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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 1978-06-28192 City Council, Adjourned Regular Meeting Police Dept. & Council Chambers Bldg. Redding, California June 28, 1978 12:00 Noon The meeting was called to order at 12:10 P.M. by Vice Mayor Fulton with the following Councilmen present: Gard, Kirkpatrick, Pugh, and Fulton. Absent: Mayor Demsher Also present were City Manager Brickwood, Assistant City Manager Courtney, City Attorney Murphy, Director of Planning and Community Development Harris, Police Chief Whitmer, Personnel and Labor Relations Director Reynolds, Electric Superintendent Mix, and City Clerk Brayton. EXECUTIVE SESSION At the hour of 12:10 P.M., Mayor Fulton declared an Executive Session for the purpose of discussing matters pertaining to personnel and labor relations. At the hour of 12:35 P.M., the meeting was reconvened. Vice Mayor Fulton asked Councilman Pugh to report on the decision reached during the.Executive Session with respect to personnel agenda items before Council today. Councilman Pugh reported that in reviewing SB 154 and in discussing the bill with the City Attorney and other legal authorities, it appears from the language of the bill that any attempt by Council to enter into a con- tract that may be in excess of what state employees are granted would create a null and void contract. He noted that in one part of the bill the language is phrased to indicate the restriction applies only when the City accepts State money; however, in the next paragraph the language is precise in stating that "Any contract between a local public agency and an employee organization which provides for a cost of living salary increase to local public agency employees in excess of such increase provided for state employees is null and void, and such contract is hereby declared to be reopened and subject to new negotiation." Thus, it appears that if the City deems to make payments under the new contract and such payments are in excess of increases provided for state employees, the contract becomes null and void and the City could be sued by taxpayers for making a gift of public funds. Mr. Pugh said that Council feels that the negotiations were fair, just, and reasonable but, under the circumstances, Council does not believe it can go forward and ratify the memorandums of understanding; the State Legislature has stripped the Council of its ability to negotiate. Mr. Pugh stated it is hoped that the City will receive some delineation as to what the language really means and what the Governor is going to do with respect to state employee salaries before July 10. If such salary increases are in the range of what the City has proposed, there is no problem. If they are less, the City will be in the position of going back to the bargaining table, or the solution will come by a decision of the Court as to what the language means. Because of the aforestatedproblems, Councilman Pugh said he would like to present a resolution that basically resolves that all of the resolutions and the ordinance contained in the City Attorney's agenda items 10-12(a) through 10-12(q) would be deemed to be retroactive and become effective as of June 25, 1978, when, and if subsequently adopted. MOTION: Made by Councilman Pugh, seconded by Councilman Kirkpatrick that Resolution No. 78-99 be adopted, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Redding declaring that Resolutions No. 78-100 through No. 78-115 and Ordinance No. 1395, pertaining to Personnel and Labor Relations and the 1978-79 Budget, shall be effective June 25, 1978, if enacted subsequent to July 1, 1978 and before July 1, 1979. Voting was as follows: Ayes: Councilmen - Gard, Kirkpatrick, Pugh, and Fulton Noes: Councilmen - None Absent: Councilmen - Demsher Resolution No. 78-99 is on file in the office of the City Clerk. URGENCY ITEM - Application of Frontier Airlines City Attorney Murphy reported that immediately prior to this Council meeing he received a telephone call from Mayor Demsher from Washington, D.C. regarding Frontier Airlines service to Redding Municipal Airport. According to Mr. Demsher and Jim Carr, it appears that it has become necelssary for Frontier Airlines to file a new application with the Civil Aeronautics Board, which requires resubmission of documents by the City if we are to support this application the same as we did the original 1I appllication. Mr. Murphy asked for authorization to prepare the necessary documents and authorization for the Mayor or Vice Mayor to sign said documents in support of said new application. He stated that if the new app 111ication makes substantive changes in the terms of services set forth in the original application he would deem that he had no authority to proceed. Councilman Pugh asked if it was known why a new application is being required. Mr. Murphy replied that he would presume it is a procedural matter. Vice Mayor Fulton declared this matter an urgency item. MOTION: Made by Councilwoman Gard, seconded by Councilman Kirkpatrick authorizing the City Attorney to prepare the necessary documents in support of Frontier Airlines new application for service to Redding Municipal Airport, providing there are no substantive changes in said application, and authorizing the Mayor or Vice Mayor to execute said documents. The Vote: Unanimous Ayes ADJC)TJRNMRNT There being no further business, at the hour of 12:50 P.M., Vice Mayor Fulton declared the meeting adjourned. APPROVED: Z,/� Vice Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk /f 193