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Summary by Funding Source John Jermanis - Said the DFSI item would commit DFSI funds for the next 15 years for one project. The $450,000 the City gets each year will be used to retire the debt. The project is the 1-880 interchange exit. II. 1996-97 Budget Strategies (Oliver/Jermanis) John Jermanis - Stated staff is working on a budget strategy document for the Finance Committee to forward to the City Council. The report is based on all of the Finance Committee deliberations during the month of February. John Jermanis - Distributed the draft staff report to the Finance Committee. Employee Furlough Mayor Corbett - Asked if it would be possible to alternate library employees' days off instead of closing the library. Mike Oliver said quality of service is sacrificed when you do a partial opening of the library. John Jermanis suggested employees might have an alternative. Mayor Corbett - Asked if we had tried to find the $285,000 elsewhere. John Jermanis - Said the refocus group tried to find the funds several years ago. Garry Loeffler - Said there is a point in time when you have to say employees have contributed enough to help the City save money. Council Member Loeffler said the furlough should be an emergency -type item. He is concerned that it not be institutionalized. Mayor Corbett - Asked if there is a way to spread the furlough out. Mike Oliver said, yes. Wandzia Grycz-Hernandez - Stated there were substantially fewer complaints regarding the furlough this year. Julian Polvorosa - Said we should tag furlough days onto other legal holidays. The Finance Committee recommendation was to: 1. Spread the furlough to other days for the library and parks staff only. 2. Increase the Capital Improvement Program. C.I.P. will remain at $2,000,000. 3. Plume - Do nothing at this time. 4. Shop San Leandro - Do not increase the current funding level. - 52 4