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Home My WebLink About07-13-1988 Minutes . City of San Bernardino, California July 13, 1988 This is the time and place 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 5:02 p.m., Monday, July 11, 1988, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernar- dino, California. The City Clerk has caused to be posted the Notice of Adjournment of said meeting held at 5:02 p.m., Monday, July 11, 1988, and has on fi Ie in the office of the Ci ty Clerk an affidavit of said posting together with a copy of said Notice, which was posted at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 12, 1988, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. The Adjourned Regular Meeting was called to order by Mayor wilcox at 3:07 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, 1988, in the Redevelopment Agency Conference Room, Fourth Floor, City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, Cali- fornia. . ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken fOllowing being present: Flores, Maudsley, Minor, Grace, City Clerk Clark, bins. Absent: Council Ludlam. by Ci ty Clerk Clark with the Mayor Wi lcox; Counci 1 Members Miller; Deputy City Attorney Acting City Administrator Rob- Members Estrada, Reilly, Pope- FY 1988-89 BUDGET - PLANNING DEPARTMENT This is the time and place set for consideration of the Planning Department Budget for the Fiscal Year 1988- 89. Deputy City Administrator/Development Jim Richardson expressed concern regarding the cost of the amendment to the General Plan. He sta ted that proposed changes in planning fees are in the process of being prepared and reviewed by the Ways and Means Committee, which will off- set the cost of four Planning Department positions. Discussion ensued regarding the salary savings be- tween the newly appointed Interim Planning Director and the previous Planning Director. . The vacancy factor in the Planning Department was also discussed. 1 7/13/88 . COUNCIL MEMBERS ESTRADA AND POPE-LUDLAM ARRIVED At 3:15 p.m., Council Members Estrada and Pope-Ludlam arrived at the Council Meeting. Deputy City Administrator Richardson answered ques- tions regarding the filling of vacancies in the Planning Department. Acting Ci ty Administrator Robbins descr ibed factors affecting the turnover rate of the Planning Department. COUNCIL MEMBER REILLY ARRIVED At 3:17 p.m., Council Member Reilly arrived at the Council Meeting. Acting City Administrator Robbins answered questions regarding the $60,000 planning services agreement with the Redevelopment Agency offsetting the costs of additional General Plan meetings. Andy Green, Acting Director of Finance, answered questions regarding Page 29 of the Planning Department budget printout, stating that after the Redevelopment Agency is billed, there will be changes. . Jim Richardson Redevelopment Agency the General Plan. answered questions regarding the being charged for 75% of the cost of DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY GRACE EXCUSED At 3:27 p.m., Deputy City Attorney Grace left the Council Meeting. Acting Director of Finance Green answered questions regarding the cost of amending the General Plan. Acting City Administrator Jim Robbins and Deputy City Administrator/Development Jim Richardson agreed that the Planning Department can go forward in good shape with the proposed budget. SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY BARLOW ARRIVED At 3:30 p.m., Senior Assistant City Attorney Barlow arrived at the Council Meeting. FY 1988-89 BUDGET - POLICE DEPARTMENT This is the time and place set for consideration of the Police Department Budget for the Fiscal Year 1988-89. . Donald Burnett, Chief of Police, answered questions regarding the proposed budget for his department. 2 7/13/88 . Discussion ensued regarding reports of lack of officers in the field and complaints regarding the re- sponse time of field officers. Decreasing the number of vacancies was suggested. Chief Burnett answered questions, stating that motor officers are taken away from traffic enforcement and accident prevention and used on an adjusted schedule to work the cruising problem on Mt. Vernon Avenue. The recei ved officers Mayor and from pol ice of the lack Common Council discussed complaints officers regarding the impact on the of personnel and equipment. Chief Burnett answered questions regarding the lack of administrative personnel on duty nights, and the use of available manpower to its greatest potential. He stated that a Sergeant is on duty at night as an operational supervisor regarding field incidents, and whenever situations require high level management deci- sions, administrative personnel are on call and available to respond. Area Commanders and Lieutenants regularly work in excess of 40 hours a week and are frequently called out at night. . He answered questions manager to every 21 employees vided a comparison handout disbursement of personnel. regarding the ratio in the department. showing management of 1 He pro- and the Chief Burnett spoke against having managers on duty at night, as their duties require resources available during the day shift. He stated that different areas have different needs and that it is possible to have all Area Commanders out on the same evening in response to needs in their areas. The Council discussed the importance of supporting police officers in the field, and seeing statistics to prove that personnel is being managed to its best poten- tial. The possibility of having a clerical employee handle the Police Department's budget, instead of a Lieutenant, was discussed. Chief Burnett stated that peak crime times are 12:00 Midnight to 2: 30 a .m. and that Thursday is the day of highest activity. He stated that a new shift has recently been started at 1:00 p.m. . 3 7/13/88 . In response to questions regarding reorganizing the use of his staff, Chief Burnett stated that the absence of managers in the evenings has not been raised as an issue during his monthly meetings with the Police Association and the Employee/Employer Relations Committee. He answered questions regarding the number of avail- able hand held radios. The Police Department has plans to change to a new communication system, which will make the radios currently being used obsolete. CITY ATTORNEY PENMAN ARRIVED At 4:132 p.m., City Attorney Penman arrived and re- placed Senior Assistant City Attorney Barlow. Captain Harp answered questions regarding the number of available vehicles and their use by police assistants. CITY CLERK CLARK EXCUSED At 4:134 p.m., City Clerk Clark left the Council Meet- ing and was replaced by Deputy City Clerk Lang. . The Mayor and Common Council discussed the number of Lieutenants and their assignments. The possibility of using civilian employees to perform some of the duties of Lieutenants was proposed. CITY CLERK CLARK RETURNED At 4:137 p.m., City Clerk Clark returned to the Coun- cil Meeting and replaced Deputy City Clerk Lang. Chief Burnett answered questions regarding the posi- tioning of staff and the use of volunteers in the Commun- i ty Serv ice Off ices. He described the duties of police assistants, stating that the department currently has 25. Alternate methods for the use of staff on the Police Department were discussed. CITY ATTORNEY PENMAN EXCUSED At 4:17 p.m., City Attorney Penman left the Council Meeting. Further discussion regarding the use and duties of police assistants ensued. CITY CLERK CLARK EXCUSED At 4:18 p.m., City Clerk Clark left the Council Meet- ing and was replaced by Deputy City Clerk Lang. . 4 7/13/88 . Captain Harp answered questions regarding the place- ment of pOlice assistants. The benefits to the Police Department of the new Code Enforcement Program were discussed. COUNCIL MEMBER At 4:19 p.m., Council Meeting. POPE-LUDLAM EXCUSED Council Member Pope-Ludlam left the CITY CLERK CLARK RETURNED At 4:20 p.m., City Clerk Clark returned to the Coun- cil Meeting and replaced Deputy City Clerk Lang. Chief Burnett expressed his support of the new Code Enforcement Program. Council Member Maudsley made a motion, seconded by Council Member Minor, that $250,000 be taken from the Operating Contingency Fund of $310,000 for the addition of five more sworn officers and that $25,000 of the transfer be used for the purchase of HT radios. . COUNCIL MEMBER POPE-LUDLAM RETURNED At 4:25 p.m., Council Member Pope-Ludlam returned to the Council Meeting. The motion failed by the following vote: Council Members Reilly, Maudsley, Minor. Noes: Members Estrada, Flores, Pope-Ludlam, Miller. None. Ayes: Counc il Absen t : Council Member Maudsley made a motion, seconded by Council Member Miller and unanimously carried, that up to $25,000 be author i zed from the contingency fund for hand held radios. ADJOURN MEETING At 5:10 p.m., Council Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Council Member Miller and unanimously carried, that the meeting adjourn to the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council to be held July 18, 1988. ~4Jt?/~~/ / City Clerk No. of Hours: 2 ~/~~) 6?~ Deputy No. of Items: 2 . 5 7/13/88