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PERSONNEL & FINANCE JULY 14, 2014 6:00 P.M. Committee Members Present: Valerie Schey, Dr. David Varner, Derek Dieter, Henry Davis Other Council Present: Tim Scott, Dr. Fred Ferlic, Oliver Davis, Gavin Ferlic, Karen White Citizen Members Present: Chris Huff Others Present: Chris Huff, Kathy Cekanski - Farrand, David Mathews, Mike Danch Agenda: Discussion of the Proposed 2015 Civil City Budget Priorities In the interest of time, Valerie Schey, Chair of the Personnel and Finance Committee simply polled each Councilmember to give each an opportunity to declare their personal priorities. Starting with the First District, Tim Scott listed public safety, infrastructure, and an expanded curb and sidewalk replacement program. Henry Davis representing the Second District, said the priorities are the same across the City, the key being equal distribution of resources to all residents. Valerie Schey, representing the Third District, said infrastructure, enforcement of traffic laws and more attention to the business corridors, with the River Park corridor in the district being a priority. Representing the Fourth District, Dr. Fred Ferlic, said the focus ought to be on quality of life issues including the public safety and code enforcement. Dr. David Varner representing the Fifth District, said emphasis ought to first be placed on public safety, police and fire. He also thought the Council should have a better ongoing accounting of where discretionary dollars go and how much is available. Other items needing discussion are to do with the Scottsdale Pool as well as continued efforts to keep CSO compliance costs down. Oliver Davis, Sixth District kept the focus on his district. Namely, improvements to Ewing Avenue and Walker Field in the Rum Village Area. The effort to improve the Western Avenue corridor was also a priority. Derek Dieter, At Large, advocated bolstering efforts for economic development. Also mentioned were infrastructure needs and public safety. Karen White said several issues needed attention to truly address quality of life issues across the board. She said it was not a question of how many dollars there are; but where the dollars were spent. Karen further thought there needs to be more planning for what comes after the vacant and abandoned homes are demolished. She also advocated for more minority recruiting for the SBPD. 1IPage