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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017/06/20 - Item 7 - Revised Resolution E COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. __________ RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ADOPTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET FOR CIP PROJECT STM393 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-18 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2018 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista received and considered the City Manager’s proposed operating and capital improvement budget for the City of Chula Vista for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018; and WHEREAS, on April 18, 2017, the Measure P Citizens’ Oversight Committee (COC) affirmed that the proposed budget for Measure P was in compliance with the City’s approved Infrastructure, Facilities and Equipment Expenditure Plan; and WHEREAS, on May 23, 2017 as required by the City Charter, the Parks and Recreation Commission reviewed and approved the Fiscal Year 2017-18 proposed budget for the Recreation Department and Public Works Department (Parks); and WHEREAS, the City Manager’s Proposed Budget for fiscal year 2017-18 was distributed on May 18, 2017 and presented at the May 23, 2017 City Council meeting; and WHEREAS, at the May 23, 2017 meeting the City Council directed staff to identify potential budget options to add fire personnel needed to establish a new engine company and continuing the item until the council meeting of June 6, 2017; and WHEREAS, at the June 6, 2017 council meeting, the City Council accepted the City Manager’s proposed operating and capital improvement budgets for fiscal year 2017-18 as presented on May 23, 2017, as its proposed budget, and set June 20, 2017 as the date for the adoption of the fiscal year 2017-18 budget, with the following conditions and direction: • The City Manager will authorize the use of fire overtime beginning July 7, 2017, increasing one Engine company to a 4-person crew until staff from the SAFER grant is trained and on-duty; and • If the SAFER Grant is not approved for funding, the City Manager will return mid-year with budget amendments for City Council consideration to add the Fire Engine Crew; and • The City Manager will update the City Council on a quarterly basis on the fiscal year 2018-19 budget forecast and balancing options, and will provide a long-term plan to address staffing shortfalls in public safety; and • There will be a moratorium on hiring new employees, except for the five police officers in the City Manager’s proposed budget, until the results of the SAFER grant are known, to ensure that some funding is available for additional fire personnel; and • The City Manager will report back to the City Council within 120 days with a plan to address the chronic understaffing of the police and fire departments, with such plan considering all options, including: (i) alternative service models that may improve effectiveness and reduce costs; and (ii) potential funding sources; and WHEREAS, the budget submitted at this time for formal adoption and appropriation has been published for the requisite ten-day public review period and represents the City Council’s final proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18, as accepted on June 6, 2017; and WHEREAS, a copy of the proposed budget document is on file in the Office of the City Clerk; and WHEREAS, a public hearing on the budget was noticed and held as required by the City Charter, and all public testimony was received and considered. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it adopts the capital improvement project budget for STM393 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 and appropriates funds for fiscal year 2018 as summarized in the following table: / Presented by Approved as to form by David Bilby Glen R. Googins Director of Finance/Treasurer City Attorney