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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Special Meetinq
A special meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency, Fire Protection District and City
Council was heid on Monday, September 22, 2003, at the Civic Center Tri Communities Room, located at
10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. Chairman/President/Mayor William J.
Alexander called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m.
Present were Agency/Board/Councilmembers: Rex Gutierrez, Robert J. Howdyshell, Donald J. Kurth,
M.D., Diane Williams and Chairman/President/Mayor William J. Alexander.
Also present were: Jack Lam, Executive Director/City Manager; Pamela Easter, Deputy City Manager;
Linde D. Daniels, RnA Director; James C. Frost, City Treasurer; Larry Temple, Administrative Services
Director; Tamara Layne, Finance Officer; Mike TenEyck, Management Analyst III; Barrye Hanson, Sr.
Civil Engineer; Robert Lemon, Assistant Engineer; Brad Buller, City Planner; Trang Huynh, Building
Official; John Thomas, Plan Check Manager; Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director; Paula
Pachon, Management Analyst III; Deborah Clark, Library Director; Captain Pete Ortiz, Lieutenant Valerie
Tanguay and Sergeant Robert Wickum, Rancho Cucamonga Police Department; Fire Chief Dennis
Michael, Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District; Duane Baker, Assistant to the City Manager;
Michelle Dawson, Management Analyst III; Kimberly Thomas, Management Analyst II; and Debra J.
Adams, City Clerk.
Il g. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC I
No communication was made from the public.
II c. ITEM OF BUSINESS I
1. CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH THE IMPACT OF STATE
BUDGET DECISIONS FOR FY 2003-04
Staff report and power presentation (on file in the City Clerk's office) were given by Jack Lam, Executive
Director/City Manager.
Agency/Board/Councilmember Williams stated she is most interested in the idea of closing the library on
Friday. She felt the community really needs our Library because of what it has to offer that other libraries
don't. She hoped this plan could be put on hold. She added the Friends of the Library will generate
$100,000 in revenue this year. She stated the Community Foundation and the Library Foundation have
joined together to create an endowment worth $2,000,000 called PAL. She stated she would be willing to
talk to the Friends and see if they would be willing to give the City the $50,000 it would cost to leave the
library open on Friday. She felt they would take pride in doing this.
Agency/Board/Councilmember Gutierrez stated he wished the hotels on Fourth Street were built already
so that revenue would be generated from the hotel tax. He wished there were new ways to generate
revenue.
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Agency/Board/Counci~member Howdyshell felt this was a gloomy picture. He stated he would hate to see
the Library close on Friday.
Chairman/President/Mayor Alexander felt it should be looked at to see if there is another place to cut
because he did not want to see the Library's hours cut. He asked that this matter be continued for further
investigation.
Agency/Board/Councilmember Kurth asked if staffing could be cut at the Library so that it would not have
to close a day.
Jack Lam, Executive Director/City Manager, stated staffing is already very thin.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, felt if staffing is reduced certain services might not be able to continue.
She suggested they could possibly reduce hours on other days instead of closing completely on Friday.
Jack Lam, Executive Director/City Manager, stated if the Council feels the library closure for Friday will
not work, they could use reserve money for this year and see what the state will do for the next year.
Chairman/President/Mayor Alexander stated he would be comfortable with that, but would like for the
Council to have another meeting in 30 days to hear of any other options. He suggested the suggestion to
close the Library on Friday not be approved, but to approve the other budget strategies as suggested by
the City Manager.
Agency/Board/Councilmember Williams felt the community would get behind the City to help find the
money.
MOTION: Moved by Howdyshe]t, seconded by Williams to approve the suggestions made by the City
Manager with the exception of the Library closing and to come back in 30 days to discuss other options.
James Frost, City Treasurer, felt the public should be aware of this situation so they can help the City. He
stated public safety programs should be saved.
Agency/Board/Councilmember Kurth felt it was important to keep the Library open so people can continue
their education.
Motion carried unanimously 5-0.
I D. Ai,jou. - II
MOTION: Moved by Williams, seconded by Howdyshell to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously 5-0.
The meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
Re.~i)ectfully submitted,
s, CMC
City Clerk
Approved: October 15, 2003