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MeetingtheChallengeProcess <br />FiveTaskForcemeetingswereheld,includinganinitialmeetingwithstaffandtheCityManager <br />toshareperceptionsofthefinancialconditionoftheCity.Theinitialmeetingincludedan <br />overviewoftheGeneralFund,acomparisonofbenchmarkrevenuesandexpendituresfrom <br />otherjurisdictions,apresentationofthebudgetsavingstrategiesputinplaceforFY09and <br />FY10andareviewofcriteriatoevaluaterevenuealternatives. <br />Next,twomeetingsfocusedonareviewofrevenuealternativesanddiscussionby <br />TaskForcemembersoftheprosandconsofeach.Threeoptions,Utility <br />ConsumptionTax,RestaurantTaxandXYZPublicServiceFeewerechosenon <br />November11,2009. <br />ThesubsequenttwomeetingswerespentdevelopingtheMeetingtheChallenge <br />recommendation.DuringthemonthofDecember,TaskForcemembersrefined <br />theirrecommendationforrevenuealternativesfocusingtheconversationon <br />adequacy,equityandpoliticalfeasibility.TheTaskForceultimatelyrecommendeda <br />RestaurantTax. <br />AfinalmeetingisscheduledforJanuary26,2010fortheTaskForcetopresentthe <br />resultsoftheirworkandrecommendationtotheCityManager. <br />