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• <br /> November 25, 2020 <br /> 2021 rates, a 2019 and 2021 comparison, bookings comparison (2019 actual, 2020 <br /> and 2021 estimates), and housing days and Video Court hours comparisons. <br /> Ms. Haugen provided a Council reallocation log, which was requested by Council <br /> Member Murphy at the last budget hearing. She stated the log lists the $542k <br /> made available for reallocation from the reinstatement of the car tab fees, and <br /> the jail budget is listed based on previous discussions regarding the possibility that <br /> Council may decide to reduce it. Also included were parking lot items that were <br /> identified at previous hearings, plus three additional options, including closing the <br /> gap on labor concessions, reducing the drawdown of the Rainy Day Fund, or <br /> restoring the contributions to the LEOFF 1 pensions. <br /> Discussion took place regarding the correlation between the number of bookings <br /> and number of housing days. Police Chief Templeman explained the number of <br /> housing days is impacted by the degree of the crime, as well as the closure of the <br /> courts. <br /> • <br /> Council Member Stonecipher stated the jail fee budget may be overly <br /> conservative. She recommended reallocating a portion up to $200,000 of the jail <br /> fee budget to meet other needs in the community (parking lot items). <br /> To assist in finding ways to address costs and manage differently, Council Member <br /> Roberts expressed the need for additional information from the County. He <br /> agreed with reallocating a portion of the jail fee budget to meet other needs in <br /> the community. <br /> Council Member Bader stated his preference was to adopt the jail budget as <br /> proposed and look at savings at a later date. <br /> Council Member Vogeli stated that because it is not known what 2021 holds <br /> concerning COVID-19, civil unrest, and social needs, as well as the need for better <br /> crisis response, her preference was to adopt the jail budget as proposed and look <br /> at savings at a later date. <br /> Council Member Murphy stressed the importance of continuing to monitor jail <br /> fees month to month; however, he expressed concern about the impacts of being <br /> 392 <br />