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Meeting Date: 11/26/96
ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
OCTOBER 17, 1996
MINUTES
PURPOSE OF THE MEETING:
The City Council met to conduct a workshop to review and consider the proposed
City budget for Fiscal Year 1996/97. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:02
p.m. and Councilmember Bewley led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Councilmembers Bewley, Carden, Johnson, Luna and
Mayor Highland
Absent: None
Also Present: Rudy Hernandez, City Treasurer and Lee Price, City Clerk
Staff Present: Andy Takata, City Manager; Steve DeCamp, City Planner;
Roy Hanley, Deputy City Attorney; Brady Cherry, Director
of Community Services; Lt. Bill Watton, Acting Police Chief;
Mike McCain, Fire Chief and John Neil, Assistant City
Engineer
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Hal Hayes interrupted the proceedings to demand that no public notice had been
given about the budget workshop. The City Manager reported that a public
hearing notice had been published by the Atascadero News on October 11 , 1996
and provided Mr. Hayes with a copy of the notice.
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS:
Andy Takata summarized the overall budget and responded to questions from the
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Council regarding General Fund Revenues. Departmental budgets were reviewed
individually and staff responded to numerous questions from the City Council and
members of the public.
Councilmember Luna presented a "no-layoffs" option, which would involve the
following: 1) no layoffs, 2) leaving unfilled positions currently now vacant
(including the position of Community Development Director), 3) hiring a finance
director and two firefighters and 5) eliminating two police officer positions
(currently vacant).
During the course of the workshop, the City Council gave the following direction
to staff.,
�. Look into the possibility of imposing a water franchise fee.
•. Remove $17,457 from the Fire Department budget for medical payback (an
amount already included in the health insurance line item account).
•. Bring back at a later date a study session, possibly with a consultant, to look at
service levels for Dial-a-Ride.
•. Provide a written report summarizing all the costs, including legal fees, related
to the acquisition of Stadium Park.
•. Meet with Atascadero Waste Alternatives and the City/School Committee to
determine how much the schools are contributing to the solid waste stream.
•. Postpone any decision regarding community group funding until the mid-year
budget review.
•. Research alternative COP debt service payment formulas.
/n addition, the City Council.
•. Approved Councilmember Luna's "no-layoffs"option, which includes the
elimination of two police officer positions and the hiring of two firefighters and
a finance director or accountant (to be determined by the City Manager).
•. Directed staff to bring back a revised budget document, reflecting the changes
approved, for adoption at the next meeting.
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 11:36 P.M. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET
NEXT IN REGULAR SESSION ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1996 AT 7:00 P.M.
MINUTES RECORDED AND PREPARED BY:
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LEE ICE, C.M.0
CITY CLERK
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