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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - July 6, 1977 STAFF REPORTS (Cont'd been implemented. She noted the Council's budget allocation for 1976-77 which had allowed her to index the City Council Minutes from 1956-66, to date. The system which she was proposing would be merged with the present project, thus giving the Town a Legislative Action History from the Town's incorporation. She also pointed out that the Legislative History would be cross-referenced and tied into the City Clerk's -Administrative files so that retrieval of documents and information would be readily at hand, and that a Procedures Manual would be written so that any Staff changes would still insure that the system would be kept up. Mrs. Hislop stated that the supplemental allocation needed for such a system would be approximately $7,000.00, and proposed that, prior to making any final decision on the matter that Council make a field trip to another City which had implemented the same system and see how it operated. Mrs. Elizabeth Fiksdahl, Chairman of the Pathway Committee, supported the proposal for such a system, noting the condition of some of the files the Committee had worked with in their attempts to compile a Master Trails and Paths map. Council agreed to make a field trip as proposed, and requested that Staff make the necessary arrangements with the City of Millbrae before action was taken. The following items were taken out of order as they appear on the Evening's Agenda �+ since the time had not yet arrived for Special Orders. For the sake of continuity, these Minutes reflect Council action as the items appear on the Agenda. E. SPECIAL ORDERS: 1. Consideration of FY 1977-78 Budget: City Manager Robert Crowe stated that in two previous Study Sessions on the proposed budget, Council had agreed by concensus to various modifications as outlined in the Minutes of those meetings. He reviewed the various changes that had subsequently been made to the Budget Summary Sheet as well as Departmental budgets. Mayor Brown opened the discussion to members of the public prior to hearing comments from Council. Speaking from the Floor: Mr. Larry Giller, Vinedo Lane: Objected to the expenditure of funds for travel and meetings by Council and Staff, stating that he felt the funds should be better utilized to provide better services and benefits to the residents, such as pathway maintenance, street repair and police protection. Mr. Oscar Sobel, Christopher's Lane: Thought additional monies should be spent [ to improve the many streets within the Town which were in need of repair. 44' Mrs. Judith Carico, O'Keefe Lane: Speaking as a private citizen, stated she felt it was important for elected and appointed officials, as well as Staff members, to attend meetings outside the Town to protect its' interest; that it was such -3-