City Council Special Meeting - March 22, 2022
1. CALL TO ORDER
Public Comments:
Mayor Arapostathis called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m.
1.1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Public Comments:
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public Comments:
There were no comments.
3. SPECIAL MEETING
Public Comments:
3.1 STUDY SESSION TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE FINANCIAL FORECAST Attachments
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Public Comments
1. 2022.03.22 Financial Forecast_REVISED.pdf
2. PowerPoint_General Fund Financial Forecast 2022.pdf
Director of Finance Royales presented the long range projection of the City's General Fund revenues, expenditures, and reserves. Director of Finance Royales discussed the national, state and local economies, the State actions impacting the City’s budget, the significant changes to CalPERS Retirement, the City’s response to the CalPERS changes, and the status of the Section 115 Retirement Trust Fund, the base forecast for revenue and expenditure assumptions, and the General Fund reserves history and forecast. Director of Finance Royales also reviewed the property tax, sales tax, and Prop L sales tax revenues.
Council questions and comments ensued.
Moved by
Mayor Arapostathis
Seconded by
Councilmember Baber
(1) Concur with the financial assumptions used in the financial forecast; (2) direct staff to consider the use of the Section 115 Retirement Trust Fund in Fiscal Year 2023 to offset the Unfunded Accrued Liability pension costs; and (3) reconvene the Extension of Proposition L Ad Hoc Subcommittee comprising of Councilmember Baber and Councilmember Parent.
Yes (5)
Mayor Arapostathis, Vice Mayor Shu, Councilmember Baber, Councilmember Parent, and Councilmember Lothian Approved (5 to 0)
3.2 2021 PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Attachments
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Public Comments
1. 2022.03.22 Performance Measures.pdf
2. PowerPoint_Performance Measures 2022.pdf
christopher r glenn
Mayor Arapostathis
Vice Mayor Jack Shu
Councilmember Bill Baber
Councilmember Laura Lothian
Councilmember Colin Parent
City Manager Greg Humora
It’s satisfying to hear from your staff and managers, what they have achieved at a division level during the past year. Seeing a qualified and motivated workforce is reassuring. Finding parks, streets and sidewalk well maintained is significant. Learning that potential health and safety concerns have been addressed is appreciated. Replacing graffiti with artwork is desirable. The absence of trash, litter and debris promotes our community pride. These are each the sign of a vibrant community.
If you share the belief that government agencies exist to influence community stability, justice, and equity, then it can’t be ignored that such things change over long timeframes. Government departments and agencies struggle to isolate their contribution toward the broader community outcomes that they can only partially influence or facilitate.
The outcomes the City of La Mesa seeks to achieve are particularly challenging to measure meaningfully, because they are often intangible, long-term, and seldom directly impacted by a single departments or division’s actions. A Sustainable, Safe and Livable Community can be woven with many hands engaged however it achieves something no one among us may accomplish alone. A government that influences more than it directly controls in our communities must become a partner with other public, private, and nonprofit sector organizations for those outcomes to be achieved.
Your leadership requires not only encouraging your staff and managers to present reports on measures of success, but also hearing the struggles of our community members. Helping the community understand how City agencies are engaged to address their needs is essential to build their trust. Achieving that leadership also requires you to make those connections with the agencies you desire to promote a Sustainable, Just and Equitable Community throughout La Mesa.
Your Council and the City’s Managers may find value in the activities currently underway through the County of San Diego. They have engaged the services of IMPACT Paradigm Associates, LLC (IPA) to address the critical role data collection and performance analytics plays in public policy making. Their initial efforts include a survey to identify effective practices already in place within local government. This will identify and report on best practices for the development and capacity building of internal evaluation, performance, and analytic functions to support evidence-based policy decision. Moreover, this information will supplement national and international best practices gathered and consolidated by IPA. Once the initial research is completed, a detailed briefing will be provided regarding current practices in operations, budget, planning and performance evaluation as it relates to data collection and evaluation efforts. Those efforts may support your Council's endeavors to achieve a Sustainable, Safe and Livable Community in La Mesa as well.
Respectfully submitted,
Christopher Glenn,
La Mesa Resident
https://bosagenda.sandiegocounty.gov/cob/cosd/cob/doc?id=0901127e80e34ad6 Assistant City Manager Tomaino summarized the 2021 Performance Measures for the various City departments, highlighting the increased social media engagement, the Fire Department's and Police Department's calls for service and response times, and the Public Works Department's service requests and response times. Assistant City Manager Tomaino stated the City was working on a Five-Year Strategic Planning and Implementation document to ensure the City's limited resources were focused on current priorities and outcomes.
Christopher Glenn submitted a comment regarding
the critical role data collection and performance analytics plays in public policy making.
Following Council questions and comments, no action was taken.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Public Comments:
Mayor Arapostathis adjourned the meeting at 5:48 p.m.