CC Min 1997-06-23 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

. I . . 'I " . - stronger... food products, construction and miscellaneous are still very stable sources of sales tax revenue." '-- City Manager Everett said the current projections are not based on the peak quarters of sales tax revenue, but at a lower level which was still a little bit higher than originally assumed a year ago. Director Ponty advised he would provide the 4th quarter revenues to the Council as soon as they were received from the state. MEMO 6/24/97 In response to Councilman Claire's questions, Director Ponty listed the companies that supplied the largest portion of sales tax revenues. 2. Review Proposed Progranunatic changes to 1997/98 General Fund Operating Budget that were not included in the original two-year budget developed over a year ago; a. Staff Presentation; Director Ponty referred to pages 18 and 19 of the Report, and said the largest single item change was the Paramedic Program, $320,904 which was not foreseen a year ago; additional revenues or grants of $204, 286 were unknown over a year ago and earmarked for specific purposes, such as for Redwood City 2,000 and the - City's volunteer program; labor Agreements increased $80,597; Council policy decisions, $68,311; some unforeseen increases to existing programs such as the County increasing animal control costs and election costs; and oversights amounting to $54,069. This is a total of $793,801 which is about 2% of the general fund budget. In response to Mayor Hartnett's questions regarding reimbursement from the County for the Paramedic Program, Director Ponty said that the reimbursement of $86,000 per year for six years had been factored into the Five Year projections. 1) Code enforcement - Community Development Director Nelson Director Nelson reviewed Council's priorities with code enforcement at the top of the list. She advised she was working with a team of code enforcement staff, citizens, and Councilman Ruskin as the Council liaison, to produce an all out effort in this area. Director Nelson described the reasons for the delay of implementation: one Building Inspector was injured and the date of his return is unknown; one Building Inspector is out as a result of surgery for about 3 Yz months and one of the City's two Code Enforcement Officers left the City this past spring. - ADJOURNED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE BOOK NO. 55 JUNE23,1997 MINUTES Page No. 413 PAGE 11