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Directed staff to provide City Council with amounts paid to resolve litigation and <br />payouts as a result of liability claims filed against the police department. <br />City Manager Kristine Ridge spoke. <br />Executive Director of Finance and Management Services Downs spoke. <br />Councilmember Iglesias, supportive of increasing library and parks and recreation <br />staff. Unsupportive of adding additional support staff to police department. <br />Executive Director of Finance and Management Services Downs spoke. <br />Police Administrative Manager Robert Carroll spoke. <br />City Manager Kristine Ridge spoke. <br />Councilmember Penaloza, unsupportive of adding graphic designer position to <br />police department. <br />Councilmember Solorio, supportive of maintaining current police staffing level with <br />conditional additions based on positions filled and suggested hiring Police Service <br />Officers (PSO) as an alternative to hiring a sworn officer. <br />Councilmember Penaloza, supportive of dedicating a code enforcement officer <br />and staff member to assist in prioritizing the cannabis industry. <br />City Manager Kristine Ridge spoke. <br />Executive Director of Finance and Management Services Downs spoke. <br />Councilmember Iglesias spoke. Requested staff to provide City Council with a <br />detailed accounting of the $4.3 million police budget savings calculations and <br />funding origination. <br />Executive Director of Finance and Management Services Downs spoke. <br />City Manager Kristine Ridge spoke <br />Councilmember Solorio, supportive of appointing staff to expand cannabis <br />industry. <br />Mayor Pro Tern Villegas, noted previous advisement by Executive Director of <br />Finance of Management Services Downs that the City could not afford the police <br />officer Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Directed staff to provide in writing <br />how the police department is now within their budget. <br />Executive Director of Finance and Management Services Downs spoke <br />Executive Director of Human Resources Steven Pham spoke. <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 29 MAY 21, 2019 <br />1 OA-29 <br />