04-30-1996 Council Minutesi-I.,: .:>.~;'V.~.~ .:>.L ~ ____....J_ ''--'-'~'\''--n_..J '",'__\ .'.J\J. __ __::,::,"c.JCITY
COUNCIL MINUTES OF
AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING ORANGE,
CALIFORNIA April
30, 1996 The
City Council of the City of Orange, California, convened on April 30, 1996 at 5:00 P.M. in an Adjourned
Regular Meeting in the Council Chambers, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange,California.
5:
00 P.M. SESSION 1.
OPENING 1.
1PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 1.
2 ROLL CALL PRESENT -
Murphy, Barrera, Mayor Coontz, Spurgeon, Slater ABSENT - None
NOTE: Mayor pro
tern Barrera left the meeting at 5 :45 p.m.1.3 APPROVAL
OF MINUTES - None 1.4 PRESENTATIONS/ ANNOUNCEMENTS/
INTRODUCTIONS - None 1.5 PROCLAMATIONS - None 2.
CONSENT CALENDAR 2.1 Declaration
of City Clerk,
Cassandra J. Cathcart, declaring posting of City Council agenda of an adjourned regular meeting of
April 30, 1996 at Orange Civic Center, Main Library,Police facility at 1107 North Batavia,
the Eisenhower Park Bulletin Board and summarized on Cablevision of Orange; all
of said locations being in the City of Orange and freely accessible to members of
the public at least 72 hours before commencement of said adjourned regular meeting.ACTION: Accepted
Declaration of Agenda Posting
and authorized its retention as a public record in the Office of
the City Clerk.MOTION - Murphy SECOND - Barrera AYES - Murphy,
Barrera, Mayor Coontz,
Spurgeon, Slater Item
2.1 was approved as recommended.END OF
CONSENT CALENDAR 3. REPORTS FROM MAYOR COONTZ -
None.4. REPORTS FROM
COUNCILMEMBERS - None.PAGE 1
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES April 30, 1996
5. REPORTS FROM BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS
5. I Reappoint H. Ken Romero, Planning Commissioner, term to expire April 30, 2000.
MOTION
SECOND
AYES
Spurgeon Slater
Murphy, Barrera,
Mayor Coontz, Spurgeon, Slater Moved to approve
the reappointment 0 H. Ken Romero.URGENT REQUEST - Item
5.2, Gogh Van Orange - Sale of Alcohol MOTION SECOND AYES Spurgeon Mayor
Coontz
Murphy,
Barrera,
Mayor Coontz,
Spurgeon, Slater Moved
that the need to discuss the item
arose after the posting of the agenda.5.2 Request for Council approval from the
Orange Chamber of Commerce to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages at Gogh Van Orange on May4thand5thinthePlaza.MOTION SECOND AYES Slater Spurgeon Murphy, Barrera, Mayor
Coontz,
Spurgeon,
Slater
Moved to
approve the
request.6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS _ None.7. REPORTS
FROM CITY MANAGER 7.1
Report on the 1996/
97 Budget.The City Manager
presented highlights of the 1996/97 Budget reporting
the proposed $49.3 million general fund budget is balanced with no tax, rate orfeeincreaseproposals. The Organization Transitional Plan and budget processes are working together to maximizeefficienciesandimproveservicelevels. The proposed budget recommends no layoffsandrecommendseliminating30vacantfulltimepositionsinfavorofadditionalcontract, part-time and seasonal services. A three year goal of budget realignmentwasreviewed. The Formal Reserve Fund Policies and Inter-Fund Transfers were reviewed bytheFinanceDirector.The City Manager described the budget document which contained
graphs of projected General Fund, sales tax, and property tax revenues; and piechartsdescribingthegeneralfundandallfundsoperatingbudget. Each Department Head briefly summarized their proposedpersonnelchanges,contracted services and highlights of service level and programchanges.PAGE 2
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES April 30, 1996
7. REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER (Continued)
The following Council discussion ensued:
City Manager to provide a history of the City's contributions over the years to the Miss OrangePageant.
Concern expressed regarding contracting for City services: 1) what is included in the contract;
suggest a performance appraisal or establish general parameters to evaluate the contract; how arethecontractswritten, is there a master contract; and what type of supervision is included in the
contract?
City Manager to check that the contracted services are in line with the ordinances of the City.Investigate the contract procedures and improvement of service levels whether it is with existingCitypersonnelorcontractpersonnel.
City Manager to provide quarterly reports to Council on the operations of the Resource Center.
It was suggested that the two solitication ordinances be reviewed especially in regards to
application to business parking lots.
City Manager to provide a rundown on the cost of mandates to the City of Orange.
Mayor Coontz recognized the following people who spoke on budget items:
Barbara DeNiro, 11 18 E. Adams
Bob Bennyhoff, 10642 Morada Dr.
8. LEGAL AFFAIRS - None.9.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS - None 11. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION SECOND
AYES
ABSENT
Murphy
Spurgeon
Murphy,
Mayor Coontz,
Spurgeon, Slater Barrera The City Council
adjourned at
6:20 p.m.I i //'"{'/ /I, ..' ",..___- . /., f, . '. /"c1
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