HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-05-16 Finance Committee Action Minutes Special Meeting
May 16, 2018
Chairperson Scharff called the meeting to order at 9:10 A.M. in the Community Meeting Room, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California.
Present: Filseth, Kou, Scharff (Chair); Tanaka left at 1:42 P.M. and returned at 2:18 P.M.; Kniss arrived at 1:42 P.M. and left the meeting at 2:18 P.M.
Absent:
Oral Communications
None.
Agenda Items
May 15th Budget Hearing Continuation.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Fiscal Year 2019 Proposed Municipal Fee Schedule.
MOTION: Chair Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Kou to recommend to the City Council to tentatively approve amendments to the Municipal Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2019 and
direct Staff to return to Finance with a discussion of the Fees discussed during this Agenda Item.
MOTION PASSED: 3-1 Tanaka no
Fire Department, Operating Budget.
MOTION: Chair Scharff moved, seconded by Council Member Kou to recommend to the City Council tentatively approve the Fire Operation Budget.
MOTION PASSED: 4-0
Police Department, Operating Budget.
MOTION: Council Member Kou moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Filseth to tentatively approve the Police Operation Budget.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0 Tanaka absent
Office of Emergency Services, Operating Budget.
MOTION: Council Member Kou moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Filseth to tentatively approve the Office of Emergency Services Operation Budget.
MOTION PASSED: 4-0
Planning and Community Environment, Operating Budget.
MOTION: Council Member Tanaka moved, seconded by Council Member XX to tentatively approve the Planning and Community Environment Operation Budget, increasing Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
count by three to engage in grant writing and community engagement.
MOTION RESTATED: Council Member Tanaka moved, seconded by Council Member XX to tentatively approve the Planning and Community Environment Operation Budget, increasing the budget by
4.6 percent to engage in grant writing and community engagement.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Chair Scharff moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Filseth to tentatively approve the Planning and Community Environment Operation Budget.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION PASSED: 3-1 Tanaka no
Special Revenue Funds, Operating Budget.
Parking District, Operating Budget.
Stanford Development Agreement Fund, Operating Budget.
Other Special Revenue Funds, Operating Budget.
The Committee took a break from 12:27 P.M. to 12:49 P.M.
MOTION: Chair Scharff moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Filseth to recommend to the City Council to tentatively approve the Special Revenue Fund, Operating Budget and to reinstitute Valet
Parking and direct staff to find funds for cameras in the parking garages, taken from the Parking Fund.
MOTION RESTATED: Chair Scharff moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Filseth to recommend to the City Council to tentatively approve the Special Revenue Funds, to recommend to the City Council
to restore Valet Parking and direct Staff to bring back information regarding installing cameras in parking garages.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0 Tanaka absent
Library Department.
Mayor Kniss arrived at 1:42 P.M.
Council Member Tanaka left the meeting at 1:42 P.M.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Filseth moved, seconded by Chair Scharff to recommend to the City Council to put the Library Budget in the Parking Lot, re-visiting the Library Budget in Budget Wrap-up
and direct Staff to answer the Library Budget questions.
Council Member Tanaka returned to the meeting at 2:18 P.M.
Mayor Kniss left the meeting at 2:18 P.M.
MOTION PASSED: 4-0
General Fund Capital.
Buildings and Facilities, Capital Budget
Parks and Open Space, Capital Budget.
Streets and Sidewalks, Capital Budget.
Traffic and Transportation, Capital Budget.
Cubberley Infrastructure, Capital Budget.
MOTION: Chair Scharff moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Filseth to tentatively approve the General Fund, Capital Budget, Buildings and Facilities Capital Budget, Parks and Open Space, Capital
Budget, Streets and Sidewalks Capital Budget and Cubberley Infrastructure Capital Budget.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0 Tanaka abstain
The Committee took a break from 3:07 P.M. to 3:10 P.M.
Public Works Department.
General Fund, Operating Budget.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Filseth moved, seconded by Chair Scharff to recommend to the City Council to put the Public Works Department General Fund in the Parking Lot and request funding off-sets
if the Urban Forest Master Plan were to be funded at $150,000 annually.
MOTION PASSED: 4-0
Refuse Fund.
Operating Budget.
Capital Budget.
Storm Drain Fund.
Operating Budget.
Capital Budget.
Wastewater Treatment Fund.
Operating Budget.
Capital Budget.
Airport Fund.
Operating Budget.
Capital Budget.
Vehicle Replacement and Maintenance Fund.
Operating Budget.
Capital Budget.
MOTION: Vice Mayor Filseth moved, seconded by Chair Scharff to place the Vehicle Replacement and Maintenance Fund, Operating and Capital Budgets in the Parking Lot and recommend to
the City Council to tentatively approve the Refuse Fund, Storm Drain Fund, Wastewater Treatment Fund ,and Airport Fund for Operating and Capital Budgets.
MOTION PASSED: 4-0
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting adjourned at 4:20 P.M.
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