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Home My WebLink About1979-07-23; City Council; MinutesClT F- LS N: Meeting of: CITY COUNCIL (Adjourned Regular Meeting) ROLL CALL: [29] 1. BUDGET. 8 Mayor Packard stated the purpose of the meeting was to consider the proposed budget for fiscal year 1979-80. He continued stating Council had previously been instructed to view the budget in terms of policies and priorities rather than a line-item review. In this regard, he requested that Councilman Skotnicki display his prepared charts and explain same. Councilman Skotnicki displayed hi,s charts and explained that they were divided into two categories.' One being Goals/Objectives and the other being Budget Activity, with a further breakdown of the Goals/Objectives into the areas of Capital Improvements and Operations. The following reflects the contents of the charts entitled..Goal.s/Objectives, .listed by priority: I. Capital Improvements Police Station Wastewater Treatment & Reclamation City Yard City Hall . Traffic Signals. (3) State Street Storm Drain Library - Southern Sector 11. Operations Master Plan - Wastewater Treatment & Agriculture Preservation Public Facilities Management Growth Management Revision of Parks s( Recreation Element of General Pl-an Master Plan - Storm Drain Social Services Element for General Plan Reclamation The following reflects the contents of-the charts entitled Budget Activity which shows a: comparison with the 1978-79 budget: I $ Increase % Increase I (Decrease) (Decrease) i Gen. Gov't. less Planning (60,160) . (8.4%) , I Planning 115,526 31.7% Public Works (less 30,000 for 1 ibrary carpet) 34,569 2.5% Pol ice 123,044 9.3% Fire (1.ess.Paramedics) 27,605 3.2% e. Wastewater Collection & Library (incl. 30,000) 142,288 24.6% Water Dist. 14,128 * 8% Parks & Recreation (1 9,484) (2.7%) Capital Improvements (649,616) (68.4%) Treatment (33,360) (7.1%) (General Fund Only) *, , 5" F hS muNc -2- IT F es N I -3- 8 Council discussed possible future locations for City facilities, and concurred that the Police Station was the number one priority. In. this regard, Council questioned staff as to the amount of money necessary to purchase land for the facility and to prepare the design. The City Manager stated a report would be returne to Council. .He stated the County had been con- tacted per previous Council direction in an effor to determine the availability and price of land . in the vici'nity of Palomar Airport'Road and El Camino Real. In this regard, the County had requested the opportunity to have the land appraised. Thus, monies necessary for land would not be known until such time as the appraisal is complete. In addition, he stated the amount of land being. discussed should be sufficient in size to accomodate police, fire and a City yard. Council agreed to the following prioritization of the Capital Improvement items listed under Goals and Objectives: I -5- 8 IT F L -4- .. Council then determined to discuss the Budget Activity charts as displayed. General Government (less Planning) -- In response to Council questions, staff distributed a letter from the City of Oceanside which explains the costs to Carlsbad for their participation in the Inter-City Safety Program as outlined in the Personnel Budget. Planning -- Council agreed they had no further questions in this area. Planning Commission -- Council concurred that Planning Commissioners should receive $50.00 per month if they are not already receiving same. Fire Suppression -- The City Manager stated that Account #2350 should reflect $1,750 rath-er than $11,75.0 due to the authorized purchase of the property: I RECESS: . Mayor Packard called a recess at 12:OO noon for lunch, and Council reconvened at 1:00 P.M. with all Council members present. Public Norks -- No changes were made. Police -- Councilman Skotnicki queried whether the requested additional personnel were required due to increased population, or under the auspices that the additional personnel would decrease thk crime rate in Carlsbad. Police Chief Roy Kundtz gave a report with the aid of a flip chart. explaining the increase in crime rates and increasing population. He also explained the estimated cost for- adding the requested additional personnel. He stated the additional personnel would not decrease the crime rate in Carlsbad. Council requested a report as to the variyous usage of the overtime funds. NC 1 I I 1 1 I I I i ,' j I i 1 I , i I I " .. The City Manager-stated the $48.,000 for purchase of cars could be deleted from this budge-t. Council concurred with the request for replacemen of seven patrol vehicles and the request for the purchase of the off-road vehicle. .. . 0 Library -- City Librarfan Georgina Cole stated the requested two additional personnel was an.. attempt to provide more service to the southern sector of the City. She continued stating the additional personnel would staff .the bookmobile, thus allowing for more frequent and 'regular. usage Council discussed,the feasibility of using those requested additional funds for purposes. of either purchasing a store-front library in the southern sector, or reserving those funds for future land acquisition for a library.