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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WE'RE GOING TO START THIS MEETING AT 4:33 P.M.
IF WE CAN PLEASE ALL RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
ROLL CALL? MR. DOMER WE HAVE THE 2023-24 CITY BUDGET.
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IS THAT CORRECT TONIGHT? CORRECT, SIR. THIS IS THE STUDY SESSION TO GO OVER THAT BUDGET.ARE WE ALL SET? READY? ABSOLUTELY.
SO I'M GOING TO BRING UP OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, CHRISTIE LOPEZ.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO THANK THE FINANCE STAFF WHO HAVE WORKED DAY AND NIGHT.
SERIOUSLY, SOMETIMES 2:00 IN THE MORNING TO PREPARE THIS AND WE ALL GET PAID.
SO I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.
THEY HAVE EXHIBITED PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION, AND I TRULY APPRECIATE IT.
SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER A REVIEW OF THE BUDGET.
SO A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET AND THEN ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS ARE GOING TO DISCUSS THEIR INDIVIDUAL BUDGET BUDGETS, AND THEN WE WILL TALK ABOUT COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO STAFF IS PRESENTING, AS I MENTIONED, A BALANCED BUDGET OF $47.5 MILLION.
THIS IS REQUESTING SOME ADDITIONAL DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL USING THE PREFERRED BUDGET SCENARIO FROM THE BUDGET STUDY SESSION THAT WE HAD. THERE ARE $107,000 OF EXCESS RESERVES AND $125,000 FROM MEASURE LV THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PROGRAMED AND THERE ARE UNFUNDED OPERATIONAL REQUESTS OF 467,000 AND UNFUNDED CAPITAL OUTLAY, REQUESTS OF 509,000 TOTALING 976,000.
AND AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET, EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS WILL IDENTIFY THEIR UNFUNDED AREAS.
JUST TO NOTE, ORIGINALLY WHEN THE BUDGET WAS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, THIS NUMBER WAS $1.2 MILLION AND DEPARTMENTS HAVE GONE THROUGH, REVIEWED THEIR REQUESTS AND HAVE LOOKED TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD REDUCE FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
MAYBE IT'S THEY HAD SAVINGS THIS YEAR SO THEY CAN EXPEND THEM IN THIS YEAR.
THIS IS ALL THE REVENUES FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A 5% TOTAL INCREASE OVER FISCAL YEAR 22-23, AND THAT DOES INCLUDE A 21% INCREASE IN CHARGES FOR SERVICES AS AND THAT IS RELATED TO $350,000 INCREASE IN INSURANCE BILLINGS FOR PARAMEDIC, $175,000 INCREASE IN BUSINESS, FIRE INSPECTION FEES, $60,000 IN POLICE SPECIAL DUTY AND $500,000 IN REFUSE.
IN ADDITION, WE HAVE A 2% DECREASE OF SALES TAX FOR $134,000.
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GENERALLY, WE DO SEE A 3% INCREASE IN SALES TAX, BUT DUE TO THE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN WE HAVE SEEN, WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT IS GOING TO BE FLAT.THERE IS A $550,000 DECREASE, WHICH IS 38% FROM PRIOR YEAR FOR BUILDING PERMITS, ALSO BASED ON ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND 4% INCREASE IN UTILITY USERS TAX, WHICH NORMALLY WE SEE ABOUT A 2 TO 3% INCREASE.
SO PART OF THE REASON THAT THE GENERAL FUND IS ABLE TO FUND THE $47 MILLION THAT WE ARE FUNDING RIGHT NOW IS BECAUSE OF MEASURE LV MEASURE LV WAS PASSED IN MARCH OF 2020 BY THE RESIDENTS TO FUND THE ANNUAL SALARY INCREASES, WHICH WOULD BE TIER ONE EXPENSES AND ADDITIONAL PROGRAM SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS, WHICH WOULD BE TIER TWO.
THE MEASURE LV OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MET AT THE BEGINNING OF MAY AND ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE ESTIMATED TIER ONE AND THE $125,000 TIER TWO.
HOWEVER, OVER AS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE OUR EXPENSES EXCEED THOSE REVENUES.
AND SO WE DO WANT TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE WITH HOW WE SPEND THOSE.
SO THIS WAS A ESTIMATE THE COMMITTEE WAS IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUING HOW WE HAVE USED THEM IN THE PAST, BUT WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE INCREASES WILL BE. SO ON TO GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.
SO THE OVERALL INCREASE FOR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES IS 4%.
ONE AREA THAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT AS IT IS A LARGE HAS A LARGE IMPACT IS OUR UNFUNDED LIABILITY OR UAL HAS DECREASED 98%, WHICH IS HUGE.
THE CITY WIDE EXPENSES FOR UAL WERE $886,000 IN 22-23.
SO CALPERS PROVIDES US WITH A BASICALLY THEY GIVE US A BILL AND THEY TELL US YOU OWE THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR UNFUNDED LIABILITY. WHEN THAT BILL CAME, IT WAS $17,000.
THAT BILL IS OR THOSE NUMBERS ARE BASED ON LAST YEAR.
SO THEY ALL ARE ALWAYS A YEAR BEHIND.
SO WE ARE ANTICIPATING AS THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR DISCOUNT RATE THAT THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO INCREASE IN PRIOR TO OR WHEN THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO DO THE POB.
THEY ALSO IMPLEMENTED A 115 TRUST, SO A STABILIZATION FUND SO THAT THEY COULD PAY THOSE FUTURE UAL NOT KNOWING WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE.
SO AS OF APRIL 2023, THAT FUND DOES HAVE $4.2 MILLION IN THERE.
SO WE DO HAVE A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT COULD FUND THOSE UAL INCREASES IN THE FUTURE.
THERE IS ALSO TIME PERIODS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED IN THAT POLICY, WHICH, FOR EXAMPLE, 0 TO 2 YEARS OR SORRY, 0 TO $2 MILLION OF UNFUNDED LIABILITY IS SUPPOSED TO BE PAID OFF BETWEEN 1 TO 5 YEARS.
BUT THAT IS A BIG REASON AS TO WHY THAT INCREASE IS NOT LARGER.
THE SALARY INCREASE IS A 6% INCREASE AND THE AD PAYS, WHICH INCLUDE EDUCATION AND SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT PAY, WAS A 12% INCREASE OVER THE BUDGETED AMOUNTS LAST YEAR.
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SO THIS IS A AND THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THIS SLIDE.THIS PRESENTATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER SO YOU CAN LOOK AT IT.
BUT THE GENERAL FUND, OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES, THIS LOOKS AT FISCAL YEAR 2021 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 23-24 AND LOOKS AT WHAT THOSE CHANGES ARE THROUGHOUT THOSE YEARS.
SO IN FROM 22-23 TO 23-24, OUR OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES ARE INCREASING 16%.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN PRIOR YEARS, THEY DID NOT INCREASE AT THAT RATE.
THE YEAR BEFORE IT WAS 10% AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT IT WAS 1.3%.
THE LARGE DRIVER OF THIS IS INFLATION.
AND ALSO THE ONE OF THE INCREASES WAS IN THE CONTRACT MAINTENANCE AND THAT INCREASED, I BELIEVE IT WAS ALMOST $1 MILLION.
PART OF THAT IS WE DID HAVE TO TAKE OUT A SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE SPORTS PARK MAINTENANCE BECAUSE IT HAD GONE TO IT'S LIFE.
AND SO THAT WAS A 60% INCREASE IN THE CONTRACT PRICE.
OUR GENERAL FUND RESERVE BALANCES.
WE ARE ESTIMATED AT BEGINNING OF JULY OF 2023 OR THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE WILL HAVE $12 MILLION IN A FUND BALANCE AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING AT THE END OF THIS 23-24 WE WILL HAVE 12.1.
THAT IS INCLUDING THE RESERVES THAT YOU HAVE NOT YET PROGRAMED.
SO IF YOU DECIDE TO PROGRAM THEM, THEN THAT WILL CHANGE.
OKAY. SO ARPA, THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT WAS VERY BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY AND IT PROVIDED A ONE TIME INFLUX OF FUNDS.
AND THIS WILL PROBABLY NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN, WHICH WE DON'T WANT THE PANDEMIC BACK.
SO THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT THAT WAS RECEIVED BY THE CITY WAS $7.6 MILLION.
SO IN THE RECENT REPORT THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, EVERYTHING IS COMMITTED.
HOWEVER, EVERYTHING IS NOT EXPENDED.
SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE EXPENDED $2.6 MILLION AND THERE IS STILL COMMITTED AMOUNT THAT IS UNSPENT OF $5 MILLION WILL BE SPENT.
SO THAT'S PART OF THE REASON YOU WANTED TO COMMIT THOSE FUNDS.
SO THEY ARE COMMITTED AND THEY HAD TO BE COMMITTED BY DECEMBER OF 2024.
SO WE HAVE COMMITTED OUR FUNDS.
THEY HAVE TO BE SPENT BY DECEMBER OF 2026 OR WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM BACK.
AGAIN, CHRISTIE USING THESE ARPA FUNDS.
AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE DESIGNATED WHERE THOSE FUNDS ARE GOING.
BUT WITH THAT LATEST AGREEMENT, ARE WE IN RISK OF LOSING THOSE FUNDS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DESIGNATED? WE ARE NOT, AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE THEY ARE COMMITTED.
SO THAT WAS THE KEY WORD I BELIEVE THEY USED WAS UNCOMMITTED.
AND THESE HAVE BEEN COMMITTED.
OKAY. THANK YOU. AND MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY DID WITH THE DEBT CEILING DEAL IS MORE ON THE STUDENT AID AND SOME OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WEREN'T THE DIRECT ALLOCATION TO THE CITIES. SO WE DO BELIEVE BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE FIND OUT, WE'LL BE CERTAIN TO RUSH ANYTHING THROUGH.
ONE THING I DO WANT TO POINT OUT IS WHEN COUNCIL ORIGINALLY DECIDED HOW TO USE THESE FUNDS, THE FINAL RULE HAD NOT BEEN RELEASED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND SO THERE WERE DIFFERENT AREAS AND PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAD TO UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS AND THEY HAD RESTRICTIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON HOW THEY COULD BE SPENT.
SO BEFORE THAT FINAL RULE WAS ISSUED, WE HAD TO DO A CALCULATION OF OUR REVENUE LOSSES.
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AND WHEN WE DID THAT CALCULATION BASED ON A VERY COMPLICATED WORKSHEET THAT WE HAD TO COMPLETE, IT CAME OUT TO ABOUT $2.6 MILLION OF REVENUE LOSSES.SO WHEN COUNCIL FIRST DECIDED TO USE THESE FUNDS, THEY HAD TO FIRST IDENTIFY THAT 2.6, WHICH COULD REALLY BE SPENT ON ANY GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES. HOWEVER YOU SAW FIT GOVERNMENT USES.
THE REST OF IT DID HAVE TO FALL INTO THEIR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, WHICH IS WHY WE HAD THE OUTDOOR RECREATION AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE AND THE DIFFERENT AREAS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR WATER.
SO WITH THE FINAL RULE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY TO IDENTIFY THAT POSSIBLY THESE FUNDS, IF YOU CHOOSE TO, COULD BE THE ALLOCATION COULD BE CHANGED.
SO THE THIS IS THE AUTHORIZED WE'RE GOING TO GO NOW INTO AND THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE OF SLIDES BUT INTO THE CITY OVERALL INCLUDING THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. SO THIS IS THE AUTHORIZED FULL TIME POSITIONS ACROSS ALL FUNDS.
AND IT SHOWS THAT IN 1920 WE HAD FULL TIME BODIES.
SO THIS IS NOT INCLUDING PART TIME.
WE HAD FULL TIME BODIES OF 168.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 23-24 IS 191.
IN 2020, WHEN MEASURE LV WAS PASSED, THAT SHIFTED SOME OF THE REALLY THE WEIGHT OFF OF THE GENERAL FUND.
THE MEASURE LV IS ALSO GENERAL FUND.
HOWEVER, IT HAS THOSE TWO TIERS THAT THEY FOCUS ON.
AND SO WITH MEASURE LV, IT FREED UP SOME MONEY TO SPEND ON ADDITIONAL BODIES WHICH SERVICES ARE WHAT THE CITY PROVIDES AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY PEOPLE.
SO THAT IS HOW WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS.
AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE HAD A INCREASE IN THOSE PERSONNEL THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
SO THIS NEXT SLIDE AGAIN LOOKS AT ALL FUNDS.
THESE ARE THE SOURCES AND USES FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS A VARIANCE BETWEEN THE SOURCES AND THE USES.
THAT IS BECAUSE CIP FUNDS OR ENTERPRISE FUNDS, THEY DO HAVE AVAILABLE FUND BALANCES THAT MAYBE THEY BUILD UP THOSE FUND BALANCE FOR A PROJECT.
AND NOW I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO J.R., WHO IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT ADMIN.
THANK YOU TO CITY MANAGER DELMAR FOR HIS SUPPORT DURING THIS PROCESS.
AND I ESPECIALLY WANT TO CALL OUT FINANCES ASSISTANCE AND HELPING NEW CITY MANAGER DO FINANCE DIRECTORS OF THE PROCESS HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FOR DEPARTMENT HEADS, BUT HOPEFULLY YOU'VE SEEN THE BENEFIT OF THAT ALREADY WITH THE DIFFERENT LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT WE HAVE.
I WILL BE PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF BUDGET COST CENTERS 1000 FOR CITY COUNCIL, 1200 FOR CITY CLERK, 1300 FOR CITY MANAGER, 1500 FOR IT, 1600 FOR NON-DEPARTMENTAL AND 1700 FOR CITY ATTORNEY.
IN GENERAL, OUR BUDGET REQUESTS FOR THESE COST CENTERS ARE PRETTY SIMILAR TO IN PAST YEARS.
THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT I WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION.
ONE OF THE LARGER IMPACTS OF THESE SPECIFIC BUDGET COST CENTERS IS THE ELECTION THAT WOULD BE HAPPENING IN MARCH OF 2024. THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST WOULD RANGE FROM $200,000 WITH THE AT LARGE MAYOR BALLOT TO $80,000 FOR LIMITING THE ELECTION TO THE TWO DISTRICT COUNCIL SEATS.
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SUPPORT AND CITY SUPPORT FOR THE ELECTION WITH THE TWO DISTRICT SEAT ONLY.IT WOULD BE $50,000 TO THE COUNTY AND THEN $30,000 FOR STAFF AND CITY SUPPORT FOR THE ELECTION IS WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING . IN REGARD TO SUBSCRIPTIONS, WE'VE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THIS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
THE CITY MAINTAINS AROUND 100 DIFFERENT SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR VARIOUS THINGS, RANGING FROM LIKE MICROSOFT OFFICE 365 TO SUPPORT OUR DAILY FUNCTIONS IN THE OFFICE TO CIVIC PLUS FOR OUR WEBSITE TO THINGS LIKE COM COM NET FOR OUR POLICE RADIOS AS A COLLECTIVE.
FOR EXAMPLE, OUR ANNUAL RECRUITMENT LEVELS HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.
I POINT THIS OUT BECAUSE THE CITY ADDED STAFF LAST YEAR TO HELP WITH THAT WORKLOAD.
IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, BUT STAFF IS ALSO REQUESTING AN UPGRADE TO SOME POSITIONS TO RECOGNIZE THE INCREASING TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL LEVEL OF WORK BEING PERFORMED BY USING REDUCTIONS FROM OTHER AREAS.
SO NOT NECESSARILY A COST INCREASE TO THE OVERALL BUDGET.
UNDER THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET, SECTION 1000.
OOPS. THERE IS A NOTED CHANGE IN DISCONTINUING THE COMMUNICATION SERVICES CONTRACT FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND PUBLIC OUTREACH.
SO I WANTED TO CALL OUT OUR STAFF THAT'S HANDLING THOSE ISSUES.
UNDER THE CITY CLERK'S SECTION.
THE HIGHER ANTICIPATED ELECTION COSTS OF $200,000 RELATED TO THE AT LARGE MAYOR BALLOT QUESTION IS INCLUDED PENDING FORMAL COUNCIL ACTION ON THE MATTER, WHICH THAT'S ANTICIPATED IN AUGUST.
AS NOTED EARLIER, SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES.
NOPE, SORRY. STILL ON THIS ONE.
AS NOTED EARLIER, SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES HAVE INCREASED OVER $100,000.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO SOME NEWLY ADDED PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIFIC SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 22-23 BUDGET BASED ON AN ERROR DURING LAST YEAR'S BUDGET PROCESS. ANOTHER ITEM TO NOTE IS THAT A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IT SUPPORT POSITION IS BEING EXCHANGED FOR INCREASED SPECIALIZED CONTRACT SERVICES.
AND SOME OF THE ESPECIALLY THE PUBLIC SAFETY AREAS THAT REQUIRE THAT ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF EXPERTISE.
I'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE PERSONNEL CHANGES.
BUT THIS JUST SHOWS THAT THE PART TIME ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK POSITION IS BEING UPGRADED TO A FULL TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST POSITION AND THEN THE REMOVAL OF THAT INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECH POSITION THAT I NOTED.
FOR MY AREAS, THIS ALL LIES IN THE IT SECTIONS.
STAFF HAS MADE AN EFFORT TO SHARPEN OUR PENCILS AND BE CREATIVE.
YOU SEE THOSE ITEMS IN BLUE AT THE BOTTOM.
THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT WE ORIGINALLY HAD ASKED FOR BUT HAVE REMOVED.
THEY'VE BEEN REMOVED BECAUSE CHRISTIE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT, THAT WE'VE EITHER FOUND THE ABILITY TO POSTPONE THAT ITEM TO ANOTHER FISCAL YEAR OR WE'VE BEEN CREATIVE WITH OUR CONSULTANT AND FOUND OTHER WAYS TO PATCH THAT HOLE, IF YOU WILL, OR FIX THAT AREA OR ADDRESS THAT AREA . GOING FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM IN THE BLACK FONT.
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THOSE ARE IN ORDER OF PRIORITY THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH OUR IT CONSULTANT, OUR IT STAFF AND IDENTIFYING THOSE ARE THE TOP AREAS IN ORDER THAT WE WOULD LIKE COUNCIL TO TAKE A LOOK AT TONIGHT.AS PART OF FORMULATING OUR BUDGET REQUEST, STAFF AND THE CONSULTANT COMPLETED A CYBERSECURITY SECURITY AND OPERATIONS ASSESSMENT.
HE'S TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE COMPUTERS LAST YEAR.
COUNCIL MAY REMEMBER FOR THE FIRST TIME WE ACTUALLY ADDED A LINE ITEM FOR NEW COMPUTERS.
SO THIS IS JUST CONTINUING THAT PRACTICE.
WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO YOU EVERY YEAR AND ASK FOR COMPUTERS.
IT'S JUST THE NATURE OF THE BEAST.
WE'VE GONE THROUGH WITH OUR CONSULTANT AND IDENTIFIED THIS NUMBER OF COMPUTERS NEED TO BE REPLACED BASED ON WARRANTY EXPIRATION, SYSTEM, OPERATION ABILITY, THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS.
SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED THOSE ARE COMPUTERS THAT DO NEED TO BE REPLACED.
AND IT COULD BE A SECURITY ISSUE IF THEY'RE NOT.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT AS OUR TOP PRIORITY.
FOR THE SWITCHES, WE ARE NEEDING TO UPGRADE OUR SWITCHES AS OUR CURRENT ONES ARE OUTDATED AND SUPPORT A SLOWER INFRASTRUCTURE WITH MANY DEVICES NEEDING TO CONNECT TO THE NETWORK DESKTOPS, LAPTOPS, DESK PHONES, PRINTERS, ETCETERA.
OUR DATA BACKUPS, OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND OUR STREAMING CAPABILITIES.
BUT IN WORKING WITH STAFF, WE'RE ASKING $6,000 TO BASICALLY BE A BRIDGE FOR THE TIME BEING.
THE BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEM ACTS AS A BACKUP GENERATOR THAT SUPPLIES ELECTRICITY TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDINGS, IT INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING SERVERS, WORKSTATIONS, MONITORS, ETCETERA, WHICH IS CRUCIAL FOR 24/7 OPERATIONS.
OBVIOUSLY, THE $6,000 WILL BE A BRIDGE.
AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE THAT FULL REPLACEMENT COULD COME INTO PLACE LATER ON.
FOR THE WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS, WE'VE CHANGED OUR FIREWALL TO A PALO ALTO SYSTEM.
ALL OF OUR CURRENT WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS ARE THE OLDER FORTINET MODELS, WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO PROGRAM, AND THEY'RE VERY LIMITED IN THEIR USE COMPARED TO UPGRADING TO A NEW VERSION.
THE PALO ALTO WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS ARE SIMPLER TO USE, SCALABLE AND MORE SECURE.
ON TOP OF PROVIDING ENHANCED NETWORK SECURITY SIMILAR TO THE COMPLETE BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEM REPLACEMENT, THE COMMAND POST UPGRADES ALONG WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONFERENCE ROOM UPDATE, WHILE NEEDED, COULD BE ADDRESSED WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OUR LOCAL LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVES.
WE'VE SUBMITTED A COUPLE DIFFERENT APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS THAT ARE STILL MOVING, AND SO WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THOSE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL AND THAT'S WHY THOSE ITEMS ARE RATED A LITTLE BIT LOWER ON THIS LIST.
BUT UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNCIL HAS SEVERAL OTHER REQUESTS THAT THEY HAVE TO CONSIDER.
HOW ARE WE AS FAR AS SECURITY AND RANSOMWARE TYPE OF ISSUES? YEAH. SO PART OF OUR ASSESSMENT WAS A WHOLE ASSESSMENT.
THAT'S WHY THE PRIORITIES THAT YOU SEE THERE ARE THAT WAY AND IN THAT ORDER IS BECAUSE THAT OUR HOLES THAT WE HAVE NOW WOULD BE ADDRESSED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THOSE WITH THOSE ADDITIONS OF NEWER COMPUTERS, WITH GETTING THE NEW SWITCHES.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
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BUT YES, WE'VE PRIORITIZED AND DONE AN ASSESSMENT OF OUR CYBERSECURITY.KEN'S ACTUALLY A BIG PROPONENT OF LOOKING AT THAT TYPE OF STUFF AND WHY WE DID KIND OF A WHOLESALE LOOK, PAID A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR TO TAKE A REALLY IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THAT.
THIS CONCLUDES MY BUDGET PRESENTATION.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE.
YEAH. MR. MAYOR, IF WE COULD, MAYBE AFTER THE EACH PRESENTATION BY THE DEPARTMENT, LET THE NEXT DEPARTMENT GO, AND THEN AT THE END, IF THERE'S QUESTIONS, UNLESS THERE'S A ONE OFF QUESTION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT JUST TO KEEP THE CONTINUITY AND FLOW GOING.
HELLO AGAIN. MINE WILL BE QUICK, I PROMISE.
A LOT QUICKER THAN THE LAST ONE, SO NO PROBLEM.
NEXT, PLEASE. SO I AM A LITTLE PARTIAL TO FINANCE.
HOWEVER, I DO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, FINANCE IS VERY CRITICAL.
WE PROVIDE TRACKING FOR ALL REVENUES, ALL EXPENSES ACROSS THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION.
SO WITH THAT, HERE'S OUR EXPENDITURE SUMMARY.
THERE IS AN INCREASE IN PERSONNEL AS WE ADDED A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT IN 22-23.
HOWEVER, WHEN THAT WAS ADDED, WE DID NOT NEED THE APPROPRIATIONS.
WE HAD TO BRING ON SOME CONSULTING SERVICES FOR FINANCE, SO WE NO LONGER NEED THAT.
AND THEN WE HAD A ACCOUNTANT THAT WAS ADDED WITH THE RESULT OF THE FIDUCIARY ACTIVITIES WITH HAIDA.
SO WE ARE USING THOSE SAVINGS TO PAY FOR THOSE NEEDED EQUIPMENT AND THAT IS ALL OF MINE.
SO NOW I'LL PASS IT OFF TO ERIC.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT THIS YEAR'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BUDGET.
I'M GOING TO QUICKLY GO OVER SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE ANTICIPATE IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO PROCESS THE HOUSING REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, USING THOSE ARPA DOLLARS WE ANTICIPATE TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST 50 HOMES.
AMHERST STREET WILL BE NEXT YEAR FOR SURE.
FRUIT STREET WILL BE NEXT YEAR 100% COMPLETE.
THOSE ARE EIGHT AFFORDABLE UNITS.
WE ANTICIPATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW INDUSTRIAL BUILDING ON PALOMARES AVENUE NEXT YEAR, AS WELL AS THE COMPLETION OF A BUILDING CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON WHITE AVENUE, TWO NEW INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN CONJUNCTION WITH PUBLIC WORKS CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE.
WE ANTICIPATE THE COMPLETION, THE 100% COMPLETION OF THE DESIGN WORK FOR THE PLANNED PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AND OTHER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS OUTLINED IN THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE SPECIFIC PLAN AND ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT.
SO WITH CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO IDENTIFY DOLLARS.
MORE INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ON THAT UPDATE TO THE COUNCIL AT A FUTURE MEETING.
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BUT WE DO ANTICIPATE THE DESIGN WORK AND HAVE FULLY CONSTRUCTION PLANS COMPLETED PROBABLY EARLY PART OF NEXT YEAR.LASTLY, STAFF THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER'S COORDINATION, HAS BEEN WORKING ON ESTABLISHING A NEW COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT CFD, WHICH WOULD APPLY TO ALL NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY TO HELP SUPPORT THE PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS THAT THOSE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENTS REQUIRE.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO DIFFERENT CFDS IN THE CITY TODAY.
THEY'RE OUTDATED AND MAYBE NOT QUITE WHAT WE NEED.
WE'VE IDENTIFIED SO WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE CONSULTANT.
MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON ESTABLISHING A NEW COMMUNITY FACILITY DISTRICT.
SO ONE OF THE DIFFERENCES THAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR DEPARTMENT NEW THIS YEAR, A LITTLE BIT OF REORGANIZATION WHERE CODE ENFORCEMENT WILL BE MOVING FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
SO WE DO HAVE SOME PERSONNEL MODIFICATIONS WITH THE BODY MOVING OVER FROM PD TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS SOME PROPOSED INTERNAL PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT STAFF.
SO WE ARE LOOKING AT AN INCREASE OF ONE POSITION IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
THE OPERATIONAL COSTS USUALLY ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO EXPECTED BUILDING ACTIVITY.
AS YOU PREVIOUSLY HEARD, 38% DECREASE IN BUILDING ACTIVITY AS ANTICIPATED.
THAT'S PRIMARILY BECAUSE LAST YEAR WAS A LITTLE BIT ELEVATED THAN NORMAL.
I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT IN COMING YEARS WE'LL SEE IT ELEVATE BACK UP AGAIN ONCE THESE HIGHER DENSITY PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING REVIEWED IN THE NEXT YEAR, WE'LL BE PULLING PERMITS PROBABLY IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR OR LATER.
SO THIS YEAR IS MORE OF A STANDARD YEAR.
WHILE PREVIOUSLY WE HAD HAD SOME ABOVE AVERAGE YEARS, IF YOU WILL.
BACK ON YOUR PERSONNEL INCREASE, WE WILL SEE A DECREASE IN POLICE.
IT'S A WASH, CORRECT, ON THAT POSITION? YES. SO HERE ARE THE PERSONNEL CHANGES.
SO AGAIN, THIS SHOWS THE ONE INCREASE IN A POSITION, BUT WITH SOME INTERNAL PROMOTIONS, THERE ARE SOME ONE PART TIME TO A FULL TIME POSITION AS WELL AS TWO PROMOTIONS, JUST TWO DIFFERENT TITLES, WHICH MAKE UP THE FINANCIAL DIFFERENCE.
AS YOU SAW IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE THAT THE CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER THERE WOULD BE THAT NEW ADDITIONAL BODY . SIMILAR TO THE FINANCE, WE HAD ALSO REQUESTED SOME OFFICE FURNITURE UPGRADES.
THOSE WERE LISTED ON THE UNFUNDED SUBMARINE, BUT STAFF IN COORDINATING WITH FINANCE BECAUSE WE SHARE KIND OF THE SAME AREA WHERE THESE FURNITURE IS GOING TO GO, WE ARE ABLE TO FIND SAVINGS IN OUR DEPARTMENT'S CURRENT YEAR BUDGET TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THOSE UPGRADES TO DESKS PRIMARILY.
AND THAT COMPLETES MY PRESENTATION.
KEN, DID YOU HAVE AN EXTRA DESK? DON'T YOU HAVE ONE IN YOUR GARAGE? THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. SCHERER.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT AND THANK OUR SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST, JENNIFER BROWN, FOR HER PASSION TO DO THE TO DO RIGHT BY THE COMMUNITY AND THE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION.
WHILE ALSO CONTINUALLY STRIVING TO IMPROVE THE IDENTIFIED DEFICIENCIES OF LVFD.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE ENTER FISCAL YEAR 23-24 AMIDST EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH INFLATION.
AS PROMISED THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, THE ADJUSTMENT OF OUR COST RECOVERY MECHANISMS AND FEES ARE PROVIDING MORE ACCURATE COST RECOVERY AND AS SUCH, WE CONTINUE TO ANTICIPATE REVENUE GROWTH.
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PERMITTING AND ANTICIPATE THE ACTIVATION OF OUR EMERGENCY INCIDENT COST RECOVERY NEXT FISCAL YEAR AS WELL.THOSE CHANGES NEEDED TO BE FINANCIALLY AND LOGISTICALLY FEASIBLE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, SUSTAINABLE.
MY METHODOLOGY INCLUDED ANALYZING INEFFICIENCIES, CAPTURING LOST REVENUE GROWTH, PROVIDING EQUITY TO THE COMMUNITY AND AREA PARTNERS, THEN IMPLEMENTING BROAD SCALE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO INCREASE STAFFING PER THE DATA DERIVED RESULTS OF THE STANDARDS OF COVER AND COMMUNITY RISK ANALYSIS.
CORRECTION COMMUNITY RISK ANALYSIS RECOMMENDATION FOR RISK DRIVEN SERVICE DELIVERY IMPROVEMENT.
REDEPLOYMENT CHANGES HAVE NOT INCREASED FIREFIGHTER STAFFING TO DATE.
THE ADDITION IS OBJECTIVELY RECOMMENDED BY STANDARDS THAT COVER RECOMMENDATION AND ENSURES A FULL NFPA 171017 FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE TO FIRES AND OTHER COMPLEX INCIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF DAILY STAFFING OF ASSISTING AGENCY APPARATUS.
ADDITIONALLY, OUR LOCAL EMS GOVERNING AGENCY IS SEEKING TO IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE METHODS OF SERVICE DELIVERY, WHICH INCLUDES A FLEX STAFFING MODEL, MEANING A LOWER ACUITY ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TRANSPORT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH FOUR PERSONNEL, WE CAN KEEP OUR FIRE ENGINE IN SERVICE WITH THREE PERSONNEL UNTIL THE FOURTH FIREFIGHTER RETURNS.
THIS, I BELIEVE, IS THE FINAL NECESSARY ADDITION TO LVFD'S DEPLOYMENT.
OUTSIDE OF THIS REQUEST, FULL TIME STAFFING AS WE APPROACH FISCAL YEAR 23-24 WILL REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH 50 FULL TIME PERSONNEL, 35 FIREFIGHTERS, WHICH INCLUDES MYSELF AND MY DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF, ONE ANALYST, ONE FIRE MARSHAL, AND ONE COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION SPECIALIST.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
AS CHIEF NIGG MENTIONED, WHEN WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER THE BUDGET THIS YEAR, CHIEF AND I ARE BOTH IN, WE'RE FINISHING OUR FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR. SO WE FINALLY HAD THE TIME TO ACTUALLY SIT DOWN AND LOOK AT THIS BUDGET AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE GIVING AN ACCURATE PORTRAYAL OF WHERE FUNDS ARE ACTUALLY BEING SPENT. SO YOU'LL SEE THAT MANY OF OUR REQUESTS ARE ACTUALLY THEY ARE OPERATIONAL REQUESTS, NOT NEW INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, RATHER ROUTINE NEEDS FOR PREEXISTING BUDGET LINE ITEMS. WE ARE PASSING ALONG SOME INFLATIONARY COSTS FROM OUR VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS.
YOU KNOW, WE DID IN OUR ADMIN AREA, WE DID DO A RECENT REMODEL.
OUR FIRE EXPLORER PROGRAM IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR MOST REQUESTED SERVICES.
MOVING ON TO OPERATIONS AND TRAINING OUR CELL TELEPHONE BUDGET THAT'S ACTUALLY BASED ON ACTUALS.
WE ARE NOTICING THAT THAT ACTUALLY WENT OVER AND FOR SOME REASON THAT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED.
AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE IDENTIFIED WAS NOT BEING SPENT IN THE CORRECT PLACE.
AND THEN ALSO MANDATED TURNOUT REPLACEMENT.
AND THEN ALONG WITH ACCESS CONTROL, WITH ALL THREE STATIONS, AS J.R.
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AND THEN AGAIN, THESE SMALLER ONES ARE REALLY JUST ADJUSTMENTS FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REFLECTING COSTS IN THE RIGHT AREA.WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT WE HAVE A FULLY STAFFED COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION DIVISION.
HOWEVER, THAT DIVISION DOES REQUIRE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT TOOLS.
IT'LL BE DELIVERED IN 2324 AND WILL REQUIRE OUTFITTING FOR DEPARTMENT STANDARDIZATION.
WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A QUESTION? A QUESTION, CHIEF THOUGH.
SURE. ON PAGE 29, IT SAYS THE THREE FIREFIGHTERS 412,000 TO FUND THREE REQUESTED NOT INCLUDED IN BUDGETED FIGURES, BUT IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE UNFUNDED SUMMARY.
SO IS IT MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WITH THE UNFUNDED SUMMARY OF 362, A 412 SHOULD BE ADDED TO THAT? CORRECT. ANY INDICATION OF WHAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET WOULD BE AT THIS POINT IN ANY OF THE OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE NOT REFLECTIVE OF THE 412,000.
SURE. CHIEF, JUST A SIMPLE QUESTION.
OUR EOC THAT'S STILL UPSTAIRS IN STATION ONE, CORRECT? CORRECT. YES. THANK YOU, CHIEF.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IN JULY. SHE WON'T GIVE ME AN EXACT DATE, BUT UNDERSTANDABLY.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR DEPARTMENT STAFF WHO WAS ALSO PIVOTAL IN THIS PROCESS.
BUT A LOT OF THE HEAVY LIFTING WAS FROM ACTING CAPTAIN JASON PROWSE, WHO WAS THERE.
ALL RIGHT. THE 2023 2024 ANNUAL BUDGET WAS ASSEMBLED WITH THE COMMUNITY IN MIND BY ENSURING THE MET AND ALIGNED WITH THE CITY'S MISSION STATEMENT AND STRATEGIC VALUES OF MAINTAINING EFFICIENT MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND MAINTAINING THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMUNITY, TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE DEPARTMENT'S FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY INCLUDES A FIRM SUCCESSION PLAN FOR ITS FUTURE.
THE STRATEGY ENSURES THAT OUR PERSONNEL ATTEND CURRENT TRAINING THAT MEETS LEGISLATIVE NEEDS AND EXPOSES EMPLOYEES TO VARYING COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS. THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, RECRUITMENT, HOMELESS OUTREACH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING ARE ALL SUPPORTED THROUGH ITS ANNUAL BUDGET.
THIS EXPENDITURE SUMMARY HERE.
AS YOU SEE ON THE VERY TOP, OUR PERSONNEL INDICATES A DECREASE.
EXCUSE ME INDICATES A DECREASE.
SO TODAY WE PRESENT TO YOU A STATUS QUO WITH SOME CHANGES THAT I WILL DISCUSS IN A MOMENT.
THIS WAS GEARED TOWARDS PERSONNEL OFF ON INJURY REQUIRING BACKFILL AND OVERTIME.
THERE IS ALSO THE 1% ALSO IN THAT TOTAL.
THERE'S A DECREASE IN VARYING ACCOUNTS.
HOWEVER, THE LARGEST IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE UIL AS DESCRIBED BY CHRISTIE WITH THE MID-YEAR TRANSFER.
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CHANGES. THERE IS A THERE IS A NOTE THERE FOR OPERATIONAL TOTALS AT THE BOTTOM FOR THE SIX, 6.4% INCREASE ALSO EXCLUDES ASSET FORFEITURE, WHICH CHRISTIE ALLUDED TO ALSO, BUT THAT TOTAL EXCLUDES THAT AMOUNT, THEIR TOTAL.IN THE PERSONNEL STUDY, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE 62, WE'RE GOING FROM 63 TO 62.
THE CADETS ENHANCE DEPARTMENT RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AS OFTENTIMES THEY BECOME OUR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES.
THE COST OF ADDING TWO CADETS CAN BE ABSORBED THROUGH OMP REVENUES.
THE COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER WILL BE UPGRADED TO POLICE COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPERVISOR TO THAT SALARY, AS MENTIONED, WHO'S NOW SUPPORTS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PROGRAM.
THERE WE GO. AND LASTLY, IN THE UNFUNDED SUMMARY HERE, I'M GOING TO KIND OF TAKE IT IN TWO PARTS WITH THE UNFUNDED OPERATIONS ON THE LEFT AND THE UNFUNDED CAPITAL OUTLAY ON THE RIGHT.
THE $14,200 IS TO ADDRESS OPERATIONAL MAINTENANCE, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT FIRST ON THE LEFT.
I FIRST TALK ABOUT THE ITEMS IN BLUE.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THOSE WERE REMOVED AND ARE NOT DEPICTED IN THE TOTALS.
THE BACK TO ITEM 101 2503 COMMUNICATIONS HEADSETS.
THE NEXT ITEM THERE IS THE BIERI AUTO SOFTWARE.
THIS SOFTWARE PROVIDES SEVERAL LAYER BENEFITS TO THE DEPARTMENT'S DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE SURROUNDING AGENCIES THAT HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO HACKERS DISABLING THEIR CAT AND MOUSE SYSTEMS. VERY AUTO PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL LAYER OF PROTECTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY, PROVIDING VITAL INFORMATION TO PINPOINT ACCESS, ACCESS, POINTS OF POTENTIAL THREATS BY MONITORING DEPARTMENT COMPUTER BY BY ITS END USERS.
THE TOOL PROVIDES A REDUNDANT LEVEL OF SECURITY FOR OUR DEPARTMENT'S NETWORK.
THE NEXT ITEM THERE IS OUR RETIREMENT SERVICE AWARDS.
THIS YEAR WE ARE ANTICIPATING THREE RETIREMENTS.
THE $2,200, THE FUNDING, WHICH IS THE REQUEST OF $2,200, MEETS THE CITY'S ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS SURROUNDING SERVICE AWARDS FOR RETIREES. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY.
THE NEXT ITEM THERE IS THE DEPARTMENT PHOTO.
OF COURSE, SHE FELL ILL, SO WE POSTPONED IT.
AND WE'RE SIMPLY ASKING TO TAKE THAT PHOTO THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
THOSE PHOTOS ARE UTILIZED FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES AND AS DISPLAYS WHEN HONORING DEPARTMENT STAFF.
AGAIN, THIS DEPARTMENT, THIS REQUEST IS IDENTICAL FUNDING TO COVER THE COST OF THE DEPARTMENT PHOTO.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE TOP, WHICH IS OUR DISPATCH CHAIRS.
I LISTED IT AS VERY IMPORTANT.
THESE CHAIRS ARE USED 24 SEVEN 365 DAYS.
THESE CHAIRS ARE JUST CONSISTENTLY ROTATED.
MOST OF THE CHAIRS ARE REPAIRED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EXPANDING THEIR LIFETIME.
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HOWEVER, EVENTUALLY THEY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AND THEY ARE NOW DUE FOR REPLACEMENT, AND THE $10,000 WILL GIVE US FOUR CHAIRS OUT OF THE SIX THAT WE HAVE.WE DO REPLACE THEM QUITE FREQUENT AND THEY ARE DUE FOR REPLACEMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE DOWN TO THE SEVEN SWAT RIFLES.
WE MADE THIS REQUEST FIVE YEARS AGO.
THE DEPARTMENT MADE A SIMILAR REQUEST TO REPLACE THE AGING RIFLES.
ALL SEVEN OF THE RIFLES HAVE REACHED THEIR REPLACEMENT AGE.
THESE RIFLES ARE FOR SPECIFIC USE AND ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR TACTICAL TEAM, AND THE DEPARTMENT UNDERSTANDS ITS FISCAL SITUATION AND IF NEEDED, CAN REDUCE THE TOTAL TO FOUR AND WAIT TO REPLACE THE REMAINING THREE IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WHICH WOULD OBVIOUSLY CHANGE THAT COST FROM ABOUT 18,000 TO ABOUT 11,000 IF ABLE.
THE NEXT ITEM THERE IS THE 40 MILLIMETER LAUNCHERS.
MANY AGENCIES HAVE TRANSITIONED TO A 40 MILLIMETER LAUNCHER DUE TO ITS ACCURACY AND THE ABILITY TO EXPEL VARYING, LESS LETHAL PROJECTILES TO BE USED BY OFFICERS WHEN CONFRONTING COMBATIVE BUT UNARMED SUBJECTS WHEN DE-ESCALATION IS NO LONGER AN OPTION.
THE BEANBAG ROUNDS HAVE A DEGREE OF LIABILITY CONCERNS DUE TO THEIR SQUARE PROJECTILE DESIGN AT CERTAIN DISTANCES WHEN EXPELLED THROUGH THE REMINGTON 870 AT CERTAIN DISTANCES, THEY ACT LIKE A CURVE BALL AND AT TIMES STRIKE AN UNINTENDED PART OF THE BODY CREATING THAT LIABILITY ASPECT I JUST DESCRIBED.
THE 40 MILLIMETER LAUNCHER IS A FAR SUPERIOR TOOL, REDUCING LIABILITY AND PROVIDING OUR OFFICERS WITH THE PLATFORM THAT ADDRESSES THE LIABILITY AND ACCURACY CONCERNS.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE WE'RE ASKING FOR SEVEN LAUNCHERS, WHICH IS DEPICTED THERE AS WELL.
AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM THERE IS THE TETHERED DRONE.
THE DEPARTMENT'S USE OF DRONES HAS PROVEN TO BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE.
A DRONE WAS USED THEN, BUT IT HAD TO BE BROUGHT BACK DUE TO BATTERY CONCERNS.
AND AS MENTIONED, THE TETHERED DRONE CAN BE DEPLOYED DURING VARIOUS CITY EVENTS, INCLUDING PARADES, TO MONITOR PROGRESS OR RESPOND TO CALLS FROM A SPECIFIC AREA AND PROVIDE REAL TIME INFORMATION TO GROUND LEVEL OFFICERS, GIVING THEM INFORMATION ON HOW TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO EACH CALL.
THE NEXT ITEM IS OUR POLICE STATION CAMERAS.
THE DEPARTMENT'S PERIMETER CAMERAS HAVE REACHED THEIR END OF LIFE.
MANY NO LONGER OPERATE AS INTENDED.
BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS RECENTLY AWARDED A TECHNOLOGY GRANT TO UPGRADE ITS DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH INCLUDES CAMERAS AT INTERSECTIONS AND OUR DIGITAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CAMERAS DIRECTING THAT INFORMATION TO OUR STATION.
ONCE WE RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION, IT'S STILL YET TO DETERMINE AND CAPTAIN PRICE IS WORKING ON THAT INFORMATION TO SEE IF THOSE THOSE GRANTS WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO UTILIZE TO UPDATE OUR CAMERAS AS WELL.
IF THERE'S SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO COVER THAT.
THE LAST SECOND TO THE LAST ITEM, THERE IS THE LOW-KEY GROUND ROBOT.
THE SUCCESS OF A TACTICAL TEAM RELIES HEAVILY ON EQUIPMENT THAT ENHANCES ITS TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES.
AND THE VERY LAST PIECE THERE, I PROMISE THAT THIS IS IT IS A NIGHT VISION.
THE TEAM'S CURRENT NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT IS OVER 15 YEARS OLD AND FAILING.
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THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WOULD BE OUTFITTED ON OUR POLICE SNIPER RIFLE THAT ENHANCES THE SNIPERS TEAM ABILITY TO WORK IN COMPLETE DARKNESS, ENHANCING THEIR TACTICAL CAPABILITIES, ADDING A LAYER OF SAFETY DURING THEIR DEPLOYMENT.AT THIS TIME, THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT OWN NIGHT VISION.
AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, IN BLUE AND SOME OF THE ITEMS ON THE RIGHT.
LASTLY, UNDERSTANDING THE FISCAL RESPONSIBLE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE YOU TODAY, WE FEEL THAT BY HIGHLIGHTING PERSONNEL COSTS, OPERATING COSTS, OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS, PENDING THE RESULTS OF THE STAFFING STUDY AND THE REQUEST FOR TWO ADDITIONAL POLICE CADETS.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU, CHIEF. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
TONIGHT I PRESENT TO YOU THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT BUDGET.
THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, SENIOR CITIZENS AND ADULTS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT MANAGES FOUR FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY CENTER, AQUATIC CENTER, BOOK MESA PRESCHOOL AND VETERANS HALL.
THESE FACILITIES OFFER A WIDE SELECTION OF CLASSES, PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AND RENTAL OPTIONS.
SO SOME OF THE NEW PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE ARE INCLUDED IN OUR DEPARTMENT THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH SPECIAL REVENUE THIS YEAR ARE THE HOMELESS OR THE UNHOUSED AND AN INCLUSION GRANT, THE UNHOUSED, WE WORK ALONG WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN REGARDS TO OUTREACH AND SERVICES.
THERE IS NOT A LINE ITEM IN THE GENERAL FUND, BUT WE DO HAVE ACCESS TO FUNDS THROUGH THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COG, TRI-CITY AND PLA FUNDS BECAUSE THE CITY HAS THEIR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, ONE OF THE FEW CITIES IN THE AREA WE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ABOUT $142,000 THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
WITH THAT MONEY, WE WILL USE IT TO SECURE ADDITIONAL BEDS AT HOPE FOR HOME.
AND WE ALSO USE IT FOR LAKOTA FOR AN ADDITIONAL DAY OF SERVICE HERE IN THE CITY.
THE INCLUSION GRANT THROUGH OUR REGIONAL CENTER AND THROUGH THE STATE IS ACTUALLY A VERY EXCITING GRANT BECAUSE WE ARE THE FIRST CITY TO OFFER PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS FOR THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
MOST CITIES OFFER RECREATIONAL GROUP LESSONS.
THIS IS VERY UNIQUE BECAUSE IT'S A ONE ON ONE EXPERIENCE.
THIS ALSO WILL PROVIDE TRAINING FOR OUR STAFF THAT INCLUDE THE REC LEADERS, AQUATIC STAFF AND THE PRESCHOOL TEACHERS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH FAMILIES AND THOSE CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. SO IT'S VERY EXCITING THIS YEAR.
HERE WE HAVE OUR EXPONENTIAL SUMMARY SHIFTED OPERATIONAL WITH PERSONNEL TO COVER COSTS AS WE RECLASSIFIED ALL THE AQUATIC CENTER PERSONNEL TO MEET THE CURRENT MARKET VALUE.
OVERALL, WE ARE AT A -0.8% AS A DEPARTMENT WITH THIS THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE HIGH SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFERS T.K. SO WE OFFER PRESCHOOL.
I WILL TELL YOU, WE HAD EIGHT WAIT LISTS THE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR.
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO OFFER THAT AS WELL.
BUT JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IT'S AN AMAZING PROGRAM THAT HAS DONE.
OUR TEACHERS ARE AMAZING BECAUSE THEY LITERALLY JUST WENT WITH MY IDEA AND THEY EXCELLED IN IT.
WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL, WITH THE WATER POLO TEAM SWIM TEAM.
SO THOSE ARE MOST OF MY EMPLOYEES.
THE OTHER THING IS FACILITY RENTALS.
WE HAVE INCREASED REVENUE IN THAT FACILITY BECAUSE WE DID REMODEL THE KITCHEN WITH ARPA FUNDS.
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PERSONNEL IS PRETTY MUCH MOVING THE COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER TO A DIRECTOR.WE ARE NOT REQUESTING ANY NEW PART TIME PERSONNEL, SO WE ARE AT A NET BODY OF ZERO.
ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE INITIALLY PUT ON THERE IN TERMS OF REPLACEMENT IS THE ONE METER DIVE BOARD.
SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THIS FISCAL YEAR.
ONE OF THE BIG ITEMS, THOUGH, IS THE COMMUNITY CENTER ROOF REPAIR.
DUE TO THE CURRENT RAIN STORMS, WE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ROOF.
CURRENTLY, WE ARE MEETING WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND FEMA AS WELL AND IN MEETING WITH THOSE CONTRACTORS, IT'S EXPECTED TO BE MORE THAN THE 95,000, BUT WE HOPE THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY, AS WELL AS FEMA, ARE ABLE TO COVER THE MAJORITY OF COSTS.
SO THAT IS JUST A GENERAL NUMBER THAT WE RECEIVE, BUT WE ANTICIPATE IT BEING MUCH MORE.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT WILL OCCUR, BUT WE ANTICIPATE THIS FISCAL YEAR.
OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S MY BUDGET PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M HERE TO PRESENT ON THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
I WANT TO. OH, I WENT TOO QUICK.
I'M SURE YOU PROBABLY WANT ME TO GO QUICK, BUT I.
EXACTLY. I'M GOING THE WRONG WAY.
AND I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THEM.
THE BUDGET PUBLIC WORKS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND RIGHTS OF WAY THINGS LIKE PARKS, STREETLIGHTS, SIDEWALKS, STREETS, TRAFFIC, SIGNALS, CITY EQUIPMENT, STREET TREES, PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND MOST CITY FACILITIES.
WE APPRECIATE COMMUNITY SERVICES.
PUBLIC WORKS IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES SUCH AS WATER, SEWER, ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS. AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, OVERSIGHT OF THE REFUSE CONTRACT.
THE FIRST EXPENDITURE SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS THE PROGRAMS WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
SO YOU'LL SEE CITY BUILDING PARKS, STREETS AND WASTE AND RECYCLING.
CHRISTY MENTIONED THAT WE HAD BID OUT A PROJECT OR PARKS CONTRACT FOR THE SPORTS PARK.
SO ALL OF THOSE CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST DRIVERS ON THIS GENERAL FUND SLIDE.
ADDITIONALLY, WASTE AND RECYCLING, THAT IS WHERE OUR REFUSE CONTRACT IS HELD AND WE ANTICIPATE UNDER THE CONTRACT THERE'S A CPI INCREASE AND THAT'S 5.17. BUT SEPARATELY, THE LOVELY UNFUNDED MANDATE FROM THE STATE GOVERNMENT FOR ORGANICS NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
SO THE WASTE AND RECYCLING CONTRACT ALSO INCLUDES AN ESTIMATE FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT TO IMPLEMENT ORGANICS, AND IT'S ROUGHLY A 10% INCREASE, AND THAT'S BASED ON A SURROUNDING CITIES RECENT NEGOTIATION.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COSTS FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT.
BUT THOSE WE HAVE ESTIMATED AN INCREASE FOR THAT ORGANICS IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN THIS BUDGET.
THE NEXT IS OUR NON GENERAL FUND.
WE HAVE OUR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS.
WE HAVE OUR SEWER AND OUR WATER ENTERPRISES AS WELL.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE INCREASING AND ARE ARE DRIVING OUR COSTS UP.
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SEPARATELY, WE HAVE RECENTLY COMPLETED A WATER MASTER PLAN AND A SEWER MASTER PLAN, AND THAT BASICALLY OUTLINES THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY.OUR LAST RATE INCREASE WAS IN 2019.
SO THIS BUDGET INCLUDES INFORMATION OR INCLUDES FUNDING FOR A CONSULTANT STUDY TO DO A COST OF SERVICE STUDY FOR BOTH OF THOSE PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO FULLY FUND THE OPERATIONS AS WELL AS THE CAPITAL.
OBVIOUSLY, THAT ALL OF THAT GETS REVIEWED AND BROUGHT BACK FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.
AND SO AS COSTS ESCALATE, THEY HAVE NOT KEPT PACE.
THEY HAVE REQUIRED AN OR AN ADJUSTMENT FROM THE GENERAL FUND IN ORDER TO FUND THEM.
THEN SECONDARILY, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE INCREASE OF A PART TIME EMPLOYEE TO A FULL TIME TO HELP WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING A CUSTOMER SERVICE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE TO HELP WITH OUR WATER LOSS PROGRAMS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE.
AND SO THAT WOULD CHANGE THOSE.
IT'S A NET BODY CHANGE OF ONE ADDITIONAL FULL TIME EQUIVALENT PERSON.
AND JUST IT'S NOT FROM A REGULATION REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE, IT'S NOT ADEQUATE.
SO THIS IS THE CITY SIDE OF THE ORGANICS COMPLIANCE.
WE'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAMS. WE'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE INSPECTIONS, A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO.
IT COULD BE FUNDED WITHIN OUR SOLID WASTE RATES.
THE NEXT ONE IS RADAR REPAIR SIGNS OR REPAIR RADAR SIGNS WE'VE DISCUSSED.
AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO KEN, WHO WILL DO A SUMMARY OF THE BUDGET.
OH, YOU GOING TO STAY UP THERE AND TALK, CIP? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT'S OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO GO OVER CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUESTS AND THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND THEN MEG WILL DO CIP AND THEN KEN WILL DO A WRAP UP. OH, WE HAVE CASH.
THE TOTAL REQUESTS RIGHT NOW IS $509,000.
WE ARE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN WE NEED TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS AND THEY ARE A LARGER VALUE.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN OUR OPERATIONAL ITEMS OR OPERATIONAL BUDGETS.
THESE ARE CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUESTS THAT ARE FUNDED.
THESE ARE NON GENERAL FUND FUNDS.
AND THIS IS THE LIST OF ALL OF THOSE ITEMS. AND THE TOTAL IS $1 MILLION FOR NON-GENERAL FUND.
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THESE PROGRAMS DO REQUIRE SOME OVERSIGHT FROM THESE AREA.THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE THESE FUNDS AND THEY DO HAVE SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS.
SO IN 22, 23, THAT WAS OUR FIRST YEAR FOR LA IDA TAKING THAT PROGRAM ON FOR FIDUCIARY SERVICES.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S ALMOST $8 MILLION FOR THOSE FIDUCIARY SERVICES AND LA IMPACT IS 2.4 MILLION FOR THEIR NON ASSET FORFEITURE PROGRAM.
THE ASSET FORFEITURE PROGRAM FOR LA IMPACT IS ACTUALLY NOW UNDER THE CITY.
AS SAM MENTIONED, WE ARE FUNDING TEMPORARILY THAT $1.5 MILLION AND THEN IT IS REIMBURSED TO US. THERE WAS A CHANGE IN THE WAY THAT THAT HAD TO BE ALLOCATED OR PAID OUT IN INITIALLY, AND I FAILED TO MENTION THAT.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
SO THE 1.5 MILLION OF EXPENSES DOES GET COVERED BY THE 1.5 MILLION OF REVENUES.
HOWEVER, IT DOES SKEW OUR BUDGET A LITTLE BIT.
SO WE DO EXCLUDE IT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A BETTER COMPARISON FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
AND NOW MEG IS GOING TO COME BACK UP AND TALK ABOUT CIP.
CHRISTY, WHAT'S THE LAG ON THAT? I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME CONCERNS BY CITIZENS THAT WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL WITH OUR THE FINANCING BECAUSE THERE'S A LAG IN PAYMENT.
ABOUT A MONTH, YEAH. BUT THE FUNDS ARE ALWAYS THERE.
YES. AND WE DO HAVE RESTRICT WE HAVE SECURITY IN OUR AGREEMENT THAT THEY WOULD COVER THOSE.
WELCOME BACK. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.
THIS TIME, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS THAT SUBMITTED REQUESTS, BUT ALSO CODY AND ROMERO, WHO WERE PRIMARY IN HELPING PUT THIS TOGETHER, AS WELL AS KRISTI SANCHEZ ON OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM.
SO THE CIP, AS WE DISCUSSED AT THE FIRST BUDGET STUDY SESSION, WE HAD QUITE A FEW PROJECTS THAT WERE UNDERWAY. ROUGHLY $10 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS ARE CURRENTLY IN THE APPROVED, FUNDED, APPROVED AND FUNDED.
AND WE HAVE NEW FUNDING REQUESTS IN THIS PRESENTATION OF ROUGHLY $13.2 MILLION.
SO IF APPROVED, THERE WOULD BE A TOTAL OF ALMOST $24 MILLION OF PROJECTS BUDGETED AND THEN THE FIVE YEAR CIP BUDGET NEEDS REFLECT ABOUT $140 MILLION.
THESE THESE AREN'T ALL INCLUSIVE.
AS WE COMPLETE MASTER PLANS AND DO MORE PLANNING, WE PROBABLY WILL BE ADDING TO THESE NUMBERS.
BUT AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME ABOUT 140IN NEEDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS, THEY'RE FUNDED BY RATES AND SO THEY HAVE TO HAVE VERY SPECIFIC USES.
WATER CAN ONLY BE USED FOR WATER, SEWER FOR SEWER.
ET CETERA. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING FOR THIS YEAR IS REALLY RELATED TO THE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING, AND THE NEXT SLIDE JUST GIVES A BREAKDOWN MORE FOR THE PUBLIC OF WHERE WE GET OUR SOURCES AND HOW THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED.
SO NOW I'LL GET INTO THE ACTUAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE CIP.
SO THE FIRST PROJECT IS REALLY THE SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION.
IT'S ONE OF OUR ANNUAL PROJECTS AND THIS IS FUNDED WITH GAS TAX CDBG AS WELL AS MEASURE M FUNDING APPROXIMATELY $237,000 AND IT MOVES US TOWARDS COMPLIANCE.
THE NEXT IS THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 2.3.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS AN ANNUAL PROGRAM.
THE STREET BANNER POLE IS DOWN ON D NEED REPLACEMENT.
AND AT THE LAST MAY MEETING WE APPROVED SB1 FOR USE FOR THERE.
CHIEF TALKED ABOUT SOME TRAFFIC CAMERAS.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME TRAFFIC COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO TALK TO EACH OTHER.
AND SO THIS WILL HELP FUND THAT PROJECT AND BRING IT TO FRUITION.
THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, ERIC MENTIONED THAT WE HAD COMPLETED DESIGN.
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IT'S UPWARDS OF $22 MILLION, I BELIEVE THAT IS TODAY.THAT'S SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET SOME EARMARKS AND SOME OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.
THE NEXT ONE IS WHITE AVENUE, FROM FOOTHILL TO BONITA AND TOWN CENTER FROM FOOTHILL TO WHITE.
THEN WE HAVE TRAFFIC STUDIES THROUGH ATC AND OTHERS.
WE'VE OTHER PEOPLE'S REQUESTS, RESIDENT REQUESTS.
WE GET ASKED TO LOOK AT CROSSWALKS AND CAN WE CHANGE THIS? AND SO THIS WILL GIVE US A MECHANISM TO DO THAT AND LEAD TO CAPITAL PROJECTS.
AGAIN, THIS WILL HELP US IDENTIFY WHERE SHOULD WE BE SPENDING MEASURE W DOLLARS? WHERE DOES IT MAKE THE MOST SENSE? FULL TRASH CAPTURE DEVICES ARE AGAIN A STORMWATER COMPLIANCE MECHANISM FUNDED BY MEASURE W, THE FACILITIES PAINTING WAS A PREVIOUS ARPA IDENTIFICATION.
WE USED A PORTION OF IT FOR THE PAINTING THAT WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS.
CITY YARD REROOF AND FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM ALSO WAS AN ARPA IDENTIFIED PROJECT, BUT BECAUSE OF THE FIRE SPRINKLER BEING IN THE WATER YARD, IT'S A LITTLE MORE COSTLY THAN THE 25,000 FROM ARPA.
SO WE'VE ADDED SOME WATER FUNDING TO HELP WITH THAT PROJECT.
THE NEXT IS THE CITY YARD FLEET ROLLUP DOORS THAT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT, ALSO FUNDED WITH ARPA CITY YARD ASPHALT REPLACEMENT, ARPA FUNDS OF $380,000. CITY YARD SWAMP COOLERS WERE ALSO AN ARPA IDENTIFIED OBJECT, SO $25,000.
THE NEXT IS THE WILDERNESS PARK.
THIS IS A PLACEHOLDER FOR THE OAK TREE POTENTIAL MITIGATION THAT MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT FOR US TO CLEAR DO THE APPROPRIATE FIRE CLEARANCE BEHIND HOMES.
WE'RE UNDER DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM ON THAT TOPIC.
SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED WATER AS WELL AS SEWER CAPITAL TO HELP FUND THAT PROJECT.
THE NEXT IS THE MOBILITY PROJECT AGAIN THROUGH ATC.
THERE ARE SOMETIMES IDENTIFIED BIKE LANE IMPROVEMENTS THAT COULD BE MADE.
THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME FUNDING TO DO THAT.
THE NEXT IS ALSO THE AQUATIC CENTER POOL REPLASTERING.
AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE HAD PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED FUNDING.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE IT'S ADEQUATE.
THIS IS A PLACEHOLDER FOR FUTURE WATER CAPITAL PROJECTS DOING THE INITIAL DESIGN WORK.
THERE'S A NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT THE AMHERST TREATMENT PLANT, FUNDED WITH THE WATER CAPITAL FUNDING OF $540,000 AND MY METER CONVERSION PROJECT, WHICH BASICALLY GETS US AUTOMATED METER READING AND ENABLES CUSTOMER ACCESS TO THEIR INFORMATION.
WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET IT.
AND THE FINAL PROJECT IS SEWER SYSTEM REHABILITATION.
AGAIN, IT'S A PLACEHOLDER FOR DESIGN OF FUTURE PROJECTS, AND THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL TO 13.2 MILLION.
AMHERST TREATMENT PLANT THAT'S ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA THAT..
THAT IS FOR RESIN REPLACEMENT WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THIS IS A FUTURE VESSEL UPGRADE.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO KEN.
I WANTED TO MENTION THE LAST FEW SLIDES.
THIS IS JUST A NEW. I'M SUPPOSED TO TALK AT THE MICROPHONE.
THIS IS JUST A NEW WAY TO PRESENT THE CIP.
SO IT'S IDENTIFIES FIVE YEARS OUT.
SO THE PIECE THAT IS FOR THE APPROPRIATION, THE APPROPRIATION AMOUNT THAT IS ALREADY ACCOUNTED FOR AND TO BE DOING THIS NEXT YEAR, THE 13.2, IT'D BE THE SECOND COLUMN, THE PROPOSED FUNDING REQUEST AND IT'S BOLDED.
THE ONE, THE PAGE BEFORE THIS.
PAGE FOR THAT. OH, I'M DOING IT AGAIN.
THE GREEN AREA LOOKS LIKE THAT'S FOR THIS NEXT YEAR.
SO THESE ARE THE FIRST ONE ARE THE ANNUAL PROJECTS.
THE SECOND IS THE FULLY FUNDED BUDGETED PROJECT.
SO IT DOESN'T NEED ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.
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AND THEN THE NEXT ARE NEW PROJECTS IN THE PINK, THE STORMWATER CAPTURE OF TRASH? YES. IS THAT AT OUR STREET LEVEL OR IS THAT A PART OF A COUNTY PROJECT THROUGH THE STORM DRAINS? IT'S FOR THE IT'S FOR THE CATCH BASINS TO PUT THE THE METAL ENCLOSURES ON THEM.BUT IT'S IT'S OUR PROJECT ON OUR STORM DRAINS.
BUT THESE ARE OUR STREET STORM DRAINS.
LET'S SEE THE PARK ON WILDERNESS PARK.
THAT'S NOT THE ONE ON GOLDEN HILLS.
CORRECT. OR IS THAT THE GOLDEN HILLS PARK? SO IT'S BEHIND MONTERREY.
IT'S THE. YES. SO IT'S IN THAT GENERAL VICINITY, OUR OPEN SPACE.
YEAH. IT'S NOT GOLDEN HILLS, THE WILDERNESS PARK THAT'S ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GOLDEN HILLS.
IT'S BEHIND MONTERREY THAT WAS PURCHASED SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS AGO.
PART OF THE WILDERNESS PLANT. YES.
THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING GOLDEN HILLS CALLED WILDERNESS PARK.
THE STEVE JOHNSON WILDERNESS PARK.
NO, NOT EVEN ATTACH HIM TO THAT ONE.
NO, WE CAN GET IT DONE IN A HALF A DAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE COUNCIL.
AFTER THIS QUICK RECAP, IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
SO WE ARE PROPOSING, AS IS RIGHT NOW, A BALANCED BUDGET COMING BACK TO YOU ON JUNE 19TH.
SO THERE IS APPROXIMATELY $232,000 AVAILABLE OVER WHAT HAS BEEN CURRENTLY FUNDED.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT YOU COULD ALWAYS TELL US, YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR WHAT'S THAT? WE DO HAVE TWO WEEKS TO PREPARE THAT FOR YOU.
THERE ARE A LOT OF UNFUNDED, OPERATIONAL AND A LOT OF UNFUNDED CAPITAL OUTLAY THAT IS JUST A LITTLE SHY OF $1 MILLION, ABOUT 976,000. IT HAS BEEN A DYNAMIC PROCESS.
THAT'S WHY YOU NEED, YOU KNOW, SOME CUSHION IN A BUDGET.
NOT A LOT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF OUR REVENUES IF IT'S A DOLLAR, THEN I ALWAYS SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, LET'S SPEND $0.95 OF IT AND KEEP $0.05 JUST IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS.
AND THEN MEG AND TRACY AND KRISTY AND HER STAFF FOR KIND OF REDOING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
AS YOU SEE, THERE'S A NEW FORMAT.
AND I THINK YOU'LL SEE BENEFIT.
TALKING TO KRISTY, I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT EASIER TO PUT TOGETHER.
AND YOU KNOW, THE SAYING OF YOU CAN'T BUILD UPON A SHAKY FOUNDATION CLEARLY WAS SOME OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAD AT THIS POINT. BUT I THINK WE'RE MUCH BETTER OFF GOING INTO NEXT YEAR BASED ON SOME OF YOUR DIRECTION AND WHAT WE'LL BRING BACK TO YOU ON THE 19TH.
I JUST WANT TO FIRST THANK ALL THE STAFF AND CHRISTIE'S DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING IN A PURVIEW, ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN A LITTLE FRUSTRATING BECAUSE AS WE'VE BEEN GOING ALONG, WE'VE FOUND I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS YOU SAY A CHINK IN THE ARMOR WHERE THERE'S THINGS WEREN'T IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND WE'RE KIND OF BRINGING EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND ORGANIZING AGAIN, WHICH REALLY HELPS US TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.
AND THIS IS A REALLY GOOD PICTURE OF OF WHERE WE'RE AT.
IT'S JUST NOW FIGURING OUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PULL THIS $976,000 FROM.
MY MY REAL QUESTION WAS, AND I'VE BEEN TALKING TO CITY MANAGER DOMER REGARDING THAT AS THE WHAT HAVE WE NOT WHAT HAVE WE NOT PUT AS FAR AS ARPA FUNDS, WHAT HAS NOT BEEN ALLOCATED BECAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THESE THAT ARE MEASURE FUNDS FROM DIFFERENT TAX MEASURES THAT WE HAVE.
BUT I KNOW THAT WE'VE WE HAD WHAT IS NOT BEEN ALLOCATED FOR ARPA FUNDS.
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SO ALL ARPA FUNDS HAVE BEEN COMMITTED.HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY COULDN'T HAVE A CHANGE IN THE COMMITMENT.
SO CURRENTLY THERE ARE $5 MILLION OF UNSPENT COMMITTED FUNDS.
HOWEVER, MEG DID MENTION QUITE A FEW PROJECTS THIS YEAR THAT WE ARE FUNDING, SO THERE ARE 1.9 MILLION OF GENERAL CAPITAL ITEMS THAT ARE UNCOMMITTED, 1.5 MILLION OF WATER CAPITAL ITEMS THAT ARE UNCOMMITTED, ALMOST $1 MILLION OF OUTDOOR RECREATION ITEMS THAT ARE SORRY, COMMITTED BUT UNSPENT, AND THEN 470,000 OF HOUSING REHAB THAT ARE UNSPENT.
HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE APPLICATIONS AND WE'RE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH THOSE.
AND THEN $189,000 OF UNSPENT HOMELESS OUTREACH.
SO WE DO HAVE FUNDS THAT CAN BE THAT COULD BE SHIFTED TO A DIFFERENT PURPOSE IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANTED TO DO.
BUT AS FAR AS THE CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR PUBLIC WORKS ON SOME OF THE WATER ISSUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND REMEMBER, THIS IS THESE ARE ONE TIME FUNDS THAT WE'RE NEVER GOING TO SEE AGAIN. I JUST WON'T.
BUT I MEAN, IF WE REALLY LOOK BACK AND SAY, I KNOW WE GOT $232,000 THAT WE HAVE ALREADY CURRENTLY WE COULD USE, BUT YOU'VE GOT SOME OF THOSE ONES THAT AND I WOULD PROBABLY GO BACK TO PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND SAY, WHERE ARE THE ONES CAN WE CAN TAKE SOME OUT.
SO PUT MONEY IN THERE, BUT PULL SOME OUT IN ORDER TO FUND A LOT OF THESE ARE IMPORTANT.
THESE ARE SMALL THINGS, BUT FOR THE DEPARTMENTS ARE BIG AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
THE STAFF HAS PUT A LOT OF TIME IN THIS.
SO, I MEAN, THE ARPA FUNDS ARE A ONE TIME DEAL, ALTHOUGH I DON'T WANT TO SACRIFICE THAT FOR SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS, LIKE LIKE FOR OUR PARKS AND STUFF, FOR OUR ALL INCLUSIVE PARKS AND OUR EQUIPMENT, YOU KNOW, THINGS LIKE THAT ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO OUR RESIDENTS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENTS GET TAKEN CARE OF AND ALSO IN THE FUNDS WITH WATER AND THINGS LIKE THAT WE DON'T MESS THOSE UP EITHER BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT EVENTUALLY. AND IT'S GOT TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE.
SO. THAT WAS JUST MY KIND OF LOOK AT THAT AND MAYBE COME BACK AND SAY, HEY, WHAT CAN YOU DO WITHOUT? I MEAN, WE GOT WE GOT THIS RIGHT HERE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION.
BUT. MR. CROSBY, I HAVE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS LATER ON, BUT QUESTIONS.
AND YOU TALKED ABOUT, MR. MAYOR, ABOUT CHRISTIE.
YOU CLEANED UP A LOT OF THE WHERE THINGS WERE IN ONE PLACE AND NOT IN THE OTHER, BUT ONE THING.
AND FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME TIME.
BUT ONE THING TALKED ABOUT TOO IS OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES.
WE HAVE A UNDER THEIR BUDGET TO REPLACE THE ROOF, BUT ALL THE REST OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, THE BUILDINGS THAT COMES OUT OF PUBLIC WORKS. AND SO I THINK COMING OUT OF IT MIGHT BE SHIFTING OF ONE THING OVER TO ANOTHER.
BUT IF IT'S A BUILDING, IT SHOULD BE COMING OUT PUBLIC WORKS NOT AT OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES BUDGET BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT TO BE SEEN THAT WE'RE TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM YOUTH PROGRAMS OR FOOD SERVICE TO THE SENIORS, OR USING THOSE KIND OF FUNDS TO REPLACE THE ROOF WHEN IT SHOULD BE COMING OUT OF OUR BUILDING, OUR BUILDING FUNDS.
SO, UM, BUT THE OTHER POINT IS, I KNOW WE SAID WE REDUCED IT BY THE TO THE 976,000, BUT THAT NUMBER STILL DOES NOT INCLUDE THE QUESTION ABOUT THE THREE EXTRA FIREMEN OF 412,000, CORRECT? CORRECT. SO THAT NUMBER SHOULD REALLY BE ALMOST $1.4 MILLION? CORRECT.
AS FAR AS WHICH PROGRAMS SHOULD HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING, I'D LIKE TO SEE A LOT OF THIS RESERVED FOR NOT NECESSARILY DEDICATING THOSE FUNDS TONIGHT, BUT HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT WE CAN FUND
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REQUESTS. BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT STAFF IS LOOKING FOR AT THIS POINT.GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF.
ONE THING I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON WAS THERE WAS A DECREASE IN SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF SAFETY.
SO WHAT SAFETY EQUIPMENT DO WE HAVE A DECREASE IN? WAS IT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BUY OR SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO WITHOUT? OR IS IT JUST WE DON'T NEED IT? IF WE CAN'T, IT'S LATER.
THAT'S KIND OF THE QUESTION I HAD ABOUT THAT.
AND WHAT'S A WATER PLATEAU SUMMIT? I'M SORRY, I'M NOT AN ENGINEER, BUT WHAT'S A WATER PLATEAU SUMMIT? THAT'S OKAY. I'M NOT AN ENGINEER EITHER, BUT MEG CAN DEFINITELY ANSWER THAT.
SORRY. HOPE YOU HOPE YOU GET BETTER WATER LINE.
YEAH, IN A VERY RESTRICTED EASEMENT.
SO IT'S BASICALLY A REPLACEMENT OF A MAJOR TRANSMISSION LINE FOR THE CITY.
WHERE'S THAT? DO WE KNOW? IT'S RIGHT ABOVE THE BOYS HOME..
YES. ISN'T THAT AREA CONSIDERED A COUNTY PROPERTY? BUT IT'S OUR TRANSMISSION LINE.
BUT IT'S OURS. YEAH, BUT WE HAVE AN EASEMENT.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU'RE THE BEST EVER.
AND KASH ON THAT WATER TO THE SUMMIT.
I REMEMBER WHEN DAN KEESEY WAS GOING OUT AND SAID, DON'T FORGET TO REPLACE THIS, BECAUSE IF IT GOES OUT, IT'S GOING TO COST YOU A LOT MORE MONEY TO REPLACE IT BEFORE IF IT'S ALREADY. YES.
SO MY THOUGHTS ON ON THE BUDGET AND LOOKING AT THE UNFUNDED STUFF, WE HAD A LEFTOVER LAST YEAR ABOUT $87,000 THAT WAS UNBUDGETED.
BUT DURING OUR OUR YEAR WE SPENT OVER $650,000 IN ADJUSTMENTS.
NOW WE HAVE ABOUT $107,000 OF OF EXCESS RESERVES.
BUT WE'RE ASKING TO LOOK AT $1.4 MILLION.
I'M WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON OF REALLY LOOKING AT OUR RESERVES.
WELL, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE'RE SPENDING OUR GENERAL FUND ALMOST IS LIKE OUR CHECKING ACCOUNT, BUT WE WANT TO SPEND EVERY DOLLAR OF THAT WHEN WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE PUT IN OUR RESERVES AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE INCREASING OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
WE ALSO GOT A NOTE THAT IT'S BROUGHT UP A COUPLE OF TIMES TOO.
LAST YEAR WE HAD A LOT MORE THE $650,000 WHERE WE WERE ADDING EMPLOYEES AND A LOT OF THEM WERE WERE FOR FIRE BECAUSE OF THE ANALYSIS THAT WE HAD ON ON FIRE AND WE NEEDED TO INCREASE IT.
I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT THAT.
BUT THIS NEXT YEAR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR POLICE ANALYSIS COME UP.
AND WHEN THOSE ANALYSIS COME UP, PERSONNEL ALWAYS COMES ABOUT THAT, TOO.
SO THAT'S AND WHEN I CAME ON THE COUNCIL, WE HAD ABOUT 29% RESERVE AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 25 TO 26.
SO I'M REALLY LOOKING TO TO LOOK AT THAT THOSE UNFUNDED AND WITH THAT $107,000, REALLY LOOKING TO TRY TO SAVE THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.
YEAH. MR. CROSBY, I TOO THINK WE SHOULD BE SAVING SOME OF THAT MONEY.
WE MAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR NEED TO SPEND ALL OF IT, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A RESERVE.
AND. I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO ADD TO THAT.
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THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD THAT I'VE SEEN ACTUALLY OVER THIS WEEKEND, THAT'S GOING TO WHAT I BELIEVE IS GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY.YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU COME IN AND LOOK IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE, YOU SEEING THE CLEAN, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU PUBLIC WORKS AND ALSO THANK YOU TO THE POLICE AND FIRE JUST COMING IN HERE. I SAW A FOUR UNITS DEALING WITH AN ISSUE RIGHT THERE ON WHEELER AND WHEELER AND FOOTHILL.
NOW THESE ARE ALL JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE INCREASED.
AND WITH THE INCREASE IN CRIME THAT WE HAVE, OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY IS THE MOST PARAMOUNT TO ME.
SO IF WE CAN HAVE A GOOD DELICATE BALANCE THERE, I'M ALL WITH IT.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KASH.
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE DEPARTMENTS.
I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY MANAGEMENT.
I WANT TO THANK OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
BUT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
IT'S JUST AS ALWAYS, A BUDGET IS A BUDGET.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, QUITE SOMETIMES NEVER QUITE GOES THE WAY YOU REALLY WANT IT TO.
SO WE HAVE TO BE AHEAD OF THE EDGE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO KEEP TAKING OUT. BUT I DO AGREE WITH THAT.
I DO WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THE ARPA FUNDS AND SEE IF THERE'S A MODIFICATION WE CAN DO TO THAT TO SEE IF WE COULD FUND THESE, BECAUSE ONCE THEY'RE GONE, THEY'RE GONE FOREVER AND WE SHOULD UTILIZE THAT. AND I DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM ANY OF THE THE THINGS WE'VE ALREADY PUT IN PLACE.
OUR HOMEOWNERS ASSISTANCE GRANTS ARE FINALLY STARTING TO MOVE ALONG.
IT'S TAKEN A LONG TIME AND I COMMEND CANDACE BOWCOCK FOR THAT.
THAT WAS 700 PLUS THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT FLEW OUT THE WINDOW.
LIKE IT WAS AMAZING HOW IT FLEW OUT.
AND IT WAS A TESTAMENT TO OUR UNIVERSITY LA VERNE AND ALSO TO LEAH FROM THE OUR CHAMBER.
BUT I THINK ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ARE REALLY LOOKING AT IT CLOSELY.
EVERYBODY'S WORKING WELL TOGETHER.
I CAN SEE IT. EVERYBODY'S COMMUNICATING.
SHE'S GOT A GREAT AFFILIATION WITH TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH, LAKOTA WITH OUR SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, ALONG WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER.
SO WITH THAT, I EVERYONE'S DONE A GREAT JOB AND I'M GLAD THEY'RE COMMUNICATING.
I APPRECIATE MR. DOMER ALSO FOR PUTTING EVERYBODY TOGETHER AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S GOT A FLUID COMMUNICATION LEVEL HERE, THAT NO MORE OF THESE HIDDEN SECRETS.
IT'S LIKE, LET'S JUST SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.
IF WE CAN GET THEM TO FRONT OF SOME MUGS WITH THAT, WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US, MR..
GILMER? NO, I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH.
WE'VE HEARD YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR DIRECTION ON THE 19TH.
AND YEAH, BECAUSE I DO AGREE THAT'S A ONE TIME ONLY FUNDS, BUT I THINK BASED ON WHAT SOME OF THE ALLOCATIONS OF THE COMMITMENTS HAVE BEEN THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THAT FOR SOME OF THE NEEDS THAT ARE OUT THERE. AND I DO AGREE ON THE HAVING THE FUNDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EVEN THOUGH FUNDING DOES COME UP AND SOME THINGS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE VACANCIES AND WE CAN, YOU KNOW, SAVE SOME MONEY THERE AND MOVE SOME MONEY OVER.
AND THEN WE'LL GET SOME EFFICIENCIES USING TECHNOLOGY AND BETTER PRACTICES.
BUT YEAH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE ENOUGH TO BRING BACK SOMETHING TO YOU ON THE 19TH.
THAT'S SOMETHING I DIDN'T MENTION.
I THINK OUR TECHNOLOGY AND OUR BASICALLY OUR FIREWALL TECHNOLOGY, I KNOW WE'VE DONE SOME CHANGES ALREADY, BUT I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE PROBABLY THE BEST WE COULD POSSIBLY GET. AND OUR BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEMS ARE IMPORTANT TO KEEP IT IN PLACE.
THE GENERATOR OUT HERE AND THE GENERATOR, THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, IT'S ONLY GOOD FOR SO MUCH.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT.
IT'S. IMPORTANT TO KEEP OUR SYSTEM SAFE AND NOT BEING HACKED AS SOME OF THE CITIES HAVE.
SO, OKAY, THEN YOU YOU DON'T NEED A MOTION FROM US, OR IS IT A MINUTE MOTION OR NOTHING? WE JUST WE'RE ALL GOOD STAFF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS DOING A GREAT JOB.
BUT CHRISTY, YOUR STAFF, ENOUGH OF THE OVERTIME.
OKAY? PLEASE. ENOUGH OF THE OVERTIME, PLEASE.
WE'VE GOT. WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AND RECESS.
WE'RE GOING TO RECESS THIS MEETING.
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NO, WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AND WE'RE GOING TO START OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 6:30 P.M., SAME NIGHT RIGHT HERE, SAME COUNCIL CHAMBERS.NO PUBLIC COMMENT. OW, OW, OW, OW! WAIT, WAIT. THANKS, RICK.
YOU NEED A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE.
WE ARE OPENING PUBLIC COMMENT.
[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
SORRY. NO, TAKE THAT BACK.PULL IT BACK. DID ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON A PUBLIC COMMENT? IF YOU DO, IF YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, YOU DON'T NEED TO FILL OUT A CARD RIGHT NOW.
YOU DON'T HAVE ONE. PLEASE COME ON UP.
JENNIFER SIMONSON, 1977 GOLDEN HILLS ROAD.
AND WHEN WE HAD THE REQUEST, THIS TIME IT'S A NEW PROGRAM AND WE'RE ALL LEARNING HOW TO DO IT.
AND WHAT WE FOUND OUT IS THE YEAR BEFORE, ALL THE THINGS THAT WERE REQUESTED TO BE PAID BY THE MEASURE, WE FOUND IT IN THE FUTURE FROM OUR NEW CITY MANAGER THAT THOSE COULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY OTHER FUNDS.
ON THE SECOND TIER, WE REALLY WANT TO USE SECOND TIER MONEY TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY FEEL SAFE.
THEY ALL GO TO THE DEPARTMENTS AND WHAT THEY NEED.
SO WE THOUGHT MAYBE A ROUND TABLE WITH THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND AND MEASURE OR MEASURE.
LV YEAH, THAT MAY BE SOME TIME THAT WE MEET WITH DEPARTMENT PEOPLE AND TALK ABOUT THE THINGS.
AND WE WERE OKAY WITH THAT AS LONG AS YOU GUYS LOOK AT IT.
WE WERE NOT LIMITING IT TO THAT MUCH.
BUT WE WERE LIKE A LOT OF IT WERE THE CHAIRS AND WERE LIKE TECH AND TECHNOLOGY AND STUFF.
AND WE'RE LIKE, WHAT? THIS IS PART OF MEASURE M BUT AS WE MET WITH THE MEETING AND YOU REALIZED WITHOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF HELPING THE DEPARTMENTS, YOU THAT IS SAFETY TOO, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM. SO WE WERE GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE GOT TONIGHT.
SO THERE IS A SQUEAK OF MONEY IN THERE.
BUT I THINK IN THE FUTURE WE COULD GET A ROUND TABLE OR SOMETHING SO WE CAN BE A COMMUNITY IN THIS AND WE ALL FEEL LIKE WE'RE ACTUALLY THE MONEY WE'RE PUTTING WE VOTED FOR THAT GETS THE EXTRA THINGS BESIDES WAGES AND PAYROLLS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS SIMMONSON.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? PUBLIC COMMENT? MISS GABALDON. CYNTHIA GABALDON 2529.
AND SO MY FIRST QUESTION IS, OTHER THAN THAT, THOUGH, THE MID-YEAR TRANSFER WAS PAID FOR BY WHAT WAS THAT ONE TIME ARPA MONEY OR SOMETHING ELSE, AND THEN WHAT IS ACTUALLY OUR TOTAL BUDGET? BECAUSE ON THREE SLIDES ON EVERYTHING I FOUND ONLINE, INCLUDING THE MAIN BUDGET AND TONIGHT IT SAYS 102.4 MILLION.
AND THEN TODAY THE LAST SLIDE SAYS 47.5 MILLION.
AND IT MAKES A VERY BIG DIFFERENCE ON THOSE NUMBERS.
SO I JUST I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS OUR TOTAL BUDGET NUMBER? AND THE REASON WHY I ASK IS THAT THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED FOR EVERYBODY THAT OUT THERE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING CALLED THE UNRESTRICTED NET POSITION.
AND WHEN YOU DIVIDE THAT NUMBER BY THE POPULATION, IT RANKS OUR CITIES ON THEIR FISCAL STABILITY.
AND RIGHT NOW, USING THE 81.9 MILLION, WE'RE NUMBER 52 OF ALL OF LA COUNTY.
ANYTHING UNDER 36, YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.
YOU'RE IN TROUBLE. SO RIGHT NOW, LOCALLY, THE ONLY CITY THAT'S DOING OKAY IS SAN DIMAS.
COVINA IS 49,000 AND THEIR BUDGET IS 114 MILLION.
CLAREMONT'S BUDGET POPULATION IS 37,000 AND THEY'RE AT 56.5 MILLION.
JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW, THEY'RE AT NUMBER 61IN THE RANKINGS IN THE COUNTY.
SAN DIMAS HAS A POPULATION OF 34,000, ALMOST 35,000 CLOSEST TO US, AND THEY'RE AT 93 MILLION.
AND THEN GLENDORA IS AT 52,005 AND THEY'RE AT 105 MILLION.
SAN DIMAS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT'S ABOVE THAT LINE.
AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT IN THE WAY THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY PRESENTED.
AND THAT THOSE TOTAL NUMBERS ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT IN THE LONG RUN BECAUSE MEASURE V IS GONE BY ACCORDING TO THE PROJECTION FROM YOUR GUYS'S NUMBERS.
2829 SO AND THAT'S FROM THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION.
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SO THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE AROUND FOREVER.AND INCREASING TAXES IS A NO GO.
AND I REALLY HOPE EVERYBODY REALIZES THAT NOW.
AND FROM THE WORK THAT I DO, I KNOW ABOUT FIVE VERY, VERY LARGE COMPANIES, GREAT BIG HOMEBUILDERS.
THEY LET GO OF HALF THEIR STAFF IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS.
IT'S COMING. THE RECESSION IS COMING.
SO WE'D LOVE TO KNOW THOSE BUDGET NUMBERS.
THANKS. THANK YOU, MISS GABALDON.
ANYONE ELSE, MR. BOWEN? MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MAKE THIS BRIEF BECAUSE THERE'S NO TIME LEFT.
BUT I WENT ON THE CITY WEBSITE AND IT SAID THAT THE BUDGET FOR 20 1920 WAS 55 MILLION AND CHANGE.
THE NEXT YEAR, 2021 WAS 59, ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT, 21 SLASH 22 SHOWED 64 MILLION. SO THAT WAS ONLY UP $5 MILLION LAST YEAR.
IT SHOWS 22, 23 PARDON ME WAS 81.9 MILLION.
SO THAT JUMPED ABOUT $17 MILLION.
AND THIS YEAR IT'S PROPOSED RIGHT HERE.
I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE WHOLE THING TONIGHT.
IT SAYS 2324 PROPOSED 102.7 MILLION, WHICH IS A JUMP OF $20 MILLION IN ONE YEAR. SO MY QUESTION IS, WHERE'S THE MONEY COMING FROM? WE TALKED ABOUT 47.5 IN THE GENERAL FUND, BUT THE TOTAL BUDGET LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING UP 20, ALMOST 25%.
SO I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOME EXPLANATION OF WHICH I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET TONIGHT.
WHERE'S THE $20 MILLION INCREASE IN OUR TOTAL BUDGET? MAYBE WE CAN HAVE ANOTHER SESSION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? MISS BEAUCHAMP.
ANITA BEAUCHAMP 2516 AMHERST STREET.
FIRSTLY, IN JLR'S PRESENTATION ON THE POWERPOINT, THOSE LITTLE COLUMNS THAT WERE ON THE SIDE THAT WERE LIKE THE KEY POINTS OF THE LINE ITEMS THAT WERE PRESENTED. I NOTICED THAT AND HE DID TOUCH ON IT DISCUSSING THE ELECTION FOR MARCH OF 2024 IN DISTRICT TWO AND THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
BUT WITHIN THAT COLUMN IT ALSO STATED AT LARGE MAYOR.
SO WHAT ARE THE SPECIFICS OF THE COST OF THAT? IS THAT THE INVESTIGATION THAT'S GOING TO BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY CAN GO TO REDISTRICT AND GO BACK TO AN AT LARGE MAYOR? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE PROPOSED ON THE MARCH BALLOT? THERE NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICITY ON THAT PARTICULAR LINE ITEM.
THE OTHER ISSUE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHRISTIE DISCUSSED AT THE OPEN POSITION FOR SENIOR A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT.
WHY NOT HAVE ONE OF THE EXISTING SENIOR ACCOUNTING CLERKS OR WHATEVER THEIR TITLES ARE, BE PROMOTED? AND IT WOULD BE MUCH EASIER TO FIND SOMEBODY AT THE LOWER LEVEL OF AN ACCOUNTING POSITION, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY ALREADY WORK FOR THE CITY.
THEY WOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE NUMBERS AND THE OPERATIONS OF THE CITY.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A LOT LESS OF A LEARNING CURVE.
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A MEETING NOT TOO LONG AGO THAT DISCUSSED MONEY THAT WOULD BE ALLOCATED BECAUSE THEY HAD TO MEET THE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE AND THERE WAS BUDGETARY NUMBERS DISCUSSED AT THAT MEETING.
AND SO WHY WASN'T THE SWAT RIFLES CONSIDERED DURING THAT TIME? WHY IS THIS NOW CONSIDERED LIKE A NEW LINE ITEM? SO THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS FOR THE BUDGET.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MISS BEAUCHAMP.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC WORKS.
CAN WE ANSWER A NUMBER OF THOSE? YEAH. CHRISTIE, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET NUMBERS? PUBLIC WORKS? YEAH. PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO THE $47 MILLION BUDGET AMOUNT IS THE GENERAL FUND AND THE $102 MILLION IS ALL FUNDS.
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THE REASON THAT THE BUDGET DOES FLUCTUATE AND MR. BOWEN IS CORRECT, IT DOES FLUCTUATE FROM 1920 THROUGH 23-24, THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES.WE HAVE ADDED THE FIDUCIARY, WHICH ALONE THIS YEAR IS ALMOST $8 MILLION AND THAT ADDS TO OUR BUDGET.
IN ADDITION, CAPITAL OUTLAY ITEMS VARY.
SO THIS YEAR I BELIEVE IT'S $13 MILLION LAST YEAR.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE AMOUNT IS, BUT IT FLUCTUATES.
SO THAT BUDGET AMOUNT IS GOING TO CHANGE.
AND HOW DID THAT CHANGE, AS THOSE OTHER FIGURES DO, VARY BASED ON NEED, BASED ON PROJECTS.
AND AGAIN, THE FIDUCIARY DID ADD WITH IMPACT ALMOST $10 MILLION BETWEEN THOSE TWO.
AS FAR AS MRS. GABALDON'S COMMENT FOR THE UNRESTRICTED NET POSITION AND COMPARING SAN DIMAS, SAN DIMAS SPECIFICALLY IS A CONTRACT CITY.
THEY HAVE NO PUBLIC SAFETY AT ALL AS FAR AS THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR OWN POLICE AND FIRE.
SO THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT METRICS THAN A CITY THAT HAS BOTH POLICE AND FIRE.
SIMILAR GLENDORA HAS POLICE BUT DO NOT HAVE FIRE AND CLAREMONT HAS POLICE BUT NO FIRE.
AND I KNOW THAT THE STATE PUTS OUT A REPORT ANNUALLY ON THE HEALTH OF A CITY.
I DID DO A REVIEW ON THAT FOR COUNCIL, WHICH I'M HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU TOO, TO EXPLAIN HOW WE'RE GETTING OUR GRADE. AND SO I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT.
AND AS FAR AS PROMOTING STAFF, THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO.
SO WE HAVE ONE PERSON WHO CAME ON IN DECEMBER AND ANOTHER THAT WAS PROMOTED WHO WAS A ACCOUNT CLERK AND SHE WAS PROMOTED TO AN ACCOUNTANT IN JULY, I BELIEVE.
SO WE DO DEFINITELY LOOK AT PROMOTIONS AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO, WE WOULD DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT, AS I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR STAFF AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM DEVELOPED. I THINK I COVERED EVERYTHING.
ALSO, I'M I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET, PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL.
AND IN ADDITION, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW REPORTS AND WE ARE STILL THE NUMBERS ARE STILL CHANGING.
SO UNTIL WE HAVE THAT FINAL BUDGET ON JUNE 19TH TO BRING BACK TO COUNCIL, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO CHANGE IN THE BUDGET DOCUMENTS, IN THE SUMMARY PAGES, WHICH ARE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE BUDGET, THERE IS A FUND BALANCE AS WELL AS A TRANSFER BALANCE SUMMARY PAGE, WHICH HAS ALL OF THE DIFFERENT FUNDS.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT FUNDS IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE TOTALS.
AND MR. MAYOR, ON THE QUESTION ABOUT THE ELECTIONS.
SO WE WILL BE BRINGING YOU BACK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY.
THE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY BECAUSE THERE WAS A DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION PROVIDED BY COUNCIL ON A 3-2 VOTE FOR ASKING THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE CITY WANTS TO GO BACK TO A DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR.
THE DIFFERENCE IN THOSE COSTS WERE IF THAT OCCURS.
AND SO THERE IS GOING TO BE AN ELECTION OR THE QUESTION ASKED OF A MEASURE PLACED ON THE BALLOT TO THE RESIDENTS THAT WOULD INCREASE WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE AN $80,000 ELECTION CYCLE TO $200,000, AND THAT WOULD BE THE TWO DISTRICTS THAT ARE UP FOR ELECTION AND THEN THE CITYWIDE ELECTION OR THE QUESTION OF WHETHER TO GO BACK TO A DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR, IT WOULD BE ON THE BALLOT, CORRECT? YEAH. SO IT'LL BE A BALLOT MEASURE SAYING, DO YOU WANT THIS OR DO YOU NOT? CORRECT. YEAH. AND SO PROCEED FORWARD.
AND SO THE COST WOULD BE IF WE JUST DID THE TWO DISTRICTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE UP FOR ELECTION, IT WOULD BE 80,000 IF WE DID THE TWO DISTRICTS PLUS THAT QUESTION, WHICH THEN IS EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT THAT WOULD BE THE LARGER AMOUNT, THE $200,000.
SO WE ARE GOING TO BRING THAT BACK.
I THINK WE'RE SCHEDULED LOOKING AT AUGUST.
THERE'S A CERTAIN. TIMEFRAME BEFORE THE MARCH ELECTION.
BUT THAT ANSWERS THAT QUESTION AS TO WHY THOSE TWO DIFFERENT AMOUNTS.
ALSO MISS SIMPSON HAD ASKED, AND I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD SUGGESTION ROUNDTABLE WITH YOU REGARDING MEASURE B, BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN KIND OF A UNKNOWN, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYMORE. SO I THINK THAT'S VERY GOOD.
WE NEED A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMITTEE.
WE ALSO NEED TO DISCUSS THAT AT COUNCIL LEVEL ALONG WITH THAT COMMITTEE.
SO I THINK THAT'S. READY TO GO.
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THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMENT MADE BY MS..IT WAS SIMPLY A AN ADVISABLE THAT WE WOULD BE COMING BACK AND ASKING FOR THAT EQUIPMENT.
THANK YOU, CHIEF. YEAH, I THINK WE'VE.
WITH THAT. YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT BREAK.
WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 6:34 P.M..
AGAIN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.