MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LA VERNE
Monday, May 2, 2022
1. AnadjournedmeetingoftheLaVerneCityCouncilwascaliedtoorderbyMayorHepburnat5:00p.m.
2. Council Members present: Mayor Tim Hepburn Mayor Pro Tem Muir Davis
Council Member Robin Carder
Council Member Wendy Lau
Council Member Rick Crosby
Absent: None.
Advisory personnel present: City ManagerRobertRussi
Assistant to the City Manager JR Ranells
City Attorney RobertL. Kress
AssistantCity Clerk LupeGaeta Estrella
Finance Director Marla Pendleton
Public Works Director Shawn Igoe
Ulisses Reynoso, Accountant
3. Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Hepburn.
4. Preliminary Budget and Capitol TheCityCouncilmetinaStudySessionwithstaffonthePreliminaryBudget Improvement Programs for andontheCapitolImprovementProgramsfor FiscalYear2022-23.
Fiscal Year 2022- 23 Study
Session
Public Works Director Igoe along with a power point presentation reported on thePreliminaryCapitolImprovementProgramsforFiscalYear2022-23.
Mayor Hepburn called for public comment on this matter.
There was one public comment. ( To hear what was said during public comment, pleasevisittheCity'swebsitetoviewthearchivedCouncilmeeting.) PublicWorksDirectorIgoerespondedto thequestionaskedduringpublic comment.
CityManagerRussialongwithapowerpointpresentationreportedonthe City' s Preliminary Budget for Fiscal year 2022- 23. The City Manager went overthetimelineforthebudgetprocessbeforeitsadoptionbyCouncilandthe GeneralFund. HestatedtheCityachieveda balancedbudgetthisyear, thanksto MeasureLVsalestaxandthattheCity's reserveis ina good position. He reportedon the addedexpensesto the budgetthat will be broughtbackto Councilforapproval. Hereportedonthe MeasureLVuseof funds and allocation.
CityCouncilMinutes,AdjournedMeeting,Monday,May2,2022,Page2, CityManagerRussireportedthattheCityhasservedasLAIMPACT's( LAI) financial fiduciary over their accounts for more than 10 years. He reported that the LosAngeles High IntensityDrugTraffickingArea Agency( LA HIDTA) requested that the City also serve as their financial fiduciary. The City will be paid approximately$ 150, 000 per year.
Mayor Hepburn opened the public hearing and called for public comment on this matter.
There was public comment on this matter.( To hear what was said during publiccomment,pleasevisit the City's websiteto view the archivedCouncil meeting.)
CityManagerRussiandFinanceDirectorPendletonrespondedtothe questions asked during public comment.
After furtherdiscussion,it was the consensusof the City Councilto supportthe changesto the CIP Programsfor 2022-2, to direct staff to moveforwardin preparinganagreementwithLAHIDTAtoactastheirfinancialfiduciary.As well as add fundingfor assessmentsof ImpactFees,as well as space needs analysis related to the Public Safety Facility expansion.
TheCityCouncilthankedFinanceDirectorPendletonandAccountantUlisses Reynoso for all their hard work in preparing the budget.
5. Adjournment at 6: 19 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Lupe Gaeta Estrella, CMC
Assistant City Clerk