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Central Business Functions representatives of each employee unit, continues to monitor the City's health care costs and .explore additional cost containment alternatives. In FY07, the Benefits Study Group implemented a wellness initiative which includes a Wellness Education Program and implementation of eDoc America and Registered Nurse Advice Line. 8. The organization is going through continued transition due to a steady. flow of retiring "baby. boomer" generation employees. Staff will need to creatively meet this challenge in the areas of recruitment and training. 9. A document management program is being implemented in phases. Once fully established; the program will lower costs and improve efficiencies by: reducing the amount of paper used, reducing the number of printers, guaranteeing that only 100% recycled paper is purchased City-wide, providing centralizing scanning services and introducing software and online systems to store, index, retrieve and share documents internally and with the public. 10. In 2007, the City Manager announced a new initiative to reorganize the City Manager's Office to create a structure more in line with four core. strategic values: sustainability, performance measurement, diversity and civic engagement. This reorganization will necessitate budgetary and physical space adjustments. The responsibility for City efforts toward organizational and community sustainability will be located in the City Manager's Office. A sustainability commission to advise the Mayor, City Council and City Manager will also be established in FY08. Providing staff and resources. for this body; as well as for the other Council priorities continues to be a service issue for the City Manager's Office. An accomplishment of note is the recruitment, hiring and establishment of an office for the Police Auditor; this program continues to develop and in FY08 the Citizen Review Board will be appointed and functioning. 11. The Neighborhood Empowerment Initiative, one of the City Council's goals, is focused on supporting and enhancing public participation related to issues within the City's neighborhoods. In . - February 2007, Neighborhood Association leaders and residents met with City Council and staff to recommend priorities for the work plan. Implementation of the priorities and the scope of those ,activities will require additional resources and are dependent on future Council action. ~' ~ 12. The Neighborhood Matching Grants program was reinstated for three years, beginning in FY07. The $50,000 annual allocation is for neighborhood physical improvements or one-time ~'" events. Proposals are accepted from those living, working or owning property within the area affected by the grant, and must be endorsed by the appropriate Neighborhood Association. The grant award for-each approved project must be matched by at least the same amount of cash donations, donated materiaUsupplies, or volunteer labor. 13. Rising fuel prices have significantly altered the City's fleet budget, causing an increase in the fuel budget of approximately $500,000. for FY07, and prices are expected to increase another $350,000 through the end of FY08. In an effort to help reduce the City's fuel demand; Fleet Services has increased the use of hybrid technology, which now makes up 35% of the City's sedans. In FY07, Fleet Services introduced ethanol E10 as a more environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuel for gasoline engines. The City's fleet has also made the successful switch to bio-diesel `' .and ultra-low sulfur diesel ahead of federal mandates; together they significantly reduce the .City ~. ' fleet's environmental impacts. Fleet Services has been successful in obtaining two grants to help offset the cost increase of these alternative technologies and are continually looking for more 67 _.