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Home My WebLink About2009/06/23 Agenda - Special I declare under penalty of perjury that I am employed by the City of Chula Vista in the OffIce of the City Clerk and that I posted thln.~ ~ I!:. ocu~: :q~l~e~~I~~~ board ;C~rdl",:~ f. SIGNED~ ...,..............,. nYOF UA VISfA Cheryl Cox, Mayor Rudy Ramirez, Councilmember James D. Sandoval, City Manager John McCann, Councilmember Bart Miesfeld, City Attorney Pamela Bensoussan, Council member Donna ,'Jorris, City Clerk Steve Castaneda, Councilmember Notice is hereby given that the Mayor of thc City of Chula Vista has called and will convene a Special Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday;' June 23, 2009 at 5:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, located at 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California, to consider the items on this 'good' ~ . Ch~COX'MaYOr SPECIAL MEETING June 23,2009 5:00 P.M. Council Chambers City Hall- Building 100 276 Fourth Avenue CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL: Councilmembers Bensoussan, Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez, and Mayor Cox PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND MOMENT OF SILENCE ACTION ITEM If you wish to speak on this item, please fill out a "Request to Speak" form (available in the lobby) and submit it to the City Clerk prior to the meeting. 1. IMPASSE PROCEDURE FOR MANAGEMENT, IF NECESSARY, FOR EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION IAFF LOCAL 2180 As part of the City's Budget Reduction Plan, the Fire Department in November 2008 developed a proposal to "brown out" the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) company. Management and Officials of IAFF Local 2180 have been negotiating in Meet and Confer sessions concerning the Fire Department Proposal. The purpose of this action shall be to identify and speci fy the issue or issues remaining in dispute. Staff recommendation: Carry out an impasse procedure, if necessary, for IAFF Local 2180. CLOSED SESSION Announcements of actions taken in Closed Session shall be made available by noon on Wednesday following the Council Meeting at the City Attorney's office in accordance with the Ralph M Brown Act (Government Code 54957.7). 2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.5(b) . Property: 960-980 F Street; 685 Bay Blvd.; 955 Lagoon Drive; APN 760-048-51-00 . Negotiators: Denny Stone, Eric Crockett . Negotiating Parties: Redevelopment Agency ofthe City ofChula Vista; City of Chula Vista; Unified Port of San Diego . Under Negotiation: Instruction to negotiators concerning terms 3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6 . Agency designated representatives: Jim Sandoval, Scott Tulloch, Kelley Bacon, Bart Miesfeld, Maria Kachadoorian, Rod Betts . Employee organizations: IAFF, Chula Vista Mid-Managers/Professional Association 4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54954.5(b) . Property: APN 595-450-39,595-450-40,595-490-14,643-070-10, 644-080-11 and 644-080-15 . Negotiators:' Jim Sandoval, Rick Ryals, Bart Miesfeld . Negotiating Parties: City ofChula Vista and San Diego County Water Authority . Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment 5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING ANTICIPATED LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9: . One Case ADJOURNMENT to the next Regular Meeting of the City Council, June 23, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Page 2 - Council Agenda htto:/ /www.chulavistaca.goy June 23; 2009 Materials provided to the City Council related to any open-session item on this agenda are available for public review at the City Clerk's Office, located in City Hall at 276 Fourth Avenue, Building 100, during normal business hours. In compliance with the AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT The City of Chula Vista requests individuals who require special accommodations to access, attend, and/or participate in a City meeting, activity, or service, contact the City Clerk's Office at (619) 691-5041 at least forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting. Page 3 - Council Agenda htto:/ /www.chulavistaca.l!OV June 23;- 2009 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT '=.'.: '~,""f~t~~4:f.'};'_-~;:. ~f::. CITY OF - :: - (HULA VISTA 6/23/09, Item~ ITEM TITLE: IMPASSE PROCEDURE FOR NECESSARY, FOR EMPLOYEE LOCAL 2180 CITY A TTORNE'(~:Y~~ 4/STHS VOTE: YES D NO 0 MANAGEMENT, IF ORGANIZA nON IAFF SUBMITTED BY: SUMMARY City management put together a Budget Reduction Plan in late 2008 designed to close the budget deficit at the City for the remainder of this fiscal year, as well as the projected budget deficit for the next fiscal year commencing July 1, 2009. One piece of the Budget Reduction Plan was a proposal to "brown out" the USAR Company, in order to save approximately $ 1.4 million dollars in overtime expense. This plan was developed by the Fire Department in November 2008. The plan would include eliminating .the USAR Company and cross-staffing the crew of Truck 57 with the USAR apparatus. The elimination of the crew on USAR will free up four operations personnel each day who will be able to back-fill vacant spots created by vacation, sick leave, and other authorized leave. This will eliminate the need to use overtime for up to four spots per day. On average, 4.75 employees take leave each day. Thus, if the USAR personnel are used each day the City will save an estimated $1.4 million dollars on an annual basis. RECOMMENDATION Staff Recommendation: Hold impasse hearing, if necessary, and impose brown out of USAR Company, effective July 4,2009. DISCUSSION IAFF Local 2180 opposes the brown out of the USAR Company. The City and IAFF have held several meetings in order to meet and confer over the brown out of the USAR Company. The parties have now reached a tentative agreement on a Side Letter to achieve the $ 1.4 million in savings without implementing a complete "brown out" of the USAR Company. City Council has approved the Side Letter. However, membership of the IAFF has not yet had an opportUnity to vote on the Side Letter. If IAFF membership votes to approve the Side Letter, the impasse hearing will become unnecessary and it will be removed from the Council agenda. However, in the event that IAFF membership 1-1 [CLICK HERE - ENTER DATE (i.e. January 9, 2007)], Item_ Page 2 of2 rejects the Side Letter, management of the City will recommend that Council implement the proposal to completely "brown out" the USAR Company effective July 4, 2009. In this event, management will be utilizing the impasse procedure, section 14 of the City's Employer-Employee Relations Policy, to resolve the dispute with IAFF. City management will not be requesting an impasse meeting under section l4A of the Impasse Procedure. City management and IAFF have a meeting scheduled for June 22, 2009, such that if IAFF wishes to have an impasse meeting, the impasse meeting can be held on June 22, 2009. City management will not agree to the appointment of a mediator under section l4B of the impasse procedure. City management will request at the June 23 City Council meeting that City Council implement the City's last, best and [mal offer to IAFF for a complete "brown out" of the USAR Company pursuant to section 14C of the impasse procedure. The City's last, best and final offer on the "brown out" procedure is as set forth in the memorandum from Fire Chief Dave Hanneman to Assistant City Manager Scott Tulloch dated June 2, 2009, which has been provided to IAFF. DECISION MAKER CONFLICT Staff has reviewed Council Member holdings and determined that no conflict exists. CURRENT YEAR FISCAL IMP ACT No net impact to the General Fund in the current fiscal year. ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT Browning out of USAR Rig projected to save the General Fund approximately $1.4 million in overtime expenses as reflected in the Fiscal Year 2009-20 I 0 adopted budget. Prepared by: Bart Miesfeld, City Attorney 1-2