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Park Maintenance, Tree Maintenance, Facilities Management, Recreation Program, plus an Administrative and Planning Division. He also advised that expansion and improvement or-the Prentice Park Zoo, including the Rro~posed acqui§ition of an additional four acr~f land~ is uh~ stUdy by the !Board o£ Re~tion'a~d Parks, and by the Friends of the Zoo~ CA 79.6 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES The Executive Direc- tor for Administrative Services, G. David Tayco, described the activity of his departments as providing input and assistance to other line operating departments. He reviewed the CETA reduction dependency program, stating that from approximately 200 regular full time CETA positions, 60 have been recommended as critical to the operations of their departments by department heads. Mr. Tayco stated that the City expects to receive $1~.1/2 million in revenue.sharing funds during the first nine months of the next calendar year. In recapping the hiring freeze data, the Director stated that the freeze, initiated on January 6, 1976 had affected 54 regu- lar full-time vacancies, 22 of which have been filled, and that 18 of those 22 were in public safety. He further stated that there has been an impact on overtime expenditures; how- ever, he is not sure it is related to the hiring freeze~(75% more than same time last year}. Mr, Tayco stated that staff training programs for visual aids and oral presentations have been arranged for early November. Reporting on liability claims, Mr. Tayco stated that of 57 claims received, 4 had been settled. CA 79.6 RECLASSIFICATION ~ Personnel Director AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Don Bott stated that Council and staff must "close ranks" to better understand each other's position; that representative- ness is not the issue in affirmative action; that it can best be achieved through a management by objective approach; that the affirmative action program in its entirety represents all the personnel processes; that the City has to apply its resources to achieve a legally defensible personnel system; that an ~organizational commitment is necessary to protect ourselves and assure that we are in conformity with the law; that the hiring freeze has been detrimental because appointments utiliz- ing affirmative action recruiting processes have not been possible. He further stated that Char~er Civil Service pro- vision amendments are essential to modernize the program and provide the tool to accomplish the goal. Councilmen and staff agreed there was a need for better communica- tion and understanding regarding procedures and expenditures; and that this could be accomplished by frequent meetings with Council at their convenience, more concise departmental reports and improved presentation by staff at Council meetings. For example, Councilman Brans s~ated that he would need more informa- tion on the reclassification recommendation before he could support it. Councilm6n Bricken and Ward stated that they would need additional information on the estimated cost increases for reclassifications. CA 50 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 390 OCTOBER 16, 1976