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should be moved forward. She also had questions regarding the $100,000 for the renovation of parks. Mr. Bocian indicated there is approximately $750,000 in this account. Ms. Acosta said the $100,000 is in addition to the $750,000. Ms. Michelotti felt the Park and Recreation Commission members were the ones to recommend how we use that fund and felt the City was acting appropriately regarding the park renovation funds. She also wanted to know if it was necessary to purchase the Busch property now. She had no problem in putting this project on hold. She referred to the remarks about $50,000 for the layout of the new city hall. The city has spent a lot of money on the West Las Positas Study and is proposing to spend an additional $550,000 for that project. She did not see why it was inappropriate to spend $50,000 for a land planning project for city hall. We are a city of planned progress, yet we have mobiles all over and criticism from the public. Ms. Ayala believed the budget was an ongoing process and staff is responding to Council comments in allocating the funding. We have appointed Commissions to look at these projects and send back recommendations to Council. She felt staff had done a great job. Mr. Pico referred to the Human Services Commission and indicated there are a substantial number of projects that it could allocate resources to. It is operating within guidelines that are set through this budget. Ms. Ayala felt some financial restraints had to be set. Mr. Pico believed there were one-time funds available and we, as elected representatives, have the opportunity to comment on how the money is spent. Ms. Dennis said her only comment was on the funds for the Operation Service Center. She realized there are differences of opinion on priorities and she appreciated Mr. Pico's request for $50,000 for playground equipment, but she felt the community may have different priorities than that, particularly considering what we are hearing from the child care studies. With regard to the needs of the middle school aged children, she preferred to have community input on the use of that money. After the survey is done, we may see the community needs are different. That is another reason why the community center concept is a priority for her. A lot of the older kids do tend to use those facilities. She agreed the money for the OSC could be allocated somewhere else and it was premature to do that now. She referred to the issue of the vehicle license fee and what to do if the money that we would lose would be backfilled, but not constitutionally protected. Would that money set aside for the lost revenue be considered for revenue that we would be programming into the Capital Improvement budget every time? Pleasanton City Council 5 06/30/98 Minutes