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stories about situations where we've been very aggressive at bringing in money from outside the city from the state and federal government and from maximizing our -- our collection of our own revenues that we've been able to have some great management stories about how we can support programs without necessarily going to the voters and saying, please increase your taxes. or else we have to cut these programs. so i don't think that answers sort of philosophical question about what sort of the right structure we have, but there are a lot of efforts that a lot of us are spending our tim...

programs at the parks department. the other part of the answer is there are some limits on what we as a city are able to do. as you know, there are certain things we have the option of taxing. we can't do an income tax. we can't do a gas tax. there are constraints what you can do locally but those are legal objections. so i think my best answer is we're trying where we can. >> thanks. i think this might be a great time, phil ginsburg, who runs our park and rec creation department i think does an amazing job, has been very innovate niv thinking about these revenue-generating measures ...

want to get rid of? >> why throw it away when you can reuse it? >> it can be filtered out and used for other products. >> [speaking spanish] >> it is going to be a good thing for us to take used motor oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go. >> lierse the general manager right here. thank you. it this is a meeting of the ...

my position, there's six other commissioners. i'm also proposing that two each serve on the committees and that i would volunteer to be the third person on the committees but not the chair of any of them. we would expect the other commissioners to take an active role in that. commissioners to role in that. that would not put an undue burden on any one commissioners and i don't think increase the word load but district it differently. the last -- distribute it differently. the last about getting input and outreach is at the neighborhood park council meeting it was determined with the ...

>> lierse the general manager right here. thank you. it this is a meeting of the recreation and park cobb commission. >> commissioner buell. commissioner harrison. boneniia. >> present. >> lee. >> here. >> martin. i know commissioner lev ton is on her way. >> i'll make a couple of general announcements. the ringing of cell phones and electronic devices are prohibited a the the meeting. we may remove anyone responsible for the sound producing devices. in order to have a fass tilt driven meeting, you may sign a blue card. each person may have two minutes to speak on each item. let's p...