COUNCIL BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
Meeting Minutes of December 6, 2023
Call to Order: 5:31 p.m.
Members Present: Mayor Salinas, Councilmember Bonilla Jr., Councilmember Syrop Members Absent: None
Staff: Kelly McAdoo, Regina Youngblood, Nicole Gonzales, Crissy Mello Franchesca Hatfield, Nicholas Mullins Guests: None
Public Comments: None
Approval of Meeting Minutes from November 1, 2023
Action: Minutes reviewed and unanimously approved.
Councilmember Bonilla Jr. absent for the vote.
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding: Analysis and Review of Current and Planned Expenditures Finance Director Gonzales presented an update on ARPA funding and project statuses Councilmember Syrop Questions:
Where is the bulk of “Address negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency” funds budgeted? Can ARPA funds be used to replenish the General Fund Reserve? Why did funds double for the potential Safe Parking Pilot program versus what was initially presented? Would the loans issued from the potential Affordable Housing Development project be paid back? Does the potential Exterior Video Surveillance Cameras-City Hall and Weekes Branch Library project include the Watkins garage? If not, can the project be amended to add the garage? What is the total potential reallocation amount of unobligated ARPA funds? Does potential projection prioritization occur during Council Budget and Finance Committee or the full Council? Councilmember Bonilla Questions:
Are any of the “address negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency” funds available for reallocation? How much is the true cost of the potential Safe Parking program? How is the cost determined for the potential Motel Vouchers program? What are the next steps regarding the allocation of unobligated ARPA funds? Will Council get to choose the potential projects to fund if there are unobligated ARPA funds? Action: The Committee received the presentation and provided feedback.
Review and Approve the FY 2024 Agenda Planning Calendar Add a debrief of the People’s Budget project to the calendar? Add update on Hayward Economic Development Corporation
Action: The Committee reviewed the calendar and provided agenda recommendations.
Committee Members/Staff Announcements: None.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:26 p.m.
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