HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Min 2021-05-25 (Budget Workshop)Seal Beach, California
May 25, 2021
The City Council met in a Special City Council Budget Workshop at 5:30 p.m. via
teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Kalmick
Council Members: Varipapa, Moore, Sustarsic, Massa-Lavitt
Absent: None
City Staff: Jill R. Ingram, City Manager
Patrick Gallegos, Assistant City Manager
Chief Philip Gonshak, Seal Beach Police Department
Chief Joe Bailey, Marine Safety Department
Steve Myrter, P.E., Director of Public Works
Les Johnson, Director of Community Development
Kelly Telford, Director of Finance/City Treasurer
Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk
Chief Ron Roberts, Orange County Fire Authority
Dana Engstrom, Deputy City Clerk
Iris Lee, Deputy Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Captain Mike Ezroj, Seal Beach Police Department
Captain Michael Henderson, Seal Beach Police Department
Lieutenant Julia Clasby, Seal Beach Police Department
Lieutenant Nick Nicholas, Seal Beach Police Department
City Clerk Harper announced that two (2) Supplemental Communications were
received; they were distributed to the City Council; and, made available to the public on
the City's website.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor Kalmick opened public comments. City Clerk Harper announced that two (2)
emailed comments were received; they were distributed to City Council; and made
available to the public on the City's website.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager Ingram summarized what has already occurred in the City's budget
development process. Noting that on May 13t", the City held a Budget Workshop to
discuss the Proposed FY 2021-22 Operating Budget. Staff discussed the challenges
and remains optimistic as revenues have already began to improve as the City recovers
financially from the COVID-19 pandemic. Staff also talked about looking at not just
getting back to normal, but at doing better than normal. City Manager Ingram indicated
that in the operating budget, and capital improvement program budget, which will be
discussed tonight; that City staff took a solution -oriented approach and are working to
address many of the projects that have been deferred due to the pandemic.
Although there were many challenges in developing the proposed budget, staff was
able to accomplish many of the goals the City has been discussing for many years,
which include creating an Information Technology Internal Service Fund that will now
house our Information Technology infrastructure projects, and successfully
incorporating $750,000 in CIP projects into the budget, not using General Fund
reserves, as had been done in the past, but using estimated revenues for FY 2021-
2022. This will allow the City to keep reserves intact for future needs. The FY 2021-
2022 budget is balanced using available fund balance from last year's budget surplus
as a result of deep expenditure reductions in Fiscal Years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.
BUDGET WORKSHOP
Director of Finance Telford and Public Works Director Myrter discussed the proposed
Capital Improvement Program budget and 5 -Year CIP Program, a summary of the
preliminary results of our recent community engagement survey, and an overview of our
draft, new 5 -year financial forecast.
Council Members asked questions, offered comments, discussed and received
clarification about the proposed Capital Improvement Program budget, 5 -Year CIP
Program, preliminary results of our recent community engagement survey, and draft 5 -
year financial forecast, and thanked staff for their hard work in putting the budget
together.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Kalmick adjourned the meeting at 7:19 p.m. to Monday, June 14, 2021 at
5:30 pm to meet in closed session if deemed necessary.
Gloria D. H per, City Clerk
City of Seal Beach
Approved:
Attested:
Joe Kalmick, Mayor