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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcc min 1982/06/17 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA Thursday, June 17, 1982 ~ 4 PM Council Chamber, Public Services Building ROLL CALL Councilmen present: Mayor Cox, Councilmembers McCandliss, Scott, Malcolm, Moore Councilmen absent: None Staff present: City Manager Cole, City Attorney Lindberg, Assistant City Manager Asmus, Development Services Administrator Robens 1. RESOLUTION NO. 10903 AMENDING RESOLUTION 10890 AND ESTABLISHING A BUDGET FOR THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR 1982-83 AND APPROPRIATING SUCH FUNDS AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR SUCH BUDGET TO CONTINUE UNTIL AUGUST 31, 1982 (CITY MANAGER) City Manager Cole explained that a revised resolution has been submitted for Council's consideration which adds a new paragraph giving the City Mana9er the authority to save employee positions by having them share a shorter work week, accept lesser pay or some similar alternative which would provide the same cost savings as the elimination of those positions. Mr. Cole added that the proposed arrangement would be considered an interim arrangement and the positions could be eliminated prior to the ultimate adoption of the 1982-83 budget. tn answer to Councilman Scott's Query, the City Manager stated that the layoff notices have been sent out and the employees in question will be terminated as of june 30, 1982. City Attorney Lindberg commented that the paragraph in the resolution was not necessary - that this is purely an administrative matter. He added that the original resolution does not contain this language. ORIGINAL RESOLUTION OFFERED BY COUNCILMAN SCOTT, the readin9 of the text was waived by unanimous consent, passed and approved unanimously. Mr. Shale Hanson, representing the Western Council of Engineers, spoke against the layoffs indicating that the Western Council did not feel it was due to shortage of funds. He asked that the City Council include the funds necessary to retain these employees for the balance of this fiscal year, and if additional funds become available, to include these employees in the FY 1982-83 budget. MSUC (Cox/Scott) to allow staff the opportunity to work with the various employee groups that have been impacted by the elimination of positions and allow them the flexibility to pursue shorter work weeks. Councilwoman McCandliss added that this should also include adding any positions necessary to accomplish this. City Council Meeting 2 June 17, 1982 2. RESOLUTION NO. 10904 EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO MIKEL HAAS FOR HIS EXCELLENT WORK IN COVERING THE CITY HALL BEAT RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND READ BY MAYOR COX, passed and approved unanimously. 3. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT -- None 4. MAYOR'S REPORT a. Report on AB 1152 regarding the Port District. Mayor Cox discussed this Bill initiated by Assembl3nnan Kapiloff explaining that the Bill has been amended in order to secure approval. Basically, it requires the Unified Port District to set aside two million dollars to the beach communities to combat beach erosion. MSUC (Scott/Cox) to reaffirm (Council's) opposition to AB 1152 and inform the Senate Wildlife Committee. b. Mayor Cox apologized for starting the meeting a few minutes late and explained that the Council was at the ground-breaking ceremony marking the beginning of construction of East "H" Street which is expected to be completed this year (Phase I). 5. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilwoman McCandliss expressed her concerns and disappointment regarding receiving the revenue information at the public hearing on the bud9et on June lO, 1982. She felt that the lateness in getting this information to Council was due to something "seriously wrong" with the budget process. Councilman Malcolm agreed, adding that he did not want to see this happen again as the "one million dollars could have gone the other way also" and could have had a great impact on the budget. MSUC (McCandliss/Moore) to direct staff to prepare a report (written) explaining why it took so long (until June 10 at 4 PM) to receive an adequate breakdown of the revenues. Councilwoman McCandliss commented that there are a number of questions still to be answered, such as the sales tax - it could have been due to one large sale by Rohr which may not happen next year - the one million dollars in salaries, benefits, services, and supplies should have been much better refined by staff. ADJOURNMENT at 4:36 P.M. to the meetin9 scheduled for Tuesday, June 22, 1982, at 7 P.M.