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City Council Minutes Page 1 of 4 April 10, 2025 <br />CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />MINUTES <br />Thursday, April 10, 2025 <br />5:00 PM <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Balch called the Special Meeting of the City Council to order at the hour of 5:05 <br />p.m. from the Council Chamber located at 200 Old Bernal Avenue. <br />ROLL CALL <br />Present: Councilmembers Eicher, Gaidos, Nibert, Testa, Mayor Balch <br />Absent: None. <br />1.Public Comment - closed on April 8, 2025. <br />2.Receive a report on the Fiscal Years 2025/26 - 2026/27 preliminary budget <br />reduction recommendations and provide direction to inform development of <br />the two-year General Fund operating budget <br />By majority consensus, the City Council provided direction on the reduction <br />items as follows. <br />1.Further Reduce General Administrative Costs - support reduction - <br />original scenario <br />2.Internal personnel adjustments - support reduction - original scenario <br />3.Reduce professional services and contracts - support reduction - <br />original scenario <br />4.Reduce weekly Library hours: support reduction - revised scenario <br />5.Original scenario proposal: support reduction - support reduction - <br />original scenario and add formation of ad-hoc subcommittee to <br />evaluate a commission and committee restructure. <br />6.Restructure Recreation Programs & Events - support reduction - <br />revised scenario <br />7.Reduce park and trail maintenance - support reduction - revised <br />scenario <br />8.Reduce janitorial services at City parks and facilities - support reduction <br />-original scenario <br />9.Reduce landscaping services citywide - support reduction - original <br />scenario <br />10.Reduce Community Support and Subsidies - support reduction - <br />revised scenario with additional modifications to explore the possibility <br />of TV 30 services with reduction of 10% in years 1 and 2, Museum on