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' MiNUTES OF THE 111Y COUNCIL
REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING
MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2002 - 6:30 P.M.
The City Council of the City of Azusa met in Adjourned Regular session, at the above date and
time in the Azusa Light and Water Department located at 729 N. Azusa Avenue, Azusa, California.
Mayor Madrid called the meeting to order.
Call to Order
ROLL CALL
Roll Call
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: STANFORD, HARDISON, CHAGNON, ROCHA
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: MADRID
ALSO PRESENT:
City Manager Cole, Assistant City Manager Person, Community Development Director Bruckner, Also Present
Associate Directors of Recreation and Parks Noriega and Jacobs, Finance Director Medina, Library
Ierector Tovar, Director of Public Works Nakasone, Police Captain Garcia, Chief of Police Davis,
ity Clerk Mendoza, Deputy City Clerk Toscano.
Councilmember Chagnon offered an Ordinance entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA APPROVING ZONE CHANGE Ord. 02-C8
NO. Z-2002-02 TO CHANGE THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF 708-728 N. DALTON AVENUE Approving
FROM R2 (TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) TO CF (COMMUNITY FACILITIES) AND TO CHANGE THE Zone Change
ZONING DESIGNATION OF 303-325 E. FOOTHILL BOULEVARD FROM C2 (RESTRICTED New Library
COMMERCIAL) TO CF (COMMUNITY FACILITIES) IN CONNECTION WITH GPA 2002-02. Property
Dalton and
Moved by Councilmember Chagnon, seconded by Councilmember Stanford to waive further Foothill
reading and adopt. Ordinance passed and approved by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
HARDISON, STANFORD, ROCHA, CHAGNON
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
NONE
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
MADRID
Finance Director Medina addressed Council presenting the operating budget for the next two Fin Dir
years. She presented the Revenues by Source FY 03 General Fund as well as the General Fund Comments
Expenditures and the breakdown of funding. She then answered questions posed by
Councilmembers regarding outstanding debt, and internal governmental loans. She noted the
�Ilowing issue on the horizon: Lower Interest rates, State budget crisis, fire contract credit ends
Ione year, the growth of capital needs, and economic downturn. She again answered questions
osed.
Lengthy discussion was held regarding the need for more revenues, funding, specifically to cut Discussion
costs and Increase revenues. A five-year projection revealed that there is going to be a huge gap
between the revenue and expenditure accounts and that does not include the new Library
operating costs and a 3% Increase In the Fire Contract. The gap will be approximately two and
one half million dollars.
Chief of Police Davis address Council requesting four additional police officer positions for COP
FY2002-2003. He detailed reasons for the need of additional officers noting City growth, Request for
additional operational demands, Increased city population, increased urgency to eliminate hate Four officers
crimes, Increase in crime, etc.
Gouncilmember Chagnon presented a possible solution to fund four new police officers with the Chagnon
use of one million dollars from the City's contingency fund; she detailed the specific of the Comments
proposal.
Finance Director Medina advised against the proposal, stating that that fund balance is not Dir of Fin
conservative and if it become bare bones there may be a problem with cash flow. Discussion Comments
was held regarding the Issue.
Mr. Eric Johnson provided a presentation of the Cost of Service Study he conducted throughout E. Johnson
the City. A study of how much a service provided cost the City versus what the City is charging Cost of Svs
for the service.
Study
City Manager Cole requested Council input on how they would like to proceed with the cost of CityMgr
I ervice
study, how they would like it incorporated. Each member provided their view on the issue Comments
nd gave instruction to the City Manager. They advised that they would go through list of items
nd carefully pick out the one's that they feel need to be covered 100% and those that may not.
Counciimember Chagnon requested the following items from staff: fund balance for the last nine Chagnon
years, when discussing will be held regarding transfer of interest from Light and Water; she would Requests
like to discuss the policy on setting aside money for depreciation for future years, she wants to
know the number of positions that are open at this time, and when the Capital Budget will be
viewed.
It was consensus of Councilmembers to adjourn.
TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 9:17 P.M.
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 02-C63. (Council)
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Adjourn