HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/10/1995 [3 A K E R S F I E L D
Al~.n Tandy~ City Mar'lager Patricia J. DeMond, Chair
Staff: Gail E. Waiters Irma Carson
Kevin McDermott
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Monday, April 10, 1995
12:15 p.m.
City Manager's Conference Room
1. ROLL CALL ~
Call to Order at 12:20 p.m.
Present: Patricia J. DeMond, Chair; Councilmember Irma Carson;
Councilmember Kevin McDermott
2.APPROVAL OF MARCH 27, 1995 MINUTES
Approved as submitted.
3.PRESENTATIONS
None
4.PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None
5. DEFERRED BUSINESS
None
APPROVI~ APRIL 24, 1995
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AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Monday, April 10, 1995
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6. NEW BUSINESS
A. REVENUE/COST COMPARISON SYSTEM
This item was referred to the Committee at the April 5, 1995 City Council meeting.
The following items were discussed and the Committee asked for the following
changes and/or clarifications to the Revenue/Cost Recovery System: 1) Correct
the Planning Fee Spreadsheet's "Percentage Difference" column to remove the
percentages greater than 100% cost recovery. Those items showing greater than
100% in that column should be labeled a new category since cost recovery had
not previously been tracked on those items and was being estimated by staff on
the spreadsheet; 2) Find out why the fee for mailing items to the public has not
increased even though the cost of first rate postage has increased and correct if
the cost increase was inadvertently overlooked; 3) Provide a comparison to the
committee of actual cost recovery for FY 94-95 against the projected cost
recovery, so that next year the Council can determine whether the City is actually
meeting its cost recovery goals. Provide a summary by cost center of this
information; 4) In cases where cost recovery is less than 100%, the Committee
wanted to know how the percentage of cost recovery was arrived at. Staff
indicated that the MSI Cost Recovery Study provided the recommended cost
recovery levels for different services; 5) Staff was directed for next year, to look
at increasing cost recovery on the Convention Center since it appeared that a
sizable increase in demand for the facilities was occurring. Staff indicated that the
fees for the Convention Center were very market sensitive and care needs to be
taken so that any increase does not adversely affect the facility's business; 6)
Staff was asked if citizens are noticed prior to being charged for false alarms.
Citizens are noticed during the period of the first four free false alarms and are
aware that a charge will be made starting with the fifth false alarm; 7) Staff was
directed for next year, to review the feasibility of at least 50% cost recovery for
services provided to non-residents of the City. This might require a change in the
ordinance. The Committee recommended this item back to Council for approval
at the April 19, 1995 meeting.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1 '10 p.m.
cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council