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MINUTES OF THE BAKERSFIELD
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MAY 15, 2006
City Council Chambers
1501 Truxtun Avenue
Department Budget Presentation Meeting - 12:00 noon
BUDGET MEETING
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Hall, Councilmembers Carson,
Benham (seated at 2:15 p.m.), Couch,
Hanson, Sullivan, Scrivner
Absent: Vice-Mayor Maggard
2. DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTATIONS
a. General Government
Assistant City Manager Christensen made a
computer presentation and provided handouts.
Councilmember Hanson requested information
regarding an increases in budgets for the City
Clerk's Office, Human Resources and IT.
Assistant City Manager Christensen and City
Manager Tandy responded.
Councilmember Carson requested information
regarding monies being set aside for standing
Council Committees operations. City Manager
Tandy responded.
Councilmember Carson requested staff analyze the
need for City Council being provided staff or expanding
the number of members on the Council; additionally
requested assurance of diversify in the workplace and
compliance with EEC and Fair Employment Practices
be a goal in the Human Resources Division.
Councilmember Couch requested budget presentation
information and a copy of the Proposed Budget be
forwarded to the Kern Taxpayers Association along
with an invitation to attend the budget hearings.
ACTION TAKEN
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2. DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTATIONS continued ACTION TAKEN
b. Fire Department
Fire Chief Fraze gave a computer presentation and
provided handouts.
Councilmember Hanson requested clarification
regarding call volume, arson convictions, time
response standards and ratio of fire stations to build-
out; additionally requested information regarding
the length of time required from planning of building
a new fire station to the time it is functioning. Chief
Fraze and City Manager Tandy responded.
Councilmember Carson stated she would like to see
afire station prototype in order to expedite building
of additional fire stations and requested information
regarding staffing levels of fire department
personnel and whether a formula to assure the ratio
of firefighters to population is achieved. Chief
Fraze responded.
Councilmember Carson requested information
regarding the number of firefighters and police officers
employed by the City.
Councilmember Couch requested information
regarding the proposed transfer of County Fire
Station 65 to the City and the timeline involved.
City Manager Tandy responded.
Councilmember Couch requested staff outline a
contingency plan should the consultant recommend
immediate construction of multiple fire stations;
additionally analyze the feasibility implementing the
process to construct Fire Sfafion i4 as soon as the
current budget process is completed.
c. Development Services Department
Development Services Director Grady, with the
assistance of Planning Director Movius and Building
Director Burns gave a computer presentation and
provided handouts.
Councilmember Hanson requested information
regarding staffing issues including costs; additionally
operating cost issues and the feasibility of
recovering costs from habitual/continual offenders.
Development Services Director Grady responded.
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2. DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTATIONS continued ACTION TAKEN
Item 2.c. continued
Councilmember Carson requested information
regarding the rate of development in the City.
Development Services Director Grady responded.
Councilmember Sullivan requested information
regarding the ratio of Supervisors to Code
Enforcement personnel; additionally requested
information concerning the use/administration of
Tire Grant Funds. Development Services Director
Grady and Building Director Burns responded.
Councilmember Couch thanked the Development
Services staff for their efforts in the past few years.
d. Finance Department
Finance Director Smith gave a computer
presentation and provided handouts.
Councilmember Hanson requested clarification
regarding the triple flip and payments in lieu.
Finance Director Smith responded.
Councilmember Carson requested information
regarding distribution from the Thomas Roads
funds, booking fees and unfunded liabilities.
Finance Director Smith and City Manager Tandy
responded.
Councilmember Scrivner requested clarification
regarding unfunded liabilities. Finance Director
Smith responded.
Councilmember Scrivner requested staff report to him
regarding projected savings due to changes in the
retiree medical plan over the next forty-five years.
Councilmember Couch requested information
regarding the City's credit rating and cash position.
Finance Director Smith responded.
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DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTATIONS
e. Police Department
Police Chief Rector and Assistant Chief Lynn gave a
computer presentation and provided handouts.
Councilmember Carson
regarding online crime
cameras, placement and
offenders and identity
responded.
requested information
reporting, surveillance
tracking of paroled sex
theft. Chief Rector
Councilmember Scrivner requested information
regarding response time priority and officer
recruitment response. Chief Rector responded.
Councilmember Scrivner requested staff present a plan
for meeting the Council Goal of 1.3 police officers per
thousand population.
Councilmember Couch requested information
regarding the National Night Out and the feasibility of
staging the event simultaneously at different locations.
Councilmember Hanson requested information
regarding duties of the Police Service Technicians.
Chief Rector responded.
3.
PUBLIC STATEMENTS
None.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned by Mayor Hall at
ATTEST:
,~sS~ , CITY CLERK and fficio Clerk of
the Council of the ity of Bakersfield
ACTION TAKEN