MINUTES

 City of Modesto
Special Finance Committee Meeting/
Special City Council Workshop Meeting
Conference Room 2005 (Second Floor)
Tenth Street Place
1010 10th Street, Modesto, California

Monday, March 23, 2009 at 5:30 p.m.

Roll Call: Present: Committee Chair Hawn, Vice-Chair Olsen, Marsh
Absent: None

PUBLIC COMMENT
Three minute time limit per speaker
None.

CONSENT ITEMS – ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED: Items #1 through #3 (Item #4 Removed from Consent)

CONSENT ITEMS
An item may be removed from consent and discussed at the request of an audience member or Committee Member.

Consent
1. Consider recommended budget adjustments and refer to City Council for consideration and approval. (Funding Source: Various Funds)
Finance Department; Wayne Padilla, 577-5369, wpadilla@modestogov.com

ACTION: Motion (Olsen/Marsh;unan) approving recommended budget adjustments and forwarding to Council for consideration and approval.

Consent
2. Consider a recommendation to the Council to enter into a five-year agreement between FM Golf and the City of Modesto. (Funding Source: Golf Fund)
Parks, Recreation & Neighborhoods; Vickie Rice, Events Supervisor, 577-6484, vrice@modestogov.com

ACTION: Motion (Olsen/Marsh;unan) approving five-year agreement with FM Golf and forwarding to Council for consideration and approval.

Consent
3. Consider a recommendation to the Council to enter into a five-year agreement between ValleyCrest and the City of Modesto. (Funding Source: Golf Fund)
Parks, Recreation & Neighborhoods; Vicki Rice, 577-6484, vrice@modestogov.com

ACTION: Motion (Olsen/Marsh;unan) approving a five-year agreement with ValleyCrest and forwarding to Council for consideration and approval.

REMOVED FROM CONSENT
4. Consider approving the proposed schedule for Fiscal Year 2009-10 budget workshops to be held the week of May 18-22, 2009. (Funding Source: various)
City Manager's Office; Judith Ray, Deputy City Manager, 571-5809, jray@modestogov.com

ACTION: Motion (Olsen/Marsh;unan) approving proposed schedule for Fiscal Year 2009-10 budget workshops to be held the week of May 18-22, 2009 and adding a Wednesday evening meeting, May 20, 2009, beginning at 5:30 p.m. for Public Comment Period.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

5. Consider (i) accepting staff report updating the Committee on the status of the Water Rate and Capacity Charge Study, (ii) recommending to Council that the cost attributable to the Source Water (Groundwater) Protection Program be funded through the Water Fund. (Funding Source: N/A)
Public Works; Richard Ulm, 577-5215, rulm@modestogov.com

ACTION: Motion (Olsen/Marsh;unan) accepting staff report updating the Committee on the status of the Water Rate and Capacity Charge Study, (ii) recommending to Council that the cost attributable to the Source Water (Groundwater) Protection Program be funded through the Water Fund.

6. Consider providing staff with clarification regarding previous direction from the City Council related to Storm Drain Rate Process. (Funding Source: N/A)
Public Works User Group; Richard Ulm, 577-5215, rulm@modestogov.com

ACTION: This item has been referred to the Fiscal Year 2009-10 budget workshops to be held the week of May 18-22, 2009.

NEW BUSINESS

7. Consider a recommendation to the Council to amend the proposed five-year agreement between ValleyCrest and the City of Modesto to implement cost saving measures in the first year of the contract. (Funding Source: Not Applicable)
Parks, Recreation & Neighborhoods; Vicki Rice, Events Supervisor, 577-6484, vrice@modestogov.com

ACTION: Motion (Marsh/Olsen;unan) approving staff’s recommendation to amend the proposed five-year agreement between ValleyCrest and the City of Modesto to implement cost saving measures in the first year of the contract and forwarding to Council for consideration and approval.

8. Consider a recommendation to the Council to approve a partial reduction in recreation programs for the balance of Fiscal Year 08/09. (Funding Source: Revenue to the General Fund)
Parks, Recreation & Neighborhoods; Mary Otten, Recreation Manager, 571-5863, motten@modestogov.com

ACTION: Motion (Olsen/Marsh;unan) approving staff’s recommendation to approve a partial reduction in recreation programs for the balance of Fiscal Year 08/09 and forwarding to Council for consideration and approval.

9. Consider Development User Fee Cost Analysis Study Findings and provide direction to staff. (Funding Source: General Fund)
Community & Economic Development; Laurie A. Smith, 577-5347, lsmith@modestogov.com

ACTION: Motion (Olsen/Marsh;unan) directing staff to begin stakeholders workshops as it relates to all fees, including development user fees, and as part of that process, to also develop a timeline for when fees should be reviewed on a regular basis.

10. Consider recommending to the City Council whether the City Clerk or the Stanislaus County Clerk-Recorder should conduct the City's December 2009 run-off election; and if City Clerk is chosen to conduct the City's December 2009 run-off election, that a contract be authorized with Martin & Chapman for election services. (Funding Source: Election Fund)
City Clerk; Stephanie Lopez, 577-5396, slopez@modestogov.com

ACTION: Motion (Marsh/Olsen;unan) recommending to the City Council that the City Clerk conduct the City's December 2009 run-off election and that a contract be authorized with Martin & Chapman for election services.

MATTERS TOO LATE FOR THE AGENDA
None.

ADJOURNMENT
This meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m.

Attest: _____________________________
            Stephanie Lopez, City Clerk