PRESENT: Council Members Campos, Chavez, Cortese, Dando, Diquisto, LeZotte, Reed, Shirakawa Jr., Williams, Yeager; Gonzales
ABSENT: Council Members: None.
STAFF: City Manager Del D. Borgsdorf, City
Attorney Richard Doyle, Assistant City Manager Mark Linder, Budget Director
Larry D. Lisenbee, Assistant Budget Director Jennifer Maguire, Mayor’s Budget
and Policy Director Joe Guerra, Mayor’s Budget and Policy Assistant Julie
Shioshita, Assistant City Clerk Nancy Alford, and Legislative Secretary Rachel
Thrower
The Budget Study Session scheduled for 8:30 a.m. – 12:00
p.m. was cancelled. The meeting was called to order at 1:35 p.m., with Mayor
Gonzales asking the City Clerk and the Administration to work together to
revise the Study Session Agenda format similar to that of the City Council’s.
He asked that future agendas exclude designated dates and times within which
each Budget Program would be discussed, which would allow Council flexibility
and public participation in accordance with the Brown Act, and the
presentations organized by City Service Areas.
Documents Filed: Hard copies of the staff slide
presentations on the Transportation Services CSA for Parking and Traffic CIP,
Environmental and Utility Services; and Strategic Support involving Finance and
Technology.
Director of Transportation Wayne K. Tanda, Team Leader for
the Transportation Services CSA, joined by Chief of Police William M.
Lansdowne, Redevelopment Agency
Executive Director Susan F. Shick, Director of Public Works Katy Allen, and
Director of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement Stephen M. Haase, presented
a comprehensive summary of the Program and the Viable Choices in Travel Modes,
including Local and Regional Improvements, Street maintenance, and Outcomes 1,
2, 3, and 4.
Mayor Gonzales
referenced page 652 of the Proposed 2002-2003 Capital Budget, expressed concern
that the amount of funding being allocated for consultants and internal reviews
will negatively impact funding for capital projects, and requested Staff review
of the issue.
Referencing the
Senter Road project on page 557, Vice Mayor Shirakawa, Jr., noted that because
of the delay in acquiring the property, the cost had increased over the last
eight years and suggested Council be aware of such costs in the future. Council
Member Reed requested Staff report on the relation of eminent domain process
versus probate in regards to the Hostetter Road portion of the project.
Council Member Reed
referenced an incorrect location cited on page 589 pertaining to Berryessa Road
and questioned the delay of work from Oakland Road to Schallenberger Road on
page 596. Mayor Gonzales requested Staff expedite the project on a shorter
timeframe rather than waiting for the Union Pacific work to be completed.
Regarding page 603, he asked Staff to pave the median island and merge the
existing median into the project.
Referencing page 567, Council Member Campos requested
clarification on how the determination of where to spend funds is made; and
pertaining to page 575, asked how weed abatement funds will be used.
Regarding page 573, Mayor Gonzales asked why the City is
landscaping Capitol Expressway, which is under the County’s jurisdiction, and
requested Staff provide further information.
Council Member Dando suggested design work begin immediately
on the Lester property (page 557), suggested Council review the criteria used
for median island landscping, and suggested reviewing the backlog of projects
on pages 611 and 616. Council Member Diquisto requested the project cited on
page 602 which is an access used by fire trucks be expedited ahead of other
projects.
Mayor Gonzales requested Staff review the backlog for street
lighting and provide one list of projects as a standard in the CIP and to
clarify what the $26 million from last year’s budget covered, and standards
should be set for determining which street light projects are completed.
Council Member Yeager requested Staff suggest other sources of funds for street
lighting improvements. Council Member Chavez suggested reviewing the need for a
financial strategy to address backlogs, asked for clarifiction on
responsibility for the Downtown Traffic Study and on funding for the Lenzen
crossing, on curb cuts and on public art.
Referencing page 557, 573 and 576, Council Member Williams asked if the Senter Road off-ramp project
could be expedited and if so, provide a projected completion date, and
requested a timeline for installation of traffic signals at Santa Teresa and
Encinal Drive.
Council Member LeZotte requested clarification of the
statement in paragraph 2 of page 559 pertaining to “sustaining the gains” in
the overall projects prior to 2008-09, and requested a report on progress made
in regard to street lighting in the Rosemary Garden/Park Neighborhood.
Director of Environmental Services Carl W. Mosher, joined by
Primary Partners Director of Public Works Katy Allen, Director of
Transportation Wayne K. Tanda, and Chief Information Officer, Wandzia Grycz,
identified the major trends and issues, summarized investment strategies,
highlighted major investments and discussed each of the Projected Outcomes.
Mayor Gonzales referenced pages 494 to 514 and asked Staff
to explain the revised non-completion dates of the projects; why the projects
are behind, and in some cases, several years behind; and to get back to Council
with a detailed report, and regarding hydrogen sulfide gas and preventataive
measures, he stated the City belongs to a number of agencies that can provide
information on protective measures.
Referencing pages 663/547, Council Member Reed stated
Council should find funds to include the Alviso Master Plan in the budget,
requested Staff estimate the cost of improvements in the Storm Sewer System and
the rate of increase, and requested a list of unfunded needs.
CSA Team Leader Wandzia Grycz presented the communications
program and answered questions. Council Member Reed suggested Staff organize
the various reports by CSAs in future reports.
The Council recessed at 4:30 p.m. to meet again on Monday,
May 20, 2002 at 8:30 a.m., Council Chambers, to complete the review of the
Proposed Capital Budget, beginning with the Strategic Support CSA – City
Facilities and Equipment.
NANCY ALFORD, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK