AGENDA

City of Modesto

SPECIAL FINANCE COMMITTEE / WORKSHOP

COUNCIL CHAMBERS – BASEMENT LEVEL

1010 10th Street

Modesto, California

Monday, June 23, 2008 at 5:30 p.m.

Roll Call:    Brad Hawn, Chair

Kristin Olsen, Vice Chair

Garrad Marsh

Alternates: Janice Keating, Dave Lopez, Will O’Bryant, Jim Ridenour

Council has not delegated directive or final approval authority to the Committees.  Committee actions are recommendations to the full City Council, not final decisions on an issue.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Three minute time limit per speaker

Only interested persons in the audience may present these matters. Under State law, Councilmembers may respond to matters being presented under this item only as follows:

a.            Briefly respond to statements made or questions raised.

b.            Ask a question for clarification.

c.            Provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information.

d.            Request staff to report back at a subsequent meeting.

e.            Finally, a Councilmember or the Council itself may take action to direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.

CONSENT ITEMS – ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED:  Items 1 through 3

Information concerning the consent items listed above has been forwarded to each Committee Member prior to this meeting for study. Unless some member of the audience or Committee Member has a question concerning an item and asks that it be withdrawn from the consent list, the Committee approves the items at one time. The action taken by the Committee in approving consent items is set forth in the explanation of this individual item.

Any and all of the following agenda items are subject to action by the Committee/Workshop.

CONSENT ITEMS

An item may be removed from consent and discussed at the request of an audience member or Committee Member.

CONSENT

1.      Consider recommended budget adjustments for the month of June 2008 and refer to City Council for approval.  (Attachment)

CONSENT

2.      Consider recommendation authorize the Purchasing Manager to issue a Request for Proposals for banking services, and forward to City Council for approval.  (Attachment)

CONSENT

3.      Consider recommendation to authorize the Purchasing Manager to conduct sole source acquisitions with:  (1) Sungard HTEVAR to purchase an IBM Power6 Model M25 server and provide migration and training services/supplies for the existing system for an estimated total cost of $112,010.00, and (2) Sungard HTE to purchase the Naviline web upgrade, migration and training services for Sungard THE Utility Billing Miscellaneous Receivables System for an estimated total cost of $85,000, and forward to City Council for approval.  (Attachment)

NEW BUSINESS

4.      Consider a verbal report from Bill Bassitt on the activities of the Alliance.

5.      Consider recommendation to establish a Business License Application Fee for processing new and reactivated business licenses, and forward to City Council for approval.  (Attachment)

6.      Consider staff report on recommended enhancements to the Business License Code enforcement efforts in the Customer Services Division of the Finance Department and forward to the City Council for consideration.  (Attachment)

7.      Consider staff recommendation to approve a project to construct a Modesto Area Express (MAX) fare deposit facility on City property, authorize staff to solicit design and construction proposals, and forward to City Council for approval.  (Attachment)

8.      Consider authorizing staff to develop a 5-year lease agreement with Civic Partners, Modesto, Inc., for the Transit Division to occupy office space on the first floor of Tenth Street Place at a rental rate of approximately $64,500 annually and a one-time tenant improvement expense of approximately $105,000, and forward to City Council for presentation and consideration.  (Attachment)

9.      Consider recommendation to appoint members to the 2008 Lease Revenue and Capital Improvement Bond Debt Refinancing Team, approve an agreement for Bond Disclosure Counsel Services with Stradling, Yocca, Carlson and Rauth, approve and agreement for Bond Counsel Services with Sidley Austin, LLC, forward to City Council for approval and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the agreements.  (Attachment)

10.  Consider staff report, discussion and policy direction regarding possible voluntary employee work furloughs and possible business closure of City offices between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.  (Attachment)

11.  Consider staff report, discussion and policy direction regarding the City’s Management and Confidential leave benefits and provide direction.  (Attachment)

MATTERS TOO LATE FOR THE AGENDA

These may be presented by members of the Committee and staff upon determination by a majority vote that an emergency exists, as defined by State law, or by a 2/3 vote that (1) there is a need to take immediate action, and (2) that the need for action came to the City’s attention after the agenda was posted.

ADJOURNMENT

Posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2 on _____________________, 2008, at ____________ by

______________________on the bulletin board at Tenth Street Place.