HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC_2014-07-08_Closed Session MinutesMINUTES – MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION MEETING –
JULY 8, 2014
CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM – 5:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Jamie Irons Mayor
Christine Johnson Councilmember
Nancy Johnson Councilmember
George Leage Councilmember
Noah Smukler Councilmember
STAFF: Edward Kreins Interim City Manager
Joe Pannone City Attorney
ESTABLISH QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Irons called the meeting to order at 4:00pm.
SUMMARY OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS - The Mayor read a summary of Closed Session
items.
CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENTS - Mayor Irons opened the meeting for Public
Comments.
Robbyn Smith spoke on the topic of transferring Morro Bay Dispatch to the Sheriff’s
Department. She stressed the commitment of the current dispatch staff to the City; they didn’t
leave for more money and instead, over the last decade, has been taking on more, with less.
They are saddened that the answer to their commitment is not to provide additional aid or show
appreciation but to “out-source” them. She presented reasons to keep a local dispatch – citizens
can make one call and have access ad response from any or all City departments; the potential
loss of volunteer services; the use of department Chaplains would diminish; loss of 24/7 to the
lobby and department which would hurt visitors looking for services as well as the Operation
Medicine Cabinet which is located in the lobby; they also provide clerk duties for parking
citations, tow paperwork and requests generated by lobby traffic – all money generating, who
would do those; and, they are the only agency left in the County that also handles records duties
(reports, retention and submissions to the Court and DA office) – who would do those; you
would lose the local knowledge that the current dispatch staff possess. She left with the
following statements: spend some time at the dispatch center to get a feel for them; and reach out
to City employees, now, morale is very low.
The public comment period was closed.
The City Council moved to Closed Session and heard the following item:
AGENDA NO: A-2
MEETING DATE: 8/12/2014
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MINUTES - MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION MEETING – JULY 8, 2014
CS-1 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City Designated Representatives: Interim City Manager
Employee Organizations: Morro Bay Firefighters’ Association; Morro Bay Police
Officers’ Association; Service Employee’s International Union, SEIU Local 620;
Management Employees; and, Confidential Employees
CITY COUNCIL CONVENED TO OPEN SESSION
The City Attorney reported that with regards to the Closed Session Items, the Council did not
take any reportable action pursuant to the Brown Act.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:59 p.m.
Recorded by:
Jamie Boucher
City Clerk