Report to City Council
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TO: Mayor and City Council
Mayor and City Council Acting in its Capacity as
President and Members of the Board of Directors of
the Moreno Valley Community Services District (CSD)
Mayor and City Council Acting in its Capacity as
Chairman and Commissioners of the Moreno Valley
Housing Authority (HA)
Mayor and City Council Acting in its Capacity as
Members of the Moreno Valley Successor Agency (SA)
Mayor and City Council Moreno Valley Community
Foundation (MVCF)
FROM: Dena Heald, Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer
AGENDA DATE: November 18, 2025
TITLE: OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET - FY 2025 /26 FIRST
QUARTER AND CARRYOVERS FROM FY 2024 /25
(REPORT OF: FINANCIAL & MANAGEMENT
SERVICES) (ALL DISTRICTS)
TITLE SUMMARY: Fiscal Year 2025/26 First Quarter Operating & CIP Budget Review and Approval of the First Quarter Operating & CIP Budget Amendments, and Review of the Operating and CIP
Carryovers from Fiscal Year 2024/25
DISTRICT: All Districts
Recommendation(s)
That the City Council:
1. Receive and file the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 First Quarter Operating Budget Review.
2. Receive and file the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 First Quarter CIP Budget Review.
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3. Adopt Resolution No. 2025 -XX. A resolution of the City Council of the City of Moreno Valley, California, adopting the revised operating and CIP budgets for Fisca l Year 2025/26.
4. Approve the Moreno Valley Community Foundation Budget.
5. Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Carryover Memo.
That the CSD:
1. Adopt Resolution No. CSD 2025 -XX. A resolution of the City Council of the City of Moreno Valley, California, adopting the revised operating and CIP budgets for Fiscal Year2025/26.
That the Housing Authority:
1. Adopt Resolution No. HA 2025 -XX. A resolution of the City Council of the City of Moreno Valley, California, adopting the revised operating and CIP budgets for Fiscal Year 2025/26.
That the City Council as Successor Agency:
1. Adopt Resolution No. SA 2025 -XX. A resolution of the City Council of the City of Moreno Valley, California, adopting the revised operating and CIP budgets for Fiscal Year2025/26.
That the Moreno Valley Community Foundation:
1. Adopt Resolution No. MVCF 2025 -XX. A resolution of the City Council of the City of Moreno Valley, California, adopting the revised operating and CIP budgets for Fiscal Year2025/26.
SUMMARY
This report provides the First Quarter Financial Summary (Operating and CIP Budget Reviews), which updates the Mayor and City Council regarding current year financial trends through September 30, 2025. This report also requests the approval of certain FY 2025/26 revenue and expenditure budget amendments.
At the end of FY 2024/25, all unexpended appropriations lapse and revert to fund balance.
Once the fiscal year-end closing process has identified the items that are encumbered by purchase order, contract, or other commitment at June 30th, these items may become a carryover budget pursuant to City Council Resolution 2025-27 adopted May 6, 2025.
DISCUSSION
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Based on a long -term practice of maintaining a structurally balanced budget and being identified as one of the most fiscally fit cities in the Country, on May 6, 2025, the City Council continued this trend and adopted the Two-Year Operating Budget for Fiscal Years 2025/26 – 2026/27, while adhering to those past practices. Additionally, as establishe d after the last recession, the budget continues to fund and maintain separate reserves specifically established for periods of economic uncertainty or natural disasters. The budget included all component units of the City, including the General Fund, Community Services District, Housing Authority, Successor Agency, and the Moreno Valley Community Foundation. During the two -year budget period, the City Council will be updated of the City’s financial condition through the process of Quarterly Budget Reviews.
This ongoing process ensures a forum to review expenditure and revenue changes from the estimates made in the budget document. Additionally, any significant changes in projected revenue or unanticipated expenditures that may occur will be presented to the City Council.
This report provides the FY 2025/26 First Quarter Financial Summary for the first three months, July thru September. The First Quarter Financial Summary will focus primarily on the City’s General Fund. This review will also present three-month operational results from other key funds.
The City Council’s direction of “Maintain a Balanced General Fund Budget” serves as a foundation for the fiscal status of City operations. Ong oing funding is directed to sustain ongoing operational expenses: one -time funding is directed toward one -time expenditures. This report identifies the budget adjustments as recommended by the City Manager.
FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 FIRST QUARTER REVIEW:
This First Quarter Report updates the Mayor and City Council regarding current year financial trends and provides the opportunity for the City Council to review the recommended actions as they relate to revenues and expenditures.
General Fund Revenue Update
Revenue receipts do not follow an even schedule. Although 25% of the fiscal year has elapsed, based on historic trends revenues are estimated to be at approximately 11% of the budgeted amount. Actual revenues received are currently 11% of budget. As the FY 2025/26 revenue estimates were developed prior to the adoption of the budget on May 6, 2025, the revenue estimates may require adjustments based on the FY 2025/26 actuals and revised projections throughout the year. Although there will be varian ces in some of the amounts budgeted, the total is expected to remain within 1% of the amended budget for the year. It should be noted that the lag in timing of revenue receipts helps illustrate the need for an operating cash reserve throughout each fiscal year.
FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS
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The FY 2025/26 General Fund revenue budget, as amended, totals approximately $178.4 million. Based on economic activity and revenue collections through September 2025, staff is recommending a First Quarter budget decrease of $10.9 million, to approximately $167.5 million.
The FY 2025/26 General Fund expenditures budget as currently amended totals approximately $193.3 million. The fund continues to be structurally balanced, without the use of fund balance for ongoing operations . The specific budget adjustments for the General Fund are summarized in Exhibit A.
Fund Type
(Rev/Exp)
FY 2025/26
Amended
Budget
Proposed
Adjustments
FY 202 5/26
Amended
Budget
Proposed
Adjustments
(%)
General Fund Rev
$204,173,791
($10,885,226) $193,288,565
<1%
General Fund Exp $205,888,077
($12,606,512) $193,281,565
<1%
Net Total ($1,714,286) $1,721,286 $7,000
Summaries of Other Major Funds
The following provides a summary of some of the proposed budget adjustments to other major funds. A complete list of all changes are identified in Exhibit A to the Resolutions.
Gas Tax (Fund 2000)
Budgeting for revenue received.
MVU (Fund 6010 & 6011)
Budgeting for projected expenditures.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve Recommended Actions as set forth in this staff report, including the approval of the budget adjustments, as presented in Exhibit A. The approval of these items will allow ongoing activities to be carried out in the current fiscal year and the City is able to modify budgets and operations as necessary through this quarterly review, while retaining a structurally balanced General Fund budget. Staff recommends this alternative.
2. Do not approve proposed Recommended Actions as set forth in this staff report, including the resolutions adopting the budget adjustments to the budget, as
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presented in Exhibit A. Staff does not recommend this alternative.
FISCAL IMPACT
The City’s Operating and CIP Budgets provide the funding and expenditure plan for all funds. As such, they serve as the City’s financial plan for the fiscal year. The fiscal impacts for the proposed budget amendments are identified in Exhibit A.
NOTIFICATION
Publication of the agenda.
PREPARATION OF STAFF REPORT
Prepared By: Approved by:
Stephanie Cuff Launa Jimenez
Senior Management Analyst Assistant City Manager (Administration)
Concurred By: Approved by:
Natalia Lopez Brian Mohan
Financial Resources Division Manager City Manager
Concurred By:
Sandra Brieno
Deputy Compliance Director
CITY COUNCIL GOALS
Advocacy: Develop cooperative intergovernmental relationships and be a forceful advocate of City policies, objectives, and goals to appropriate external govern ments, agencies and corporations.
Community Image, Neighborhood Pride and Cleanliness: Promote a sense of community pride and foster an excellent image about our City by developing and executing programs which will result in quality development, enhanced n eighborhood preservation efforts, including home rehabilitation and neighborhood restoration.
Positive Environment: Create a positive environment for the development of Moreno Valley's future.
Public Facilities and Capital Projects: Ensure that needed publ ic facilities, roadway improvements, and other infrastructure improvements are constructed and maintained.
Public Safety: Provide a safe and secure environment for people and property in the community, control the number and severity of fire and hazardous material incidents, and provide protection for citizens who live, work and visit the City of Moreno Valley.
Revenue Diversification and Preservation: Develop a variety of City revenue sources and policies to create a stable revenue base and fiscal policies to support essential City services, regardless of economic climate.
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CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
1. Economic Development
2. Public Safety
3. Library
4. Infrastructure
5. Beautification, Community Engagement, and Quality of Life
6. Youth Programs
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Report Approval Details
Document
Title:
STAFFREPORT_FMS_OPERATINGANDCIPBUDGET_FY2025-
26_FIRSTQUARTERANDCARRYOVERFROMFY2024-25.docx
Attachments: - FY 2025-26 First Quarter Operating Budget Review.pdf - FY 2025-26 First Quarter CIP Budget Review.pdf
- Moreno Valley Community Foundation Budget.pdf
- Carryover FY 2024-25 Memo_Exhibits.pdf
- City Resolution 2025-XX.pdf
- CSD Resolution 2025-XX.pdf
- HA Resolution 2025-XX.pdf
- SA Resolution 2025-XX.pdf
- MVCF Resolution 2025-XX.pdf
Final
Approval
Date:
Nov 13, 2025
This report and all of its attachments were approved and signed as outlined below:
Natalia Lopez
No Signature - Task assigned to Dena Heald was completed by workflow administrator Patty Rodriguez
Dena Heald
Launa Jimenez
Brian Mohan
Patty Rodriguez