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Home My WebLink About1983-12-13; City Council; Minutes- MINUTES 344 Meeting of: CITY COUNCIL (Adjourned Regular Meeting) Date Time of of Meeting: Meeting: December 13, 1983 /\w 5:OO p.m. %p A? Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers CALL ?o ORDER: The Meeting was called to order by Mayor Casler at 5:03 p.m. ROLL CALL was taken by the City Clerk as follows: Present: Council Members Casler, Lewis, COUNCIL /o $9/ MEMBERS Z. 6 Z. 1 Kulchin, Chick and Prescott. Absent : None. (51) 1. AI3 ?I7203 - Supplement #I - ANFJ;YSIS OF FIRE SERVICE CONSOLIDATION OPPORTUNITIES. City Manager Frank Aleshire introduced the matter referencing the reprt previously furnished to Council. Mr. John Heiss, Consultant, outlined the contents of the report submitted to Council on consolidation of fire service. He explained methodology used in preparation of the reprt and summarized the findings and conclusions, He stated there is good cooperation mng the three cities of Vista, Oceanside and Carlsbad at the present time. With consolidation, Mr. Heiss stated approximately $927,000 could be saved in the over-all operations. Mr. Heiss stated the savinqs recognized would be irraneaiate and would not grow substantially over the years, and those savings would not be too great. He suggested that a larger portion of that savings could be realized by the three cities consolidating efforts in fire dispatch, training and apparatus mintenance. Council discussed the possibilities of joint actions mng the Cities and the mnsensus of opinion was that more information was needed before any final decision was reached. Council directed staff to pursue gathering of Casler X additional information relative to joint activities Lewis X with Oceanside and Vista in areas of training, Kulchin X apparatus, maintenance and mmunications, and Chick X costs associated with same. Prescott xx (loo) 2. AB #'7580 - REVISING THE SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS AND 1 EXCEPTIOPJS . Council adopted the following Ordinance: X Prescott SECTIONS 3.08.120, 3.08.130 AND 3.08.140 REVISING THE X Chick THE cARLsJ3AD MUNICIPAL CODE BY 'IHE AMENDMENT OF xx Kulchin ORDINANCE NO. 1267, AMENDING TITLE 3, CHAPTER 3.08 OF X Lewis X Casler EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS FOR SALES AND USE !TAX TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE STAm BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. 3 , AB #7581 - (3.3lMEKIAL LEASE FOR CARLSBAD HOUSING (45) (.28) AUTHORITY. City Manager Frank Aleshire gave the reprt as contained in the Agenda Bill. MINUTES 343 COUNCIL /\q %9 ''a $,% )r December 13, 1983 Page 2 MEMBERS + 8 + Council adopted the following Resolution: X Prescott X Chick LEASE FOR ?HE CARLSBAD HOUSING AUTHORITY. xx Kulchin RESOLUTIOM NO. 7436, APPROVING A TWD-YEAR COMMERCIAL X Lewis X Casler 1 RECESS : Mayor Casler called a recess at 6:03 p.m., and Council re-convened at 6:11 p.m. with all Council Members present. (29) 4. AI3 #7582 - PROPOSED REVISION OF "E CAPITAL 1"ENT PROGRAM, City Manager Frank Aleshire reprted on the CIP summary attached to the Agenda Bill, explaining the items listed were approved by Council last November, and those highlighted in yellow were his recomndations for inclusion in the CIP the next two years. He stated the other items were either completed or could be deferred until 1987. Other projects listed are funded by other sources or will be re-in-bursed. Mr. Aleshire stated no action by Council was required tonight. Council Member Kulchin questioned Project #3100 on page 10, and stated Engineering staff informed her there' were funds availahle to complete a portion of sidewalks on Levante Stret, stating she would like to add that item to the CIP. Ron Beckman, Assistant City Manager/ Developmental Services, explained there was rn mney left in that fund; that any overage had been returned to unappropriated capital reserves, Council Member Lewis stated he felt the ampletion of Elm Avenue should be a major consideration, He suggested the City build the street and be reimbursed by the developer. Council Member Lewis also mentioned Tamarack and the re-alignment of the street, with the possibility of condemnation by the City, requiring funds . The City Manager suggested recommendations on streets be made after the Circulation Plan Amendmnt is adopted. Then all streets could be considered and determinations made on inclusion in the CIP. The City Manager explained that any financing the City contemplates acquiring, would be better if sought for a building and not for a storm drain or sewer project. Council Member Kulchin stated she would like a workshop on financing mthods, to see what is being done and what could be done. Council agreed the City Manager should ask a financial expert to talk with Council at a workshop on financing methods. City Manager Frank Aleshire explained the items on page four, stating the Parks & Recreation items were the only Ones that were discretionary. B - 345 MINUTES December 13, 1983 Page 3 Mr. Aleshire recoxrunended any requests, such as the sidewalks on Levante, be deferred until the Council has the complete CIP. He stated the entire sidewalk situation should be studied before any action is taken, since there are mny areas in the City which do not have sidewalks. Mr. Aleshire stated information on the City budget, including all CIP programs, will be provided to Council in March or April, 1984. Mr. Aleshire stated there would be a workshop the latter part of January, with a financial expert, with adoption of the budget and CIP by the end of June. OLYMPIC TORCH RUN: Mayor Casler reported on the Olympic Torch Run which was discussed at an Executive Codttee Meeting of the League of California Cities. The run will go through San Diego County, and the City is king asked for a $3,000 donation. The City could have a runner for one kilometer (.6 of a mile). All mnies raised in San Diego County will 90 to the youth organizations, and any mney raised in the City of Carlsbad will stay here. City Manager City Manager Frank Aleshire announced the County Board of Supervisors muld consider a proposal to lease the Palomar Transfer Station and sell the trash mshing equipment at their December 14, 1983, meeting. He stated he asked for this to be postponed until they had an opportunity to met with the Mayor. 1 ADJOURNMENT: By proper mtion, the meeting was adjourned at 7:24 p.m Res-pectfully submitted, L&J%.p ALETHA L. m-z, 4 City Clerk D I. Harriett Babbitt, Minutes Clerk /\B %p Jb4 COUNCIL "0 %3/ MEMBERS .2. 8 .2.