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City Council Study Session
June 14, 2011 — 3:00 p.m.
I. ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member Hill, Mayor Pro Tem Gardner, Mayor Henn, Council Member Selich,
Council Member Curry, Council Member Daigle
Absent: Council Member Rosansky
Council Member Rosansky arrived at 3:19 p.m.
II. CURRENT BUSINESS
CLARIFICATION OF ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
In response to Mayor Henn regarding Item 23 (Building and Fire Board of Appeals), City
Attorney Hunt reported that since the item was not a public hearing requiring formal
notice, the item can simply be continued to a future date as noted in the
recommendation.
2. FY 2011 -12 BUDGET.
City Manager Mff utilized a PowerPoint presentation to discuss where the City has been
the past fiscal year, today's discussion and decision points, lifeguards, the CERT
program, potential helicopter law enforcement support, the DARE program, the Special
Events Advisory Committee (SEAC), year -end actions, the budget checklist, Council
discretionary funds for 2010 -2011, 2010 -2011 year -end closing projections, staffing level
comparisons, full -time positions, next steps, and strategic efforts for fiscal year 2011-
2012.
Discussion ensued between Council and staff regarding the status of current lifeguard
positions, employee paid contributions, pension formulas for new employees, comparative
costs of various employee /employer -paid costs for retirement, the input from all parties
involved in the lifeguard negotiations, the City Manager's offering of contributing his
share of retirement costs, patrol -based hours, the potential law enforcement relationship
with Huntington Beach for helicopter operations, the tidelands project loan, Corona del
Mar planning project, the Balboa Island Historical Society contributions, bus shelters in
Newport Coast, the option to use college interns for video work, changes in EPMC for
various positions, and the feasibility and cost - benefit analysis related to outsourcing with
private vendors for specific services.
Council requested staff to return with a report related to a shared jail, dispatch services,
outsourced fire prevention services, and possible alternatives for legal services. Mayor
Henn also called for a comprehensive program to broadly evaluate potential outsourcing
services in support of identyfing additional savings needed to balance next year's budget,
including residential trash, IT and other functions. He indicated that everything should
be considered during this process.
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City Manager Kiff thanked City staff, the Executive Team, the City Council and the
community for their forward - thinking and assistance in providing the guidance and
participation in putting together the proposed Fiscal Year 2011 -2012 budget.
Gary Standard spoke in support regarding the revised plan for the CERT program.
Jim Mosher spoke in opposition to the current administration of the City Council
discretionary grants program.
Brent Jacobsen, Newport Beach Lifeguard Management Association (LMA), thanked
Council and staff for the successful negotiations with the lifeguards.
Craig Paige, Balboa Island Museum and Historical Society, spoke of the various benefits
of the Museum.
III. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Regarding Closed Session Item B.2, Don Rypinski, Julie Karges, Devin Dwyer, and Anne Greer
spoke in support of Dennis Holland and his restoration of the Shawnee boat.
Jay Greer spoke regarding historical boating activities in Newport Beach and in support of
Dennis Holland and his restoration of the Shawnee boat.
IV. ADJOURNMENT - 4:26 p.m.
The agenda for the Study Session was posted on June 10, 2011, at 4:57 p.m. on the City
Hall Bulletin Board located outside of the City of Newport Beach Administration
Building.
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