"Much of the city’s added annual revenues will be consumed by collective bargaining agreements, city Deputy Budget Director Gary Kurokawa told the Ways and Means panel."   then if this is true, in keeping with the Chair's recommendation, these very same collective bargaining agreements within our bloated city and state governance system and structure should be revisited as a very critical component of "cost cutting".  it's either that or don't enter into asinine make work projects which are known to tax current resources!  this is a little-known concept known by others as "living within one's MEANS"!!!!!.....especially when it comes to government spending.