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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - August 19, 1987 (89)zi CITY COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 19, 1987 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REVENUE SHARING FUNDS AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE PROPOSED CITY OF LODI 1987-88 CAPITAL iMPROVEMENT Notice thereof having been published according to jaw, an. PROGRAM , affidavit of which is on file in the office of the City CC -6 Clerk, Mayor Olson called for the public `tearing to consider recommended uses of Revenue Sharing Funds as they CC -15 pertain to the proposed City of t_odi 1987_88 Capital improvement Program. The following report was presented by the City Manager: With the adoption of the 1987-88 Capital Improvement Program there will remain in the General Revenue Sharing _� Fund $673,tvv a'v diEau.c .vs Cn�:ri �a� Nr vjcC vs r other ' Cits 60 Council -approved uses. The General Revenue Sharing program has beer. terminated by the Federal Government. Expenditure of this balance will close the books on that source of funding. This is the second of two public hearings required in accordance with General Revenue Sharing regulations prior to the expenditure of these funds. Previously allocated to the City Council Chambers (Carnegie Building) rehabilitation, the expenditure of these monies requires new hearings because of the staff recommendation to allocate these remaining funds elsewhere. The first public hearing was held, as required, at the staff level I ast Wednesday morning in the Coriimunity Room, Lodi Public Library. The hearing was before the. City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Finance Director and City Clerk. :t is recommended that Council approve a series of fund transfers, the end result of which will be an amount equal co the Revenue Sharing balance finding its way into the Capital Outlay Reserve Fund where it will be available for capital expenditures minus some rather onerous Federal Government regulations. The recommendation is to transfer Police Department salary expenditures to the General Revenue Sharing Fund until that fund balance is exhausted. This will free a like amount of money to be transferred from the Police Department's budget to the General Fund Operating Reserve. From that fund, it will be transferred to the Capital Outlay Reserve Fund. It is all quite legal and simple, and will save the City a lot of grief in the expenditure of the remains of the City's Revenue Sharing monies. To this date, the City has never expended Revenue Sharing monies for salaries or other facets of on-going programs, but for capital expenditures only. This position was taken at the start of the program in 1972 because there was no guarantee that this program would be with us forever. That proved to be a very wise policy, and one that very few cities, because of financial constraints, were able to maintain through the life of the programa As a result, termination of the program did not translate in the City of Lodi to reduced levels of service. However, with the program now ended, it is in the City's best interest to accomplish the fund transfers as recommended to provide the City Council with maximum flexibility in the utilization of the balance. This hearing is for the purpose of obtaining public input with regard to the use of these funds. At the close of the. -_ hearing the City Council is then free to determine in its own best judgement, the appropriate allocation of these funds. There were no persons in the audience wishing to address the Council on this matter. Following a lengthy discussion with questions being directed to staff, Council on motion of Council Member to Pinkerton, Reid second, directed the staff accomplish forth in staff's reco►nrnendations the fund transfers as set heretofore set forth. =: The motion carried by the following vote: i Ayes: Council Members - Pinkerton, Reid, and Olson (Mayor) f Noes: Council Members - Hinchman Absent- Council Members - Snider Cup tiCIL CO. . 1U NICATIGN To: 1HE CITY COUNCIL FR0PATHE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE SUBJECT: TO CONSIDER RECOMMENDED USES PROPOSED CITY OF LODI 1987-88 OF REVENUE SHARING FUNDS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM August I9t:r No. AS THEY PERTAIN TO PREPARED BY: City Manager RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council c oncilc ondduct e required the City's hearing concerning the proposed remaining General Revenue Sharing and direct the staft to accomplish the fund transfers as deemed appropri_.te. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: With theadopt ollorprtraeni9in 87 88 Capital improvement RevenuemShering Program capital projects or other Fund $678,180 available for ap the City Council -approved uses • As the eCoFederal cil s Government. i S General Revenue Sharing program has been terminated by Expenditure ture of this balance wi 11 close the i reeks ro accordancer wi with Gene(ralg •Revet+ieed is .the second of two public hearings required the expenditure of Sharing regulations prior to the rne exp ie 8uii}di g) reh bii�itationPreviou�'Y oa allocate to the City Council Chambers (Ca , 9staff the these monies requires new hearings becThe fp blit hearing recommendation as required, Lodi Public these remaining funds last Assistant City Manager, Finance at the staff level last Wednesday { he City i Manager the Community Room, Library. The hearing was Uirector and City Clerk_ cil approve a series of fund tr,.nsfers, the end result It is recommended that Coun P Revenue Sharing balance finding its.waa? of which will be an amount equal to the The into the Capital Outlay Reserve Fund where Federal wGovernme t available expenditures minus some rather o expenditures to the General recommendation is to transfer Police Department salary Sharing Fund until tF.at fund balance e spolices Department'sT budget to likethe Revenue g amount of money to be transferred from t General Fund Operating Reserve. From that fund, it will be transferred to e outlay Reserve Fund. It is all quite legal thepCity's Revenue Sharing Capital C Y City a lot of grief in the expenditure of the monies. has never expended Revenue Sharing monies for salaries This To this date, the City but for capital expenditures only. other facets of on-going programs, ro ram in 1972 because there was no position was taken awould be with he start of the us forever. That proved to be a very guarantee that this program few cities, because of financial constraints, were wise policy, and one that very termination of the - in the City of Lodi to reducedCity's best interest oe. to able to maintain through the life of the program. As a result, program did not tr program now ended, it is in the City Council with However, with the program provide the City accomplish the fund transfers as recommended to maximum flexibility in the utilization cf the balance. Public Hearing - Expenditure of General Revenue Sharing Funds August 19, 1987 Page 2 of use Of This hearing is for the purpose obtainingPublic hearing the City yCouncil with regard thenhe free to these funds. At the close of the theappropriate allocation of these furids. determine in its own best judgement, The staff will be prepared to answer questions and/or provide whatever additional information the City Council may desire. Respe uily submitted, Thomas A. Peterson City Manager TAP:br TXTA:07A EO—UNC-242 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI TO CONSIDER PROPOSED USES OF REVENUE SHARING FUNDS AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE PROPOSED CITY OF LODI CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, - FISCAL YEAR 1987-88 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, August 19, 1987 at the hour of 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, the Lodi City Council will conduct a public hearing in the Council Chambers, Cit_,, Hall, 221 Wes* Pine Street, California, to consider proposed uses of Revenue Sharing Funds as they pertain to the proposed City of Lodi Capital Improvement Program - Fiscal Year 1987-88. A copy of the proposed uses of the General Revenue Sharing Funds is on file in the office of the City Clerk and can be examined during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) All citizens of the recipient government (the City of Lodi) shall have the right to make written and oral comments and to ask questions concerning the entire budget at the hearing relative to the use of General Revenue Sharing Funds as they pertain to the proposed City 3f Lodi Capital Improvement Program - Fiscal Year 1987-88. If you challenge the subject matter in court you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at, or prior to, the public hearing. Dated: August 5, 1987 BY ORDER OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL Qom, n, 1� Alice M. Reimche City Clerk