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II. Seismic Retrofit of Fire Stations 10 & 11 (Grycz/McCammon) Wandzia Grycz reviewed the retrofit budget for fire stations 10 and 11 John Jermanis and Bill McCammon informed the Finance Committee that the City has advanced to the second stage for qualification to receive a $125,000 grant for Fire Station 910 located on Davis Street and $128,000 grant for Fire Station 411 located on Marina Boulevard. The Mayor stated that the City Council Facilities Committee and the City Council Finance Committee shotld be better coordinated. III. Economic Development Strategies John Jermanis informed the Finance Committee that losing the Safeway plant was an impact beyond property taxes. The closing of the Safeway plant will result in a $110,000 loss to the WPCP and a $72,000 loss to the Garbage Refuse Fund. He also explained that these losses were particularly noteworthy because they come at a time when the City recently lost $410,000 in annual revenues from the closure of Kellogg's. The Mayor suggested that staff discuss the issue of land use with respect to industrial and manufacturing at a future meeting. IV. Summer Youth Employment and Internship Program Kenton Jang, Youth Coordinator, reviewed the goals, cost and recruitment process of the 1996-97 Summer Youth Employment Program. He informed the Finance Committee that the City had received 80 applications and that funds were budgeted for 18 interns. Nine departments were involved in the program at a cost of $20,600. Due to the large number of youth seeking jobs with the City, the Finance Committee was asked to consider the possibility of expanding the program to include 6 additional interns. The cost associated with four of the new positions would be shared with Girls Inc. and the Eureka Program. The Finance Committee was also asked to consider a two-year summer youth intern funding cycle for the 1997-98 budget. Under the current funding cycle, the City Council does not approve funding until June. This creates a budget conflict because City staff must began recruiting in April -May and the City Council does not approve the budget until June. Approval of a two- year budget in 1997-98 will alleviate this issue. The City Council Finance Committee decided to include the above recommendation in the 1997-98 budget strategies. 50