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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-20-1987 Minutes City of San Bernardino, California June 20, 1987 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 Regular Meeting held at 9: 00 a.m., Monday, June 15, 1987, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "0" Street, San Bernar- d ino; and recessed to 9: 00 a. m., Tuesday, June 16, 1987, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "0" Street, San Bernardino, California. The City Clerk has caused to be posted the Notice of Adjournment of said meeting held at 9:00 a.m., Monday, June 15, 1987, and recessed to 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 16, 1987, and has on file in the Office of the City Clerk an Affidavit of said posting together with a copy of said Order whi ch was posted at 1: 00 p.m., on Wednesday, June 17, 1987, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "0" 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 Wilcox at 1:10 p.m., Saturday, June 20, 1987, in the Management Information Center (MIC), Sixth Floor, City Hall, 300 North "0" Street, San Bernardino, California. ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken by the Ci ty Clerk wi th the fol- lowing being present: Mayor Wilcox; Council Members Reilly, Flores, Maudsley, Minor, Pope-Ludlam, Miller; City Clerk Clark, City Administrator Schweitzer. Absent: Council Member Estrada; City Attorney Penman. OUT OF STATE TRAVEL - DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF MOON _ MANAGEMENT IN FIRE SERVICE COURSE - EMMITSBURG, MARYLAND - JULY 5 - 17, 1987 Pursuant to a memorandum dated June 2, 1987, from Fire Chief Newcombe, Council Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Council Member Reilly and unanimously carried, that authorization be approved for Deputy Fire Chief Richard A. Moon to attend a Management in the Fire Service course at the National F ire Academy in Emmi tsburg, Mary- land, July 5 to July 17, 1987. (1) GENERAL BUDGET - SAN BERNARDINO COMMUNITY AGAINST DRUGS, INC. Jeri Simpson, President/Chief Executive Officer, of San Bernardino Community Against Drugs, Inc., presented her budget. (2) Mrs. Simpson explained that the Mayor had formed a Drug Task Force that networked law enforcement, the schools, and the District Attorney's Office for the pur- pose of addressing the drug abuse problem ln the com- munity. Some of the accomplishments of the San Bernardino Community Against Drugs, Inc., include: Focusing attention on the lack of equipment at the San Bernardino County Crime Laboratory; Working with drug treatment centers; Encouraging the School District to introduce drug programs in private schools. Received a donation from General Telephone Co. of a communicator which answers 56 calls a day about drug problems; Lobbying the School Board for additional Drug Education funds; Creating an ordinance dealing with suspension of business licenses of business that allow the sale of illegal drugs on their premises; Increasing the participants in the DARE Program; Support of the Insight Program in all City Schools; Sponsoring 12 students at the Californians for Drug Free Youth Conference; Held a Cycle Against Drug, with 520 participants; Worked with the Library to co-sponsor anti-drug clinics with sport celebrities. Purchase of equipment for Police Department drug enforcement. Sponsoring Red Ribbon Week. Mrs. Simpson answered questions regarding the line items in her budget. Mayor wilcox explained that in the previous budget year, San Bernardino Community Against Drugs had been offered a grant from CDBG Funds. However, the Mayor and Common Council felt that this program was so important that they placed it in the General Fund Budget. GENERAL BUDGET - PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT Annie Ramos, Director, Parks, Recreation & Community Serv ices Depar tmen t, used a graph to show the depar t- ment's budget over the last ten years and gave a history of the department's acreage and number of employees. She stated that during the summer there are 150 - 200 part- time employees, primarily in the Recreation Division. Ms. Ramos used a chart to show the organization of the department, the staffing of her organization, and answered questions regarding transfers of programs within her budget, including the West Side Drop In Center, the social services contracts and the Senior Companion and RSVP Programs. Ms. Ramos answered questi ons regard ing the contract for Seccombe Lake maintenance and the cost of security. Ms. Ramos explained that administrative salaries show an increase because the West Side Drop In Center was merged into the administrative budget, and explained how one position had been traded for a proposed position of Assistant Director of Parks, Recreation & Community Ser- vices Department. Ms. Ramos answered questions regarding park main- tenance and the need to purchase a new gang mower for $35,000. She stated that the Department also needs a turf truck and explained what its use would be. 2 6/20/87 Ms. Ramos answered questions regarding the assignment of Ruben Campos as a part-time Center Manager at the Ruben Campos Center. Recreation Division John assisted budget. Kramer, Superintendent, in the presentation of the Recreation Division, Recreation Division Mr. Kramer answered questions regarding water charges and the liability policy on youth trips. Ms. Ramos answered questions regarding the designa- tion for several line items and the use of various pieces of equipment. Mr. Kramer stated that there are no capital ments set forth in this year's budget. improve- Jim Robbins, Deputy City Administrator, questions regarding the contracting of custodial answered services. Warren Knudson, Finance Director, answered questions of the Council and stated that the funds from the sale of Orangewood Park are now designated for Anne Shirrells Park (Rio Vista Park). No formal action was taken. GENERAL BUDGET - FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Chief Newcombe presented a table of organization and explained to the Council that the Fire Department budget is 90% personnel costs. He stated that in order to meet his required cuts, nearly all equipment requests had been removed from his budget and that in order to get down to the bottom line, he would have to cut eight fire fighter positions. (2) Fire Chief Newcombe presented a map to show the loca- tions of the fire stations throughout the City. Chief Newcombe answered questions regarding para- medics and response time throughout the City. Last year, the Fire Department received approximately 14,000 calls, 75% of which were for medical attention. CITY CLERK CLARK EXCUSED At 5:00 p.m., City Clerk Clark left the Council Meeting. Fire Chief Newcombe medics and how they serve medics. explained the duties of para- as both fire fighters and para- Fire Chief Newcombe answered questions regarding the Fire Department Budget. No formal action was taken. RECESS MEETING At 5: 30 p.m., Council Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Council Member Miller and unanimously carried, that the meeting be recessed until 8:00 a.m., on Monday, June 22,1987, in the Management Information Center (MIC), Sixth Floor, City Hall, 300 North "D" Street, San Bernar- dino, California. 3 6/20/87 RECONVENE MEETING - JUNE 22, 1987 At 8:10 a.m., on Monday, June 22, 1987, the Adjourned Regular Meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tempore Miller in the Management Information Center (MIC), Sixth Floor, City Hall, 300 North "0" Street, San Bernardino, California. ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken by the Ci ty Clerk wi th the fol- lowing being present: Mayor Pro Tempore Miller; Council Members Estrada, Reilly, Flores, Maudsley, Minor, Miller; City Clerk Clark, City Administrator Schweitzer. Absent: Mayor Wilcox; Council Member Pope-Ludlam; City Attorney Penman. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no comments by the general public (A) MAYOR WILCOX ARRIVED At 8:15 a.m., Mayor wilcox arrived at the Council Meeting. GENERAL BUDGET - POLICE DEPARTMENT Police Chief Burnett distributed an organization chart of the Police Department and answered questions regarding positions on the chart. (2) COUNCIL MEMBER POPE-LUDLAM ARRIVED At 8:30 a.m., Council Member Pope-Ludlam arrived at the Council Meeting. Police Chief Burnett referred to the Concept Paper which had been handed to each Council Member regarding the community oriented policing. Police Chief Burnett agreed to provide crime statis- tics for each of the designated sub-areas. Mr. Burnett stated there were 1.7 sworn officers per 1,000 persons. He stated that if community oriented stations were abandoned and the Council wanted to maintain the same per capita ratio, the only money saved would be the rental rates of buildings. Captain Dave Thomas answered questions regarding the Neighborhood Watch Program. In talking about costs, Police Chief Burnett stated that certain line items are untouchable, such as $102,000 for data process i ng. In order to meet the requi red cut, the Mayor and Common Council would have to agree to elim- inate four sworn positions, two P-2s and two P-ls. Pres- ently, the Department is short eight sworn positions, due to turnover, and three non-sworn positions. In addition, nine officers are out on extended injury leave. Police Chief Burnett answered questions regarding a request for the purchase of cars for area commanders and regarding the request to include funds in the budget for up-grading the police shooting range. The Mayor and Council discussed alternatives for the shooting range, such as using the sheriff's facilities in Glen Helen. Police Chief Burnett answered questions regarding expendi tures of funds from the Asset Forfei ture Account, which has $33,000 available. These funds have been used for the purchase of tasers and can only be allocated for drug enforcement. 4 6/22/87 Capt. Mike Lewis answered questions regarding Asset Forfeiture Funds. Capt. Dave Thomas answered questions regarding patrol vehicles. Capt. Mike Lewis answered questions regarding the lease of undercover automobiles. Chief Burnett talked about the type of crime in San Bernardino and the difference between internal crime, such as burg lary and robbery, and ex ternal cr ime, as wi th gangs, such as the Crips and the Black Inland Empire Mob with confrontations over drug sales in the area. Police Chief Burnett answered more questions regard- ing the shooting range at Perris Hill Park. Chief Burnett also answered questions regarding sal- ary savings this year which were used to make up for the cuts the Police Department could not make in last year's budget. Members of the Police Department answered questions regarding crossing guards. CITY ATTORNEY PENMAN ARRIVED At 113:1313 a.m., City Attorney Penman arrived at the Council Meeting. COUNCIL MEMBER At 113: 134 a.m., Council Meeting. POPE-LUDLAM EXCUSED Council Member Pope-Ludlam left the No formal action was taken. RECESS MEETING - CLOSED SESSION At 113: 15 a.m., Council Member Flores made a motion, seconded by Council Member Estrada and unanimously car- ried, that the Council recess to Closed Session to meet with its designated representatives regarding labor rela- tions matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. (Firefighters) (1) CLOSED SESSION At 113:15 a.m., the Closed Session was called to order by Mayor wilcox in the Management Information Center (MIC), Sixth Floor, City Hall, 31313 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, California. ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken by the City Clerk with the fol- lowing being present: Mayor Wilcox; Council Members Estrada, Reilly, Flores, Maudsley, Minor, Pope-Ludlam, Miller; City Attorney Penman, City Clerk Clark, City Ad- ministrator Schweitzer. Absent: None. Also present: M. J. Perlick, Director of Personnel; Richard Bennecke, Executive Assistant to the Mayor; Phil Arvizo, Executive Assistant to the Council. ADJOURN CLOSED SESSION At 113:413 a.m., the Closed Session adjourned to the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Common Council in the Management Information Center (MIC), Sixth Floor, City Hall, 31313 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, Cali- fornia. 5 6/22/87 RECONVENE MEETING At 113: 413 a.m., the Adjourned Regular Meeting recon- vened in the Management Information Center (MIC), Sixth Floor, Ci ty Hall, 31313 North "D" Street, San Bernard ino, California. ROLL CALL Roll Call was taken by the Ci ty Clerk wi th the fol- lowing being present: Mayor Wilcox; Council Members Estrada, Reilly, Flores, Maudsley, Minor, Pope-Ludlam, Miller; City Clerk Clark, City Administrator Schweitzer. Absent: City Attorney Penman. GENERAL BUDGET - COUNCIL OFFICE Phil Arvizo, Executive Assistant to the Council, presented the Council Office Budget. The Council discussed the Travel Account and Meetings and Conferences Account. No formal action was taken. GENERAL BUDGET - LIBRARY Steve Whitney, City Librarian talked about the over- head costs at the Library and gave an overview of the Main Library and its branches. There are 37 full-time employ- ees and 36 part-time employees and many students and vol- unteers to provide support services to the Library. City Librarian Whitney answered questions regarding grant funding in the amount of $118,41313 that comes from the State of California, based upon per capita support at the local level. He explained that if the City contri- butes to the Library Budget less than 2.15 Million dol- lars, the grant money will be lost. Mr. Whitney answered questions regarding his proposed reductions, which include employees. He also answered of the Library, and hours branches. laying off the 36 part-time questions regarding operation of operation in the various It was noted that the Library makes no charge for use of community rooms. Mr. Whitney answered questions regarding $413,131313 requested for equipment to enhance computer memory. Mr. Whitney also answered questions regarding revenue for the Library in terms of fines. COUNCIL MEMBER MILLER EXCUSED At 12:1313 noon, Council Member Miller left the Council Meeting. City Librarian Whitney answered questions regarding an item for a Redevelopment Agency Library Project. COUNCIL MEMBER ESTRADA EXCUSED At 12:135 p.m., Council Member Estrada left the Council Meeting. COUNCIL MEMBER POPE-LUDLAM EXCUSED At 12: 136 p.m., Council Member Pope-Ludlam left the Council Meeting. 6 6/22/87 The Mayor and Counc i 1 discussed Mr. Whi tney' s pro- posed budget cuts. No formal action was taken. ADJOURN MEETING At 12:11 p.m., Council Member Minor made a motion, seconded by Council Member Maudsley and unanimously car- ried, that the meeting be adjourned until 8:00 a.m., Sat- urday, June 27, 1987, in the Management Information Center (MIC), Sixth Floor, City Hall, 300 North "0" Street, San Bernardino, California. ~4J?/~~ / City Clerk No. of Hours: 8~ No. of Items: 8 7 6/22/87 ..