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CITY COUNCIL /SARATOGA AREA SENIOR COORDINATING COUNCIL (SASCC)
JOINT MEETING
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
Mayor King called the Joint meeting with Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council to order at 12:00
Noon.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Councilmembers:
Manny Cappello, Howard Miller, Chuck Page,
Vice Mayor Jill Hunter, and Mayor Kathleen King
SASCC Board Members:
Dick Angus, Ann Waltonsmith, Marcia Hansen, Ashima
Sharkay, Katherine Schwda, Steve Wong, and Susan Huff,
SASCC Executive Director
ALSO Barbara Powell, Acting City Manager
PRESENT: Michael Taylor, Recreation and Facilities Director
Ann Sullivan, City Clerk
REPORT OF CITY CLERK ON POSTING OF AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
Ann Sullivan, City Clerk, reported that pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the agenda for
the meeting of September 23, 2010, was properly posted on September 16, 2010.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM PUBLIC
No one requested to speak at this meeting.
COUNCIL DIRECTION TO STAFF
None
JOINT MEETING AGENDA ITEM:
1. Joint Meeting with Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council (SASCC).
Recommended Action:
Informational only.
Members of the Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council (SASCC) met with the City Council to
discuss SASCC's annual budget and their projected income for the next Fiscal Year. Councilmembers
have expressed concerns regarding SASCC's financial stability.
Members of the SASCC Board presented their financial report. They spoke about their efforts to
acquire available grants, implement fund raisers, and increase their membership. They added if Council
were to give them another matching grant, they would possibly break even next year. They concluded
by noting they were doing all they could to increase their revenue numbers.
Councilmembers expressed their disappointment that the Grants, Donations, Fees line in the Revenue
column of the financial report did not reflect the $30,000 matching grant funds that SASCC received
from Council in May 2010.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION:
Council members noted SASCC is experiencing financial difficulties and must find a way to live on
their proceeds as opposed to using the principal from their endowment to sustain their programs.
Mayor King:
o Concerned that SASCC may end up depleting their endowment in order to make ends meet.
o City would have to consider resuming the programs offered by SASCC.
Councilmember Cappello:
o Would like to see a proposed budget for next year (2011/12) that outlines specific cuts and/or
programs on the expense side in order to deliver a balanced budget.
o Balance the budget without the assumption of a grant from the City.
o Don't assume income from other grants or businesses.
o Look at this endeavor in terms of a "business ".
Councilmember Miller:
o Agrees with everything Councilmember Cappello noted and recommended SASCC work with
projected numbers for each service provided and the necessary steps to reach a balanced budget.
o Look at what they are doing that is working for them now and see what they have to do in other
areas to break even.
Councilmember Page:
o Double your efforts to generate more revenue.
o Seriously consider programs that you can discontinue.
o Outline the services SASCC is going to provide, determine how you will provide those services
and how much it will cost, determine the needs of the community, and create a balanced budget
based on those concepts.
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Vice Mayor Hunter:
o The community is there to provide services for the children in the community.
o The community should be there to provide services for their senior citizens.
o Noted she appreciates the services SASCC provides to the community.
Mayor King noted she would have to leave the Joint Meeting at 1:15 p.m. due to a prior commitment
and noted Vice Mayor Hunter would be conducting the remainder of the Joint Meeting.
DIRECTION TO SASCC:
Revisit the programs offered in the Senior Center and Adult Care Center, create a sustainable program,
and provide the Council with a balanced budget for 2011/12 that does not include funding from potential
grants, including a challenge grant from the City Council.
Council noted they would continue to be supportive of SASCC and if Council agreed to matching grants
in the future they would be more definitive on what they expect from SASCC regarding those grant
dollars.
There being no additional business, Vice Mayor Hunter asked for a motion to adjourn.
PAGE /MILLER MOVED TO ADJOURN THE JOINT MEETING AT 1:25PM. MOTION
PASSED 4 -0 -1 WITH MAYOR KING ABSENT AT 1:15PM.
Respe tfully submitted by:
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Ann Sullivan, CMC
City Clerk
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