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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-05-2002 Minutes MINUTES MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO JOINT ADIOURNED REGULAR MEETING JUNE 5, 2002 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARDROOM This is the time and place set for a joint adjourned regular meeting of the Mayor and Common Council and Community Development Commission of the City of San Bernardino from the joint regular meeting held at 8:00 a.m., Monday, June 3, 2002, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. The City Clerk has caused to be posted the order of the adjournment of said meeting held on Monday, June 3, 2002, and has on file in the Office of the City Clerk an affidavit of said posting together with a copy of said order which was posted at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 4,2002, on the City Hall breezeway bulletin board. The joint adjourned regular meeting of the Mayor and Common Council and Community Development Commission was called to order by Mayor Valles at 3: 17 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, 2002, in the Economic Development Agency Boardroom, 201 North "E" Street, San Bernardino, California. Roll Call Roll call was taken by City Clerk Clark with the following being present: Mayor/Chairman Valles; Council Members/Commissioners Estrada, Lien, Suarez, Anderson, McCarmnack; Senior Assistant City Attorney Carlyle, City Clerk Clark, City Administrator Wilson. Absent: Council Members/Commissioners McGinnis, Derry. 1. Budget deliberations - Fiscal Year 2002/03 - Discussion & possible action - proposed City & Economic Development Agency budgets City Administrator Wilson advised that today,s meeting would include a review of the proposed 2002/03 Economic Development Agency (EDA) budget, a recap of the 2001/02 City budget, and a review of the proposed 2002/03 City budget. He also reminded everyone of the following goals and priorities which have been set by the mayor, council members, and department heads for the coming year: I 6/5/2002 . Public Safety . City and EDA financial security . Image enhancement and quality of life . Adequate staffing levels . Signature development projects - Downtown Revitalization Plan, Arrowhead Springs Development, etc. . More effective community beautification . Streamlining City operations. EDA Budget Barbara Lindseth, Director of Administrative Services, Economic Development Agency, reviewed the 2002/03 combined budget, i.e., redevelopment project area/federal grant programs/low-moderate housing fund. Ms. Lindseth distributed the following additional documents and reviewed them with the Council: . Cash Flow Analysis - Tax Increment, Combined Project Areas, as of May 20, 2002 . Tax Increment Fund Projections as of May 20, 2002 . Proposed Uses of New Bond Proceeds City Budget City Administrator Wilson advised that State budget reductions will ultimately impact the City's budget. He stated that it is anticipated that the State booking fee subsidy will be eliminated ($689, 100); as well as State grant funds for the Arts on 5th Multicultural Center ($295,500), the Skateboard Park construction ($25,000), and the Santa Fe Depot restoration ($394,000), for a total negative impact to the City budget of $1.4 million. Barbara Pachon, Director of Finance, provided a recap of the 2001/02 City budget. She distributed two documents-one titled, Estimated Revenues and Expenditures, Year End Fiscal Year 2001-2002, General Fund; and the other a FY Monthly Payment History by UUT (Utility Users Tax) Category, which provided a comparison between fiscal year 00-0 I and 01-02. 2 6/5/2002 Ms. Pachon reviewed the UUT information with the Council, stating that the main difference between projected and acmal revenues is in the electric collections. Although some of this is due to milder temperatures, staff has been working with Edison to get more detailed information to make sure there are no billing or collection errors. City Administrator Wilson advised that staff is already aware of certain anticipated expenditures coming down the line in 2003/04, such as: I) Increased costs associated with PERS benefits for safety employees; 2) Possible 3 percent @ 50 retirement benefit for safety personnel; and 3) Construction, staffing and operation of the new Verdemont fire station. He stated that there are a number of requests from City departments that the Council needs to consider-program change requests and personnel changes that departments are proposing-which would be distributed to the Council in the next day or so. Mayor Valles closed by stating that it was a good thing that the Council had budgeted as conservatively as they could so that the City does have a reserve. She added that no drastic cuts will be necessary, although it may not be possible to fund everything everybody wants. Bottom line, the City is still financially sound. 2. Adjournment At 5:13 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 11, 2002, in the Economic Development Agency Boardroom, 201 North "E" Street, San Bernardino, California. By: RACHEL G. CLARK ~ City Clerk . . f? &ij;f Linda E. Hartzel Deputy City Clerk No. of Items: 2 No. of Hours: 2 3 6/5/2002