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budget cuts, such as CJHP officers and other public safety personnel. He did not believe that such departments as HCD were likely to be cut., because many citizens would not complain- He noted that while a hiring freeze was supposed to be implemented by the State, approximately 13,000 jobs had been added during that time. Chairperson Arkin noted that he would like to remove the new City Center from the budget, in order to save $ 1 O million from. the budget Commissioner Maas noted that she would not support that move. Commissioner Roberts believed that the project had already begun~ Ms_ Nerland advised that the action before the Planning Commission was to determine whether the CIP was consistent with the General Plan. She noted that Mr_ Bocian received input from the Planning Comtrtission regarding priorities for the C'IP projects. The current action before the Commission is mandated by State law to make the finding~ Commissioner Maas noted that the BMX park was funded. Mr_ Bocian advised that the BMX park may be completed by the end of the calendar year, and anticipated that it was a fully funded prof ect_ THE PU73LIC HEARING WAS OPENED~ Albert Wiemkin, PO Box 969, inquired how citizens could inchide their input regarding the CIP. He noted that the Martin Avenue issue was a safety problem, and noted that although he had brought the probletrt to the City's attention two years ago, it was not included in the CTP_ Chairperson Arkin noted that if he wished to contribute his input to the CIP, he may call a staff person about the progratrt. Commissioner Roberts noted that various- Commissions vote on the CIP, and that items were not included by individual request. Mr_ Wiemkin advised that there was a serious safety problen-t on Martin Avenue, and was distressed that someone may be hurt or killed there- Mr_ Iserson noted that there were two ways to communicate these concerns- to contact the City Engineer, and to discuss the issue with Mr_ Bocian for future CIP consideration- Mr. Grubstick had advised Mr. Wiemkin that no funding was currently available for that particular issue. Chairperson Arkin noted that he would like to see more citizen involvement in the development of the CIP_ PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES June 25, 2003 Page 21