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easily be circumvented. He said maybe the City staff could find a way around it and maybe enable other agencies in the Bay Area to follow suit; . He would like to see the pay scales of all the employees; . He asked for more line item detail, for instance the amount of money contributed to the PCA and the Chamber of Commerce; . Why were the City Council costs $170,000; . Where in the budget was the $400,000 from Electronic Arts; . The $200,000 for the Rolison Road project was a result of a Closed Session and those results should be made public. Gary Hunt, owner of 1937-47 Woodside Road at Cerritos, thanked Community Development Director Nelson and the Engineering Department for their assistance. Dr. Hunt described a storm drain situation that he said was damaging his and surrounding properties and was a health hazard. He asked for Council assistance in remedying the faulty drain system. Community Development Director Nelson advised that there was $50,000 in the C.I.P. budget for two or three minor storm drain repairs, and the storm drain problem described by Dr. Hunt had already been slated for repair and was the number one priority on the list. Director Nelson said this issue would be addressed in the FY 1996/97. MEMO 6/24/96 -n--------------______nn______----------------------------------------------------______n________n______--- Mayor Hartnett declared a recess at 10:22 a.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:34 a.m. _____n____-_____n______---------------------------------------______n______-nn------------n-______n_____- 2) Presentation and Review of Capital Improvement Program REPORTS: Capital Improvement Program Hard copies of transparencies used in the presentations are on file in the City Clerk Department. Community Development Director Nelson (bedecked in a colorful juggler's cap) said the City will be one large construction zone over the next two years, and her department would have to juggle many, many projects at once. Director Nelson said the C.I.P. was funded by the Utilities Users fees, the General Fund and roll-over monies. She said there was $1 million of left over funds from the FY 1995/96 budget which will go towards the Council's highest priorities. Director Nelson described how matching grants require a great deal of staff time and there was less emphasis on grants (mostly the large railroad grants) in the proposed budgets to allow staff to focus on Council priorities. m______---------------------------______m-------------m----------______m----__---______m-_-----------___m__--------______m______- SPECIAL COUNCIL BUDGET STUDY SESSION JUNE 22,1996 MINUTES PAGE 8 MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 Page No. 313