2022-03-02 City Council SPECIAL MEETING - MinutesCity Council Chambers „ oR Menifee City Council
29844 Haun Road G Special Meeting Minutes
Menifee, CA 92586 `
M E N I F E E Wednesday, March 02, 2022
Bill Zimmerman, Mayor '"~ 4 3:00 PM Special Meeting
Greg August, District 1
Matthew Liesemeyer, District 2 Armando G. Villa, City Manager
Lesa Sobek, District 3 Jeffrey T. Melching, City Attorney
Dean Deines, District 4
Stephanie Roseen, Clerk
Special Meeting Minutes
SPECIAL MEETING 3:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Zimmerman called the special meeting to order at 3:00 PM.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Dean Deines, Bob Karwin, Matthew Liesemeyer, Lesa Sobek, Bill Zimmerman
Absent: None
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Michael Cano, Quality of Life Measure Committee Member, led the flag salute.
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.1 Fiscal Year 2021/2022 Mid -Year Budget Review and Budget Adjustments
City Manager Armando Villa introduced the item and Public Works Director Nick
Fidler. Mr. Fidler provided a presentation and reported on the completed projects
through March 2022; projects in construction; projects currently in design; Holland
Road Overpass; Central Park Amphitheater; Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
projects that are on hold; mid -year CIP requests: Salt Creek Trail Improvements,
Bell Mountain Middle School Pedestrian Project, Newport Road raised medians,
Audie Murphy Ranch (AMR) Resurfacing, and AMR skate park improvements; and
mid -year CIP project changes.
The City Council inquired about the on -hold projects, solar powered park lighting,
AMR Skate Park Improvements, Holland Road Overpass funding, priority ranking,
and grants received, Antelope Road repaving, Central Park Amphitheater, Salt
Creek Trail feasibility study, Willows neighborhood in Menifee Lakes street
resurfacing, Active Transportation Plan (ATP) improvements in Sun City, Bradly
Road bridge of Salt Creek funding, and Antelope Road and MSJC traffic signal.
The City Council and staff discussed there may be a need to reevaluate the project
priorities due to the economy's increased projected project costs.
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Mr. Villa introduced Financial Services Manager Margarita Cornejo. Ms. Cornejo
provided a presentation and reported on the budget process; economic outlook;
revenue analysis; expenditure analysis; and personnel and staffing requests.
Assistant City Manager Rochelle Clayton, Menifee Police Chief Pat Walsh, and
Police Captains Chris Karrer and Dave Gutierrez reported on the Menifee Police
Department mid -year staff requests and related expenditures.
The City Council inquired about police response times.
Ms. Cornejo continued with the presentation and reported on the fiscal year
2021/22 CIP program; mid -year appropriations; American Rescue Plan (ARP); mid-
year summary; and the recommended actions.
The City Council inquired about the ARP funds, consideration of a possible
economic downturn, expenditure analysis breakdowns, police department staff
comparison, vehicle fleet sustainability, initial police department projections,
student resource officer program, Consumer Price Increase (CPI) projections, WM
revenue, La Piedra and Murrieta Road traffic signal, and ARP funded programs.
The City Council provided consensus to reallocate three of the City Council
designated offices for staff use.
Councilmember Sobek stated the importance of reducing the police department
response times and the emergency mass notification system
Mayor Zimmerman stated the importance of sustainability as the City continues to
grow.
ACTION
1. Accepted the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021/22 mid -year budget review and adopted
Resolution No. 22-1121 to approve additional appropriations and revenue
recognitions as presented; and
2. Adopted Resolution No. 22-1122 to update the City's Authorized Position
Listing to approve staffing changes; and
3. Approved partial use of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds/plan as
recommended; and
4. Approved the update to the FY 2021/22 Capital Improvement Program to
include various Capital Improvement Projects and/or updated funding as
presented for approval.
5. ADJOURN
Mayor Zimmerman adjourned the meeting at 5:07 PM.
4teopnie Roseen, CMC
Acting City Clerk
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