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Home My WebLink About06/25/84MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, held on Monday, June 25, 1984 at the hour of 6:40 P.M. ROLL CALL Present: DeBellis, Cioffi and Mayor Brutsch Absent: Wood, Barks 1. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING RE. 1984-85 BUDGET Public Hearing was opened and coming forward to speak was Wilma Burt. No one else wishing to be heard, the public hearing was closed and brought back to Council. Councilman. Wood arrived at 6:47 P.M. Councilman Barks arrived at 6:50 P.M. Staff report was given by City Manager Meyer. There were 3 supplements to budget. 1) Interest on deposits, survey on State Fund 2) 4 specific revisions that could be made in the budget dealing with pages Al and A2 (fund balances) a) Recover outstanding UMTA monies, $136,198. b) Recover CDBG money already expended by the City but not yet paid to us, $256,019. c) Lighting District support to General Fund be doubled which would charge an .additional $14,695 to the district. d) Revision in Lighting District Capital improve- ment projects downward to more realistically reflectwhat would be accomplished during the year The aggragate of $1,392,000 would cause revised_ fund balances estimate for next June 30, $3,162,502. Recommended action - A motion that would concur with that kind of shift in the fund balances. 3) Memo from Mayor Brutsch dealing with the assumption that a number of the Capital Improvement Projects will not be done in the first half of the year. If the Council does not authorize these projects now and holds for mid -year budget review. This would have the effect, on top of the previous recommendation of an estimated June 30, 1985 fund balance of. approximately $3,500,000. -1- Minutes 6-25-84 ACTION - City Street sweeping fee of $46,950 be removed from the budget as revenue source. Motion DeBellis, second Wood No objection - rio vote taken ACTION - Staff to prepare appropriate ordinances re. Parking meters at the Community Center Motion Wood, second Mayor Brutsch So ordered ACTION - That the $694,000 figure be reduced by approx- imately $76,000 and that options 4, 5 and part of 6 not be considered at this time. Motion DeBellis, second Mayor Brutsch So.ordered ACTION - That the annual parking permit from $10 to $20.. Motion Wood, second Cioffi' Ayes: Wood, Cioffi and DeBellis Noes: .Barks and Mayor Brutsch fee be increased ACTION - That the City Council Materials and Services. Account be reduced by $4,500. Motion DeBellis, second Wood So ordered noting Councilman Barks objection ACTION - That $10,000 be added to City Council Account to air condition the Council Chambers. Motion DeBellis, second Cioffi .Ayes: DeBellis;-Cioffi-and Barks Noes Wood and Mayor Brutsch ACTION - That the City Clerks budget have the amount of $3,000 added to account #1160 and Elections account #1160 be reduced by $800. Motion DeBellis, second Brutsch So ordered ACTION -That the City Attorney be given inhis retainer fee Motion DeBellis, second Mayor Brutsch So ordered, noting the objection of Councilman Barks ACTION - To accept the City Manager's recommendation on Materials and Services for the City Attorney Budget. Motion Barks, second Mayor Brutsch So ordered noting the objections of DeBellis and Wood ACTION - That the City Prosecutor receive a 6% increase in retainer to $25,500 instead of $30,000:asrequested. Motion DeBellis, second Mayor Brutsch So ordered, noting the objection of Councilman Barks a 6 increase Minutes 6-25-84 CITY MANAGERS OFFICE. ACTION - That there be a $1,000 reduction in line item 1110, page 5g. Motion DeBellis, second Wood So Ordered .ACTION - That line item at bottom of page 5j show a total of $13,500 Motion DeBellis, second Wood So ordered ..ACTION - That Capital outlay for furniture for the Assistant City Manager be reduced by 1/3, leaving a figure of $4,200. Motion DeBellis, second Mayor Brutsch So.' ordered At this point there was discussion as to the best way to arrive at the budget reductions. ACTION To continue the process as, they are doing it right now. Motion. DeBellis, second Mayor Brutsch. So ordered. SUBSTITUTE MOTION - That Council only consider items that would have a total dollar effect in excess of $10,000 with courtesies extended to each Council member if there is an item of particular interest to him, and except City Treasurer. Motion Cioffi, second Wood Ayes: Cioffi, Wood, DeBellis, Barks and Mayor Brutsch Noes• None ?CTTONt-, That the City Manager allocate money for an anti child abuse program with recommendations on what we can do to help prevent child abuse. . Motion Cioffi,. second Mayor Brutsch Ayes: Cioffi, DeBellis, Barks and Mayor Brutsch Noes: Wood ACTION - That $25,000 be deleted for Cable'TV. Motion DeBellis,. second Wood Ayes: DeBellis-, Wood, Cioffi and Mayor Brutsch Noes: Barks °.YCTION'-To assign the City Manager to have his best estimate of revenues meet expenditures proposed in the budget. Motion Wood Motion dies for lack of a second ACTION - To support the memo of June 7, 1984 from Joan Noon re.• alternative sources of revenues from parking citations. Motion Wood, second. Mayor Brutsch Ayes: Wood, Barks, Cioffi, DeBellis and Mayor Brutsch -3- Minutes 6-25-84 FURTHER ACTION - Staff to prepare appropriate Ordinances for the increases from court and report back to the Council August 1, 1984. POLICE ACTION - Support the upgrade of Policeman to Detective, and Patrol Officer to Sergeant. Motion Mayor Brutsch, second DeBellis So ordered noting Councilman. Woods opposition.: ACTION - Delete the two new police officers and back for mid -year budget. Motion Mayor Brutsch, second Wood So ordered noting the opposition of Councilman Barks ACTION - To increase Police Contractural Services by $20,000. Motion Mayor Brutsch, second DeBellis So ordered noting the opposition of Councilman ACTION "" To delete the Department Armorer. Motion Wood Dies for lack of a second CITY TREASURER ACTION -7 To place the city investment funds, except for the necessary day to day operating amounts; in the State Pool for investments Motion Wood, second Barks SUBSTITUTE MOTION - Direct the City Manager to report back. with recommendations on method of maximizing the return on investments, this to include input from the City Treasurer. Motion:Cioffi, second Barks Barks withdrew his second and it was seconded by Mayor Brutsch .Ayes: Cioffi, Wood, Debellis, and Mayor Brutsch Noes: Barks ACTION Information supplied by .the City Manager to the City Council in memo of June 8, 1984.on possible revisions to the budgetsummary to be included in budget discussions of June 26, 1984. Motion Mayor Brutsch So 'ordered: ACTION - Information supplied by the City Manager in a \memo dated June 11, 1984 on increasingthe fund balance to be included in budget discussion.of June 26, 1984. Motion Mayor Brutsch, second Cioffi. 'So ordered ACTION - To place in front of the Council during budget deliberations, the request for' funds .from 1736 Projects. Motion Barks, second Mayor Brutsch So ordered ACTION - To adopt Hermosa Skyline, written by David Benoit as the official song of Hermosa Beach. Motion Wood, second Mayor Brutsch So ordered A recess was called at 8:55 P.M. The meeting was reconvened at 9:15 P.M. for a discussion on goals and objectives. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES a. Individual councilmen stated their goals and objectives and directed the City Manager to type up a complete list for the July 10., 1984 Council meeting. 'ADJOURNMENT The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach, on an action by the Chair, adjourned at 10:10 P.M. on Monday, June 25, 1984, to a Regular Meeting to be held on Tuesday June 26, 1984, at the hour of 6:00 P.M. for the purpose of a closed session and at the hour of 7:30 for the regular session.