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��7 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Community Planning (continued) the ob�ectives of programs which can be eliminated, and, therefore, that the following be eliminated Long Range Planning 1977-78 Ob�ectives and Comments � "1 Survey community attitudes toward adopted ob�ectives, _ plans and programs" "4. Increase the data base for community development de- cision making" "5. Expand the Housing Element of the General Plan", and that the Port provide greater financial participation with regard to "2. Complete the Waterfront Special Area Plan", and with regard to Current Pro,7ects Planning, eliminate "4 Develop condominium conversion regulattons", and that one Planner position be eliminated from the Recom- mended Annual Budget 1977-78. City Manager Fales suggested that if Council wishes to eliminate all or a part of a program that, rather than identify the par- ticular position or positions which might be eliminated by classification, it would be preferable to direct him to consult , with the department head as to which position or positions might be eliminated by the elimination of spec�fic ob�ectives. He noted that the ob,7ectives proposed to be eliminated may be funded by the Housing and Community Development Block Grant, for ex- ample, and their elimination might not affect the duties of a regular department planner It was pointed out that the Port is contributing $30,942 to the Community Development Program so that their share of its cost was evidently taken into consideration by the City Manager and Director of Finance , Lengthy discussion followed concerning the items already included in the HCDA application, the fact that the Port is a small part of the waterfront area of the City, whether or not it is de- sirable to contract for the services of a planner as needed rather than employ a fulltime planner, the Planning Department assignments generated by the Council, the Planning Commission and the community, the need to retain the ability to make quick decisions by having adequate staff, the fact that parts of positions may be funded in various ways and a full position may not be involved, the desirability of advising the Manager which parts of the Budget the Council desires to eliminate and per- mitting the Manager to report back as to the effect of their proposed action on personnel requirements, the need for ade- , quate time to evaluate that effect, and the desire of Council to have the Manager's report before taking action to eliminate ob�ectives of the Community Planning Program. -4- Ad� Mtg 5/7/77 Budget