2021-05-19 City Council REGULAR MEETING - Minutes (3)City Council Chambers
29844 Haun Road
Menifee, CA 92586
Bill Zimmerman, Mayor
Bob Karwin, District 1
Matthew Liesemeyer, District 2
Lesa Sobek, District 3
Dean Deines, District 4
SPECIAL MEETING (2:00 PM)
CALL TO ORDER
Menifee City Council
Y Special Meeting Minutes
MEN I FEE Wednesday, May 19, 2021
2:00 PM Special Meeting
Armando G. Villa, City Manager
Jeffrey T. Melching, City Attorney
Sarah A. Manwaring, City Clerk
MINUTES
Mayor Zimmerman called the Special Meeting to order at 2:00 PM.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Dean Deines, Bob Karwin, Matthew Liesemeyer, Lesa Sobek, Bill Zimmerman
Absent: None
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Pro Tern Sobek led the flag salute.
4. WORKSHOP
4.1 Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Budget & Capital Improvement Plan Workshop
City Manager Armando Villa introduced the item. Deputy Finance Director Wendy
Preece and Financial Services Manager Margarita Cornejo provided a presentation and
reported on the City's mission; purpose of the annual budget; analysis of current
economic conditions; City impacts; budget assumptions and sources; forecast revenues;
total general fund revenues and expenditures; hiring strategy -critical areas; and
positions requested.
Mayor Pro Tern Sobek asked each Department to justify the new position(s) they had
requested in the budget.
Councilmember Liesemeyer inquired about the agreement with the County for traffic
technician services. Mr. Villa explained that the City did not want to sever the agreement,
only reduce services and cost.
Ms. Preece continued with the presentation and reported on the positions requested for
reclassification; total general fund revenues and expenditures; American Rescue Plan
Act of 2021; Fiscal Year 2021 /22 revenues, transfers in and use of fund balance; general
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fund revenues and expenditures; Quality of Life Measure (Measure DD) funding; Quality
of Life Measure revenue and expenditures; Menifee Police Department budget funds;
and Police staffing comparison.
Mayor Pro Tern Sobek inquired about the increase in cost for Murrieta Dispatch. Deputy
City Manager Clayton stated additional staffing was needed due to the increase in call
volume.
Ms. Preece continued with the presentation and reported on the December 2020
Menifee Police Department five-year projections and fiscal year 21/22 proposed
projections.
Councilmember Karwin inquired about the Police Department personnel pensions.
The presentation continued with capital projects and capital outlays with new funding;
fund balance policy; total City-wide expenditures; and total all funds budget with fund
balance.
The City Council asked questions of staff regarding the unassigned fund balance
reserve, County Service Areas (CSA) accounts, and the Community Facilities District
(CFD) funds.
The presentation continued with the budget Summary; fiscal planning; and budget
process summary to conclude the presentation.
The City Council thanked staff for their hard work on the budget.
5. ADJOURN
Mayor Zimmerman adjourned theyreethgjat 3:16 PM.
ih A. Manwafing, MMC
Clerk
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