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Minutes - San Leandro City Council- Meeting - March 15, 1993 Page - 28 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) Council Member Faria said he was concerned regarding elimination of the Building Inspector position, the Planning Aide, the plan check for unreinforced masonry, the Traffic Engineer, the Risk Manager position, and the Library Assistant. Mayor Karp asked if the City Council had any ideas for additional income to fund keeping these positions. Council Member Faria recommended adoption of the 6% Utility Tax. Council Member Corbett asked if there was time for a report back. Mr. Oliver said staff could report back on the City Council 's questions. There was discussion regarding the process that might be used if changes needed to be made to the Budget Strategies. Members of the City Council pointed out that they could look through the Budget and find many areas where they would like to make changes. Council Member Corbett said she felt the Task Force spent many hours on this project and these were their recommendations. She said she respected Council Member Faria's and Perry's concerns and would rather not lay anyone off, but she was concerned that this process could end up going back to step one. Mayor Karp said it was important to come back with responses to the Council 's questions. Council Member Perry said it was important to come up with a way to finance suggestions and to get consensus from the rest of the Council . She said the economic situation was getting worse, and it was not necessary to go back to phase one. Council Member Faria said perhaps some of the savings from the current unfilled positions might fill the gaps for next year. Mr. Oliver said those figures are already included in the Budget Strategies document. Council Member Myers said, when the City Council Finance Committee met, they looked at all of the Task Force recommendations, and he said perhaps other items could have been cut, but this is a compromise of all of the recommendations. Council Member Faria said he feels like his vote tonight would mean he was adopting a Budget. Mike Oliver said the staff was asking for direction, not a final product. He said at some point in the next couple of weeks staff will need direction. He said the Budget represents a work plan for the coming year, and he is just asking for direction.