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e believe that the City could count on a larger contribution from its partners in the program. Ms. Bascom said that the result of the citizen input process did not indicate support for the program. The motion as amended passed, 8:0. The meeting recessed briefly at 7 p.m and resumed at 7:10 p.m. Mr. Boles spoke in support of inclusion of community policing in the core. He said that while the community response was not strong, it was not clear to him that those responding on the issue had the benefit of information about the plan and the financial consequences of not implementing the program. Further, Mr. Boles said that the ratio of service reductions to revenues did not reflect the community's feedback. Mr. Boles moved, seconded by Mr. Green, to include community policing in the core at a cost $2.15 million. Mr. Robinette said he supported community policing but did not think the council had made a case for the service to the community. He did not want to offer the community the service without coming to community consensus regard- ing the need. Mr. Robinette supported putting off the enhancement until the new police chief was on board and an educational program was developed to elicit community acceptance. e Mr. Boles argued that the police chief was hired because of his understanding of preventive policing. He believed the chief needed the resources to make the program work. Regarding the level of community acceptance for the program, Mr. Boles said that the community had gone through an extensive community process in the development of the Public Safety Long-Range Plan. He said community policing was a component of any sustainable, comprehensive service delivery system. Ms. Bascom agreed with Mr. Robinette's remarks. She was in favor of starting a public education campaign in 1993 and developing a revenue source specifi- cally for the program. Ms. Bascom said that the council was in danger of "sinking" its core proposal with the addition of community policing. Mr. Rutan agreed. He said that the community did not seem to perceive the service as a basic service. Mr. Rutan said Mr. Boles' points were correct, but the question was one of how to garner community support for what he considered an important service. Mr. Miller said he was deeply supportive of the program. However, he suggest- ed the possibility of keeping the program out of the core while moving forward with a separate proposal for fire construction/operations and community policing that included a tie to a specific revenue. The motion failed, 6:2. e MINUTES--City Council Work Session August 17, 1992 Page 7 5:30 p.m.