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Summarizing, Mr. Rutan said the direction given by the voting is that additional revenues will have to be found or some expenditures will have to be e decreased. He said the expenditures libel ow the line" probably will be reduced or eliminated. Summarizing also, Mr. Holmer said the programs "below the line" cannot be funded with current revenues. However, the 1 i ne is IIfuzzy" and can be adjusted with one-time adjustments, new revenues, or incremental changes "above the line." Mr. Gleason said the staff analyses or report will not be within the budget process. However, the Executive Budget for FY89 probably will reflect some of the direction given tonight. Ms. Wooten was concerned about communicating the council's direction, the staff's response to it, and the budget process to the public. She wondered how the estimates can be increased to account for the central overhead expense of each item and when the council wi 11 consider the capital budget and administrative overhead. Mr. Wong said the impact statements will include overhead expense. Mr. Gleason said the capital budget was included in the targets. He said General Fund overhead is included in the program estimates. The overhead for the other funds probably should be considered by a council subcommittee. F. Discussion Mayor Obie said the councilors would discuss any item if two councilors agreed to do so. After discussion, the item will be moved "above the line" if five e councilors agree to do so. Only Ms. Wooten wanted to discuss Community Schools and the Celebration. The other programs and the councilors who wished to discuss them are: Career Criminal Unit and Community Affairs Team (Mr. Miller and Ms. Wooten), Membership in League of Oregon Cities and National League of Cities (Ms. Schue and Mayor Obie), Park Project Management (Ms. Bascom and Mr. Rutan), Cultural Arts and Special Events Programs (Ms. Wooten and Ms. Bascom), Eugene Sports Program (Mr. Bennett and Ms. Schue). 1. Career Criminal Unit and Community Affairs Team ($339,000) Mr. Miller said the Crime Prevention Task Force was helpful and the community has made some progress in public safety. He said the Community Affairs Team works to prevent burglaries and the Career Criminal Unit works on repetitive problems. He said public safety is more important than some things above the line such as Animal Control. He said it is important for the community to know the council values public safety. Mr. Gleason said a grant funded a portion of the Career Criminal Unit for one year. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 30, 1987 Page 5