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4 <br />City Councit•Committee <br />Meeting Minutes <br />May 11, 2020 - 5:30 p.m. - Electronic Meeting due to COVID-19 Emergency <br />Councilmembers Present: Verna Seal, Chair; Kathy Hougardy, Zak Idan <br />StoffPresent: Allan Ekberg, Vicky Carlsen, David Cline, Tony Cullerton, Rachel Bianchi <br />Chair Seal called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />I. BUSINESSAGENDA <br />A. Financial Impacts from COVID-19 Emergency <br />Staff and Council members continued discussion of financial impacts of COVID-19. Staff is <br />seeking Council approval of (1) A resolution authorizing the Mayor, City Administrator, or <br />designee to implement various cost -saving measures to address revenue shortfalls due to <br />the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) A resolution providing for a temporary pay reduction for <br />non -represented employees to assist with addressing the budget shortfall associated with <br />the coronavirus pandemic. <br />Committee Recommendation <br />Forward to Committee of the Whole for discussion. <br />II. MISCELLANEOUS <br />• Staff will be seeking Council approval to delegate authority to Director Carlsen to be <br />allowed to do Bank Placement. Director Carlsen will follow up with a memo on this topic. <br />• Committee members agreed that Council can return $80,000 to the General Fund from its <br />2020 budget by reducing Professional Services (PMQA) from $76,500 to $16,500 and travel from <br />$30,000 to $10,000. Chair Seal will present this to the full Council. <br />• Deputy Administrator Bianchi suggested that Council move forward with Phase I & II of the <br />Facilities 2.0 study. Deputy Administrator Bianchi will draft a memo and present it at the next <br />Finance Committee meeting. <br />The meeting adjourned at 6:23 p.m. <br />Committee Chair Approval <br />Minutes byTC <br />