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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005/06/09 - Minutes - Spec (Budget) June 9, 2005 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINUTES FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Special Meetinq A special meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency, Fire Protection District and City Council was held on Thursday, June 9, 2005, in the Tri Communities Room of the Civic Center located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. Chairman/President/Mayor William J. Alexander called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Present were Agencymembers/Boardmembers/Councilmembers: Rex Gutierrez, L. Dennis Michael, Sam Spagnolo, Diane Williams and Chairman/President/Mayor William J. Alexander. Also present were: Jack Lam, City Manager; Pamela Easter, Deputy City Manager; Linda D. Daniels, Redevelopment Director; Joe O'Neil, City Engineer; Robert Lemon, Management Analyst II; Trang Huynh, Building Official; James C. Frost, City Treasurer; Larry Temple, Administrative Services Director; Tamara Layne, Finance Officer; Rose Colum, Budget Analyst; Helen Leeds, Sr. Accountant; Dave Moore, Recreation Superintendent; Karen Silhanek, Community Services Technician; Deborah Clark, Library Director; Captain Pete Ortiz, Rancho Cucamonga Police Department; Chief Peter Bryan, Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District; Kimbedy Thomas, Management Analyst Ill; and Debra J. Adams, City Clerk. B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS No communication was made from the public. ~ C. ITEM(S) OF BUSINESS IJ O1. DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005~2006 Jack Lam, City Manager, stated at last week's meeting it was summarized what has changed in the last few years and what is proposed in this year's budget. He stated department heads are here to answer any questions the Council might have. He continued to mention some of the things that have been changed. AgenoymembedBoardmembedCouncilmember Spagnolo commended Chief Pete Ortiz for following up on the request for programs for the Sheriff's Department and appreciated the information. He stated the Council still hadn't talked about the DARE program and felt a non-sworn position should be able to run it. He stated this would allow a deputy to be on the street. He felt funding should be found for this. He suggested possibly corporate sponsors could be used. Special Redevelopment Agency/Fire Board/City Council Minutes June 9, 2005 Page 2 Jack Lam, City Manager, stated the DARE organization does not allow this to be handled by a non-sworn person as far as distributing the materials. Chairman/President/Mayor Alexander stated Ontario does have a DARE program and does not have sworn people run it. Chief Ortiz stated as long as DARE materials are not used, you do not need a sworn person. Agencymember/Boardmember/Councilmember Williams asked if any of the Sheriff's department cities have developed their own programs. Chief Ortiz stated no. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated the City is paying for all the crossing guards, etc., and that the schools are not putting any more money into law enforcement programs. Chairman/President/Mayor Alexander felt we need to protect and educate school kids. Agencymember/Boardmember/Councilmember Michael suggested that Mayor Alexander and Councilmember Spagnolo meet at the quarterly school district meeting and talk to the superintendents. Jack Lam, City Manager, suggested they meet with the school board President, not the Superintendent. Agencymember/Boardmember/Councilmember Spagnolo suggested that Chief Ortiz also meet with them. Councilmember Gutierrez felt if we develop our own program it would be cheaper for us to do that and that possibly the program could be abbreviated to reduce the cost. He stated some of the schools did not feel they are getting their fair share when it comes to sharing and not charging for things. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated they would be happy to set the meeting up. Jim Frost, City Treasurer, asked how much it cost not to run the program. Chief Ortiz stated he did not know. Chairman/President/Mayor Alexander stated if one kid is saved, then it is worth the cost. Agencymember/Boardmember/Councilmember Spagnolo mentioned the great affect the "Every 15 Minute Program" has on everyone. Agencymember/Boardmember/Councilmember Michael stated one of the things talked about during the goals meeting was more public safety awareness programs. Agencymember/Boardmember/Councilmember Spagnolo asked if we could get a stat report on the number of deputies we are getting with this budget and what the ratio would be for our population. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated it is .75. Agencymember/Boardmember/Councilmember Spagnolo stated that still leaves us behind, and felt the numbers need to change to keep us with population growth. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated some cities' stats come out better because of the way they report their information. Special Redevelopment Agency/Fire Board/City Council Minutes June 9, 2005 Page 3 Agencymember/Boardmember/Councilmember Spagnolo stated he is talking about the ratio of deputies to population, not stats. Chairman/President/Mayor Alexander mentioned Opticom, and asked who uses it. Chief Bran stated police, fire and ambulance should use it. Chairman/President/Mayor Alexander stated all the expense come out of fire budget. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated it is a fire program, but not a fire expense. Chairman/President/Mayor Alexander stated he felt we should start right now and identify funding for a station to be located in the northwest portion of the city. He heard the west side is using the fire service more than the east side where most of the fire personnel are. Jack Lam, City manager, stated $400,000 is set aside for acquisition of another station. Agencymember/Boardmember/Councilmember Michael asked if once they find the parcel of land, wouldn't that be coming back to the Council for appropriation to purchase it, and asked if that would come from reserve funds. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated yes. AgencymembedBoardmembedCouncilmember Gutierrez asked who would pay for the operations and maintenance of it. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated that would be identified per a Council policy or resolution. Agencymember/Boardmember/Councilmember Gutierrez stated he felt some parts of the City are paying into the system and other parts of the City are not. He felt this should be looked at to make this fair. Agencymember/Boardmember/Councilmember Michael stated once the strategic plan is done this will help to identify the needs and how we will pay for them. AgencymembedBoardmember/Councilmember Williams hoped all of this would be identified in the strategic plan. Chief Bryan stated it would be identified in the strategic plan. AgencymembedBoardmembedCouncilmember Michael asked about animal control services and if the new things to be added would come from reserves. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated yes, that we do not know what the cost will be at this time. AgencymembedBoardmember/Councilmember Michael asked questions about various line items and received clarification from staff. He also inquired about crossing guards. Para Easter, Deputy City Manager, stated this will be studied by the City Manager's office and staff will be coming back to the Council with information with the possibility of a new program for September. AgencymembedBoardmember/Councilmember Williams asked about increasing the stipend for the Planning Commission. Special Redevelopment Agency/Fire Board/City Council Minutes June 9, 2005 Page 4 Jack Lam, City Manager, stated Commissions by state law cannot receive salaries, but can receive reimbursement for expenses. He stated a resolution in 1984 it was established to give the Planning Commission $100 per month. Agencymember/Boardmember/Councilmember Williams asked if this could be changed at a regular meeting. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated this could be an item to come back on the Consent Calendar to approve the increase. Agencymember/Boardmember/Councilmember Williams felt the Park and Recreation Commission should receive $50 per month and the PC to receive $150 per month. Chairman/President/Mayor Alexander stated he would like to think about this, and felt it should be discussed at a future meeting. He was not ready to make this decision tonight. Agencymember/Boadmember/Councilmember Spagnolo stated he agreed with Councilmember Williams' suggestion. Jack Lam, City Manager, stated he could place this on the budget adoption agenda. The City Council concurred. The meeting adjourned at 6150 p.m. bmitted~ DebraJ. ^dams,~G ~ City Cler~ocorOs Mana~or ~pprovod: Ouly 20, 2005