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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 1970 08 24 MINUTES OF A REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING TUSTIN CITY COUNCIL August 24, 1970 I. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Coco. II. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Coco, Councilmen Marsters, L. Miller, C. Miller, Oster. Absent: None Others Present: City Administrator, Harry E. Gill City Attorney, James Rourke Asst. City AdminiStrator, Dan Blankenshi= Fire Chief, Morgan Hilton Policy Chief, Glenn Sissel Barry and Associates, Kirk Prather and Wm. Larrabee, Jr. III. AGENDA ITEMS 1. REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT AUDIT PREPARED BY BARRY AND ASSOCIATES. Presented by Kirk Prather, and Wm. Larrabee. A.What ms a Management Audit?. i. LOOK at the service level. 2. Look at the investment and operating costs. 3. Observe and then utilize the resources that are involved. 4.Improvement ideas - cost benefits, current or future impact. B. Objectives of the Management Audit. 1. Reduce the cost o~ government, consistent with reasonable services. C. Recommendations - Fire Department. 1. The City of Tustin should begin immediate negotiations for some mutual fire service contracts with the County of Orange. There is a great deal of overlapping between the Tustin Station and the Red Hill Station in service areas. In some cases both units are dispatched to the same fire. 2. The City of Tustin should defer any long range commitments in terms of sites or capital expenditures. 3. Establish a second fire station in South Tustin. There has been a great deal of residential construction as well as industrial. This second station would cut down the response time to this area. 4. Work of the Fire Department should be more thoroughly analyzed in terms of content and method. Make a work measurement studv. Recommend this study be done to determine ' if additional work can be added to the Fire Department from other departments. 5. The City should establish a reserve firemen's program. One difficulty with the present __ volunteer response'is that one can never depend on any one man showing up. Utilizing off-duty firemen, paid as such, would augment the City's fire fighting force. ~/Z4/70 9 2 D. Recommendations - Police Department 1. The Ciny should consider strengthing the traffic enforcemenn ~y adding one more traffic Patrolman and measuring his effectiveness. The City should be writing three times the number of traffic violations. By creating a way of mea- suring the effectiveness of traffic enforce- ment and embarking on an aggressive program --- increase the number of citations written, would substantially affect the accident rate. 2. City should institute a much more effective information system. This would be a key to getting greater utilization out of our patrolmen. 3. The Police Department should institute a new budget system; In other words, a personnel accounting system for measuring the various manhours devoted to such areas such as Part I crime, traffic enforcement, etc. E. Impact of the Budget. 1. The final profit result (the cost of the recom- mendations subtracted from the intended increase in revenue by various means) would be $14,000 the first year and $74,400 the second year. 2. RESOLUTIONS 1. Resolution Number 70-37 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, FIXING AND DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE REQUIRED FROM PROPERTY TAXES TO CARRY ON THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN AND FIXING THE RATE OF TAXES ON THE TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF TUSTIN TO CARRY ON THE WORK OF THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1970-71. Councilman L. Miller stated that he would very much like to be able to lower the tax rate, however, lowering the present tax rate of 95¢ might endanger the quality of the services we now have. Moved by L. Miller, seconded by Marsters tha~ the City tax rate be maintained at 95¢ for the coming fiscal year, 1970-71, and that Resolution No. 70-37, a resolution fixing and determining the amount of revenue required from property taxes and fixing the rate of taxes on the tax- able property be adopted. Councilman Oster stated that he was in favor of lowering the tax rate to 93¢ as he felt the City was providing adequate service according to the Barry Report. This would lower the total amount from $67,000 to S57,000 available for distribution. Councilman C. Miller samd that he felt we could lower the tax rate to 91¢ as he thought there would be additional revenue on the basi~ of the sales tax collected on the opening of some new stores in the area. Councilman Marsters stated that he didn't really feel that 95¢ was enough, however, would concede to go along at the present rate as he felt it was critical to keep ahead. Suggested that the next year be spent studying the reports before us and perhaps next year we would be able to lower the tax rate. 8/2~/70 Page 3 Councilman L. Miller stated that he concurred with Councilman Marsters. IIe felt that present reserves could be found no be inadequate. Mayor Coco stated that there were two very mmportann factors which must be taken into consideration. One was the fact that our unbudqeted reserve ms oossibly the ].owest of any citywe hope no look at, and secondly, under the stewardship of"the current City Council and the City Administrator, the City has been very careful about the amount of dollars spent; that the' Council has been very careful about correcting cert~ inefficiencies and would be certain to do so in the future. Moved by Marsters, seconded by L. Miller that Resolutinn No. 70-37 be read by title only. Carried unanimously. The above motion to adopt ResolUtion No. 70-37 carried by roll call. Ayes: Coco, Marsters, L. Miller Noes: C. Miller, Oster Absent: None 2. ORDINANCE NO. 480 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, FIXING AND DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE NECESSARY TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION UPON THE TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF TUSTIN AND THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE NECESSARY TO CARRY ON THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ON THE SAID CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1970-71. Moved by L. Miller, seconded by C. Miller that Ordinance No. 480 have first reading by title only. Carried unanimously. __ Mayor Coco stated that the amount of revenue necessa to be raised by tax upon the taxable property within the City of Tustin was $490/824. The total amount anticipated is $1,831~100 by property taxes and other sources of revenue. ~ayor Coco stated this Ordinance No. 480 was to be adopted as an urgency measure because monies to be raised for revenue have to be passed by this meeting as there was not sufficient time for the normal function of two readings and athir~y day wait on the ordinance. Councilman C. Miller said he wished to state his objections to the 95¢ tax rate as he favors a 91¢ tax rate~ but said he would vote for it as the urgency ordinance was necessary. Councilman Oster also stated that he did not agree with the 95¢ tax rate preferring a 93¢ rate, but agreed to vote for it because of necessity. Moved by L. Miller, seconded by C. Miller that future reading be waived and that Ordinance No. ~80, fixing and determining the amount of r~o be rai'~ by taxation upon the taxable property within the City : Tustin and the amount of revenue necessary to carry o~ the Fiscal Year 1970-71 be passed and adopted as an ur- gency measure. Carried by roll call: Ayes: Coco, Marsters, L. Miller., C. Miller, Oster. Noes: None Absent: None IV. OTIIER BUSINESS 1. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF LETTER TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF ENTERING INTO A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITtl TIlE COUNTY OF ORANGE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE TUSTIN BRANCH LIBRARY AND POSSIBLE FIRE STATION. Moved by Councilman Oster, seconded by Council L. Miller than the Mayor be authorized to sign the letter to the Board of Supervisors requesting a feasibility study on a 3oint powers agreemenn with the County of Orange for construction of the Tustin Branch Library and possible fire station. 2. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN A RENTAL AGREEMENT FOR LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON A VEHICLE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHICH HAS BEEN LOANED TO THE CITY ON A TEST BASIS. Moved by Councilman Oster, seconded by Marsters, that the City Clerk be authorized to sign the LPG Rental Agreement. Carried. ADJOURNMENT Moved by L. Miller, seconded by C. Miller that meeting be adjourned. Carried. Mayor Cit~ ~X