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Staff Present: City Manager Everett, Assistant City Manager Gonzalez, City Clerk <br />Howe, Deputy City Clerk Conly, City Attorney Yamamoto, Assistant City Attorney <br />Brower, Financial Services Director Ponty, Financial Services Manager Freeman, <br />Financial Services Senior Accountant Khin, Community Development Director <br />Patterson, Planning Manager Church, Redevelopment Manager Moeller, Fire Chief <br />Kohlmann, Acting Human Resources Director Alvarez, Parks, Recreation and <br />Community Services Director Centeno, Parks, Recreation and Community Services <br />Supervisor Beth, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Superintendent Hover, <br />Police Chief Bolanos, Public Works Services Director Ingram, Library Director Genesy <br />3. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NO.4 AND NO. 5 <br />Rudy Luca thanked Council for the done on the budget and expressed interest in <br />saving jobs, specifically, safety jobs because of their important service to the <br />community. He also asked for an explanation of the acronym ERAF (Education <br />Revenue Augmentation Fund). <br />4. INTRODUCTION <br />A. Review Council's direction as stated at the January 2004 budget session <br />B. Review of last -year service level cuts <br />C. Review of 04/05 priority categories <br />5. FISCAL YEAR 2005 -2006 <br />A. Summary of Revenues Committee <br />B. Policy direction regarding use of reserves <br />C. Direction on Format/Data needed for June Budget Hearings <br />D. Approval of budget timeline <br />Council consensus was to use 75% from reserves for FY 2005/2006; give <br />projections of next 2 years using option C and D in June 2005; and consult with <br />Revenue Committee to consider increase to business license tax and Coro <br />Foundation development fees study results. Further Council direction was to <br />balance expenses and revenues three years out (by end of FY 2007/2008); no <br />proposals for across the board reductions for all departments; departments to <br />state both long and short term impacts of any new reductions; departments to <br />state how past reductions have impacted service levels; staff to provide <br />recommended budget with options. <br />Council approved setting of budget study sessions for June 20, 27 and 29 (if <br />necessary), 2005. <br />BUDGET STRATEGY SESSION SPECIAL MEETING FEBRUARY 5, 2005 <br />MINUTES PAGE 2 <br />