Reiskin says that the Development Service Fund, which staffs the Planning and Building Dept, is being focused on, but there are delays in "throughput"
Gallo: we've been reducing services to City for years, especially in Parks and Rec and libraries.
Doing a quick u-turn on everything he just said, Gallo says Public Safety is still the number one priority, mentions now well-known violence issues. He also brings up increases in human trafficking and sideshows.
Quick descent into Gallismos.
Fife asks whether they're in a declared fiscal emergency. Reiskin says they are, quickly corrected by Kaplan, they haven't. Reiskin says he's not proposing using emergency reserve and if they don't close with cuts, they would be using reserve
Fife asks whether they're in a fiscal emergency and Reiskin says Council didn't declare one. He also contradicts previous statement, where he said they'd be using the emergency reserve without cuts. It's not true, they'd have to vote for a fiscal emergency to use reserve legally.
They've closed the discussion on the budget reportback.
One of the items they are continuing to the March finance meeting is a 10 day Council Member pay cut for the remainder of the fiscal year. Kalb strenuously objected to continuing, and said it would look back if they waited.
Caller during open forum says she's appreciative of CM Fife's questions and that it helps the public understand. She says "Most of us don't always know what's happening, including some of you."
The meeting adjourned. Not may budget questions affirmatively answered to be honest.

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