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Redding City Council, Special Meeting
Civic Center Council Chambers
777 Cypress Avenue
Redding, CA 96001
June 21, 2017, 2:00 PM
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Brent Weaver with the following Council Members
present: Adam McElvain, Kristen Schreder, Francie Sullivan, and Julie Winter.
Also present were: City Manager Barry Tippin, City Attorney Barry DeWalt, Deputy City
Manager Greg Clark, Finance Director Dennice Maxwell, City Clerk Pamela Mize, and
Executive Assistant Anette Cates.
2. Resolution - Biennial Budget for Fiscal Years ending June 30, 2018, and 2019
[B-130-070]
City Manager Tippin summarized the City of Redding Biennial Budget for Fiscal Years
ending June 30, 2018, and 2019, and provided a PowerPoint presentation, both
incorporated herein by reference.
Mr. Tippin outlined significant topics and issues including: (1) Payment In-Lieu of
Taxes (PILOT); (2) California Public Employees' Retirement System(Ca1PERS) and
Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS); (3) other post-employment benefits;
(4) Neighborhood Policing Unit; (5) enhanced Code Enforcement; (6)loss of Staffing
for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant impacts; (7) security
contract for Parks restrooms; (8)new gas tax and street maintenance; (9)Parking fund;
(10) Public Safety vehicles; (11) deferred maintenance for City Hall; (12) Library
funding; (13) Developer fees and level of service; (14) Impact fees; (15) 10-year Plan;
(16) Stillwater Business Park debt service; (17) Redding Civic Auditorium revenue
covering General Fund subsidy; (18) Department of Public Works overhead rate; and
(19) Minimum wage increase.
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City Manager Tippin stated that at the next regular Council Meeting, the Council will
be asked to approve proposed financing of the Ca1PERS payment by a loan from the
Redding Electric Utility which would result in a$600,000 cost reduction over the next
two years.
It was determined by a consensus of the City Council to discuss each department budget
separately.
Presentations were made by the following relative to their respective department's
budget: Community Services Director Kim Niemer; Development Services Director
Larry Vaupel;Assistant Electric Utility Director Mark Haddad; Fire Chief Gerry Gray;
Information Technology Director Tony Van Boekel, Personnel Director
Sheri DeMaagd, Interim Police Chief Eric Wallace; and Public Works Director
Brian Crane.
City Manager Tippin provided an overview of the budgets for the following
departments: City Council; City Manager's Office; Finance Department; Housing and
Community Development; City Clerk's Office; City Treasurer's Office; City
Attorney's Office; and Non-Departmental.
Gary Cadd requested that the City Council make all power point presentations available
to the public.
A discussion amongst the Council ensued.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member Schreder, seconded by Council
Member Sullivan, to allocate the projected $600,000 cost reduction from anticipated
reduced Ca1PERS payments to fund three Firefighters for the next two years.The Vote:
Unanimous Ayes.
A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member McElvain, seconded by Council
Member Sullivan, to direct staff to return to Council with proposed solutions for
implementation of a balanced budget by July 2018. The Vote: Unanimous Ayes.
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A MOTION WAS MADE by Council Member McElvain, seconded by Council
Member Schreder to adopt Resolution No. 2017-057, a resolution of the City Council
of the City of Redding approving and adopting the Biennial Budget for the Fiscal Years
ending June 30, 2018, and 2019.
The Vote:
AYES: Council Members - McElvain, Schreder, Sullivan, Winter, and Weaver
NOES: Council Members - None
ABSTAIN: Council Members - None
ABSENT: Council Members - None
Resolution No. 2017-057 is on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Weaver declared the meeting adjourned at the hour of
4:26 p.m.
APPROVED:
Brent Weaver, Mayor
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