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" " I ,. - Council has requested that many projects be moved up, and staff had a very full plate. He said he would look into all the requests and bring back options to the Council Members for their decision as to priorities. Mayor Howard said the land on Bair Island Road should be considered before the other projects were approved. Director Church said the City had a summer intern who had already begun the Build-Out analysis and is focusing on "little bites to see what it really means, because the project itself is so huge and amorphous it is difficult to get a grip on." He said a sample, a reality check, should be completed by the end of summer, to see if the study is doing what the Council wants it to do. MEMO 7/7/98 In response to Mayor Howard's questions regarding traffic consultants, Director Nelson said that Dan Smith, traffic consultant, would stay for a year due to the high priority placed on traffic issues. She described other consultant services planned, including in Redwood Shores. MEMO 7/7/98 C. PUBLIC COMMENTS; 1) Ed Bailey, 3215 Page Street, asked that the Neighborhood be involved in any discussions for the Rolison Road Project. He described the successful work - accomplished with the Midpointe Development in his Neighborhood. Council Member Claire said it was imperative that the Neighborhood be involved in the Rolison Road Project. He described the difference between a Line Item Budget and a Program Budget, which is currently employed in the City. Council Member Claire said an alleged flaw of a Program Budget is its lack of details, and said former candidates for Council had assailed the 1995 and 1997 Budgets on that ground. He said the current Budget process appears to have Council members spend only one or two sessions on the Budget, when in reality the process is on going. He said the Council establishes priorities and staff develops costs analysis for them. Council Member Claire said the League of Cities recommends Program Budgets as an appropriate Budgetary process rather than a line item Budget. He referred to the letter sent last week by Mr. Pete Hughes and said many of his comments were appropriate. Council Member Claire said the supplementary Budget documents delivered to Council and available to the public do contain a great deal of details, but individuals that have not been part of the entire process are not aware of the details that are submitted and available for public review, and may conclude that the Budget is weak on detail. He suggested that he and Council Member Ira, Members of the Council Finance Committee, review the current Budgetary process and "see if we can, - through our collective expertise... come up with a different format that would BUDGET STUDY SESSION MINUTE BOOK NO. 57 JULY 6, 1998 MINUTES Page No. 053 PAGE 10