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Personnel and Finance Committee September 14, 2000 Page 3 Association. A 4-page pullout will be in the September 20, 2000 "Turning Wheels" publication which will be sent to its 13,000 members. Over$30,000 in gift sales in Wisconsin took place. A vintage car will be raffled as another fund raiser. On-going planning of the new site for the Studebaker collection is continuing with a meeting scheduled with a meeting with the architects taking place two(2) weeks ago. Dinosaurs Alive may be coming back this Fall, with that exhibit not being here for the past four (4) years. The exhibit averages 80,000 attendees. It was noted that the Tom Kellog exhibit on Avanti is currently here. Mr. Ujdak noted that they will be more aggressive in marketing in the future. Council President Pfeifer suggested looking into bring back the BUG exhibit. COMMON COUNCIL (GENERAL FUND # 101-0301) 2000 Projected Budget Expenditures:$373,587 2001 Projected Budget Expenditures: $292..148 Expenditure Decrease:$121,580= -29.4% Council President Pfeifer provided copies of the first written "Council President Report" (copy attached) to the Committee which highlighted: "Goals and Objectives; Increased Opportunities for Citizen Involvement; Encouragement of More Pro-Active Outreach Activities; Regular Meetings with the Mayor; Proposed 2001 Council Budget; and Proposed Projects Which Should Be Addressed By the End of This Year". Council President Pfeifer recommended and requested all Chairpersons of the various Council Standing Committees to provide a written report on his or her Committee in December. Council President Pfeifter stressed her overall goal of providing opportunities for greater involvement with the community and more partnership activities. In reviewing the proposed 2001 budget, she noted that in light of the many on-going activities requiring copies that the copying line item has been increased in light of the City Clerk noted that the City Controller has agreed to She also n increased usage. tY currently absorbing this g provide an additional $ 10,000 for "additional legal services" in light of the current proposed amount being inadequate to address that service properly and the fact that next year the Police Department negotiations will take place. Council Member Aranowski noted that an additional appropriation will be necessary in order to cover this year's special projects services which he has add ressed with the City Controller. I'r Council President Pfeifer then reviewed the eleven (11) topics which she would like addressed by the end of this year with needed follow-up in 2001. These projects include: y Superintendent Joan M. Raymond. Community School Su 1. Informal Meeting with SB � 2. Informal Meeting with the State Senators and Representatives. • 3. Loitering Conference.