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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/23/1995Ala~'~7~n~Jy, City ~a~,'g(~r / Patricia J. DeMond, Chair Staff: Gail E. wakers / Irma Carson Kevin McDermott AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Monday, January 23, 1995 12:15 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL Call to Order 12:26 p.m. Present: Patricia J. DeMond, Chair; Councilmember Irma Carson; and Councilmember Kevin McDermott 2. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 5, 1994 MINUTES Approved as submitted. 3. PRESENTATIONS None 4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None 5. DEFERRED BUSINESS A. AMBULANCE SERVICE RATES At the Committee's December 5, 1994 meeting staff Was asked to draft a proposed ordinance that addressed the concerns of ambulance operators. The FILE COPY AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Monday, January 23, 1995 Page -2- Committee supported the changes proposed by staff in the ordinance and will recommend to Council that effective this year only, ambulance operators can apply for a rate change by April 1, 1995. Thereafter, any application for rate changes must be submitted by January 1 of each calendar year. Such requests will come before the Council during a noticed public hearing. Unless the matter is referred to Committee, the rate changes will be adopted at the public hearing. Staff will present the draft ordinance to Council at its February 8, 1995 Council meeting. 6. NEW BUSINESS A. ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NOTICING PROCEDURE Over the years, developers from the private sector have turned to the City for assistance when developing their financing packages. Representatives from Castle and Cooke gave testimony to the Committee regarding Assessment District 94-3 (Silver Creek, Brimhall North and Seven Oaks), which dealt with assessments for some property owners in a partially built-out neighborhood. Castle and Cooke developed a disclosure notice for review by the Committee. The Committee requested additional changes to the notification and asked that the notice be re- submitted for further review. A separate issue was raised by Castle and Cooke concerning City policy on the exclusion of spreading assessments to already built homes. The issue was referred to staff and will be brought back to the Committee at their next meeting. B. AIRPARK GRANT The Committee reviewed staff's recommendation concerning an application for federal grant funds to provide additional safe space at the Airpark. Research completed by staff concerning the City's 10 percent match to FAA grants concluded that the match can be fulfilled by a donation by the land owner. The Committee has recommended that the Council approve staff's request to pursue the grant. C. POLICY ON SEWER LINE REPAIRS A citizen's concern necessitated staff's review of City policy regarding sewer line repairs. The City is not liable for breaks in laterals, however, staff understands the difficulty of doing repairs that occur between the curb and the main in a timely manner. In order to be of assistance to residents for these types of breaks, the AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Monday, January 23, 1995 Page -3- City is offering the following alternative: a "discounted service" that will require the homeowner to pay a smaller fee to excavate the lateral problem, and to have it done in a timely manner by City forces. This discounted service does not, however, abdicate the homeowner's complete responsibility for the lateral breaks occurring between the curb and the main. The service will only be available to City residents, except for all agreements currently in place with the City. The Committee asked that staff bring a draft ordinance back to their next meeting. D. FIREWORKS ORDINANCE The City's fireworks ordinance has no provision for City growth. The current limit on permits is 50. In the past, this has been expanded to accommodate County permit holders when property has been annexed into the City. It is anticipated that four permits will need to be grandfathered in due to the recent annexation of Union #10. The Committee has asked staff to address the permit issue as it relates to growth and a possible lottery selection process. Staff will return to the Committee with a draft procedure at the Committee's earliest possible date. E. PROPOSED 1995 MEETING SCHEDULE The propoSed schedule was approved by the Committee. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 2:25 p.m. cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council GEW:jp