HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-27-1997MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
MAY 27, 1997
CALLED TO ORDER - 5:30 P.M.
ATTENDANCE
CONFERENCE ROOM - SECOND FLOOR
SANTA ANA PUBLIC LIBRARY
26 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
COUNCILMEMBERS present:
ROBERT L. RICHARDSON, Mayor Pro Tern
(6:08 p.m.)
BRETT FRANKLIN
TOM LUTZ (6:00 p.m.)
PATRICIA A. MCGUIGAN
TED R MORENO
Absent:
MIGUEL A. PULIDO, Mayor
TONY ESPINOZA
STAFF present:
DAVID N. REAM, City Manager
JOSEPH W. FLETCHER, City Attorney
JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council
In the absence of the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, Councilmember McGuigan called the meeting to
order. She requested staff?begin its presentations without a quorum of the Council present since the
session was informational and no action was required of the Council. A quorum was attained when
Councilmember Lutz arrived at 6:00 p.m
WORK STUDY SESSION
W.S.A. FY 97-98 CITY BUDGET - "ISSUE BIN" RESPONSES
Assistant City Manager Debra Kurita provided the Council with a copy of FY 97-98 Workforce
Changes and New Programs and a draft resolution to make changes to the City's Basic Classification
and Compensation Plan, explained personnel adjustments proposed in each City department for the
upcoming budget year, and responded to Councilmember questions.
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Sally Ramirez, representing the Santa Aha City Employees' Association/Service Employees
Intemational Union Local 1939, expressed concern regarding the three employees to be laid offand
the City's failure to meet and confer on the 19 personnel position changes proposed in the budget.
In response to Councilmember Moreno's inquiry as to whether the City was required to "meet and
confer" regarding position changes, City Attorney Joe Fletcher indicated that issue was not a matter
for discussion in public session.
Recreation and Community Services Executive Director Cleve Williams provided the Council with
a memo detailing his department's responses to issues raised during previous budget workstudy
sessions. He also outlined his experience in the City of Oakland relating to the Recreation
Department's coordination of cultural arts programs in that city, and recommended that if the Council
decides to authorize an Arts Administrator position in the budget, that the position be full-time rather
than part-time.
Public Works Agency Executive Director Jim Ross provided the Council with a breakdown of
Sanitation Enterprise services including graffiti removal and weed abatement, street sweeping, sewer
and storm drain maintenance, and street tree maintenance and the amount projected to be spent on
each program in next year's budget. Councilmembers discussed the possibility of extending the tree
trimming schedule in order to allocate more funds to tree planting.
Transportation Manager Joyce Amerson provided the Council with a memo detailing Public Works'
response to issues raised regarding the Capital Improvement Program (C1P) budget session and charts
showing FY 96-97 CIP Construction Costs and Citywide Total Deferred Capital (investment) and
responded to Councilmember questions.
Councilmembers requested the following be placed in the "issue bin" for later response:
Treescape standards including trimming schedule, shade coverage, and
accelerated tree planting - Richardson, Franklin
Breakdown of tax increment allocations - Moreno
Percentage of General Fund allocated to employee salaries (both including
and excluding detention facility employees) - Moreno
Methods to curtail increased proliferation of telephones, water vending
machines and newsracks in the public right-of-way - Richardson, McGuigan
Assistant City Manager Kurita reported Council Services Manager Lorraine Lazarine was in the
process of scheduling the Code Enforcement workstudy session.
Clerk of the Council Janice Guy relayed a message from Councilmember Espinoza explaining a
scheduling conflict prevented his attendance at the Council meeting.
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City Manager Dave Ream encouraged Councilmembers with further questions on the budget to
contact him or staffprior to the public hearing on June 2, 1997.
ADJOURNMENT - 8:00 P.M.
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