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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 2002-05-29 MINUTES CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO SPECIAL MEETING CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM 400 GRAND AVENUE MAY 29, 2OO2 (Cassette Tape No. 1) 1. Call to Order 6:04 p.m. 2. Roll Call Present: Councilmembers Fernekes and Matsumoto, Mayor Pro Tem Gonzalez and Mayor Mullin Absent: Councilman Green Staffpresent: City Manager Wilson, City Attorney Mattas, Assistant City Manager Moss, Fire Chief Lee, Police Chief Raffaelli, Department Directors Gibbs, Sommer, Van Duyn, Nagel, Steele, Quinn and Bower, City Engineer Hawkins, Senior Civil Engineer Hahn, Police Captain Guglielmoni, HCD Manager Fragoso, Financial Analysts Neal and Oam, Deputy Fire Chiefs Lucia and White, WQCP Supt. Castagnola and Environmental Compliance Coordinator Honan Others present: Mr. Rick Ochsenhirt and Ms. Jackie Williams 3. Public Comments None. 4. Study Session: a. Review of 2002/03 Operating Budget City Manager Wilson explained the evening's format is to include a report from the budget subcommittee (Fernekes/Green), a presentation from Finance Director Steel, followed by Council discussion and direction to staff on a future course of action. Councilman Fernekes, budget subcommittee member, stated the review was difficult process and that the subcommittee's focus was to minimize any reduction in service. Finance Director Steele presented the staff report and a visual presentation (copy of Power Point presentation and revised budget sheets distributed). Staff responded to Council questions and items that needed clarification. Council discussed cost saving strategies, including examining fees/cost recovery, internal efficiencies and service levels, incremental reductions in affiliations with outside organizations, and attendance at conferences and traveling. It was agreed that all areas are to be looked at and no area is off the table. By consensus of Council, Mayor Mullin directed staff to submit to the budget subcommittee the short-term plans and longer-term strategies for budget reductions, and to come back to Council with recommendations. b. Review of Capital Improvement Program Budget Visual presentation and brief overview of projects was given by City Engineer Hawkins (handouts distributed). Staff responded to Council questions on items that needed clarification. 5. Adjournment Motion-Fernekes/Second-Matsumoto: To adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m. Unanimously approved by voice vote. Submitted by: Sylv~d M. Payne, City Clerk City of South San Francisco Approved: raanY&o SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 29, 2002 MINUTES PAGE 2