Participants review MXC Lite chart, water‑bill items and spending thresholds for capital outlay

Speaker 2, an unidentified meeting participant, presented a chart of MXC Lite venues and described the chart’s color coding, saying, 'The pink is water service.'

The exchange moved into a short discussion of what items appear on the water bill beyond base service. Speaker 1 asked whether parks and other services are included on the water bill and sought clarification about which charges flow through water billing.

Speaker 3 clarified budget terminology: 'capital outlay is typically things that are less than $5,000 with the useful life of 1 year,' giving small equipment such as laptop computers as examples. Speaker 2 contrasted that with capital projects, saying such projects are generally 'greater than $5,000 or bigger than a year's worth of time.' Speaker 2 also referenced planning considerations tied to climate and stewardship, stating a concern for 'ourselves and the creatures.'

Speaker 1 raised a policy concern about local revenue: 'Property taxes were already too low,' and added that taxes 'should have been higher' before a referenced fire. Later in the exchange a participant asked about the schedule for paying down obligations, with the transcript recording an uncertain reference, '10, 27 years now?' The record does not resolve whether the intended payoff horizon is 10 years, 27 years, or a different term.

The transcript documents definitions and questions useful for budgeting and for staff follow‑up but does not include detailed line‑item dollar amounts, program identifiers, or a finalized debt‑service schedule. Staff or meeting materials that would show line‑by‑line budget figures or a debt amortization schedule are not part of the provided transcript.