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cm aJIIIISSIOI SPRCUL HlBTUO
September 9, 1982
The City Commission of the City of Clearwater met in speoial session
at the City Hall, Thursday, September 9, 1982, at 5:15 p.m., with the
following members present:
Charles F. LeCher
Paul A. Hatchett
Hita Garvey
James Calderbank
James L. Berfield
Mayor-Commissioner
Vioe-Mayor/Commissioner
Cormnissioner
Commissioner
(arr. 6:30 p.m.) Commissioner
Also present were:
Anthony L. Shoemaker
Thomas A. Bustin
Jeff Butler
Jean Gansel
Luoille Williams
City Manager
City Attorney
Finance Director
Budget Direotor
City Clerk
The mayor called the meeting to order and lead the Pledge of
Allegianoe. The invocation was given by Commissioner Hatohett.
ITEM 1 - Establish a $1.00 Monthly Account Charge for Gas Aooounts and
to Bill Gas Customers for Franohise Fees where Applioable.
Due to a change of operation by the City's largest gas oustomer a
loss of over $900,000 in sales and $196,000 in oontribution margin over
and above the oost of gas purohased has occurred. Balancing this lost
inoome requires a oombination of reduced expenses and inoreased revenues.
The $1.00 monthlY acoount oharge for gas oustomers will be a fixed monthly
charge and would generate approximately $117,000. Billing franchise fees
as an add-on to oustomers bills where applicable would be in accord with
the franohise agreements which mandate the same rates for the same service
and with the praotice of other utilities. The franohise fee would generate
approximately $~6,000 in revenue.
Commissioner Garvey moved to amend the Code of Ordinanoes, Title V,
Seotion 50.05 (e)2) to establish a monthlY aooount oharge to oover the
cost of meter reading, data pl'.Joessing and billing of gas oustomers and
to bill gas customers for franohise fees where applioable and that the
appropriate officials be authorized to exeoute same. HotlOD was duly
seoonded and oarried unanimously.
The City Attorney presented Ordinanoe 02617-82 for first reading and
stated he would read by title only unless there was a request to read in
its entirety. The ordinance was read by title only. Commissioner Garvey
moved to pass Ordinance q2817-82 on first read1ng. Motion was duly
seconded. Upon roll call the vote was:
!IAyes": Garvey, Calderbank, Hatohett and LeCher.
"Nays": None.
Absent: Berfield.
The City Manager read into the record his message to the City
Commission dated JUly 16, 1982, in accordanoe with the provisions of the
City Charter. He also read into the reoord a memo addressed to the City
Commission dated September 9, 1982, subjeot "Cost Cutting Programs". This
memo detailed departmental cost outting programs that have been implemented
and those that will be.
Charles Bresnahan, a representative of operation PAR, In~'t requested
the Commission oonsider allooating $~,300 to the organization. He stated
the programs have expanded to the point where they are now reaching a
population ranging 1n age from 9 years to senior oitizens with a wide
variety of servioes.
Tom Miller requested funds be expended in the North Beach Area for
trash cans and restrooms.
Edward Geohagen, President of the Morningside Meadows Home Owners
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Assooiation, stated the Commissions number one jOb is the budget and
requested all line items be oheoked. He supports all Polioe Department
reQu8sts and requested a review of the.Building Department.
KathY Kelly stated she was there to speak on oity spending, oitizen
taxation, and bUdget reduotion. She stated the general fund budget is
up 6.4 million dollars over a two year period and oi tizens are paying mor'e
in additional taxation oharges. The budget allooations that should be
reviewed were: Data Prooessing services - up $88,000 of whioh $40,000
were in the Bulding Department; operating supplies for both Traffio
Engineering and Publio Works; the oapital aoquisition funds in the Planning
Department Budget; the variable oharges for Publio Works Garage Servioe;
and she noted that $1,000,000 had been allooated for replacement of
vehioles. She suggested conferenoe attendanoe be reduoed or eliminated
as well as publioations. She noted a lack of oommunioation between
employees and management on relocation of employees to the new Central
Dispatoh System.
Frank Morrow questioned whether Vision Cable paid for the eleotrical
power used during Commission Meetings. This is oonsidered a service to
oitizens. He supports cutting the Art Programs as the City is short on
essential servioes. He also reoommended a reduotion in commission travel
and suggested capital improvements be prioritized. The opening of Dunedin
Pass in particular would save lives in the event of an emergency. He spoke
in support of a oitizens bUdget committee.
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Bill Sohwob expressed conoerns about the assessed valuation riSing
each year. This is not within the City's jurisdiction as the Tax Appraiser
handles assessed valuations. The City's tax millage was reduoed.
Jerry Lanoaster expressed conoerns that the projeoted savings in the
memo dated September 9, 1982, did not equate to a reduotion in the budget.
George Anderson spoke 1n support of a citizens budget committee.
He suggested that refuse collection charges and sewer Charges be made a
tax so the oitizens could deduot them from their income tax. Another
suggestion was to form a oonsortium of neighboring communities to work
together in staff training, recruiting of employees. self-insurance, joint
purohasing, joint police and fire recruiting, and a government information
oenter.
Miohael Canan expressed oonoerns about extra funds in the budget
that would cover outs if made. Slides of graphs were presented
representing the City's portion of the total tax bill. In 1981/82 the
City received 24.8~ and in 1982/83 will receive 23.7~ of the taxes
colleoted. EMS; CPTA; juvenile welfarej Pine lIas Planning Council; SWFTMD;
environmentally endangered landj and the Pine lIas debt service taxing
districts of Plnellas County have inoreased their millage rates.
Discussion ensued on the $2,036,079 cost of EMS and reimbursement
by the County of $1,318,607 which leaves apprOXimately $700,000 to be paid
by the oitizens of Clearwater. This extra cost oovers the 3rd paramedic
the City uses on all emergency runs.
Commissioner Berfield spoke in support of a oitizens budget committee.
The City Manager stated the bUdget is a oost oonscious budget but
the Commission may cut the budget. However, services would undoubtedly
have to be cut.
Commissioner Berfield recommended the following items be deleted from
the budget.
(1) The Artist in Residenoe Program - $6,000
(2) The Florida Symphony - $10,000
(3) Conferenoe and convention expenses be reduoed
Commissioner Garvey spoke in support of the bUdget and quoted from
a League of Women Voters booklet on budgets that many expenditures such
as eleotric oosts, payroll etc., must be paid and only 10~ to 15% of the
budget oan be out if ourrent services are to be maintained.
The City Attorney presented ordinance 02789-82, Millage Rate for
Operation Purposes for first reading. The ordinance was read in full as
required by law. Commissioner Garvey moved to pass ordinance 12789-82
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on first reading. Motion was duly seoonded. Upon roll oall to vote was:
"Ayes": Hatohett, Garvey, Calderbank, Berfieldnnd LeCher.
"Nays": None.
The City Attorney presented ordinanoe D2788-82, Capital Improvement
Budget. Commisioner Garvey moved to pass on first reading, motion was
duly seoonded. Upon roll call the vote was:
"Ayes": Hatohett, Garvey, Calderbank, Berfield and LeCher.
"Nays": None.
The City Attorney presented ordinanoe 02787-82, Operating Budget.
Commisioner Garvey moved to pass on first reading. Motion was duly
seoonded. Upon roll call the vote was:
"Ayes": ~atchett, Garvey, Calderbank, and LeCher.
"Nays": Berfield.
MotJ..OII oarrJ.ed.
Commissioner Garvey requested a response be made .to the Pinellas
County Arts Counoil for financial support of the Artist-in-Residenoe
Program. The City Manager reported an item will be on the September 16
agenda addressing the subject.
Commissioner Calderbank requested a report on options available to
the oommission to hold down development in Sand Key.
Meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
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City Clerk
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