HomeMy WebLinkAbout061306_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES of an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands
held in the Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, on June 13, 2006,
at 9:00 A.M.
PRESENT Jon Harrison, Mayor
Pat Gilbreath, Mayor Pro Tem
Gilberto Gil, Councilmember
Mick Gallagher, Councilmember
Pete Aguilar, Councilmember
ABSENT None
STAFF John Davidson, City Manager; Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk; Michael Reynolds,
City Treasurer; Tina Kundig, Finance Director; Tom Steele, Assistant Finance
Director; and Marjie Pettus, Administrative Services Director
Mayor Harrison called the meeting to order.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Proposed 2006-07 budget - Prior to starting the workshop to review the
proposed 2006-07 budget, Mayor Harrison called upon the following people
who wished to speak: Fred Ford asked the City Council to allocate more funds
for ADA compliance; Beth Smith and Gwen Wysocki urged the City Council to
fund the adult literacy program at the library (a letter was also received from
Trudy Waldron supporting the adult literacy program); and James Cabaj,
Kenneth Wirkus, James Deen, Florence Ready, John Hardy, Ruth Barnes,
Elaine Fenton, Helen Pollett, Connie Martinez and Jane Haines Wheeler urged
the City Council to not cut the Police Department's Senior Transportation.
Service budget.
STUDY SESSION
Proposed 2006-07 budget -At 9:39 A.M., City Manager Davidson explained the
process for the preparation of the proposed budget. A list was prepared of the 6
percent cuts totaling $1,200,906.00 as well as a list of supplemental requests
totaling $10,048,513.00. Finance Director Kundig reviewed the three-year
budget estimate for the General Fund covering 2005-06 through 2007-08 and
the revenue details report for 2006-07. Proposed budgets were presented as
follows: Larry Burgess, Library; Dan McHugh, City Attorney; Lorrie Poyzer,
City Clerk; Janice McConnell, City Council; John Davidson, City Manager;
Tina Kundig, Finance Department; Jeff Shaw, Community Development
Department and Downtown Redlands Business Association; Ron Mutter, Public
Works Department; Don Gee, Redevelopment; Gary Phelps and Doug
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Headrick, Municipal Utilities Department; Jim Drabinski, Fire Department; and
Jim Bueermann, Police Department.
Councilmembers asked staff to study the need for a lobbyist; supported the
budget committee's recommendation to add a part-time position in the
Downtown Redlands Business Association; to add one building inspector and
support the General Plan update in Community Development; provide a
breakdown of consultants for "Other Professional Services" under
Redevelopment; asked staff to bring back the supplemental requests during the
mid-year budget review; asked the department to further review if funds from
other sources would be available for books and periodicals in the library budget;
wait for State action regarding the adult literacy program; attempt to maintain
the current funding level for the Senior Transportation Program; look for other
reductions, perhaps by approaching the police union regarding tuition
reimbursement, in order to keep the police substations open; and collect fees to
fully fund recreation programs with the thought that the adult programs could
subsidize youth programs. Councilmembers concurred to further review a
vehicle replacement reserve during the mid-year budget review; address the
need to increase the paramedic tax, and review the revenue/expenses for the
Hazardous Waste program.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None forthcoming at this time.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the City Council meeting adjourned at
1:52 P.M. to an adjourned regular meeting to be held on June 20, 2006, at
9:00 A.M. in the City Council Chambers, 35 Cajon Street, Redlands, California.
City Clerk
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June 13,2006
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