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Home My WebLink Aboutcc min 1985/05/20 MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Thursday, May 20, 1985 4:00 p.m. Council Conference Room BUDGET OVERVIEW ROLL CALL Councilmembers present: Mayor Cox, Councilmembers Malcolm, McCandliss, Scott, Moore Councilmembers absent: None Staff present: City Manager Goss, City Attorney Harron, Assistant City Manager Asmus GOALS City Manager Goss outlined the budget format and showed slides with comparison charts of last year and outlined budget goals. The four goals are: (1) to provide the City's policy and decision makers with the best information possible for reviewing the budget~ establishing service levels, setting work program priorities and basically approving the revenue and expenditure plan for city operations; (2) identify and highlight policy issues which need to be determined for the coming year; (3) provide a balanced budget while retaining services at their current levels without laying off employees; (4) take necessary and prudent steps to properly prepare the City and its organization for its economic future. OVERVIEW City Manager Goss outlined the 18 highlights proposed for the budget. They included: turn On street lights; add police agent; expand library hours; add tree trimming crew; add a zoning inspector; increase capacity in the engineering department; establish economic facilitator; overall reorganization in the City Manager's Office; add Risk Manager; establish full-time open space administrator; inplement building repair and restoration; equipment replacement fund; improve technology; fund an inventory and appraisal purchase of street lights; improve staff capacity in planning, community development, personnel and public information; improve circulation and audio-visual staffing and expansion of the book budget. T I Adjourned Regular - 2 - May 20, 1985 City Council Meeting The summary also included graphs of the Personnel Summary showing an increase of 10 full-time positions and a Summary of Personnel Changes; a chart of Proposed General Fund Expenditures for 1985-86; Proposed 1985-86 Operating Expenditures by Department/Account; Position Funding Support Other Than General Fund; and a chart of Position Funding Support From General Fund. REVENUES Mr. Goss described projects anticipated to be funded for the various departments and showed charts Functional Revenues By Department 1985-1986 Projected; General Fund Revenue 1985-86 Projected; Use of Discretionary Funds by Function 1985-86 Projected; Gas Tax Block Grant Revenue History; Sales Tax Revenue Comparison of Chula Vista and National City; Per Capita Sales Tax Revenue Among Eight Selected County Cities; Police/Fire Expense vs. Property Tax Revenue and A Dozen Major Revenues 1985-86 Projections and a Matrix Showing Differences Between Operating Revenues and Expenditures Under Various Conditions. MAYOR'S REPORT (None) COUNCIL COMMENTS a. Councilman Malcolm expressed concern that Chula Vista will be the only library in the County open on Sunday and noted the increased cost to the citizens of Chula Vista for the majority of use by out-of-town people. He suggested prohibiting non-residents to the use of the Library on Sunday. City Manager Goss commented this (Library) budget is supported by State funds in the amount of $200,000 for the coming year. b. Councilman Moore commented that more data be available regarding the equipment replacement program. c. Councilman Moore asked if the City would be absorbing some personnel because of the golf course employee cut and some employees from the street sweeping contract. He also questioned if any positions would be due to overflow of unfilled positions or is staff being increased 10.8%. City Manager Goss explained absorbtion of these individuals will occur because of contracting out Bayside Park from the Port (1.5 positions). Adjourned Regular 3 May 20, 1985 City Council Meeting d. Councilman Moore questioned if money regarding billboards would be included in the operating budget. City Manager Goss commented this would be included in the CIP Budget. e. Councilwoman McCandliss questioned if the Parkway Community Center resident/non -resident cards would be included in this years budget. Acting Director of Parks and Recreation commented it would be implemented in the summer program. f. Councilman Malcolm commented on the showers in the men's bathroom at Parkway as being too hot and asked if something could be done to correct this problem. MSUC (Malcolm/Cox) to have a Closed Session at the end of the meeting for matters of personnel. ADJOURNMENT AT 5:35 p.m. to the meeting scheduled for May 21, 1985 at7p.m. JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC City Clerk PATRICIA A. GUARDACOSTA Deputy City Clerk WPG:0588C PAG