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MINUTES of a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands held in the
Council Chambers, Civic Center, 35 Cajon Street, on June 14, 2010 at 9:00
A.M.
PRESENT Pat Gilbreath,Mayor
Jerry Bean, Mayor Pro Tern
Jon Harrison, Councilmember
Mick Gallagher, Councilmember
Pete Aguilar, Councilmember
ABSENT None
STAFF N. Enrique Martinez, City Manager; Daniel J. McHugh, City Attorney; Sam
Irwin, City Clerk; Carl Baker, Public Information Officer; Tom Fitzmaurice,
Police Commander; Rosemary Hoerning, Municipal Utilities and Engineering
Director; Tina Kundig, Finance Director/City'rreasurer; Jeff Frazier, Fire Chief;
Oscar W. Orei, Community Development Director; Deborah Scott-Leistra,
Human,Resources Director; Les Jolly, Interim Quality of Life Director
Mayor Gilbreath called the special meeting of the City Council to order and
provided an opportunity for the public to address them on the subjects which
were scheduled on the agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Recreation Centers — Numerous speakers expressed support for the recreation
centers in Redlands. Representatives from some of the centers' programs spoke
to highlight the importance of after school programs which keep "at risk"
children off the streets and involved in constructive activities.
Police and Fire Dppartments,— Employees, volunteers and union representatives
spoke in defense of current contracts and positions being considered for deletion
to address budget shortfalls.
Advice—Several speakers offered suggestions on the approach to be used by the
City Council and alternative candidates to be used to either increase revenues or
decrease expenditures in FY 2010-2011.
OLD BUSINESS
Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget — In response to staff presentations given at the
June 2, 2010 and June 7, 2010 Special City Council meetings, each staff
department fielded questions from the Mayor and Councilmembers about the
impacts to expect as a consequence of expenditure cuts at the 12% and 17%
levels. Direction was given to the Police Department to look at ways to utilize
Recreation Donation Funds to maintain the current hours of operation of the
centers and to readdress the mix of Sworn Personnel, Community Service
Officers (CSO), Customer Service Representatives (CSR), and Contract
Services given incremental increases in funds available. Mayor Gilbreath and
Councilmember Harrison warned against the sale of city property to solve
budget problems. All departments were tasked to review all fees charged by the
City of Redlands for candidates to increase revenues. The Finance Department
was tasked with exploring the use of Funds other than the General Fund to
provide the Advance Receivable Loan and to review budgeted amounts for
Liability Fund Transfer and Economic Contingency for adjustment possibility.
June 14,2010
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public Participation — Steve Rogers called for more involvement from the
voting public in the budgetary process.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the City Council meeting adjourned at 11:49
A.M. to continue budget discussions at 9:OOA.M. on Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
Mayor of the City of Redlands
Attest:
Sam Irwin, Ci
Clerk
June 14,2010