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Director Nelson said a recent recruitment has resulted in the City hiring a new Code Enforcement Officer and there is a list of Building Inspectors available. She said the third factor influencing the decision to come before the Council with a request, is that the Community Development Department is at an all time high in valuation of projects. Building permit activity is way up - $184 million worth of projects which translates into about $1.2 million in revenue. "That means all the Building Inspectors and Plan Checkers are busy doing all of that work, and what we fear is that our code enforcement efforts will not get the attention that the Council would like." Director Nelson said, "What we are proposing is a one year contract for a Code Enforcement Officer. The cost would be about $65,000. It would be financed out of the revenue above and beyond what we have projected for the next fiscal year. Next year when you have reevaluated...you could discuss whether or not we want to continue that program." In response to Vice Mayor Howard's questions, Director Nelson said that adding the contract Code Enforcement Officer would result in an average of 2.5 officers available, due to the absences in the Building Inspector ranks. "At the same time we have increased the amount of code enforcement work that the regular Building Inspectors do in a proactive way. There will be somewhere between 2.5 and 3 full time Code Enforcement Officers." 2) Council questions; In response to Councilman Claire's comments regarding the police staffmg study and the possible need for more officers on the street and amending the budget to do so, City Manager Everett concurred and said, "That is staffs assumption, that we will... bring that staffing study back to you, I think August 15. We also hope that we might wait a little bit after the staffing study, because we might have the ERAF by September as well. We will be able to look at whatever the staffing study says and look at ERAF, and bring the budget back for any amendments or addendums." In response to Councilman Claire's questions regarding the subvention from the Port and its Budget, Director Ponty said the original projection (page 47 in the Report) was for $267,000, but according to the formula established several years ago by the Council and the Port, the subvention will actually be $173,000 in FY 1997/98. In response to Councilman Claire's questions regarding NPDES, Proposition 218, and the use of Enterprise Funds according to Proposition 13 to pay for the federally mandated program, Attorney Schricker said, "You will probably, in the near future, receive some recommendations about this... I think you are right on track." ADJOURNED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 JUNE 23,1997 MINUTES Page No. 414 PAGE 12