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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Richard A. Diaz, Captain
DATE: November 25, 2003 (CC Meeting of 12/3/03)
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SUBJECT: Consider Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Fiscal
Year 2003/04 Budget to Appropriate $10,000 from the
General Fund Reserve for Payment of the Megan Barroso
Reward and Authorize the Payment of the Reward
SUMMARY
The purpose of this report is to request an appropriation from
the General Fund Reserve of $10,000 for the reward related to
the provision of critical information that led to the arrest and
conviction of Vincent Sanchez in the murder of Moorpark College
student and resident Megan Barroso.
BACKGROUND
The murder of nineteen year old Moorpark College student and
Moorpark resident Megan Barroso tragically occurred in the early
morning hours of July 5, 2001, near State Route 23 and New Los
Angeles Avenue. On July 18, 2001, the Moorpark City Council
committed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to a reward fund, which
was to be consistent with the same terms of the Ventura County
Sheriff's Department reward. The intent was that the City's
$10,000 reward would be in addition to the $15,000 reward fund
initiated by the County of Ventura, to assist in obtaining
information in the arrest and conviction of Megan's killer. The
Council's reward appropriation subsequently lapsed, and requires
re- appropriation.
As we are all now aware, Simi Valley resident Vincent Sanchez
has been arrested and convicted partly because of information
and evidence provided by the two prior roommates of Vincent
Sanchez. Both witnesses testified for the prosecution and their
testimony was critical to Vincent Sanchez's conviction and
subsequent death penalty sentencing.
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Honorable City Council
December 3, 2003 Regular Meeting
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DISSCUSSION
Since there is not a centralized reward fund, the County
Sheriff's Department will be determining their reward payment
separate from the City of Moorpark. Staff recommends that
payment from the City's reward fund to the two witnesses should
follow the County of Ventura's reward payment action, so as to
be consistent with the same percent allocation used by the
County.
STAFF RECOMONDATION (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED)
1. Approve the appropriation of $10,000 from the General Fund
Reserve, and adopt Resolution No. 2003- amending the FY
2003/04 budget.
2. Direct staff to make a payment to two witnesses, following
the County of Ventura reward payment action, using the same
percent allocation formula for reward payment.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2003-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2003/04 BUDGET TO
APPROPRIATE $10,000 TO THE MEGAN BAROSSA REWARD FUND BY
TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE BALANCE
(1000) TO THE CITY COUNCIL COMMUNITY PROMOTION
EXPENDITURE BUDGET (1000.1100.9240)
WHEREAS, on June 18, 2003, the City Council adopted the FY
2003/04 Budget; and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2001, the City Council approved the
establishment of a $10,000 reward fund to assist in obtaining
information in the arrest and conviction of the Megan Barroso
killer, and the reward fund appropriation subsequently lapsed; and
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2003, staff presented the Council
with a report which requests the appropriation of $10,000 from the
General Fund Reserve balance to the City Council Community
Promotion expenditure budget for the Megan Barroso Reward Fund;
and
WHEREAS, Exhibit "A ", hereof, describes said budget amendment
and its resultant impacts to the budget line items.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A budget amendment to appropriate $10,000 from the
General Fund Reserve Balance to the City Council Community
Promotion expenditure budget, as more particularly described in
Exhibit "A ", attached hereto, is hereby approved.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
the resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed
in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of December, 2003.
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
ATTEST:
Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk
Attachment: Exhibit A - Budget Revision
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Resolution No. 2003 -
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EXHIBIT A
BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR
CITY COUNCIL
FY 2003 -04
FUND ALLOCATION
FROM:
Fund
Account Number
Amount
General
1000 -5500
$ 10,000.00
Total
$ 11,000.00
$ 10,000.00
DISTRIBUTION OF APPROPRIATION TO EXPENSE ACCOUNTS:
Account Number
Current
Budget
Revision
Amended
Budget
1000 -1100- 0000 -9240
$ 1,000.00
$ 10,000.00
$ 11,000.00
Total
$ 1,000.00
$ 10,000.00
$ 11,000.00
Approved as to Form: _ /�?' —
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