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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1973/05/24 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA~ CALIFORNIA BUDGET SESSION NO. 4 Held Thursday May 24, 1973 An adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of Chula Vista, California, was held on the above date beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Civic Center, 276 Fourth Avenue, with the following Councilmen present: Councilmen Scott, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Councilmen absent: Councilman Hobel Also present: City Manager Thomson, Assistant City Manager Bourcier, Director of Finance Grant, Director of Parks and Recreation Hall, City Librarian Levine UNANIMOUS CONSENT ITEM RESOLUTION NO. 6871 Offered by Councilman Scott, the read- AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING ing of %he text was waived by unanimous AGENT TO OPEN ESCROW FOR consent, passed and adopted by the fol- ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN lowing vote, to-wit: PROPERTY FOR PARK PURPOSES AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hamilton, IN CANDLEWOOD SUBDIVISION Hyde, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: Councilman Hobel PARKS AND RECREATION City Manager Thomson noted the request Activity No. 4111 for one position in this budget, needed for special programs. He added the budget is significantly affected by the tax levy limit. Emerson Hall Mr. Hall remarked this budget reflects Director of Parks & a 10.6% increase over the previous Recreation year's--6% of this is for items neces- sary due to increased acreage, fringe benefits, etc.; 4-5% is for increased programs. Motion to approve It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, sec- Activity No. 4111 onded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that approval be given to Activ- ity No. 4111 as recommended by the City Manager. Activity No. 4120 It was moved by Councilman Scott, sec- Deletion of truck onded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that a used truck be taken from Building and Housing and put in this account and a new smaller truck be pur- chased for Building and Housing. City Manager Thomson noted this would be a deletion of approximately $500 from the $2,700 request. Motion to approve It was moved by Councilman Egdahl, Activity No. 4120 seconded by Councilman Scott and unan- imously carried that approval be given to Activity No. 4120, as amended (dele- tion of new truck). Activity No. 4220 Director of Parks and Recreation Hall explained that a half-time Recreational Supervisor is being requested to handle the therapeutic and special programs. In regard to the aquatics program, Mr. Hall stated he felt a study should be made of the possibility of raising the fees slightly. Motion to study rates It was moved by Councilman Scott, sec- of swim program onded by Mayor Hamilton and unanimously carried that staff come back with pro- jections and recommendations on the possiblity of raising rates in the area of swimming programs, to provide for balance in terms of current levels and types of services, as well as what the priorities would be in spending this projected increased revenue. This is to come back for Council consideration during the revenue sharing session of the budget. Approval of It was moved by Councilman Scott, sec- Activity No. 4220 onded by Mayor Hamilton and unanimously carried that approval be given to Activ- ity No. 4220 with the footnote that the City Council is to look at the revenue side of this budget at a later date. GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE Director of Parks and Recreation Hall Activity No. 4300 commented that the City is not, at this point, making any money on the golf course. It is beginning to look good and does have good potential. Motion to approve It was moved by Councilman Scott, sec- onded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that Activity No. 4300 be ap- proved. Recess A recess was called at 8:24 p.m. and the meeting reconvened at 8:47 p.m. LIBRARY City Manager Thomson noted the $34,000 Activity No. 4420 increase and explained that one addi- tional position is being requested for the audio-visual programs. The bulk of the costs relate to personal services. City Librarian Levine discussed the position requested (Senior Librarian) and the fact that it would be used for audio-visual services. Serra System Discussion ensued on Chula Vista's par- ticipation in the Serra System and utilization of our library by others at no cost. Motion for exploration It was moved by Councilman Scott and of alternatives to seconded by Councilman Hyde that staff Serra System look into the possibility of dropping out of the Serra System and negotiating for reciprocal agreements with other cities (such as San Diego and National City) as an alternative. Discussion ensued on possible alterna- tives. Mayor Hamilton suggested that one al- ternative would be to assess the number of residents within a service area and have them contribute that portion of tax money generated from that sphere of influence into the regional library facility that is provided and that the City would take care of the library service for that area. Motion amended Councilman Scott stated he would in- clude that in his motion; Councilman Hyde agreed to the second. Motion carried The motion, as amended, carried by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen Scott, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl Noes: None Absent: Councilman Hobel Motion to approve It was moved by Mayor Hamilton, seconded Activity No. 4420 by Councilman Scott and unanimously car- ried that approval be given to Activity No. 4420, with a footnote that the Serra System be looked into as stated in the previous motion. City Manager to report City Manager Thomson commented on the microfilming of back issues of the Star-News which should eventually be resumed; he did cut this out of this budget, but hoped it could be resumed. The Council discussed the possibility of entering into a 50-50 basis agreement with the Star-News. City Manager Thomson stated he would report to the Council on this when budget sessions resume. PARKING METERS City Manager Thomson noted the increase Activity No. 5100 in this activity due to the full-time employment of a Parking Control Officer. He referred to the money in Account No. 5298 for landscaping and that the work for which this is requested could prob- ably be done by an independent contrac- tor, and that $1,100 could be cut out of this account. Motion to reduce It was moved by Councilman Scott, sec- Account No. 5298 onded by Mayor Hamilton and unanimously carried that Account No. 5298 be reduced as recommended by the City Manager. Motion to approve It was moved by Mayor Hamilton, seconded Activity No. 5100 by Councilman Scott and unanimously car- ried that approval be given to Activity No. 5100 as recommended by the City Manager. RETIREMENT It was moved by Councilman Scott, sec- Activity NO. 8100 onded by Councilman Hyde and unanimously carried that approval be given to Activ- ity No. 8100 as recommended by the City Manager. - 3 - BOND INTEREST AND REDEMPTION It was moved by Councilman Scott, sec- Activity Nos. 9010, 9020, onded by Councilman Egdahl and unan- 9030 and 9040 imously carried that approval be given to Activity Nos. 9010, 9020, 9030 and 9040 as recommended by the City Manager. CO~UNITY DEVELOPMENT Councilman Egdahl commented that he would like to see adopted in the budget for fiscal year 1973-74 a major expen- diture for community development, in terms of recruiting industry. Motion for Council It was moved by Councilman Hyde, seconded Conference by Councilman Scott and unanimously car- ried that a Council Conference be sched- uled on June 27, 1973, on the subject of industrial development for the City and that members of the Chamber of Com- merce Industrial Committee, Rohr Cor- poration and other interested parties be invited to discuss ways of develop- ing an industrial park. COUNCIL COMMENT Councilman Hyde commented on a recent article in the Star-News which referred to an alleged meeting be%ween him and members of the Planning Commission. He stated this allegation was not true and w~shed that to go on record. BUDGET SESSIONS It was noted that budget sessions would TO RESUME continue on items such as Gas Tax, Capital Improvement, Revenue projects and other special reports in approximately two weeks. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Hamilton adjourned the meeting at 9:46 p.m. to the meeting scheduled for June 5, 1973, at 7:00 p.m. ~ Depu-t~- City C~i ~ ~k - 4 -