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[speaking spanihs] -- [speaking spanish] when we look at the city's budget, it is not that much different from how we budget in our own homes. on one side, we have the income that the city has. we have the state and federal dollars that come into the city. in terms of the expenses, they are broken down by the non- general fund, which is what we have to spend, and the general fund. we are here to talk about the general fund where there is some flexibility. the non-general fund comes with specific targets on how the money has to be spent. about 40% of our money goes into public protect...

the problem we are trying to solve tonight is looking at ways to balance the budget. we are looking at the city's expenses next year, and they are much greater than the income we have. by law, we have to balance the budget. [speaking spanish] 30 years ago, city government was responsible for the majority of services that we are now receiving. 30 years ago, nonprofits started serving with the goal of having -- instead of reducing costs, provide services to the community. so we have city working in partnership with nonprofit agencies to provide the services you are all provided -- chil...

care of. [applause] i know that nearly shares in that vision. he has made that clear. we in district 9 and the mission have been going through a tough time. there has been an increase in violence. it is something we are very mindful of. we have taken every step we can to ensure the safety of our neighborhood. we're working closely with the mayor and chief of police. we're working closely with the police department to make sure that there is a police presence in the community. we recognize long term that is not sufficient. we have to work with the community itself and community- based...

program. i am here to tell you about the after-school program and what it does for the youth. we go to school. what do we have to do after? we can go walk around. we have after-school programs with things we enjoy. they have activities. we are building our knowledge outside of school. it also ties in with violence. that is something we do not want to have a lot of in the city. this is our community. after-school programs kind of cuts it down. think about it, if we do not have after-school programs, where are we going to go? we need things that make us happy. we go to school. we work ...

general fund, which is what we have to spend, and the general fund. we are here to talk about the general fund where there is some flexibility. the non-general fund comes with specific targets on how the money has to be spent. about 40% of our money goes into public protection. 20% goes to human welfare. about 20% goes into health. 4% goes and recreation. those decisions are part of what we want to hear you weigh in on. [speaking spanish] next slide please. [speaking spanish] the problem we are trying to solve tonight is looking at ways to balance the budget. we are looking at the ci...