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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1989.06.07372 CITY OF BURLINGAME CfTY COUNCfL STUDY MEETING wednesday, June 7, 1989, 7:30 PM city HaII Conference Room A PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS AMSTRUP, BARTON, LEMBI , MANGINI ABSENT: PAGLIARO STAFF PRESENT: ARGYRES, BECKER, BERGSING, COTEMAI{, KIRKUP, MONROE, PALMER, QUADRI , TOWNS, WAGNER, CITY CTERK MALFATTI , CITY TREASURER HARVEY FUNDING REOUESTS FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS council reviewed the funding requests they had received from ninegroups totaling $14,700 for the $12,000 amount that had been budgeted for this year. Councilman Mangini stated that he felt strongly that Mission Hospice should be funded as part of this yearrs request. After council discussion, it was agreed to fund all groups which had received funding in 1988/89 at the same level with the exception that the Hunan Investment/Shared Homes and San Mayor lrv Amstrup convened the study session of the Burlingame City Council on the above date in Conference Room A of Burlingame City HaII at 7:30 PM. REVIEW PROPOSED 1989/90 BUDGET AND CAPITAL PROGRAM Mayor Amstrup thanked the department heads and cj-ty manager fortheir preparation of a balanced budget. He then asked the city manager to give a brief overview of the budget and capital program. The overall budget total is $27.4 miIIion, an increase of 1.88. Revenues are projected to increase in the general fund in the fiveto six percent range next year. The capital improvements total is $5.9 million of which $3.3 million is from the general fund. Thisis a decrease of twelve percent from last year. The major increaseis in the water and sewer enterprises lvhich total $4.7 million or 9.68 increase. The majority of this increase is a result of theincrease from San Francisco water department of 33t in the City's wholesale cost of water. Two new positions and one reclassifica-tion are proposed in the budget. The Council then began a department-by-department review of the operating budget. The city council, city manager, city c1erk,finance, city attorney, personnel, government buildings, and otheradministrative departments were approved without change. Inreviewing the planning department budget, Council suggested thatstaff propose an updated schedule of planning fees for future coun-cil consideration. Councilman Lembi indicated that he had met with the police chief to review the police budget and recommended nochange. Councilman Mangini met with the fire department and reviewed their budget. He cormented that the fire suppressionfunction is only a portion of the duties of the fire department andthat the medical and fire prevention programs are increasingly im-portant. Council supported the budget as submitted. Councilwoman Barton stated that she had met with the city l-ibrarian and reviewedthe library budget including additional hours for a part-time reference librarian and supported the budget as submitted. Coun-cilman Lembi asked that the Council review any space planning con-tract for library expansion. The park, recreation, public works, and all of the other operating budgets were approved as submitted. City Manager summarized the five year capital improvement program which listed 35 major projects or programs costing $40.3 millionfor the next five years. of this total, $13.5 million is from un- certain or undetermined funding sources. Council discussed thelist of projects for funding in 1989,/90 totaling $5.9 million and made no changes . 373 Mateo womenrs Shelter which had made no formal request \"rouId be reduced to $500 each and those funds would be allocated to Mission Hospice. The funding of the community groups is as follows: Project REACH/PARCA Suicide Prevention Samaritan House Easter Sea] Society San Mateo High School DistrictHorticulture Program--handicapped Students Friend for Youth Center for Independence of Disabled CALL Primrose Center Human fnves tment/ Share Homes San Mateo Women's Shelter Mission Hospice TOTAL $ 1,500 1,500 1,300 2, 000 300 500 1, 500 1,000 500 500 1,000 $11,500 COMMUNITY PROMOTION Mayor Amstrup asked that the first item to be reviewed under com- munity promotion would be the Chamber of Commerce request for $20,000 for their promotion contract. Councilman Lembi felt that the City's $15,000 amount had not changed for a number of years and he supported an increase to $20,000. Councilwoman Barton indicated that she had a philosophical problem with any automatic increases to the Chamber contract and felt that it was healthier for the chamber not to be too dependent on the city. She did not supPort the increase from $15,000 to $20,000. Councilman Mangini indicatedthat he supported the increase to $20,000 but felt that the duties and services that the Chamber provide for the city needed to be c Iari f ied . Mayor Amstrup agreed that the current contract needed to be rewrit- ten and that we needed an updated description of services. Frank Hunt of the Chamber of Corunerce questioned the Council as tospecifically what items would they like included in the contract.After additional discussion it was suggested that the Chamberprovide the city with additional information for updating the cur-rent contract. Mayor Amstrup appointed councilmembers Lenbi and Barton to review this information as well as the current contractto assist in developing a new one. The city manager suggested reallocation of $5,000 from the special promotion fund to the cham- ber contract amount, subject to approval of a new contract by Coun-cil. Council concurred. In reviewing the Convention and Visitors Bureau increase from $275,000 to $320,000, Councilman Lembi questioned what other cities are doing and if the increase was based on increased hotel tax. The city manager replied that only San Mateo increased last year and that the Convention Bureau percentage j.ncrease reflects thisyear's hotel tax growth for Burlingame. After discussion the Coun-ciI concurred with this portion of the budget. PERSONNEL CHANGES City Manager summarized the request for one additional zoning tech- nicJ-an, an additional water maintenance worker and a reclassifica-tion of the tree trimmer leadworker to tree supervisor. Council concurred with aII of these recommendations. WATER AND SEWER RATES City Manager reviewed the current status of the water and sewer funds stating that for the year ending June 30, 1988, vre had a netloss in both funds due to reduced consumption and capital improve-ments. We anticipate another loss for the year ending June 30,l-989. The drought which reduced consumption as weII as the 33t in- crease from San Francisco water will necessitate an increase in therrater rates of approximately 15t. In JuIy, staff will do a ful-l-rate analysis on both vrater and se$rer. Councilman Mangini askedthat staff try to develop a simple way of explaining this to thepublic. Councilman Lembi also asked that we contj.nue to stress conservation in our dealings with the public. 374 COUNCIL COMMENTS Mayor Amstrup asked the Council to review the information they havereceived concerning Semicon and the need for a convention facility somewhere in the county. He indicated that there would be another meeting next week with the County and San Mateo, and he would keep the Council- informed. Councilmembers stated they had an open mind on the subject, but needed additional information. FROM THE FLOOR There were no conunents from the floor. ADJOURNMENT fhe meeting adjourned at 9:05 PM. Judith A. MalfattiCity Clerk vmy