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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-06-13; City Council; Minutes.xa I., $3 F it-/* lr\b*& ng GBb& !JNc[Lycg &- m a Meeting of: CITY COUNCIL (Adjourned Regular Meeting) Time of Meeting: 7:OO P.M. ROLL CALL: EXECUTIVE SESSION: Mayor Packard called an Executive Session at 7:03 P.M. for the purpose of discussing litiga- tion. Council reconvened at 9:06 P.M. with all Council members present, and Mayor Packard announced that litigation had been discussed. :371 ' COUNCIL TRAINING SESSION: Mayor Packard stated the training session for Council needed to be discussed briefly. The City Manager stated Council had previously been requested to reserve June 16th and June 17th for their train-ing session, assuming the new Council member would be seated at that time. He requested direction from Council as to the timin for the session.. Council indicated they would be available for the training Friday afternoon and all day Satur- day. The City Manager stated he would confirm the time with Mr. Gregg and notify Council. 351 1. WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (208 STUDY) The Planning Director gave a brief introduction of the matter, followed by a, staff report from Michael Zander of the Planning Department. Mr. Zander referenced'the Memorandum from the Planning Department to Council dated June 14, 1978, and the Memorandum from the Planning Department to Council dated May 4, 1978, and outlined the major issues contained in each. The Public Works Administrator reported that the Basin Plan is one of the criteria which needs to be addressed when anyth-ing is done in the area which deals with water management. Further, the Basin Plan for the San Diego region has been Councilman Skotnicki stated the Basin Plan is in fact, by reference, made a part of the 208 Plan. With regard to the Population IVB Forecasts, he stated the County feels the Forecasts will be detrimental to the attainment of air quality standards; therefore, the County .desires their growth management methodology be adopted in reducing the overall distribution of population in the County. a 1 I i t - D 0 I -rv F .- 2 - June 13 1978 ' Councilman Skotnicki requested that Council all( him the flexibility of expressing concern in thc area of the water reclamation fund in that it doesn't say how the funds would be obtained, whc would receive the funds nor for what purpose. Further, he expressed the feeling that the fund will eventually be needed, but is. not necessary at this time. Councilman Skotnicki continued statlng he would '. attempt to get a statement included about the need for amending the Plan and amending the Population Forecasts. However, .he recommended Council not instruct him to vote against the Plan due to the lack of the Fiscal Impact Repor, Council adopted a position on the 208 Plan in accordance with the following: That the pro- posed ESEA and 208 Plan be approved subject to the following comments and reservations: 1. The 208 Plan include a policy requiring a finding of general plan consistency; 2. The 208 Plan include a clear statement as t how the Plan will be modified upon the certifi- cation of revised population forecasts; and 3. The recommendation as to the designation of the County Water Authority as the Mater Facilit Planning Coordinator not be approved unless som modifications to the County Water Authority organization are made, or in lieu thereof, that CPO assume those functions given to the County Water Authority. [371 2. COUNCIL MEETING TIMES. Mayor Packard suggested Council maintain its current meeting schedule until such time as the new Council member is seated. Council concurre with the suggestion. [291 3. DISCUSSION OF BUDGET REVIEW PROCEDURES. The City Manager stated this item was placed on the agenda in 'order to .inform Council of the status of the Proposition 13 Advisory Committee and the proposed procedures for budget review. He stated he would be meeting with the Chairman of the Committee on Thursday morning followed b a meeting with th.e,,committee on Thursday evenin The City Manager continued by outlining the pro posed procedures to be utilized by the committe in their effort to prioritize items. Then upon submission of the committee report .to Council, Council would then review that report and the budget and make determinations. Mayor Packard stated he would 'like to review 'a1 state and federal programs under which the City is required to provide matching funds. Councilwoman Casler requested a list of those funds which are encumbered for particular proje I I C' ~~~~~~~F~~i I . . .. 1 ITy OF f-JiR p$2g&p$E -3- Mayor Packard stated there appears to be an attitude .at the state level regardin.g the im- plementation of Proposition 13 that only school distri'cts and special districts receive surplus funds as well as property tax funds. He suggest ed Council take a position.relative to cities receiving a .'*fair share", and that same be for- warded to the appropriate legislators. In addition, Mayor Packard suggested the legis- * lators be asked to place a moratorium on legis- lation that would impose additional costs on Council authorized the Mayor to forward to the appropriate legislators the position of the Ci Council as stated by Mayor Packard. Mayor Packard indicated he had received some letters requesting Council consider all aspects of reducing the budget, including consideration of making cuts in the area of department leaders. SWIMMING POOL. Councilman Anear questioned the status of the swimming pool and whether funds were currently being expended on the project. In response, staff stated the architect is pro- ceeding with preparation of the plans and specifications. Councilman Anear expressed the feeling that all progre,ss on the swimming pool project be stopped immediately until such time as the Council considers the budget. Councilwoman Casler stated the comments she had received from the public were for continuing with the pool, but eliminating the luxuries associated with the pool. Mayor Packard stated he-felt Council should not take any action on the.matter before the Council considers the entire budget'. Councilman Skotnicki expressed the feeling that the pool should not be eliminated, but should be reviewed at the tjme of the budget. Therefore, he felt it would be desirable to stop operations at this time. It was moved that Council suspend all operatio at this point on the swimming pool until the Proposition 13 Advisory Committee has had an opportunity to study the budget and the pool. The motion failed for lack of a majority. t .- 4 - Counci.lman Skotnicki requested staff furnish a status report on the consolidation efforts with regard to the Water District, and on the Public Facilities Management Study. The City Manager stated staff would furnish a report on those items, and th.e ma.tter of the Public Facilities Management Study would be on the agenda for Council consideration at their meeting of June 20, 1978. ADJOURNMENT: By proper motion, the meeting was adjourned at 10:32 P.M. . . .' -. ~ J ..