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Home My WebLink About06/16/1978 - Regular MeetingCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCILMEN s�`t'C� ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETING y�2 Place: Council Chambers 0 ,n5' GipZ��p Time: 6:30 P.M. Roll CALK �iJ'iP Date: June 16, 1978 MINUTES INDEX �esent x x x x x x x Roll Call. Mayor Ryckoff announced that the budget hearing being held at this time was not the final budget hearing and any action taken would be tentative. HEARING: Mayor Ryckoff opened the public hearing regarding the Budget Preliminary Budget as prepared by the City Manager Hearing for the fiscal year 1978 -79, pursuant to Section 1102 1978 -79 of the Newport Beach City Charter. (2934) A report was presented from the City Manager regarding the 1978 -79 Budget Check List, which included items for further Council consideration. It was decided to take Item 3, the Senior Citizens Program, out of order and consider it after the Proposition 13 adjustments. Approval or disapproval of the Budget Check List items was tentatively voted, as follows: 1. Addition of Litter Control Officer. Disapproved on motion of Councilman Hart. All ayes except Councilman Heather voting no. 2. Purchase of slide projector. Approved on motion of Mayor Pro Tem Williams. All ayes except Councilmen Hummel and McInnis voting no. 4. Increase in fertilizer program from two to three times a year. Disapproved on motion of Mayor Pro Tem Williams. All ayes. 5. and 6. Adding Tree Trimmer I and II positions. Disapproved on motion of Councilman Heather. All ayes. 7. Addition of Drafting Pit at the Newport Center Fire Station. Approved on motion of Mayor Ryckoff- All ayes. 8. Increase in contract compensation to Marinapark Manager from $500 to $600 per month. Approved on motion of Mayor Pro Tem Williams. All ayes. 9. Reinstatement of funds for Ensign View Park. The following members of.the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission addressed the Council in Volume 32 - Page 145 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCILMEN MINUTES 3 '� i ip yvG 22i t^ N ROLL CALL �d'� 9ss June 16, 1978 INDEX • support of Ensign View Park: Stan Cole and Mike Johnson representing the Commission. Parks, Beaches and Recreation Director Cal Stewart addressed the Council confirming that the park bond money could only be used for the acquisition and development of parks or the money would have to be returned to the State. Mayor Ryckoff made a motion to disapprove. Mayor Ryckoff voting aye, all others voting no, motion failed and Ensign View Park funds were reinstated. 10. Purchase of the Griswold property. Disapproved on motion of Councilman Strauss. All ayes. PROPOSITION 13 ADJUSTMENTS Councilman McInnis read a statement regarding budget reduction considerations. A report dated June 12 was presented from the Council Budget Committee regarding the Proposition 13 adjust- ments. • Mayor Ryckoff announced that Council members should indicate the items on the report which they wished to discuss. The following project items of the Proposition 13 adjustments were discussed, but no Council action was taken. Item 59. To eliminate Lifeguard Cadet Program. Item 54. To reduce Marine Conservation man hours. Director of Marine Safety Dave Harshbarger gave a brief staff report regarding the Marine Life Refuge. Item 84. To eliminate seasonal salaries which provide for traffic counts, field data, collection and posting accident data by one -half of the budgeted amount. Items 2, 3, 8, 9, 13, 20, 46 -A, 69 and 87. All items reducing or eliminating publications, dues, travel and meetings. Action on the following Project items was taken. Item 114. Reduce recreation program by $10,000. "• Restored by Councilman Heather's motion. All ayes. Volume 327 Page 146 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCILMEN MINUTES ROLL CALL s' 9 June 16, 1978 INDEX • Item 21. Membership in the Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency. Mayor Pro Tem Williams made a motion to restore. Councilman Heather and Mayor Pro Tem Williams voting aye, all others voting no, motion failed. Item 39. School Crossing Guards. Alice Remer addressed the Council in favor of retaining school crossing guards. Mayor Pro Tem Williams made a motion to refer the matter to the City - School Liaison Committe for report back the second meeting in August. All ayes. Items 51 and 52. Eliminations of positions on the fire engine and truck companies. The following people addressed the Council in support of maintaining the present number o employees in the Fire Department: Sam Wells, negotiator for the Fire Fighters' Association; Scott Allen, a member of the Fire Fighters' Association; Bruce Carlson and Dick Clucas. • Henry Durkee addressed the Council concerning the conduct of the Council meetings. Motion x Sam Wells was granted five additional minutes Ayes x x x x x x x for his presentation. Restored on Councilman Heather's motion. All ayes except Mayor Ryckoff and Councilman Strauss voting no. It was agreed that since Mayor Ryckoff said he would have to leave the meeting very soon Item 3, the Senior Citizens Center, on the Budget Check List would be taken next. The following people addressed the Council in favor of The Senior Citizens Center and its needs: Grant Howald, President of the Friends of OASIS, submitting a list of cuts from their proposed budget; Stan Cole, representing the Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commision; and James Sawyer, an officer of the Friends of OASIS. Motion x Grant Howald was granted an additional two minutes for Ayes x x x x x x x his presentation. Mayor Ryckoff made a motion to approve the $32,545 budget for the Senior Citizens Center. Mayor Pro Tem Williams made a substitute motion to approve the $39,725 budget for the Senior Citizens Center. All ayes, except Mayor Ryckoff voting no, motion carried. Mayor Ryckoff left the meeting, and Mayor Pro Tem Williams took the chair. Volume 32 - Page 147 CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH COUNCILMEN 9 MINUTES C� �1 -A f, v 2 ROLL CALL s 9 June 16, 1978 INDEX • Mayor Pro Tem Williams announced that the Proposition 13 Adjustments would continue. Item 97. Reduction in garbage pick -up to once a week and the elimination of two positions. The following people addressed the Council in favor of more than one pick -up per week: Mike Johnson, Ashley Carlson, Stanley Bonilus, and Bob Carl. Councilman Hummel made a motion to restore collections to twice a week. Hummel, Heather and McInnis voting aye Hart, Williams and Strauss voting no, Ryckoff absent, motion failed. Sam Wells addressed the Council stating he had two more items to discuss. Jim Martindale addressed the Council stating that he felt that action on Proposition 13 should not be rushed. Laddie Reday of the City Arts Commission addressed the Council stating that the City Arts Commission accepted the deletion of the $10,000 from their budget and were returning $7,000 from last year's budget. Councilman McInnis moved to restore all public safety • items that have not been recommended for reduction or elimination; i.e., Items 31, 39, 41, 46, 58, 60, 61, 63 and 64 totaling $203,328.00. All ayes, except Hummel, Williams and Strauss voting no, Ryckoff absent, motion failed. Councilman Strauss was excused from the meeting. Councilman Hummel made a motion to tentatively agree with the cuts listed in the Proposition 13 Adjustments that have not been otherwise discussed, subject to review on June 26. All ayes except McInnis voting no, Ryckoff and Strauss absent, motion carried. Items 11, 12, 14 and 16. Employee lay -offs. Sam Wells and Bruce Carlson addressed the Council regarding employee lay -offs. Motion x Sam Wells was granted an additional ten minutes for Ayes x x x x his presentation. Noes x Absent x x A report was presented from the City Manager regarding possible Newport Center Library modifications. Carter McDonald, Vice - Chairman of the Board of Library • Trustees, addressed the Council concerning the needs of the library. Volume 32 - Page 148 COUNCILMEN sG S fi b< 'A5 \i\ \6 2i ROLL CALL SIP p N • Motion Aves Absent CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH MINUTES June 16, 1978 i INDEX Councilman Heather made a motion to receive and file the report. Councilman Hummel made a substitute motion to consider Option No. 2 to decrease the Newport Center Branch Library to 10,000 square feet in size, and to direct the staff to bring back the necessary action to implement the reduction to Council. Hummel voting aye, the rest no, except Ryckoff and Strauss absent, motion failed. A vote was taken on Councilman Heather's original motion. All ayes, except Hummel voting no, Ryckoff and Strauss absent, motion carried. x The meeting was adjourned at 10:35 p.m. X x x x x X x Mayor i ATTEST: i City Clerk Volume 32 - Page 149 i INDEX