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Hollister stated that all travel and training must be approved by the City Manager's Office and only mandatory training and travel will be approved. Council has already reduced their travel budget by 50% and the Mayor Santos has reduced the mayor's budget by $70,000 over the past two years. Councilmember Prola inquired about the possibility of having volunteers become the Crossing Guards. Police Chief Willis stated that staff would have to research the liability on having volunteers. 4. Update on Revenue Enhancements Hollister advised the Committee that the Chamber is very interested in working with the City on an Assessment District for landscaping, lighting, and streets. The City and Chamber believe that an Assessment District for landscaping, lighting, and streets would benefit both the citizens as well as businesses in the area. An Assessment District for libraries has not been researched but historically is harder to pass. Hollister stated that due to the current economic conditions, the City may want to wait on increasing the sales tax until the economy gets better. Mayor Santos would like to work together with the San Leandro Unified School District. Councilmember Prola clarified that Street Maintenance would be an Assessment District and Landscaping/Lighting would be another. Hollister also stated that Rental Housing offered to assist the City however it would be over a 5- 10 year period in raising $3 million. Committee was in favor of conducting a poll of the citizens. Hollister stated he would hire a consultant to conduct the poll. 5. Vote to Add Review and Recommendation of CIP The Committee has agreed to add reviewing the CIP on the agenda and Hollister introduced City Engineer Joseph. Joseph provided a report and advised the Committee of the highly ranked projects. There are projects that are ADA sensitive and must be completed. Items that qualify for Proposition WW funds include irrigation work at the Marina however applications for WW funds will not be accepted until 2010. Other items in the 2009-10 CIP list include: Annual Street Sealing Program, Annual Overlay Rehabilitation, 2009-2010 ADA Ramp Project, Downtown TOD Park Development, Sanitary Sewer Line Replacement in various locations, Rehabilitation of Asphalt walkways in all parks, and Pedestrian Oriented Safety Equipment and Accessibility. Councilmember Prola inquired about the Dog Park. Mayor Santos reminded everyone that the Finance Committee has already agreed to fund $50,000 towards the park. Public Works Director Bakaldin stated that the cost may be higher due to the necessity of surfacing the roads to prevent over mudding. Mayor Santos directed staff to research however $50,000 is the amount agreed upon. 6. Committee Member Comments Councilmember Gregory thanked the representatives of Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disaster (CARD) representatives and suggested they follow the City of San Francisco and look 0