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CityCouncil | 2015-06-02 | 7 | Mayor Spencer stated the budget could be affected if additional cuts are made to fund parking lot items. The Interim City Manager stated cuts was were already discussed; there will be no additional cuts; the parking lot is a laundry list. Mayor Spencer stated the part time employee issue has not been discussed and cannot be funded with reserves. The Interim City Manager stated staff is not prepared to discuss the part time employee issue at this time. Mayor Spencer stated that she has been waiting to have the conversation on part time employees for a long time; there may be other items in the parking lot that would be considered ongoing. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated staff needs time to address the part time employee issue; the parking lot issues are not part of the two-year budget; that she would like to have a priority setting workshop to address parking lot issues after the budget and the August recess; she is content to know the items are still on the parking lot. In response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the Interim City Manager stated parking lot items include: Alameda Point buildings, PERS smoothing, OPEB trust for current employees, part time employees, abandoned estuary vessels, and public safety issues; the items are not listed with any priority. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated the parking lot items were not voted on. The Interim City Manager stated Councilmembers raised parking lot items and she made note of them. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated the list could be agendized for public discussion; acting on items tonight would be inappropriate; that he would advocate restricting the General Fund balance on some of the items; there is no inordinate risk of failing to operate the City. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the participatory process would continue to be done in the future, to which the Interim City Manager responded in the affirmative; stated there is better participation when the show is taken on the road. Expressed support for the proposed budget: Robb Ratto, Park Street Business Association. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council and the Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission June 2, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-06-02.pdf |