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Minutes of the Special Joint City Council and Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission (SACIC) Meeting Held on February 2, 2021. [SACIC] (City Clerk)
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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (SACIC)
TUESDAY- -FEBRUARY 2, 2021- -6:58 P.M.
Mayor/Chair Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Councilmember/Commissioner Daysog led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL - Present: Councilmembers/Commissioners Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox White, Vella and Mayor/Chair Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note: The meeting was held via Zoom.]
Absent: None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember/Commissioner Daysog requested the Financial Report [paragraph no. 21-058 CC/21-03 SACIC] be removed from the Consent Calendar.
Vice Mayor/Commissioner Vella moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar.
Councilmember/Commissioner Herrera Spencer seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers/Commissioners Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor/Chair Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph number.]
(*21-059 CC/21-04 SACIC) Minutes of the Special Joint City Council and Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission Meeting Held on January 5, 2021. Approved.
(21-060 CC/21-05 SACIC) Recommendation to Accept the First Quarter Financial Report for the Period Ending September 30, 2020.
Councilmember/Commissioner Daysog stated the staff report should have called out a single withdrawal of $21.1 million; withdrawals of that magnitude need to be identified in the staff report; the withdrawal comes from the reserves as a contribution toward the Other Post-Employment Benefit (OPEB) liability; the report includes good contextual analysis with comparisons of first quarter revenues and previous revenues; there is good representation of revenues; however, the expenditures needed more context; previous expenditures show comparisons to previous years, but do not show the comparison relative to amounts generally set aside for first quarter expenditures; there is a discrepancy due to Police department understaffing; expressed support for including more context and for calling out large expenditures.
Councilmember/Commissioner Daysog moved approval of the staff recommendation
Councilmember/Commissioner Herrera Spencer seconded the motion.
Under discussion, the City Manager stated the mid-year budget will come before Council at the next meeting allowing a closer review of expenditures; there will be an estimate for the $21 million based on previous calculation formulas approved by Council.
The Finance Director stated staff has taken Council input into consideration and will include information as a follow-up; more information will be included in the mid-year budget presentation.
On the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers/Commissioners Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor/Chair Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor/Chair Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 7:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lara Weisiger, City Clerk and Secretary, SACIC
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