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1 MINUTES OF THE
ADJOURNED JUNE 6, 2023, REGULAR MEETING – CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 13, 2023
6:00 P.M.
City Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 East L Street, complete proceedings of which are recorded. These are action minutes; a full video is available online at www.ci.benicia.ca.us/agendas.
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
ACCESSING THE MEETING
1) CALL TO ORDER (6:00 P.M.)
Mayor Young reconvened the June 6, 2023, meeting and called it to order at 6:00 p.m. 2) CONVENE OPEN SESSION
3) ROLL CALL
All Council Members were present.
Council Member Campbell arrived at 6:05 p.m.
4) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
5) REFERENCE TO THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC
6) PRESENTATIONS
7) ADOPTION OF AGENDA
On motion of Council Member Macenski, seconded by Council Member Birdseye, Council approved the Adoption of the Agenda, as presented, on a roll call by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Member Birdseye, Council Member Macenski, Vice Mayor Scott, Mayor Young
Noes: (None)
8) OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
9) WRITTEN COMMENT
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2 10) PUBLIC COMMENT
None
11) BUSINESS ITEMS
11.A - PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2024 & FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGETS CONTINUED (Finance Director)
Staff Report - Proposed Fiscal Year 2024 & Fiscal Year 2025 Budgets Mario Giuliani, Interim City Manager, and Jeff Tschudi, Finance Director, introduced the item.
Council and Staff discussed the issue of cell phones, sales tax, Valero's utility user tax, electric vehicle state charging fees, transient occupancy tax, local grants, charges for service, traffic fines, revenues vs. expenses, city clerk fees, human services fees, public works revenue and expenses, city council budget, city manager's budget, city treasurer position, fire vehicle replacement, library expense reductions, reimbursable overtime, police and fire department overtime expenses, fire department positions, city staff overtime required for special events, justification for the amount of emergency personnel responding to calls, library positions, library supplies, library capital outlay budget item, digital vs. print library purchases, library donations, how many buildings the city owns, vacant city properties, city cemetery, sales tax as a revenue source for the library and police department, water enterprise - finance sources, budget tracking tools, whether the city will be getting any reimbursements from the federal government for the broken water line, building maintenance capital outlays, actual vs. effective budget, human resources increased budget increases (worker's comp), HR position allocations, professional and technical services in the Parks department, wastewater and water maintenance, marina rent numbers, transportation impact fees, whether the city has received any funds from the developer for the project on Columbus Parkway, wastewater enterprise fund, Valero's raw water contract, the city's projected revenues and expenses for the next two years, the need to adopt a balanced budget, and the projected deficit.
Public Comment:
None
Mr. Giuliani cautioned Council on the need to be prepared to cut millions of dollars from the City's budget in the coming months.
1. Proposed Fiscal Year 2023-2025 General Fund Budget Summary
2. Proposed Fiscal Year 2023-2025 All Funds Budget Department Summaries
3. Proposed Fiscal Year 2023-2025 All Funds Budget Book PDF
4. ACC Recommended Grants
5. HSB Recommended Grants
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3 12) ADJOURNMENT (8:00 P.M.)
Mayor Young adjourned the meeting at 8:33 p.m.
City Clerk