HomeMy WebLinkAbout08261986CITY ~QUNCIL BUDG~ ~QE~QR MEETING
~ST 26L 1986 - 5:0~ ~8~
MINUTES
MAYOR HARRIS CALLED THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETING TO
ORDER AT 5:00 P.M.
COUNCILMAN ROBERT MCCARTHY LED THE COUNCIL AND AUDIENCE IN THE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ROLL CALL:
PRESENT:
VICE MAYOR KENNETH ROTH
COUNCILMAN ROBERT MCCARTHY
COUNCILMAN LLOYD RONDEAU
COUNCILMAN PETER VALLONE
MAYOR L. GENE HARRIS
ALSO PRESENT:
EXCUSED:
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, ALBERT PELTIER
BUILDING ~ER.L~T~T~-iWjL~LIAM BEPLER
FINANCE C OR, CA L\q %SWELL
COUNCILMAN VALLONE STATED TNDT T.q ONTHL
MEETING HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED ?C SE?9~MBER 11,
BUSINESS
CEMETERY
1986.
COMMITTEE
NONE.
NONE.
gITY CQ
£L MEMBERS' MATTERS
NONE.
~ITY ATTORNE~ MATTERS
NONE.
NEW ~~
QQ~%~g PROPOSED BUDGET Q~ PARKS AND _RE_Qg~&~%Q~
MAYOR HARRIS STATED THAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION REQUESTED A
FULL-TIME POSITION FOR RECREATION COORDINATOR BUT THEIR REQUEST
CANNOT BE GRANTED AT THIS TIME. HE SAID AT SOME POINT HE'D LIKE
TO SEE A FULL TIME COORDINATOR.
VICE MAYOR ROTH STATED THAT AS FAR AS THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING
GO, PARKS AND RECREATION SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT IF MONEY IS
FORTHCOMING FROM REVENUE SHARING BUDGET A FULL-TIME POSITION WILL
BE LOOKED INTO.
COUNCILMAN VALLONE STATED THAT NORTH COUNTY RECREATION HAS
DONATED TIME AND EFFORT TO RECREATION IN THIS CITY.
COUNCILMAN VALLONE SAID HE'D LIKE TO SEE MONEY FROM REVENUE
SHARING USED FOR THE RESTROOMS AT RIVERVIEW PARK. HE ALSO
DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SALE OF CLIVUS MULTRUM TO THE
COUNTY.
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COUNCILMAN VALLONE QUESTIONED THE $5000.00 UNDER
SUPPLIES FOR CLAY. AL PELTIER SAID THIS WAS FOR
FENCING FOR A SECOND SOFTBALL FIELD AT BARBER STREET.
OPERATING
CLAY AND
COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY QUESTIONED THE $17,500.00 UNDER
OUTLAY. MAYOR HARRIS STATED $10,000.00 OF THIS IS
PROPOSED PURCHASE OF LOTS SURROUNDING THE BALLFIELD.
CAPITAL
FOR THE
RENE VAN DE VOORDE QUESTIONED WHAT LOTS ARE BEING PROPOSED FOR
PURCHASE. HE REQUESTED LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS ON WHAT THE CITY OWNS
BECAUSE NORTH COUNTY RECREATION HAS MONEY BUDGETED FOR PURCHASE
OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND IT COULD POSSIBLY BE PLACED THERE.
COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY STATED THAT REVENUES ARE NEEDED BY THE PARKS
AND RECREATION COMMITTEE AND SUGGESTED COUNCILMEMBERS TRY TO GET
AWAY FROM SOME FEE WAIVERS FOR USE OF HALLS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
VICE MAYOR ROTH QUESTIONED THE SALARIES & WAGES AND PAYROLL COSTS
FOR 84/85. CAROL CARSWELL EXPLAINED THAT BUILDING MAINTENANCE
WAS A PART OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BUDGET AT THAT TIME.
VICE MAYOR ROTH QUEST~
HARRIS EXPLAINED THA~'
VICE MAYOR ROTH QUES~I~
TOLD THAT LITTLE LEACUi
PART OF THE CITY. ~a'
REQUESTED $2500.00 ~
COULD NOT HANDLE IT.
,,,~ LEAC~?--2~X~.~Nt~S OF $5000.00. MAYOR
~N~D IF TEIS WA~¥~OR LITTLE LEAGUE HE WAS
WAS NOT UNDER\P~RKS AND RECREATION OR A
!f~HARRIS ~OLD IH~M THAT LITTLE LEAGUE HAS
?~/PHE__CITY AND W~_~RE TOLD THAT THE CITY
VICE MAYOR ROTH STATED T~f'~QUT-~ AN APPROXIMATE $2 MILLION
BUDGET SOME MONEY SHOULD BE F~UI~D~ THE LITTLE LEAGUE.
MAYOR HARRIS SAID THAT A FI t~LB ~-BEING REFURBISHED FOR THEM.
CAROL CARSWELL STATED TH~%~ ~H~ I CITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF
ESTABLISHING A YOUTH SOFTBAL'~--f~EAgCgE.
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ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES:
VICE MAYOR ROTH
COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY
COUNCILMAN RONDEAU
MAYOR HARRIS
NAYS:
COUNCILMAN VALLONE
~QTION CARRIE~
VICE MAYOR ROTH QUESTIONED THE CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR LAST YEAR
WAS TOLD A NEW PICKUP TRUCK WAS.PURCHASED.
AND
COUNCILMAN VALLONE QUESTIONED OVERTIME FOR $2000.00. BILL BEPLER
STATED THAT THE FOURTH OF JULY HE AND MRS. CLOPEIN WORKED FIFTEEN
HOURS EACH AND THAT HE IS CALLED OUT MANY WEEKENDS WHEN THE
COMMUNITY CENTER OR YACHT CLUB IS RENTED.
WHEN COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY QUESTIONED THE OPERATING SUPPLIES AND
WHERE THEY ARE USED, BILL BEPLER STATED THAT THEY ARE USED IN
THE YACHT CLUB, COMMUNITY CENTER, POLICE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC
WORKS, GARAGE AND CITY HALL.
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MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ROTH, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN RONDEAU,
ACCEPT THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE BUDGET AS PRESENTED.
TO
ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES:
VICE MAYOR ROTH
COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY
COUNCILMAN RONDEAU
MAYOR HARRIS
NAYS:
COUNCILMAN VALLONE
QQ~SIDER ~Q~Q~ ~DGET EQ~ ~LIC WQRKS-STE~ DIVISIQ~
COUNCILMAN RONDEAU QUESTIONED THE $20,000.00 INCREASE IN SALARIES
AND WAGES. MAYOR HARRIS STATED THAT A NEW MAN WAS BEING ADDED
AND SECRETARY LINDA KINCHEN'S SALARY HAD BEEN MOVED TO THiS
DEPARTMENT.
COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY QUESTIONED THE $16,000.00 FOR WEED CONTROL
UNDER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. AL PELTIER STATED THAT THE CITY IS
UNDER CONTRACT WITH FLORIDA AQUATIC FOR WEED CONTROL IN THE
BOTTOM OF CANALS AND DRAINAGE DITCHES IN AREAS ONE, TWO AND PART
COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY STATEJ~-
LOWERED BY $9600.00 BECAU~E~
MAINTENANCE DIVISION.
DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE ON
QUESTIONED WHETHER THIS ~I~
PELTIER SAID AS FAR AS ROAD~I~
H,_qOPERATING SUPPLIES WILL BE
T~GAS TAKEN OVER BY THE VEHICLE
RCADIAND DRAINAGE. MAYOR HARRIS
~HER~ THE GAS TAX COMES IN. AL
~PA!-~ AND MATERIAL IT DOES.
CAROL S~ . ED T I N S~- $1 0.
CAROL CARSWELL STATED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE CREATION OF
BUDGET THERE WAS WORK PROPOSED TO BE DONE.
THIS
WHEN COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY QUESTIONED WHETHER THE $57,000.00 FROM
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET WILL BE USED, AL PELTIER SAID THERE IS WORK IN
PROCESS AS SOON AS EQUIPMENT TO PULL DRAIN PIPES iS ACQUIRED.
VICE MAYOR ROTH QUESTIONED WHY ONLY $87,000.00 WAS IN THE PUBLIC
WORKS BUDGET FOR ROAD REPAIR IF THERE IS APPROXIMATELY
$198,000.00 IN GAS TAX MONEY.
CAROL CARSWELL STATED THE REST WOULD BE USED FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS
BUDGET FOR THE PEOPLE DOING THE ROADWORK. MAYOR HARRIS SAID IT
COULD ALSO BE USED FOR ALL ROAD WORK COSTS.
VICE MAYOR ROTH QUESTIONED THE USE OF THE FUNDS FROM THE GAS TAX
REVENUES AND REQUESTED THAT ITS USE BE CLARIFIED BY THE COUNTY.
VICE MAYOR ROTH STATED THAT $61,608.00 IN GAS TAX MONEY HAS BEEN
RECEIVED SO FAR SO THE PROJECTED $66,000.00 FOR THIS YEAR SHOULD
BE REACHED.
MAYOR HARRIS STATED THAT LAST YEAR HE HAD HAD THE SAME QUESTION
AND MAYOR GALLAGHER AND ATTORNEY PALMER SAID IT WAS LEGAL TO USE
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THE GAS TAX MONEY FOR OPERATING COSTS, MAINTENANCE, LABOR AND ALL
RELATED ITEMS TO ROAD WORK.
VICE MAYOR ROTH STATED HE HAD NO QUALMS WITH THE DISTRIBUTION AS
LONG AS IT LEGAL AND AGAIN ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION FROM THE
COUNTY. HE SAID HIS REASONING FOR THIS REQUEST WAS THAT THE CITY
CAN NO LONGER PAY 100% FOR PAVING OF RESIDENTIAL STREETS. HE
SAID THE CITY NEEDS TO SET UP SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS FOR
ALL IMPROVEMENTS.
AL PELTIER STATED THAT THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED WAS TO MAINTAIN THE
SWALES AND DITCHES IN THE CITY.
VICE MAYOR ROTH STATED THAT THERE ARE PRIVATE FIRMS WHO HAVE MORE
EQUIPMENT THAN THE CITY.
MAYOR HARRIS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE STREET
DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS BE POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 29,
1986, FOR CLARIFICATION OF THE ALLOWED USE OF GAS TAX MONEY FROM
THE COUNTY.
WHEN QUESTIONED BY y.~M~F2~YO~H~-~S/-~O WHERE THE REMAINING
$111,000.00 WAS, sa~oR~ ~ARRIFr- ~A~EV /THAT IT IS DISBURSED
THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC WORldS STREET~DIV~S~ON BUDGET PAYROLL COSTS,
WAGES AND SALARIES, M~INTENANC~ A~Df REPAIR AND OPERATING
SUPPLIES. ~ __ __ U
MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT.
WHEN VICE MAYOR ROTH QUEST~ED t~H~ THERE IS ONLY AN OVERALL
BUDGET INCREASE OF $32,000.¢0 FOR ~BLIC WORKS WHEN THERE IS AN
INCREASE OF $111,000.00 IN GAS TAX,MONEY, MAYOR HARRIS STATED
THAT THE $111,000.00 CAN BT ~S~D I~ THE BUDGET FOR PUBLIC WORKS
AND AD VALOREM TAXES CAN BE~c~5~D ~MEWHERE ELSE.
REPAIR O~Y FRO~ ~.tt~G~T~I.~.~ ......
WHEN QUESTIONED BY MAYOR HARRIS, VICE MAYOR ROTH STATED THAT HE'D
LIKE TO SEE THE $198,000.00 ACCOUNTED FOR LINE BY LINE.
COUNCILMAN VALLONE RECOMMENDED THAT COUNCIL GET A LEGAL
ON THE USE OF THE GAS TAX MONEY.
OPINION
CAROL CARSWELL STATED THAT CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS DO NOT BRING
REVENUES AND HAVE TO GET MONEY FROM GENERAL REVENUES.
IN
COUNCILMAN VALLONE SUGGESTED THAT THE MEETING BE POSTPONED UNTIL
CLARIFICATION IS RECEIVED.
VICE MAYOR ROTH STATED THAT COUNCIL HAD A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE
CITY TAXPAYERS TO PROVIDE ROAD REPAIR WITH THAT GAS TAX MONEY.
MAYOR HARRIS STATED THAT HE WAS NOT SURE THAT THE INTENT OF THE
GAS TAX WAS TO ADD $198,000.00 ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO WHAT THE
CITY WAS ALREADY PROVIDING BUT TO HELP MAINTAIN THE SERVICE IT
PROVIDES. HE SAID HE WOULD CALL JEFF BARTON AND CHECK ON THE USE
OF THE GAS TAX MONEY.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VALLONE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY, TO
POSTPONE THE PROPOSED PUBLIC WORKS-STREET MAINTENANCE DIVISION
BUDGET UNTIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1986.
ALL AYES:
MQTIQN ~ARRIED
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP MINUTES
AUGUST 26, 1986 PAGE 5
COUNCILMAN MCCARTHY STATED THAT IF THE GOLF COURSE BUDGET WAS NOT
RECEIVED BY NOON WEDNESDAY HE DID NOT WANT TO DISCUSS IT AT THE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, BUDGET WORKSHOP.
MAYOR HARRIS ADJOURNED THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP AT 6:37
P.M.
MINUTES APPROVED AT THE SEPTSNBER 4, 1986 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
CITY CLERK
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