SALINAS CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF MEETING
MARCH 14, 2006
The City Council meeting convened in the Rotunda 4:00 p.m.
Present:
Councilmember Janet Barnes
Councilmember Gloria De La Rosa
Councilmember Jyl Lutes
Councilmember Robert Ocampo (arrived at 4:13 p.m.)
Councilmember Sergio Sanchez
Absent:
Councilmember Maria Giuriato
CITY OF CHAMPIONS
The Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay led the City
Council in the Pledge of Allegiance and Mayor Caballero proclaimed the week as
Girl Scouts Week.
PRESENTATION
Presentation of Child Obesity Action Plan by Jane Parker,
Action Council of Monterey County explained how child obesity is a significant
problem in Monterey County.
CONSENT RESOLUTION
Upon motion by Councilmember Lutes and second by Councilmember
Barnes, Council voted unanimously to adopt the Consent Resolution. Absent: Councilmember Giuriato.
1.
Item continued to
April 4, 2006.
2. Accepted financial claims report.
3. Appointed Dean Carothers as the employee’s
representative on the Grievance Board.
4. Adopted RESOLUTION 18953 declaring
items surplus property and authorizing the Purchasing Officer to dispose of
items and deposit proceeds into the General and Asset Seizure Funds.
5. Adopted
RESOLUTION 18954 authorizing the Mayor to execute a Subdivision
Improvement Agreement by and between the City of Salinas, a municipal
corporation, and Standard Pacific Corporation, a Delaware corporation,
approving the final map, and accepting the easements offered for dedication for
Monte Bella Subdivision, Phase 4.
The City Council met in closed session pursuant to:
a.
Government Code Section 54956.9(a), pending litigation, City
of Salinas v. County of Monterey, et al, Superior Court Case No. M72983
(Rancho San Juan)
b.
Government Code Section 54956.9(a), pending litigation, Salinas
Auto Center Association and NESTech Management Group, Inc. v. City of Salinas,
Tony Sammut Development, et al, Monterey County Superior Court Case No.
M77789.
c.
Government Code Section 54956.9(a), pending litigation, County
of Monterey v. City of Salinas, T&T Enterprises, dba Tony Sammut
Development, et al, Monterey County Superior Court Case No. M77778.
d. Government
Code Section 54956.9(b), conference with legal counsel, anticipated litigation,
significant exposure to litigation (three potential cases).
g. Government Code Section
54957, public employee performance evaluation (City Manager).
The City Council reconvened in the Rotunda at 7:39 p.m.
JOINT
CONSIDERATION WITH MEASURE V INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
City Council Present:
Councilmember Janet Barnes
Councilmember Gloria De La Rosa
Councilmember Robert Ocampo
Councilmember Sergio Sanchez
Absent:
Councilmember Maria Giuriato
Measure V Committee Members
Jack Briscoe
Lauren Cercone
Rose Colon
Sally Torres
Absent:
Jose Castaneda
Sandra Ocampo
Matthew Ottone
1. Measure
V – Departmental Budget Presentations
City Manager Dave Mora explained that the
adoption of Measure V in November included a commitment for a full community
engagement process for residents of Salinas with the intent of providing
opportunities for residents to discuss their recommendations for the use of
Measure V funds. The Measure V
Oversight Committee has held six district meetings, a COPA sponsored meeting,
and four Committee meetings. The
Committee has established both regular mail and e-mail addresses to receive
ideas and recommendations from the community.
Deputy City Manager Jorge Rifa explained
the duties of the City Manager, City Clerk and Human Resources Departments. He noted that in the past three years there
has been a fifteen million-budget reduction cycle with the lost of positions in
the Administration Department of an Administrative Secretary, Neighborhood
Services Coordinator, Volunteer Services Coordinator, Assistant to the City
Manager and Human Resources Technician in the amount of $498,000.00.
He provided a comparison of positions in
the City Manager and City Clerk offices with the Cities of Concord, Hayward,
Modesto, Santa Rosa, Pasadena, and Santa Monica.
The preferred need would add five full-time
employees and would include an Assistant to the City Manager, Neighborhood
Service Coordinator, and a Secretary.
Non-personnel support would include an additional grants capacity and
provide community cleanups. The cost of
five full-time employees is $425,000.00.
Non-Personnel would cost $98,200.00 for a total of $523,200.00.
The recommendation would add three
full-time employees, which includes a Neighborhood Service Coordinator and
Secretary. Non-personnel support would
provide an additional grants capacity and community cleanups. Three full-time employees under this
recommendation would cost $246,700.00.
Non-Personnel will cost $98,200.00 for a total of $344,900.00.
Development and Engineering Services
Department
Deputy City Manager Rob Russell noted the
service reductions of one Code Enforcement Officer and in Planning Services
lost one Associate Planner and one Administrative Secretary. The Development and Engineering Services lost
one Assistant Traffic Engineer and one secretary.
Re-organization reductions eliminated a
Permit Services Director, changed the Community Development Director to a
Planning Manager and upgraded Public Works Director to Deputy City Manager/City
Engineer/Traffic Engineer/Building Official.
He explained the staffing level in the
administration at City Hall is currently 5.5.
Advanced Planning is currently 2.0; current Planning is 6.0; engineering
services (CIP) is 17.0; Traffic and Transportation is 3.0; the Permit Center is
4.5; Code Enforcement is 3.0; Plan Check and Engineering and Inspection is 21.0
for a total of 62.0 positions.
Historically the positions were 67.0.
He provided a staffing comparison with other cities that have a
population of 100,000.
His preferred staffing levels would include
a Senior Code Enforcement Officer; one Enforcement Officer I; Assistant
Planner; Engineering Technician (Traffic); Senior Civil Engineer/Traffic
Engineer and a secretary for a total cost of $591,200.00 per year.
Recommended desired capital funds include
street resurfacing funds increased to $2.5 million per year are needed to
maintain an acceptable pavement rating.
The Concrete (Sidewalk) repair fund would be increased to $250,000.00
per year to $500,000.00 per year.
Recommended essential staffing includes a
Senior Code Enforcement Officer, Code Enforcement Officer, Assistant Planner,
and an engineering Technician (Traffic) for a minimum cost of $332,700.00 per
year. The recommended essential capital
funds would include Street Resurfacing Funds to increase from the current
budget of $575,000.00 per year to $1.0 million per year. The Concrete (Sidewalk) repair funds would
increase from the current $250,000.00 per year to $500,000.00 per year.
Finance Department
Finance Director Tom Kever explained that
his department lost two front counter clerks and one stores purchasing
clerk. The Information Systems Division
lost one Web Master. One GIS Technician
and one Programmer Analyst for a loss of six positions.
He noted the difference between the City of
Salinas (population 152,700) and the City of Concord (population 127,600). In the Finance Division Salinas has sixteen
positions and Concord has twenty-six positions.
The Information Systems Division in the
City of Salinas is seven positions. The
City of Concord has thirteen positions.
The total Finance and Information Systems positions are twenty-four
positions and Concord has thirty-nine positions. The budget for the City of Salinas is $3,200,600.00 and Concord
has a budget of $5,699,900.00. Salinas’
shortfall is $2,499,300.00.
The preferred staffing level in the Finance
Division would include two account clerks, a Senior Accounting Technician and a
Purchasing Clerk. The Information
Systems Division would include an Office Technician, a Web Page/Analyst, a GIS
Technician and a computer operator. The
information Systems Division has a current staffing level of twenty-four
persons. Ideal staffing level would
include nine additional personnel for a total of thirty-three positions for an
estimated annual cost of $750,000.00.
Recommended essential staffing in the
Finance Division would provide for a Senior Account Clerk and a Senior
Accountant. The Information Systems
Division would include a Web Page/Analyst and a Computer Operator. The total Finance and Information Systems
current staffing level is twenty-four personnel. Requested staffing would add four positions and the proposed
2006-07 staffing would total twenty-eight positions for an estimated annual
cost of $37,000.00.
Salinas Fire Department
Fire Chief Ed Montez explained the service
program reductions include a Deputy Fire Chief who also serves as a Fire
Marshal, an Administrative Captain who serves as a Deputy Fire Marshal/Lead
Fire Investigator and an Administrative Captain who serves as the Training
& Disaster/Preparedness Officer.
He compared the City of Salinas’
(population 150+) 96 employees, 6 engines, 1 Ladder Truck, 1 Ambulance, with a
paramedic service to the City of Santa Rosa (population 150+) 133 employees, 9
engines, 2 Ladder Trucks, and a paramedic service. The City of Hayward (population 140,00+), 147 employees, 9
engines, 2 Ladder Trucks, and provides a paramedic service. The City of Ontario (population 160,000+)
130 employees, 8 engines, 2 ladder trucks, and provides a paramedic
service. The average number of
employees for comparable cities is 126.5.
Preferred additions would include a
Battalion Chief at $175,000. This
position assumes the responsibilities of Fire Marshal, Lead Fire Investigator
for cause and origin investigations, and emergency preparedness planning for
the City of Salinas. Staff vehicles
would cost $300,000.00. The majority of
staff vehicles exceeds 100,000 miles and responds daily in code 3 situations. The recommendation to obtain two state of
the art Command Vehicles and five staff vehicles. Aerial Ladder Truck costs $700,000.00. The Fire Department is submitting a grant
request in the spring
of 2006 for $350,000.00 to offset the costs of the ladder truck, Paramedic
program Funding costs $147,500.00. The
paramedic program funding will be short funds due to the continued delay from
Monterey County in allowing CSA 74 funds to be utilized by all first responder
agencies in our County. Contract agreement
with Westmed is generating $437,500.00 for the EMS program. The anticipated funding gap in 2005-06 will
be $147,500.00. Two Front-line Engines
costs $590,000.00, Brush Firefighting Engine is $285,000.00 and remodeling and
expansion to fire station is $1,280,000.00.
Maintenance Services Department
Maintenance Services Director Denise
Estrada noted that the Maintenance Services Department reduction impacts
eliminated the Graffiti Abatement, tree planting equipment replacement, and the
greenbelt maintenance. Also reduced
were street repairs, sidewalk repairs, weed abatement, building repairs and
custodial services and solid waste contract management.
Staffing in Administration, Facilities,
Fleet, Graffiti, Parks, Streets, Urban Forestry and Waste Water reductions in
Benchmark Cities total 140 positions.
Salinas’ current level is 84 positions.
In 2002-03 Salinas had a total of 113 positions.
Preferred staffing historically is 113
positions and is currently 84 positions.
Staff budget reductions total $2.8 million dollars.
Recommended essential staffing would add a
Graffiti Abatement Program with one position. The Vehicle Maintenance would add
one position; the Facilities Maintenance would add four positions; Park
Maintenance would add eight positions and Urban Forestry would add three
positions for a total cost in minimum restoration of $1.3 million dollars.
ADJOURNMENT – The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m.
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