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CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
CITIZENS’ REVENUE ENHANCEMENT
OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
MINUTES
March 10, 2016
5:30 p.m.
Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa Street
San Luis Obispo, California
CALL TO ORDER
A special meeting of the Citizens’ Revenue Enhancement Oversight Commission was called to order on
Thursday March 10, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo,
California, by Chair Kardel.
ROLL CALL
Commission Members
Present: Commission Members Jeri Carroll, Michael Multari, Vice Chair Ken Kienow, and Chair
Amy Kardel,
Commission Members
Absent: None
Others Present: Derek Johnson, Assistant City Manager and Interim Finance and Information Technology
Director; Greg Hermann Principal Analyst; Xenia Bradford, Budget Manager and John Paul
Maier, Assistant City Clerk.
MINUTES
CITIZENS’ REVENUE ENHANCEMENT OVERSIGHT COMMISSION MINUTES OF
DECEMBER 14, 2015
ACTION: MOTION BY MULTARI, SECOND BY CARROLL to approve the Citizens’ Revenue
Enhancement Oversight Commission meeting minutes of December 14, 2015.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no members of the public desiring to speak.
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Annual Audit Review. Review the audited financial statements contained in the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report for the Local Revenue Measure (Xenia Bradford).
Budget Manager Bradford and Assistant City Manager and Interim Finance and Information Technology
Director Johnson reviewed the contents of the report and responded to Commission inquiries.
Revenue Enhancement Oversight Commission Minutes – March 10, 2015 Page 2
During the course of discussion, by consensus, the Commission received and filed a presentation of the
Annual Audit Review.
2. Annual Community Report Review/Annual Citizen Oversight Meeting. Review and take public
testimony on the FY 2014-15 Local Revenue Measure Annual Community Report and take input from
residents and community members on preferences for the use of the revenues generated by the Local
Revenue Measure (Greg Hermann).
Principal Analyst Hermann narrated a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Local Revenue Measure
Annual Community Report/Citizen Oversight Meeting” and provided a brief overview of 2014-15 Annual
Community Report, 2015-16 Project & Service Update, and 2016-17 Supplemental Budget process.
Ken Tasseff, San Luis Obispo, inquired about the report regarding expenditures in Chart 3 of the staff
report.
In response to Mr. Tasseff’s inquiries, Assistant City Manager Johnson clarified that an estimated 2 million
dollars has been carried over from the previous fiscal year.
Charlene Rosales, Chamber of Commerce, expressed gratitude to staff and the Commission for the
presentation of data in the staff report and for staff’s engagement to the community.
By consensus, the Commission received and filed the Annual Community Report.
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
3. Staff Communications
Principal Analyst Hermann reported that there are three upcoming vacancies for the REOC and
advertisements to fill the vacancies have commenced.
Principal Analyst Hermann stated that the next REOC meeting is scheduled for April 25, 2016.
4. Commission Communications
Chair Kardel expressed gratitude to Principal Analyst Hermann for the completion of the first Annual
Community Report.
ADJOURNMENT
Commission Member Carroll adjourned the meeting at 6:52 p.m.
John Paul Maier
Assistant City Clerk
Approved: 04/26/2016