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able to save some money in the unemployment area. As a matter of fact, we're not charging any of the department's unemployment taxes this year. The claims have been pretty low the last couple years and we have built up some reserves. The next one has to do with transfer of some COIT dollars for Parks Maintenance of City-owned properties. Similar in the Community Investment area, we've been paying some accounts out of a services account and we are just trying to add a bit more detail to the accounts. The last two (2) are for using the LOIT Special Distribution money and that's the $4.2 million special COIT distribution that all communities received a portion of during 2016. We're transferring some costs from capital to a services account. Committee Chair White opened the floor to questions from committee and council members. Councilmember Jo M. Broden asked, Why was the Venues Parks &Arts in the 'I 0-'11 budget already? Mr. Murphy answered, We hadn't formally figured out the accounting, exactly, for that. We made some decisions afterwards and it is the same funding. Councilmember Broden then asked,Are the 1,000 vacant lots covered by the Parks Department? Mr. Murphy answered, Parks will be taking on all the City-owned properties. I can email the Council a list of all the City-owned properties. Councilmember Tim Scott stated, There is the OpenData Portal online that provides a list of all of the properties that are vacant and abandoned. We need to promote that. With no other questions from the committee or council, Committee Chair White opened the floor to members of the public wishing to speak in favor of or in opposition to the legislation. There was no one. Committee Chair White turned the floor back to the committee for further comment or main motion. Committeemember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to send Bill No. 15-17 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. This motion was seconded by Committeemember John Voorde and carried by a voice vote of four(4) ayes. Committee Chair White then proceed to the next item on the agenda and turned the floor over to the presenters. Bill No. 16-17-March Civil City Funds Mr. Murphy stated, Civil City funds are the non-enterprise funds. Typically we receive property or income tax for these. Going through the list,there is a wide variety. We missed a budget appropriation in 2016 for the Fire Department fund and we weren't able to encumber it. It was budgeted last year, for replacement radios, but it was not encumbered. We have a rule, and most all Cities do,that if you don't have the contract in hand, you can't encumber the money. The next one relates directly to the other transfer in the Parks Department,this is appropriating the 2