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thanked the Council for their help with the Skate Park. She encouraged the Council to set aside funds for the Skate Park. She stated she wants to enlarge the park for safety issues and to move picnic tables there. 3) Monte Sheffield encouraged the Council to set aside funds to secure community to help with living and negative situations in Sagewood. He stated they need more enforcement. 4) Junip Moore encouraged the Council to add additional Police Officers. She stated the Police Department needs additional help to enforce the law in the Sagewood neighborhood. 5) Bryan Almanac stated he is a skater at the Skate Park and feels it is too small. He encouraged the Council to add the skate bowl. 6) Angie Ramos stated she feels the Skate Park is a City pride issue. She stated San Marcos has a large skater population. She also stated it is important for the City to back this group and help fund the expansion of the Skate Park. 7) Shawn Barton stated he is a resident of San Marcos and a skater at the Park. He stated there are rumors that the Council will be taking away funding for the Skate Park Bowl. He encouraged the Council to fund the bowl. Mayor Narvaiz asked if anyone else wished to speak. No one did, so Mayor Narvaiz closed the public hearing. Mayor Narvaiz introduced a public hearing on proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 11.76 percent. Mayor Narvaiz opened the public hearing and asked if anyone wished to speak. No one did, so Mayor Narvaiz closed the public hearing. Mayor Narvaiz introduced a discussion regarding any remaining 2007 -2008 Budget items and direction to Staff. Mr. O'Leary stated San Marcos is growing and he feels the City needs a new CIP process. He stated he would like to provide this new process to begin after the new year. The Council reviewed the department CIP request. The Council agreed by consensus to review and evaluate the Budget CIP items for each Fiscal Year. The Council agreed by consensus to consider for this budget moving up the quiet zones, allocation $180,000 for Skate Park, three Battalion Chiefs and three EOC. The Council then reviewed the Supplement Budget. The Council agreed to consider funding the Cemetery request at $60,000.00, increase Economic Development by three percent, opening the Activity Center on Sundays, allocate $10,000.00 to sponsor a Veteran's Day Parade, allocate funding to go toward a house down payment for police who move into an area of the City where there currently with out a police officer, allocate funding to go towards University Professors relocation into the City, allocate funding for Downtown Master Plan public - private partnerships, allocate left over funding from Economic Development War Chest to go towards the funding for home down payment incentive plan for Police Officers and University Professors. Allocate funding for Southside Community Center Rehad. Program. Mayor Narvaiz stated the Council would discuss the Hotel Motel Occupancy Funding on Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.