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Minutes 09-22-88MINUTES OF THE CITY COMMISSION BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING HELD AT PRIME BANK PLAZA, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ~ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1988 AT 7:30 P. M. PRESENT Ralph Marchese, Mayor Leonard Mann, Commissioner Robert Olenik, Jr., Commissioner Arline Weiner, Commissioner Peter L. Cheney, City Manger Betty Boroni, City Clerk Raymond Rea, City Attorney Mayor Marchese called the meeting to order at 7:30 P. M. BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING ~ayor Marchese stated that this meeting was strictly for all %he 1988/89 Budgets. He would call upon only those who had ~equested to speak about the budget. He felt that speakers must be limited to approximately three minutes in order to give everyone who wished to speak an opportunity to do so. He further requested that the people tell the Commission What services they wished to cut out in order to reduce the budget. Request from Boynton Beach Woman's Club ~ane Zimmerman, 122 N.W. 14th Street, President of the oynton Woman's Club thanked the Commission for providing $25,000 for the past two years for the Woman's Club. She noted that this had been used primarily for restoration of the building. They Club requested that they be granted $25,000 this year and hoped to use it for maintenance costs. She referred to the history of the Club, and noted that they hope the Club can be used as an integral part of Boynton Beach as it used to be. ~ City Newsletter ~enrietta Solomon, 230 N.E. 26th Avenue, stated that she ~ished to see something eliminated from the budget. She ~elt that the City newsletter which announces events of oynton Beach was not necessary. She had talked with many ~f her neighbors and none of them had an interest in the paper. She felt that the City should forget about the paper ~s it was not necessary. She noted this was a small expense, but felt that every item is important. She also ~uestioned the person who writes the paper and wondered if that position could be eliminated if the paper were to be ~llmlnated. She noted that this could possibly take one ~erson off the payroll. -1- MINUTES - CITY COMMISSION BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 22, 1988 given a copy of the proposed budget and had reviewed as much of it as time had permitted. He had asked questions of Mr. Hunt and he understood much of what was proposed. He noted that during the last two years, there had been little or no increase in the City's budget. He knew it would be necessary to increase the budget sooner or later. He recognized that at some point police, fire, builidng, and planning department budgets would have to be increased. He also felt that other small general increases would be necessary in other administrative budgets. He did not understand how the Commission could ask for public opinion through referendum for capital improvement expenditures, having some of those denied by the voters, and then allowing those same capital improvements to be funded by other means Which decrease the City's potential revenue and cause an increase in the ad valorem tax. He felt this was a pur- poseful circumvention of the voters' will. He did not understand why the City Manager's portion of the budget must increase by over 95 percent. He noted that Mr. Hunt had spent much time trying to explain that, but he still did not understand. He also did not understand why the City Attorney's budget must increase by 60 percent. He assured the Commissioners that he planned to become more involved in informing himself about future budgets to understand pro- posed tax increases. He asked that all aspects of the budget be reconsidered and that the Commission vote for an increase which is substantially less than 29 percent. Mayor Marchese stated that his request was so noted. Commissioner Olenik stated that the actual City Manager's proposed increase is 14 percent. City Manager Cheney Stated that in looking at the City Manager's portion of the budget along with the one at the same time last year, he would have seen they are just about the same increase. There is a large item of $600,000 on one line. That amount is put in (it was $700,000 last year) as one spot to put in all increases in salary that are being or will be negotiated with the Unions. It was put in one lump sum simply to get it into the budget. Until Union contracts have been nego- tiated, the precise amount is not known. Once the budget is adopted and the Union contract has been signed and Approved by the Commission, most of that $600,000 will be reallocated to each of the individual budgets where the ~arious personnel are employed throughout the City. ~r. Bryan stated that this was exactly what Mr. Hunt had explained to him. City Manager Cheney stated that approxi- -3- MINUTES - CITY COMMISSION BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 22, 1988 mately $50,000 is left over at this time of the $700,000 placed in last year's budget. Mr. Bryan noted that they were still talking about money, and if not in the City Manager's portion of the budget, would be in another part. Commissioner Weiner thanked Mr. Bryan for his change of attitude noting that the change was remarkable since the last public hearing. She appreciated the constructive criticism backed up by hard work. She encouraged him to con- ~inue to critize the Commission in such a constructive ~ashion. Budget Cuts ~ormer Mayor Nick Cassandra, 2554 S.W. 10th Court, requested :hat he be given more than the three minutes allowed for ~peakers. Mayor Marchese asked how much time he was talking about, and stated that it was only fair to remain with the rules. Mr. Cassandra continued by saying that at the last Public Hearing he heard a lot of statements made by the Commissioners and he had read many articles in the newspa- pers since that time. One comment made on September 12th rom the Commissioners was for Mr. Cassandra to tell them ~hat suggestions he had for the budget, what he would like ko see cut, etc. On the 13th he went to City Hall to see ~ity Manager Cheney and to give him his recommendations, but %he City Manager would not take them as he was concerned ~bout the Commissioner's input and could not spend all that · ime on Mr. Cassandra's list. mr. Cassandra stated that the statement had been made that axes had not been raised the past two and it was years, bout time to raise taxes. The question was also raised as o what services he wanted to see cut from the budget. Mr. assandra wished to give his suggestions as he did not feel hat ~hose members of the Commission had much budget 9xperlence. He had gone through line by line, item by item nd had cut non-serviceable items by $677,254.00. This ncluded all departments. He cut less personnel than was ecommended by the City Manager. He recommended that the ~ollce Department be kept at 11 personnel. He did not cut gut the Fire Department, but recommended that the hiring be prorated. The new building would be up in 15 months, so he Suggested they start hiring from that point and hire each quarter so that when the building was completed zt would be ~anned and ready to go. He recommended the Planning epartment be decreased by one. He recommended that Risk anagement be decreased by one. He agreed that Facilities anagement people should not be hired (decrease by two). He MINUTES - CITY COMMISSION BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 22, 1988 felt the Electrician should be kept due to the fact that the City will be moving into new facilities. He feared some problems might occur in the wiring, etc. which might necessitate the need for an Electrician. He did not recom- mend any decrease in the Library due to the fact that the space has been doubled and the need for people would increase. He recommended that Parks be decreased by two, and that the City Manager's Clerk should be decreased. Mr. Cassandra stated that the two years without taxes should be explained. He stated that there was $1,000,000.00 in excess this budget (87/88) as presented by the City Manager. Of this $500,000.00 is being used in the new budget to keep the taxes lower. He noted that in reality there was a 29 percent increase proposed. He hoped to see that decreased by the end of this meeting. Mr. Cassandra noted that when ~here is excess money, the tax rate must be good. He stated ~hat there was excess money for the past three years. personnel have been increased (in 87/88 increased by 36, 86/87 increased by 64, increased 85/86 by 31) by 100 people ~pproximately. Raises have averaged 9 percent per person - 27 percent raises over three years for some people. He ~oted that capital equipment had been purchased as needed and money had been given to the Woman's Club as well as ~iding them with $112,000 for the year coming up. He felt the tax rate had been proper. If taxes need to be raised, {hey should be raised due to a need. He did not feel there was a need for as much as 29 percent. Mr. Cassandra stated that the $677,254 did not include new vehicles, new personnel and the computer, and personnel liability. In answer to Mr. Cassandra's question, City Manager Cheney replied that there was no excess in the Utilities Tax. Mr. Cassandra stated that in 1985 an ordi- nance was passed stating that a capital improvement program was needed to double police, fire space, the library. The ~eferendum did fail, but the need for space is still pre- Sent. The ordinance was raised from 6.5 percent to 10 per- dent to use for capital improvement for as needed/pay basis. ~t was needed at the present time. Everything was done pro- ~erly. ~he $100,000 amount for Morey's was mentioned. He wondered if the .5 mill could be reduced. He felt that the imminent domain was uncertain and he felt that the $100,000 must be eeded. He noted that the multi-recreational facilities had ot been started, and wondered if the .5 mill could be .3 Mill based on over the years' use. -5- MINUTES - CITY COMMISSION BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 22, 1988 Mr. Cassandra urged the Commission to study his recommen- dations and offered to provide a list of his suggestions if they wished to cut the budget more than the City Manager had proposed. He also noted that this was the last public hearing for the proposed budget. Mayor Marchese commented that the purpose of the public t~earings was to get input from the people. He also stated ~hat there are people on the Commission who know about budgets, but they did not have to be on center stage to let it be known. The budget had not been set in concrete. The Commission wanted the public input and honest thoughts. He was sure that everyone realized there was no "free pie in ~he sky." Mayor Marchese had spent most of the day looking ~nto the computer situation in the C~ty. He had heard much ~bout personal computers. He was happy to report that the ~ity Manager had done an excellent job of assigning an indi- Vidual who maximizes the use of the devices, swaps them around as necessary, and is standardizing ~hem for main- ~enance contract purposes. The City does not feel a need for clones. Mayor Marchese pointed out that not everyone has a PC or a piece of equipment on his or her desk simply because the statement has been made to that effect. He was proud of the way Mike Munro was handling that project to ensure maximum utilization in time, distribution of the ~quipment, and the sharing of equipment so no additional equipment would need to be purchased. QTHER BUDGET ITEMS Mayor Marchese asked ~ther budgets. ! Aerial Ladder if anyone wanted to speak regarding the ,ee Zibelli, had been concerned for three or four years. .he asked City Manager Cheney how much money was put aside n the Fire Department for the aerial ladder. She .nderstood that that money was decreased for something else his year. !ity Manager Cheney stated that this amount goes up and down ~ach year. He referred to the portion of the budget where he breakdown by years is given under Vehicle Maintenance 'und. He noted there is presently $67,000 in the budget. ~ssuming this amount is used to pay for the two vehicles hich had been obtained, $100,000 placed in the budget this ear, less money spent for vehicles this year; $88,000 would e left at the end of the year. City Manager Cheney stated -6- MINUTES - CITY COMMISSION BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BOY'TON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 22, 1988 that he would like to see the City add money to the Fire Station Capital Construction Fund ($215,000 at present) as there is not enought money to do the construction at this time. He wanted to go ahead and build that this year. He felt that then a lease/purchase arrangement should be done on an aerial truck and plan to put it in the station designed to accommodate the truck. This would mean that if the Commission agrees to that, and the truck was ordered in December or January, a decision could be made to fund it lease/purchase. He noted this could be by financing it out- side or by the City through funds which are invested. Within a few months (the next fiscal year) the station and that truck should be in place. The truck should last 15-20 years and the lease/purchase payments should be spread over 5 years and would make a lot of sense. Mrs. Zibelli wished to see the increase kept in the area of 7½ or 8 percent as most of the other cities have done. Mayor Marchese asked City Manager Cheney to name off the ~emainder of the budget items explaining which items (user fees) were being increased/decreased. Comments by City Manager Cheney City Manager Cheney stated that the biggest one was the Utility Fund, and there was no increase proposed in the util- ity rates for the year. The City had proposed a major expenditure in improving capital equipment, replacing capi- tal equipment in the old water plant and lift stations. Each year the City has been setting aside reserve depre- 6iation money. He proposed to add employees to the qtilities Department due to the growth. He noted that the Utilities Department serves customers beyond Military Trail, but there is no increase in the user fee. in the Sanitation area an increase in fee is proposed, but is directly related to the increase in the tipping fee Charged by the Solid Waste Authority. The fee is up to 33 Cents a ton at present and will probably increase to 45 or 40 cents a ton over the next few years. This is a pass through fee and when it goes up is passed on to the Customer. This is the only increase in the Sanitation fund. He noted this was the lowest sanitation fee in the County ~ith the possible exception of a couple of very small Cities. There are two or three minor increases in the Golf Course ~udget, but basically the fees did not change significantly. -7- MINUTES - CITY COMMISSION BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 22, 1988 The Warehouse fund is new for this year's budget. City Manager Cheney commented that in one or two years the tipping fee which is now a part of the sanitation bill will be taken off that and placed on the tax bill as a solid Waste fee. This amount will go directly to the Solid Waste Authority at the beginning of the year, and the City will drop this charge from its bill at that time. The tipping fee is a separate charge so that this can easily be dropped when it is added to the tax bills. Water/Utility Budget Nick Cassandra, 2554 S.W. 10th Court, requested time to address the Water/Utility Budget. He noted there was an excess of $949,000 in this area. He agreed no increase was requested, but noted there was in increase of personnel by 15. New vehicles totaling $202,000 had been bought. He was not saying these increases should not have been included, but was saying if Sanitation was going to be raised by 45 Cents, why not consider a decrease in the water in an amount possible. He felt the revenue this year as well as next year would give an excess, and requested the City Manager be directed to decrease the water bills as the water/sewer bills work hand in hand. City Manager Cheney stated that it was important that uti- ~ity funds stay self sufficient as its costs will become greater and greater due to environmental concerns, etc. He also stated that when the utility fee is reduced just for the purpose of offsetting what the people are paying in the Sanitation fee when the citizens are paying less than anyone else, one third of the customers not living in the City would be given a break as well. He did not think that made Sense as he felt utility costs would sky rocket in years to Come. Mr. Cassandra asked that everyone remember that the City 9perates on operation and non-operation costs, and the non- operation costs are part of the user fee other debt service. : Charges for sanitation/water ~ary Law, Real Estate Broker and property owner, had a ~uestion regarding tipping fees being passed on. She asked if those were passed on to property owners or if each user ~n a condonomium or multi-family unit was having to pay gar- bage pickup. She questioned whether this was for complex or City Cheney stated the charge was per ~ndividual. Manager MINUTES - CITY COMMISSION BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 22, 1988 unit. The sanitation charge for condonimiums is per dwelling unit, and if the condoninium has individual water bills each unit owner gets their individual bill. If they have a master water meter, they also get a master bill and a master sanitation bill, but the sanitation bill is based on the number of units in the complex. Ms. Law asked if they were paying as much as an individual home owner. City Manager Cheney stated that the ones who use a dumpster pay Slightly less than a single family home due to the fact it Us cheaper for the City to pick up several dumpsters rather ~han individual cans. Ms. Law pointed out this is the same amount going into the landfill. City Manager Cheney agreed and stated the tipping fee for a single family home is ~3.45. The tipping fee for the residential dumpster is ~3.40. He pointed out that the City is currently charging 80 cents a month to every unit for landfill closure as the old landfill is about ready for closure. This will cost approximately one and a half million dollars. The City has been collecting money in the sanitation rates for about 4 years to pay for that closure. That money has been set aside. It looks like there will be enough money set aside with this year and next without having to have a bond issue. Therefore, the year after next that 80 cent charge will be dropped. Ms. Law also asked when the City needed to refurbish the Water plant and equipment if that comes out of the property ~ax. City Manager Cheney stated that it did not. The Utility fund is totally self supporting only by the utility ~ates from every user including those not living in the City Who pay the 25 percent surcharge to the City. Basically, 11 users pay the same amount as this is on a use basis. here is a minimum charge of 3,000 gallons per unit, used or ~ot used. Ms. Law felt the charges should be right across ~he board, and City Manager Cheney stated that the City ~ries to do that. Recycling ~lenn Shear, 1305 S.W. 22nd Street, asked when the idea of slorting trash would catch on. He felt this would cut down Qn the landfill a great deal. City Manager Cheney explained that for some time there had been voluntary recycling of aper and aluminum cans. The State Legislature has passed a iaw which says that in a year or two cities and counties Nave to reduce the amount of materials going into landfills ~nd recycling plants by 30 percent. The Solid Waste ~uthority has taken on the task of trying to figure out how this is to be done in the County. They have 5pilot pro- --9-- MINUTES - CITY COMMISSION BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 22, 1988 jects in different parts Of the County in different types of neighborhoods. They are subsidizing the costs of recycling this voluntary program. In October Boynton Beach will have such a project. This will be 800 units in Golfview Harbor in a pilot program for nine months. The purpose of the pilot projects is to see how many people participate, how much is picked up, how much is the cost, etc. In general most recycling programs are costing money at present. They do save resources. The residents at Golfview Harbor will be provided two baskets to put their paper and aluminum cans in for curbside pickup. Also, the new recycling plant will begin recycling once it is completed. Mr. Shear felt that dumpsters located closer to the residen- tial areas should simplify separating the trash. Mr. Cheney noted that studies show that unattended dumpsters become a Collection of all kinds of trash. The attempt is to have Something which stops by every house at least weekly to pick Up and separate at the source. The trucks have compartments for the paper and cans. Plumbing Code Arthur Slater, 98 Cambridge Lane, stated that he had lived at this address for four years. He was concerned that one Or two gallons of water must pass through the sink before %he water turns hot. He felt there was a defect in the plumbing. He contacted the builder and he stated that he had complied with the code. He went to see the Water Superintendent and told him of his complaint. The Superintendent chuckled and stated that when he wanted hot water in the morning was to turn water in the sink on, take %he dog for a walk; and upon his return, there is generally hot water in the sink. Mr. Slater felt that this did not represent water conservation when multiplied by the number of residents in Boynton Beach. He felt many hundreds of thousands of gallons of water was being wasted and he ~uggested the plumbing code be re-examined to improve the efficiency of water running through the sinks. Mayor Marchese stated that what Mr. Slater was describing Was a function of the heating unit and the proximity from which water is drawn. He explained that the closer the tap 6o the hot water, the quicker you will receive hot water. Mr. Slater was referring to requiring the pipes to be ~rappe~ electrically. Mayor Marchese stated this would be expensive and the most economical way to do this would be to ~onvert mechanical energy into electrical. Mr. Slater MINUTES - CITY COMMISSION BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 22, 1988 suggested that pipes could be insulated, and he wished to see the code changed to enforce this. Mayor Marchese explained that the Commission was grateful to have input from the citizens as they represent good, solid ideas. The Commission would now meet, talk, and try to see what they can do to lower the budget. As far as Mayor Marchese was concerned he would do nothing to gain popu- larity by lowering taxes and putting the City in a bad way. He wished to see them lowered, but there was a limit. He encouraged all the people to attend the City Commission meetings. Commissioner Olenik asked if City Manager Cheney was looking for direction from the Commission. He noted that the meeting will be continued to next Wednesday, September 28th. At that point City Manager Cheney would have the numbers drawn up which had been discussed. City Manager Cheney wished to have the Commission come to some generalized con- sensus at this meeting as to what they generally think Should be removed from the budget and the objective they Want to get to as far as the millage is concerned. City Manager Cheney would then work on those figures to get all the changes incorporated and have them ready by Monday night. This would give the Commissioners some time to think about what they want to do at the meeting on the 28th. He further suggested that if the Commission did not know where to make the changes, they could give him a bottom line and he would work from that. ~ommissioner Olenik questioned the vehicle replacement sche- dule. He asked about replacement of police cruisers. City Manger Cheney stated that police road cruisers are replaced approximately every other year, K-9 units every four years, and detective and unmarked vehicles every four years approximately. The can be replaced sooner or after a longer ~ime depending on the condition of the vehicle. Commissioner Olenik noticed that this year the City proposed to replace 10 road cruisers from 1987. City Manager Cheney ~tated that the City tries to do 10 or 11 every year and has been doing so for a number of years. As a result, the fleet operates well. Commissioner Olenik wondered if this Was pushed out one more year to 3 in stead of 2 years, what ~ind of problems would be experienced. City Manager Cheney ~elt there would be major setbacks in the ability to ~perate. There are many maintenance problems and down times in departments who run their vehicles for this long a term. He noted that the motor on a police vehicle runs 18 hours a day as it is used for three shifts. He felt it would be a -11- MINUTES - CITY COMMISSION BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 22, 1988 major negative statement to the police officers if the time were to be extended for replacement. Three or four vehicles are always kept behind. The problem comes when cars must be in the shop. Four of the best turn in cars are always kept. part of that is if a car is down for major repairs, a backup car is available temporarily. The system has been very suc- cessful in keeping the police cars on the road. Commissioner Olenik asked how many police road cruisers the City has and needs to have on the road in any one shift. Captain Jack DeLoach answered that there are 11 road cruisers. Commissioner Olenik was looking for areas to cut and wondered if there would be a crisis situation if the City saved $111,000 in vehicle replacement fees and maybe Spend $30,000 in maintenance on those. He had counted about 14 or 15 road cruisers in the City's inventory. This would give some cruisers in case one was down and the cruisers would not be utilized 100 percent of the time. City Manager Cheney stated that he would report back on this, but he did not recommend that this be done. Captain DeLoach noted that all the vehicles are being used for the Special visitor at this time. City Manager Cheney noted ~hat there are other special events where all the vehicles are needed. It was also pointed out that marked vehicles or ~hose equipped with lights must be used for road blocks, etc. City Manager Cheney stated that the City tries to purchase for the average and to stay on the safe side of the average. ~OMMENTS BY MAYOR MARCHESE Mayor Marchese did not want the public safety budget touched ~elative to the 11 police officers. He felt the 7 firemen ~hould be hired when the time was right. He wished to see ~he .5 mill kept intact. He felt that some day an aerial ladder would be needed. This would permit firefighters to ~each in to a fire in areas like the mall. He wanted to ~old a 3/4 mill increase for a total of 1~ mill. He did not ~ant to tell City Manager Cheney what to do as far as the ~esources and the people in the City were concerned. The ~nly other constraint he had was to impress the employees of ~he City that the manhours are priceless. They receive good Salaries and the more they can do, the better. He left the ~est up to City Manager Cheney. ity Manager Cheney stated that he would do that, but stated hat he would be reducing services in the coming year. -12- MINUTES - CITY COMMISSION BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 22, 1988 COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONER MANN Commissioner Mann could not go along with a 29 or 30 percent increase in taxes. He was sure that level of service would have to be reduced in some areas. You can only have what you can afford. He wished to see the increase limited to 8 percent - 7 percent would even be better. He did not want ~o go into details. City Manager Cheney asked if he had any ideas of levels of service which Commissioner Mann wished to ~ee reduced. Commissioner Mann wished to do this one on one at another time. COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONER OLENIK Commissioner Olenik had spent exhaustive hours looking at the budget. The increase proposed was justified as this is a growing city. He felt that a catch up time was needed for the City. He had received many letters and telephone calls ~equesting that things be retained in the budget. He had ~eceived no letters of specific things to cut from the ~udget. He had received correspondence stating that the tax ncrease proposed was too high. He went through the budget bY department, and had provided a copy of his recommen- dations for the City Manager. He felt that reducing the budget by $759,000 down to 18 percent tax increase (8.8 mills) was possible. He felt that the } mill for capital ~mprovement should be kept. He felt there could be improve- ments and reductions in some of the things that were to be done this year. He gave examples: playground equipment at boat club park, eliminating paving of Wilson Park Recreation Center, etc. These are needed but perhaps could wait another year. He did not feel that his recommendations Would reduce the level of service. He felt that the staff could work more creatively to provide those services. He told the citizens that he and the Commission would stand behind the City to make the services possible. He also felt that perhaps they would be in a better situation than what was thought. He also felt that a tougher stand should be daken on code enforcement this year. He realized they were talking about cutting personnel and at the same time stricter enforcement. He hoped employees and citizens could ~elp get through a tough year without much or any reduction mn level of service. Mayor Marchese stated that there may be some projects which Would have to come to a halt. He felt that City Manager Cheney had put together a budget that was professional in 9very aspect. -13- MINUTES - CITY COMMISSION BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 22, 1988 COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONER WEINER Commissioner Weiner felt that raising taxes was in a dif- ferent category, but much like "Sophie's choice." You must choose between things you desperately need, want or love. Everyone sees Boynton Beach as a growing, prosperous com- munity that is moving ahead into the 21st century. The new buildings show that the City is moving ahead. People are ~oming into the City and that costs money. We all want to feel safe and that requires more policemen and firemen. Everyone wants sanitation, and library services. These are all things that the people want, but they all cost money. She felt that the Commissioners would do their best to keep keep costs down for what the people need and want. She ~ould also work hard to keep the services in that the people want and need. She requested that the people back them up and support them. Mayor Marchese noted that the reason Vice Mayor Hester was ~ot present at the meeting was not due to lack of interest. He teaches and had an assignment at his school which he Gould not get out of. The Commission can legally operate Kith 4 members, and those members pretty much know Vice Mayor Hester's position. He will be sitting in on the final ~pprovals. Rs no one else wished to speak, THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. CONTINUANCE OF MEETING CDmmissioner Olenik moved to continue this meeting ~ednesday, September 28, 1988 at 7:30 in Commission Chambers. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Weiner and c~rried 4-0. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the CQmmission, the meeting properly adjourned at 8:50 P. 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