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<br />out, she said we are still talking about a $1.8 million dollar deficit not including the <br />pension analysis. <br /> <br />Ms. Ricci said it would be helpful if the actual were included in the budget so we <br />are looking at reality instead of amended. <br /> <br />Ms. Ricci –said if you have the full year budgeted amount columns and <br />maybedoing a column for a full year of the actual. <br /> <br />She said her concern was that we never sit down as Council and have an <br />analysis from year to year. Ms. Ricci noted that year to date is helpful but there <br />are some things that are seasonally heavy so it could really be skewed so by <br />doing a year to date. <br /> <br />Mr. Walker asked Councilmember Ricci If she could let staff know what <br />information you would like to see so they can provide it. <br /> <br />Mr. Crow noted the year to date actual is really very helpful. His question would <br />come again from the budget projections that we really do go from either a quarter <br />of a million dollar operating deficit to a half million dollar operating surplus. He <br />said he is concerned about words from last City Council meeting regarding the <br />city’s dire financial situation. <br /> <br />Mr. Price asked Ms. Watson if you had a 15 to 20% decline in sales tax revenue, <br />can a city cut its way out of that shortfall. And Ms. Watson noted it would be a <br />large amount to gain back in revenue. <br /> <br />Mr. Glickert noted the payment to Ameren UE was higher and asked if we should <br />be a little more vigilant with our use of electricity. <br /> <br />Ms. Watson said the City did not receive the increase on our street lighting She <br />mentioned Ameren added street lights that they had missed and this was the <br />increase seen. Ms. Watson said the City has done the mapping of our street <br />lights.and believe we are being billed for more street lights than we have, which <br />is another issue we deal with and hopefully see a reduction in the future. <br /> <br />Mr. Crow asked to go to the Revenue Budget Performance Report page 2 of 14 – <br />Parks and Recreation Fees. He said it looked like we are up in aquatics, we are <br />up in community center rentals, and centennial fees. It looks like the only place <br />we are not up is the golf course and he was trying to figure out if the driving <br />range was included. He asked if Janet would get back to him on that. <br /> <br />Ms. Watson said the aquatics numbers are up because the pool stayed open <br />longer rhan in the prior year. Golf course numbers are probably based on the <br />winter weather. Ms. Watson said the driving range opened in October 08 So <br />there is no trend to follow. <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Crow –Line 4701 – Increase in parking meter collections? <br /> <br /> Meter rates were raised <br />10 <br /> <br /> <br />