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10:26 A.M. - Councilmember May left the meeting. In response to Councilmember Norton's question as to whether the Community Redevelopment Agency could pay full interest this year on the loan to the Agency by the City, the Executive Director of Finance and Management Services Rod Col oma indicated the Agency was repaying the amount possible without negatively impacting current projects. Councilmembers discussed the positive impacts which had resulted from the loan by the Community Redevelopment Agency to the Santa Ana Unified School District. In response to Councilmembers McGuigan and Pulido's concern regarding negative impacts resulting from delay of adoption of the Budget, the City Manager indicated that spending by departments would continue at the level of June 1989 expenditures and that he would bring any major fiscal year 1989-90 projects requiring immediate funding to the Council for separate action. Councilmembers discussed possible methods of raising revenues. The Mayor indicated he was not willing to close any City "stand-alone" operations such as the branch libraries or Business Enterprise Center, nor would he support an increase in the Transient Occupancy or Utility Users taxes. The Mayor reviewed the alternatives relative to adoption of the Budget: l) continue expenditures at the same level as 1988-89; 2) increase revenues through the establishment of a Lighting and Landscaping Assessment District or 3) revise budget allocations. In response to Councilmember Pulido's inquiry regarding the status of the report from the Police Department relative to crime statistics requested at the previous meeting, the Deputy City Manager indicated she would check with Capt. Jensen on Monday. Councilmember Pulido stated his priorities with regard to raising revenues indicating a willingness to modify the Utility Users Tax or Lighting and Landscaping Assessment District, but not to eliminate "stand-alone" operations. He also expressed his willingness to continue to work collectively on the Budget with the Council, until all Councilmembers' concerns were resolved. AD~OURNM£NT - 12:13 P.M. ~eir~keoCf ' thGUeYcou nc i l/~-~ CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 204 JULY 15, 1989