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AGENDA
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE
UKIAH CITY COUNCIL AND
UKIAH VALLEY SANITATION DISTRICT
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
June 25, 2007
1:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
The Ukiah City Council met at a Special Joint Meeting with the Ukiah Valley Sanitation District on June 25,
2007, the notice for which being legally noticed on, June 22, 2007. Mayor Rodin called the meeting to
order at 1:02:31 PM. Roll was taken with the following Councilmembers present: Thomas, Crane,
McCowen, and Mayor Rodin. Absent: Councilmember Baldwin. Staff present: City Manager Horsley,
Rick Kennedy, Gordon Elton, and Deputy City Clerk Brown. Also present representing the Ukiah Valley
Sanitation District Board were Directors Wattenburger, Delbar, and Crane; and Kristy Furman, recording
secretary.
2. PUBLIC HEARING -CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF FISCALYEAR 2007-2008
BUDGET
A. Overview of Proposed Budget
City Manager Horsley opened the discussion and presented staff members Rick Kennedy and
Gordon Elton who reviewed the proposed budget including the objectives and accomplishments for the
ending fiscal year 2006-07 and:
B. Review of City/District Fund Accounts
• Sewer/Wastewater Treatment
• City/Sanitation District Sewer Construction
• City Sewer Capital Improvement
• Sanitation District Special
• Sanitation District Capital Improvement
Councilmember McCowen excused himself from the meeting at 2:17 PM, having another commitment.
Opened Public Hearing: 2:17:48 PM
Jim Ronco spoke to 1) the proposed general manager's salary; 2) the sewer lateral/River Watch issue,
wondering when the budget is adopted if an amendment could be made or consideration given for the
fund balance to solve some of the sewer deficit or provide a rate reduction to the citizens; 3) public ease of
interpreting the budget.
Closed Public Hearing: 2:23:38 PM
C. Adoption of City of Ukiah 2007-2008 Sewer Budget
MS Crane/Thomas to adopt the Fiscal '07-08 City of Ukiah Sewer Budget as proposed. Motion carried
by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Thomas, Crane, and Mayor Rodin. NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Councilmembers Baldwin and McCowen.
A similar Motion was also made and carried by the unanimous voice vote of the UVSD Board of Directors
adopting the UVSD fiscal '07-08 Budget.
3. OTHER BUSINESS
A. Set the next Joint Meeting of the Ukiah City Council and Ukiah Valley
Sanitation District
UVSD Board Chairman Wattenburger proposed a Joint meeting to discuss sewer lateral issues.
Councilmember Crane recommended that Mary Grace Pawson, Winzler & Kelly, be included in the
meeting. A joint notice of the two bodies can be worked out by the two attorneys. August dates were
discussed with the first two weeks of August having the most promise, and both August 6th and 8th were
mentioned as good days for scheduling this meeting.
4. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
mere bei~ no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:29:56 PM.
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Lin a C. Brown,~uty City Clerk