2000/06/06_SpecialIIANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 6, 2000
The City Council of the City of Anaheim, CA met in special session.
Present:
Mayor Tom Daly, Council Members: Frank Feldhaus, Lucille Kring,
Tom Tait and Shirley McCracken.
Staff Present: City Manager Jim Ruth, City Attorney Jack White, City Clerk Sheryll
Schroeder, Assistant City Clerk Cindy Daniel-Garcia, City Treasurer Charlene Jung,
Finance Director Bill Sweeney, Budget Manager Jeff Stone, Human Resources Director
David Hill, Assistant City Manager Dave Morgan, Convention, Sports and Entedainment
Director Greg Smith, Anaheim/Orange County Visitors Bureau President, Charles Ahlers
Mayor Daly called the special meeting to order at 2:10 p.m. in the Council Chambers of
the Anaheim City Hall, 200 S. Anaheim Blvd. The Notice of Special Called Meeting was
delivered on June 2, 2000.
The Special Meeting was called for a workshop on the proposed budget for fiscal year
2000/2001.
FISCAL YEAR 2000/2001 DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET WORKSHOP:
City Manager Jim Ruth announced that pursuant to Charier Sections 1202, 1203, and
1204, the Council would review the proposed annual budget, which has been available
for public inspection at the City Clerk's Office. He presented the proposed budget as
outlined in the City Manager's Transmittal Letter dated May 2, 2000, which is a pad of
this record. He explained that public comments and questions would be heard at the
5:00 p.m. noticed public hearing, which would be continued to June 13, 2000.
Mr. Ruth said the proposed budget for 2000/2001 totaled $659,899,438, which
represented a decrease of approximately 2.5% for the adopted/adjusted budget. He
noted the decrease was primarily due to reductions in Public Works and Public Utilities
departments as a result of major projects that have been or are projected for completion
during the current fiscal year. He explained the proposed budget included 2,089 full time
positions, an increase of 26 positions. He informed that the Fire Department has
proposed an increase of 12 positions to staff a new fire company in support of the
expanded resort facilities and Community Development Department has new federal
program requirements for an additional 8 positions. The expanded Convention Center
had proposed 7 new positions, the Police Department would be adding 2 positions and
the City Attorney would add one. Planning was decreasing by 3 positions, Mr. Ruth
explained, and Public Utilities was down I position.
The proposed General Fund budget for fiscal year 2000/2001 totaled $161,806,256,
which represented an increase of $6,995,988, about 4.5% over the fiscal year
1999/2000, he reported. This was primarily due to a $2,257,419 increase in the Police
Department budget, a $1,465,110 increase in the Fire Department budget and a
$1,133,681 increase in the Community Services Department. He noted the police and
fire increases were related to the increase labor and support of the combined and
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completed resort and the opening of Disney's new theme park. The cost of the
additional support would be offset with anticipated increase revenues from the resort, he
stated. Community Services Department increases were spread among the Parks,
Recreation and Library divisions as it added new parks such as Ross, Vermont and
Washington and Deer Canyon Parks.
Mr. Ruth said that since 1990/1991, one the Council's goals has been to ensure Public
Safety, and the City had increased the number of police officers by 60 since that time.
There were currently 400 officers. He noted that 54 police officers were now assigned to
the new Anaheim Hills Police Station/Community Center, which has created an
enhanced presence in East Anaheim. The new facility in West Anaheim should be
operational within the next 30 days. The proposed budget incorporated funds for the
acquisition of a site for a permanent police substation. Mr. Ruth reviewed the state-of-
the-art equipment purchased for the Police Department over the last few years and he
reported crime had continued to decrease in the City. He added that the Police Chief
would present the Police Department budget June 13, 2000.
In addition to public safety, Mr. Ruth said the budget was able to provide significant
resources to community infrastructure needs. On February 24, 2000, the City received
final distribution of funds relating to the Orange County bankruptcy and on April 18,
2000, Council authorized placing 12.6 million dollars into the general City capital outlay
fund for projects to be funded in the proposed 2000/2001 budget. He said he was
pleased to announce the following projects to be funded by the bankruptcy proceeds,
subject to Council approval:
West Anaheim Community Center, planning and design
West Anaheim Police Facility, acquisition for a site
Main Library Remodel, planning and design
General Plan Update, first phase
Curbs, gutters and sidewalks, replacement
Arterial Street Median Landscaping
Additional Tree Pruning
He said future year budgets would contain the balance of the $12.6 million for the
completion of the above projects. For the 4th year in a row, he said, the budget
contained $500,000 for the Neighborhood Improvement Fund, which provided the City
with the ability to respond to much needed neighborhood issues such as increased
street lighting, sidewalk repair and many other needs identified through neighborhood
meetings. He noted the Anaheim Resort was beginning to see improvements thanks to
the $5 million Anaheim Resort Neighborhood project. Through the Community
Development Department, affordable housing opportunities are made available to
eligible residents. The Neighborhood Preservation program provided low interest
property rehabilitation loans, home ownership assistance and historical preservation.
Redevelopment Housing Set-aside funds provides incentives to developers of affordable
housing and assistance to first time homebuyers in Anaheim. He noted the proposed
budget continued to enhance and protect neighborhoods.
Mr. Ruth noted that as a companion document to the proposed budget, the City's five
year Capital Improvement Plan addressed in detail the planned infrastructure
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improvements. Included in this plan, he continued, for the year 2000/2001 was $41.7
million in electric system improvements; $10.2 million in water system improvements;
$39.5 million in street improvements; $3.9 million in park and landscape improvements
and $46.2 million in Anaheim Resort improvements as well as $4.1 million in traffic and
transportation improvements.
City Manager Ruth added that the Budget Advisory Commission, at their meeting of May
17, 2000, unanimously endorsed the proposed budget and has sent it to Council with
their recommendation for approval. Mr. Ruth finalized by saying that the challenge in the
next several years would be to continue to provide the high quality of public services that
the citizens enjoyed while limiting the growth in the City's expenditures. He said he felt
with informed citizen comment, Council direction and the ongoing efforts of the
dedicated employees, Anaheim's future would be very bright.
Mr. Ruth turned the presentation of the proposed fiscal year 2000/2001 budget over to
Bill Sweeney, Finance Director. Mr. Sweeney reviewed the proposed budget through a
series of slides, which are made a part of the record.
Council Member McCracken asked for clarification that if the revenue from the Resort
was greater than anticipated, the money would be applied to the principal to pay off
bonds. Mr. Sweeney answered, yes, with respect to the Disney properties.
At this point, City Manager Ruth introduced Assistant City Manager, Dave Morgan, who
presented the Council's and Administration's proposed budget, which appear on pages
29 through 33. His presentation is made a part of this record.
Mayor Daly asked Mr. Morgan to explain the Community Leader Resort tours.
Dave Morgan responded that as the resort was completed, there were a number of
programs being considered to help celebrate and the programs would be coming back to
Council for approval. This program was a consideration of taking community leaders
through the resort area to show the convention center and other improvements. Mayor
Daly asked if there had been a line item appropriation attached to that program and Mr.
Morgan responded, no. The program would come back to the Council for approval.
Next, Mr. Ruth introduced the City Clerk, Sheryll Schroeder, who presented the
proposed City Clerk's Department budget, pages 36 to 37, which is made a part of this
record.
Council Member Kring questioned adding hours for voter registration and Ms. Schroeder
responded the week prior to the close of voting registration, the I st week in October, the
Clerk's office would remain open to 5:30 p.m. or 6:00 p.m to provide voter registration.
ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL MEETING:
Mayor Daly moved to adjourn the special meeting, seconded by Council Member
McCracken. MOTION CARRIED.
At 3:03 p.m. the Special Meeting was adjourned and the regular meeting of June 6, 2000
was convened.
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Respectfully submitted:
Sheryll Schroeder, CMC/AAE
City Clerk