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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/28/1994 13 A K E R S F I E L D Alan Tandy, City Mana~e,j~_ Kevin McDermott, Chair Staff: Gail E. Waiters /¢ '- Patricia J. DeMond / Randy Rowles AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Monday, March 28, 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; Councilmembers Patricia J. DeMond; and Randy Rowles 2. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 28, 1994 MINUTES Minutes approVed as submitted. 3. PRESENTATIONS None 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. ISTEA LOBBYIST The Committee reviewed and discussed the proposal from E. Del Smith to provide the City with legislative lobbying services at the federal level. His proposal consisted of a three-month agreement at $1,800 per month to lobby on issues such as the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act II (ISTEA); Waste Water Treatment Plant; Metropolitan Bakersfield Habitat Conservation Plan; and APPROVI/D APRIL 11, 1994 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE March 28, 1994 Page - 2 - ' U.S. Department of Justice Supplemental Police Hiring Grants. Discussion of this item resulted in a split decision by the Committee. A majority and minority report will be presented to the Council. B, BUSINESS LICENSE PROCEDURES - Descary Staff has been working with a resident who was concerned that the City's business license tax rate was too aggressive. Specifically, the resident felt that because he had a Iow-volume business and he was renting space in an "antique mall," that a business license should not apply to him. A few issues that are more globally based are: 1) a business start date could be anytime during the year, which would require a person to pay a penalty; 2) some businesses may be clustered together in a mall situation which might suggest only one business license is needed; and 3) there is no process of prorating the business license fee if the person did not get the full-year benefit of using the license. The Committee suggested that prorating the business license could be a viable option. They would like staff to report back to the Committee whether our current ordinance would allow this option or if it could be handled administratively. C, SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAM - Rector The Police Department relies on the assistance of specially-trained nurses to provide them with critical evidence to pursue sexual assault cases. For a period of time, this service was provided by the Kern Medical Center through their Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (S.A.N.E.) Program. Kern Medical Center has recently told staff they could not guarantee that a nurse would always be available to assist with these victims. Bakersfield Memorial Hospital has offered to provide the City the same service through their Sexual Assault Response Team (S.A.R.T.) Program at a cost of $500 per examination. Staff believes that having a trained sexual assault nurse on the staff of a hospital is a critical element for success in these kinds of cases. The Committee is recommending that Council accept the Committee RepOrt, and transfer $20,000 from Council Contingency to the Police Department's budget for the remainder of the 1993/94 fiscal year to fund the S.A.R.T. Program. The Committee also recommends that the City continue to participate in the program through the 1994/95 year and requested staff to monitor the program. At the end of the fiscal year, staff will report to the Committee their assessment, and allow AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE March 28, 1994 Page - 3 - other organizations an opportunity to bid on providing the service to the City, if they so choose. D, VALLEY COMMUNITIES, INC, SEWER FARM - Turner/Kloepper This item was before the Committee in July 1993. At that time the Committee recommended that approval from the State was necessary before the City could release the funds. Since that time, staff has been in contact with Valley Communities on a number of occasions. Each time, Valley Communities has indicated that they believe they are in compliance and do not want to seek State approval. The Committee has asked that staff continue to pursue the need for Valley Communities to get State approval, and return to the Committee with this item when there is substantial development. 6, NEW BUSINESS None 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:45 p.m. Others in attendance: City staff: Alan Tandy, City Manager; Judy Skousen, Acting City Attorney; Gail Waiters, Assistant City Manager; Bill Descary, Treasurer; Fred Kloepper, Acting Public Works Director; Sergeant Bill Rector, Police Department; Joe Turner, Wastewater Treatment Superintendent; and members of the news media. cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council GEW:jp