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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Planning and Economic Development Committee - 11/29/1988 RENT CITY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMITTEE November 29, 1988 4:00 PM Committee Members Present Staff Present Judy Woods, Chair Charlene Anderson Steve Dowell Lin Ball Mary Duty Others Present Jim Harris Fred Satterstrom Jean Archer Mary Eckfeldt City Administrator John Marchione Dee Moschel J. Brent McFall OPERATING_ GUIDELINES FOR EMERGENCY REQUESTS FOR HUMAN SVIICES FUNDING A staff survey of other jurisdictions found that only one city had set aside money for emergency requests for human services funding.. Other cities had a process for handling such requests, including sample questions for obtaining additional information. Human Services Commission Chairman Mary Eckfeldt read the operating guidelines for emergency requests for human services funding, which guidelines are being recommended to the Council by the Commission. Chairwoman Woods made a commitment to the Council on behalf of the Human Services Commission that emergency requests would be closely scrutinized. Chairwoman Woods and Councilman Dowell stated that it is important that guidelines for emergency requests be adopted by the entire City Council. City Administrator McFall voiced two concerns. One concern is that there is an orderly process, including deliberations and study, for reviewing applications for human services funding; he hopes that adopting guidelines for emergency requests will not declare "open season" on such requests. McFall stated that it is good to have a procedure for processing emergency requests but everyone must be aware that there is no nbnoy set aside to fund emergency requests. Funding for such requests would reducO the reserve fund balance which was established via a business decision by the City Council. Councilman Dowell MOVED and Chairwoman Woods SECONDED the notion to recommend adoption of the Operating Guidelines for Emergency %tquests for Human Services Funding. Chairwoman Woods will contact Counciln Johnson to obtain his approval of the guidelines. Mary Eckfeldt stateq Dent Valley Youth Services has made a request for emergency funding; the Human Services Commission will process that request according to the guidelines recommended by the Planning Committee. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:00 PM. The next meeting is scheduled for January 3, 1989. The utility budgets were also presented, highlighting majors changes, such as capital outlays and equipment rental rate adjustments reflecting the financial analysis recently completed. It was noted that all departments within the city were effected by the rate changes. The addition of 2 new employees in the utilities divisions was also noted as being included in the utility budgets. The issue of a rate increase for the drainage utility was discussed and will be presented to the council for further review when some formal rate analysis has been completed. A 5.7% pass ' along increase from Metro was also discussed, as well as the Capital Improvement program as outlined in the preliminary budget document. In closing Councilmember Woods moved that the budget be adopted as presented and Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion.