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�� Mayor Leipzig determined that it is the consensus of Council that the City Council meet in neighborhoods and that the City Manager be requested to set up a schedule for such meetings, generally following the neighborhood meeting order used by the Planning Commission so that all neighborhoods will be covered. ' It was pointed out that it may be desirable to consolidate some neighborhood meetings because of availability of facilities, attendance, etc (Memo 2/7/78) Comment was made concerning the possibility of establishing a zon�ng board which might relieve the Planning Commission of some routine matters and allow them to devote more time to general planning. Mr Fales noted that the sub�ect is under considerat�on but that some legal problems remain unresolved at present Councilman Barrett stated for the record that he would like to have establishment of a zon�ng board made a long range goal. In response to questions, Mr Schroeter requested that if Council members receive complaints or unfavorable comment concerning the time required to process developments, that he be advised in order to determine whether a problem exists in h�s office. It was pointed out that many of the problems which create processing delays lie with the developer and are not sub�ect to improvement by the City Discussion followed concerning the ABAG 208 (Environmental ' Management Plan) Program and it was noted that the Council of Mayors has taken the position of approving the amendment recommended by the city managers organization that the land use portion of the Program be eliminated. She stated that each city in San Mateo County has been asked to present material in writing to ABAG Human Services Program Comment was made concerning whether or not the City would wish to contribute funds to Halfway House in view of the serious accusations made in the courts against the operator of that facility; whether the service might be offered by another com- munity agency, and the fact that the Housing and Human Concerns Committee will be making budget recomnendations. Public Safety Program Law Enforcement - Corrnnent was made concerning the desirability of bringing back the "Crime Specific" unit to deal with crtme prevention, the budgetary considerations involved; the fact that federal funding for the program was requested but was not available, the desirabil�ty of involving citizens in crime pre- vention programs, the current efforts of CAPTURE to obtain an LEAA grant to fund a senior citizens crime prevention program, ' the efforts of the local chapter of AARP to put,together such a program for members, the difficulty of recruiting neighbor- hoods for crime prevenz�on programs, the willingness of the Police Department to assist neighborhood groups w�thin the capability of their limited manpower; and the possibility of having the City become a member of CAPTURE. -2 ' Budget Study 2/6/78 � — `,