CITY COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES

DATE OF MEETING:            July 22, 2003                                

TIME OF MEETING:            8:00 A.M.               

PLACE OF MEETING:            RED BLUFF COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

The agenda for this meeting was posted pursuant to Resolution No. 28-1995

Councilmembers Present:            Tere Cherveny, Mayor

                                                            Andy Houghton

Gregg Avilla

Larry Stevens

Councilmembers Absent:            Forrest Flynn, Mayor Pro Tem (absent-excused)                                                                                                                                           

Staff Present:                                Susan Price, City Manager

                                                            Margaret Van Warmerdam, Finance Director

                                                            Chuck Hayden, Planning Director

                                                            Gary Antone, Director of Public Works/City Engineer

                                                            Rob Gibbs, Parks & Recreation Director

Tessa Pritchard, Human Resources Director

Al Shamblin, Police Chief

J.D. Ellison, Sr., Building Director/Official

Gerry Gray, Battalion Chief

Mayor Cherveny called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

CITIZENS COMMENTS:

None

CURRENT BUSINESS:

PRESENTATION, REVIEW AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF 2003/2004 PRELIMINARY BUDGET   

Susan Price, City Manager and Margaret Van Warmerdam, Finance Director gave an update on the State budget crisis and how it may affect the City.  An explanation of General Fund Revenues received from the State as well as from other sources was discussed.  The biggest two items are property tax and sales tax revenues and stated that they expect these to continue on the same trend.

At this time each department was reviewed by the City Council with the Department Heads answering any questions that the City Council had.  

Councilmember Stevens stated that he would like to see the City put a cap on the dollar amount paid to the Chamber of Commerce or put at a percentage to reflect what is really a more realist picture.  Everyone else has been taking reductions with what has been going on in the State and if the trend continues the amount paid to the Chamber will continue to increase.

M/S/C Houghton, Stevens to adopt the 2003/2004 Preliminary Budget as submitted.

AYES:             Councilmembers:  Avilla, Cherveny, Houghton and Stevens

NOES:                        NONE

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING:            Councilmember:  Flynn (absent – excused)

RESOLUTIONS NO. 32-2003, A RESOLUTION FIXING THE RATE OF TAXES NECESSARY TO RAISE THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE RED BLUFF CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR THE 2003/2004 FISCAL YEAR AND 33-2003, A RESOLUTION FIXING THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE RED BLUFF CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR THE 2003/2004 FISCAL YEAR

Margaret Van Warmerdam reviewed the staff report and gave staff’s recommendation to adopt Resolutions No. 32-2003, A Resolution Fixing the Rate of Taxes Necessary to raise the amount of Revenue Necessary to Support the Red Bluff City Departments for the 2003/2004 Fiscal Year and No. 33-2003, A Resolution Fixing the Amount of Revenue from Property Taxes Necessary to Support the Red Bluff City Departments for the 2003/2004 Fiscal Year.

M/S/C Avilla, Houghton to adopt Resolutions No. 32-2003, A Resolution Fixing the Rate of Taxes Necessary to raise the amount of Revenue Necessary to Support the Red Bluff City Departments for the 2003/2004 Fiscal Year and No. 33-2003, A Resolution Fixing the Amount of Revenue from Property Taxes Necessary to Support the Red Bluff City Departments for the 2003/2004 Fiscal Year.

AYES:             Councilmembers:            Avilla, Cherveny, Houghton and Stevens

NOES:                        None

ABSENT OR NOT VOTING:            Councilmember:  Flynn (absent – excused)

ADJOURNMENT

At 11:00 A.M. Mayor Cherveny adjourned the meeting to August 5, 2003 at 7:00 P.M., in the Red Bluff City Council Chambers.

                                                                                    s/b Tere Cherveny

                                                                                                Mayor

ATTEST:

s/b Gloria Shepherd, City Clerk