Live - Life Lincoln - Live Life Lincoln. Live.Life. Lincoln - Live . Life - Lincoln Live Life Lipcoln  MINUTES  CITY OF LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL & LINCOLN REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES Council Work Session June 4, 2019  4:00PM - 6:00PM -First Floor Conference Room Mayor Joiner called the meeting to order at 4:00PM.  1.  ROLL CALL Councilmembers present: Peter Gilbert  Dan Karleskint Alyssa Silhi Paul Joiner  Mayor:  Councilmembers absent: Holly Andreatta  Roll Call: 4 members present, 1 members absent, 0 members excused.  Staff members present:  Jennifer Hanson, City Manager Kristine Mollenkopf, City Attorney Doug Lee, Police Chief Ray Leftwich, City Engineer/Acting Public' Works Director Susan May, Finance Director Steve Prosser, Community Development Director Sara Roush, Accounting Manager Gwen Scanlon, City Clerk  Various City employees, consultants and members of the public were also present.  2. 3.  FLAG SALUTE led by Mayor Paul Joiner.  STAFF REPORT  3.A. Proposed personnel changes for Fiscal Year 2019/20.  Jennifer Hanson, City Manager, gave a brief staff report and powerpoint presentation. Abrief City Council discussion ensued regarding: cost of proposed changes; the similarity of new organization chart to organization charts the City had in the past; whether there was any pushback from Staff; how long the proposed changes are anticipated to last; and whether the rotating acting chief would cause any problems with California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS). Mayor Joiner opened and closed the discussion toi the public at 4:37PM with no comment and there was unanimous City Council  consensus to bring this item back to a future Council meeting for action.  3.B. Financial Actions: Airport and Solid Waste  Jennifer Hanson, City Manager, gave a brief staff report and powerpoint presentation on a proposed transfer from the solid waste fund to the general fund related to the franchise hauler fees. A brief City Council discussion ensued regarding: why the franchise hauler fees were applied to the solid waste fund rather than the general fund; whether the mistake had an impact on the solid waste ratepayers; and bringing the item back for City Council with an in-depth legal analysis. Mayor Joiner opened the a) Richard Pearl, a Lincoln resident, stated in his financial consultant experience with local government he had never seen any franchise fees applied to any enterprise accounts but are always b) Stan Nader, a Lincoln resident, stated sixteen years fees had gone to the solid waste fund and if transferred would it impact on the solid waste ratepayers since it appears the City has over collected approximately $3 million and it would be helpful for Staff to explain why water overcharges were c) Lena Labosky, al Lincoln resident, stated she didn't have a problem with the franchise fees going to the general fund in the future but she sees a problem going back to 2003 and transferring because it  discussion to the public at 4:52PM with the following comments: applied to the general fund and he was in favor of correcting.  corrected and this hadn't yet.  was. difficult to determine the intentofnast ClvCauncimembers  600 Sixth Strcet . 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Live - Life Lincoln Live Life Lincoln Live Life Lincoln  Page 2of2 City Council, Public Finance Authority and Redevelopment Successor Agency Work Session Meeting Minutes June 4, 2019  d) Donna Hodgson, LIFT member (LIFT is a group unified to lifting Lincoln to new heights through integrity), asked questions related to ratepayer fees who may experience higher rates because franchise hauler fees not going into the solid waste fund, the Prop 218 exemption for franchise fees in 2003, the City not learning from the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) or Grand Jury report; and if no statute of limitations applied to the franchise fees then no statute should apply to ratepayer refunds for e) Ted Jones, LIFT, stated his concern with the perception oft transferring funds from solid waste to the general fund; the need for the solid waste rate study to be completed before any transfers are done; going back to 2003 and transferring before the ratepayers have been given refunds for over collected Staff briefly addressed the public comments. City Council consensus was the item be brought for action at at future City Council meeting and contain additional analysis of the intent of City Council in 2003 and Ms. Hanson continued the staff report and powerpoint related to the airport financial actions at 5:17PM. Al brief City Council discussion ensued regarding the findings of the. JLAC and Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), term of interfund loans and booking of Due To/Due From loans. Mayor Joiner a) Richard Pearl, a Lincoln resident, stated the City has a huge loan that needs to be paid because costs were never recovered at the airport and hopes the City can reduce the term of the loan. b) Stan Nader, a Lincoln resident, stated the problem would have already been solved if there was an c) Donna Hodgson, LIFT member, asked the City Attorney, Kristine Mollenkopf, to provide the government code that allows these types of interfund loans because the airport has no demonstrated d) Ted Jones, LIFT member, agreed with Ms. Hodgson's comments and stated his concern that the proposed interfund loan would be taken from the General Fund Reserve rather than the Operating Staff briefly addressed the public comments. City Council consensus was to run the proposed Airport Interfund loan by the JLAC and CAFR auditors and bring the item back toi the June 11, 2019 City  water, sewer and wastewater.  rates.  legal backup why franchise fees are not subject to Prop 218.  opened the discussion to the public at 5:35PM with the following comments:  easy solution and cautioned against using the General Fund reserves. way of repaying al loan and it could be considered a gift of public funds.  accounts.  Council meeting prior to the annual budget approval. 3.C. Public Safety Quarterly Reports  Chief Lee stated the public safety quarterly reports could be received and filed by City Council without a  staff report. 5. 6.  COUNCIL INITIATED BUSINESS - none  ADJOURNMENT adjourned by Mayor Joiner at 6:00M.  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