11-0629_CRA_Minutes_Special MeetingMINUTES
JUNE 29, 2011
JOINT BUDGET WORKSHOP
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Mayor Allevato called the Special Meeting of the San Juan Capistrano City Council and
the Community Redevelopment Agency to order at 3:04 p.m. in the
City Council Chamber for a Joint Meeting. Mayor pro tem Kramer led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
COUNCIL MEMBERS/DIRECTORS PRESENT: Laura Freese, Derek Reeve,
John Taylor, Mayor pro tem Larry Kramer and Mayor Allevato
COUNCIL MEMBERS/DIRECTORS ABSENT: None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: City Council and Community Redevelopment Agency:
■ Clint Worthington, City resident, felt that the City should not rely on future auto
projection sales to balance the budget; suggested a reduction in staff, and
reducing the sales tax projection by half.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF FISCAL YEAR .2011/12 OPERATING FUND
BUDGETS (330.20) NO ACTION TAKEN — PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED
FOR JUNE 30, 2011
Steve Montano, Assistant Finance Services Director, narrated a slide
presentation and responded to questions. Cindy Russell, Chief Financial
Officer/Treasurer; Lt, John Meyer, Chief of Police Services; West Curry,
Assistant Utilities Director; David Hubler, Public Works Manager; Maria Morris,
City Clerk; and Cynthia Alexander, Community Services Manager, responded to
questions.
Public Comments:
■ Roy Byrnes, City resident, expressed concern with the City taking the
responsibility to pay for a School Resource Officer, felt it should be the
responsibility of the Capistrano Unified School District.
Council Comments:
■ Supported further reductions, except for the Chamber of Commerce and
the Boys & Girls Club; remove the fireworks for the 4t of July celebration,
and revisit during the mid -year budget; and need to continue looking into
possible outsourcing opportunities.
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Consensus to bring back costs (electrical capacity in Council Chamber)
associated with webstreaming of City Council meetings.
Supported proposed budget costs including to the Chamber of Commerce
and Boys & Girls Club, need to set priorities in hard economic times; felt
that income projections are not conservative, with high sales and property
tax projections; and would like to approve the proposed reductions and
split extra funds to provide $50,400 as surplus for Police Services for
support services, such as overtime.
Supported. proposed reductions; preference in having quarterly budget
reports; and was not in favor of reducing the Boys & Girls Club and
Chamber of Commerce budget, but instead would like to revisit during the
mid -year budget to increase if possible.
Stated that the City outsources some of their services to the Chamber of
Commerce and Boys & Girls Club, and would like to see increasing if
possible during the mid -year budget; and did not support making
reductions to "Minor Street Repairs" or "Graffiti Removal in Parks", as it
would reduce the quality of life.
2. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF INTRODUCTION OF 2012-2018 CITY SEVEN-
YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS AND BUDGET
ALLOCATIONS (330.40) — NO ACTION TAKEN — PUBLIC HEARING
SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 30, 201'1
Steve Montano, Assistant Finance Services Director, narrated a slide
presentation and responded to questions. Grant Taylor, Community Services
Director; Alan Oswald, Senior Traffic Engineer; Nasser Abbaszadeh, Public
Works Director; and West Curry, Assistant Utilities Director, responded to
questions.
Council Comments:
■ Consensus to remove the following: 1) CIP 13103 — Left Turn Protected
Permissive Traffic Signal Conversions; 2) CIP 14106 — San Juan Creek
Road and Calle Cartegena Traffic Signal; 3) CIP 15102 — Ortega Highway
and Avenida Siega Traffic Signal.
■ CIP 11202 = East Open Space (Lemon Grove Improvements) —Need to
make this part of the open space inventory open and available to the
public as soon as possible, as this project has a greater visibility over
other open space projects such as the 2C Ranch.
• Important to know the overall plan and associated costs for the
Lemon Grove improvements.
3. INTRODUCTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2011/2012 COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT FUND BUDGETS (330.70) NO ACTION TAKEN — PUBLIC
HEARING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 30, 2011
Cindy Russell, Chief Financial Officer, narrated a slide presentation and
responded to questions.
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ADJOURNMENT: CITY COUNCIL. AND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
There being no further business, Mayor Allevato adjourned the meeting at 7:02 p.m, to
the Adjourned Regular Meeting of Thursday, June 30, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. for a public
Business Session; and then to the Regular Meeting of July 5, 2011, at
5:00 p.m. for Closed Session, and 6:00 p.m. for the Public Business Session in the
City Pouncjl Chamber.
submitted,
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IS, CIT' C%ERK
Approved: July 19, 2011
ATTEST:
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LAURA FREESE, CHAIR
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