TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM #5.c.
MEETING DATE June 4, 2024
PREPARED FOR Mayor and Town Council
PREPARED BY Heather Abrams, Town Manager
SUBJECT Authorize the Town Manager to Prepare and Submit the Fiscal Year 25-26 Work Plan to Marin County for the Use of the Town’s Measure A Park Funds
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the Town Manager to prepare and submit the FY25-26 work plan for Measure A funds to the County of Marin based on the approved allocations.
DISCUSSION
Measure A is the one-quarter of one-percent sales tax approved by Marin County voters in 2012 and reauthorized in 2022. As a condition of receiving the funds, the Town must submit a work plan to the County of Marin detailing the proposed uses of the funds. Each year the Town’s Measure A Advisory Committee (Committee) meets to recommend allocations for the upcoming year.
The Measure A Advisory Committee met on May 7 and May 27, 2025, to discuss the allocation of funds including the carryover of funds from previous years. For FY25-26, the County estimates Fairfax will receive approximately $74,752 in Measure A sales tax revenue. As shown on page 69 Fund 23 of the Town’s Budget, the beginning balance is $138,915. The County projects providing $74,7452 in new funds available for FY25-26.
The column labeled “Projected Rev/Exp” reflects the estimated year end expenditures for a project.
The column labeled “Carry-Over Available” represents the funding allocated to a project in a previous year(s), but not spent in FY24-25. The County requires the Town to reallocate carryover funds each year. 2 The column labeled “Current Year Proposed Allocation” includes the continuation or increase in allocation of items also allocated in FY24-25, and the estimate of approximately $74,7452 in new money for FY25-26.
The column labeled “Proposed Recommended Allocation w/Carryover” includes the new allocation for funding for FY25-26 plus any carryover funding from previous years. When necessary, the Committee recommends that funds unspent for projects in previous years continue to be carried over to the new fiscal year for those projects.
Should any project be delayed, canceled, or have priorities changed, the Council may reallocate funds at any time by amending its work plan and submitting it to the County for approval.
The Measure A Advisory Committee consists of:
• 2 Town Councilmembers: Councilmembers Coler and Blash • Fairfax Open Space member: Susan Pascal Beran
• Fairfax Parks and Rec Commission representative: Lisa Hillstrom
FISCAL IMPACT
No impact to the General Fund because the projects are funded with Measure A Park funds. The approval of the workplan is required by the County before it releases the Measure A funds to the Town.
ATTACHMENT
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