BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL. Approved Minutes. Budget Study Session on May 10, 2017

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1 BURLINGAME CITY COUNCIL Budget Study Session on May 10, CALL TO ORDER A duly noticed special meeting of the Burlingame City Council was held on the above date in the City Hall Council Chambers. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG The pledge of allegiance was led by Police Chief Wollman. 3. ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Beach, Brownrigg, Colson, Keighran, Ortiz MEMBERS ABSENT: None 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. 5. STAFF REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a. FISCAL YEAR BUDGET City Manager Goldman thanked the staff for their hard work preparing the budget. Finance Director Augustine began by reviewing the budget highlights for Fiscal Year She stated that the budget is aligned with Council and community priorities as discussed at the Annual Goal-Setting Session on January 28, She also explained that there are no major changes from the five-year forecast. Finance Director Augustine stated that the budget recognizes Burlingame s healthy economy for the past few years and provides for a $3 million transfer to the Renewal and Replacement Reserve. She explained that the Renewal and Replacement Reserve was created to assist with the City s unfunded needs. Finance Director Augustine discussed the three main General Fund challenges. The first challenge is to provide day-to-day operations and capital needs required to sustain high quality services. The second is to fund long-term, legally obligated liabilities. The third is to resolve unfunded infrastructure needs. She 1

2 explained that much of the work of the General Fund budget is defining and outlining the day-to-day operations and ensuring that they are properly funded in an optimal manner. Finance Director Augustine reviewed the proposed budget s personnel increases. She stated that the proposed budget assumes some strategic staff increases to allow the City to continue providing timely and responsive services. She stated that the proposed budget includes $313,000 for an additional 2.8 full time equivalent employees ( FTE ). The budget also includes wage increases as agreed to with each bargaining unit and increases in pension costs. Vice Mayor Brownrigg stated that he appreciated the FTE highlight. He asked that next time, a headcount be included in the staff report so that Council could view staffing levels and increases in each division. Finance Director Augustine talked about past efforts to curb the rising costs of benefits. She gave the example that City employees pay a portion of the City s share of pension costs and a portion of their healthcare plan. Finance Director Augustine stated that the budget assumes that the relatively low investment returns will continue. She stated that the City does have an investment advisor to ensure that the City gets optimal returns on its investments. Finance Director Augustine discussed the Renewal and Replacement Reserve transfer of $3 million. She stated that these funds are not sufficient to address the City s $100 million unfunded needs. She explained that in the past, the City has used 2% of the 12% of TOT revenues to determine how much the City should spend on capital improvement projects. However, she stated that the 2% has not been sufficient in recent years. Instead, staff has begun determining what needs to be done each year and then provides a budget based on those needs. She stated that this year the 2% of the 12% of TOT is $4.5 million, but staff is proposing using $6.3 million from the General Fund for capital projects. In reference to the FY proposed budget, she explained that General Fund revenues are up 2.1%. She reminded the Council that this an increase of 4.7% from the FY adopted budget. She stated that the General Fund will have a $1.5 million surplus. She stated that these numbers are fairly close with what was predicted in the five-year forecast. Finance Director Augustine discussed the three main sources of revenue for the General Fund: TOT, sales tax, and property tax. She stated that these three sources make up 84.5% of the General Fund revenues in the proposed budget. She stated that the next largest source of revenue for the General Fund is charges for service, making up 8% of the General Fund revenue. Finance Director Augustine explained that TOT revenues constitute Burlingame s largest General Fund source. She stated that the FY budget forecasts a 2.5% increase in TOT. However, she added that while hotels in the area continue to have an 84.9% occupancy rate, it is expected that occupancy rates will level off in the near future. Mayor Ortiz asked if the occupancy rate in Burlingame has remained level for the past few years. Finance Director Augustine replied in the affirmative. 2

3 Vice Mayor Brownrigg stated that at the recent Chamber of Commerce lunch there was discussion that ADR has decreased as a result of closures at the Moscone Center. Councilmember Keighran asked if the San Francisco Airport hotel was on target to be completed in Finance Director Augustine replied in the affirmative and stated that the hotel will have 400 rooms. Finance Director Augustine next discussed property taxes. She stated that the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF) withheld from the City s property tax allocation was nearly $2.5 million. She explained that not all of these funds were used, and therefore the City received an excess ERAF distribution of $1.49 million. She noted that the State s obligation to schools is projected to increase, which will decrease the amount of excess ERAF returned to agencies. Finance Director Augustine next discussed sales taxes. She stated that taxable sales for all of California in the final quarter were up 2.1% compared to the previous year. However, in Burlingame, sales taxes remained steady. She explained that transactions in the City s auto and transportation sector leveled off considerably this past year. She stated that the decline in auto sales is being seen across the country. Finance Director Augustine stated that the Burlingame Avenue Downtown area contributed 23.5% in sales taxes, and the Broadway Downtown area contributed 4.5%. Councilmember Beach asked if Burlingame had matched the State s sales tax increase last year. Finance Director Augustine replied that she only had the fourth quarter numbers but that Burlingame was slightly below the State level. Finance Director Augustine next discussed expenditure highlights. She stated that there were two significant changes: 1) the proposed increase in FTEs; and 2) additional funding for General Fund capital projects. She stated that all other appropriations were comparable to last year. She explained that non-personnel costs were up by 4.7% due to various items including budgeting for the 2017 election and an increase in the Parks & Recreation tree trimming and pruning contract. Additionally, she stated that internal service charges were up 15%, but these charges were a small portion of the budget. Vice Mayor Brownrigg asked why Public Works budget was up 17%. Finance Director Augustine stated that the 17% increase includes additional FTEs, new classifications, COLAs, step increases, employee benefit cost increases, and internal services. Councilmember Beach discussed the Parks and Recreation Department s $194,000 increase in contractual services for costs associated with enrichment enrollment and advanced class offerings. She asked if the $194,000 was a pass-through cost. Finance Director Augustine replied in the affirmative, stating a majority of it would come back to the City. City Manager Goldman explained that the charts Council was viewing only show departments expenditures. However, she stated that Parks & Recreation will be recouping a majority of the funds through charges for services. Finance Director Augustine agreed with the City Manager, stating that Parks & Recreation s charges for services is predicted to increase by 11.3%. Mayor Ortiz asked if the $510,500 for the aquatic center would be recouped. Parks & Recreation Director Glomstad stated that under the new aquatics agreement, there is an increase in the amount paid for services. 3

4 In addition, she discussed the ongoing maintenance needs of the aquatic center and that BAC is looking for a larger subsidy this year. Accordingly, she stated that not all costs would be recouped. Next, Finance Director Augustine reviewed the addition of 2.8 FTEs to the FY budget. She stated that Engineering and Streets & Storm Drain would each receive an additional employee, while Recreation would receive an additional.8 FTE. She stated that under the FY budget, there would be 159 FTEs funded in the General Fund. Vice Mayor Brownrigg asked if the 159 FTEs included the Enterprise Funds. Finance Director Augustine replied in the negative, stating that the number presented was just for the General Fund. City Manager Goldman stated that there are a little over 200 FTEs across all funds. Finance Director Augustine stated that the FY proposed budget has a surplus of $1.5 million. She stated that a question for the Council would be if those funds should be directed towards infrastructure needs. Finance Director Augustine briefly discussed the Capital Improvement Program. She stated that public infrastructure is a top issue for the community. She explained that the General Fund contribution for the coming year would be $6.3 million, 25% of the total CIP funding for FY Finance Director Augustine stated that net debt service paid from the General Fund is down 6.1%. The drop is the result of final payments being made on a couple of smaller loans. Next, she explained that each year the City Council funds community groups that carry out a public purpose through the services they offer to San Mateo County and Burlingame residents through the Community Groups Funding Program. She stated that each year the Council approves $45,000 in funding to these community agencies. However, last year, the Council approved an additional contribution of $45,000 split between CALL Primrose and HIP Housing. Finance Director Augustine asked the Council if they wanted to keep the funding level at $45,000. Councilmember Keighran recused herself from the conversation because of her role at the County level with Measure K funding. Vice Mayor Brownrigg stated that last year he had raised the idea of increasing the funding to assist organizations that were working to solve housing issues in and around Burlingame. He stated that he didn t think people were feeling less stressed this year; however, he explained that he was unsure what the City s funding should be. Councilmember Colson stated that last year CALL Primrose and HIP Housing had specific one-time funding requests. She stated that a similar request had not been made this year. She suggested raising the overall community group funding to $50,000. Councilmember Beach, Vice Mayor Brownrigg and Mayor Ortiz voiced their support for Councilmember Colson s suggestion. Next, City Manager Goldman discussed the City s unfunded needs. She explained that in FY , staff conducted public outreach to prioritize the unfunded infrastructure needs of the City. She stated that from public outreach a list of Capital Improvement Projects was created. The list was then brought to Council, 4

5 and the Council prioritized the needs and discussed ways to fund these projects. In January 2015, the Renewal and Replacement Reserve was created; the reserve currently has approximately $20 million. Recently staff has conducted another round of public outreach to confirm the priorities of the City s unfunded needs. City Manager Goldman explained that staff has met with over 26 community groups to discuss the needs of the City. Additionally, she stated that the City has sent out forms and posted a survey on asking for public feedback on the community s priorities. City Manager Goldman stated that after engaging hundreds of residents, the priorities as identified by the residents are: repairing potholes, maintaining streets and sidewalks, replacing infrastructure such as the WWII-era Recreation Center, and maintaining public safety services and parks programs for all ages. City Manager Goldman stated that prior to the Council s adoption of the FY budget, staff will present the results of this year s Godbe Research Community Priorities Survey. She stated that the City conducted a survey with Godbe Research last summer and that it is currently being updated. Finance Director Augustine discussed the CalPERS discount rate reduction. She stated that CalPERS decided in December 2016 that the discounted rate of 7.5% should be gradually reduced over the next three years. She explained that the discount rate reduction will not impact the employer contributions until Accordingly, she explained that the City will see employer contribution rates rise significantly over the next 5-11 years before leveling off. Finance Director Augustine stated that currently employer contributions are 22.9% for miscellaneous employees and 40.6% for safety employees. She explained that they will rise to 36% for miscellaneous and 69.8% for safety in the next five years. Furthermore, in 11 years the rates will rise to 42% for the miscellaneous and 82.3% for safety. Vice Mayor Brownrigg asked if CalPERS had created talking points on this matter that could be used to explain to the bargaining units why employer contribution rates were increasing. Finance Director Augustine replied in the affirmative, stating that there is a 30 minute video on the CalPERS website that explains the discount rate and why they decided to reduce the discount rate. Vice Mayor Brownrigg stated that initially employees won t feel the effect of the discount rate reduction. However, he explained that eventually the increased amount the City will need to pay into CalPERS will have an effect on the employees. He stated that he would like to be prepared for this discussion. HR Director Morrison stated that the discount rate decrease in FY coincides with the next round of negotiations with the unions. She stated that she has begun meeting with the unions on this matter so that it won t be a surprise to them in FY Councilmember Colson asked if the employer contribution increase to 82.3% in 11 years meant that for every police officer the City has on the street, the City will be paying almost the full salary of another police officer. Finance Director Augustine replied in the affirmative. City Manager Goldman explained that it is 82.3% of the salary of the employee and not the total cost of an employee (the total cost of an employee includes health insurance, dental, pension, etc). 5

6 Mayor Ortiz asked what happens if CalPERS returns come in higher than expected. Finance Director Augustine stated that CalPERS might be able to reduce the required contribution rates. Councilmember Colson stated that reducing contribution rates when returns come in high is historically how cities got into trouble. She stated that the City should continue to make payments based on the reduced rate. Vice Mayor Brownrigg asked that in future budget reports staff highlight when the CalPERS reduced rate takes effect. He explained that he wanted to ensure that the public understands the effect the reduced rate would have on the personnel budget. Finance Director Augustine stated that GASB Statement 68 was implemented in FY She explained that as a result, net pension liability is now reported on the City s balance sheet. However, net pension liability is not reported within the individual governmental funds, which is why the General Fund can remain comparable to past years. She explained that the net pension liability for the General Fund is approximately $49 million for safety and miscellaneous combined. Finance Director Augustine reviewed various charts showing the effect of the CalPERS reduced rate. She stated that what the charts do not show is that City employees contribute 1.5% of the employer s share. Moreover, she stated that Police classic employees contribute 3%, which will go up to 4% on January 1, Vice Mayor Brownrigg asked if the discount rate reduction affects only the employer s share and not the employees share. Finance Director Augustine replied in the affirmative. City Manager Goldman stated that the employee rate is set by statute. She added that the City has worked with the bargaining units to have employees assist the City in paying the employer s share. Finance Director Augustine discussed options to fund the future CalPERS contribution rates. She explained that CalPERS has suggested that municipalities make additional contributions either ad-hoc or on a fixed schedule. Another option she explained is a Section 115 Pension Trust. Finance Director Augustine stated that if the City begins to pre-fund the pension liabilities now, the City will be able to level off the rates instead of seeing a dramatic increase. To illustrate her point, she used charts showing what would happen if the City started prepaying the liability. She stated that if the City was to increase its contributions to 36.7% now, and did that for the next 4-5 years, then the City would build up enough funds to cover the deficit in the next 8-10 years. Vice Mayor Brownrigg asked for the dollar amount of increasing the City s contribution rate to 36.7%. Finance Director Augustine stated it would be an annual additional contribution of approximately $3.8 million for miscellaneous and safety. City Manager Goldman stated that one of the City s biggest challenges is figuring out how to budget for the increased contributions to CalPERS and at the same time continue to chip away at the $100 million in unfunded needs. She stated that this is a key question for Council to decide. 6

7 Mayor Ortiz asked if the City increases its contributions immediately, giving CalPERS an additional $3.8 million, would the City continue making this additional payment of $3.8 million when CalPERS rates increase. Finance Director Augustine replied in the affirmative. Councilmember Beach stated she was interested in hearing staff s perspective on prioritizing CIP needs versus pension liabilities. Finance Director Augustine stated that while the cost of infrastructure needs will go up the longer they are put off, pension liabilities will remain the same. However, she added that the City has options for capital funding that are not available for pensions. Councilmember Colson discussed the increased rates. She stated that the City has a legal obligation to make these payments and if the City doesn t start to chip away at the pension liability, Council might have to make some hard decisions. She added that in reviewing the City s unfunded needs, while the CIP projects would cost more the longer they are put off, the City has discretion on prioritizing those projects. She stated that this is not the same for the pensions, as the City will get boxed in the longer they take to address the issue. Mayor Ortiz asked Councilmember Colson if she would be in favor of starting to make additional contributions. Councilmember Colson stated that it didn t have to be 36.7%, but she would prefer the City set up a Pension 115 Trust. She asked if funds from a Pension115 Trust could be removed if needed. Finance Director Augustine stated that the funds must be spent on pensions. Vice Mayor Brownrigg asked for the City Manager s opinion on the City s OPEB discretionary payments. City Manager Goldman stated that the City shouldn t stop making the OPEB payments as the City is chipping away at the problem. City Manager Goldman discussed Councilmember Colson s suggestion at the Mid-Year Budget Session that once the pension obligation bonds are paid off, the City could continue to set those funds aside to decrease the unfunded accrued liability. City Manager Goldman stated that the Council can t lose sight of the infrastructure needs of the City. She stated that the infrastructure needs include risk-management issues such as sidewalks, potholes and ADA curb cuts. City Attorney Kane added that what isn t factored into the $100 million unfunded infrastructure needs is potential liability. She stated that the Council needs to make sure that certain risk-management projects are taken care of to avoid potential liability. Mayor Ortiz stated that he believes the City should get a head start on paying down the pension liability. He explained that by getting a head start on the matter now when the economy is good, the City will be prepared if/when the economy is not as healthy. He suggested creating a Pension Reserve Fund. City Manager Goldman stated that based on Council s direction, staff would bring back options on paying down the pension liability. 7

8 Vice Mayor Brownrigg asked if funds from the Economic Stability Reserve could be used for pension liabilities. He stated that the Economic Stability Reserve has $16 million, and he would feel comfortable putting a portion of those funds towards pension reserves. City Manager Goldman stated that the City has $12.3 million in unassigned fund balance that could be a source for pension reserves. Mayor Ortiz asked about Vice Mayor Brownrigg s suggestion to draw on the Economic Stability Reserve. Finance Director Augustine stated that the City shouldn t draw on this reserve unless there was a definite economic downturn that affected the top three revenue sources. Vice Mayor Brownrigg asked staff to come up with talking points that tell the story of why City contribution levels will rise. In reviewing Finance Director Augustine s presentation, City Manager Goldman stated that staff received direction to add money to the Renewal and Replacement Reserve, to increase community funding to $50,000 and that Council would like to move forward with a plan on how to fund the pension liability. b. CITY COUNCIL REVIEW OF DRAFT FY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Assistant Public Works Director Art Morimoto made the presentation on the draft FY Capital Improvement Program ( CIP ). Mr. Morimoto stated that staff is recommending $6.288 million in General Fund CIP. He discussed how staff was proposing these funds be spent within each department: 1. $3.288 million in Parks & Recreation projects to include: turfing Murray field; upgrading and repairing Ray Park and Paloma Park; creating a City Parks Master Plan; and replacing the pool deck at the Burlingame Aquatic Club. 2. $1.4 million for public/community facilities projects including: energy efficiency improvements; fire stations emergency generators upgrade; and fuel pump station project at Corp Yard. 3. $1.05 million for Bicycle, Pedestrian & Traffic Safety projects including: California Drive Class II Bike Lane project; Hoover School sidewalk improvements; and residential traffic calming projects. 4. $610,000 in projects for Finance, Police and City Clerk including: updating the financial software system; replacing dispatch furniture; and purchasing an electronic content management system. Mr. Morimoto noted that additionally there is $6.77 million in existing funds and grants for Bicycle, Pedestrian & Traffic Safety projects including $4.35 million for Broadway Grade Separation. Next, Mr. Morimoto discussed Gas Tax, Measure A/M and Federal-Aid Funded projects. He stated that staff is recommending $4.2 million be spent to resurface the following streets: 1. Broadway- El Camino Real to California Drive 2. Cadillac Way Rollins Road to Carolan Avenue 3. California Drive Peninsula Avenue to Burlingame Avenue 4. Trousdale Drive California Drive to Marco Polo Way 5. California Drive Burlingame Avenue to Oak Grove Avenue 6. Humboldt Drive Peninsula Avenue to Rollins Road 8

9 Mr. Morimoto discussed the Water System CIP. He stated that the City has a 105-mile water system and that the CIP master plan prioritized over $120 million of necessary improvements. At this point, $40 million of work has been completed including: replacing 13.1 miles of old deteriorated transmission and distribution pipeline; installing 1,250 water services; rehabilitating 1,300 linear feet of fire services; and rehabilitating the Hillside Reservoir Motor Control Center. He stated that an $86 million backlog of work remains. Mr. Morimoto discussed the Water CIP projects that were completed in FY He stated that on El Camino Real, the City replaced an old cast iron water main with a new PVC water main. It cost $1.6 million and involved replacing over 3,000 feet of the water main. The other project that was completed was the replacement of the Motor Control Center and removal of dirt off of the Hillside Reservoir. He stated that it cost $753,000 and involved electrical upgrades and water quality infrastructure improvements. Mr. Morimoto explained that for FY , staff is proposing $2.75 million in Water System projects including: Burlingame Shoreland Subdivision Water Main Project S Rollins Phase 2, Burlingame Avenue East of California Water Main Project S Rollins Phase 3, and the Regional Water Supply Studies/Modeling. Mayor Ortiz asked how old the cast iron pipes were that were replaced on the El Camino Real project. Mr. Morimoto stated approximately 100 years old. Mayor Ortiz asked what the life expectancy was for the PVC pipe that replaced the cast iron. Mr. Morimoto stated it was designed for year life. DPW Murtuza stated that they can last much longer as there is no rust or build up in the PVC pipes. However, he added that the guarantee was for years. Next, Mr. Morimoto discussed the Sanitary Sewer System CIP. He stated that studies were performed to assess the 100 mile sewer system and that the CIP Master Plan prioritized over $160 million of necessary upgrades. At this point, $69 million in necessary upgrades have been completed including: replacing 34 miles of pipeline; replacing 2,600 private laterals; and $1 million in upgrades were done at the Waste Water Treatment Plant to meet state requirements. He stated that $90 million backlog of work remains. Mr. Morimoto discussed the Sewer CIP projects that were completed in FY He stated that Phase 1 of the Ray Park, Easton Addition and Neighborhood Sewer Rehabilitation project was completed. He explained that it cost $3 million and included rehabilitating approximately 5,850 feet of 8-10 inch sanitary sewer with PVC or HDPE pipes utilizing trenchless methods. Another project completed was the Airport Boulevard Pump Station and Hyatt Pump Station rehabilitation. He explained that this project cost $200,000 and included rehabilitating wet wells utilizing a calcium aluminate cementitious structural rehabilitation system. Lastly, he stated that the Bayshore Highway Sewer rehabilitation was completed this year. He explained that it cost $100,000 and included replacing existing 8 ACP sewer main with 10 PVC sewer main from Easton Creek to the new highway on ramp as part of the Caltrans Broadway Interchange project. Mr. Morimoto explained that for FY , staff is proposing $4.7 million in Sanitary Sewer System projects including: Phase 2 and 3 of the Easton Addition, Ray Park & Neighborhood Sewer Rehabilitation project, 1740 Rollins Pump Station improvements, citywide sewer spot repair, Rollins Road sewer rehabilitation, and miscellaneous sewer root foaming and repair. Mr. Morimoto also discussed the SFO 39 Force Main Relocation Feasibility Study. He stated that after waste water is treated at the plant, the water 9

10 main runs through an easement at SFO. He explained that SFO asked Burlingame and Millbrae to relocate that line because it runs through where the new rental car parking structure is to be located. Councilmember Beach asked if relocating the main would be a substantially expensive project. DPW Murtuza stated that it would cost between $3-5 million. Next, Mr. Morimoto discussed the Storm Drainage System CIP. He began by stating that some of the proposed projects were prioritized as a result of the winter storms. In reviewing the Storm Drainage System CIP, he stated that the City has 50 miles of storm drains, drainage channels, and pump stations. He explained that since the passage of the storm drain measure, $22 million of projects have been completed. A $30 million backlog of work remains. Mr. Morimoto discussed the Storm Drainage Projects that were completed in FY He stated that the Neighborhood Storm Drain Project Number 8 cost $1 million and involved replacement of approximately 1,870 feet of curb and gutters; installing 6 storm drain manholes; and replacing and installing 29 storm drain inlets. Mr. Morimoto discussed the actions that were taken since the January 20, 2017 storm event. He stated that Neighborhood Storm Drain Project Number 9 and Number 10 includes 7 locations that were impacted this winter. 1. Columbus Ave and Hale Drive increase inlet capacity 2. Hale Drive and Vancouver Ave collect overflow to private property Easton Drive address low point in street block of Bernal Ave new inlets/street reconstruction 5. Mercy High School Area intercept overland flows from campus Willborough Place improve inlets and possibly upsize system Drake Ave relieve pipe surcharge in low spot of Drake He also discussed operational changes at the Cal Grove Pump Station as a result of the 2017 winter storms. He stated that sensors/alarms/warning system were modified to send out emergency notifications at lower water levels. Additionally, software modifications were completed to prevent automatic pump lock out. He also explained that staffing levels have been increased during potential forecasted storm events. Mr. Morimoto explained that for FY , staff is proposing $5.45 million in Storm Drainage projects including pump station improvements at 1740 Rollins and Cowan, storm drain projects Number 9 and Number 10, flap gates on Sanchez Lagoon, and Culvert Crossing repairs. In summary, Mr. Morimoto stated that staff is recommending $31.64 million in projects for FY Councilmember Beach asked if there was a sense of how much SB 1 would increase funding. DPW Murtuza stated that he estimated an additional $800,000 in FY Councilmember Beach asked if any sewer projects were reprioritized as result of the winter storms. DPW Murtuza replied in the affirmative. 10

11 Vice Mayor Brownrigg discussed the two fire station expenditures, and asked if fire station improvements are paid for by the City or jointly under CCFD. City Manager Goldman stated that each city is responsible for the fire station buildings within their cities. Vice Mayor Brownrigg stated he thought there should be an informational session in the fall to explain what the City has done to prevent future storm damage. Councilmember Colson stated that previously meetings were set up with some of the residents that were affected by the storms. However, she explained that she thought it was important to also share with homeowners what they can do to prepare their homes for future storms. Council agreed that the City should hold an informational meeting in the fall about what had been done to prevent future storm damage and things residents could do to protect their homes. 6. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Ortiz adjourned the meeting at 8:48 p.m. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Meaghan Hassel-Shearer City Clerk 11