HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1986/05/22 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA
BUDGET OVERVIEW
Thursday, May 22, 1986 Council Conference Room
4:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Cox; Councilmembers Malcolm, Moore,
Campbell, McCandliss
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Goss, City Attorney Harron,
Assistant City Manager Asmus
GOALS
City Manager Goss described the budget format using slides
depicting comparison charts from Fiscal Year 1985-86 and outlined
budget goals. The total budgeted amount for Fiscal Year 1986-86
is $37,391,970 which includes the operating budget plus special
restricted budgets. He noted the budget process began following
the Montgomery annexation.
The three goals are:
1. Provide the City's policy and decision makers with the best
information possible for reviewing the budget, establishing
service levels, setting program priorities, and basically
approving the revenue and expenditure plan for City 9perations
for the next 12 months;
2. Identify and highlight policy issues which need to be
determined for the coming year; and
3. Provide a balanced budget while taking necessary improvement
steps to properly prepare the City in its organization for its
economic future.
OVERVIEW
City Manager Goss outlined the 20 highlights proposed for the
budget. They included: make Crime Suppression Unit in the Police
Department permanent; provide additional funding to that already
budgeted in previous years for the conduct and completion of the
City's General Plan Study and Public Facilities Program; add
significant funds for insurance to meet the City's increased cost
of public liability insurance; add a Police Agent position which
would be assigned to the Regional Narcotics Task Force; add the
position of Crime Analyst to the Police Department as recommended
by the Public Safety Officer Study contingent upon its funding by
a potential State CCAP grant; improve Police/Fire communications
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by providing for Communication Operator relief as well as a Lead
Communication Operator on each shift; provide funding for the City
to participate in the Joint Powers Agreement which will provide
for a regional response to hazardous materials incidences; add to
the expansion this year of recreation programming by providing a
girls~ softball/volleyball program and establishing an early
evening swim program for adults and children; establish a
full-time Landscape Planner to work with the City's Landscape
Architect in the design of parks and landscaping plans for the
City's Capital Improvement Program; increase the book budget as
one step toward achieving a larger, more in-depth book collection;
add staff to meet expanded workloads including Building and
Housing Inspector II for development of new housing in the City's
eastern sector, another Zoning Inspector for the Community
Appearance Program, an additional Junior/Assistant Civil Engineer
in the Public Works Department-Land Development Section, two
Interns in Traffic Engineering, one Community Development
Specialist in the Community Development Department, and a Computer
Programmer in Management Services; modify City's organizational
structure; provide for additional resources in the area of park
maintenance; purchase new bUllet-proof vests for Police Officers
with the existing ones being passed on to the Police Reserves;
develop an overall physical fitness program for Police and Fire
including major refurbishing of the Police Building gym; provision
of security officers every night at the Library when it is open;
add a new Sewer Crew when the City takes over the Montgomery
Sanitation District July 1, 1986; expanded pre~employment physical
examinations are recommended for applicants for Police Officer and
Firefighter; buy more memory capacity and other equipment for the
City's computer; provision of steam cleaning downtown sidewalks.
The summary also included graphs of the Personnel Summary
depicting the addition of 73.71 positions; Summary of Additional
Positions Due to Annexation; Highlights for the Various
Departments; Major Accomplishments from Various Departments;
Comparison of California Libraries Serving Various Populations
with Circulation Over 600,000; Total Staff Per 1,000 Population;
City's Existing Organization Charts; Use of Discretionary Funds by
Function; Comparison of Taxes and Fees in the Newly Annexed Area;
Proposed General Fund Expenditures for 1986-87; Capital
Improvement Program History;"Wish List" Requests.
REVENUES
activity will increase from $35,182,686 t ,614,310, an
increase of $6,431,624 or 18.2%. Estimated revenue from the newly
annexed area is projected at $5,060,500. The focus of the
proposed budget, the City's general operations, is projected that
general funds revenues will increase from $24,390,531 to
$28,909,220, an increase of $4,518,689 or 18.5%. Of this total,
the increase from Montgomery is from $1,355,640 for 6 months to
$4,199,220 for the full 1986-87 Fiscal Year.
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Graphics depicting the projects anticipated to be funded for the
various departments included General Fund Revenues; Functional
Revenues by Department; Major Revenue Projections; Major
Unrestricted City Revenues; "Flat" and "Volatile" Revenues; Real
Buying Power of Sales Tax Revenue; Comparison of Sales Tax Revenue
for Chula Vista and National City; Police/Fire vs. Property Tax
Revenues; Per Capita Sales and Use Tax Revenue; Per Capita
Property Tax Revenue; Per Capita Transient Occupancy Tax Revenue;
Per Capita Business License Tax Revenue; Per Capita Total Revenue;
General Fund Summary City Only; General Fund Summary Montgomery
Only.
Councilman Campbell commended the City Manager and staff on their
outstanding budget presentation.
2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None.
3. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT None.
4. MAYOR'S REPORT None.
5. COUNCIL COMMENTS
a. Councilman Malcolm commented on the idea of starting Council
meetings earlier if Closed Session items are scheduled.
Discussion ensued regarding beginning meetings at 6:00 p.m. if
Closed Session items are contemplated; City Attorney's office
should know before Council packets go out whether a Closed
Session is necessary for a Tuesday Council meeting; calling
special Closed Sessions on Monday; regularly docketing of
Closed Session items on the agenda; questioned whether
discussion on C osed Session items should be revealed in Open
Session.
Assistant City Attorney Gill clarified that personnel matters
are required to be reported on during a Closed Session in
accordance with statutory law. The Code stipulates that on
certain subject matters, action taken in Closed Session can be
revealed at the next subsequent meeting.
MSUC (McCandliss/Campbell) to refer this to the City Attorney for
a resolution to be brought back at a future Council meeting.
ADJOURNMENT AT 5:19 p.m. to the meeting of Tuesday, May 27, 1986
at 7:00 p.m.
JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK
Deputy City Clerk
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