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SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 6 ii. Police & Fire: Reduce Special Enforcement & Investigation Units – Please revise description to more align with revised direction from 4/10 Council meeting to retain 1 FTE SEU officer and reduce cost. A. The proposed adjustment to this item is in line with the City Council direction from the April 10 Budget Workshop. The revised adjustment includes eliminating 1 vacant FTE SEU officer position and retaining 1 FTE SEU officer position. iii. Parks, Streets: Reduce Park & Trails Maintenance: Please explain / update. Direction from City Council at 4/10 Council meeting was a revised plan, keeping 2, eliminating 2 vacant positions, and still maintaining our parks. The amount of reduction seems different than the Council direction to maintain parks and upkeep to not lose asset. A. The proposed adjustment to this item is in line with the City Council direction from the April 10 Budget Workshop. The revised adjustment includes eliminating two vacant positions instead of four, eliminating mowing contracts (work will be performed by staff), and reducing irrigation frequency. This revised service level represents a compromise that yields significant savings for the City by eliminating contracts and two vacant FTE positions while still maintaining the parks. The current pre-reduction Service Level A includes watering frequency of three to four times per week at all parks, with mowing typically occurring once a week by a contractor. The original proposed scenario Service Level C included manually adjusting the irrigation controllers to achieve both water conservation and cost savings, eliminating the mowing contract and elimination of four FTE positions. There would have been a lower standard for neighborhood parks; examples include less frequent mowing, keeping the grass higher, so less water needed, less weed management and minimum trail maintenance. Service Level B, as included in this budget, retains and reallocates two of the four FTE positions to offset the impacts of reduced staffing and contracts and support the ongoing maintenance and overall conditions of City parks. This revised proposal incorporates Council’s direction and represents a compromise between A (current level) and C (original proposal) that retains a higher standard for maintaining the City park system. While staff does not anticipate the reduction will cause major