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• Retirement of Police Officers, Firefighters, and Recreation Services Manager • City Managers Weekly Report • Teen Center • Utility Payment Kioske SCAG recognition via Compass Blueprint Award 0 Appointment of 2009 League Voting Delegate and Two Alternates. There was no opposition by the Council members present to the appointment of CM Perez/Bennett and Mayor Pro Tempore Oliva as voting delegate alternates. Discussion and Possible Direction for Elected Officials Salary Reductions Commensurate to City Employee Salary Reductions. Mayor Chastain introduced CM Yzaguirre who requested that this item be placed on the agenda for consideration of salary reduction, voluntary, commensurate with all reduction that all labor groups took, that includes furloughs, and any reductions in wages. Mayor Pro Tempore Oliva requested clarification from the City Attorney. City Attorney Derleth explained that there is a specific statute that indicates that if there is an increase in the council salary it cannot go into effect until the new office term begins for the officials, the statute doesn't talk about salary reduction. There is an Attorney General opinion that takes a position that salary reduction needs to wait for a new term of office to begin. There are other councils who are making the reduction during this economic time figuring who is going to challenge. It would require an ordinance to be implemented but it can be voluntarily done. It was the consensus by members present to direct staff to prepare an ordinance for salary reductions by the Council. INFORMATIONAL ONLY Letter of Support - Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant Program Funding Application. General Manager Olko provided a brief overview federal stimulus package, on the various energy efficient programs that promote energy consumption reductions in the city. Projects highlighted were: 1. Solar system to be place at teen center, energy kiosk to show energy produced 2. Lighting for the bike path, LED Street Lighting 3. Promotion and expansion of residential energy audit program PUBLIC HEARINGS: LLMD I 2009 JUL 07 REG CC/RDA/CUA MEETING -4-