HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2019-156RESOLUTION NO. 2019-156
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2018 GMOC
ANNUAL REPORT, AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
TO UNDERTAKE ACTIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT
REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS AS PRESENTED IN THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND STAFF RESPONSES
SUMMARY
WHEREAS, the City’s Growth Management Oversight Commission (GMOC) is
responsible for monitoring threshold standards for eleven quality of life indicators associated
with the City’s Growth Management Program, and for submitting their annual report to the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, the Development Services Director has determined that there is no
possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment; therefore, pursuant
to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, no environmental review is required; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2019, the GMOC finalized its Fiscal Year 2018 Annual
Report; and
WHEREAS, the report covers Fiscal Year 2018 (from July 1, 2017 through June 30,
2018), identifies current issues in the second half of 2018 and early 2019, and assesses threshold
compliance concerns over the next five years; and
WHEREAS, on August 1, 2019, the City Council held a duly noticed joint public
meeting with the Planning Commission to consider the Fiscal Year 2018 GMOC Annual Report;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, upon considering the Fiscal Year 2018 GMOC
Annual Report, recommended that the City Council accept the same.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, that it accepts the Fiscal Year 2018 GMOC Annual Report, and directs the City Manager
to undertake actions necessary to implement report recommendations as presented in the
Recommendations and Staff Responses Summary (Exhibit A).
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Resolution No. 2019-156
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Kelly G. Broughton, FASLA Glen R. Googins
Director of Development Services City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 1st day of August 2019 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Diaz, Galvez, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2019-156 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
special meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 1st day of August 2019.
Executed this 1st day of August 2019.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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Attachment 1
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Fiscal Year 2018 GMOC Annual Report
Recommendations and Staff Responses Summary
GMOC Recommendations
Staff Responses and Proposed
Implementing Actions
Libraries – 3.1.1 Libraries – 3.1.1
1. That the City Council direct the City Manager to prioritize
Libraries, right below public safety, with the objective of
increasing the amount of materials and staffing to meet the
state average, based on the most recent data available.
2. That the City Council direct the City Manager to allocate a
portion of any surplus from future budgets to supplement
the library materials budget. The amount should be at least
as much as the fees collected in any given year for processing
passport applications.
1. The Library agrees with the GMOC recommendations and will
continue to work with the City Manager’s office to identify ways to
better serve the community in innovative programming and to
identify funding to support materials and staffing.
2. The Library will work with the Finance Department and the City
Manager’s Office to determine a fiscally responsible ongoing
approach to supplement the library materials budget and staff
support.
Police – 3.2.1 & 3.2.2 Police – 3.2.1 & 3.2.2
1. That the City Council direct the City Manager to prioritize the
City’s annual budget with the objective of increasing staffing
levels per capita to be consistent with the County’s median
staffing levels per capita.
2. That the City Council direct the City Manager to support the
Police Department to aggressively expand a new officer
recruitment campaign, providing it with the proper tools,
technology and resources to aid in the process of recruiting
new police officers.
recommended recruitment campaigns.
On June 5, 2018, voters approved a one-half cent transaction and use tax
ordinance that secures funding for additional officers and support staff.
The City Manager’s Office is working closely with the Chula Vista Police
Department to ensure proper staffing levels and together have developed
a 10-year plan to add 43 additional positions to help improve response
times. In FY 2019, the Department was funded for nine new sworn and
civilian positions. In FY 2020, 12 new sworn and civilian positions were
approved to be budgeted. Additionally, the Department is proactively
seeking grant opportunities that will fund additional positions to help
close the gap with the County’s staffing levels per capita. The City
Manager’s Office has allocated funds to support the Department’s
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