1987/04/10City Hall~ Anaheim~ California - COUNCIL MINUTES -April 10~ 1987~ 1:30 P.M.
The City Council of the City of Anaheim met in adjourned regular
session.
PRESENT
ABSENT:
VACANCY
PRESENT
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Pickler, Hunter, Kaywood and Bay
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: One
CITY MANAGER: William O. Talley
CITY ATTORNEY: Jack White
ASSISTANT CITY CT.~RX: Ann M. Sauvageau
(Program Development & Audit Staff and Department Heads were also
present in the Chamber audience)
BUDGET WORKSHOP: City Manager WilliamTalley stated the purpose of the Budget
Workshop is to update the City Council on the status of the 1986/87 Resource
Allocation Plan (RAP), the situation the City is in today, the way the plan is
'built" and also to advise the Council of the status of the 1987/88 - 1988/89
RAP. It is an informational presentation consisting of slides and a briefing
of the information represented by those slides. Subsequently the Councilwtll
have the opportunity to ask questions relative to any aspect of the
information/documentation presented. Mr. Talley then briefed and elaborated
upon the information contained in the blue booklet entitled, 1987/88 and
1988/89 Resource Allocation Plan Workshop which was submitted to the Council
at the conclusion of his presentation. The booklet contained hard copies of a
majority of the slides presented. He explained the breakdown of total City
expenditures 1986/87 (89.0Z City - 8.4% Redevelopment Agency - 2.6% Housing
Authority) and total appropriations totalling 5457.6million (5407.2 million
City of Anaheim - 538.4 Redevelopment Agency - 511.9 Housing Authority).
Totat City appropriations (1986/87) totalling $407.2million consist of
Electric Utility totalling 5203.1 million, Water Utility 523.3 million,
Convention Center 516.1 million, Stadium 519.6 million, Sanitation 512.6
million, Golf ~3.0 million, Special Use Funds 532.1 million and General Fund
597.4 million. He explained all the other funds basically run themselves or
transfer some monies to the General Fund. The General Fund is where the
problem lies for 1988/89. He then explained how the General Fund is funded
first briefing General Fund Revenues and then General Fund Expenditures
totalling 597.4 million (1986/87) wherein nearly 49% of those expenditures
were for safety departments alone (Police and Fire).
Mr. Talley then explained where the problem was relative to an anticipated
budget shortfall of 52.7 million or 2.8% (see booklet 1986/87, 1987/88 and
1988/89 General Fund Revenues Sheet reflecting budget and projected amounts)
and the adjustments made by the Administration to bring the budget in line.
Initially the 1987/88 and 1988/89 General Fund as submitted was 515.6 million
out of balance for the first Fiscal Year and 516.5 million for the second
totalling 531,633,813. After the initial administrative review of the budget,
these figures were reduced to 54,392,221 (87/88) and 51,067,789 (88/89)
respectively. (See sheet - Reductions Resulting from Administrative Review.)
He elaborated on the items that were eliminated.
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Mr. Talley explained the 51.0~Lllion is manageable because he believes
revenues are going to change over the next year but the 54.4 million is a
problem. Relative to that, there are several areas the Council should be
addressing - Convention Center renovation and modernization, the Police 2000
Project, general public safety activities, street maintenance, highway
refurbishing, an expanded, more comprehensive and costly economic development
program for the City to regain its position relative to sales tax, and Stadium
Parking Lot and improvements. The City must arrive at some accommodation with
the Angels so that the City can modernize the lot, resurface it and put in a
new lighting system or it will be a major expense to make those improvements
by 1990. He also proposed that the Council consider an additional commitment
to public safety and as part of the plan he is going to bring in a
supplemental package regarding public safety.
During his presentation, Mr. Talley explained the changes that took place in
revenues from prior years, one major change being relative to sales tax which
was budgeted at an estimated 530.9 million but instead it is now projected
that 529.9 m~llionw~ll be collected and that Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT)
will be down about 51.3 m~llion.
In concluding, Mr. Talley outlined the issues for Council to address. First
is the remaining 54.4 million out-of-balance condition and unless Council
directs otherwise, his recommendation is going to be that Council consider
leaving services as they are and not reducing them and instead talk about how
to fund the existing level of services as opposed to major reductions in City
services. Also to be addressed as previously mentioned is the Convention
Center modernization, Stadium improvements, continuing the existing
infrastructure renewal and ex/sting levels of public safety and to determine
whether or not those levels should be raised as recommended. Staff needs to
know how the Council would like to approach the matter and is prepared to
schedule another Workshop and bring to the Council any information they would
like as a result of the presentation today.
RECESS: By general consent, the Council recessed for ten minutes. (2:35 p.m.)
AFTER RECESS: The Hayor called the meeting to order, all Council Members
being present. One Vacancy. (2:46 p.m.)
DISCUSSION~ INPUT AND qUESTIONS BY THE COUNCIL: Questions were posed by
Council Members relating to the following: What was included in transfers to
the General Fund, questions on the General Benefits Fund, costs that will be
associated with the implementation of the City's long-range plan, i.e., Vision
2000, efforts being devoted to economic development especially with regard to
ensuring the development of a regional shopping center, concern with any delay
in starting and completing needed projects, the hazardous materials veb/cle
and the services provided by the City to other cities in that regard,
questions relative to reserves, and other issues.
Mayor Bay commented that relative to the City Hanager's list of proposed
reductions he can see very few items on that list that he would agree to if he
were going to go through the budget and pick out where reductions should be
made. Just about everything on that list might be the high priority list the
Council would want to fund.
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He felt there was hardly an item on the list where there would not be
resistance across the Council in eliminating them.
Mr. Talley agreed with the Mayor it was probably something that would occur to
most people. Nearly 50Z of General Fund monies are in Police and Fire alone.
Agreeing that he does not want to take anything out of that 50Z which are
basically increases, then he is working only with the other 50~. Literally,
the rest of the budget combined, even if he eliminated the entire Department
of Finance, Human Resources, Risk Management, City Attorney's Office,
Treasurer's Office, City Administration, it would not be enough to solve the
problem to start with. Therefore, he is either looking at raising revenues or
cutting other public safety services in lieu of the ones he cut.
Mayor Bay later in the discussion stated if he were going to review all
services across the City, he would want to review some long-standing ones
since it is his general opinion there would be many other places to look at
cost reductions that would not affect direct service to the people whereas
almost every item on the reduction list would do so. He would look more
closely at internal functions.
City Manager Talley stated he only showed significant reductions that he
made. He is now recommending that the Council fund the Police 2000 Program
including debt service, that beyond what the Police Department recommended
that the Council authorize a 51 million enhancement in Police personnel
starting in 87/88 and forward, that the Council increase the budget for Police
recruitments approximately 5100,000, that the Council keep the Park Ranger
Program, fund the Youth Crime Prevention Program, buy a new fire rescue
vehicle truck and consider buying a hazardous material vehicle and getting out
of giving that service to other communities. Those recommendations would cost
approximately $2.0million next year, 52.2 million the following year and then
53.4 million. He is recommending that he (Talley) bring that package to the
Council with a new funding source but hew ill not do so without Council
direction.
After further discussion and answers to questions from the Mayor, Mr. Talley
explained that the budget was actually going to be 51.7 million under at the
end of the year with a start of 52.7 million and that the budget is in balance
except for the items he previously mentioned, police overtime and legal
services.
Mayor Bay asked that information be provided as follows: An explanation on
what determines what goes into the General Benefits Fund, what are prudent
reserves, what are those reserves, or what should they be and any other
significant funds where there are reserves, and more information on the
expenditures for Vision 2000 and community growth as well as more alternatives
on what can be Cut to balance the budget. As far as his priorities, they are
police, fire, safety, streets, traffic lights and security from the standpoint
of liabilities that the City faces.
City Manager Talley stated the Council would be provided with the General
Benefits Fund information at the meeting of April 21, 1987. At the meeting of
April 14, 1987, the Council could make any other request they might have and
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also set a date for the next workshop if they wished to do so. He will not be
present that day but Mr. Ron Rothschild would be present for the Council to
convey whatever they wished that day.
RECESS - CLOSED SESSION: City Attorney Jack White recommended that the
Council recess to Closed Session to continue discussing those items listed
under the City Attorney's portion of the agenda for April 7, 1987 which is a
portion of today's meeting.
Councilman Bay moved to recess into Closed Session. Councilwoman Kaywood
seconded the motion. NOTION CARRIED. (3:55 p.m.)
AFTER RECESS: The Mayor called the meetins to order, all Council Members
beins present. One Vacancy. (5:45 p.m.)
ADJOURNMENT: Councilman Bay moved to adjourn.
the motion. MOTION CARRIED. (5:46 p.m.)
ANN M. SAUVAGEAU, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
Councilwoman Kaywood seconded