Funding for certain items, as described in the attachment to the ordinance and in the agenda bill below, was approved in the 2017 budget and the work was started and is still in progress. These funds will be carried over into the 2018 budget to provide funding and allow the planned work to be completed. 

If approved, these actions will increase authorized 2018 City spending by approximately $535,000 for the General Fund, $598,000 for the Streets Fund, and $50,000 for the Sewer Fund. This spending would come out of the fund balance.

General Fund Requests

• Cultural Element Community Funding - This item provides a total of $300,000 in 2018 budget authority for the cultural element activities provided by community partners. The allocation process for this funding was recommended by the Cultural Funding Advisory Committee and approved by City Council in December 2017. The original 2017-2018 Biennial Budget provided $150,000 in 2017 and $150,000 in 2018. This adjustment aligns the spending for this item with the timing of the new, two-year award cycle. Funding is used to support community activities during 2018 and 2019.
• Road End Benches - This item carries forward the remaining $29,000 of the $30,000 provided for benches at Road Ends in 2017. During 2017, the Marine Access Committee completed their process of identifying desired locations for the benches.  The purchase and installation of benches for those sites is now underway and will be completed in Q1/Q2 of 2018.  
• Something New Art Project - This item carries forward the $26,500 authorized in Fall 2017 by City Council for the project.  Project funding will be supported by the Public Art Subfund.
• City Hall HVAC Major Maintenance and Software Upgrade - This item carries forward $58,000 in funding and provides 2018 budget authority for a major maintenance and upgrade project to the HVAC system within City Hall. 
• Waterfront Park Bridge Redecking - This item carries forward the total funding of $125,000 and provides 2018 budget authority for a repair project for the Waterfront Park Pedestrian Bridge.
• Development Review Management - This item carries forward $36,000 and provides 2018 budget authority for ongoing consulting related to implementing recommendations of a performance audit of certain processes within the Planning and Community Development Department.
• NPDES Phase 2 Low Impact Development - This item carries forward $46,000 of the originally-authorized $50,000 and provides 2018 budget authority for ongoing consultant work related to code development and site assessment review requirements.
• Downtown Parking Study - This item carries forward $41,000 of the originally-authorized $120,000 and provides 2018 budget authority for consultant work supporting the consideration of parking needs in the Winslow core area.
• Joint SR305 Study - This item carries forward funding of $15,000 and provides 2018 budget authority for a joint study originally budgeted in 2017, but for which billing will be completed in 2018.
• Survey Update for Historic Farm - This item carries forward $5,500 in funding and provides 2018 budget authority to complete the consultant work supporting the Historic Preservation Commission.

Street Fund Requests

• Annual Roads Program - This item carries forward $569,000 of the originally-approved $624,000 and provides 2018 budget authority for spending of budgeted road preservation work. The annual pavement repair project was deferred from 2017 to 2018 due to a rejected bid for the 2017 projects.
• Right of Way Acquisition - This item carries forward $29,000 of the originally-approved $90,000 and provides 2018 budget authority for Right of Way Acquisition work which was started in previous years and will continue into 2018.

Sewer Fund Requests

• Sewer Rate Study - This item carries forward the originally-approved $50,000 and provides 2018 budget authority for a rate review originally budgeted in 2017, but which will be completed in 2018.