HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/17/1999MINUTES
BUDGET WORKSHOPS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
MONDAY, MAY 17, 1999 - 7:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, 990 -PALM STREET
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA
ROLL CALL:
Council Members
Present: Council Members John Ewan, Jan Howell Marx, Ken Schwartz, Vice
Mayor Dave Romero, and Mayor Allen K. Settle
City Staff:
Present: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer; Jeff Jorgensen, City
Attorney; Lee Price, City Clerk; Ken Hampian, Assistant City
Administrative Officer; Arnold Jonas, Community Development
Director; Bill Statler, Finance Director; Ann Slate, Human Resources
Director; Jim Gardiner, Police Chief; Bob Neumann, Fire Chief; John
Moss, Utilities Director; Mike McCluskey, Public Works Director; Paul
LeSage, Parks and Recreation Director; Wendy George, Assistant to
the CAO; Deborah Holley, Downtown Association Administrator
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
BUDGET WORKSHOP
1. PRELIMINARY 1999 -2000 FINANCIAL PLAN -- GENERAL FUND OPERATING PROGRAMS.
(File No. 410 -02)
Meeting Purpose:
The Council met to review and discuss the 1999 -2001 Preliminary Financial Plan and
Appendix A: Significant Operating Program Changes.
Meetinq Highlights:
City Administrator Dunn provided the introduction. Finance Director Statler presented an
overview of the preliminary financial plan.
Public Comments:
Mark McCullough. President of the SLO Firefighters Association, thanked the Council for
including public safety in the Council's major city goals and encouraged the Council to put
a higher priority on achieving the goal of a three-person/engine company at each fire
station. He emphasized the need to hire additional people to meet the higher demand for
service and stressed the importance of planning for future annexations.
---end of public testimony-
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The Council conducted an in -depth review of the Plan.. Individual Department Heads
provided brief overviews of significant General Fund operating program changes and
responded to numerous questions from Council.
During the review of the Other Council Goals as outlined in the Public Works
Administration budget, Council gave direction to staff to bring back for reconsideration, as
part of the Circulation Element Update, the existing policy recommending the closure of the
Broad Street off -ramp.
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Settle adjourned the
meeting at 11:10 p.m. to Tuesday, May 18, 1999 at Winth Hearing Room, 990
Palm Street, San Luis Obispo.
Lee Price, C.M.C.
City Clerk
APPROVED BY COUNCIL: 611199
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