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! Ms. Smi th noted that she shares the concerns and is sympathet i c to them ~ as well as sharing the frustrations of the citizens. She noted that she is grateful for the suggestions that had been made during the meeting. ... . She further suggested that CETA funds be considered as a possible solution ... , for the mai ntenance problem and asked if moni es cou 1 d be taken away from . book acquisition funds and those funds used to reopen the Library on Sund ays . . Mr. Henry further noted that Block Grants cannot be used for pool opera- . tions but that they could possibly be used for rehabil itation and for planning. He added that comments by citizens regarding legal services were not correct. Also, monies had already been cut from park development and a moratorium had been placed on existing planning projects. This moratorium would not be curtailed until additional monies for development are avail ab 1 e. Mr. Drapela noted that some projects are still being worked on which had been contracted prior to the moratorium but had not been completed due to weather. He also stated that using CETA funds for ball field maintenance had not been an alternative considered but he would contact Personnel. Ms. Smith expressed hope that something could be done to satisfy all with regard to ESP. Mr. Obie said that he shared the frustration of the audience of trying to deal with the budget cuts and suggested that better communication is needed. He added that he had asked for a Lay Parks Committee previously but it had not been formulated to date. He added that Council had approved budget cuts totaling $1.6 million and he felt that perhaps they had made e a mistake in $63~000. He would urge the Council to reinstate opening of the pools. He stated that he would support reopening the Library on Sundays. Mr. Obie moved~ seconded by Ms. Smith~ that the pools~ the ball field maintenance~ and the Library being open on Sundays be reinstated up to the amount of $70~000. Mayor Keller stated that he would like to know the alternative cuts in other areas where the savings could be made if these items were to be rei nstated. Ms. Schue noted sharing in the frustration and felt the highest priority should be a permanent rehabilitation of Jefferson Pool. She said that the permanent closing of Jefferson Pool would not be acceptable to her. Mayor Keller asked staff to return to the next meeting with alternatives for existing budget cuts. Ms. Miller stated she also shared in the frustration of dealing with the same problems as had been dealt with during the budget preparation time. She also noted that Joint Parks would be discussing this issue and would encourage the citizens to work with the Joint Parks Committee. She stated a concern about removing money from the budget in order to balance it and -- 2/20/80--12