Review
and Action on Draft
City Council Agenda for November 25, 2003.
Action:
All items approved for
placement on the agenda with the following changes:
Item
15 Support
SB 916: Increasing Bay
Area Bridge Tolls to Fund Transportation Improvements
From:
Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Support
SB 916 (Perata) on the March 2004 Ballot, which will increase Bay
Area Bridge Tolls to fund transportation improvements.
Contact:
Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
Action:
Councilmembers Worthington and Hawley to work together to
provide more detailed information.
The
following additional items were submitted for placement on the
Council agenda.
Budget
Crisis Recovery Strategy
From:
Mayor Bates and Councilmembers Wozniak, Maio, and Hawley
Recommendation: Adopt a budget crisis recovery
strategy, including: 1) prepare two final “cut lists” for if (a)
the ballot measure passes or (b) fails to pass; 2) institute a hard
hiring freeze; 3) place a moratorium on all new expenditures; 4)
instituting a “City Savings Award”; 5) aggressively pursue cost
recovery options from non-profit land owners; 6) review all city tax
and fee collection systems to find escaped taxes; 7) institute
immediate labor savings programs; 8) continue efforts to work with
employee unions to achieve labor cost savings; and 9) launch an
education campaign to inform residents about the budget crisis.
Contact:
Tom Bates, Mayor, 981-7100; Gordon Wozniak, Council District
8, 981-7108; Linda Maio, Council District 1, 981-7101, Mim Hawley,
Council District 5, 981-7105
Action:
Approved for placement on the agenda.
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