The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About06-25-1986 Minutes City of San Bernardino, California June 25, 1986 This is the time and place heretofore set for an Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at their Adjourned Regular Meeting held at 8:00 a.m., on Friday, June 20,1986, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino; all members of the Mayor and Common Council being absent therefrom. The City Clerk has caused to be posted the Notice of Adjournment of said meeting held at 8:00 a.m., on Friday, June 20, 1986, and has on file in the office of the City Clerk an affidavit of said posting together with a copy of said Notice which was posted at 8:00 a.m., on Friday, June 20, 1986, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. The Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino was called to order by Mayor Pro Tempore Hernandez at 9:07 a.m., Wednesday, June 25,1986, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" street, San Bernardino, California. ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken by the City Clerk with the fol- lowing being present: Mayor Pro Tempore Hernandez; Council Members Hernandez, Marks, Quiel, Frazier, Strickler; Assistant City Attorney Sabourin, City Clerk Clark, Acting City Administrator Schweitzer. Absent: Mayor Wilcox; Council Members Estrada, Reilly. PUBLIC HEARING - REVENUE SHARING FUNDS Mayor Pro Tempore Hernandez opened the public hearing concerning anticipated revenue sharing funds. MAYOR WILCOX ARRIVED At 9:09 a.m., Mayor Wilcox arrived at the Council Meeting and took her place at the Council Table. Warren Knudson, Finance Director, explained that the purpose of the public hearing was to publicize the pro- posed uses of anticipated revenue sharing funds in the amount of $597,400 for Fiscal Year 1986-87. He stated that the issue of revenue sharing is still being consider- ed at the Federal level, so there could be changes in the amount. He further stated that staff is proposing that the revenue sharing funds be used for General Fund equipment, a large portion of which will be used for the normal con- tingent of replacement police cars in the amount of ap- proximately $250,000. Finance Director Knudson answered questions. Council Member Marks made a motion, seconded by Council Member Quiel and unanimously carried, that the hearing be closed. RES. 86-251 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AWARDING A BID TO MONUMENTAL BRONZE FOR THE FURNISHING AND DELIVERY OF BRONZE SIGNAGE TO BE UTILIZED BY THE NORMAN F. FELDHEYM CENTRAL LIBRARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH BID SPECIFICATION F-86-15. City Clerk Clark read the title of the resolution. Counci 1 Member Marks made a motion, seconded by Council Member Hernandez and unanimously carried, that further reading of the resolution be waived and said reso- lution be adopted. Resolution No. 86-251 was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Council Members Hernandez, Marks, Quiel, Frazier, Strickler. Noes: None. Absent: Council Mem- bers Estrada, Reilly. RES. 86-252 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AWARDING A BID TO SOUTH COAST RUBBER STAMP CO. FOR THE FURNISHING AND DELIVERY OF INTERIOR SIGNAGE TO BE UTILIZED BY THE NORMAN F. FELDHEYM CENTRAL LIBRARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH BID SPECIFICATION F-86-15. City Clerk Clark read the title of the resolution. Co unc i 1 Member Mar ks made a mo t i on, seconded by Council Member Hernandez and unanimously carried, that further reading of the resolution be waived and said reso- lution be adopted. Resolution No. 86-252 was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Council Members Hernandez, Marks, Quiel, Frazier, Strickler. Noes: None. Absent: Council Mem- bers Estrada, Reilly. ENTERPRISE ZONE - REVIEW OF APPLICATION PROCESS Richard Whitman, Manager, Enterprise Zone Programs for the State of California Department of Commerce, was present and explained the process that was used in deter- mining which enterprise zone applications would be desig- nated for State funding. He expressed the concerns re- garding San Bernardino's application and explained why San Bernardino's application was not designated for funding. Richard Whitman, Manager, Enterprise Zone Programs for the State of California Department of Commerce, an- swered questions of the Council regarding the City's ap- plication. A discussion ensued regarding the process for second round applications for State funding for an Enterprise Zone and the differences of applying under the Nolan Bill or the Waters Bill. It was the general consensus of the Mayor and Council that the City not apply again, but to continue with the Enterprise Zone being implemented locally. COUNCIL MEMBER ESTRADA ARRIVED At 10:05 a.m., Council Member Estrada arrived at the Council Meeting and took her place at the Council Table. Glenda Saul, Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency, answered questions, stating that it was her posi- tion that the City not re-apply for an Enterprise designa- tion under the Waters Bill. No official action was taken. BUDGET HEARING - POLICE DEPARTMENT Finance Director Knudson referred to his memorandum dated June 2, 1986, in which he presented information on the Police Department Budget as requested by the Mayor and Common Council at the budget hearing on May 27, 1986, and 2 6/25/86 explained the comparisons of 1985-86 figures to the recom- mended figures. The report included the following addi- tions to the 1985-86 personnel costs which are necessary to support the 1986-87 personnel request even though the number of positions is reduced: Non-safety raises (14% over 2 years for general employees in addition to adjustments for I.D. Technicians and dispatch personnel) $ 340,505 Increases in compensation insurance costs Increases in health and life insurance costs Increases in PERS costs Increases in overtime requested Increases necessary to fund step increases 159,445 73,265 47,979 118,389 125,000 The cost for one month of charter- mandated increases effective in August, 1985, since only 11 months are included in the 1985-86 figure 40,000 $904,583 Other items that affect "Recommended 1986-87" amount are: positions not funded in 1985-86: 2 P-l Positions 3 Additional Police Assistants 90,582 82,845 Vacancy project in Division #213 (Patrol) for 1986-87 which is not reflected in the "Budgeted 1985-86" Amount 65,172 Difference between the cost of an Assistant Chief (85-86) and a Captain (86-87) 11,304 Difference in incentive pay request in Division #216 (Investigations) 5,600 $255,503 These items account for $1,160,086 that affects the difference between the "Budgeted 1985-86" and "Recommended 1986-87" columns in the category of personal services. The Mayor and Council discussed the 26 sworn officer positions and two civilian positions that had been cut from the Police Department Budget, and the need to restore them to the 1986-87 Budget. Said cuts lowered the number of sworn officers from 243 to 217. In order to restore these positions, approximately 1.2 million dollars are needed. It was suggested that the use of salary savings could be used to provide this additional funding to main- tain the current level of staffing. Police Chief Burnett stated he wished to maintain the existing complement of 243 sworn officers, under-fund the complement, and operate with a vacancy factor necessary to keep the positions intact. The Police Chief also stated they are understaffed in civilian positions. 3 6/25/86 Finance Director Knudson answered questions con- cerning possible ways to save money in the Police Depart- ment, stating that several years ago, the Hughes Heiss study made recommendations for streamlining operations and most of those recommendations were implemented. Police Chief Burnett answered questions regarding the need for more clerical help. CITY CLERK CLARK At 10:40 a.m., Meeting. EXCUSED City Clerk Clark left the Council DEPUTY CITY CLERK REESE ARRIVED At 10:40 a.m., Deputy City Clerk Reese arrived at the Council Meeting. A discussion ensued regarding the provisions of Char- ter Section 186 and its effect on the Police Department Budget. The Mayor and Council discussed the ratio of police officers to the population, which ideally is approximately 1.8 officer per each thousand population. The City of San Bernardino is presently in compliance with this formula, with 243 authorized personnel in the sworn ranks. Council Member Quiel made a motion, seconded by Council Member Estrada and unanimously carried, to direct the Finance Director to prepare a report back to this Council with regard to what would be the added cost to restore the personnel level to the full staffing that is presently in the Police Department Budget; to provide a realistic estimate of salary savings for 1986-87; and to realistically identify the increased costs because of Charter Section 186, using the same formula as used to earmark the reserved funds in this year's budget. CRIME RESISTANCE GRANT Police Chief Burnett stated that the Police Depart- ment had received a $100,000 Crime Resistance Grant from Sacramento, and was told that the application was the top application in the State. FIRE STATION FINANCING CLOSURE - SET DATE FOR BID OPENING City Treasurer Graves stated that they are coming to the end of the closure part of the financing of the fire station and wished to set a date to open bids. The Mayor and Council agreed that the opening of bids for the financing of the Fire Department would be sched- uled for Monday, July 28, 1986. BUDGET HEARING - PUBLIC SERVICES Manuel Moreno, Jr., Superintendent, Public Services, presented the proposed 1986-87 budget for the Public Ser- vices Department and explained that the Department is recommending the elimination of three positions, but that the cuts would not remove any employees, as they would serve in other positions. There are now 165 authorized positions, and 162 are being recommended for the 1986-87 Budget. COUNCIL MEMBER MARKS EXCUSED Council Member Marks left the Council Meeting. A memorandum dated April 8, 1986, from Bob Nagy, Methods and Standards Technician, addressed to Manuel P. Moreno, Jr., and a survey of residential streets for Fis- cal Year 1986-87 was distributed to the Mayor and Council. 4 6/25/86 The Mayor and Common Council discussed the garage charges and the 14% increase which was attributed to the cost of labor agreements. Finance Director Knudson answered questions. Acting City Administrator Schweitzer explained that the garage rate is being adjusted to take into account changes made during the past year. He stated that he has an RFP ready to go out for bid on July 7, 1986, if ap- proved by Council. Manuel Moreno, Jr., Director, Public Services Depart- ment, answered questions regarding various items in the proposed budget, and explained why contractural services are needed for tree trimming for very tall trees, such as palm and eucalyptus. BUDGET HEARING - CONTINUED TO JUNE 30, 1986 It was the consensus of the Mayor and Council that the Budget Hearing would be continued to 8:00 a.m., on Monday, June 30, 1986, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. ADJOURNMENT At 12:15 p.m., Council Member Quiel made a motion, seconded by Council Member Strickler and unanimously car- ried, that the meeting be adjourned to 8:00 a.m., Satur- day, June 28, 1986, in the President's Board Room, Cali- fornia State university, San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, California. ~>>// //t?//c:%?0i ./ City Clerk ~ ..1 '!J2~L-cJ !t,-fe4V Deputy ity Clerk 5 6/25/86