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fill the vacancy. Also the State will be mandating that all cities be responsible for the 911 cell <br />phone calls made in their jurisdictions. When this happens, the dispatchers will see a 30°l0 - <br />40% increase in volume and at the current staffing level, they will not be able to handle the <br />increase. Mayor Santos supports the increase of police officers and indicated the need to look <br />for revenue enhancements. The need to take a parcel tax to the ballot may have to be considered. <br />Jermanis also suggested that the City look into adding 2 cents to the property tax bills for City <br />Charter approved public safety retirement costs. Jermanis recommended approving the addition <br />of police staff and monitoring costs and performance for a year. If the addition of the police staff <br />does not assist in decreasing crime, the City can reduce personnel through attrition in future <br />periods. <br />Committee Recommendation <br />Vice Mayor Grant recommended going to forward to the City Council with the recommendation <br />to hire additional police staff and provide for required equipment, as outlined in the Police <br />Chief's report, and as discussed by the City Manager. The Mayor also indicated that he would <br />be recommending to the City Council the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee that would <br />address Public Safety issues specifically in the areas of staffing, facilities, and funding. The <br />Committee was in agreement with both recommendations. <br />4. Discussion Regarding Alameda County Fire Department Second Quarter Expenditure <br />Report <br />Fire Chief Gilbert provided an overview of the 2007-08 Second Quarter Invoice and Year-End <br />Estimated Expenditures Report. Currently the department is $225k under budget however they <br />have discovered. that $SOk, the cost of a Code Enforcement Officer, was left off the budget and <br />there are anticipated costs that have not yet come through. Therefore Gilbert believes that the <br />Fire Department is on track with their budget. Councilmember Gregory asked if the ALCO Fire <br />will be going "green". Gilbert stated that they are currently using biodiesel fuel and they are <br />looking at replacing their support fleet with hybrid vehicles. <br />The Committee accepted the report. <br />5. Discussion Regarding Investment Report for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2007 <br />Carter reported on the City's investment portfolio which has a market value of $86.3 million. Of <br />this amount, $44.5 million is with LAIF (Local Agency Investment Fund) and $41.8 million was <br />in the Chandler Asset management program. Carter stated that the City is in compliance with all <br />legal stipulations and is currently exceeding the Investment Policy benchmark. <br />The Committee accepted the report. <br />6. Committee Member Comments <br />None. <br />3 <br />