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..38 4 City Manager - Account No., 570 (continued) Herb Hayner, 185 Woodsworth, advised that he had re- -del-Ted the newsletter only twice in all the years he had lived in Redwood City and at his suggestion, Mayor Weymouth called for a show of hands by the audience of those who have been receiving it. MOTION : Councilman Leipzig moved, seconded by Council- man Rhodes, that the City's quarterly newsletter be eliminated. The motion carried unanimously on roll call vote. Councilman Henderson noted that Council still had the option to continue publication of the Parks and Recrea- tion bulletin when that account is considered. Account No. 570 was approved as amended. Citizen complained regarding lack of news coverage of Council matters and meetings, and was advised to direct his concerns to the newspaper. It was further pointed out that the City does take a paid weekly advertisement in the Saturday editions and publishes a calendar of meetings on a monthly basis. (The Council recessed from 10 :00 to 10 :15 a.m. ) Larry Ewing, 2034 Goodwin Avenue, requested a review of •�s previous discussion, spoke of a 'bare bones" budget and suggested eliminating any positions possible. ItowKIN Citizen, suggested imposition of an admissions tax for Marine World. Albert Thomas, 1089 Eden Bower Lane, supported the sug- gestion for an admissions tax as a source of revenue. It was noted by Council that the matter of an admissions tax was discussed at the meeting of May 10, and referred to staff for recommendation and report back to Council. Mr. Teply, 731 Canyon Road, inquired regarding $137,000 for expansion of the Fair Oaks Community Center, and was advised that this item would be discussed during the } Capital Improvement budget session. Personnel Administration Account No. 461 (pp 34-36) City Manager Fales recalled that at the previous budget study meeting it had been indicated that the purpose of the second Personnel Analyst position was to facilitate adherence to Federal law regarding affirmative action. Funding would from the City ' s General Fund, due to ter- mination of previously available Federal funds. MOTION : Councilman Norris moved, seconded by Councilman Rhodes , to eliminate one Personnel Analyst position from the budget. -4- Buaget study Y17/75 _�,. .._.