HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/16/1979CITY COUNCIL
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
26379 Fremont Road
Los Altos Hills, California
MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED MEETING
Monday, July 16, 1979
cc: Reel 118, Side II, Tr. II, 001-485
Mayor Thomas McReynolds called the Adjourned Meeting of the City Council to order at
8:50 A.M. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall.
A. ROLL CALL & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Present: Mayor McReynolds and Councilmembers Hillestad, Nystrom, Perkins and Proft.
Absent: None.
Staff: City Manager Robert Crowe, City Engineer John Carlson and Deputy City Clerk
Susan Buttler.
B. BUDGET STUDY SESSION:
Council discussion began on the Estimated Revenues section, touching briefly upon:
1) Various philosophies of planning for the future; 2) Short term versus long term
commitments; 3) Specific revenue areas which will fluctuate most, i.e., business
licenses, building permits and current services; 4) The need for an Audit Committee
to institute long range planning procedures; 5) The adequacy of current fee schedules
` to meet Staff workload requirements; and, 6) The impact on services provided by dwindling
revenues in the near future.
Following a short review of the Operating Expenditures Summary page, Councilmembers then
addressed items of concern within the Budget Detail section. Councilman Proft questioned
the increase shown for Travel & Meetings on Page 5 and the City Manager told of the res-
ponsibilities involved in his current chairmanship of the Santa Clara County City
Manager's Association and City Manager's representative to League Board of Directors.
Mayor McReynolds then stressed the need to establish written accounting procedures as to
authorization (Staff or City Council) needed for various expenditures. Councilman Proft
advised of a clerical error on Page 8.
PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To increase Item 13 (Advertising & Publications) on Pages 20 and
21 for printing and miscellaneous costs for the Town informational Brochure by $1,500.
Councilmembers then talked about the monies allotted on Page 28 for the Drug Abuse and
Bicycle Safety programs with Councilwoman Hillestad asking Staff to determine all that
is available under the County Bicycle Safety program and include this information in the
next Newsletter for community referral. Councilman Nystrom suggested that, with the
increased bicycle traffic in the Town, signs be posted at entrances warning of the hazards.
The City Manager then advised of the parttime summer help for pathway maintenance and
answered questions as to priority lists and costs involved.
PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To increase Item 02 (Temporary and Parttime Employees) on Page 41
to provide for help throughout this summer by $4,880.
Council then directed the City Manager to prepare a detailed budget for the construction of
the multi-purpose barn and, following his report on a City Manager's Seminar, a review
and background information on long range fiscal planning. There being no further new or
old business to discuss, the City Council adjourned at 10:20 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Buttler - Deputy City Clerk