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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/30/201355:0036 CITY COUNCIUSUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ARCADIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013 CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Segal called the Special Meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. All Members of the City Council were present. CLOSED SESSION a. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956 8, conference with Real Property Negotiators. Property: 35 West Huntington Drive 21 Morlan Place, 101 -111 North Santa Anita Avenue, 121 -159 North Santa Anita Avenue, Assessor Parcel No 5775 - 025 -908 (property along Santa Clara Street). Successor Agency Negotiators: City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto. Assistant City Manager /Development Services Director Jason Kruckeberg, and Economic Development Manager Jerry Schwartz. Negotiating Parties: Arcadia Successor Agency and Rusnak /Arcadia (Paul Rusnak) Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment There was no reportable action from the Closed Session item. The Closed Session ended at 5:45 p.m. SPECIAL MEETING (Continued from April 23, 2013) a. Report, discussion and direction regarding the Proposed 2013 -14 Fiscal Year Budget. City Manager Lazzaretto provided responses to inquires the City Council addressed at the April 23 budget Study Session regarding pari - mutuel fees on additional race track dates, statistics for medical benefit enrollment, and the monthly household Utility Users Tax payment, if raised; and also provided a General Fund summary applying the vacancy factor rate of 2 %, as recommended by staff. City Manager Lazzaretto discussed the following policy questions with the City Council: • Does the City Council want to make changes to the new budget methodology? i. Use a more aggressive /conservative vacancy rate? The City Council concurred to use a 2% vacancy rate, as recommended by staff. ii. Make changes to the Revenue Projections? None made • Does Council want to consider cuts to service levels? i. If so, what areas? No cuts to service levels were identified; however, the City Council discussed the staff Design Review process. A study session is scheduled for May 21. 04 -30 -13 55:0037 • Pursue Revenue Enhancements? Yes L Council Member Harbicht made a motion, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Wuo, that staff agendize for City Council consideration the raising of the Utility Users Tax from 5% to 7% for gas and electric utilities and from 0% to 7% on water for implementation after July 1, 2013. The City Council concurred. • Does the City Council want to make changes to the Capital Improvement budget? L Additions /Cuts /Deferral of Capital Improvement Projects? The City Council directed staff to study the cost methodology of affected homeowners paying for replacing the 6.6.v street lighting with the City assisting with money from annual energy savings. Council Member Kovacic would like staff to look at Panorama (between Michillinda and Altura) for possible street rehabilitation. City Manager Lazzaretto provided an overview of Equipment Replacement Fund programs for Fiscal Years 2013 -14 and 2014 -15. City Manager Lazzaretto provided an overview of one -time Capital Improvement projects and unfunded continuing projects and costs, including projections through Fiscal Year 2017 -18. • Does Council want to make changes to the Equipment Replacement budget? L Additions /Cuts /Deferral of Equipment Replacement budgeted items? No specific changes were identified by the City Council. • What would the City Council like to see before bringing forth the budget to a public hearing? The City Council directed staff to bring the budget forward for a public hearing and adoption at the City Council meeting on June 4, 2013. City Manager Lazzaretto stated that the $300,000 of new programs will be added in the budget; he discussed the purpose of the "attitude survey" and the legal review of the Zoning Code. This Study Session ended at 7:51 p.m. ATTEST: 4ye--r _044,1� Mayor oft C4 /f Arcadia 04 -30 -13