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Al ndy, City Manageler /
9~'nc Kevin McDermott, Chair
Staff: Gail E. Waiters/, Patricia J. DeMond
Randy Rowles
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Monday, September 12, 1994
12:15 p.m.
City Manager's Conference Room
1. ROLL CALL
Call to Order 12:25 p.m.
Present: Vice Mayor Kevin McDermott, Chair; and Councilmember
Patricia J. DeMond
Absent: C°uncilmember Randy Rowles
2.APPROVAL OF AUGUST 29, 1994 MINUTES
Approved as submitted.
3.PRESENTATIONS
None
4.PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None
5.DEFERRED BUSINESS
None
APPROVl D OCTOBI R 3, 1994 FILE
AGENDA SUMMARY I~ORT
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Monday, September 12, 1994
Page -2-
6. NEW BUSINESS
A. WASHINGTON LOBBYIST
The initial contract with E. Del Smith for lobbying services at the federal level
expired July 1994. Mr. Smith additionally provided services to the City for the
months of August and September, for which the Council, at its September 7, 1994
meeting, approved payment. Based on staff's report that Mr. Smith's efforts have
been successful with several issues such as the habitat conservation and ISTEA
legislation, the Committee discussed and recommended to Council that Mr.
Smith's contract be renewed for one year beginning September 1994 through
August 1995, at the same rate of $1,800 per month. The Committee additionally
stipulated that Mr. Smith should present the City Manager with monthly progress
reports.
B. BUSINESS LICENSES AVAILABLE THROUGH COMPUTER
Staff discussed the request by a local business to buy the City's business license
list. This is not a practice that has been done in the past and staff was concerned
that it would entail increased resources to provide this additional service. The
Committee recommended that staff provide the service and ensure that 100
percent cost recovery will occur. Staff will need to do more analysis to come up
with all the cost factors, i.e. staff time (including benefits), computer time, research
and material costs. Staff will contact the business owner to discuss the fee for
this service, and when the information will be available.
C. REVIEW OF BINGO ORDINANCE
Councilmember Edwards, representing the Bakersfield Senior Center, requested
that the Committee recommend a revision to the Bingo Ordinance to allow
businesses with permits to hold bingo games more than once a week. The
current ordinance restricts bingo games to one single organization holding a
bingo game once a week for a maximum of six hours per week. Staff indicated
that our .ordinance is in compliance with state law. Staff will survey other
operators to find out their interests and needs, draft an ordinance with the
changes they feel are workable and then return this item to the Committee for
further discussion. The Treasurer and the Police Department will work on this
item.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council
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