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Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held on May 6, 2021 at 3 00 P M
Present
Staff
Paul Banch, Mayor
Eddie Tejeda, Mayor Pro Tempore
Paul Foster, Council Member
Denise Davis, Council Member
Jenna Guzman -Lowery, Council Member
Charles M Duggan, Jr , City Manager, Dan McHugh, City Attorney, Robert Dawes, City
Treasurer, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk, Carl Baker, Public Information Officer, Chris Catren,
Police Chief, Danielle Garcia, Management Services/Finance Director, Chris Boatman,
Facilities and Community Services Director, Brian Desatmk, Development Services Director,
Jim Topoleski, Fire Chief, John Harris, Municipal Utilities and Engmeenng Director, Janice
McConnell, Assistant City Manager
This was conducted as a virtual teleconference meeting with all Council Members and staff
participating remotely
In compliance with public health recommendations to limit public gatherings during the
Covid-19 pandemic and acting as the City of Redlands Emergency Services Director, City
Manager Charles M Duggan Jr , directed meetings of the City Council/Successor Agency of the
former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Redlands be closed to the public until further
notice or until the current local State of Emergency has been lifted The City Council will
continue to meet to conduct essential business Public comments, up to 250 words, were read
aloud by the City Clerk
Mayor Banch called the Special Meeting to order at 3 00 P M and a quorum was established
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comments were received
FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 BUDGET WORKSHOP
Proposed Budget Overview
City Manager Duggan and Management Services/ Finance Director Garcia summarized the
Proposed Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget and provided a fiscal overview of FY 2020-21, reporting
that the current budget status is much better than projected and although the full impact of the
pandemic will not be known for some time, the City remains cautiously optimistic about the
economic recovery that is underway City Manager Duggan discussed his vision for the City to
include a focus on rebuilding from the near past and conducting sound planning for the future
He looks forward to implementing a two-year budgeting cycle, FY 2023-24, and a six -year
planning cycle, FY 2023-28
The General Fund was expected to end the fiscal year balanced at June 30, 2021 with revenues
exceeding expenditures by $157,824 Positive economic signs that are already underway
include, the addition of Measure T's one -cent sales tax, partial funding restoration to critical
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service areas accomplished at Mid -Year review and additional increases to revenue estimates
since Mid -Year Upcoming changes projected for FY 2021-22 included, benefits of Measure T
which will be the first full year of generated revenue, local and regional economy projections to
surpass recovery levels, growth in property taxes and basic sales taxes, restored cuts to staffing
levels, service enhancements and new one-time spending for tree trimming and the purchase of
three replacement fire engines
The positive impacts of Measure T revenues were highlighted, with a review of how the money
would be spent in the upcoming budget year Following the overview, department heads
discussed their FY 2021-2022 budgeted revenues and expenditures requests and responded to
questions from the Council The City Council will continue its discussion of the proposed
budget at its regular meeting of May 18, 2021, with possible adoption of the proposed budget
at its regular meeting of June 1, 2021
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further action required the meeting adjourned at 5 08 P M
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