and Staff (x3) <br />● Schools (x2) <br />● Parks & Recs (x2) <br />● Fire House Art Center <br />● Housing Grants / Human Resources Grants <br />● Youth Programs <br />● Extra Curricular tutoring for underprivileged <br />kid <br />● Museum <br />● More diverse programs where families can <br />get to know each other <br />● More traffic Enforcement <br />● Eliminate Heritage Tree Program <br />● Parks & Recs Refurbishment <br />● Affordable Housing <br />● More programs for youth after <br />5:30pm <br />● More Bilingual programming for all <br />age groups <br />● Affordable Childcare <br />● Utility reductions, adding solar and <br />LED Lights <br /> <br /> <br />Note: The numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of times this program/service appeared. <br />© 2025 CivicMakers LLC www.civicmakers.com 5 <br />Page 30 of 348