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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1987.06.1065 Mayocitycity CITY OF BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL STUDY MEETING June 10, 7987, 1:30 p.m. city Ha11, conference Room B r Gloria Barton convened the study session of theCouncil on the above date in Conference Room B ofHalI at 7:30 p.m. Bur lingame Bur lingame PRESENT: COUNCfLMEMBERS AMSTRUP, BARTON, LEMBI , MANGINI , PAGLIARO ABSENT: NONE STAFF PRESENT:ARGYRES, BECKER, BERGSING, KIRKUP, PAIMER, QUADR], TOWNS, WAGNER, CITY CLERK MALFATTI , CITY TREASURER HARVEY 1. REVIEW PROPOSED 1987-88 BUDGET AND CAPITAL PROGRAM. Mayor Barton turned the meeting over to Budget Chairman Amstrup fora review of the proposed budget. Budget Chairman Amstrup began a department by department review of the proposed budget. The coun-cil accepted without revision the following budgets: city council,City Manager, City c1erk, Finance, Treasurer, City Attorney,Planning, Personnel, Government Buildings, Nondepartmental Insurance, Retirement, Elections, and Nondepartmental. Under Community Promotion, Mayor Barton questioned the proposed uses for the special promotion fund. Councilman Lembi also asked about the method that the percentage of increase for the convention Bureau budget \"ras determined. After discussion, the budget was ac- cepted without revision. Councilman Lembi reviewed the Police Department request and hisdiscussions with the chief. Under parking enforcement, he notedthat he felt the City should look at additional funds for Saturdayenforcement. The Po1ice chief noted that $3,600 in overtime was included in the budget for half day enforcement if the council-desj.red. Council requested that we notify the Chamber of Cormerce and merchants and ask for comments about reinstituting Saturdayenforcement. The parking enforcement and communications budgets were accepted. Councilman Mangini reviewed his memo concerning the Fire budget.After discussion with the Chief, the Council concurred with the sixmonth trial of the constant manning proposal as proposed by thedepartment. Budget Chairman Amstrup reviewed the BuildingInspection, Pub1ic Works Engineering, Streets, Electrical, Sewer Treatment, Equipment Maintenance, and Dump Operations budgets. TheCity Manager noted that the City Electrician position is proposedfor a 2.5 percent adjustment in which the Council concurred. Mayor Barton reviewed the Library budget. Councilman Paglj-aroquestioned the City Librarian concerning the book budget and the number of books ordered during the year. He also asked that theLibrary Board review the current back 1og of books ordered but notplaced in circulation due to unfilled staff positions. CouncilmanPagliaro reviewed the Parks and Recreations budget which were ac-cepted with the addition of $11,677 to the Parks budget for the rebudgeting of a truck. Budget Chairman Amstrup reviewed theFinance/Water Office budget, Water Operations, and Water Main- tenance Accounts, and Council had no changes. The Council thenreviewed the Capital Improvement Program on a project by project basis as outlined in the surnmary pages. There were no recomnended changes. 2. FI'NDING REQUEST FOR COMMUNfTY GROUPS. The Council reviewed the funding requests they had received fromtwelve groups totaling $17,407 for the $6,000 in available revenuesharing funds. Councilman Pagliaro indicated that he felt that we 66 should fund these groups at the same leve1 as last year regardlessof the decline in revenue sharing funds. Councilman Mangini indi-cated that he felt the no funds should be allocated to the schoolsbut that $200 should be added for the special needs program as out-lined in the letter Council had received. Mayor Barton concurredthat she felt strongly that no money should be given to the schoolssince this was not an appropriate City function. councilman Lembiindicated that he disagreed with Councilman Mangini and Mayor Bar-ton and felt that we should include the school districts in our funding proqram. He also concurred in the need to add $200 for thespecial needs program. Councilman Pagliaro agreed with CouncilmanLembi. Councilman Amstrup felt that he could support the $300request for the horticulture program for handicapped students at Burlingame High, but could not support the request for calculatorsfor the elementary school district. In reviewing the request from the San Mateo Performing Arts Center,Council felt that this could not be supported given the needspresented by other groups. After discussion, the Council agreed onfunding for the following groups: Easter SeaI Society CALI-Primrose center San Mateo womenrs ShelterSuicide Prevention Project REACH Samaritan House Human I nvestment/ Shared Homescenter for Independence of Disabled Burlingame High- -Horticultural Program/Handicapped Students Friends for Youth Special Needs Program--San Carlos $11,800 No funding was approved for the WeTip Program or the San Mateo Per- forming Arts Centers. Council agreed that next year we should request proposals for funds from community groups but indicate thataII revenue sharing funds have been discontinued. Mayor Barton indicated that she could not support funding this typeof program given the needs of other community groups. She ques- tioned whether the City could not form some type of grievance commission. Councilman Pagliaro indicated that he felt that more information was needed especially concerning the budget for theproject. CounciLman Lembi felt that the idea might be a good one but also indicated that more information was needed. Councildirected that we put this item on a future study session and askfor an appropriate representative of the program to be present. The city Manager briefly reviewed the classification reviews in-cluded in the proposed budget and Council concurred with his recommendations. After concluding this revj-ew of the budget, Coun-ciI referred the proposed budget to a public hearing on Monday, June 1.5 , for adoption. 2. SCHEDULE COMMISSIONER INTERVIEWS. council agreed that Councilman Lembi would replace Mayor Barton on the upcoming Traffic Safety Parking interviews. The interviews forCivil Service Commission were scheduled for Monday, June 15, at 7:00 p.m., and the Library Board intervj.ews for Tuesday, June 15,at 7:30 p.m. 3. COUNCIT COMMENTS. Councilman Amstrup indicated that the Save our Station committee had met and will be offering the City $4,950 for the renovation of the Broadway arch. This wiII be considered at the Council meeting of June 15. $ 2,!, L,t,!,t, L,t, 000 000 000 500 500 300 000 500 300 500 200 ]..3 NEIGHBORHOOD BOARDS PROGRAM. 67 4. FROM THE FLOOR. There were no public comments from the floor. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adj ourned at 9:20 p.m. l_Judith A. Malfcity Clerk vmy