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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/21/01 MINUTES CCBAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MEETING OF MAY 21, 2001 Council Chambers, City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue Department Budget Presentation Meeting - 12:00 Noon 131 Mayor Hall called the meeting to order. Damell Haynes, Assistant to City Manager, gave an invocation. ACTION TAKEN ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Mayor Hall, Vice-Mayor Salvaggio, Councilmembers Carson (seated at 12:13 p.m.), Benham, Maggard (seated at 12:13 p.m.), Couch, Hanson, Sullivan None DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTATIONS a. General Government Assistant City ManagerAlan Christensen provided an overview and computer presentation of the Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2000/2001, and distributed written material. Couch requested staff communicate with the Westpark citizens, the time-line regarding the evaluation of the freeway alternatives. Couch requested staff add the committee agendas on the City web page. Couch referred to the Budget & Finance Committee the issue of developing a policy regarding televised meetings. Maggard requested staff review constituent tracking software, new technology or staff person to assist Council. Carson requested staff evaluate the feasibility of a staff person to assist the Council. Couch requested staff review the possibility of cell phones for Councilmembers. NAT Bakersfield, California, May 21,2001 - Page 2 DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTATIONS continued Benham also requested staff provide prompt information regarding the State budget. Benham requested staff review the possibility of additional staff to assist the Council Don Jaegar, Convention and Visitors' Bureau, gave a computer presentation regarding their Fiscal Year 2001-02 Budget and provided written material. b. Fire Fire Chief Ron Fraze gave a computer presentation and provided written material. Carson requested additional information regarding Southeast area response time due to closure of Planz Road. c. Economic and Community Development Economic Development Director Donna Kunz gave a computer presentation and provided written material. Couch requested information regarding First Night. Couch requested staff provide the beginning balance for each of the PAC areas. Couch requested a copy of luxury items for senior housing projects. Couch requested the percentage of KEDC's budget. Sullivan also requested First Night information. ACTION TAKEN NAT NAT Police This item was continued to June 4, 2001 Budget Presentations. Bakersfield, California, May 21, 2001 - Page 3 3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None. 4. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Salvaggio to adjpu~;p at 3:~O p~. / MAYOF('of~ ~he City of Bakersfield, CA /' ' ATTEST: ACTION TAKEN APPROVED CITY CLERK and Ex Officio ~__.l/erk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield