09-0518_CRA_Minutes_Adjourned Regular Meeting MINUTES
MAY 18, 2009
JOINT BUDGET WORKSHOP
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Mayor Nielsen called the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the San .Juan Capistrano City
Council and the Community Redevelopment Agency to order at 2:02 p.m. in the City
Council Chamber for a Joint Meeting. Council Member Hribar led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
COUNCIL MEMBERSIDIRECTORS PRESENT: Sam Allevato, Tom Hribar,
Laura Freese, Mayor pro tem Dr. Londres Uso and Mayor Mark Nielsen
COUNCIL MEMBERS/DIRECTORS ABSENT: None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: City Council and .Community Redevelopment Agency:
None
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. 2009-2016 CITY SEVEN-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
PROJECTS AND BUDGET ALLOCATIONS (330.40) NO ACTION TAKEN —
PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 16, 2009
Steve Montano, Assistant Administrative Services Director, and Doug Miller,
Senior Financial Analyst, narrated a slide presentation and responded to
questions.
Council Comments:
■ Tennis courts to come back for further consideration to discuss location
and joint use.
■ Remove the swimming pool project.
■ Skate park and dog park to come back for further discussion.
■ Staff to look into adding automatic locking mechanism to the Los Rios
Park restrooms.
Staff to contact Orange County Transportation Agency to confirm the
routes that will potentially be cut or reduced so it does not impact the sites
where the new bus bench shelters will be located.
■ Staff to provide to Council the list of streets on the City's Preventative
Pavement Plan.
■ Remove "eliminate on-street parking" language for the Ortega Highway
Redesign project.
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2. INTRODUCTION OF FISCAL YEAR 2009/2010 OPERATING FUND BUDGETS
(330.20) NO ACTION TAKEN — PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR
JUNE 16, 2009
Steve Montano, Assistant Administrative Services Director, narrated a slide
presentation and responded to questions.
Lt. Dan Dwyer, Chief of Police Services, gave an overview of the Police Services
budget. Patricia Bello, Contract Manager, Orange County Sheriff's Department,
provided a presentation regarding contract increase costs and responded to
questions.
Board Comments:
■ Sheriff Department to explore ways to reduce overtime pay.
■ Sheriff Department will need to control salaries and benefits due to limited
amount of City revenues.
■ City should look into using photovoltaic panels to decrease electrical cost.
■ City should explore other options for open space and parking maintenance
to be able to pay for itself.
■ City should not acquire land as fee simple that can create liability.
■ Concerns with cutting all training and conferences.
■ Preference to wait for the update to the General Plan.
= Keeping the General Plan update as a place holder.
3. INTRODUCTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2009/10 COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT FUND BUDGETS (330.70) NO ACTION TAKEN — PUBLIC HEARING
SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 16, 2009
Cindy Russell, Assistant City Manager, narrated a slide presentation and
responded to questions.
ADJOURNMENT: COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
There being no further business, Chairman Hribar adjourned the meeting at 6:08 p.m. to
the Regular Meeting of Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session, and
6:30 p.m. for the Public Business Session in the City Council Chamber.
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MA� a IS, DER:Y CITY CLERK
Approved: June 2, 200
ATTEST:
THOMAS W. HRIBAR, CHAIRMAN
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