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Home My WebLink About1999 06 14 CC MIN SS/SPECIAL1999 06 14 CC MIN SS/SPECIAL¦éCC MIN JUNE 14 1999â›[H4C8COUNCIL CHAMBER JUNE 14,1999 14403 E. PACIFIC AVENUE, Room 307 MONDAY BALDWIN PARK, CA 91706 6:00 P.M. The Baldwin Park CITY COUNCIL met in a SPECIAL MEETING at the above time and place. ROLL CALL: Present: Councilmembers Ricardo Pacheco, Linda Gair, Mayor Pro-Tem William Bill" Van Cleave, and Mayor Lozano. Mso Present: David Olivas, City Attorney; Richard A. LeGarra, Chief of Police; James B. Hathaway, Director of Finance; Steve Cervantes, Director of Community Development; Ralph Nunez, Director of Recreation and Community Services; and Kathryn V. Tizcareno, City Clerk. PRELIMINARY BUDGET REVIEW 1999-2000) Director Hathaway presented the report as follows: Previously, the City Council gave the B-Team and Staff directions to balance the budget. At the time, we were $93,000 away from a balanced budget. The Council has provided a list of personnel changes and cuts: * Cost Center 3 is reduced due to salary cuts. Councilwoman Gair suggested reducing the amount requested in the budget for the City Clerk's meetings and conferences. City Clerk Tizcareno stated that she would like to have enough in this flind to be able to have herself and the Deputy City Clerk anend different conferences. After certain cutbacks in the City Clerk's budget, Director Hathaway said that we cut $1,200. The Deputy City Clerk will remain at her present salary. * Cost Center 12 still has the staff accountant and the finance clerk to support the Housing, Redevelopment, and Redevelopment Block Grant Funds. * Cost Center 13, Information Services, has a crime support specialist that would help the dispatch data. The officer that is presently doing this could be put back on the street. The GIS Technician position was eliminated and the Council directed staff to go after interns or college work/study. * Cost Center 15, Personnel, included the recruitment to fill the vacancy of Human Resource Manager. This hiring will not take place until August 1, 1999. BIB] 37642-U01 1999-U02 06-U02 14-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 SS/SPECIAL-U02 LI1-U03 FO3433-U03 FO3888-U03 DO3931-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 10/11/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 SPECIAL-U05 MEETING-U05 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 1999 06 14 CC MIN SS/SPECIAL¦éCC MIN JUNE 14 1999â›[H4C8Special Meeting June 14, 1999 Page 2 Cost Center 23, Police Patrol, has requested to fill three positions: one lieutenant and two officers. These positions are still included in the budget. The Police Dispatch is also in the budget. Police Records has a position that is going to be left vacant. * Cost Center 42, Housing, has the Administration Clerk position that will be filled. The additions are two Housing Specialists and a Housing Inspector. The budget is generated through the Section 8 and Housing programs with no impact on the general fund. HlID pays us by the amount of homes that we administer through the Housing program at $60 per month, per unit. This administers about $535,000 for Housing to use to spend on their administration. * Cost Center 48, Code Enforcement, has the Code Enforcement Supervisor who would pefform additional service as a Building Official. Street Sweeping goes hand-in-hand with the AB939 fees. The maintenance worker and the street sweeper operator positions have been added to meet new regulations. * Cost Center 68, Landscaping, is not a General Fund revenue item. There is one position open that is flinded through our Park Maintenance District. There are currently three people maintaining the parks throughout the city. It also includes the 10 partAime helpers from the college program for the summer. * Cost Center 69, Transit Facility Maintenance, has an additional facility maintenance worker to maintain the cleaning and maintenance of the transit. This person was dropped. * Cost Center 73, the Senior Center, remains unchanged. * Director Cervantes said that he wants to consolidate the vacant Community Development Services Manager and upgrade Larry Onaga's position. He also wants Code Enforcement to have two levels. At the first level, they would remain in Code Enforcement, but at the second level, they would be ICBO Certified Building Inspectors. * Director Hathaway continued saying that the Information Services Fees were cut from the General Fund by $104,000. We wiZ use existing reserves, which counts on about $75Q000. * There was also a $50,000 in Miscellaneous Salary Expenses from Non-Departmental. * We will re-allocate Prop. 172 funds and have them offset some of the overtime cost of the Police Department. We will continue to allow the BIB] 37642-U01 1999-U02 06-U02 14-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 SS/SPECIAL-U02 LI1-U03 FO3433-U03 FO3888-U03 DO3931-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 10/11/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 SPECIAL-U05 MEETING-U05 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06 1999 06 14 CC MIN SS/SPECIAL¦éCC MIN JUNE 14 1999â›[H4C8Special Meeting June 14, 1999 Page 3 Recreation Coordinator and the Records Specialist positions vacant. * We will reduce materials and supplies from Cost Center 57, Facilities Maintenance by $10,000. We will delay the painting of the Community Center by one year with savings of $25,000. * We will transfer partAime salaries out of Transit Facility Maintenance to Fund 107. Transfers in from Redevelopment is about $50,000 to assist with Graffiti Removal into the General Fund. * Chief LeGarra found additional revenue from the Federal Government to assist us in the purchase of protective vests. It was suggested moving two maintenance workers from the general flind and have them fill maintenance worker positions in the Yard. This would reduce the effect on the General Fund by about $93,000. * Director Hathaway and Public Works Supervisor Dart agreed to keep Maintenance Worker Lou Cabot at the City Hall and transfer Maintenance Worker Ty Thompson to the Yard. * In the Finance Department, we kept part4ime help at $18,720, but if we hire the two accountants, we can cut the part time help to zero. With that, the cuts come to just under $493,000 dollars. * Director Hathaway said that Cost Center 1 has a decrease because the new Councilmember would only be here half a year. In summary, Director Hathaway presented a balanced budget to the Council which represents an estimated surplus of approximately $44,000. Mayor Lozano said that, although we have many sources of income, we still must be conservative with the money the city earns. He also thanked Directors Hathaway, Nunez, Cervantes, Chief LeGarra, the Council, and the staff for all their hard work and perseverance. ADJOURNMENT There being no flirther items to be discussed, the meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m. Approved as presented by the City Council at their meeting held July 7, 1999. Rosemary M. Ramirez Deput City Clerk BIB] 37642-U01 1999-U02 06-U02 14-U02 CC-U02 MIN-U02 SS/SPECIAL-U02 LI1-U03 FO3433-U03 FO3888-U03 DO3931-U03 C4-U03 MINUTES1-U03 10/11/2001-U04 ADMIN-U04 SPECIAL-U05 MEETING-U05 CITY-U06 COUNCIL-U06