Ripon City Council Workshop Minutes
Informal Informational Meeting
DATE: THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2022
PLACE: STOUFFER HALL, 1000 STOUFFER ST., RIPON, CA 95366 TIME: 11:30 AM
1. ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Dean Uecker Mayor Present
Michael Restuccia Vice Mayor Present
Leo Zuber Council Member Present
Daniel de Graaf Council Member Present
Gary Barton Council Member Present
OTHERS PRESENT: City Administrator Kevin Werner, City Attorney Tom Terpstra, Planning Director Ken Zuidervaart, Recreation Director Kye Stevens, Director of Public Works James Pease, Senior Civil Engineer Sarah Collins, Police Chief Ed Ormonde, City Clerk Lisa Roos, Deputy City Clerk Jane Kilgore, Sheri Coburn, Katie Patterson.
2. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKING SESSION
Discussion/No Action City Council to discuss future policy goals and the implementation of those goals.
City Administrator Werner reviewed the 2022-23 Policy Goals and Implementation Plan noting the Guiding Principles and the Fiscal Year 2021-22 completed actions. Werner said the goal of the City is to serve the community as efficiently as possible.
Werner gave a financial overview including a summary of the General Fund Reserve account balances and available funds for City Council priorities.
Werner discussed the AB1600 Fund, the Enterprise Funds and the Street and Roads Funds including the opportunities and challenges of one-time improvements and Council’s approach to continue to fund important infrastructure projects.
Werner reviewed the 20-year Capital Improvement Plan and said this was based on his understanding of Council’s priorities. He said he considers this a fluid document.
City Council Page 2 March 31, 2022
Mayor Uecker left the meeting at 12:30 PM.
Werner shared information with the Council on the City’s staffing since 2008. Chief Ormonde added some information regarding staffing considerations for the police department.
Werner led a discussion on available one-time revenue sources and presented some items that have been currently allocated, what his recommendations are, and other items for Council to consider. He listed these items in the same format as the Policy Goals and Implementation Plan with areas of Fiscal Responsibility, Economic Development, Community Service, Employee Work Environment, and City Utilities/Facilities. Some of these recommended allocations included the Jack Tone Annexation Plan, updating the City website, deferred maintenance items, Phase 1 of the Corporation Yard and tennis court rehabilitation. Werner also recommended allocations to the police department including improvements to the shooting range and the ability to issue electronic citations. He discussed allocating funds to leadership training for both City and police department employees. Werner shared some other considerations for the Council.
Council said they would like way finding signs, which is in the other considerations, to move to the list of recommended allocations.
Werner discussed the City’s unfunded PERS liability and presented Council options for addressing this increasing liability.
Werner recapped the highlights of the meeting including options for Council to consider. He summarized action items for staff and Council, which will be brought to future Council meetings for approval.
3. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:52 PM.
KEVIN WERNER
City Administrator