City of Santa Cruz
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
MINUTES OF A CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
May 25, 2022
9:00 AM
Call to Order – Mayor Brunner called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m. via Zoom.
Roll Call
Present: Councilmembers Kalantari-Johnson (left at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom), Golder (arrived at 1:00 p.m. via Zoom), Cummings (via Zoom), Brown (via Zoom); Vice Mayor Watkins (arrived at 11:25 a.m., left at 12:33 p.m. returned at 2:45 p.m. via Zoom); Mayor Brunner (via Zoom).
Absent: Councilmember Meyers.
Staff: City Manager M. Huffaker (via Zoom), Assistant City Manager L. Schmidt (via Zoom), City Attorney T. Condotti (via Zoom), Director of Economic Development and Housing B. Lipscomb (via Zoom), Interim Finance Director B. Magee (via Zoom), Director of Information Technology K.
Morgan (via Zoom), Director of Planning and Community Development L. Butler (via Zoom), Fire Chief R. Oatey (via Zoom), Director of Public Works M. Dettle (via Zoom), Director of Parks and Recreation T. Elliot (via Zoom), Water Director R. Menard (via Zoom), Principal Management Analyst L. Bass (via Zoom), Assistant Director of Public Works/City Engineer N. Nguyen (via Zoom), Deputy City Clerk Administrator J.
Wood, City Clerk Administrator B. Bush (via Zoom).
Presentations
1. FY 2023 Proposed Budget
Director of Economic Development and Housing B. Lipscomb gave a presentation and responded to Councilmember questions.
Director of Planning and Community Development L. Butler gave a presentation and responded to Councilmember questions.
Assistant City Manager L. Schmidt gave a presentation on the City Council, the City Manager’s Office, and City Attorney’s Office proposed budgets for FY 2023 and responded to Councilmember questions.
Council took a break at 10:55 a.m. and returned at 11:05 a.m.
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Presentations (continued)
1. FY 2023 Proposed Budget (continued)
Chief of Police B. Escalante gave a presentation and responded to Councilmember questions.
Fire Chief R. Oatey gave a presentation and responded to Councilmember questions.
Council took a break at 12:33 p.m. a.m. and returned at 1:03 p.m.
Director of Public Works M. Dettle gave a presentation and responded to Councilmember questions.
Director of Parks and Recreation T. Elliot and Principal Management Analyst L.
Bass gave a presentation and responded to Councilmember questions.
Interim Finance Director B. Magee introduced the Capital Improvement Program’s proposed budget for FY 2023 and called on the following individuals to give presentations on their department’s Capital Improvements and respond to Councilmember questions: Assistant Director of Public Works/City Engineer N. Nguyen, Director of Parks and Recreation T. Elliot, Director of Economic Development and Housing B. Lipscomb, and Fire Chief R. Oatey.
Mayor Brunner opened the public comment period. There were no speakers.
Mayor Brunner closed the public comment period.
Adjournment - The City Council adjourned at 3:24 p.m.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: ss/Julia Wood, Deputy City Clerk Administrator, ATTEST: ss/Bonnie Bush, City Clerk Administrator, APPROVED: ss/Sonja Brunner, Mayor.