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Wandzia Grycz informed the City Council Finance Committee that she will review the meeting notes of the City Council Facilities Committee to see if the Committee recommended approval to move forward with the City Council Chambers technology improvements. The City Council Finance Committee recommended that the following items be added to the Budget Strategies: - Acquisition of property for downtown parking - Development of a sports complex Wandzia stated that the funding of the following programs is uncertain for the 1997-98 fiscal year: - Street Maintenance (Measure B) - Paratransit Program (Measure B) - Supplementing CIP w/General Fund - Non -profits The City Council Finance Committee shared Wandzia's concern that the CIP budget is too low. While it was suggested that current year General Fund surplus be set aside for the 1997-98 CIP budget, Wandzia cautioned the City Council Finance Committee not to count on funds that are not "banked" to support the CIP. The City Council Finance Committee suggested that staff explore additional opportunities to support the small businesses in the downtown area. The City Council Finance Committee discussed the issue of telecommunications and how some cities are making money by allowing telecommunication companies to come in to the city. Wandzia Grycz stated that there is money to be made in telecommunications, however, telecommunication companies are not in a big rush to do business in San Leandro. The City Council Finance Committee asked for a report on telecommunications and how we can work with the schools on this issue as well. The City Council Finance Committee discussed the recommendation that digital pagers be included in the technology upgrade report for the City Council. The Committee also discussed the possibility of increasing the City Council salaries by 5%. The City Council has not received a salary increase since 1989. H. Public Comments Lou Filipovich raised several issues concerning surplus revenue and taxes. 60