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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 06/23/1997June 23, 1997 Vo1.30, Page 355 ~ 1VIINU'I'ES 2 OF A I2EGiJI,Ait ADJOiJI2NED 1VIEETING 3 PETALUIVIA CITY COUNCIL a MONDAY, JUNE 23,1997 s ROI,I, CALL 3:00 ~.m. 6 Present: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice Mayor Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss 7 Absent: None s ~L,EDG~ OF E1I,I,EGIAIVCE 9 Retiring Police Chief Dennis DeWitt led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ~o COiJNCii, CO1VIlVIENTS i i Mary Stompe - on the walkway, between the Apple Box in the Petaluma Mill and the Yacht ~2 Club on C Street, there are some spaces near the railroad tracks through which the river can i3 be viewed. She asked staff to communicate with the appropriate property owners requesting ~a that these voids in the pathway be covered. ~ ~s Nancy Read - she spoke to two Marin County Supervisors recently and as a result of their ib conversation, she thought it might be helpful for Petaluma Councilmembers to get together i~ with the Marin County Supervisors to discuss the railroad issues. ~a O~. 2052 NCS 19 '~'EMPORARY APPIZOP~A'TION Zo Introduce and adopt Ordinance 2052 NCS making temporary appropriations for the period zi of July 1 through September 30, 1997, in order to maintain City functions until the budget is 22 finally adopted. Introduced by Nancy Read, seconded by Matt Maguire. 23 Ayes: Read, Keller, Stompe, Torliatt, Maguire, Vice Mayor Hamilton, Mayor Hilligoss 24 Noes: None 25 Absent: None 26 CONSII)E1~A'I'ION OF 1997-98 B~JDGE'I' 2~ Bud~et Genera~ - City Manager Gene Beatty discussed the schedule for budget za consideration. The capital equipment and personnel portions of the budget will be brought 29 back to the City Council in September or October, after the State of California has taken its 3o final action on the State's budget. It is anticipated that from the State's action, there will be s~ some affect on all municipalities' budgets. Staff is ready to answer City Council questions s2 on the General Fund budget at this meeting. 33 Redevelopment - Due to the amount of interest of the Council on details of the 34 redevelopment agency budget, it is anticipated that meeting will take considerable time, and, 35 therefore, it most likely will not be scheduled on the afternoon of July 7, which is going to 36 be a full meeting. Staff was asked if there had been any proposals received for an individual 3~ who would evaluate the redevelopment agency and make recommendations regarding 3s combining Yhe two districts, extending the life of the districts, or creating a new district. 39 One proposal has been received. Councilmember Keller noted that he had received a quote ao and would bring that in for staffl s evaluation. Page 356, Vol. 30 June 23; 1997 i BUDGET, GENERAL continued z IZeceint of 12emaindea- of ~ud~et - Staff was asked when the ~nterprise Funds would be in 3 the City Council's hands. It was estimated that document will be available on Friday of this a week. Staff was asked to confirm to the City Council, in writing, when the Council will s receive the rest of the budget. 6 ext Bud~et 1Vleetin~ - The next budget meeting was scheduled for the evening of July 14. ~ Police Grants - City Manager Beatty said staff will prepare a recap of all the Police Grants s to the City Council for their information. There is a need to look at the long term costs to 9 the City. Included in that information will be the "granting cycle" for each grant. ~o Pro er Tax le ter to th~ ate - The City wrote a letter on Friday to the State Legislature >> regarding the possible return of some property tax dollars to municipalities. A copy will be i2 distributed to the Councilmembers. ~3 Cat I,icensing - Staff was asked to bring that subject back on an agenda. ia De~artment Goals - Staff was asked that, in the future, all department goals should be ~ s included in the budget docurnent, and they should be formulated in such a way that they are ib a list of ineasurable tasks. Also, some departments did not include goals. Staff should also » include information about the degree of success each department experienced in working ~s towards attaining the measurable goals from the prior year. The City Manager responded ~9 that the staff will incorporate such well-worded goals in the "performance based budgeting" Zo process. ai I~evenues. Ex~enditures, and Departments Reviewed - After the Finance Director z2 reviewed the revenues and expenditures, the following department budgets were reviewed: 23 City Council, City Clerk, City Attorney, City Manager, Personnel, Finance, Non- Za Department, Police and Fire. Zs C~ t rne - The question about when it would be appropriate to retain a full time City 26 Attorney. Staff was asked to provide the City Council with a"bottom line" review of City z~ Attorney costs. The report should have sufficient detail to indicate the type of service Za furnished, i.e. general legal, litigation, risk management, other. . z9 Police - Since Police Chief Dennis DeWitt was attending is last meeting prior to his so retirement, more questions were posed to him than were asked of other departmerit heads. 3~ Police Cars - In response to the Council's inquiry, Police Chief DeWitt noted that the 3a life of a Police Car is about 75,000 miles. Beyond that, the repair costs begin to 33 escalate. 34 Prioritv - What is his priority for the Capital Improvement Program (CIP)? His 35 response was that the Police Department priority is "to get there." Vehicles are their 36 most important CIP request. 3~ ~iggest Problem - The biggest problem facing the City is "domestic violence." If that 3s were under control, then the problems of the "angry driver" and the "drug abuse" would 39 be diminished, he noted. June 23, 1997 Vo130, Page 357 t BUl)GET, POLICE continued 2 DARE -"Is there something that can be done to augment or to replace the PetaYuma s Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program? He responded that more work a could be done with the youth in Junior High School and in High School. The City s Council would like to have this subject placed on a City Council agenda, also the 6 schools should be asked to help. Chief DeWitt advised there needs to be some ~ abbreviated support of DARE presented to youth older than sixth grade as an on-going s program. 9 COPPS - Chief DeWitt noted that the department is training staff on the COPPS ~o program and the transition from a"response oriented department" to a"proactive and >> community oriented department" will take some time. The Council asked from the ~z Police Department to include in a report back to the City Council with information on ~3 the portions of the COPPS program that have been implemented, what the department ~a has ongoing, and what their plans are to implement this COPPS program in the future. ~s Dru~s - The biggest thing in our community and throughout the country is drugs. This ~6 is the first time in society when young people have killed other young people. » Vehicle Im~ound - Councilmember Keller noted that the goals which were presented is with the Vehicle Impound portion of the Police Department budget are a good example ~9 of well worded goals. Zo Interest Cost - The Council noted that because of the method of purchasing major Zi equipment, the interest costs have become high. A discussion of this should be z2 scheduled for a Council agenda. z3 Major Develo~ment Rec~uirements - When major developments are required to purchase Za a police vehicle, or are required to purchase some other equipment, there should be Zs follow-up. In one case, there was mention of purchase of a police vehicle, but the 26 mitigation resolution did not touch upon that requirement. This type of oversight is not 2~ acceptable, said a Councilmember. Zs Fare Department - In response to the question, why do you require a special "training z9 officer?" Fire Chief Krout noted that the government mandates have incorporated so many 3o new requirements for training fire personnel, that it becomes a specialized task that takes 3 i more time than the Battalion Chiefs have with their other responsibilities. Regarding the s2 Fire Master Plan, the Council would like to see "line fire fighters" in that planning process. 33 CI.OSED SESSION 3a At 9:40 p.m., the City Council recessed to a Closed Session for a conference with the labor 3s negotiator pursuant to Government Code §54957.6, Agency negotiators Acorne and Beatty - 36 to discuss Employee Organizations - Unit 2 Laborer, Unit 3 AFSCME, Unit 6 Police, Unit 7 3~ Fire, Unit 10 Public Safety Mid-Management 3g There were no reportable actions to come out of the Closed Session. 39 L~~.T~U~ ao At 10:00 p.m. the meeting was adjourned - ,,~ 41 / • ~ '~ ~ 1 ~ G',, az . Patricia Hilligoss, Mayor ,~ ATTES 43 . 44 " as atricia E. Bernard, City Clerk