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Tuesday, January 30, 1990 - 7:00 p.m.
Rappa, Bill Roalman and Mayor Ron Dunin
Absent: None
City Staff
Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer; Jeff Jorgensen, City
Attorney; Pam Voges, City Clerk; Arnold Jonas, Community
Devel opment Director; Ken Hampian, Assistant City
Administrative Officer; Jim Gardiner, Police Chief; Bill
Statler, Director of Finance; Bill Hetland, Utilities
Director
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There was no public comment.
STUDY SESSION
1. WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (File No. 517)
Council considered a status report by Pervaiz Anwar of Brown and Caldwell on
the progress to date on implementation of the Wastewater Management Plan and
results and significance of the Wastewater Pilot Study.
Bill Hetland, Utilities Director, stated that on October 28, 1986, the City
retained Brown and Caldwell to prepare the Wastewater Management Plan. This
is a document identifying the needs and required improvements to the City's
Wastewater facilities throughout the year 2015. On February 23, 1988, the
City entered into an agreement with Brown and Caldwell for implementation of
the Wastewater Management Plan. Since that time, a significant amount of work
has been completed, including design of Unit 3 Treatment Plant Improvements
Design, and completion of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Pilot Study. The
City has applied to the State Division of Loans and Grants seeking low
interest loan funding for the Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements and
Phase I Collection System Improvement Projects. Staff has been working
closely with the Division of Loans and Grants in satisfying the requirements
of the loan program.
Pervaiz Anwar of Brown and Caldwell reviewed the various improvement projects
and their relation to the Consent Decree between the City and the California
State Water Quality Control Board.
2. LOCAL ECONOMY
A presentation was made by Steve Nukes of Stephen A. Nukes & Associates
Magagement Consultants for Economic Forecasts on the state of City and County
economy. He stated that the County looked extremely healthy, there was no
erecession in site, interests rates were in a slow decline, would expect it to
be a ten percent for the next two to three months. The City could expect an
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approximate four and a half percent inflation rate, and in general, the local
economy looked good.
8:30 p.m., Mayor Dunin declared a recess; 8:45 p.m., City Council reconvened,
all Councilmembers present.
3. LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLAN (File No. 260)
Council considered a report on the City's long -term financial goals and
objectives through the 19901x.
Bill Statler, Director of Finance, presented a report on the City's long term
Financial Goals and Objectives throughout the 1990'x. Staff was recommending
that 1) Council review the findings and recommendations of the Comprehensive
Financial Management Plan (Phase 2 of the Financial Services Study) previously
submitted to the Council as part of the 1989 -1991 Financial Plan process, 2)
approve general concepts for the development of a Comprehensive User Fee
Policy, and 3) approve an action plan for the implementation of the
Comprehensive Financial Management Plan (please see staff report, File No.
262).
Councilman Reiss stated that some review should be made of increasing the
sewer and water connection fees. He would also like to look at ways of
sharing the cost with people who come in from outside of the community and use
City facilities. He would support an increase to the bed tax rate, (transit
occupancy tax) and felt that the City should remain very sensitive to user
fees. He would be supportive of some type of sales tax increase.
After considerable discussion, moved by Rappa /Reiss (5 -0) to direct staff to
convene a Citizen's Review Group to review and suggest a User Fee Policy based
on the Vertex Report as well as the other revenue recommendations included in
the Comprehensive Financial Management Plan. Motion carried unanimously.
11:00 p.m., Mayor Dunin adjourned the meeting to closed session to discuss
proposed Court Street Lease and property acquisition.
12:45 a.m., there being no further business to come befo he City Council,.
Mayor Dunin adjourned the meeting to Monday. Februar 5. at 4:00 .m.
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 3/6/90
PV:nlo am Voges, ity Clerk
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