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City Council Minutes Page 2 of 3 April 8, 2025 <br />Presentation by Susan Hsieh, Finance Director, and Alexa Jeffress, Deputy City <br />Manager. <br />Mayor Balch called a recess at 9:30 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:38 p.m. <br />By majority consensus, the City Council provided direction on reductions for items as <br />listed below. <br />1.Further Reduce General Administrative Costs - support reduction <br />2.Internal personnel adjustments - support reduction <br />3.Reduce professional services and contracts - support reduction <br />4.Reduce weekly Library hours - possible support <br />5.Combine Library & Recreation Service Desks - possible support <br />6.Restructure Recreation Programs & Events - possible support <br />7.Reduce park and trail maintenance - support reduction <br />8.Reduce janitorial services at City parks and facilities - possible support <br />9.Reduce landscaping services citywide - possible support <br />10.Reduce Community Support and Subsidies - possible support <br />11.Eliminate City-funded School Crossing Guard Program - possible support <br />12.Reduce Business Partner Support Funding - possible support <br />13.Eliminate Housing and Human Services Grants - possible support <br />14.Eliminate Youth and Civic Arts Grants - support reduction <br />15.Reduce Funding for Police Special Programs - support reduction <br />16.Eliminate School Resource Officers (SRO) - possible support <br />17.Reduce Special Enforcement and Investigation Units - possible support <br />18.Eliminate Neighborhood Traffic Calming program - support reduction <br />19.Reduce plan checking, long-range planning and permitting consultant contracts - <br />support reduction <br />20.Reduce in-person permit counter service to 2.5 days/week - support reduction <br />21.Freeze Sustainability Manager position - possible support <br />22.Close the Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center - do not support reduction <br />23.Police and Fire - Close a Livermore-Pleasanton fire station - do not support <br />reduction <br />24.Police and Fire - Reduce support for non-emergency calls - do not support <br />reduction <br />25.Police and Fire - Reduce or eliminate Alternative Response Unit - do not support <br />reduction <br />26.Community Support and Human Services - Reduce Firehouse Arts Center hours <br />- do not support reduction <br />27.Community Support and Human Services - Reduce Senior Center hours - do not <br />support reduction <br />28.Parks, Streets, and Facilities - Update City sidewalk maintenance obligations - do <br />not support reduction <br />Page 7 of 682