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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/17/1998 BAKERSFIELD Alan TandY, City Manager Irma Carson Staff: Darnell Haynes Kevin McDermott AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Monday, August 17, 1998 City Manager's Conference Room 1. ROLL CALL Call to Order at 12.30 p.m. Present: Councilmembers: Randy Rowles, Chair; Irma Carson; and Kevin McDermott 2.APPROVAL OF JUNE 15, 1998 MINUTES Approved as submitted. 3.PRESENTATIONS None 4.PUBLIC STATEMENTS None 5.DEFERRED BUSINESS A. KERN ARTS COUNCIL'S REQUEST FOR FUNDING Assistant City Manager Teubner briefed the Committee. An updated proposal including additional budget information was received from the Arts Council with a request for a contribution of $16,500. Representatives from the Arts Council gave AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Monday, August 17,1998 Page -2- an overview of the projects proposed for the 1998-99 year. After discussing which projects had the highest priority, the Committee approved $500 for Art About which is the construction of display cases for artwork in City Hall; $1,500 in matching funds for quarterly Centennial Plaza Art Shows using the new plaza to promote local artists; and $14,500 in matching funds for Entry Point Beautification using mosaic murals and landscaping at four entry points into the City for a total contribution of $16,500. Committee member McDermott stressed that except for the wall cases in City Hall, funds should be matching. The Committee could support funding no more than 50 percent for any one project, with the balance being raised in the community. The Committee recommended the request be forwarded to the City Council for approval. B. TAXICAB ORDINANCE REVIEW Assistant City Manager Stinson provided an update to the Committee which identified several proposed changes to the ordinance. Basic changes include new language in the ordinance bringing the City into compliance with state law regarding drug and alcohol testing; deleting language regarding the leasing of cabs to conform with current law for both the Internal Revenue Service and state law; changes to the advertising language to be consistent with First Amendment issues; requiring proof of workers' compensation insurance as required by state law; limiting the ability of the taxi cab operators to scan other taxicab calls, and updated liability insurance language. Copies of the proposed ordinance have been sent out to the cab operators and no comments have been received back. Mr. Bradford, Kern Transit Company President, spoke and had questions. Deputy City Attorney Gennaro responded. A lease relationship does not exempt you from requirements in the ordinance even though you are leasing a taxicab from a company meeting all the requirements in the ordinance. If you operate as an independent or business under another name, you would be required to get a business license, a carrier/driver's permit, and workers' compensation if you have other employees working for you. Sole operators with no employees under state law are not required to have workers' compensation. To a follow-up question, the Police Department will handle compliance on a case by case basis. Committee member McDermott noted that there were some fees listed with dollar amounts in the ordinance and since the City has established a cost recovery system, the dollar amount should be taken out and the cost recovery system should be referenced. The Committee asked staff to make the change and unanimously voted to approve the ordinance and refer back to the Council for action. AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Monday, August 17,1998 Page -3- 6. NEW BUSINESS None 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:06 p.m. cc: Honorable Mayor and City Council DWH:jp S:/Darnell/budfinmin8-17-98