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1 based his assumptions and concurred that the national program would ' probably demand more commitment than the Police Department budget would s allow. 4 CITY MANAGER REPORTS 5 September 20 1988 Staff Meeting Notes 6 Mr. Childs' comments on matters reported in the above included a report 7 that the Public Works Department had already planted some of the shrubs 8 in the medians which he perceived was a big improvement over their 9 appearance when they contained only rock. He commended Mr. Hamer for 10 the excellent work his department was doing to dress up that area of 11 the City which should dispel even the doubts of the lady who calls 12 Councilmember Ranallo about six times a year to complain about weeds 13 growing in the medians, etc. 14 Councilmember Marks suggested Mr. Hamer might want to look at a 15 potential sidewalk safety problem with the steps in Central Park which 16 go down from the parking lot to the playground area where one of the 17 steps is sticking up to the point where someone might trip and hurt 18 themselves. 19 Staff to Contact Apache About Young_People Who Hang Around Outside the 20 Mall 2.1 Chief Hickerson was asked what the Police Department could do about the young people who hang around the east side of Apache Mall and are z3 smoking under the railroad bridge. He told Councilmember Enrooth he was 24 convinced the malt shop attracted a good number of those youths even 25 though the manager has done everything he can to discourage their 26 presence in that area, as reported in the Commission minutes. 27 Mr. Childs said staff would be contacting the Apache Management about 28 providing better security for that area, where there had been problems 29 a long time before the Bono Malt Shop opened. 30 Hamer Anticipates No Further Problems with New Voting Machines 31 The Public Works Director explained that the problem with a mis-sized 32 ballot experienced during the Primary Elections had been corrected and 33 he was certain the machines would perform very well for the General 34 Elections. A number of training sessions offered by the staff to the 35 public in advance of the elections, especially the senior citizens, 36 should be of great help. 37 Comparable Worth Plan for City Personnel Explained 38 In her September 23rd memorandum, Sue VanderHeyden had summarized the 39 documentation attached to her memo and reported staff's recommendation 40 for the Plan's implementation. Mr. Childs discussed several portions ^1 of the Assistant Manager's report and reiterated that the Plan itself 15