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Budget Study Session May 9, 2005 know what it is for a Metro station, which offers a different kind of fire threat than a normal building. It is necessary to find out if it leads to a different standard. Ms. Colquitt asked Mr. Ollendorff to find out more. She wants to move the fire station at City Hall to another location, but Mr. Ollendorff said the fire station need to be in close proximity to the Loop, which is a dense area with a high fire threat. Ms. Colquitt posed some additional questions about the locations of fire houses and made some suggestions about moving existing ones. Discussion about these issues followed. The same people operate the ambulances as operate the fire trucks, and therefore, must meet all the same proximity requirements. Ms. Brungardt commented that it is important to have the “hazmat” people and the “bio-terror team” close to the Metro station. These concerns must be discussed. Ms. Welsch asked why 725.05 line for sewer doubled? MSD rates have increased and currently the City is “over budget.” Prices are increasing. Mayor Adams asked what happens if a resident does not pay his bills and the response was the utility will get turned off and possibly the pipes may get dug up. 10.19 – Public Relations. There are no major changes. Some funds were added this year but have not been spent. Those increases will remain for next year to provide some additional specialized publications, which have not been defined fully as yet. They are spread throughout the budget, in various places, in staff time, printing, and postage. Senior publications for those who live independently are the number one need. A second publication will be aimed at the business community. Mayor Adams asked if some funds could be included in the budget for the Centennial Celebration, and Mr. Ollendorff said 723.01, which was left out of the budget, was meant to provide some funds for this purpose, $20,000 for publicity. Some other line items were enhanced, such as 721.10, 722.03, but the main item was not entered. Ms. Brungardt requested that “faces of City Councilmembers” should not be featured on Centennial brochures, that the City should be featured. Mr. Ollendorff asked others if they agreed with this; some said they did. Mr. Wagner asked about 732.32 and why there was no money for signs? Some discussion about bulletin boards, signs, and kiosks followed. Mr. Wagner asked for money for signs to be posted at Midland and Vernon, a double one, for about $10,000 to $12,000. The amount of $12,000 was added to the budget. Discussion followed. Ms. Welsch said signs are an important part of informing the citizens. She would like to work with staff to enlarge the type of information that is shared, so they become more “community bulletin boards.” She went on record again saying she wanted to review the “CityScape” publication format and make it more like the “Employee Spotlight” Page 9