Minutes 1998-06-03
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3,1998
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 215 EAST BRANCH STREET
ARROYO GRANDE, CALIFORNIA
1, CALL TO ORDER
The City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande met at 7:30 p.m. in special session
to consider the Fiscal Year 1998-99 Preliminary Annual Budget, with Mayor A. K.
"Pete" Dougall presiding.
2, ROLL CALL
Present with Mayor Dougall were Mayor Pro Tern Michael Lady and Council
Members Michael Fuller, Thomas A. Runels, and Steve Tolley. Staff members
present were City Manager Robert L. Hunt, City Clerk Nancy A. Davis, Chief of
Police Rick TerBorch, Director of Building and Fire Terry Fibich, Public Works
Director Don Spagnolo, Parks and Recreation Director Dan Hernandez, Financial
Services Director Lynda Snodgrass, Acting Community Development Director
Helen Elder, Police Commander Dan Wulfing, Engineering Technician
Albert Ducusin, and Associate Planner Bruce Buckingham.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
Jim Levy, Executive Director of Family Services Center, spoke to the Council
about his organization's request for funds from the City's FY 1998-99 Budget.
He said he was there to answer Council questions,
4, CONSIDERATION OF FISCAL YEAR 1998-99 PRELIMINARY ANNUAL
BUDGET
City Manager Hunt presented the FY 1998-99 Preliminary Annual Budget to the
City Council. He said the City was relying on one-time revenues to balance the
budget and it would not be wise to do so in future years, He said there were
many City Council accomplishments in FY 1997-98 and they were listed in the
staff report. He said staff recommended Council review, modify as appropriate,
and adopt the resolution approving the FY 1998-99 Annual Budget and hold in
abeyance the request for funding from the Family Services Center for
reevaluation at the First Quarter Budget Report.
Financial Services Director Snodgrass discussed and showed charts depicting
the City's revenues, which include:
General Fund Revenues
Business Licenses - $51,000
Franchises - $204,000
Sales Tax - $2.2 Million
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Property Tax - $1.7 Million
Transient Occupancy Tax - $174,000
Utility Users Tax - $260,000
Vehicle License Fees - $635,000
Director Snodgrass stressed the importance to the City of the Vehicle License
Fees and said it is nine percent of the City General Fund budget. She also
discussed the Financial Services Department and Non-Departmental budgets for
FY 1998-99.
Directors of the Community Development, Police, Building and. Fire, Public
Works, Parks and Recreation, and City Clerk Departments reviewed their
budgets and answered Council Members' questions.
City Manager Hunt covered the City Council, City Administration, City Attorney,
Management Information System, and Redevelopment Agency budgets for FY
1998-99.
The Council then began consideration of the Policy Items, which were requests
from the Departments for new or expanded programs/activities not part of the
Base Budget.
After discussing the various Policy Items, there was Council consensus to add to
the Base Budget the following:
. Department of Building and Fire, Division of Fire - Priority 1 Division
Chiefrrraining Officer/Administrative Officer (the position will be filled 1/1/99)
$78,900 ($39,450 for FY 1998-99)
. Parks and Recreation Department - Priority 1 Reclassify permanent part-time
Recreation BUilding Supervisor to full-time Facility Coordinator $4,200
. Public Works Department - Priority 1 Engineering Office Remodel $4,500 and
Priority 2 Two permanent, full-time Associate Engineer positions (Savings)
$4,000
. Community Development Department - Priority 1 Part-time Code
Enforcement Officer (Contract) (First Quarter) $6,500
. Non-Departmental - Priority 1 Contribution to the Economic Vitality
Corporation (from Redevelopment Agency) $5,000
Council Members said they would consider other Priority Items and the request
from the Family Services Center at Mid-Year.
It was moved by Tolley/Fuller (5-0-0, with Tolley, Fuller, Runels, Lady, and
Dougall voting aye) to adopt Resolution No. 3290 Adopting the Fiscal Year 1998-
99 Annual Budget and Making Appropriations for the Amount Budgeted.
5. ADJOURNMENT
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It was moved by Tolley/Fuller and the motion passed unanimously to adjourn the
meeting at 9:30 p.m.
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A VIS, CITY CLERK
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