CC 05-24-99 MINUTES
Cupertino City Council
Regular Adjourned Meeting
Monday, May 24, 1999
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At 5:00 p.m. Mayor Dean called the meeting to order in the City Hall Conference Room
C/D, 10300 Tone Avenue, Cupertino, California, and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
City Council members present: Mayor Wally Dean, Vice-Mayor John Statton, and Council
members Don Bumett, Michael Chang, and Sandra James. Council members absent: None.
Staff present: City Manager Don Brown, Administrative Services Director Carol Atwood,
Community Development Director Bob Cowan, Parks and Recreation Director Steve
Dowling, Public Info~mation Officer Donna Krey, Public Works Director Bert Viskovich,
Human Resources Director Bill Woska, Accountant Sennifer Chang and City Clerk
Kimberly Smith.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
BUDGET STUDY SESSION
1. Review of the 1999-2000 fiscal year preliminary budget.
City Manager Donald Brown reviewed the budget message.
Administrative Services Director Carol Atwood gave an overview of the 1999/2000
fiscal year and discussed general fund trends. This year's assumptions projected the
majority of revenues and expenditures at a 3% growth rate with significant revenues
analyzed individually. Salaries were projected at 3.5%. The budget includes six new
positions. The next 3 years' projections show a shortfall due to capital improvement
project and gas tax project funding.
The various department heads highlighted the budgets for each depa~'lanent and the
boards and commissions, as well as a list of new projects.
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Council asked that staff follow up on these items:
· Add debt s~vice costs to the budget message financial information
· Provide a cost/benefit analysis on new positions
· Confirm prior year position count for City Attorney budget
· Determine how many people are on waiting list for each Cupertino Emergency
Response Training (CERT)
· Provide council with a job description for the Geographic Information System
(GIS) specialist position.
· Provide a summary all city programs that interface with the schools
· Evaluate deterrents to jay-walking f~om McWhort~'s to Target
· Link the Blackberry Master Plan with McClellan
· Provide new dollar amount for the Emergency Coordinator transition plan.
· Provide a program description for the 1999-00 Public Dialogue Consortium
project
· Provide data on the Wild Life Center
· Provide an update to the City Council on the city's Y2K plan
· Provide a description of all new planning committees
· Survey the community regarding priorities for recreation facilities
· Provide additional info~-ixiation on funding needs for Cupertino Union School
District and Fremont Union High School District.
2. Review of the 1999-2004 Capital Improvement Program.
Public Works Director Bert Viskovich and Parks and Reereafiun Director Steve
Dowling reviewed the 5-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP). They
recommended delay of the Blackberry Fa~,n bridge project to fiscal year 2002-2003.
Council agreed to fund all new programs as proposed, with the exception of funding a
second pan-time Emergency Preparedness Coordinator. Transition funding (in an amount to
be detemiined) will be provided for cross-training and staff will pursue possible pan-time
opportunities for the existing Emergency Preparedness Coordinator. Council also agreed to
fund all CIP projects as proposed, with the exception of the Blackberry Farm bridge project
and the Quinlan Center emergency generator. Both the bridge project and the generator
were postponed to fiscal year 2002-2003. Council also agreed to increase the funding for the
Stevens Canyon Road widening project to $1 million.
The new projects are shown below:
$50,000 Provides funding for a graffiti removal contract.
Funding Some: General Fund.
$30,000 Provides funding for continuation of the Public Dialogue Consortium's
community outreach efforts.
Funding Source: Law Enforcement Block Grant. No secondary funding.
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$20,000 Provides funding for facilitation and implementation of a neighborhood
center
revitalization program.
Funding Source: General Fund.
$10,000 Provides funding for stage curtains at the Quinlan Community Center.
Funding Source: General Fund.
$ 7,500 Provides funding for continuation of youth counsel'mg referrals (Social
Advocacy for Youth).
Funding Source: Law Enforcement Block Grant. No secondary funding.
$ 5,000 Provides funding for festival security at Memorial Park.
Funding Source: General Fund.
$ 5,000 Provides funding for voter education program for grades K-12.
Funding Source: General Fund.
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:30 p.m. the meeting was adjourned.
City Manager