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City Council Meeting Minutes August 2,2018 <br /> funds could be used for. Discussion was held regarding creating a Code <br /> Compliance Fee to clearly show Code Compliance Staff being funded with the <br /> fee. Council provided consensus to have Staff bring back the Clean <br /> Community Fee Ordinance so that Code Compliance could be added as an <br /> allowable expense for transparency. Council provided consensus to move <br /> forward with the funding allocations as Staff has proposed. <br /> Mrs. Hurlbert reviewed the Fire Staffing request that Mr. Lumbreras <br /> referenced in his opening remarks. She provided that Bond program was <br /> structured to include debt service for the infrastructure,staffing expense,and <br /> operational expenses for the projects. Mrs. Hurlbert provided that the <br /> operational capacity created by tax rate increase for FY19 is$1,000,000. She <br /> provided the Staff recommendation of adding additional Fire personnel: <br /> Rescue squad of 8 Fire Fighters and 2 Fire Inspectors. She explained that the <br /> addition of the rescue squad would allow for an increase from 5 to 6 total units <br /> available to respond to calls during all shifts,and that the addition of the fire <br /> inspectors would allow for more frequent inspections of multifamily and hotel <br /> establishments. The total amount for staffing would be$957,500. <br /> Discussion was held regarding Fire Fighters being cross trained as Fire <br /> Inspectors. Discussion was held regarding the hiring of the 8 Fire Fighters <br /> being part of the 12 that would be hired for the new Station and how they are <br /> being paid for. Council provided consensus to move forward with the Fire <br /> Staffing as requested. <br /> Mrs.Hurlbert reviewed the request for temporary Office Space-Lease vs. <br /> buying. She provided that the Office space is 2,016 square foot with ADA <br /> bathroom and 4 offices built out. It should provide workspaces for up to 20 <br /> employees. Office space-new building which includes all building set up, <br /> technology, and furnishing costs: Lease-48 month term-$162,000 or <br /> Purchase-$228,000. She stated that Staff recommends leasing at this time. <br /> Council provided consensus to purchase a portable building to be used for <br /> office space. <br /> Mr.Lumbreras informed the Council that Staff is not asking for the additional <br /> $137,000 to expand the parking lot at this time. <br /> The Council recessed for dinner for 30 minutes. <br /> t Mrs. Hurlbert reviewed the Hotel Motel Tax (HOT)Fund revenue and <br /> informed the Council that due to the current trends that HOT program <br /> Lm of Sen Marcos Page 3 <br />