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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978 05 31 CC MIN1978 05 31 CC MIN;¢f4ÈíÌxMINUTE INDEX MAY 31, 1978 7;31 p.m. Meeting adjourned to Morgan Park City Treasurer's absence excused Revenue Sharing Public Hearing William Adrians Legal notice of Meeting Budget summary distributed Robert Velasquez Newsletter item on Budget process Mrs. E. Rocha Juvenile Crime Newsletter item on Graffiti decrease Buses for senior citizens Mr. Adrians Budget Hearing dates newspaper Pound services Mrs. Atkins leash law 8;50 p.m. Adjournment BIB] 37656-U01 1978-U02 05-U02 31-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO9591-U03 FO9594-U03 DO9677-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 2/4/2003-U04 ROBIN-U04 REGULAR-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 1978 05 31 CC MIN;¢f4ÈíÌxUNOFFICIAL UNTIL APPROVED ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE BALDWIN PARK CITY COUNCIL CITY HALL, 14403 East Pacific Avenue Due to lack of a quorum and City Halt moving to new facilities, City Clerk Balkus adjourned the meeting to 8 p.m. to the Recreation and Parks Building, Morgan Park,14255 Ramona Blvd. 00- The meeting convened in adjourned regular session in the Recreation and Parks Building, Morgan Park at 8 p.m. Councilman Aguitar led the Salute to the flag. Mayor Blewett explained that the City Council had attended the opening of the American Legion Baseball season this evening. Roll Call: Present: COUNCILMEN AGUILAR, IZELL, MC NEILL, WHITE AND MAYOR BLEWETT Also Present: CITY MANAGER SEXTON, FINANCE DIRECTOR HALLOWAY AND CITY CLERK BALKUS Absent: CITY TREASURER MONTENEGRO 00- EXCUSE ABSENCE OF CITY TREASURER MONTENEGRO. M/S/C: AGUILAR/IZELL. There were no objections. 00- Mayor Blewett explained that Section 121(b) 1) of the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, as amended Revenue Sharing) requires that the City Council hold a public hearing on the proposed use of Revenue Sharing funds not less than seven days before the budget is presented to them. The purpose of this meeting was to provide the citizens with an opportunity to give either oral or written comment on the possible use of the funds. The preliminary figures, in the Herald-Press legal publi- cation on May 18th are subject to change. Mayor Blewett opened the public hearing and catted for testimony. In answer to WitliamAdrians who asked on what category funds witt be disbursed Mayor Blewett said funds can be used for anything within the City budget, police services, whatever the City Council designates. Mr. Hatloway explained that Revenue Sharing dollars can be used for virtually any municipal service as there are very few restrictions. Mr. Adrians asked if funds can be used for senior citizens needs and Mayor Btewett said they could be so used. Discussion followed that many had not seen the legal notice and Councilman Izelt said the Herald-Press had not been distributed on Athot Street last week. Mr. Haltoway again explained the legal requirement of holding a public hearing on Revenue Sharing funds seven days before presentation of the budget and that due to publishing deadlines. May 18 was the only date of publication. MAY 31, 1978 7:30 P.M. AT 7:31 ADJOURNED TO 8 PM MORGAN PK, FLAG SALUTE ROLL CALL EXCUSE CITY TREASURER MONTENEGRO PURPOSE OF MEETING PROPOSED USE OF REVENUE SHARING PUBLIC HEARING OPENED WILLIAM ADRIANS LEGAL NOTICE Discussion. Continued) BIB] 37656-U01 1978-U02 05-U02 31-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO9591-U03 FO9594-U03 DO9677-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 2/4/2003-U04 ROBIN-U04 REGULAR-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 1978 05 31 CC MIN;¢f4ÈíÌxAdjourned Regular Meeting of the Baldwin Park City Council Copies of the preliminary budget figures and the Revenue Sharing summary were distributed. Mr. Hatloway summarized the proposed appropriations as follows: General Funds $4,999,429; Special Funds $3,764,000; making a total of $8,763,429. Of this total, $596,133 are the 1978-'79 Revenue Sharing dollars for the City. The appropriations were: Public Works $150,000, 11.3% of the total operating budget; Public Safety $346,133, 16.7% and Human Resources $100,000, 25,.8%. Mayor Blewett again called for testimony. Roberto Velasquez, 14563 Central Avenue, asked if this was the proposed budget and Mayor Btewett stated yes". Mr. Velasquez said that on May 17, 1978 he understood the budget was not available and according to this there was no excess money and if any proposals were to be considered, some of these items will be cut out. Mayor Blewett said there would be cuts and that this was a guideline and the first time Council had seen the proposed budget figures. This hearing was to ascertain how the people would tike to spend the funds. Mr. Hattoway again explained legal requirements on Revenue Sharing funds and said some of the figures had already changed. These figures do not represent the unappropriated funds; these are just operating funds. Human Resources represents recreation and various other services. Councilman White said these were tentative budget figures subject to many changes. Mayor Blewett asked for public input as to how they would tike the $596,133 spent. Mr. Velasquez asked for suggestions as to where the money would go without being so general. He asked if there could be a method whereby people with ideas could sit down with staff, the Council or a committee for details and do a needs assessment. Mayor Blewett said Council considered a11 the needs which must be met and that all needs are not social needs. Councilman White said the City was complying with a particular law on a particular source of funding and that there would be more public hearings on the total City budget. This meeting was to establish how the people would tike to see Revenue Sharing funds used. Mayor Blewett said there would be many budget hearings in June to go through the budget item by item, department by department, as to the needs. The City Manager has consulted with each department head as to their needs. The proposed budget wilt contain a comparison with last year's budget figures. Mr. Velasquez suggested that one could contact each department head as to what they propose. He felt that with more information the public could give more input. Continued) May 31, 1978 Page 2 COPIES PRELIMINARY BUDGET & REV.SHARING SUMMARY DISTRIBUTED SUMMARY ROBERTO VELASQUEZ DISCUSSION REVENUE SHARING BIB] 37656-U01 1978-U02 05-U02 31-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO9591-U03 FO9594-U03 DO9677-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 2/4/2003-U04 ROBIN-U04 REGULAR-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 1978 05 31 CC MIN;¢f4ÈíÌxAdjourned Regular Meeting of the Baldwin Park City Council May 31, 1978 Page 3 Mr. Halloway said that basically they were looking for more ideas, what areas the citizens feel there is a need not dollars and cents, but the priorities. He said copies of the budget would be available at the Library and the City Clerk's office for analysis. Mayor Btewett suggested that Mr. Halloway and Mr. Sopicki combine and write an article on the budgeting process; the elements; how department heads come up with budgets which are studied and correlated with revenues by the City Manager and the Finance Director. Mrs. E. Rocha, 4645 Bogart, asked how Revenue Sharing money has been used in the past. She questioned whether Revenue Sharing money was put into the regular budget and Mayor Blewett said that that was correct and that much of the money was put into police service; and also into Mid Valley Mental Health. Discussion followed and Councilman White said that Mid Valley Mental Health was a referral service much used by the Board of Education and the Juvenile and probation departments. The City is down in juvenile crime about 15% and much of this is credited to the Mid Valley Mental Health program. Mayor Blewett said that the Mid Valley cities are E1 Monte, West Covina, Duarte, Bradbury and Baldwin Park; and they had the largest single decrease in juvenile crime in Los Angeles County. Much of this is credited to Mid Valley. They have counseling available to everyone. Councilman White said there has been a decrease in graffiti. The program under Mr. Lucas is a part of the Human Resources program. Councilman Aguitar and the Council suggested that this information be included in the City newsletter. Mrs. Rocha asked, what do we as a City need? Councilman Me Nei'11 said he saw nothing in the budget for buses for Senior citizens. He felt part of this money should be used for this purpose and he would like to see a change in the 1978-'79 budget including buses. City Manager Sexton said this was a preliminary budget. The budget is presented with the same operating level as in 1977-'78. Any changes wilt appear as a separate item. Mr.^Adrians said senior citizen busing should be a priority; it is a real need; also housing and meaningful programs should be instituted for them. Mrs. Rocha said that in many cities in Los Angeles and Orange County they have buses for senior citizens and she thought we owed this to them. Councilman Aguitar asked if there would be further infor- mation on busing and Mr. Phil Sexton said, yes" and that there had been a bid on a van last week. Mayor Blewett said he had been on Council when one-day-a- week bus service was in effect and that it was a failure. NEWSLETTER ITEM BUDGET PROCESS MRS. E. ROCHA JUVENILE CRIME DOWN 15% GRAFFITI DECREASE IN NEWSLETTER BUSES, SR. CITIZENS MR. ADRIANS BUSING, HOUSING PROGRAMS FOR SR. CITIZENS Mrs. Rocha recalled the one-day service and said had to walk four blocks to board the bus, and at of age with emphysema she could not ride the mimbus with a more flexible schedule would have Continued) her mother 70 years bus. A been better BIB] 37656-U01 1978-U02 05-U02 31-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO9591-U03 FO9594-U03 DO9677-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 2/4/2003-U04 ROBIN-U04 REGULAR-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 1978 05 31 CC MIN;¢f4ÈíÌxAdjourned Regular Meeting of the Baldwin Park City Council May 31, 1978 Page 4 Councilman McNeitI recalled to mind the old, large RTD bus of four years ago, on a fixed route, and he said it was a flop. We need two or three minibuses. Mayor Blewett felt that minibuses should operate in the City only. Many senior citizen services are not available in this community, but possibly contact could be made with main bus lines. He said that possibly this can be worked out in the budget with constraints on it. Mayor Blewett asked Ms. Hammond to write an article on budget hearing dates. Councilman Izell said this was his first budget and he was surprised that we spend $50,000 on animal control and $100,000 on Human Resources. Mayor Blewett said that he and the City Manager were working on a way to pay for County pound services which he thought would be very acceptable to the City. The City has no other choice than to use the County pound. People from other cities dump dogs near the pound in Baldwin Park and this costs the City. We negotiated with the County so that we do not have to pay for any dog picked up within a certain radius of the pound. The pound handles anything to do with animals. The City plans to trade labor slots we have not used with the County, so this should save about $50,000. Discussion followed on County pound charges. Mayor Blewett felt the animal control problem would become worse as the cost of meat has gone up; some people will not be able to feed their dogs and the dogs will stray to find food. Mrs. Atkins suggested higher fines for owners and stricter enforcement of the leash law. Councilman White said the Council has very little control over the judges and the courts. Mayor Blewett said the City cannot support a good pound for $50,000. A good program would cost $200,000 to $250,000 plus building a facility. Councilman Izell suggested training two police officers in animal control; they could work in their spare time and be paid $25.00 for each dog caught. Mayor Blewett said pound response has been much better since conferring with them. As there was no further testimony, the hearing was closed and the Mayor entertained a motion for adjournment. AT 8:50 P.M. THE MEETING ADJOURNED. M/S/C: WHITE/AGUILAR. There were no objections. REQUEST FOR NEWS ITEM BUDGET HRGS POUND SERVICES MRS. ATKINS LEASH LAW ENFORCEMENT PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED 8:50 P.M. MEETING ADJOURNED c^^ / 1978 APPROVED: / Date of Distribution to City C-ouncil: Date of Distribution to Departments: y^^ THELMA L. BALKUS, CITY CLERK June 2, 1978 Juen 2, 1978 BIB] 37656-U01 1978-U02 05-U02 31-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO9591-U03 FO9594-U03 DO9677-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 2/4/2003-U04 ROBIN-U04 REGULAR-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 1978 05 31 CC MIN;¢f4ÈíÌxAFFIDAVIT OF POSTING NOTICE PT ADJOURNMENT flF HKT1NB STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS: CITY OF BALDWIN PARK THELMA L. BALKUS, beinq first duly sworn, s^ys and deposes: that I am the duly chosen, qualified and actinq City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park; that at a Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park held May 31 19 78 said meetinq was ordered adjourned to the time and place specified In the Motice of the Adjournment ATTACHED HERETO: that on May 31_____. 19 78 at the hour of 31 m.. I posted a copy of sa'd Notice at a conspicuous place on or near the door of the place at which said meeting of May 31____, 19 78 was held. tZ^U^ THELHA L. BALKUS, C!TV CLERK Subscribed and sworn to before me this \^h d»yof 19-7^ OFFICIAL SEAL KER^I WILSON NOTARY PUBLIC CAUFORNIA LOS ANGELES COUNTY My comm. expires AUG 9. 1981 BIB] 37656-U01 1978-U02 05-U02 31-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO9591-U03 FO9594-U03 DO9677-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 2/4/2003-U04 ROBIN-U04 REGULAR-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 1978 05 31 CC MIN;¢f4ÈíÌxADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE BALDWIN PARK CITY COUNCIL MAY 31, 1978 CITY HALL, 14403 East Pacific Avenue 7:30 P.M. Due to lack of a quorum and moving to new facilities, this ADJOURNED 7:30 P.M. meeting is hereby adjourned to 8:00 p.m. this date to the 5/31/78 TO 8:00 P.M. Recreation and Parks Building, 14255 Ramona Boulevard. REC. & PKS. BLDG. MORGAN PARK j^€^—^^LM^J THELMA L. BALKUS, CITY CLERK DATED: MAY 31, 1978 TIME: 7:31 P.M. BIB] 37656-U01 1978-U02 05-U02 31-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 LI1-U03 FO9591-U03 FO9594-U03 DO9677-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 2/4/2003-U04 ROBIN-U04 REGULAR-U05 SESSION-U05 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06