Proposed FY 2025 -26 Mid -
Year Budget
City Council Meeting
March 3rd, 2026
1 City Council Strategic Priorities
1. Enhance Community Safety &
Services
2. Build Resilience to Climate Change
& Water Level Rise
3. House All Alamedans and End
Homelessness
4. Invest in Transportation,
Infrastructure, Economic
Opportunities & Historic Resources
5. Practice Fiscally Responsible,
Equitable & Inclusive Governance
2 Budget Overview
3 FY25-2 6 Mid-Year Budget Instructions to Staff
● The Budget Pol i cy ( passed October 2025) i ndi cates that changes to the M i d- Ye a r budget are to be mi ni mi zed, wi th recommended changes to be l i mi ted to techni cal a d jus tme nts , time s e ns itive o p p o rtunitie s o r is s ue s , o r ne w g ra nt a ctivitie s . ● Give n the City’s Budget Policy and the current tight fiscal environment staff was ins tructe d the fo llo wing :
○ No new workf orce request
○ O& M requests are to be f or mi nor changes or unf oreseen i ssues ○ Significant changes can be submitted if due to a significant external event 4 FY25-2 6 Mid-Y ear B udget Ov er v i ew
● Ove ra ll, City s till re ma ins in a stable but tight financial position due to re lia ble property tax revenues, heal thy reserves, and a modest resi dual f und bal ance ● Staf f worked to i mpl ement the Budget Pol i cy f or the M i d-Ye a r p ro ce s s o f minima l changes, including submitting no new staffing requests ( A M P did request 2 position upgrades)
● Th e FY2 5-2 6 Mid-Y ear Budget contains only the most necessary O&M requests to preserve as much of the residual fund balance as economic uncertainty is still high. Staff requests resulted in only a $228,700 increase in ongoing costs to the General Fund.
● A s a resul t of these col l ecti ve and col l aborati ve ef f orts, the anti ci pated endi ng re s id ua l fund b a la nce is
projected to be $10.8 million
5 Department FY25-2 6 Mid-Y ear Budget
R equests
6 Fire Department
7 Total Mid-Year requests: 1
Number recommended: 1
Number denied: 0
Operating Budget Proposals Above Baseline
8 Recommended Cost Funding Source One-
Time Ongoing
Administrative Facility Relocation Costs $241,000 General Fund X TOTAL $241,000
Public Works
9 Total Mid-Year requests: 6
Number recommended: 5
Number denied: 1
Operating Budget Proposals Above Baseline – General Fund Only 10 Recommended Cost Funding
Source
One-
Time Ongoing
AMP Undergrounding Project Costs $264,000 General Fund X Encinal/High St Fence Repair $20,000 General Fund X
Damaged Sewer Force Main OverTime $16,865 General Fund X TOTAL $300,865
Operating Budget Proposals Above Baseline – Non General Fund 11 Recommended Cost Funding Source One-
Time Ongoing
Facility Condition Assessment Funding $350,000 Capital Improvement Projects Fund (310)
X
Stormwater regulatory permit costs $4,193 Stormwater (264) X Damaged Sewer Force Main OverTime $44,148 Various Fund X TOTAL $398,341
Recreation &
Parks
12 Total Mid-Year requests: 5
Number recommended: 3
Number denied: 2
Operating Budget Proposals Above Baseline – General Fund Only 13 Recommended Net Costs Funding
Source One-Time Ongoing
Sweeney Trail Connector Engineering Costs $205,433 General Fund X Outside Contractor ARPD Classes $150,000 expenses
$190,000 revenues
General Fund X
TOTAL $165,433
Operating Budget Proposals Above Baseline – Non General Fund 14 Recommended Cost Funding Source One-
Time Ongoing
O’Club Irrigation System Installation $140,000 Open Space Maintenance (217)
X
TOTAL $140,000
Planning,
Build ing , &
Transportati on
15 Total Mid-Year requests: 6
Number recommended: 4
Number denied: 2
Operating Budget Proposals Above Baseline – General Fund Only 16 Recommended Costs Funding
Source One-Time Ongoing
City Attorney & Intern Part-Time Pay $15,000 General Fund X Sustainability Division Professional
Development
$3,700 General Fund X
TOTAL $18,700
Operating Budget Proposals Above Baseline – Non General Fund 17 Recommended Cost Funding Source One-
Time Ongoing
City Attorney & Intern Part-Time Pay $10,000 Multi Modal Projects, Bike/Ped Projects (244-5)
X
Uniforms required through MOU $5,000 PBT Fund (209) X
Wooden Bridge Planning & Replacement $60,000 Bike/Ped Projects (244) X TOTAL $75,000
City Attorney
18 Total Mid-Year requests: 1
Number recommended: 1
Number denied: 0
Operating Budget Proposals Above Baseline – General Fund Only 19 Recommended Costs Funding
Source One-Time Ongoing
DA Filing Software $60,000 General Fund X
TOTAL $60,000
Base Reuse and
Economic
D ev el opment
20 Total Mid-Year requests: 2
Number recommended: 2
Number denied: 0
Operating Budget Proposals Above Baseline – Non General Fund 21 Recommended Cost Funding Source One-
Time Ongoing
Alameda Point Property Management
Insurance Expenses
$500,000 Alameda Point (290-1) X
Alameda Transportation Management
Association Allocation
$109,383 Alameda Point CFD
(281)
X
TOTAL $609,383
Information
Technology
22 Total Mid-Year requests: 1
Number recommended: 1
Number denied: 0
Operating Budget Proposals Above Baseline – General Fund Only 23 Recommended Costs Funding
Source One-Time Ongoing
AMP Undergrounding Project Costs $108,651 General Fund X TOTAL $108,651
Summary of
Grants Requests
24 Grant Budget Requests
25 Recommended Cost Dept Funding Source One-
Time Ongoing
CA DOJ Tobacco Enforcement Grant $234,287 PBT PBT Fund (209) X Library Friends Association Donation $118,200 Library Library Fund (210) X JAG Grant $13,356 Police Police Grants (221) X
COPS Grant $455,908 Police Police Grants (221) X
Alameda County CTC Grant – Water Shuttle $931,000 PBT Grants (222) X Alameda County TFCA Grant – Bike Parking $37,000 PBT CIP Fund (310) X Alameda County TFCA Grant – Public EV Charging $136,000 PBT CIP Fund (310) X TOTAL $1,925,751
Summary of
D eni ed
R equests
26 Denied Budget Requests
27 Recommended Cost Dept Funding Source One-
Time Ongoing
Estuary Park Phase 2 Additional Soil Monitoring $172,010 ARPD General Fund X Recreation Strategic Plan $60,000 ARPD General Fund X
Sustainability Division Office Supplies $1,000 PBT General Fund X Sustainability Division Professional Services $9,000 PBT General Fund X Traffic Signal Maintenance Standby/Call Pay $38,000 PW Gas Tax (211) X TOTAL $242,010
Summary of
Workforce
R equests
28 Proposed Total Workforce Requests
29 Recommended Dept
Funding
Source Ongoing
Upgrade Procurement Analyst to Senior Procurement Analyst AMP AMP X Upgrade Customer Service Representative to Lead Customer Service Representative
AMP AMP X
Council Questions, Discussion & Direction
Thank you
Ecaterina Burton,
Budget M anager
30 R oss M cCarthy,
Fina nce Dire cto r