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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
BUDGET WORKSHOP
MAY 20, 1996
The meeting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. in the Community Room at City Hall,
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard, by Mayor Marilyn Lyon, notice having been given with
affidavit thereto on file. Roll call was answered as follows:
Present: McTaggart, Byrd, Ferraro, Hollingsworth & Mayor Lyon
Absent: None
Also present were Planning, Building & Code Enforcement Director Carolynn Petru,
City Manager Paul D. Bussey, Assistant City Manager Brent Mattingly, City Clerk Jo
Purcell, Interim Public Works Director Joe Lopez, Senior Engineer Dean Allison, Public
Works Superintendent Vic Hillstead, Senior Analyst Rick Otto, and Recreation & Parks
Director Ron Rosenfeld.
1996 -97 Preliminary Budget
City Manager Bussey summarized his May 20 memorandum which detailed the budget
revenues which he stated, that after being reduced or static for several years, were now
comparable to those in 1993 -94. Modest gains were being experienced in property and
sales tax revenues as a result of the recovering economy. For purposes of the budget,
staff had not assumed that much of the major developments would begin in the 1996 -97
fiscal year. Growth from development would, however, not bring any significant long
term revenue benefits to the City except through the Utility User Tax, Transient
Occupancy Taxes or the Golf Tax, all of which still required voter approval.
With regard to expenditures, he said that this year's budget represented the status quo.
The recommended General Fund budget had been reduced approximately $200,000 or
2.5% over last year's approved budget. Compared to last year's budget, there was only
a slight variation in most programs and most of the reductions could be attributed to
changes in the Public Buildings Maintenance Capital Outlay Account as explained on
Page 95 of the proposed budget. Projects worth noting were two in the Recycling
Fund: $112,000 as the City Match for a $448,000 grant to construct scenic turn -outs
on Palos Verdes Drive South and West; and, $70,000 to landscape the center island
median on Palos Verdes Drive South in front of the Golden Cove commercial center.
Council discussion then focused on the pie charts which depicted the various summary
of revenue and resources for the 1996 -97 proposed budget of $15,097,037.
The City Manager then presented the following departmental budgets: City Council,
City Attorney City Administration, City Manager's Office, City Clerk's Office,
Finance Department, and Public Safety. No changes were made in these proposed
budgets.
Public Safety - Council recommended that a ten percent reserve be set aside each
year as protection for a possible increase in this item and that such reserve be
footnoted.
Planning, Building & Code Enforcement - A brief discussion ensued relative to
whether this proposed budget was for a proactive or reactive code enforcement
program. It was the consensus that the City should have a proactive code enforcement
program.
Western Avenue Specific Plan - Leave as a place holder in the budget.
General Plan Review - Deleted from the budget this year.
View Restoration Commission - Include the cost of the minute taker in this
budget.
Internal Service Fund Charges - Computer at library: re- evaluate this proposal
and see if the Development Code can be put on the Internet by volunteers.
Audience Comments: Lois Larue distributed a resolution issued by the California
Coastal Commission in honor of Madelyn Glickfeld.
Adjournment: At 10:00 P.M. the meeting adjourned on motion of Councilwoman
Ferraro. The consensus was to start the next budget session with discussion of the
the Recreation & Parks Department's budget.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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