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budget to segregate it from service costs provided to Orono and the contract cities at large. The other part of this department budget is for professional service fees, engineering and legal, incurred for review of building and zoning applications. These costs are recovered through application fees and direct billings for any excess costs. All costs of this department are pass through of billable items. The department name is to be changed to reflect this. * The Special Projects, Contingency and Transfers budget reflects an overall decrease from $158,200 to $126,470 or $31,730. There are several items that require comment. * The addition of the special assessment module is requested for 1991 to be added to data processing costs at a projected $5,240. * The 1991 City share of the Woodhill Avenue street improvement project cost of $1,980 has been added. The final payment will be made in 1994. * The Art Center of Minnesota has solicited an $8,000 donation from the City for 1990 and an additional $16,000 donation in 1991. This information was presented to Council as an information item at the June 25, 1990 Council meeting and is included as a budget consideration as per the City Administrator's June 14, 1990 memo. * The $30,000 transfer to the PIR Fund for 1991 has been cut, as the PIR Fund can fund this internally. * The $25,000 normally reserved as a contingency amount has been cut. Special Revenue Funds Park Fund - For 1991 the following improvements totaling $11,100 are anticipated, as reflected in the Park Fund budget: Hackberry Park - drinking fountain Navarre Playground - fencing Lydiard Beach - gate & sign Casco Point Beach - signs Sandy Beach - signs Summit Park Beach - signs $ 5,000 5,000 650 150 150 150 Equipment Outlay Fund - For 1991 a total of $61,350 is scheduled for various equipment purchases as follows: Park maintenance - Hustler mower $12,000 Street department - brush chipper 20,000 - steamer 5,000 - oiler spray bar 5,000