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Minutes -City of San Leandro City Council Meeting October 19, 1998 Page - 6 - A. Matter of Acceptance of Finance Committee's Recommendations for Budget Reductions for Fiscal Year 1998-99 (provides details on the Finance Committee's review of proposed reductions for Fiscal Year 1998-99). Amount: $815,000 Wandzia Grycz, Assistant City Manager, gave a presentation to the Council on the proposed budget reduction recommendations from the Finance Committee. The Mayor commented on the difficult process the Finance Committee went through to come to these proposed budget reductions. Council Member Grant clarified with the sub-committee what the remaining funding for Youth Programs consisted of. Council Member Loeffler commented on the process and stated concerns with cutting funds from each department in order to continue paying for police officers that were originally funded under the Federal Crime Act. He further indicated that he feels the public's voice was heard by their rejection of Measure "T' during the June election. He questioned if the Council should be doing something different than what the public indicated their support for? Council Member Loeffler continued his comments by bringing up issues with overtime, new furniture at City Hall, and the difficulty of the whole process -indicating that he feels there is no public disclosure of City costs. Council discussion then ensued regarding crime and the justification for any increase in police officers. The Council also discussed the need to take a look at the DARE Program. Council Member Loeffler further noted that the Police Department is very efficient, but that perhaps the level of service needs to be reviewed, especially as it relates to Animal Control. The City Manager indicated that there will be an increase in the Animal Control level as a result of the approved budget this year and added that the Police Chief would be happy to do a Work Session with the City Council on the issue of Police services. Council discussion continued regarding constituents' input regarding police services. It was noted that the public's top items of concern are public safety and libraries. Council Member Loeffler stressed the need to educate the public on the cost for the Police Department. The following Motion was then introduced: