City Council Agenda
July 22, 2002

BUDGET STUDY SESSION NO. 1
JULY 22, 2002
7:00 p.m.

PLEASE TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND PAGERS, AS THESE CONSTITUTE A DISTURBANCE TO THE NORMAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE STUDY SESSION

*ATTENTION SPEAKERS: Please see footnotes following agenda items.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

This agenda category is limited to 15 minutes to be allocated as determined by the Mayor. If you wish to address the Council, please complete a speaker's card (next to agendas) and give it to Council Volunteer Art Balsamo (seated to the left of the Council Members.) If your subject is not on the agenda, the Mayor will recognize you at this time; but the Brown Act (Open meeting Law) does not allow action by Council at this time. If you wish to speak to a subject listed on the agenda, you will be recognized by the Mayor at the appropriate time your item of interest is being considered by Council.

4. PROPOSED 2002/2004 BUDGET STUDY SESSION No. 1

4.A. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION - Mayor Claire

4.B. OUTLINE OF BUDGET STUDY SESSIONS - Ed Everett, City Manager

5. COUNCIL PRIORITIES - Ed Everett, City Manager

-Council Comments and Questions

6. GENERAL FUND - Brian Ponty, Financial Svcs. Director/Assistant City Manager

1. Introduction, economic overview, and general fund overview
2. Budget by dept (p.1) review and discuss
3. Funding sources pie chart - 02/03
4. Expenditures by department pie chart - 02/03
5. Expenditures by function pie chart - 02/03
6. Funding sources pie chart - '03/04
7. Expenditures by department pie chart - '03/04
8. Expenditures by function pie chart - '03/04
9. Property taxes
1. 10 year history and projections
2. allocation of taxes paid by homeowner
3. % of property taxes by department
10. Sales taxes
1. sales tax history and projections
2. allocation of 8.25% general sales tax
3. recent history by economic category
4. sales tax concentration
11. Five year projections – Ed Everett and Brian Ponty

-Public Comments and Questions

-Council Comments and Questions

7. PERFORMANCE MEASURES - Magda Gonzalez, Assistant to the City Manager

-Council Comments and Questions

8. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - Chu Chang, Senior Civil Engineer

-Public Comments and Questions

-Council Comments and Questions

9. DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS BY THE COUNCIL OF THE RECOMMENDED GENERAL FUND BUDGET – Ed Everett, City Manager

-General Comments and Questions on this Evening’s Presentations

10. SUMMARY OF FOLLOW-UP ITEMS – Ed Everett, City Manager

11. ADJOURNMENT

MOTION: TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE STUDY SESSION OF JULY 29, 2002;

*SPEAKERS, ATTENTION: Speaker's cards are on the rostrum. If you wish to speak, please complete the card and give it to Council Volunteer Art Balsamo (seated to the left of the Council Members). The Mayor will recognize you at the appropriate time when your item is under consideration by the Council. If your item is not on the agenda, the Mayor will recognize you during the Oral Communications portion of the Council meeting. Please keep your comments to 3 minutes to allow for others to speak.