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One Council Member asked if the Community Newsletter could be piggybacked with <br /> another publication, and the Mayor stated there had been discussions on how to combine <br /> this, but the committee on this decided they would like the Community Newsletter to remain <br /> a stand-alone product. Council asked the Acting Fire Chief about disaster containers, and if <br /> the number of containers/trailers would be increased and were told that a grant was <br /> received to purchase two trailers. It was felt that five trailers in total would be the goal. <br /> The City Manager clarified that the Council wanted preferences brought back prior to <br /> meeting again to vote on the budget, and the Mayor verified with Council's support of <br /> specific items as well as items that needed revisit or further information. The Mayor pointed <br /> out that Council had brought up three issues that are above and beyond what they have <br /> been discussing (the ballot initiative, the new jail and the levies) and asked if Council might <br /> be better served with a place to keep track of these items since they are not actual Council <br /> priorities but outside influences which affect Council's decisions and activities. Council <br /> agreed they should be added to Matters of Council or place on an agenda as necessary, <br /> and the Mayor stated she and the Vice Mayor would figure out a way to manage these and <br /> factor them at future Council meetings. <br /> Vice Chair, Rob Dickinson, Housing and Human Concerns, presented the recipients for <br /> 2008-2009 for Human Services Financial Assistance and gave a PowerPoint overview of <br /> funding needs, with a priority towards non-housing basic human needs. He gave an <br /> overview of their prioritization process in factoring in programs for these needs. Council <br /> asked if there were more than two programs, according to the slide show, that got more <br /> money than requested, and that the rest got less than requested. Mr. Dickinson noted that <br /> some appeared to get more, where in reality it was more than they had received in prior <br /> years, and that no program gets less than requested. He stated it is rare that they can <br /> reach all the requested amounts in a given year, and reiterated this is where they use the <br /> priority ranking. The Vice Mayor asked about the disabled programming funding not being <br /> on the slide, and whether or not they received funding from another source. Mr. Dickinson <br /> stated that in parceling out funds, some agencies and programs fall off the priority list. He <br /> stated they do not always get full funding information from all the programs in order to <br /> consider them when the time comes for fund allocations. <br /> Public Comment <br /> Sharon Peterson, from the free clinic, Samaritan House, spoke on the importance of <br /> volunteer efforts throughout the community. <br /> 8. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST <br /> A. Legislation (information only) - This sub-section involves possible discussion of <br /> City Position on Proposed Legislation described in the League of California Cities <br /> Priority Focus Bulletin No. 22-2008. Council may direct staff to act on positions <br /> taken by Council. (Copies of League of California Cities Priority Focus available in <br /> City Clerk's Department). <br /> SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIU JUNE 16, 2008 <br /> COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT BOARD MEETING MINUTES PAGE 6 <br /> MINUTE BOOK NO. 62 <br /> Page No. 125 <br />