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if the number of containers/trailers would be increased and were told that a grant was received to purchase two trailers. It was felt that five trailers in total would be the goal. The City Manager clarified that the Council wanted preferences brought back prior to meeting again to vote on the budget, and the Mayor verified with Council's support of specific items as well as items that needed revisit or further information. The Mayor pointed out that Council had brought up three issues that are above and beyond what they have been discussing (the ballot initiative, the new jail and the levies) and asked if Council might be better served with a place to keep track of these items since they are not actual Council priorities but outside influences which affect Council's decisions and activities. Council agreed they should be added to Matters of Councilor place on an agenda as necessary, and the Mayor stated she and the Vice Mayor would figure out a way to manage these and factor them at future Council meetings. Vice Chair, Rob Dickinson, Housing and Human Concerns, presented the recipients for 2008-2009 for Human Services Financial Assistance and gave a PowerPoint overview of funding needs, with a priority towards non-housing basic human needs. He gave an overview of their prioritization process in factoring in programs for these needs. Council asked if there were more than two programs, according to the slide show, that got more money than requested, and that the rest got less than requested. Mr. Dickinson noted that some appeared to get more, where in reality it was more than they had received in prior years, and that no program gets less than requested. He stated it is rare that they can reach all the requested amounts in a given year, and reiterated this is where they use the priority ranking. The Vice Mayor asked about the disabled programming funding not being on the slide, and whether or not they received funding from another source. Mr. Dickinson stated that in parceling out funds, some agencies and programs fall off the priority list. He stated they do not always get full funding information from all the programs in order to consider them when the time comes for fund allocations. Public Comment Sharon Peterson, from the free clinic, Samaritan House, spoke on the importance of volunteer efforts throughout the community. 8. MA TIERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST A. Legislation (information only) - This sub-section involves possible discussion of City Position on Proposed Legislation described in the League of California Cities Priority Focus Bulletin No. 22-2008. Council may direct staff to act on positions taken by Council. (Copies of League of California Cities Priority Focus available in City Clerk's Department). Vice Mayor Howard announced a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Fair Oaks Community Center at 11 :00 on Friday, June 20th, for the community shuttle service of the Fair Oaks Community and surrounding area. She noted the Veterans Memorial Senior Center was having a Murder Mystery Fundraiser (Murder at the Louvre) on Saturday, June 28th from 6- SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIU COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT BOARD MEETING MINUTES JUNE 16, 2008 PAGE 6