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6.1.A. - Page 5 Mr. Willis thanked the BIT team and proceeded to cover the funding sources for each of the programs. He expounded on the review guidelines and the organizational analysis. One Council Member complimented Mr. Willis on his compelling and clear presentation and inquired about the median program. Staff informed Council that improvements on Broadway and Woodside will occur next year. One Council Member clarified that these CIP funds are earmarked for these projects and cannot be used towards the General Fund. Council also spoke about paving at McGarvey and staff explained this will happen in June or July. One Council Member opined on the value of a Comprehensive Integrated Facility Asset Management Strategy and how this is an aspiration of his for the next cycle. This would give him reassurance that projects are being handled and planned in an appropriate matter. He noted that he is also looking for opportunities to sell our services and he would like staff to do some benchmarking. This Council Member spoke about the need to be on time and below budget in various projects and he would like this tracked. Another Council Member thanked staff for the professional work and she would like to see staff include budgeting for specific goals or efforts such as improved mobility, traffic management and other areas. Mayor Ira commented on the water and sewer funds and rates and another Council Member noted that the UUT (Utility Users Tax) funds are going into CIP and not the General Fund. This was a decision made by prior Councils. There was a suggestion to have master contracts for various services that are shared across jurisdictions. A question was posed about the firing ranges and Interim Chief Hernandez provided details. Vice Mayor Aguirre wanted to find out how the items ended up on the list. Mr. Chang provided details on how existing funds and prioritization come into play. City Manager Bell summarized that staff will come back in the next year with long -term projects and developing criteria around those, and looking at some performance measures for a possible integrated plan. 9. MATTERS OF COUNCIL INTEREST A. City Council Members Reports of Conferences /Meetings Attended. - Council Member Gee reported on the Ad Hoc Bayfront Collaboration meeting and how it was well attended and lasted for 90- minutes. He is optimistic that the City and the neighbors will look at a large menu of choices and then these will be brought back to the Council for deliberation. He explained that there will be a lot of sharing of information and the committee will get together in June to look at innovative approaches. He thanked the other committee members Council Members Pierce and Bain for their involvement as well. - Council Member Pierce attended the Silicon Valley Bike Coalition two -day conference on "walkable" communities and she spoke about two initiatives to get people walking. She also attended the League of CA Cities conference in Ontario and there was a JOINT CITY COUNCIL /REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD April 11, 2011 MEETING MINUTES PAGE 5