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cable company the City had realized $98,000 and $37,000 had been spent on some of the sound equipment in the Council Cambers with a balance of $57,000 remaining. For the benefit of senior citizens and shin. -ins who cannot attend Council meetings, Mr. Fredrickson requested that the monies being held be used to televise the City Council meetings. Mrs. Ferrante asked if a person needed cables to receive such televised events and. Assistant to City Manager Parrish responded that cable was necessary to receive Channel 3. He stated that $52,000 are available. He said that Electric Utility Director Clarke and he are wording on the televising of Council Meetings and promised results within 90 days. City Manager Martinez confirmed that gars would be a camera set-up and dry run in 90 days. Commissions and_Districts Mr. Fredrickson wondered why the City initiated districts if Council emb ra will be allowed to traverse boundaries to make appointments to commissions. He reminded that commission/board members were here to sage the City Council work. As he understood the proposed ordinance by City Attorney Biggs, itd Fredrickson concluded that one Councilmember can end up with two appointees Magor Tulp declared that. the City Attorney was working on the second draft of the proposed ordinance which would be introduced, at the next Council Meeting, January 17, 1995 1 EW Labor Representative Wes Vanhofwegen commented that from the meeting of December 19 s 1994, the Council had proposed ma cr take- aways. ake—awa s. He wanted to know when Council would discuss the Medical Center as he wanted to speak. He declared that Electric employees have been carrying the City for a number of years to help balance the budget. The local union believed there are alternatives to major cutbacks proposed and further dialogue is necessary. He remarked that City Council voted a balanced budget through 1995. Now, there is a deficit o $11 million and the cost is being placed on the employees. IBEW Local 47 has met with the City and there .as been a proposal to eliminate retirement and eliminate medical leave. He argued that employees de net need to give up their lives. He said the City needs the medical center and needs to a increase revenue. He suggested there are a lot of ways to generate revenue. The employees do not need to pay for theCity's downfall. The budget canft be balanced on the back of the employees. Ccunci .member Beltran feared breach of geed faith negotiations and said he expected the City attorney to comment. City Attorney Biggs stated that the s ea ,er"s comments were virtually unlimited. She ^declared that he is entitled to speak ani. Members were entitled to listen. enR Lake Cadena. Ms. Sara Green a Lake Cadena resident thanked Councilmember Sandoval for his assistance with an electric bill problem. She