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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981/05/07 - Minutes - Special (Budget Study Session) May 7, 1981 CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES BUDGET STUDY SESSION 1. CALL TO ORDER A special Budget Study Session of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga was held in the Lions Park Community Center, 9161 Baseline Road, on Thursday, May 7, 1981. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Mayor Phillip Schlosser. Present: Councilmen James C. Frost, Jon D. Mikels, Michael A. Palombo, Arthur H. Bridge and Mayor Phillip D. Schlosser. Also present were: City Manager Lauren M. Wasserman; Assistant City Manager Jim Robinson; Jack Lam, Director of Community Development; Lloyd Hubbs, City Engineer; Harry Empey, Director of Finance; Bill Holley, Community Services Director. 2. STUDY SESSION REPORTS A. STATUS REPORT ON PROPOSED PROGRAM OF SERVICES FOR F.Y. 1981-82 Lauren Wasserman, City Manager, stated the total budget for F.Y. 1981-82, including all funds was in balance and would total $9,231,253.00. Harry Empey, Finance Director, stated that the Budget for F.Y. 1981-82 will reflect cost centers and overhead, and more emphasis will be placed on programs rather than line item accounts. B. MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS A report was presented by City Engineer, Lloyd Hubbs, regarding the feasibility of establishing city-wide maintenance districts for parkways throughout the City. Councilmen Frost and Bridge expressed concern about the impact of a parkway assessment district on other pending issues such as proposed Foothill Fire District assessment and Flood Control assessment. Lauren Wasserman, City Manager, suggested that a survey be included in the next "Grapevine" raising the question of a parkway assessment district and the public's willingness to support the assessment. The City Council concurred that such a poll of public opinion regarding a Parkway Maintenance Assessment District should be included in the next issue of the City's newsletter "Grapevine". C. STAFF RECOMMENDATION REGARDING ADJUSTMENT OF MILEAGE REIMBURSE~tENT FOR CITY EMPLOYEES Lauren Wasserman, City Manager, stated that it had been some time since the per mile reimbursement for employees who use their personal vehicles for city business had been adjusted. Mr. Wasserman recommended that the current reimbursement of 22¢ per mile should be increased to 30¢ per mile to appropriately reflect some of the increased cost in fuel. Mr. Wasserman also recommended that monthly auto- mobile allowances for department heads be increased $50.00. A motion was made by Councilman Arthur Bridge, seconded by Phillip D. Schlosser and unanimously carried to increase the per mile reimbursement for City employees who use personal vehicles for city business from 22¢ per mile to 30¢ per mile and increase current Department Head monthly automobile allowances by $50.00. City Council Minutes May 7, 1981 Budget Study Session Page 2 D. STAFF RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE ELIMINATION OF OM~ITRANS ROUTE 50 (ALTA LOMA-CUCAMONGA) (4) A lengthy report was presented by Assistant City Manager Jim Robinson regarding the current status of Route 50. Mr. Robinson stated that the current ridership was less than five passengers per hour, both north and south of 19th Street and that ridership was decreasing. Mr. Robinson also explained that S.B. 620 required an 80/20 split in the Fare Box return. Any route which generated (fare box) revenues less than 20% of the cost of operating the route would have to be made up by local funding sources (General Fund). Mr. Robinson stated that Route 50, because of its poor ridership, generated less than 9% of the cost of the route and that the City was not in a position to support local transit with General Fund monies. Mr. Robinson further explained that Route 51 in Upland experienced a similar dilemma with low ridership and that the route had been eliminated. Staff recommended that Route 50 be eliminated because of low ridership and low fare box return, but recommended continuation of General Purpose Dial-A-Ride in the City so transit dependent would still have access to transportation. A motion was made by Arthur Bridge, seconded by Phillip D. Schlosser and unani- mously carried to eliminate Route 50 effective July 1, 1981 but recommended continuation of General Purpose Dial-A-Ride throughout the City for F.Yo 1981-82. (5) E. PROPOSED DESIGNATION OF RESERVE ~UNDS Harry Empey, Finance Director, stated that as the City grows, and its direction becomes more clearly defined, it is imperative that Council approve a redesig- nation of its Reserves which will put them more in tune with the City's needs. Mr. Empey stated that any reserve designation made at this time could be changed by the City Council but recommended that the total redesignated reserves of $1,396,600 and the undesignated reserve amount of $1,446,840 as outlined in his May 5, 1981 memo be adopted by Council. After discussion, a motion was made by Councilman James Frost, seconded by Arhtur H. Bridge and unanimously carried that Reserve Funds be redesignated as outlined in Harry Empey's May 5, 1981 memo to the City Council. (6) F. RECOMMENDED ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION No. 81-67 ESTABLISHING SPENDING LIMITATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1980-81 Mr. Empey, Finance Director, stated that this Resolution is required annually and sets forth the legal spending limitation for the City's General Fund. City Clerk, Lauren Wasserman, read the title of Resolution 81-67 RESOLUTION 81-67 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING AN APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XIIIB OF THE CALI- FORNIA CONSTITUTION. A motion was made by Councilman James Frost, seconded by Arthur Bridge to adopt Resolution 81-67. Motion Carried 4-1-0 (Palombo opposed). 3. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:37 to an Executive Session to discuss pending litigation, not to reconvene. Respectfu~.~submitted, ~s~stant City Manager