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Home My Public Portal AboutA 2008-10-27 - VET. AFFAIRS~' ~s CITY OF LYNWOOD VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL OCTOBER 27, 2008 ~iE~~ ~'b OCi' 2 3 208 5:00 p.m. CITY C7~ I.YNRrIa~jC~sE3 CITY CLEI~I<J CF CE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS ;~ace~~C~~~'~ 11330 BULLIS ROAD ~~, .:.`~;~z Cam/, LYNWOOD, CA 90262 d~ ~~ »>VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL«< JOHN BEIMER, CHAIRPERSON »>BOARD MEMBERS«< JULIO MENDOZA CHARLES WOOD MANNY PEREZ FRANK CALDERON LOUIS FORD JOE BATTLE WILLIE WILLIAMS »>RECREATION STAFF«< PERRY BRENTS, DIRECTOR ROZIE CARRILLO, RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT II ANN LLANAS, MINUTES CLERK I. CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. ROLL CALL: CHAIRPERSON BEIMER BOARD MEMBER WOOD BOARD MEMBER MENDOZA BOARD MEMBER CALDERON BOARD MEMBER PEREZ BOARD MEMBER FORD BOARD MEMBER WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER BATTLE V. AGENDA POSTING VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES VII. INFORMATION ITEMS VIII. SCHEDULED MATTERS A. UPDATE ON VETERANS D AY PROGRAM IX. PUBLIC ORALS X. BOARD MEMBER ORALS XI. ADJOURNMENT ~ ~ CITY OF LYNWOOD VETERANS AFFAIRS COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September zz, zoo8 I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting for September zz, zoo8 was called to order at S:oo p.m. II. INVOCATION: The Invocation was led by Board Member Charles Wood. III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chairperson John Beimer led the Pledge of Allegiance. IV. ROLL CALL: Present CHAIRPERSON BEIMER BOARD MEMBER WOOD BOARD MEMBER MENDOZA BOARD MEMBER FORD Absent BOARD MEMBER WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER BATTLE BOARD MEMBER PEREZ BOARD MEMBER CALDERON V. AGENDA POSTING: The agenda was duly posted by the City Clerk for the September zoo8 meeting. VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes were not approved due to a lack of a quorum. VII. INFORMATION ITEMS: None VIII. SCHEDULED MATTERS: A. Utility Users Tax Presentation by Roger L. Haley, City Manager: Mr. Haley used a PowerPoint presentation to illustrate various critical points related to the upcoming Utility Users Tax; a measure which will be on the November q, zoo8 ballot as a special municipal election. (Please see attached 3-page document for highlights) Below are some of the City Manager's comments regarding the Utility Users Tax: The UUT is a very important source of revenue for the City and I wanted to make sure you knew the facts about it. First, the UUT is not a new tax; it has been in place since 1990 and it applies only to electric, natural gas, telephone and water bills. It does not apply to Internet, cable or trash bills. Senior citizens and disabled persons are exempt from the UUT; they don't have to pay it. ~ ,~, IX. SCHEDULED MATTERS: Continued A new State law was adopted which required that cities, such as Lynwood, ask their voters to reaffirm previously adopted taxes, such as the UUT. Also, there have been changes in technology so we are updating the UUT at the same time. That is why the City of Lynwood has placed Measure II on the ballot. The tax was originally put in place because the City was experiencing budget problems, and needed the revenue from the UUT to help the City continue to provide you with important services, such as police and fire. The UUT continues to enable the City to provide for the $8 million cost of law enforcement, through the County Sheriff, and the $5 million cost of County fire services. These services are not free. The State doesn't pay for them. The County doesn't pay for them. The City has to pay for the County Sheriff's deputies and County Firefighters to come to Lynwood to protect you. And the UUT is how the City is able to pay for Sheriff and Fire services. Without the $6 million that the UUT provides, the City would be hard pressed to be able to continue to pay for those services. If the voters do not approve Measure II, the City could potentially need to cut another $6 million from the budget in order to offset the loss of UUT revenue. If that were to happen, the impacts on City services could be severe. Your services and the availability of special programs, such as the senior center, would be impacted in a very negative way. These are simply the facts about the UUT. I believe it important that you know the facts in order to make educated and informed decisions on November 4th about the UUT. B. Update on Veterans Day Program: Ms. Rozie Carrillo, Recreation Superintendent II stated that she emailed Mr. Powers yesterday, September zt. Mr. Powers is the Woodshop Teacher at Lynwood High School; he and his students will be working on the wooden crosses for the Veterans Day Program. Ms. Carrillo stated that she is excited to be working on this project. She stated that Jones Lumber will be donating the wood for the crosses. There will be one white cross to represent each state. X. PUBLIC ORALS: Irene Garcia, Lynwood resident has visited Rose Park and she stated that the ground is uneven and slanted. X. BOARD MEMBER ORALS: - FORD - He asked what would be the advantage of removing "volunteer" board members. Chairperson Wood stated that the ~ ~ BOARD MEMBER ORALS: Continued probability of a quorum at meetings would be greater. Currently we have to wait until at least five members are present to vote on scheduled matters or the approval of minutes. - WOOD -He stated it was nice to see Board Member Mendoza back. Chairperson Wood also stated that park maintenance will be the first thing to suffer if the UUT doesn't pass. He would like to remove delinquent members from the roll call of the Veterans Affairs Council and requests that this item be added to the next agenda. - PEREZ -Absent - CALDERON -Absent - MENDOZA - He stated that Rose Park will flood when it rains. It is slanted and full of holes. - WILLIAMS -Absent - BEIMER - No comment - BATTLE -Absent XI. ADJOURNMENT -The Veterans Affairs Council will adjourn to the next regularly scheduled meeting to be held at S:oo p.m. on Monday, November z4, zoo8 in the Lynwood City Hall Council Chambers. recreatnweterans affairs council zoo8. October agenda & September minutes ~ ~' ;_ -L~ The City of L,vtnvood .November 4"'Ballot Measures UTILITY USER'S TAX (UUT) ~ ~FY2OO8-O9nBudget ^ Major factors impacting the Caty7s budget are: ® Sheriff contract increazed from $7.6 million to $8.03 million ($415,000 increase) v Fire Services increased from $4.9 million to $5.07 million ($85,000 increaze) o Fuel Cost Increases . creased Labor Costs (Salaries; PERS, WC, nsurance) in negotiated and anticipated MOVs o Lower revenues due to poor economy (propeay tax, . sales [ax, interest earnings) - S . V V 1 ~ . . ^ Gty's FY 2008-09 Budget ^ ULlI' and Public Safety s November 4'~ Ballot Measures ^ "Why is UUI' on the Ballot now?" e `What will change if il[TI' is not reaffirmed?" "City Must Live Within its Means" ^ Budget reduced by over $4 Million ^ 21 positions eliminated (some layoffs required) ^ Employees asked to do more with less ^ Enhancements made to City organizational structure to increase efficient delivery of services . Services will be impacted 3 LJLJT and Public Safety ^ iJUT adopted in 1990 to fund public safety s 10% tax on electric, gas, telephone and water ^ Dilabled and Senior Citizens EXEMPT ^ Ca61e Tl/ Services EXEMPT e Internet Services EXEMPT ^ Trash Collection EXEMPT r `~/ a,.. .:. r .. .. ~ h' ~. ..v Public.Safety - Sheriff & Fire Services p' ,: `November 4~' Ballot Measures r arv LYNWODU CITY SPECI1l mNNICIPXL EIECnOX HH PMONIY EOX USF Oi NtIOT Y fB5 UY fUX03 SAYI M ~~1 YE$r LYmmn qN CbLIN nWS ILS IW PNW Ia raedUJIh USVi]iyv ~Q.I ee law enlDrtemenl, pmD swD~exs nme ana Wrap " Xpr Inarrcnne`rE.nM,wlemnn. am oro.eanr DI uua. ~, m~:r DlDmutiout 144 II PFOU[fION AXp PIIIfl[.1110N Of Y11lIlY USEP'S iLM. la I45 TE$r IrvID Dres<ne IAe faMly arl <Mndw DI IM Llry DI l,nweN Ovdyr nornM qn' urnrn sum as ww eu:a-moren, rre wd.dMn. uen t48 Nor mpri, Dent marmmarce. ma mauomd seMles, znkl Me Ert/s w4ry usMs m W .eeucaa ID na m<em, ranl~Da. vM uoaam nxaea Dn awrq~ In nemdaDY am lawp time n rrrsuunm In Iwo. wamam Iml aremnuom mr sarw uXZeru dm mvsNd arena: .Ir dm mr ~ C SEPtE IlMR3: [IIY Of 1YN11000. Slrfl a Rrm ImB aJimrce pe 149 EE$r aJC I In Np CdY DI LYrrxatl w Nd rq nrcnrA~r d Pw d1Y [DWrW mry e W[Ign lwO [DrrittuMf dmSln OmeEa I50 XNr UUT Pays for Critical City Services m Generates $6.1 million annually m Represents 20% of the Qry's General Fund Budget ^ Helps payfor nearly 50% of the $13 million in Public Saferyfunding m Sheriff $8 million m Fire $5 million V Why is UUI' on the Ballot?` m Qty Council placed Measure II (Reduction and Ratification of LIUI) on ballot to reaffirm UUI' at a reduced rate of 9% ^ After it was adopted in 1990, there were changes to State law and technology a Lynwood wishes to amend the UUT ordinance ^ Requires a vote of the people Y 3 ~,,, ° Measure II Re~uction and Ratification of LJLJT m Not a new taz e No[ a tax increase m Reduces the UUP from 10% to 9% m Continues the Wf exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons ^ Does not apply to trash, interne[ or cable set~ices m Protects $6.1 million in revenue that pays for _ impoaantGryservices {., What will change if 'the UUT is not reaffirmed by the voters? ^ Potential impacts could include reductions in: m Sheaff and Fire services o Youth and Recreation Programs o Neighborhood services, including graffiti removal, iscree[ maintenance and park maintenance 0 1ftOllI3 of operation at the Senior Center, Youth Center and Community Center a Parking enforcement and other essential code enforcement programs that maintain citizens' qualiry_ of life .. Quality of -Life Programs & Services ~,r Measure HH Priority for Use of UU'T Funds ^ Advisory vote asking the residents how they want their UUT dollars spent m Makes top prioriryfor use of LIITT revenue: m Law enforcement o Gang suppression o Came and drug intervention o Graffiti abatement o Pmsecudon of chose engaged in prostitution V Summary. The iJ[TT Measure II will enable the City of Lynwood to continue fighting crime, gangs and help us rid our community of dings, prostitution and graffiti. A safe place to work, visit and play will advance our City's revitalization and economic development. ~'~~ ~+ ~' i ,~ P; Que§tions? ^ FrequendyAsked Ques[ions (LJUT FAQ • nglish . ~panish ^ Q~IN Headline News - dtanne138 .Oct. 13 & 14 • Video On Demand (VOD) ^ Mailers co your residence and/or business ^ Robert Torrez, ACM- Administrative and Community Services (310.603.0220 x235) - ~' The Cih~ of Ly~mvood . 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