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CITY OF RIVERSIDE Roll Call: BUDGET DISCUSSION ~Mayor Brown called the meeting to order; and Chairman Bowers orally presented recommendations from the City Council Finance Committee, advising that the $190,000 Fairmount Park Storm Drain project could be funded from State park bond monies, and that the City's Liability Trust Fund could repay $112,000 of a previous loan; and rec- ,o m mending that the street sweeping budget be reduced by $146,900 and the Economic ,Development Reserve be reduced by $80,000. Councilman Shepard entered during the following discussion. POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Jones advised that the school districts are unable :o assist with funding of the School Resource Officer Program. Following discussion, it was the tentative decision of the City Council to fund the program, described on page 78 of the Preliminary Program Budget, at a cost of S192,502. Following further discussion, motion was made to tentatively restore two of the three Youth Service Counselor positions to the Police Department budget, at a cost of $48,584. An amendment was made to the motion to refer the staff audit of the Police Department to the City Council Public Safety Committee for evaluation. A roll call vote was then taken on the original motion as amended. Following discussion, ~he Police Depar~ment travel budget was tentatively reduced by $5,000. PARK A~ RECRF. ATION DEPA_RT~T The Park and Recreation Director advised that the staff recommends a fee schedule iwhich would generate $91,000 and a $10,000 energy-saving program. The City Council ,took no formal action on the recommendations. ~Foilowing discussion with the Park and Recreation Director, it was the tentative idecision of the City Council not to contract for backup lot maintenance aT this time. ,NON-DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET ,Discussion followed on a number of programs in the Non-Departmental Budget which had previously been informally considered for reduction or deletion; and the following actions were taken: ?no City Council tentatively decided not to delete funding in the amount of S2,830 for the Rape Crisis Center. Funding for the Sister City Program was tentatively reduced to g500. Present Motion Second All Ayes Motion Second Motion Second All Ayes Ayes Noes Motion Second All Ayes Motion Second All Ayes Motion Second All Ayes Motion Second All Ayes It was the City Council's tentative decision to fund $10,000 of the Man-in-Washingtcn[ Motion program from the General Fund, with the remainder To be funded by the Redevelopmatt Second Agency and the Utilities Department. All Ayes Following discussion, it was Tentatively decided not to delete the U. S, Conference of Mayors merabership from the budget. iCouncilwoman Mansfield was excused at this time. Motion Second All Ayes 66-568