HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-14-1997MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
MAY 14, 1997
CALLED TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE
5:50 P.M.
COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM
POLICE ADMINISTRATION
AND HOLDING FACILITY
60 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
COUNCILMEMBERS
Present:
ROBERT L. RICHARDSON, Mayor Pro Tern
(5:55 P.M.)
TONY ESPINOZA
BRETT FRANKLIN
TOM LUTZ
PATRICIA A. MCGUIGAN
TED R MORENO
Absent: MIGUEL A PULIDO, Mayor
STAFF:
DAVID N. REAM, City Manager
JOSEPH W. FLETCHER, CiO;Attorney
JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council
In the absence of the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tern, Councilmember McGuigan called the meeting to
order.
CLOSED SESSION
City Attorney Joseph Fletcher asked the Council make the necessary finding to convene in Closed
Session regarding existing litigation (Shamier-Ford v. City of Santa Aha, LASC Case No.
YC011763), in order to respond to a request received from outside counsel that day.
Motion:
Determine the need to take action on the following arose subsequent to the posting of
the Agenda.
95.A.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION pursuant to
Government Code Section 549569(a)
Shamier-Ford v. City of Santa Ana
LASC Case No. YC011763
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MOTION: Lutz
VOTE:
ABSENT:
SECOND: Franklin
AYES: Franklin, Lutz, MCGUIGAN,
NOES: None
Pulido, Richardson
NON-VOTE: Espinoza, Moreno
The MOTION failed.
Councilmembers Espinoza and Moreno reiterated their policy of not voting during untelevised
Council meetings.
Acting Chair McGuigan ordered the item tabled.
Note: A Special Meeting of the City Council was called by the Mayor for 8.'00 p.m. on May 15,
1997 in the Community Meeting Room at the Police Administration and HoMing Facility, 60 Civic
Center Plaza, for the purpose of holding a Closed Session regarding the foregoing matter.
WORK STUDY SESSION
W.S.A. 1997-1998 CITY BUDGET
City Manager David Ream reviewed the meeting agenda, explained an "issue bin" would be used to
log Council questions raised during departmental budget presentations for later response, provided
a brief overview of the budget including per~nnel reductions for each department over a 1 O-year
period, and revisited the City's vision, purpose and goals.
Budget Officer Gina Schuchard highlighted new Miscellaneous Fees proposed for FY 97-98 and
provided the Council with the Proposed Fees & Fee Adjustments Schedule.
The following Executive Directors presented their respective budgets outlining departmental
objectives, accomplishments, operations statistics, budget reduction impacts, issues, challenges, and
opportunities:
Recreation and Community Services - Cleve Williams
Police Department - Chief Paul Walters
Fire Department - Chief Marc Martin
Public Works Agency - Jim Ross
Community Development Agency - Cindy Nelson
Planning and Building Agency - Robyn Uptegraff
Library - Rob Richard
Councilmembers indicated the following matters should be placed in the "issue bin":
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Fee reductions and/or waivers for use of City facilities by neighborhood associations
and non-profit organizations - Franklin
Soccer field rental fees - Moreno
Budget allocations to P. R. I. D E. Program from the Community Development Block
Grant and General Fund budgets - Moreno
Cooperative efforts with non-profit organizations to maximize use of recreation
facilities - Richardson
Creation of a City Arts Administrator position - Lutz
Method for allocating sanitation fees - Richardson
Code Enforcement Workstudy Session - Richardson
Planning and Building Customer Satisfaction Survey results and initiation of a "post-
project" customer satisfaction survey - Franklin
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
Ayyad Ghobrial opined the City's sanitation fees were inequitably distributed and suggested Santa
Ana consider allocating such fees on a street frontage basis.
Ed McKie discussed City operations impacted by Proposition 218, the measure approved by
California voters requiring land-related fee increases to be approved by popular vote, and asked the
City Council to scrutinize fund transfers between the various City enterprise funds and the General
Fund before final budget adoption.
ADJOURNMENT - 10:00 P.M.
To 5:30 P.M., Thursday, May 15, 1997, in the
Community Meeting Room at the Police Administration
and Holding Facility, 60 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana,
CA for continued presentation of the FY 97-98 City
Budget
Janice C. Guy
Clerk of the Council
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