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CityCouncil | 2008-04-01 | 7 | implement the direction provided by the City Council; the intent tonight is to have Council conclude the discussion about the most important priorities, provide perspective as policy makers and expect staff to carry out the workload. Mayor Johnson stated things need to be prioritized because there is not enough staff for everything to be at the same level questioned whether the top ten projects can be prioritized while at the same time there is a work chart listing all of the items as suggested by Councilmember Matarrese; stated there is a concern that projects will drop off the list if not in the top ten. Councilmember deHaan stated the priorities have been established; the desire is not to lose the priorities; the priorities do not equate to individual workloads ; some tasks might take two months and are low staff resources; important tasks require high staff resources and cross department lines. Mayor Johnson stated the priorities should be looked at in an organization chart structure to see which tasks go with which departments. Councilmember deHaan stated the Library has the long-range plan and the facilities at Harbor Bay and West End, which should be worked on; Development Services has Alameda Point, Coast Guard housing, and a West End project, which are tougher tasks : AP&T's tasks to reduce carbon footprint and address telecom and are heavy duty items; Recreation and Parks has the Alameda Museum business plan that should be cleared in two months. Ms. Perkins suggested that Council go through the ranking and continued the Power Point presentation. Councilmember Matarrese stated the budget review and tracking task [Item 18] and strengthen revenue task [Item 17] should be combined into one task and ranked in the top ten given the current and future budget situation. Mayor Johnson stated another way to look at the list would be to have the projects listed under the overall policy objectives; some of the objectives might not be getting enough attention. Councilmember Matarrese stated all of the projects would suffer and slow down regardless of the prioritization if the City does not have the revenue. Vice Mayor Tam stated four Councilmembers ranked "explore options to generate revenue for City operations and/or infrastructure Regular Meeting Alameda City Council April 1, 2008 | CityCouncil/2008-04-01.pdf |