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CityCouncil | 2005-02-15 | 10 | Councilmember Matarrese stated that he is reluctant that the City has to take these stepsi requested that staff monitor service levels: if damage is being done and appropriations are needed, information should be brought to Council before the situation is an emergency the City is starting to nick away at the meat of its services; that he does not differentiate between hard and soft priorities; Council has laid out priorities the park and library services are intangibles that prevent the need for additional police officers in some cases; the situation should be monitored to ensure the City is not putting itself into an unrecoverable hole. Acting Mayor Gilmore complimented staff for the clarity and brevity of the report; commended the Alameda Journal for top coverage of the issue; stated citizens need to be aware; Council is making the best decision given the resources available; the City needs to continue to get out the word because sooner or later the average citizen will be impacted. Councilmember Matarrese requested that the Council consider direction to review terminating the police boat water services; stated upwards of 3,500 berths are occupied by boats that pay property taxes; that he assumes the fire boat is in jeopardy as well; that he would like to have options to help find an alternative funding source, whether it be a surcharge per slip or some other service levy that can be presented to the public; the matter should be brought back to the Council. Councilmember Daysog requested a report on the ARRA $2.5 million budget for public safety; stated that he understands the one-time expenditure will end June 30; in addition to the $1. 4 million hole in the City's budget, there will be a $2.5 million hole in the ARRA budget next year; that he understands the Interim City Manager is reviewing alternatives. The Interim City Manager stated staff is very concerned about the ARRA budget; that he has discussed the matter with the Development Services Director; steps are being taken to pare down the ARRA budget as much as possible, as soon as possible; the current ARRA budget cannot be sustained; one or two months into the next fiscal year, keeping the operation going will be problematic. Councilmember Daysog stated problems in the ARRA budget could seep into to General Fund budget. Councilmember deHaan inquired whether there would be a review of the ARRA budget shortly, to which the Interim City Manager responded in the affirmative. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 10 February 15, 2005 | CityCouncil/2005-02-15.pdf |