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Finally, the three vacancies which have not been filled are relief positions which were added in 1990 to either staff the next company for a new fire station. This has not occurred. In the interim, the positions were to be used to reduce overtime. That has not been successful and there has been no reduction in overtime. Ms. Acosta reviewed the costs of fire personnel. Mr. Tarver asked about the hazardous material issue. Ms. Acosta indicated staffing changes had been made with battalion chiefs. They are no longer on 24-hour days. This uses their time better and at the same time they are given significant responsibilities in the department. The City had a chemical specialist and when this person left, it was determined that the City did not need a chemist on staff, but could fill the needs with a consultant. There also was a training officer and that is now being done by a battalion chief. Lastly, a battalion chief is in charge of fire prevention and hazardous material. He serves as the City's Fire Marshal. The duties are all covered, just by different people than in the past. The City felt that what was done by five management positions could be done by three. 6. MATTERS CONTINUED OF DECISION Item 6a AB 1600 Year End Financial Reoort (SR 94:347) Susan Rossi presented the staff report. Mark Steckbart, Box 5160, San Ramon, 94583, representing the Building Industry Association, indicated Pleasanton does a better job on this report than most cities, but there are still needed improvements. He stressed that AB 1600 funds should only be used for impacts caused by new commercial or residential development. He reviewed Schedule B of the report and pointed out several line items he questione~l. Ite believed that the report was incomplete and he believed that 85% of the costs allocated were used to supplement tile City budget in violation of the Government Code. He believed a clearer segregation was necessary. Ms. Rossi suggested it would be useful to have a meeting with Mr. Steckbart to review the line items in more detail. She responded to a few of the questions and explained the difficulty of showing allocations on a one-dimensional spreadsheet. Gary Schwaegerle, 189 W. Angela, was opposed to spending $2.9 million on the Case Avenue project. He reiterated his opposition to high density, low income housing. He proposed 1,000 sq.ft. houses for this area and presented his financing proposal. 11/01/94 - 6 -