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To: Honorable Mayor City Council Members NOD
From: Dave Garofalo T6 lrw
Date: March 9, 2001
Subject: "H" ITEMS FOR MARCH 19, 2001 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
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Several years with the concurrence of a majority of the Council, we placed some
restrictions of spending Budgets surpluses. I think generally Administration and
Council found that to be good policy. I have a number,of relative issues to bring
for -ward.
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1. Based on very recent information we have a current Budget Surplus of
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approximately $3 million. We are showing some unanticipated expenses of
about $1 million. That would leave about $2 million this point in the Fiscal
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period.
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MOTION:
I propose that we commit a minimum of 50% of any Budget surplus to the Sewer
Fund though Fiscal 2002. Based on this motion succeeding, staff should redirect
their estimates for cost to fulfill the proposed sewer plan and present net cost
back to council for debate and resolution.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
We've funded and filed at least two Edinger Corridor Studies since the majority of
this Council took office. Likewise, the study of Beach Blvd. consumes volumes of
data in various City Hall Offices. Sales tax, while at an all-time high for the city,
M shows evidence of weakness and continual lagging comparable to Orange
NCounty cities.
As I look at the remaining 20 months or so left in office, I am compelled to look
forward rather than behind. While we've done some good, particularly, the
highest sales tax revenue in the city's history in 2000 and the highest generation
of Room Tax, much is left to be done. p (�'
There were simple solutions. The first piece of legislation that I helped create
was permitting corporations like Budweiser to sponsor beach events. The
regulations have been tight and complied with for the six years we have allowed
this activity. Some events would never have happened in HB without that simple
effort. The second piece of legislation authored was to establish the Red Team.
This group has been successfully utilized in the past to help us with several
issues. That was more complicated and long term.
MOTION:
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ISSUE:
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Simple Green Demonstration Project, Golden West and Garfield. Congressman
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Rohrabacher was able to secure $1 million grant to test new aqueous/bio-
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remediation process at this site. If successful, this proposed significantly lower
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cost and time saving technology could allow us to convert some city property into
productive land use sites and also assist in the conversion of similarly
contaminated local privately held property onto to more productive property tax
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MOTION:
Please direct staff to report back to Council the status of project, WIT /V SIX M003-
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Outdoor dining with alcohol has been on the table. for.almost two years.
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MOTION:
1" Please direct staff to return and brief Council on status, implementation plan and
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STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
As we are reminded often, recruitment has and will be an issue in the Police
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Department for some time to come. I am amazed, a regular basis, however,
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how many new officers we have.
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MOTION:
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Request of Police Chief/designee to bring to Council new Police Officers to
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introduce to community and us perhaps once a month or at his discretion.
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Simply present new Police Officer, brief one or two sentence introduction after
public comments. Strongly believe that presenting new Police Officers to orl-- C01A0�L-�-�
community and us is exceptional good public relations. �Ro�51�1.ori
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Energy conservation starts at home. I had the business opportunity to represent
state of the art technology 25 years representing the Union Carbide Corp. in then
new Photovoltaic technology. We've come a long way in twenty-five years.
MOTION:
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MO 14 Footnotes: Yes, we are overwhelmed with issues. However, prioritizing some of'
them into income producing, cost -reduction, public health and safety, etc.,
categories are important.
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If any of these issues appear to be a burden on staff, then I would propose the
following.
1. Public Works Commission could take alternative power issues with traffic
signals, or a group of citizens could do the preliminary research.
2. Red Team meeting could be coordinated by the Economic Development
Committee.
3. Introducing new Police Officers is basic.
4. Environmental issues with soil reclamation could be done by contractor
Simple Green, etc., etc., etc. In fact, Environmental Board could take lead.
Thank you.
xc: Ray Silver
Connie Brockway