Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 08-03-09 special minutes — reading text

increase in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Fire budget. Recreation Review included a reduction in the recreation program full -time equivalents with no service level impact anticipated, a reduction in the number of games played during sport league seasons, elimination of the employee picnic and Kids Day ( mainly attended by schools), for a 6. 3% reduction in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. Jerry Melvin suggested that the Kiwanis Club and other civic organizations may be willing to donate toward Kids Day as they have budget particularly for children and children' s activities. He believed the Fort Walton Beach Kiwanis Club would be glad to participate if the City would provide a proposal of what they need and want. No changes were made to the Recreation budget. Parks Review included a reduction in the service worker full -time equivalent with less weed eating, edging, and litter control during summer months; budget increase is attributable to utilities not being properly estimated due to being a new division in FY 2008 -09, for a 7. 8% increase in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Parks budget. Right -of W - ay Review included the elimination of the horticulturalist position with no service level impact anticipated for a 9. 1 % decrease in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Right -of W - ay budget. Senior Center Review included no major changes for a 3. 3% decrease in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Senior Center budget. 246 Special Council 8 -3 -09 Library Review included tl to purchases of books, publications, and library material reduced by 52% to 225, 000.00, for a 12. 4% reduction in the budget. It was reported that information was received that the revenue fi om the Library Co -Op will increase approximately $ 10,000. 00 more than is currently budgeted. A" Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. k k Mr. Garvie moved to increase books expense by the amount of the additional money coming in from the Library Co -Op. Mr. Rynearson seconded motion and it carried unanimously with Holmes, Miller, Reeves, Garvie, Nabors, Patterson, and Rynearson in favor. Museum Review included the reduction in the custodial worker hours with no service level impact anticipated, for a 3. 4% reduction in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Museum budget. Cemetery Review included the elimination of one part-time service worker with no service level impact anticipated; $ 15, 000 budgeted to re -sod developed area of cemetery with funding from interfund transfer from the Beal Memorial Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, for a 3. 5% reduction in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Cemetery budget. Engineering Review included the tuition reimbursement for the senior planner funded because the educational institution provides in -kind support for the development of the City' s Economic Development Strategic Plan, and the budget increase is attributable to city engineer, engineering staff of four, senior planner, and senior staff assistant being transferred to this division as a result of the May reorganization, for a 69,.5% increase in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Engineering budget. Building and Zoning Review included the code enforcement officers were moved to a separate division for accounting purposes, for a 50. 7% reduction in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Building and Zoning budget.  247 Special Council 8 -3 -09 Code Enforcement Review included the increase is due to code enforcement being a new division for accounting purposes, for a 100% increase in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Code Enforcement budget. Fleet Review included the elimination of one lead mechanic with no service level impact anticipated, for an 8. 4% reduction in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Fleet budget. Streets Review included the increase due to additional street paving with street paving funded with fund balance designated for economic development, for an 8. 9% increase in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Streets budget. Facilities Review included the facilities superintendent position funded through May 2010 and the service operations manager transfer to this division as a result of the May 2009 reorganization, for a 4.7% increase in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Facilities budget. Non -Departmental —General Fund Review included the contingencies reduced by 52% to $ 50,000. 00, for a 31. 1% reduction in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Non -Departmental —General Fund budget. Law Enforcement Trust Fund Review included forfeiture activity transferred to City Attorney from outside legal counsel, and uniform and ammunition expense transferred to the General Fund because federal forfeiture fund balance is near depletion, with a 56. 8% decrease in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Law Enforcement Trust Fund budget. 248 Special Council 8 -3 -09 Law Enforcement Training Fund Review included the elimination of two school crossing guards as the Sheriff provides crossing guards at schools where it has resource officers ( Choctawhatchee High School and Prior Middle School), and a reduction in travel/ training because fund balance is near depletion, for a reduction of 35. 5% in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Law Enforcement Training Fund budget. CDBG Fund Review included the grant management transferred back to City staff from the Okaloosa County Development Corporation ( OCDC) which allows the City to retain $ 28,444.00 administration fee, for a 0. 7% increase in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the CDBG budget. CRA Fund Review included the Capital Improvement Projects budgeted per the CRA Board, for a 5. 3% reduction in the budget. It was noted that the TIFF Funds from the County will decrease approximately $ 10,000.00 and staff will make the adjustment on the Eglin Parkway Streetscape Project. th The City Manager reported that the CRA requested a meeting with City Council on August 11 at 5: 00 p.m. to discuss prioritization of the projects. Mr. Miller moved to delete the LED Street Signs for $25, 000. 00 from the budget. Motion failed for lack of a second. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the CRA budget. Debt Service Fund No major changes to the Fund for a 0% increase. Capital Projects Fund No major changes to the Fund for a 0% increase. Beal Memorial Cemetery Fund Review included the $ 15, 000.00 interfund transfer to General Fund to re -sod developed area of cemetery, for a 10.4% reduction in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Beal Memorial Cemetery Fund budget. Special Council 8 -3 -09 Customer Service - Utilities Fund Review included Utilities now budgeted in this division for a 3. 7% increase in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Customer Service budget. Utility Services Review included reduction in staffing due to two positions being transferred to Engineering as a result of the May 2009 reorganization, for a 71. 2% reduction in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to spear public input was closed. No changes were made to the Utility Services budget. Water Operations No major changes for a 2. 4% increase in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the CRA budget. Sewer Operations Review included a reduction in staffing due to transition to County' s wastewater treatment plant WWTP), an expense increase due to the County' s readiness to serve and sewer treatment fees, and the 2005 Utility Bond proceeds will be used for the wastewater treatment plant decommissioning expenses, for a 58. 2% increase in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Sewer Operations budget. Water Distribution Review included the water meter replacement funded with $1. 3 million from unrestricted net assets, the City' s water loss ratio has increased to 19% ( i.e. water produced exceeds water billed), and the 2005 Utility Bonds proceeds will be used for water line replacement, for a 150. 1 % increase in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Water Distribution budget. Sewer Collection Review included $ 500,000 budgeted for engineering design to upgrade /replace the City' s parallel force main, the 2005 Utility Bond proceeds will be used for sewer system rehabilitation, for a 24. 1 % increase in the budget. The Mayor opened the floor for public input. As no one wished to speak public input was closed. No changes were made to the Sewer Collection budget.