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COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
HERE. [ECHO] COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER. MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS.
HERE. MAYOR HEPBURN. WE'RE NOW IN A STA DIUM. [ECHO]. ARE WE GOOD? GOOD. GOOD. WE ARE 22, 23 CITY BUDGET.
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YES, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU.I WILL, AS IN THE PAST, DO A BROAD LEVEL OVERVIEW FOR THE BENEFIT OF COUNCIL, AND THEN I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR EACH OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS OR INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS, AND THEN COUNCIL WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS IN BETWEEN THAT.
I HAVE A POWERPOINT THAT HAS BEEN PREPARED.
YOU HAVE A COPY OF IT IN FRONT OF YOU, AND I'M GOING TO WAIT FOR J.R.
BUT BEFORE I START, THERE'S A COUPLE OF PREFACING COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE.
[ECHO] I'LL MOVE THIS BACK FOR THE TIME BEING.
[INAUDIBLE] THE TO SAY THE LAST THREE WEEKS HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING TIME IN THE LA VERNE FAMILY.
WE LOST OUR FORMER FIRE CHIEF PETE JANKOWSKI SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND THEN LAST WEEK TRAGICALLY, AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, WE LOST BILLY ELFTMAN IN AN ACCIDENT.
AND I KNOW THAT HAS WEIGHED HEAVILY ON EVERYONE IN THIS ORGANIZATION.
AND CERTAINLY ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN THIS ROOM.
AND I'M DEEPLY SORRY AND PAINED BY THIS AS WELL.
AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR CONTINUING TO DO THE WORK, BUT ALSO WORK THROUGH THIS.
BUT THANK YOU. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT WITH THE BUDGET THERE IS A NEW LOOK THAT IS BEING DONE.
THAT'S THE START OF TRYING TO IMPROVE SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT IS BEING MADE AVAILABLE.
A LITTLE MORE DETAIL THAT'S IN THERE, THAT DID NOT COME WITHOUT GREAT PAIN.
SO I WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE DEPARTMENTS AND MARLA AND ULYSSES, AS I MENTIONED LAST IN THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET, THEY HAVE PUT IN A LOT OF HOURS ON NIGHTS, THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS FOR SURE.
SO I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER TO GET IT TO THE POINT WE DO OR WE HAVE IT.
THERE WILL BE MODIFICATION NEED TO BE MADE JUST BECAUSE AS YOU GO THROUGH A NEW FORMAT, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE WILL NEED TO IMPROVE AND EDITS AND WE WILL CERTAINLY CORRECT SOME OF THE MINOR THINGS THAT ARE IN HERE.
BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THE DOLLARS AND THE INFORMATION IS ACCURATE.
SOME OF THE FORMATTING WILL NEED TO BE CLEANED UP.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO DIVE INTO JUST SOME OF MY COMMENTS.
THE FIRST IS JUST FOR THE BENEFIT.
NEXT PAGE, PLEASE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE.
I KNOW COUNCIL IS AWARE OF THIS, BUT OUR BUDGET PROCESS DOESN'T START TONIGHT.
THERE WAS WORK THAT WAS BEING DONE INTERNALLY BY FINANCE DEPARTMENT PRIMARILY.
THEN IT WAS FILTERED OUT TO EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR REQUESTS, FEE ANALYSIS AS WELL AS REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT REQUESTS THAT GOT US TO THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET IN MAY . DIRECTION WAS GIVEN TO US TO THEN PUT TOGETHER THIS DOCUMENT, THAT WORK WAS DONE OVER THE COURSE OF THE MONTH OF MAY.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT, WE ALSO HAD A REVIEW BY THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, THAT WAS AN INSERTED PART OF THE PROCESS AS IT RELATES TO THE REVENUES THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE ADDED EXPENSES REGARDING PERSONNEL.
SO THAT WAS INCORPORATED ON MAY 17TH.
AND THEN WE HAVE THIS PRESENTATION TO YOU TONIGHT.
SO YOUR SPECIAL FUNDS AND YOUR GENERAL FUND.
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THAT INCLUDES 9 MILLION IN CAPITAL, 12 MILLION IN UTILITIES, WHICH IS OUR WATER AND SEWER FUND.AND THEN THE OTHER FUNDS, ROUGHLY 7 MILLION.
AND THEN THE GENERAL FUND IS 42.1 MILLION.
AND THE GREATEST PART OF THE NEWS IS WE ARE OPERATING AT A SURPLUS, WHICH WE THIS SURPLUS DOESN'T EVEN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ONE TIME EXPENDITURES.
SO THERE THE ONE TIME EXPENDITURES ARE INCLUDED IN THESE NUMBERS AND WE STILL HAVE A SURPLUS, WHICH IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE FOR US, AND I'LL SPEAK MORE TO THAT IN THE END.
AS IT RELATES TO THE RESOURCES, THIS IS JUST A REPRESENTATION OF THE NUMBER OF BROAD CATEGORIES OF FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND THAT WE MAKE USE OF.
THE ONLY THING WORTH NOTING HERE IS THE THE NUMBER OF VARIETY OF FUNDS THAT WE HAVE.
YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR GENERAL FUND, HOW IT NARROWS DOWN TO SOME VERY SPECIFIC CATEGORIES AND WHAT OUR MAJOR PRODUCERS OF OUR RESOURCES ARE.
THE ONES THAT I WILL POINT YOUR ATTENTION TO ARE YOUR IN LIEU.
I'LL START FROM THE 10:00 AND WORK MY WAY AROUND.
THE REASON I POINT THOSE OUT IS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHARGES FOR CURRENT SERVICES, BUT THOSE ARE ALSO REVENUES THAT HAVE A SPECIFIC EXPENDITURE ATTACHED. THE OTHERS ARE RELIABLE REVENUE SOURCES.
BUT AS A TYPICAL RULE, THESE REVENUES ARE SOLID SOURCES.
THEY'RE NOT ONE TIME SOURCES THAT WE DEPEND ON.
YOU NOTICE I LEFT OUT FEES, FINES AND PERMITS THAT 6%, A LARGE PORTION OF THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR BUILDING PERMIT FEES.
THAT WILL DEPEND ON WHAT TYPE OF BUILDING ACTIVITY WE HAVE.
IN TOTAL, OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE ABOUT $35 MILLION DOLLARS.
I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, I WOULD SAY, FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR.
OUR PROPERTY TAX IS UP COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, YEAR END, ABOUT 3 TO 4%.
FIRE FEES ARE GOING TO BE HIGHER AND THAT IS THE RESULT OF BOTH TRANSPORT INCREASED AND TRANSPORT AS A CHANGE IN OUR FEE STRUCTURE FOR OUR INSPECTIONS. AS WAS INDICATED BEFORE THIS, THIS BETTER REFLECTS AND WHEN WE DID THE FEE SCHEDULE BETTER REFLECTS OUR COST FOR DOING INSPECTIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS OF THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES.
SO THE REVENUE THAT WILL BE GENERATED THERE IS HIGHER AS A RESULT OF THAT HIGHER FEE.
RECREATION PROGRAMS IS HIGHER AS WELL.
AS WE BEGIN, IT'S ALMOST 50% HIGHER BECAUSE WE EXPECT TO BRING BACK OUR TRADITIONAL LEVELS OF CLASSES AND PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED PRE-COVID.
SO THIS TAKES THAT INTO ACCOUNT AS WELL AS THE EXPENSE.
HOW MUCH HIGHER COMPARED TO PRE-COVID? I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE THAT AVAILABLE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.
I THINK WE'RE BACK TO THAT HISTORICAL LEVEL.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE GONE MUCH OVER THAT.
WE ARE JUST BRINGING IT BACK TO WHERE WE WERE BEFORE.
AND YVONNE WOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION BETTER.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, SHE IS NOT HERE TONIGHT.
ANOTHER PART OF OUR REVENUES IS TRANSFERS, AND THOSE ARE TRANSFERS FROM OTHER FUNDS THAT WHERE THERE ARE GENERAL FUND ACTIVITIES, EXPENSES THAT SUPPORT THOSE OTHER FUNDS.
SO THESE ARE ALLOWABLE TRANSFERS INTO THE GENERAL FUND OF ABOUT $7 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE MOST COMMON EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THE UTILITY CHARGES THAT WE HAVE SET UP WHERE WE ARE ALLOWED TO CHARGE PART OF THE UTILITY FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF WHAT WE DO AN BENEFIT FOR THAT PARTICULAR OPERATION.
AND LASTLY, IS YOUR GENERAL FUND RESERVE BALANCE.
THE NUMBER YOU SEE HERE AT THE END OF 2023 IS 10.3.
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AMHERST. ONCE WE DO AND WE EXPECT TO DO THAT OVER THIS NEXT YEAR, AS COUNCIL WILL REMEMBER, 4 MILLION OF THAT IS SUPPOSED TO GO INTO THE 115 TRUST.THE REMAINING 1.5 WILL GO INTO YOUR GENERAL FUND RESERVE.
SO WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FROM THAT STANDPOINT.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? EXPENDITURES AGAIN FOR THE ENTIRE 70 MILLION THESE ARE THE THREE CATEGORIES THAT WE CAPTURE BROADLY OUR EXPENDITURES IN, THERE'S CAPITAL, WHICH ARE TYPICAL LARGER PURCHASES THAT WE HAVE EQUIPMENT AND SUCH VEHICLES. PERSONNEL IS THE THE LARGER SHARE AS IT SHOULD BE AS A SERVICE RELATED INDUSTRY.
AND THEN OPERATION SITS AT JUST OVER 73 ACROSS ALL.
37. DID I SAY 73? IT'S THAT DYSLEXIA KICKING IN? SORRY, 37.
YEAH. [LAUGHTER] WHEN WE LOOK AT GENERAL FUND AS IT RELATES TO SERVICE AREAS, YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT 61% OF OUR BUDGET GOES TO PUBLIC SAFETY AS IT RELATES TO GENERAL FUND ONLY.
BUT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DISCRETIONARY PART OF THE FUNDS THAT YOU HAVE AVAILABLE TO SPEND AS YOU SEE FIT, THAT'S WHERE A LION'S SHARE OF THAT GOES AND IT'S APPROPRIATELY APPLIED. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS 20% GOING TO PUBLIC WORKS AND THEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY SERVICES FALLING IN FROM THERE.
NEXT SLIDE. SO A LITTLE HIGHLIGHT ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE OF THINGS.
SALARY ADJUSTMENTS IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT BEING FACTORED FORWARD HERE BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE THAT'S PART OF MEASURE LV AND SO IS KIND OF NET NEUTRAL TO THIS PART OF THE GENERAL FUND. BUT THREE THINGS THAT ARE INCLUDED HERE OUR NEW DEPUTY CHIEF POSITION IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT IS CERTAINLY NEEDED TO DEAL WITH THE ADDED DEMANDS FOR THE CHIEF ON JUST THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE, THE INTERNAL WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THAT IS BEING SUPPORTED.
BUT ALSO THE OTHER PART OF THE INSPECTION FEE INCREASE.
THERE'S A NEW ACCOUNTANT POSITION WHICH IS ALSO TIED TO THE LA HAIDA AGREEMENT IN ORDER TO TAKE ON THAT ADDITIONAL WORK, IT WAS NECESSARY TO BRING ON AN ADDED POSITION. THE REVENUE THAT'S BEING GENERATED, IT EXCEEDS WHAT THE EXPENSE IS FOR THIS.
WE WILL ALSO BENEFIT OPERATIONALLY FROM THIS CHANGE AS WE WILL BE ABLE TO THIS PERSON WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE ON ADDITIONAL DUTIES AS FAR AS MONITORING OF OUR OTHER GRANTS THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY WITHIN THE CITY.
SO WE'LL GET A TWO FOR BENEFIT THERE.
AND THEN THE LAST IS OUR WORKER'S COMP DEPOSIT THAT WE ARE PART OF A SELF INSURANCE PROGRAM AND OUR ANNUAL PAYMENT IS BASED ON OUR PRIOR ACTIVITY AND WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF YEARS OF EXTENDED ON DUTY INJURY LEAVES FROM PERSONNEL, MOSTLY IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT SOME HAVE BEEN IN FIRE.
WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE ARE COMING OUT THE OTHER END OF THAT.
THAT'S A DOUBLE HIT TO US FINANCIALLY.
SO IT'S CERTAINLY A DOUBLE WHAMMY IN THAT REGARD.
THE GRANT WRITING SERVICE IS ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW COUNCIL HAS BEEN INTERESTED IN AND I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE EXPRESSED A DESIRE IS TO HAVE A GRANT WRITING SERVICE FIRM ON RETAINER.
AND SO WE'VE INCLUDED THAT IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR THAT WILL GIVE US A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO POSITION FOR GRANTS BASED ON PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE, BUT ALSO MAYBE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE NOT QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO.
SO WE ARE GOING TO EMBARK ON THAT OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND SEE IF IT BEARS FRUIT.
AND IF SO, WE WILL CONTINUE THAT GOING FORWARD.
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WE HAVE TRIED FOR THE SYSTEM THAT WAS IN PLACE WORKED WELL.IT'S JUST THE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE ON IT WAS JUST BEYOND OUR ABILITY.
SO THE CHIEF HAD RECOMMENDED THAT WE MOVE IN THIS DIRECTION.
SO THE LAST THING AS IT RELATES TO OPERATIONS OR PROBABLY MORE APPROPRIATELY IN THE TRANSFER SECTION IS AS IT RELATES TO THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS.
THE CITY IS THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS THEY HAVE AND YOU WE HAVE AND THEY ARE ON TONIGHT FOR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR LATER THIS MONTH ARE VARIOUS AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY WHERE THERE ARE LANDSCAPE AREAS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO CERTAIN PARCELS.
THERE'S ALSO A COUPLE DOWN SOUTH HERE.
SOME OF THOSE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS HAVE REACHED THEIR MAXIMUM LEVEL THAT WE CAN CHARGE, BUT THE EXPENSE IS ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN WHAT IT IS THAT WE ARE COLLECTING.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THE GENERAL FUND HAS TO SUBSIDIZE THAT AND WE ARE SUBSIDIZING THAT.
NOW IT'S GONE TO ABOUT 50,000, SO IT IS SLOWLY GROWING.
THE QUESTION AT SOME POINT FOR COUNCIL WILL BE EITHER WE TAKE IT BACK TO A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE TO RAISE THAT HIGHER LEVEL OF WHAT WE CAN GROW BY, CONTINUE TO SUBSIDIZE IT, OR LOWER THE LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE IN THE AREA SO THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE TO ADDRESS NOW THAT CERTAINLY WE CAN AFFORD IT.
THAT SUBSIDY HAS SLOWLY STARTED TO GO UP AS A RESULT.
THE LAST ON THE NEXT STEP WAS THE CAPITAL.
THERE'S 300,000 THAT IS SUPPORTED BY GENERAL FUND.
THE PRIMARY PART OF THE 800,000 IS FIRE RELATED FIRE DEPARTMENT RELATED EXPENSES.
THE POOL YOU ARE GOING TO SEE AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE POOL.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE JUST CERTAIN THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE TO BRING IT BACK UP TO SPEED.
IT SERVED US WELL. FORTUNATELY, WE'RE SHARING THOSE COSTS WITH TWO OTHER PARTNERS AND WE WILL BE PAYING OUR PORTION OF THE PARKS DEVELOPMENT AND THE OTHERS WILL BE PAID BY THE UNIVERSITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE DO HAVE BUDGETED ABOUT 1,900,000 FOR VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT THAT FALL WITHIN SHAWN'S FLEET BUDGET, AND THAT IS 17 VEHICLES THAT HE WILL PROBABLY SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, BUT ARE SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR AND OTHER ISSUES.
THERE IS ALSO AN I DIDN'T PUT A BULLET POINT HERE, AND THAT IS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THERE WAS A REQUEST BY THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER SOME TIER TWO EXPENDITURES.
SO WE BROUGHT BACK $120,000 DOLLARS IN ONE TIME EXPENDITURES TO THEM, AND THEY HAVE APPROVED THOSE.
AND I WILL LET THE DEPARTMENT SPEAK TO THOSE INDIVIDUALLY AT THEIR TIME.
BUT THE MEASURE LV, IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THE REOCCURRING INCREASES OF PERSONNEL OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IS ALSO GOING TO TAKE ON SOME ONE TIME EXPENDITURES AND IT CAN SUPPORT IT.
IF SURE. JUST I WANT MORE INFORMATION BUT AS FAR AS THE GRANT WRITER, I'D LOVE TO GIVE MY $0.02 WORTH.
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT DID NOT HAVE A GRANT WRITER.
WE WERE REALLY SUFFERING TO GET EXTRA FUNDS FOR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. WE HIRED ONE FULL TIME AND THAT'S ALL THEY DID AND IT INCREASED SO DRAMATICALLY.
HAVING A GREAT WRITER, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THESE UNTAPPED MONIES THAT ARE OUT THERE THANK YOU. AS FAR AS FORECAST.
I HAD A SECTION IN THE BUDGET IN MY BUDGET MESSAGE THAT I WILL JUST BRIEFLY REFERENCE.
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OURSELVES THERE GOING FORWARD.WE'RE NOT LEANING ON ONE TIME REVENUES TO SUPPORT OR GET US TO THIS SURPLUS.
ANYTHING FROM ROAD MAINTENANCE TO UTILITY THAT THAT SHOULD COME UP.
WE'VE GOT A RICH CIP PROGRAM, AS YOU KNOW, AND YOU'VE JUST APPROVED.
SO WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR PLAN THAT IS FULLY FUNDED AT THIS POINT, PROVIDED WE GET SOME OF THE GRANTS.
AND SO TO YOUR POINT, THE GRANT WRITER WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT TO ALLOWING US THAT.
THE COUNCIL'S DECISION TO ISSUE A POB, THE PENSION OBLIGATION BOND TO ADDRESS THE PERS UNFUNDED LIABILITY ENABLED THE CITY TO GET OUT OF THIS GROWING COST AS IT RELATED TO OUR PENSION.
WE STILL HAVE AN ONGOING COST.
SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CHASING GOING FORWARD.
AND THEN MEASURE LV MEASURE LV IS A HUGE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE FOR US GOING FORWARD IN ORDER FOR US TO MAINTAIN A PRACTICE AND AFFORD IT FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS, IS CRITICAL AND THAT PRACTICE IS TO ENSURE WE ARE ABLE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE LEVEL AND CALIBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT WE'VE HAD.
THEN THIS REPRESENTS MY 12TH BUDGET AS CITY MANAGER.
THE PREVIOUS MEASURES I NOTED ARE A KEY REASON FOR THAT.
HOWEVER, A LARGE PART OF THE CREDIT GOES TO THE MANAGERS THAT HELPED PUT THESE BUDGETS TOGETHER.
IT IS A REASONABLE REQUEST LOOKING FOR CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THEIR DEPARTMENT NEEDS IN SUPPORT OF EACH OTHER IN THEIR THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THEIR COLLEAGUES THAT ALLOW US TO LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS.
AND THAT'S ALWAYS THE CHALLENGE OF A FULL SERVICE CITY.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW TEAM, BUT EACH ONE OF THEM HAVE PICKED UP WHERE THEIR PREDECESSORS HAVE LEFT OFF, AND THEY'VE JUST TAKEN THEIR DEPARTMENT AND MADE IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER. THEY'VE IMPROVED IT IN EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE WAYS.
GETTING US HERE ALSO TOOK THE HARD WORK OF THIS AND PAST COUNCILS.
IT'S A DELICATE BALANCE THAT YOU MUST STRIKE.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO DO.
SO IT IS THAT FISCAL PRACTICE THAT HAS BROUGHT US HERE.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF ME OVER THE YEARS AND THIS TEAM.
AND I APPRECIATE AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL HAVE THE CONFIDENCE IN RECOGNIZING THAT THE REQUESTS THAT ARE BEING MADE HERE ARE DONE TO BEST SERVE THE NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY. AND I WILL STOP AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR LET YOU GET THE SPECIFICS OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
WHY IS IT SO FRIGGING HOT IN HERE? [LAUGHTER] I WAS WONDERING OH, I'M SORRY.
NO, I THINK IT'S THE SUN HITTING THOSE WINDOWS AND IT'S JUST STARTING TO HEAT UP.
SO IT'S GOT TO LOOK REALLY BAD RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT THE LAST THREE TIMES I HIT IT.
WELL, MR. RUSSI WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE IN THE HOT SEAT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING.
[LAUGHTER] YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND I'M PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO BORROW YOUR MICS.
OH, SLIDE IT OVER. NO, I DON'T NEED IT THAT FAR.
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BUT IT TAKES A VERY BALANCED STAFF, AND ESPECIALLY WITH OUR NEW STAFF, WE'RE VERY TICKLED TO HAVE NEW PEOPLE ON BOARD TO TO BE CREATIVE, AS BOB SAID, AND ALSO THE FACT THAT LOOKING FOR MONIES IN PLACES AND TURNING OVER THOSE ROCKS AGAIN, EVEN MORE THAN WE EVER HAVE.BUT I'M VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE BALANCED.
WE HAVE A FUTURE THAT LOOKS HEALTHY, I THINK, BECAUSE AS HE SAID, YOU KNOW, OUR PREVIOUS COUNCIL AND OUR CURRENT COUNCIL AND JUST THE FACT THAT EVERYBODY WORKS TOGETHER AS A TEAM, AND I THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
I MEAN, AS WE KNOW, THINGS CAN CHANGE QUICKLY.
SO WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYE ON THE BALL AT ALL TIMES.
BUT I DO REALLY DO APPRECIATE STAFF'S INPUT AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE AND GIVE US THESE NUMBERS AND ALSO JUST THE FACT THAT MEASURE LV, THANK GOODNESS PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SCRAMBLE TO GET A MEASURE LV IN THEIR OWN CITIES AND IT'S NOT THAT EASY ANYMORE.
AND WITH OUR PENSION OBLIGATION BOND, I THINK IT RELEASED A LOT OF THE PRESSURE OFF OF OUR CITY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, GET OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT BACK, STARTED UP AGAIN, PUBLIC WORKS, REINVIGORIZED OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, INVIGORATES IT AGAIN WITH GREAT LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
SO I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THAT.
HOPEFULLY I'LL BE AROUND AFTER TOMORROW, BUT WE NEVER KNOW AS THE ELECTION'S COMING.
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH HOW MUCH WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT AND IT REALLY TAKES A TEAM TO MAKE THIS WORK.
SO. COMMENTS? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY THOUGH TO, YOU KNOW, BOB, WHEN I CAME ON IN 2008, THEN WE GOT THE RECESSION RIGHT AWAY.
SO WORKING WITH THE BUDGET, YOU CAME ON RIGHT AFTER I WAS ALREADY ELECTED.
SO THEN YOU CAME IN AND YOU WERE JUST THROWN THIS AS A RECESSION AREA.
NOW FIGURE OUT A BUDGET TO WORK WITH.
AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, BAD YEARS.
AND THEN GOING THROUGH COVID, THAT WAS HUGE TOO TRYING TO HANDLE THAT.
SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU'VE PUT INTO BALANCING.
YOU KNOW AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
BUT YES AS FAR AS LV, IT SHOWS WHAT COMMITMENT OUR COMMUNITY HAS.
AND THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID WHEN THEY SAID, WELL, I'LL VOTE FOR IT.
BUT THEY UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THE EMPLOYEES WE HAVE.
SO I APPLAUD THE COMMUNITY ALSO WITH A BALANCED BUDGET AND NOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH WONDERFUL PROGRAMS. YES, THANK YOU FOR THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION.
BECAUSE OF OUR DUE DILIGENCE, THE PREVIOUS COUNCILS AND MAKING OUR RESERVES HIGH THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THROUGH COVID USING PART OF OUR RESERVES, BUT COMING OUT OF IT NOW HAVING MORE RESERVES.
ONE CONCERN LOOKING FORWARD IS ALWAYS THE SKY GETS GRAY, INFLATION IS RAPIDLY GROWING, GAS PRICES, FOOD PRICES, AND THAT MEANS EMPLOYEE COSTS WILL BE GOING UP AS WELL.
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR STAFF.
HOPEFULLY IT RAINS SO WE CAN TURN OUR SPRINKLERS BACK ON.
BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WITH ALL COSTS GOING UP AND THAT COST IS GOING TO BE REFLECTED IN OUR BUDGET AS WELL. YOU KNOW, RUNNING OUR POLICE CARS, RUNNING OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND OUR FIRE TRUCKS IS NOT GETTING CHEAPER RIGHT NOW AND MAINTAINING THEM EITHER.
AND SO WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT OUR EQUIPMENT.
IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE ABOUT OUR PEOPLE.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP NEXT.
SO JUST LOOKING OUT FOR THAT FUTURE.
AND THIS IS A MUCH, MUCH BIGGER TASK.
I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO SAY IT OUT LOUD.
BUT, YOU KNOW, BEING PREPARED FOR THAT, I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
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SO THANK YOU FOR THINKING CREATIVELY, WORKING TOGETHER AND REALLY PULLING TOGETHER TO TRY TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR ALL OF US.BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOT JUST THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE TO ATTEND CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, BUT OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY IN THE CITY, WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, LIVE IN PERSON OR NOT.
AND I ALSO WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR THE GRANT WRITING, BECAUSE SIMILAR TO WHAT COUNCILMEMBER CARDER INDICATED, THAT IS A BIG JOB AND THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN OFF PUT TO SOMEONE AND SAY DUTIES AS ASSIGNED, THAT IS NOT GOING TO WORK.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO FINDING THAT RIGHT SERVICE WHERE THEY WILL WORK WITH EACH OF YOU TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE APPROPRIATE GRANT FUNDS SHOULD BE COMING FROM AND GETTING THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION COMMUNICATED SO THAT WE CAN BRING IN THAT EXTRA REVENUE.
I'M NOT READY TO CLOSE THIS MEETING YET.
I WANT TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY.
I THOUGHT WE WERE CLOSING. WE ARE CLIMBING OKAY, WE SHALL CONTINUE.
I WILL BE DOING AN OVERVIEW OF THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, CITY CLERK AND CITY MANAGER BUDGETS, WHICH INCLUDE PERSONNEL, RISK MANAGEMENT, FINANCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THESE FALL UNDER COST CENTERS 1000 THROUGH 1700 AND ENCOMPASS PAGES 19 THROUGH 34 OF THE DRAFT BUDGET.
UNDER THE CITY COUNCIL'S COST CENTER, AN ADDITIONAL $10,000 DOLLARS HAS BEEN PROGRAMED FOR THE TRIPEPI SMITH PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITHOUT KNOWING THE ELECTION OUTCOME.
AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, THERE'S AN ELECTION TOMORROW.
WITHOUT KNOWING THE OUTCOME OF THAT WE ALSO PLUGGED IN SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO COVER ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS SALARIES FOR THE NEXT YEAR . FOR THE CITY CLERK COST CENTER FUNDS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED TO COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE MUNICIPAL CODE ANALYSIS AND REVIEW THAT WAS REQUESTED BY THE COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY THIS YEAR.
ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THE ELECTION IS IN JUNE OF 2022, THE MAJORITY OF THE COST, ABOUT $80,000 WILL OCCUR IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND IS WHY ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE BEING REQUESTED UNDER THAT COST CENTER.
THE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE A LARGER DEMAND RELATED TO RECRUITMENT ACTIVITY, WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS, EMPLOYMENT ISSUES AND THE PURSUIT OF EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
THIS NEXT YEAR, STAFF WILL BE LOOKING AT IMPLEMENTING PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS IN EACH OF THOSE AREAS.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET ALSO ANTICIPATES A FOCUS ON EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING.
THE FINANCE DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REQUIRED FINANCIAL REPORTING, INCLUDING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT, AND UNDERTAKES MULTIPLE FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE RELATED AUDITS.
AS THE CITY MANAGER NOTED IN HIS MESSAGE, FINANCE IS REQUESTING A NEW ACCOUNTANT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LA TO FIDUCIARY DUTIES, WHICH WILL BE OFFSET BY A REVENUE TO FUND THE NEW POSITION. THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIVISION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE STREAMING OF PUBLIC MEETINGS.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES ONE TIME CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUESTS OF JUST OVER 60,000 FOR IT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, INCLUDING 15,000 IDENTIFIED FOR CITYWIDE COMPUTER SYSTEM REPLACEMENTS.
BUT WE'VE SEEN CONSISTENTLY WE'VE BEEN BETTER THAN PROBABLY A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORS IN THAT AREA.
THAT CONCLUDES MY OVERVIEW OF THE OF BUDGETS 1000 THROUGH 700.
BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE.
NO. I GUESS THE ONLY THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE JUST TO MAKE SURE IT'S INCLUDED IN HERE IS THE BUDGET WRITING FEATURE IS IN THIS SECTION OF THE BUDGET GRANT.
WELL, IT IS. AND I WAS JUST I WAS GOING TOO QUICKLY, PROBABLY, BUT 20.
THANK YOU. I'M GUESSING IT'S IN THE 1400.
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THANK YOU. OKAY? YEP. I'M STANDING HERE LOOKING IN THE.DIANE. I WASN'T TOO SILLY NOT HAVING IT ON.
YEAH. WE'RE TALKING COLLEEN'S.
AND SHE'S GOT A VEST UNDER THAT PASSED ONTO THAT VEST.
I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT SET.
YES, WE ARE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BRING YOU NEXT YEAR'S COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET.
THIS IS MY FIFTH BUDGET PRESENTING BEFORE YOU.
BUT WE DO WANT TO POINT OUT WE DO HAVE A NEW CONTRACT BUILDING INSPECTOR.
PREVIOUS BUILDING INSPECTOR TIM PLAINS.
WE CONGRATULATED HIM IN HIS RETIREMENT RECENTLY.
SO WE DO HAVE A NEW BUILDING INSPECTOR THROUGH OUR CONTRACT WITH ARC CONSULTING.
IN THE LAST YEAR, WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE APPROVED SEVERAL PROJECTS.
ONE WAS EIGHT NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON BASELINE AVENUE.
ANOTHER IS A COMBINED PROJECT WHICH INCLUDED 50 MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT UNITS ON FRUIT STREET AND THEN A CONNECTED EIGHT UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT ON WALNUT STREET ON CITY OWNED PROPERTY.
WE ALSO APPROVED AN 80,000 SQUARE FOOT INDUSTRIAL TILT UP BUILDING ON WHITE AVENUE, SOUTH OF ARROW HIGHWAY, AND WE ARE PARTICIPANT ALONG WITH PUBLIC WORKS ON THE PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE FROM THE GO LINE STATION PLATFORM OVER TO THE FAIRPLEX SITE.
THE PORTION THAT'S IN LA VERNE COULD BE DEVELOPMENT ALSO WAS TASKED WITH APPLYING THE AMERICAN RESCUE ACT FUNDS FOR BUSINESS ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM THAT WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF PROCESSING, BUT THAT'S IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
LASTLY, WE ARE ALMOST COMPLETE WITH OUR TRANSITION TO ONLINE BUILDING PERMITS.
WE'VE GOT MOST OF THOSE UP THERE.
SOME OF THE BIGGER THINGS STILL HAVE SOME BUGS WE'RE WORKING ON, BUT WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN ACTIVITY ON THE ONLINE BUILDING PERMITS, WHICH IS HELPFUL FOR, I THINK, EVERYBODY, NOT JUST THE APPLICANTS AND CONTRACTORS AND RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO FOR CITY STAFF AND BUILDING INSPECTORS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
SO WE HOPE TO DO THAT IN THE FALL TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THOSE LONG RANGE PLANNING DOCUMENTS.
WE'RE ALSO EXPECTING TO REVIEW AND RECEIVE AN APPLICATION AND REVIEW AND APPROVAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT MIXED USE PROJECT IN THE AREA OF THE GOLD LINE STATION WITHIN THE CITY'S ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT AREA AS WELL.
WE EXPECT AT LEAST THE START OF CONSTRUCTION ON A LOT OF THOSE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS I SPOKE OF, INCLUDING 42 HOMES, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON AMHERST STREET AND THEN THE FRUIT STREET AND WALNUT STREET PROJECTS ARE WE EXPECT TO ISSUE BUILDING PERMITS FOR THOSE AS WELL AS THE 80,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AND 17 UNITS ON THE CORNER OF FIRST STREET AND WHITE AVENUE.
IT'S EXPECTED THAT THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE DESIGN WORK WILL BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR, AND THEN WE WILL BE TRYING TO SECURE THE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT THAT BRIDGE THROUGH MULTIPLE DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES, BUT NOTHING THAT RELIES UPON THE GENERAL PLAN OR THE GENERAL FUND.
I'M SORRY. WE CONTINUE TO ASSIST WITH PUBLIC WORKS CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE, WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND COORDINATION, WITH THE GOLD LINE CONSTRUCTION ITSELF. AND IN THOSE MATTERS, THIS YEAR'S EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES ARE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN LAST YEAR'S, AND THAT IS PREDOMINANTLY RELATED TO LOWER ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.
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SO WE DO HAVE ELEVATED PROJECTS THAT JUST THAT LAST YEAR WE HAD MORE.SO A SLIGHT DIP IN THOSE, BUT STILL HIGHER THAN OUR HISTORIC NUMBERS IN THAT REGARD.
BUT THEY'RE KIND OF OUT OF OUR CONTROL.
THEY'RE NOT. THEY'RE NOT STATIC THINGS THAT HAPPEN.
THAT INCLUDES THE CDBG PROGRAM, THE ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT EXPENSES, THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS, THEIR INDEPENDENT BUDGET.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN REVENUES AND THEIR OWN EXPENDITURES.
BUT IT IS SUPPORTED AND GONE THROUGH THE CITY.
SO IT IS REFLECTED IN OUR BUDGET.
AND YOU DID APPROVE THAT BUDGET AT YOUR LAST MEETING.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE RETIREMENT FUND OBLIGATIONS FOR THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, THOSE OBLIGATIONS SO THOSE ARE ALL REFLECTED IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, BUT DO NOT HAVE DIRECT IMPACT ON THE GENERAL FUND.
AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR SCHERER? JUST EVEN WITH THE BUILDINGS THAT YOU START IN THE CONSTRUCTION THAT'S STARTING ON AMHERST CONSTRUCTION STARTING ON WALNUT AND ON FRUIT, WE STILL MIGHT EVEN SEE A LOWER THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR.
CORRECT. SO SOMETIMES ONE TIME PROJECTS WILL COME IN THAT'S NOT ON OUR RADAR.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, GILEAD HAD A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT 10A IMPROVEMENT PROJECT INSIDE THEIR BUILDING THAT THIS TIME LAST YEAR WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT THEY WERE PLANNING. THEY NEVER CAME TO US.
SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WASN'T ANTICIPATED IN THE BUDGET THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T EXPECT.
SO NOT ONLY THE ONES THAT WE EXPECT SOMETIMES FALL OFF OR GET PUSHED TO THE FOLLOWING YEAR, SOMETIMES THINGS THAT WE DON'T KNOW TODAY, NEXT WEEK WE MIGHT FIND OUT ABOUT A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT MIGHT BE OBTAINING PERMITS, BUILDING PERMITS WITHIN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
WE ALSO DO THIS CONSERVATIVELY, RIGHT? SO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE SCALE BACK.
AND THAT WAY TYPICALLY I THINK EVERY YEAR, BOB, THAT WE'VE ACHIEVED HIGHER REVENUES AND HIGHER RELATED EXPENSES THAN WHAT WAS IN THE BUDGET JUST BECAUSE WE TYPICALLY DO IT CONSERVATIVELY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR SCHERER? I JUST HAD ONE REAL QUICK QUESTION.
WE HAD DISCUSSED THIS BEFORE, BUT THE BASELINE PROJECT THAT WAS SOLD, IS THAT CORRECT TO SOMEONE ELSE? IT'S IT'S CURRENTLY OWNED.
AND IT WAS SOLD, MY UNDERSTANDING, RIGHT.
WHEN ENTITLEMENTS WERE GRANTED BY THE CITY.
WHILE THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY, THERE'S A SECOND PART OF IT.
IF YOU RECALL THAT THE ANNEXATION PROCESS I DIDN'T LIST THAT PROJECT ANTICIPATED BUILDING PERMANENT REVENUES FOR NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THAT ANNEXATION PROCESS, I DON'T EXPECT TO BE COMPLETED TO ALLOW FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMITS IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
AND THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THAT THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE OWNERS ON TO RESOLVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SCHERER.
VERY WELL. BUDGET FOR MORE SPEAKERS, I GUESS, HUH? I GUESS WE CAN WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE MY FIRST BUDGET PRESENTATION.
SO I FOLLOWED 12 YEARS AND FIVE YEARS, BUT NONETHELESS, HERE WE GO.
I FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE SO MUCH WORK TOGETHER ALREADY.
I'M A SALTY VETERAN AT THIS POINT.
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WORKFLOW IN ORDER TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCURACY, TRANSPARENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY.CONVERSELY, AND THIS IS A CONSERVATIVE NUMBER, WE PROJECT A 38% INCREASE IN REVENUES THROUGH OR AS A RESULT OF BETTER ACCOUNTABILITY, A MORE COMPREHENSIVE COST RECOVERY.
HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WITH MUCH OF THE COVID 19 RESTRICTIONS NO LONGER IN PLACE, I DO ANTICIPATE THAT THE IMPACTS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT ONLY IN OUR OPERATIONS AND PEOPLE BEING SICK, ETC., OVER TIME BACKFILL.
THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PERSONNEL COSTS ARE DUE TO SEVERAL REASONS.
ADDITIONALLY, WE DID IMPLEMENT THE 12 NEW AMBULANCE OPERATORS AS WELL AS SIX SUPPRESSION POSITIONS THAT WERE RECLASSIFIED, THREE OF THEM TWO ENGINEER POSITIONS FROM FIREFIGHTER AND ENGINEER AND THREE FROM FIREFIGHTER TO CAPTAIN.
WE ALSO WENT BACK AND REANALYZED WHAT WE WERE SPENDING ON PREVENTION RELATED COSTS AND OVERTIME COSTS FOR THE SHIFT BATTALION CHIEF WHO WAS SERVING IN THAT POSITION AND WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FUNDING NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT A 40 HOUR FULL TIME FIRE MARSHAL.
THAT WAS ALSO INDICATED IN THIS BUDGET AS WELL.
LET'S SEE, FISCAL YEAR 22, 23 WE ALSO REALIZED A FULL TIME DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF AND THE RECLASSIFICATION OF A MANAGEMENT ANALYST TO A SENIOR MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT ANALYST, WHICH WE HAVE IN PLACE NOW.
THE DEPARTMENT'S ANTICIPATE TO BE FULLY STAFFED SHORTLY AFTER THE FISCAL YEAR 22-23 START.
A WORST CASE SCENARIO, I WOULD SAY BY THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, WE WILL BE FULLY STAFFED, WHICH I BELIEVE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ROUGHLY FOUR OR FIVE YEARS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THAT WOULD CONSIST OF 33 SWORN FULL TIME, 14 NON SWORN FULL TIME AND FOUR NON SWORN PART TIME POSITIONS.
ALL FULL COMMUNITY RISK ASSESSMENT AND STANDARDS TO COVER ANALYSIS, AS YOU'RE AWARE, HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND WE'LL PROVIDE THE OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS FOR FUTURE STRATEGIC PLANNING NEEDS BASED ON THE ABOVE LISTED DEPLOYMENT MODEL.
THE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATING BUDGET MAINTAINS ACCURATE ALLOCATIONS NECESSARY FOR ALL THE DIVISIONS.
AND IF YOU RECALL, THAT WAS FOR RADIOS, RADIO PROGRAMING, REMOTE SPEAKER MICS, THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS, REPLACEMENT RESCUE TOOLS, AIRBAGS.
SOME ISSUES THAT WE NOTATED AT FIRE STATION THREE WHEN WE REOPENED THAT FIRE STATION, SOME NEW LOCKERS, THE EXHAUST REMOVAL SYSTEMS IN OUR STATIONS TO HELP WITH CANCER PREVENTION FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS, AND ALSO THE ADDITION OF A NEW OFF ROAD RESCUE UTILITY VEHICLE, WHICH WILL NOT ONLY BE USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES UP IN OUR HILLS HERE TO THE NORTH, BUT ALSO, AS YOU'VE SEEN, WE'VE BEEN UTILIZING OUR AMBULANCE OPERATORS AND ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS LATELY, AND THAT AFFORDS THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THOSE TIGHT QUARTERS OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS AND TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE.
THOSE FUNDS WILL BE FOR THOSE CAPITAL REQUESTS.
THOSE ARE GOING TO BE HANDLED BY OUR 250 FIRE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUNDS? SO THOSE WILL NOT BE A DIRECT IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND.
OH, LET'S SEE. THE TOTALITY OF CAPITAL AND PERSONNEL INCREASES OVER THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR ARE EXPECTED TO BE OFFSET BY THE SIGNIFICANT REVENUE INCREASE AS I MENTIONED BEFORE AND PROJECTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THE DEPARTMENT IS EXPECTED TO REPLACE AN ADDITIONAL UTILITY SUPPORT VEHICLE, TWO ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT VEHICLES AND AN AMBULANCE IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE, WHICH ARE GOING TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PUBLIC WORKS VEHICLE REPLACEMENT FUND.
IN ADDITION, LOOKING FORWARD, WE'RE LIKELY LOOK TO FUND A SECOND LADDER TRUCK, REPLACEMENT LADDER TRUCK, CONSIDERING WE ARE STILL LOOKING TO IMPROVE OUR MUTUAL AND AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENTS WITH L.A.
COUNTY FIRE WHO SURROUND US ENTIRELY.
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HAVING THAT BACKUP LADDER TRUCK WILL ALLOW US TO BE ADEPT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT LADDER TRUCK SERVICE EVEN WHEN OUR FRONT LINE ONE GOES IN FOR BASIC MAINTENANCE OR REPAIRS. WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT A USED LADDER TRUCK RIGHT NOW THAT WOULD BE QUITE FRANKLY ABOUT 10% OF THE COST OF A BRAND NEW ONE AND WOULD ALSO AVOID A TWO YEAR DELAY TO GET THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE NOW THAT OUR TRUCK IS IN SERVICE FULL TIME.AND FINALLY, WE ALSO LOOK TO POTENTIALLY ADD A FULL TIME ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINING OR EMS CAPTAIN.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CAPTAIN ADMINISTRATIVELY ASSIGNED IN THAT POSITION RIGHT NOW WHO HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY HELPFUL AT IMPLEMENTING MUCH OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE DONE AT THIS POINT, AND ALSO PROVIDED THAT ADDITIONAL 40 HOUR DEPTH BEYOND JUST ME IN OUR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES.
THAT POSITION, MUCH LIKE THE DEPUTY CHIEF THAT WE'RE REQUESTING FOR THIS YEAR, WILL BE IN MY BELIEF, FULLY FUNDED BY THE INCREASED REVENUES THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY MOVING FORWARD. AND THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE AND I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. AND AS I SAID, THIS IS NOT YOUR FIRST ONE BECAUSE [INAUDIBLE] GIVEN US THAT PRESENTATION SOME MONTHS AGO AND THEN NOW SEEING IT COME TRUE, YOU'RE ALREADY IN YOUR SECOND WHEEL END.
THE IMPORTANCE AND THE QUESTION OF ADDING THE TRAINING.
WAS IT A CAPTAIN? TRAINING CAPTAIN? YES, BECAUSE WE HAD TO PULL A CAPTAIN OFF THEIR DUTY TO HELP TRAIN OR EITHER PAY OVERTIME TO HELP TRAIN WHEN THEY WEREN'T EVEN ON DUTY.
AND THE INTENT BEHIND THAT INITIALLY WAS TO HELP IMPLEMENT ALL OF THESE CHANGES THAT WE WERE MAKING.
BUT AS YOU'VE IDENTIFIED OR WE'VE ALL IDENTIFIED, TRAINING HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE FOR LA VERNE FIRE HISTORICALLY AS FAR BACK AS I CAN TELL, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A TRAINING GROUND HERE. WE'RE PART OF THE LA COUNTY REGIONAL TRAINING GROUP.
AND HAVING SOMEBODY TO DO THAT AND PROVIDE THAT DEPTH IS CRITICAL, TOO.
AND THEN PART OF THE SAVINGS, THOUGH, TOO, IS MAYBE NOT PAYING THE OVERTIME.
WE CAN GET THAT TO PAY PART OF THE SALARY INSTEAD OF HOW WE CAN USE MONEY FOR THAT.
CORRECT, CORRECT. WELL, YOU'RE ALWAYS CREATIVE THINKING.
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING I ACTUALLY DIDN'T MENTION.
WE WERE PROJECTING UPWARDS OF ROUGHLY $3.8 MILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE THIS YEAR, WHICH ULTIMATELY REQUIRES THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND TO FUND AN $8 MILLION DOLLAR FIRE DEPARTMENT AS OPPOSED TO THE 12 THAT'S BEING PRESENTED HERE.
OKAY. SO I ASKED YOU THAT I WAS GOING TO COME BACK TO THE DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF.
TELL ME IN RANK AND FILE LIKE, IS THAT DIRECTLY UNDER A CHIEF ABOVE A BATTALION CHIEF? SURE. BEST WAY TO COMPARE IT.
I WOULD SAY IT'D BE SIMILAR TO A CAPTAIN OVER IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CHIEF FLORES'S POSITION, SO IT'D BE SECOND IN COMMAND, SO IT'D BE ANOTHER 40 HOUR CHIEF OFFICER THAT ESSENTIALLY CAN REPRESENT ME IN THIS POSITION WHEN I'M UNAVAILABLE, WHETHER IT BE FOR PERSONAL VACATION OR IF I'M OUT ASSIGNED TO SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITY.
FOR ME AS THE FIRE CHIEF, IT'S VERY CRITICAL THAT I BE ABLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO STRATEGIC PLANNING, SETTING THE VISION FOR THE DEPARTMENT, MOVING THE DEPARTMENT FORWARD ADMINISTRATIVELY, MUCH LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOING, AND ENSURING THAT WE ARE RELEVANT TO NOT ONLY WHAT'S GOING ON REGIONALLY, BUT ALSO AT THE STATE LEVEL WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, TWO OF OUR BATTALION CHIEFS RIGHT NOW, ONE'S ON AN INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM.
THE OTHER ONE IS QUALIFIED AS A DIVISION SUP AND LOOKING AT OPERATIONS.
AND THAT ALSO GENERATES REVENUE FOR THE CITY.
AND I NOTICED WHEN WE FIRST GOT HERE, WE HAD ONE CHIEF OFFICER THAT WOULD HELP OUT WITH THAT.
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AND THERE WERE DAYS THAT HE WOULD WORK TWO WEEKS AT A TIME STRAIGHT.AND IT WAS MIND BLOWING SO GOOD.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, SINCE THIS IS MY LAST TIME IS THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR COMING TO LA VERNE.
AND WE'LL KEEP FIGHTING AND ALWAYS SUPPORTING OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO KEEP THAT IN OUR CITY.
APPRECIATE THAT. ANYONE ELSE? I GUESS THE QUESTION I HAVE, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS, BUT I GUESS I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR.
IN THIS BUDGET, YOU'RE ASKING FOR A DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF? CORRECT. NOT THE CAPTAIN.
WE'RE NOT ASKING YET FOR THE SAFETY CAPTAIN YET.
IS THAT RIGHT? SURE. SO THE REVENUE PROJECTIONS WE'RE BEING VERY CONSERVATIVE ON WE'VE DONE A LOT IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
AND UNDERSTANDABLY, THE APPROACH IS BEING TAKEN THAT WE SHOULD ERR KIND OF ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION.
AND ONCE WE KNOW OR WE START TO SEE THAT IN JANUARY MID-YEAR BUDGET, I'LL LIKELY COME BACK AND ASK FOR SO WE'RE THINKING MID-YEAR.
GOTCHA. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WHAT I WAS SEEING IN HERE WAS WELL DEFINED.
THAT'S ALL I WAS MOSTLY ASKING.
BUT YEAH, I APPLAUD YOU FOR THAT.
AND SO WE DON'T HAVE THE ANALYTICAL FLIGHT, WHICH IS ALWAYS ALSO A RISK.
SURE. AND QUITE FRANKLY, SHE'S THE ONE THAT RUNS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, NOT ME.
I SEE THAT EARPIECE RIGHT HERE WHERE SHE'S COMMUNICATING WITH YOU.
[LAUGHTER] YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SEE THAT.
HER LIPS AREN'T MOVING THOUGH. I KNOW.
BUT I'M ALSO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE TRAINING COMPONENT AND THE REINVIGORATED MORALE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO SEE A PATH AND BEING ABLE TO SEE WHERE WE CAN SUCCESSION PLAN AND WHERE WE CAN REALLY MAKE BEST USES OF OUR RESOURCES AND TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY BELONG.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT ON TOP OF THE FIDUCIARY DUTIES THAT YOU FULFILLED.
AND JUST TO TOUCH ON THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO AGAIN THANK ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PERSONNEL FOR GETTING ON BOARD AND UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE WERE GOING WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND HOW WE WERE GOING TO GET THERE. IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THE ANALYTICAL STUFF THAT THEY TYPICALLY AREN'T EXPOSED TO AND UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S HOW WE'RE BEING PATIENT WHILE WE MOVE THE DEPARTMENT FORWARD AND ADD ALL THOSE NUMBERS UP.
I JUST WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND I CAN SPEAK FOR EVERYONE HERE THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU TOOK A DEPARTMENT THAT HAD SOME ISSUES AND YOU REALLY I WANT TO SAY ERASED THEM ALMOST.
AND YOU BROUGHT ON SOME EXTREMELY TALENTED INDIVIDUALS.
AND YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT MOVES.
I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GREAT JOB.
BUT ALSO THE TRAINING IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
AND THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
SO YOU'LL HAVE ONE IN SERVICE AT ALL TIMES, HOPEFULLY.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. CONTINUE IT.
AND LIKE YOU SAY, YOU'RE WORKING WELL WITH BOB AND THE CITY STAFF AND ALL OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT JUST LIKE WE SAY IT TAKES A VILLAGE AND WITH COUNCIL AND WE ARE JUST GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU. SURE AND IF I MAY, I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK MARLA FOR ALL OF HER HELP AS WELL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. RUSSI. WE NOW HAVE TO PASS THE MIC ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE, AND IT GOES TO CHIEF FLORES.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR.
COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? OKAY? OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU.
SO I TOO WAS GOING TO TOUCH ON THE TEAMWORK FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS.
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WE HAD A LOT OF WORKING PARTS IN THIS BUDGET.WE ALL ADAPTED JUST GREAT, BUT WE HAD A GREAT TEAM EFFORT WITH ALL OF US.
AND THIS YEAR, TOO, WITHOUT A FLEET MANAGER, WAS REALLY TOUGH.
AND, YOU KNOW, THREE OF US HAVE THE LARGEST FLEET.
SO THANK YOU, SHAWN, FOR THAT.
AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE REMAINS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
WE HAVE A LONG TERM PLAN COMING TO COUNCIL NEXT MONTH AT A COUNCIL MEETING, BUT FOR NOW WE DO THE BEST WITH WHAT WE HAVE AND WE APPRECIATE THE CITY'S SUPPORT WITH THAT, WITH JUST ON AN OVERTIME BASIS TO TRY AND MITIGATE THE CALLS FOR SERVICE WHEN IT COMES TO THE HOMELESS.
LAST YEAR WAS QUITE A CHALLENGE FOR US STAFFING WISE.
WE'RE SLOWLY GETTING OUR PEOPLE BACK TO WORK, WHICH IS GOOD.
ON PAPER WE ARE FULLY STAFFED IN THE SWORN DEPARTMENT.
IT'S JUST WE NEED TO GET THEM HEALTHY AND GET THEM BACK OUT THERE TO HELP US OUT.
SO ONCE THEY ARE FULLY STAFFED, THE GOAL OF THE PD TOO WOULD BE TO EXPAND OUR K-9 PROGRAM AND OUR COMMAND STAFF WILL WORK WITH OUR K-9 FOUNDATION TO HELP GROW THAT PROGRAM. BUT UNTIL WE'RE FULLY STAFFED, IT'S REALLY HARD TO PULL MORE PEOPLE FROM THE FIELD TO ADD NEW PROGRAMS. AS JUST IN TRAINING IS HUGE FOR US.
WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT OUR CURRENT EXISTING TRAINING BUDGET SUPPORTS ALL OF THE LEGISLATION CHANGES THAT WE'VE HAD, ALL OF THE PROMOTIONS OF THE SEVERAL SUPERVISORS, NEW OFFICERS, PROFESSIONAL STAFF, THE GROWING HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM AND THE GROWING SPECIAL EVENTS TEAM.
ALL OF THAT REQUIRES TRAINING.
THE MEASURE LV FUNDING, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO KEEP OUR AED PROGRAM.
AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE'VE GIVEN SEVERAL LIFE SAVING AWARDS OUT AND THOSE ARE MOSTLY BECAUSE OF AEDS.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THAT AND FOR THE LA VERNE TAX MEASURE BECAUSE IT'S HARD.
YOU CAN'T PUT A COST ON THE LIFE, BUT THEY ARE.
IT'S A COSTLY PROGRAM, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH IT.
THE LA VERNE MEASURE ALSO GAVE US ELECTRONIC BIKES.
THAT'S NOT REPLACING THE GAS VEHICLES, MR. CROSBY WE STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE GAS IN THE CARS, BUT WE ARE GETTING FOUR ELECTRIC BIKES.
THAT'S GOING TO HELP US WITH SPECIAL EVENTS.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THEM GET OUT THERE MORE.
THE BICYCLE PROGRAM IS A GOOD PROGRAM, BUT IT'S DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN AND TO TRAIN.
SO THE ELECTRONIC BIKES ARE GOING TO BE VERY BENEFICIAL.
YOU'LL START SEEING US OUT THERE.
AND FOR THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL? I'LL GO.
[LAUGHTER] NO SPECIAL LICENSE REQUIRED FOR THIS ELECTRIC BIKES? RIGHT. SO YOU TOO CAN RIDE.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT THE SHH, THAT WAS REALLY THE REASON FOR MY QUESTION.
BUT ELECTRIC BIKES, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M MORE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION THAN WE ALWAYS A HELMET ABSOLUTELY.
COUNCIL? JUST REALLY APPRECIATIVE HEARING ABOUT FILLING ALL THE POSITIONS BECAUSE WE DID A LOT OF PROMOTIONS AND REALLY PROMOTED SOME REALLY GREAT PEOPLE SPEAKING TO SOME RIGHT TWO RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, OF MY EYE RIGHT NOW AS WELL.
AND BUT BIG SHOES FOR BOTH OF YOUR POSITIONS TO BE FILLED IN AS WELL.
SO IT'S REALLY GREAT TO HEAR THAT WE HAVE DONE THAT.
AND THEN BRINGING ON NEW PEOPLE, I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE TOBACCO GRANT AND THE PIECE THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THAT IN THE SCHOOLS AND THE WORK THAT YOU BRING BACK TO THE [INAUDIBLE] COMMITTEE WITH US, TOO, AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING THERE AS WELL.
SO REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THERE AND THE TRAINING JUST THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AND REALLY PIECE THAT WE'RE ALL SEEING IN THE NEWS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL PROPERLY TRAINED AND CONDUCTING OURSELVES AS A PROFESSIONAL OFFICER. AND I KNOW LA VERNE REALLY HOLDS THAT PROUD AND I'M GLAD TO LIVE IN LA VERNE WITH OFFICERS LIKE THIS AROUND US, KEEPING US ALL SAFE AND RESPONDING.
YOU HAVE RESPONDED TO MANY CALLS ON MY STREET, PERSONAL STREET IN THIS LAST YEAR.
AND IS THAT A PROBLEM? [LAUGHTER] NO, IT'S
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CROSBY, YOU'RE UP IN TWO YEARS.THAT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE. THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONVERTER THEFTS RIGHT OFF THE FREEWAY, AND THEY HAVE RESPONDED LIKE THAT AND JUST THE PROFESSIONALISM THAT THEY HAVE DONE AND KEPT OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE TO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I KNOW MS. FISHER AND THE CANINE GROUP HAS BEEN REALLY FORWARD IN TRYING TO GET PIECES FOR THE NEXT LEVEL TO GET ANOTHER, ANOTHER DOG FOR LA VERNE. AND I KNOW YOU SPOKE ABOUT IT.
SO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING THAT FORWARD IN OUR PROCESS AS WELL.
THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT.
WE'RE IN REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE FOUNDATION AND BOARD MEMBERS.
IT'S COMING. I JUST NEED HEALTHY PEOPLE.
AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOU HAVE THE RESPECT OF YOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.
AND IT WASN'T THAT WAY TEN YEARS AGO, YOU KNOW? AND THE DEPARTMENT IS OPEN BOTH FOR FIRE AND FOR THE WHOLE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY FAIR WAS AMAZING THIS YEAR.
THE NUMBERS THAT CAME THROUGH THERE WAS SO IMPRESSIVE.
SO, COLLEEN, FROM ONE WOMAN TO ANOTHER, I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU'RE IN OUR CITY AND OUR POLICE CHIEF AND YOU HAVE MY TOTAL SUPPORT AND YOU HAVE MY HUSBAND NOW, TOO SO.
MY ELECTRIC BICYCLE COMMENTS LOOK A LOT BETTER RIGHT NOW.
[INAUDIBLE] STRIKE THAT LAST RSVP.
AND CHIEF FLORES HAVE YOU TALKED TO YOUR HUSBAND ABOUT THAT? [LAUGHTER] I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT SHE MEANS.
HE'S ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND WE HAVE PUT HIM TO WORK.
I THINK SHE WAS SAYING, THANK GOD YOU HAVE MY HUSBAND FOR LIKE 8 HOURS.
HE'S AT HOME [INAUDIBLE] NO, HE'S BEEN GREAT.
ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE GREAT.
YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU ON THE PIECE THAT COUNCILMEMBER CARDER BROUGHT UP WAS THE COMMUNITY PART OF IT? RIGHT. AND YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY THIS TO YOU MULTIPLE TIMES THAT I WOULD LOVE FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF POSITIVE EXPERIENCES WITH OUR POLICE THAT I HAVE ENJOYED FOR MANY YEARS.
I JUST SAW JAY AT COMMENCEMENT AT ULV.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BOTH ULV GRADS, I MEAN, YEARS APART.
BECAUSE I'M OLD, BUT IT'S OKAY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE TO SEE FACES AND IT'S NICE TO HAVE THAT CONNECTION.
AND I WOULD LOVE FOR, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESIDENTS.
AND, YOU KNOW, FOR SOME OF THOSE THAT ARE CURRENT, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS THAT MAYBE DON'T HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT AND FEEL COMFORTABLE CALLING AND SAYING, HEY, I SAW THIS HAPPEN OR CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS? AND REALLY FEELING THAT PARTNERSHIP.
SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR REALLY ENCOURAGING THAT AND REALLY BUILDING ON THAT.
THANK YOU. WE'RE VERY LUCKY THAT YOU GUYS SUPPORT ALL THOSE EXTRA PROGRAMS THAT WE DO.
OTHERWISE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT DOES COST A LITTLE MONEY.
BUT FOR EXAMPLE, CITIZENS ACADEMY, WE'RE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW AND WE HAVE THAT.
THEY'RE ENJOYING IT. THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON THE RANGE THIS WEEK HAVING A GOOD TIME.
BUT ALL THOSE THE OPEN HOUSES, EVERY EVENT THAT WE DO COST A LITTLE MONEY.
SO WE THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THAT IT IS OUR BEST WAY TO ENGAGE WITH THEM.
IT'S JUST IMPRESSIVE THAT YOU COME WITH AN ENTOURAGE OF PEOPLE THAT TRUST YOU AND BACK YOU.
AND ALSO YOUR MOVEMENTS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN EXCEPTIONAL.
I THINK BEING THE FIRST WOMAN POLICE CHIEF AT 116 YEARS JUST SHOWS THE DIRECTION THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS GOING AND TO REALIZE THAT THE TALENTS THAT PEOPLE HAVE AND WE'RE REALLY GLAD YOU CAME FROM ARCADIA, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.
YOU KNOW, SORRY. SORRY THEY LOST YOU.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HAD A COMPLAINT ABOUT AN OFFICER AND THAT'S STELLAR.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S OTHER COMMUNITIES IS THEY CAN'T SAY THAT.
AND THAT'S JUST THE FACT THAT THE TRAINING AND KNOWING THAT THEY YOU KNOW AND EVEN TAKING CARE OF THE HOMELESS, I KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM, BUT TREATING THEM AS HUMAN BEINGS, WHICH THEY SHOULD BE TREATED, IT'S JUST THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL OVER HOW WE CAN REMOVE THEM OFF THE STREETS TO GET THEM IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
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PUBLIC WORKS, FINANCE.IT'S JUST EVERYBODY'S VERY FRIENDLY.
YOU CAN WALK IN, YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS, BUT KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF.
YOU'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE YEARS OF SERVICE.
BUT THANK YOU. OH, AND ALSO K-9, YOU'RE RIGHT ON IT.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE THAT, INCLUDING MYSELF, THAT JUST THINK THE PROGRAM IS WONDERFUL, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE IN ORDER TO STAFF IT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE FUNDS.
BUT THEY RAISE MONEY LIKE NO OTHER AND THEY ARE SO INGRAINED IN IT.
AND I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL FOR YOUR STAFF FOR PROTECTION.
AS I HAD SHARED WITH COUNCIL COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE HANDLED BY YVONNE DURAN, SHE HAD A FAMILY SERVICE THAT WILL MAKE HER UNAVAILABLE TO ATTEND, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS AFTERNOON.
HER BUDGET, AS I HAD SHARED SOME HIGHLIGHTS IN MY MESSAGE OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ON THERE, ARE ALL REFLECTED WITHIN HER NUMBERS.
THERE IS NO CHANGE IN PERSONNEL.
SHE IS THEY ARE FUNDED TO SIX FULL TIME POSITIONS AND THE VARIETY OF PART TIME STAFF THAT THEY HAVE.
I'LL GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS AND I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM.
OTHERWISE I WILL HAVE TO DEFER TO WHEN SHE IS AVAILABLE OTHERWISE.
SO COUNCIL COMMENTS QUESTIONS? NO, SHE'S MADE HERSELF AVAILABLE PRIOR AND REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.
AND I THINK GETTING BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC SERVICES, RECREATIONAL SERVICES, NOT ONLY FOR OUR YOUTH, OUR SENIORS AND ANY IN OUR COMMUNITY IS A GOOD, HEALTHY THING.
AND THAT'S WHAT HER AND HER STAFF HAVE DONE.
HER AND CHAD HAVE BEEN DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE ALMOST LOST HER OFF A LADDER TRYING TO PUT THAT THING TOGETHER.
I WANTED TO GO BACK TO ONE THING ABOUT CHIEF FLORES ALSO IS THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T FINISH MY THOUGHT THERE IS THE FACT THAT YOUR RSVP'S AND ALL OF YOUR VOLUNTEERS, WE COULDN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT THEM.
AND I AM SO HAPPY THAT COVID IS MUSHED THIS WAY AWAY FROM THAT, THAT THEY ARE YOUR EYES AND EARS AND I HEAR NOTHING BUT UNBELIEVABLE COMMENTS ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL THEY ARE. THEY CHECK ON PEOPLE.
WHY IS YOUR RV IN YOUR YARD? I PARKED IT THERE FOR A DAY.
SO. BUT THEY DO CHECK ON EVERYONE AND THEY CHECK ON THE PEOPLE LIKE YANA AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SHE DOES A GREAT JOB. I THINK YOU SEE IT IN THE REGISTERS.
YOU SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, THAT ALL OF THE SPORTS ARE COMING BACK TOGETHER.
SHE'S REORGANIZING THE DEPARTMENT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO KICK IT OFF AGAIN AND IT'S GOING TO BE HEALTHY.
BUT THAT COMMUNITY CENTER IS JUST JAMMED ALL THE TIME.
YEAH, THANK YOU. WE'LL PASS THAT ON.
MR. RUSSI. SURELY IT GOES TO MR. IGOE. ALL RIGHT, NOW, THIS IS A SHORT PASS THIS TIME.
WE'LL PRETEND. WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, AS YOU'VE HEARD SEVERAL TIMES, YOU KNOW, I REALLY HAVE A LOT OF THANKS FOR NOT ONLY MY PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND MY MANAGEMENT TEAM, BUT THE FINANCE TEAM, MY FELLOW DEPARTMENT HEADS, THE CITY MANAGER RUSSI, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. SO LIKE, AS THE MAYOR ALWAYS SAYS, IT TRULY TAKES A VILLAGE.
SO AGAIN, IT TRULY TAKES A TEAM.
SO PUBLIC WORKS IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDING A HIGH QUALITY SERVICE, WHILE ALSO ENSURING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE MANNER. THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS COMPRISED OF SIX PRIMARY AREAS, WHICH INCLUDE BUILDINGS, STREETS, WATER, SEWER, FLEET, AND PARKS.
WE ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF VARIOUS CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.
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[LAUGHTER] OUR PARKS REFUSE CANS OF PAVING AND RESURFACING OF AREAS SUCH AS DEERBROOK, FIFTH, SIXTH AND SEVENTH STREET, ALONG WITH COUNTRY CLUB MONTEREY AND OTHER SURROUNDING STREETS. THERE IS AN APPROXIMATE CHANGE OF 4% REDUCTION IN THE OPERATIONAL BUDGET THIS FISCAL YEAR.THIS DOES NOT IMPACT OPERATIONS, BUT IT DOES IMPACT OUR BUDGET OVERALL.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO SEEING SOME INCREASES IN UTILITY COSTS.
WE ALSO HAVE END OF USEFUL LIFE FOR AIR CARDS THAT CONNECT TO OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE A ONE TIME REQUEST FOR OUR WATER AND SEWER RATE STUDY.
THIS WILL GIVE US A PRIMER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE, MAKING SURE THAT OUR RATES ARE SET RIGHT, THAT ALSO WE CAN AFFORD MOVING FORWARD NOT ONLY OUR OPERATIONAL COSTS BUT ALSO OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS AS WE BEGIN TO REPLACE SOME OF OUR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO THIS WILL BE A ONE TIME COST WE WILL UNDERTAKE THIS YEAR.
THIS IS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE REDUCTION IN WATER USAGE WE ANTICIPATE DUE TO THE DROUGHT.
WITH FILLING THE VACANT FLEET MANAGER POSITION, PUBLIC WORKS WILL BE REEVALUATING SEVERAL ITEMS OVER THE NEXT YEAR, INCLUDING ELECTRIFICATION OF OUR FLEET, OUR CHARGEBACK SYSTEM, TO ENSURE THAT DEPARTMENTS ARE CHARGED ACCURATELY NOT ONLY FOR MAINTENANCE BUT ALSO A FUTURE CAPITAL VEHICLE REPLACEMENT COSTS.
ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL BE REEVALUATING OR EVALUATING A FLEET LEASING OPTION.
THIS COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO SOME COST SAVINGS ON OUR END AND REDUCTIONS IN MAINTENANCE COSTS.
APPROXIMATELY 150 VEHICLES AND 132 MILES OF MAINS AND OVER 100 MILES OF SEWER MAINS AS WELL.
WE CONTINUE TO UNDERTAKE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE NEEDS RELATED TO WATER, STORMWATER WASTEWATER ALONG WITH SOLID WASTE COMPLIANCE, WHICH IS RELATED TO SB 1383 AND AB 1594.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAKE THE CITY OF LA VERNE A SAFE, ATTRACTIVE AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
THIS CONCLUDES MY OVERVIEW OF THE PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. IGOE. I DO.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT.
ANYONE THAT CALLS IN, YOU'VE GOT A GREAT STAFF THERE.
AND THIS PAST YEAR, OUR COMMUNITY IS GETTING OLD THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
BUT AS YOU TALKED ABOUT HERE, REPLACING STREET SIGNS.
I HAD CALLED OUR DEPARTMENT AND FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ASKED, WHO DO YOU USE? AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY A STANDARDS FOR STREET SIGNS.
AND SO IT WAS SO HELPFUL EVEN THOUGH OUR HOA PAID FOR IT, WHICH EVERY HOA WILL.
BUT I WANT PEOPLE OUT THERE TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN CALL OUR CITY TO FIND OUT WHAT COMPANY THEY USE AND THEY HAVE THE STANDARD THAT WE NEED IN LA VERNE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE BROWN STREET SIGNS, AND THEN WE HAVE GREEN.
I THINK IT'S BROWN IS THE CITY AND GREENS ARE HOA'S.
SO YOU HAVE TO KNOW THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
SO THANK YOU TO YOUR DEPARTMENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER LAU WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT YOUR DEPARTMENT DOES, BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF TIMES YOU'RE SORT OF THE UNSUNG, BEHIND THE SCENES HEROES OF THE CITY THAT
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PEOPLE DON'T RECOGNIZE. YOU KNOW I LOVE MY PUBLIC SAFETY FOLKS.YOU'RE VERY EASILY RECOGNIZABLE, BUT PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW THAT, HEY, IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG ON A STREET, A STREET, STREETLIGHT, WHATEVER, IT'S PUBLIC WORKS THAT GOES OUT THERE. IF SOMEONE'S, YOU KNOW, A SPRINKLER HEAD IS BROKEN SOMEWHERE, THEY'RE OUT THERE.
WHEN THERE WAS GRAFFITI ON ARROW, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A QUICK CALL TO SAY, HEY, CAN YOU PLEASE GET ON THIS AND WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER? AND IT'S DONE IMMEDIATELY.
AND I THINK THAT CANNOT BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED BECAUSE FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE HAD TO TRAVEL OR TRAVERSE THROUGH OTHER CITIES THAT MAYBE DON'T HAVE AS QUICK OF A RESPONSE TIME OR AS ON TOP OF IT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
IT'S NOT PRETTY TO DRIVE THROUGH.
RIGHT. AND PUBLIC WORKS DOES A LOT TO THAT.
I SEE THAT MR. CROSBY WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING TOO, SO I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET.
AND THAT IS THAT I WANT TO APPRECIATE SEVERAL THINGS.
YOU DON'T SPEND MOST OF THE MONEY, BUT YOU DO MOST OF THE WORK.
HE'S GOT SIX DIFFERENT DIVISIONS IN HERE.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SHAVING OF THE SIDEWALK PROGRAM THAT'S GOING ON THAT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR SKATEBOARDERS AND FOR RAZOR, YOU KNOW, THE LITTLE SCOOTERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I STILL SEE KIDS TRIP AND FALL, BUT NOT AS MUCH BECAUSE ASPHALT CHANGED THEIR MOMENTUM.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANK YOUR ENTIRE STAFF BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE TOP NOTCH.
I MEAN, GRANTED, THAT'S NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY FROM ANYBODY ELSE, BUT YOU GUYS ARE PHENOMENAL.
THANK YOU, MR. CROSBY. BOTTOM LINE, THEY WORK IN THE SEWERS.
TALKING ABOUT THE WORK. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, THOUGH, TOO, WITH OUR BIG WINS THIS PAST YEAR, AND YOU TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT REPLACING TREES AND STUFF AND PLANS.
AND I KNOW IF WE TAKE OUT A TREE FROM OUR RESIDENTS, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO REPLANT.
AND SO WHEN THE TREES CAME DOWN NATURALLY THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE AND REPLANT THOSE FOR OUR PARKS.
ABOVE THE COST TO DO THE WORK, I THINK AS A COUNCIL IN THE NEXT YEAR THAT WE JUST NEED TO REVISIT AND THEN MAKE DECISIONS ON THAT TOO . IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO CHANGE OR STOP, BUT WE JUST REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT.
AND BECAUSE OF MONEY GOING OUT OF OVER EXPENDITURES ON DIFFERENT ASSESSMENTS DISTRICTS, IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR OUR ENTIRE CITY AS WELL? AND THEN KUDOS ON THE FLEET.
AND YOU NOT HAVING A FLEET MANAGER TAKING THAT ON YOURSELF IS BEEN MONUMENTAL.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.
SO IF WE CAN GET THAT, IF WE CAN ROLL THAT OUT, THAT'D BE AWESOME.
I THINK I DEAL WITH MR. IGOE MORE THAN MOST BECAUSE I GET A LOT OF CALLS FROM RESIDENTS AND OBVIOUSLY THAT IT'S JUST THE DEPARTMENT AND HOW THEY SERVICE BASICALLY THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
AND ESPECIALLY YOU GUYS DID AN UNBELIEVABLE JOB DURING THE STORM.
AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN AND AGAIN.
YOUR PEOPLE WERE THERE, YOUR CONTRACTORS WERE THERE.
THEY WERE POLITE TO THE INDIVIDUALS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THAT KIND OF CITY.
JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE LOOKING RATTY.
BUT KUDOS TO YOUR WHOLE STAFF.
THEY'RE FRIENDLY. ANYTIME YOU RUN INTO ANYONE, ANYTIME YOU TALK TO ANYONE, THEY'RE VERY FRIENDLY WHETHER THEY'RE AT THE CITY HALL, WHETHER THEY'RE ON THE STREETS, THEY'RE ALL DOING THEIR WORK WITH THE GRINDING OF THE CURBS.
THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF THE MAINTENANCE THERE AT THE PARKS.
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THEY'RE ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE JUST YOU'VE GOT A GREAT BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT WORK IN YOUR DEPARTMENT, AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.
AND THEY REALLY APPRECIATE THE RESPONSE, THE EMAILS YOU GET BACK.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I DIDN'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, SO BUT THANK YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU. GREAT JOB, MR. RUSSI. YES, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. THIS LAST SECTION, WE HAVE IS SPECIAL PROGRAMS. THIS SECTION IS DEDICATED TO THOSE AREAS THAT ARE TYPICAL EITHER TAX MEASURES OR RECEIVED MONEY, MEASURE R, MEASURE M, PROP A, PROP C, BUT IT'S ALSO BEEN INCREASED TO INCLUDE THE LA HAIDA GRANT THAT WE HAVE.
BUT AGAIN, THESE ARE DOLLARS THAT DON'T FALL IN THE GENERAL FUND.
THERE'S PROP A, WHICH IS MOSTLY PROGRAM, BUT THERE'S AND WE USE THAT TO FUND THE GET ABOUT PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR FIXED ROUTE FOR OUR SENIOR PROGRAM.
AND SO SOME OF THAT IS EXCHANGED WITH ANOTHER AGENCY.
AND WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA AND WILL COME UP IN YOUR NEXT MEETING, IN YOUR COUNCIL MEETING IS THE ISSUANCE OF A BOND WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH THESE THIS ALLOCATION ON A GOING FORWARD BASIS.
BUT THESE ARE DOLLARS THAT ARE FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SO THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT USE.
SO THEY'RE A QUALIFIED FUND THAT WE CAN USE FOR THAT 20 YEAR BOND ISSUANCE.
AND THEN AGAIN, GOING TO THE LAST PAGE, JUST TO POINT OUT THAT THE $6.3 MILLION DOLLARS OF THE INCREASE HERE IS THE RESULT OF THE LA HAIDA ACTIVITY, WHICH IS PART OF THAT AGREEMENT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AS A REVENUE IN THE ACCOUNTING.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GO OVER THAT.
THESE ARE ALSO NOW THE MOST OF THESE EXPENDITURES ARE FOLDED INTO THE DIFFERENT OPERATIONAL AREAS, WHICH IS NEW FOR THIS YEAR, DEPENDENT ON THE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS RESPONSIBILITY OVER THEM.
OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD.
SO YOU'D LIKE DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'D KIND OF BE IDEAL? OK I THINK THAT WE'RE PRETTY MUCH IT'S NOT A VOTE, IT'S JUST DIRECTION, CORRECT? YES. IF WE GET CONSENSUS FROM COUNCIL, WE'LL PUT THIS ON FOR NEXT MEETING FOR ACTION.
COUNCIL. I THINK WE'RE IN A CONSENSUS THAT WE MOVE THIS FORWARD.
YES, PLEASE. MOVE IT FORWARD. BEFORE YOU WANT TO MOVE TO THE NEXT TOPIC, I JUST WANT TO THANK MARLA.
YOU PUT THIS ALL TOGETHER WHERE WE DID.
KUDOS FOR EVERYONE, EVERY DEPARTMENT.
BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO HIGHLIGHT YOUR DEPARTMENT AS WELL PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
SO THANK YOU. I WILL MIRROR THAT ALSO.
IT REALLY HELPS US TO BREAK THESE DOWN IN CATEGORIES TO SEE EXACTLY HOW THESE ARE BROKEN OUT, SEEING WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR, SEEING WHAT THE FUNDS COMING IN TO HELP US DO THIS AND ALSO CATEGORIZE IT, THE FTES AND FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE THAT BECAUSE THEN WE UNDERSTAND A LITTLE MORE HOW THIS RELATES TO ACTUAL, AS WE SAY, BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND PEOPLE AND JUST HOW THE BUDGET BREAKS DOWN.
THIS IS A BUSY SPOT OVER THERE.
AND I DO COME IN ON THE WEEKENDS AND I DO SEE YOU GUYS HERE.
AND I DO APPRECIATE I KNOW YOU'RE BURNING THE CANDLE, AS EVERYONE DOES.
SO WE HAVE A CORRECT BUDGET WE CAN LOOK AT AND THE CITY WORKS WITH.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ECHO THOSE THANKS AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THIS.
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DIFFERENT POTS THAT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR CERTAIN THINGS.AND I THINK THAT LEVEL OF CLARITY REALLY IS GOOD FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO HAVE.
SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND THANK YOU FOR COORDINATING ALL OF THIS.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT DOES.
BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID TALK TO BOB ABOUT WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE BUDGET WAS, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE GET THIS GRANT MONEY THAT WE NEED TO FIND A USE FOR, BUT IT CAN BE SO RESTRICTIVE THAT WE HAVE TO GET REALLY CREATIVE.
AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE, CANDICE, FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL ARE DOING BEHIND THE SCENES TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW CAN WE GET THE MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK? HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE AREN'T LEAVING MONEY ON THE TABLE? SO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IN THAT RESPECT.
AND PLEASE TELL CANDICE. JUST ONE LITTLE.
AND I WANT TO JUMP ON THAT ONE TOO THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS RUN SOME PROGRAMS AS FAR AS THE WINE WALKS AND ALL OF THE THINGS OF THE [INAUDIBLE] AND ALL THE THINGS YOU GUYS DO AS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, IT JUST EXCEEDS ALL OF OUR EXPECTATIONS.
THEY'RE ALWAYS RUN WELL. PEOPLE ARE FRIENDLY.
BUT YOU GUYS DO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY VERY WELL, AND WE DO APPRECIATE THAT.
AND YOUR STAFF IS ALWAYS FRIENDLY.
YOU DON'T EVEN GET IN CONTACT WITH A PERSON.
YOU'RE ONLINE, YOU KNOW, AND SOMETIMES IT'S JUST NICE TO HAVE A PERSON YOU CAN DEAL WITH AND SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN OLDER POPULATION, WHICH I INCLUDE MYSELF.
[LAUGHTER] SEE, I TOLD YOU THE OLD STYLE.
NO MORE [INAUDIBLE], BUT THANK YOU.
I DO APPRECIATE IT. IT'S CALLED OLD SCHOOL.
YES. BUT I, TOO, WANT TO ITERATE OR REITERATE OR SAY THAT THIS PACKAGE HERE WAS PHENOMENAL.
AND IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE PROGRAMING GOING ON, LOTS OF VISION AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CREATIVITY OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE NEXT STEP AND THEN THE STEP AFTER THAT. SO I LIKE TO SEE THAT LONG RANGE VISION BUT THE KEY PIECE FOR ME IS, IS THAT WE HAVE A TEAM HERE THAT WORKS WELL TOGETHER AND FEEDS OFF OF EACH OTHER BECAUSE I CAN SEE CREATIVE PIECES COMING THROUGH EVERY DEPARTMENT.
SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY.
JUST ONE LAST THING. SURE, GO AHEAD.
ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE AMAZING, BUT IT ALSO TAKES A CITY MANAGER LEADER AND BOB SAT WITH ME LAST WEEK OVER 3 HOURS GOING OVER THIS.
AND REALLY, I'M SORRY THAT YOU HAD TO SPEND THAT TIME.
AND BUT I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU GIVE EACH AND EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER SO THAT WE TRULY CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING WITH THE BUDGET AND MOVING FORWARD.
THAT WE READ THE DOCUMENT AND THERE'S ONE THING READING IT.
BUT NOW HAVING TO BE ABLE TO ASK THE QUESTIONS AND GO IN DETAILS AND APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WHICH MAKES THEM BE ABLE TO SHINE AND GIVE THEIR LEADERSHIP TO THEIR DEPARTMENTS TOO.
THANK YOU. SO NO OTHER BUSINESS? WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN TO OUR 6:30 MEETING.
OH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT?
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I'M SORRY. WE DIDN'T EVEN DO THAT.SHAWN WILL YOU JUST BEAUCHAMP. COME ON UP.
JUST DON'T DROP IT. DON'T DROP THE MIC.
JUST PASS THE MIC. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.
QUESTIONS THAT I HAD ON THE PRESENTATION THAT MR. RUSSI PRESENTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
5.5 OF THAT WAS FROM THE PROPERTY SALE ON AMHERST.
WHERE IS THE BALANCE OF THE 4.8 BEING GENERATED FROM NUMBER ONE? AND THEN QUESTION NUMBER TWO IS I NOTICED THAT IN EVERY DEPARTMENT THERE IS A LINE ITEM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COMMUNITY
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DEVELOPMENT, THERE IS A LINE ITEM PERTAINING TO LEGAL EXPENSES.NOT EVERY DEPARTMENT UTILIZES THAT ENTIRE BALANCE FOR LEGAL EXPENSES.
SO WHERE DOES THAT MONEY FALL IN IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS? BUT ALSO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE BUDGET THAT'S ALLOCATED FOR THAT PARTICULAR LINE ITEM IS EXCEEDED? SO LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE DEPARTMENTS I BELIEVE HAD 185,000.
AND AS WE ALL KNOW, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD A MUCH LARGER EXPENSE IN LITIGATION FOR YEARS PAST.
SO THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS TO MR. RUSSI. THANK YOU.
OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? PLEASE, COME ON UP.
I RECALL THAT I THINK IT WAS MAYBE LAST YEAR COUNCIL HAD APPROVED BUDGET TO BUILD A BETTER SECURITY AROUND OUR POLICE STATION AND I JUST WANTED AN UPDATE ON THAT BECAUSE I KNOW NOTHING HAS CHANGED AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE FOR? YES. CAN I SIT? YES, YOU MAY. I'LL MAKE MYSELF COMFY.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M JULIE WHEELER AND PROUD BOARD MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE.
AM I STEPPING OVER? AM I IN THE WRONG SPOT? THE 6:30 MEETING.
6:30 MEETING. ARE YOU RESCHEDULING ME? YEAH. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE YOU OPEN UP.
YEAH. HOLD THAT THOUGHT FOR 20 MINUTES AND WE'LL START ANOTHER MEETING.
SORRY. BUT THANK YOU. THIS IS OUR BUDGET MEETING SO THEN AT 6:30, WE'LL START BUT NOW THAT WE KNOW YOU INTRODUCED YOURSELF, THERE'S NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER.
[LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? ON THE BUDGET? ON THE.
ONE, I THINK IT'S AMAZING THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE ABLE TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
THAT IT SPEAKS TO WHAT THE VALUE OF NEW ENERGY AND TALENT.
NOT TO DISPARAGE PRIOR LEADERSHIP, BUT WHAT NEW IDEAS CAN BRING TO THE TABLE AND RESULT IN POSITIVE OUTCOMES THAT ARE NOT JUST SHORT TERM, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE ALL LONG TERM.
SO I'M REALLY GLAD TO HEAR WHAT WE HEARD TONIGHT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GABALDON. ANYONE ELSE? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON THE PHONE? NOTHING ONLINE. AND I JUST CHECKED WITH IF THERE'S NO FURTHER COMMENT ON PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF THERE'S NO COMMENTS BY COUNCIL.
I THINK AN ADJOURNMENT IS IN ORDER.
WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN TO OUR NEXT MEETING AT 6:30.
YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS? OH, YEAH I'M SORRY. JUST SO.
SORRY MS. BEAUCHAMP. THEY'RE VERY GOOD QUESTIONS, I'M SORRY.
I THINK I CAN MAKE THESE REALLY QUICK ANSWERS.
4 MILLION OF THAT WILL GO INTO A SEPARATE RESERVE TRUST.
THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 THAT NET AMOUNT THAT WILL END UP IN THE CITY'S RESERVE.
SO THE RESERVE WILL ACTUALLY BE OVER $11 MILLION DOLLARS.
SO DON'T COUNT THAT FIVE AND DEDUCT IT FROM THAT.
IT'S ACTUALLY AN ADDITIVE NUMBER TO GET US TO A HIGHER RESERVE BALANCE.
THOSE ARE PROJECTIONS FOR WHAT WE EXPECT TO SPEND IN THE COMING YEAR.
IF THERE IS ANYTHING LEFT OVER, IT JUST FALLS BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND IN ANY EXPENSE.
THOSE ARE THE MAXIMUM DOLLARS THAT WE EXPECT TO SPEND AS AN AGENCY, EVEN THE $70 MILLION DOLLARS.
NOW, IF WE HAVE EXPENDITURES THAT EXCEED THAT, IF THE DEPARTMENT CAN'T SUPPORT IT BY OTHER APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER [INAUDIBLE] AND OTHER CATEGORIES, THEN WHAT WE WOULD DO IS WE WOULD COME BACK AT MID-YEAR AND ASK COUNCIL FOR AN APPROPRIATION OF ADDITIONAL DOLLARS.
AS IT RELATES TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY FENCE THAT IS AN EVER GROWING PROJECT AND COST.
SO WE HAVE ACTUALLY DIRECTED SOME ADDITIONAL DOLLARS OUT OF ARPA TO HELP PAY FOR THAT.
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ALL RIGHT. OKAY.WE CAN GO AHEAD. IT'S 6:13 WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN TO OUR NEXT MEETING AT 6:30.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.