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CityCouncil | 2006-06-20 | 24 | the ROI reduction is the reason that the franchise and in-lieu fees are down 11%, to which the Finance Director responded partially. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner Daysog stated finding money under different shells is hard work; choices need to be made; thought should be given to applying future redevelopment revenues to positions and programs a plan is needed for dealing with the public safety shortfall. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner Matarrese stated the City is taking a step in undoing some of the tangle with State takeaways; he is concerned with the direction of sales tax revenues and living on the bubble of the property and transfer tax; the City needs to be vigilant and careful; staffing, benefits, and deferred maintenance need to be reviewed in the ten-year forecast; evaluation should be done at mid-term; focus should be on the need first applying incoming revenues to the reserve should be discretionary; damaged infrastructure that provides the highest risk to individuals should be reviewed; sidewalk maintenance should be reviewed closely because of trips and falls. Mayor/Chair Johnson thanked the City Manager/Executive Director and staff for an informative and clear budget stated she appreciates that the budget was put together strategically; goals and long-term issues were addressed; she hopes that the residents learn that the budget is a matter of balancing employees' work is appreciated; employee's issues will be considered. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner deHaan stated the budget shows a positive movement the City is not completely out of the woods; the City Manager/Executive Director made some monumental steps to fill required positions and to address needs that have not been met in the last four years. Vice Mayor/Board Member/Commissioner Gilmore stated the last two-year budget addressed cutting programs and positions which would minimally impact services to the residents; the City is now looking at adding services and positions and has come a long way; thanked everyone for working very hard on the budget. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner Daysog stated funding Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Reuse 10 and Redevelopment Authority, and Community Improvement Commission June 20, 2006 | CityCouncil/2006-06-20.pdf |