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Patdcia J. DeMond, Chair
Kevin McDermott
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
Monday, July 15, 1996
12:15 p.m.
City Manager's Conference Room
1. ROLL CALL
Call to Order at 12:15 p.m.
Present: Councilmembers Patricia J. DeMond, Chair; Irma Carson and
Kevin McDermott
2. APPROVAL OF THE JUNE 17, 1996 MINUTES
Approved as submitted.
3. PRESENTATIONS
None
4. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None
5. DEFERRED BUSINESS
A. ESTABLISHMENT OF CITY AS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Staff gave a progress report on a study being done by consultant on the feasibility
of the City forming its own environmental health agency to perform duties such as
restaurant and food service health inspections, water recreation inspection and
other such health related inspections. The consultant is currently interviewing key
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members of the County Environmental Health Agency, reviewing regulatory
requirements, and performing a cost benefit analysis. The City currently pays
sizable fees to the County for water well and swimming pool inspections, which
could likely be done more efficiently and at a lesser cost by the City. The
Committee advised staff to look carefully at the service levels that would be
necessary to provide quality, efficient service to the public. The City Manager
indicated that proposed service levels would be based on the current quality service
levels provided by the City's Building Division.
Staff also gave an update on the progress of the City/County Task Force charged
with improving County LEA services to the City and making them more cost
effective. Staff indicated that a number of issues had been resolved, but the
outcome of the study on establishing a City Environmental Health Agency might
have some impact on the LEA actions. A report will return to the Committee at the
August meeting on the progress of these issues.
B. ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE EVALUATION PROCESS
The revised Economic Assistance Evaluation Process, developed by ED/CD, was
returned to the Committee for final review. The process had been revised based
on comments from the Committee at the June meeting. The Committee made some
final revisions and directed staff to finalize the process. The City Manager
indicated that while the process would not cover every issue for every prospective
company, it would be useful in defining the precise criteria the Council would use
to evaluate the merit of a project. The Committee endorsed the new process and
directed staff to provide the full Council with the new form and an overview of the
process.
6. NEW BUSINESS
None
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m.
cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council