HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/24/1986 MINUTES CCBakersfield, California, June 24, 1986
Minutes of the continued meeting of June 23, 1986, of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield, California, held in the
Council Chambers of City Hall at 5:15 p.m., June 24, 1986.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Payne, followed
by the Pledge of Allegiance.
The City Clerk called the roll as follows:
Present:
Mayor Payne.
Councilmembers
Christensen, Dickerson (seated
at 5:20 p.m.), Moore, Ratty,
(seated at 5:20 p.m.),
Salvaggio (seated at 5:20 p.m.),
Smith, Childs
Absent: None
REPORTS
Councilmember Childs, Chairman of the Budget and Finance
Committee, read Report No. 23-86 regarding Fiscal Year 1986-87
Operating, Capital Improvement and Redevelopment Agency Budgets as
follows:
On May 21, 1986, the proposed annual budget for the
City of Bakersfield and Redevelopment Agency for
Fiscal Year 1986-87 was submitted to the City
Council. The proposed total Budget represents
expenditures of $140,732,083. The total Operating
Budget is $82,633,064; Redevelopment Agency
$1,896,987; and the Capital Improvements Budget is
$56,202,032. The Budget represents all of the City
of Bakersfield's financial responsibilities and
provides budget information by department, program
and fund type. The Budget includes requests from
outside groups such as the S.P.C.A., Convention
Bureau, and the Bakersfield Symphony.
The Committee has reviewed the Budget with staff
and feels that it has been prepared and presented
to the City Council taking into consideration all
methods of cost containment without adversely
affecting the level of service to meet the needs of
the citizens of Bakersfield.
This Committee has recommended the following Budget
changes be made.
First, the funds be budgeted in the Operating
Budget for the F{re Department's implemention of
the State-mandated AB 2185, regarding the storage
of hazardous materials. The implementation of this
program only will begin after a fee schedule has
been adopted which will recover all associated
costs.
Second, that the City appropriate the funds
necessary to add the construction of a traffic
signal and highway lighting at the intersection of
Fairfax Road and Highway 178 in Fiscal Year
1986-87. It is recommended that funding be reduced
for Project Number 1317 for the upgrade of the
signal at California and "L" Street for the purpose
of funding the Fairfax signal project. The total
appropriation for the Fairfax project will be
$140,000, including the state and developer contri-
bution.
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The Committee also recommends the redistribution of
available SB 300 monies to replace funds used to
provide the City's matching share for the Oak
Street Overpass due to lower than estimated resour-
ces from the Community Improvements Fund.
In addition, the Committee proposes to defer at
staff's recommendation Project Number 1429 for the
reroofing of the City Hall-West Wing in the amount
of $14,000. With the funds made available, this
Committee recommends the funding in Fiscal Year
1986-87 of Project Number 8532 for playground
equipment at Martin Luther King, Jr., Park in the
amount of $10,000.
The Committee recognizes that due to changes in
priorities and/or the availability of funding that
several projects included in the 1986-87 Capital
Improvements Budget should be deferred or withdrawn
from the Budget. These include the following pro-
jects:
Proj. No. Description Amount
1253 Purchase of additional parking
for Police Dept. $ 450,000
506 Government Center/County
Administration Bldg. $3,000,000
507 Bakersfield Californian/Jaconi
Project $3,100,000
The fiscal foundation of the City of Bakersfield has
become weakened due to a combination of factors.
The limitations placed upon local government
through increasing Federal and State mandates com-
bined with the reduction or elimination of Federal
revenue sources have severely impacted the City's
finances. The rapid growth in the population not
only within the City but also in adjacent unincor-
porated areas which utilize our roads, parks,
police and fire services has placed ever-increasing
demands on the City's personnel to maintain current
service levels.
City staffing levels continue to drop compared to
growth in population, and employees per thousand
will continue to decline even with the positions
requested in this Budget. In essence, we are
barely keeping up.
This Budget is predicated on the implementation of
the recommendations of the Cost Control System pre-
pared for the City by Management Services
Institute, phased in over a period of four years.
Approximately $3.1 million in additional revenue
must be generated in the first year of the imple-
mentation of the study to provide for a balanced
budget. This Committee recognizes that the failure
to provide these additional revenue sources will
result in significant reductions in services City-
wide. The Committee feels it is time to establish
a foundation for long-term fiscal responsibility
which will provide the citizens of this community
with the quality and cost-effective services they
deserve.
After considerable review, discussion, and concern
by both members of this Committee and the staff
regarding increased fees in general, and those
affecting homeowners in particular, this Committee
Bakersfield, California, June 24, 1986 Page 3
has taken considerable efforts to hold fees at as
low a level as absolutely possible. However, an
additional fee for service in these areas is
required. The fee for sewer is recommended at
$6.50 per month and $4.50 per month for full ser-
vice residential refuse collection. This compares
to the following charge for service in the unincor-
porated County area
$ 6.00 per month
$12.00 per month
$18.00 per month
Two Cans
Four Cans
Full Service
The City refuse fee for full service is $13.50 per
month cheaper than n the unincorporated areas.
With your approval of the above-mentioned changes,
the recommended budget for Fiscal Year 1986-87 is
as follows:
City Operating
Agency
Capital Improvements
Budget
$ 82,802,395
1,896,987
49,743,032
$134,442,414
This Committee would like to thank the department
heads and the City Manager's staff for the effort
they put forth in the preparation of the proposed
budget as well as the assistance provided in
arriving at our recommendations. In conclusion,
this Committee recommends the acceptance and appro-
val of this report and the adoption of the
Operating, Redevelopment Agency and Capital
Improvements Budgets as modified in this report.
Upon a motion by Councilmember Childs, the recommen-
dations in Report No. 23-86, from the Budget and Finance Committee
regarding Fiscal Year 1986-87 Operating, Capital Improvement and
Redevelopment Agency Budgets, were accepted and the Operating,
Capital Improvement and Redevelopment Agency Budgets were adopted
as modified in the Report by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers Moore, Ratty, Smith, Childs
Noes: Councilmembers Christensen, Dickerson, Salvaggio
Absent: None
OPERATING BUDGET 1986-87
John Stinson, Budget Analyst, stated that the request
Council for the funding of the National League of Cities was not
recommended by the Committee. He indicated no dollar amount was
recommended for the request by the Kern County Library for fur-
nishings, and staff is requesting an increase in appropriations
for the Animal Control Contract in the amount of $30,000 from a
transfer from the Contingency Account.
f rom
Upon a motion by Councilmember Childs, an increase of
$30,000 in appropriations for the Animal Control Contract to be
transfered from the Contingency Account was approved.
Councilmember Childs made a motion to implement the
recommendations of $250,000 as previously outlined in the report
from the Budget and Finance Committee, to be phased in over a
period of five years and the City negotiate with the County on the
name and dispursement of funds. This motion was approved by the
following roll call vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstaining:
Councilmembers Christensen, Moore,
Smith, Childs
None
None
Councilmember Dickerson
Ratty, Salvaggio,
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RECESS
Upon a motion by Councilmember Dickerson, the meeting
was recessed at 5:40 p.m. The meeting was reconvened at 5:45 p.m.
Councilmember Dickerson discussed a memorandum received
regarding the National League of Cities and expressed his concerns
for supporting the National League of Cities.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET 1986-87
City Manager Caravalho outlined the Capital Improvement
Budget for 1986-87 and the projects proposed therein.
Councilmember Ratty made a motion to delete from the
current budget the traffic signal on Truxtun Avenue at the
Mandarin Restaurant. This motion was unanimously approved.
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BUDGET 1986-87
City Manager Caravalho indicated that staff's energy
will be focused on the County Administration Building, Center City
Project and the Convention Center Hotel in order to get the pro-
jects under construction.
Norman Walters,
regarding the total cost
inception.
3301 Dwight Street, indicated concern
of the Redevelopment Agency since its
Mayor Payne noted, for the record,
Ratty is not participating in the discussion
because of a conflict of interest.
that Councilmember
phase of the hearings
Margie Glendenning stated that the Redevelopment Agency
has been a tremendous loss to the taxpayers and requested that the
people be allowed to vote on the existence of the Agency.
RECESS
There being no further business to come before the
Council, upon a motion by Councilmember Christensen, the meeting
was recessed, at 6:40 p.m., to Wednesday, June 25, 1986 at 5:15
p.m.
he City of Ba~rst'ield,
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk or' the Council
of the City or' Bakersfield, California
Calif.
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