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Home My WebLink About06/10/2013J 1 minutes city of san tins oBispo SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Monday, June 10, 2013 - 5:00 P.M. Council Chamber, 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, California ROLL CALL: Council Members Present: Council Members John Ashbaugh, Dan Carpenter, Vice Mayor Kathy Smith, and Mayor Jan Marx City Staff Present: Katie Lichtig, City Manager, Christine Dietrick, City Attorney, Michael Codron, Assistant City Manager, and Maeve Kennedy Grimes, City Clerk, were present at Roll Call. Other staff members presented reports or responded to questions as indicated in the minutes. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Ashbaugh led the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENT Council Member Dan Carpenter requested that members of the public be allowed to speak on matters not on the agenda. A consensus of the Council agreed to hear from members of the public. Lealah Broyles, Los Osos. Spoke in opposition to the recent reinstatement of a city fire fighter. Brooke Hyman, Spoke in opposition to the recent reinstatement of a city fire fighter. Aaron Gomez, San Luis Obispo. Spoke in opposition to the recent reinstatement of a city fire fighter. Tyler Wohlford, Spoke in opposition to the recent reinstatement of a city fire fighter. —end of public comments - -- city council mectinc, minutes Page 2 Monday, June 10, 2013 BUSINESS ITEM 131. PRELIMINARY 2013 -15 FINANCIAL PLAN. (LICHTIG / PADILLA / CODRON / ELKE) City Manager, Katie Lichtig, presented an overview of the Financial Plan. Interim Director of Finance & Information Technology, Wayne Padilla, presented the highlights of the 2013 -2015 Financial Plan. Assistant City Manager, Michael Codron presented information of the City Department Operating Programs. Presentations were made by each of the Department Heads and Council Members engaged in questions comments regarding the departments. Chief of Police Stephen Gesell Fire Chief Charlie Hines Public Works Director Daryl Grigsby Utilities Director Carrie Mattingly Parks & Recreation Director Shelly Stanwyck Community Development Director Derek Johnson Human Resources Director Monica Irons Finance & Information Technology Interim Director Wayne Padilla City Attorney Christine Dietrick 1 Assistant City Administrator Michael Codron PUBLIC COMMENT Steve Barasch, San Luis Obispo. Asked why are my water and sewer bills so high? Why does it cost approximately $87,000 for a single family dwelling? What is the financial health of the community we live in? He has produced a "Red Book" summarizing the budget and will make it available for the Council to review. Matt Kokkonen, San Luis Obispo. Spoke in regard to the financial pension costs of the safety employees and the continuation of Measure Y. Charlene Rosales, Chamber of Commerce, San Luis Obispo. Supports three of the Major City Goals: homeless, downtown revitalization and the implementation of the economic development strategic plan. --end of public comments— Mayor Marx brought the discussion back to the Council Members: Mayor Marx brought the discussion back to the Council Members and suggested 1 creating a "parking lot" for ideas, suggestions and discussion topics to be considered by Council. ACTION: Review and consider the Preliminary 2013 -15 Financial Plan at the budget workshops and public hearings scheduled for June 10, 11, and 12, 2013, and consider adoption of the budget at the June 17, 2013 City Council meeting (continued to June 25, 2013, if needed). -� Overview of key budget issues, financial highlights, Major City Goals and Other Important Council Objectives City Department presentations of operating programs Public Comment and City Council discussion /direction (focus on General Fund operating programs) There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Manx adjourned the meeting at 945: p.m. waeue_ kx4r-� - Maeve Kenne rimes City Clerk APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 07/02/13 city council meeting minutes Page 3 Monday, June 10, 2013 1. Offer 2 CERT classes per year. 2. Find an alternative to using Open Space CIP as a source for funding of new ' Ranger Services position. 3. What is frequency of response to Cal Poly for fire and life safety services? 4. Fund the Jack House Gazebo project in the current financial plan. 5. How would an addition of 1.0 FTE be allocated in the Community Development Department? 6. Should Council increase the proposed 1 % allocation to buffer future PERS increases? Should these increases not become effective during these years, the City will set aside the value of the 1% rate increases within the Insurance Benefit Trust Fund in order to make available the resources needed to reduce the City's CalPERS obligations. 7. Should City Council salaries be increased? 8. Add two police officers instead of the one currently proposed. 9. Should separate fund be created for major facility replacement? What is the flexibility for how these funds are spent? 10. Should Council create a priority list of CIP projects to allocate over - realized revenue to fund? -1.1. Level of investment in bikeway improvements. 12. Possibility of City increasing its public art contribution on CIP projects to 1 %. 13. Should we add the Venable Streetlight ($10,000) 1 The Council reviewed SOPCs listed on pgs D -30 -31 and did not come up with any other additions for the parking lot. ACTION: Review and consider the Preliminary 2013 -15 Financial Plan at the budget workshops and public hearings scheduled for June 10, 11, and 12, 2013, and consider adoption of the budget at the June 17, 2013 City Council meeting (continued to June 25, 2013, if needed). -� Overview of key budget issues, financial highlights, Major City Goals and Other Important Council Objectives City Department presentations of operating programs Public Comment and City Council discussion /direction (focus on General Fund operating programs) There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Manx adjourned the meeting at 945: p.m. waeue_ kx4r-� - Maeve Kenne rimes City Clerk APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 07/02/13