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e Mr. Obie reconvened the meeting at 8:20 p.m. Ms. Wooten charted some options for funding the $1.5 million gap. New revenues included $600,000 from a one-cent-per-gallon gas tax (which would require no vote); cuts included costs for hospitality (such as guests, recep- tions) and other "nickel-and-dime" cuts identified by staff, and renegotiating the funds for the Visitors and Convention Bureau ($100 000). If a $250,000 increase is projected in building permit revenues, then $300,000 could be projected in addition from user fees ($550,000 total). Mr. Obie disclaimed the process chosen by the councilors: that it is not a good way to design a budget and that a 15-minute staff session cannot be an objective process. Mr. Whitlow and Mr. Long went through the user fee increase expectations for those fees already in effect and for new or enhanced user fees. This original proposal, as presented, would fill about $1 million to $1.3 million of the $1.5 million gap. On the service-reduction side, Mr. Whitlow and Mr. Long listed the fo 11 owi ng: l. Close Library 2 days a week $ 1 25 ,000 2. Bookmobile 90,000 3. BATeam/Metro Partnership 200,000 4. Visitor/Convention Bureau 100,000 5. Neighborhood newsletters 30,000 e 6. Parks and Recreation cuts to i ncl ude outdoor, cultural, athletic, special (two of four) 200,000 7. Consolidate Human Rights 50,000 8. Fleet 100,000 9. Automation Pool 100,000 10. Joint Social Services 1 00, 000 ll. Consolidation of Cultural/Leisure Services (Hult, Library, Parks and Rec) 100,000 (two senior positions cut) 12. Unspecified line items 1 00, 000 TOTAL $1,295,000 e Ms. Ehrman asked how much across-the-board wage cuts would generate in revenue. Mr. Gleason responded that a wage cut of one percent of all employeess would generate about $250,000, but that $250,000 is protected under union contracts. Ms. Ehrman asked that a tentative vote be taken for each item in order to give the staff direction. Mr. Obie suggested that items be considered as potential unless someone identifies an item he or she would not consider and a majority agrees. Ms. Ehrman would not consider user fees for the Library. Only Ms. Wooten agreed; the other five councilors would consider Library user fees. MINUTES--City Council Work Session February 3, 1986 Page 7