AGENDA
FINANCE COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE
MAY 8, 2023
PUBLIC MEETING 3:00 P.M.
M
embers
Victor M. Gordo, Mayor
Tyron Hampton, District 1
Felicia Williams, District 2
S
TAFF
Matthew Hawkesworth, Director of Finance
Theresa Fuentes, Assistant City Attorney
Gloria Acevedo, Recording Secretary
M
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NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 1
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT
APPROPRIATIONS
American Rescue Plan Act Appropriations
May 8, 2023
May 8, 2023
T
O: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Finance Committee
F
ROM: Department of Finance
SUBJECT: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT APPROPRIATIONS
RE
COMMENDATION:
I
t is recommended that the City Council:
1. F
ind that the proposed action is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21065 of CEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines and, as such, no environmental document pursuant to CEQA is required; and
2. A
pprove the proposed amendments to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Operating Budget as detailed in the background section of this report.
EXEC
UTIVE SUMMARY:
T
he American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill signed into law by the President on March 11, 2021. Within the ARPA total allocation, there are $350 billion for state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to respond to the COVID- 19 emergency. Pasadena’s allocation of direct local stimulus is $52,625,975 with the first 50% allocation paid to the City in June 2021 and the balance in June 2022.
T
he City has committed $32.3 million of ARPA funds with $20.3 million remaining as uncommitted. Within the past month, two federal bills have been introduced that include language to claw back any uncommitted funds. Since the City has documented more than $180 million in revenue loss per the U.S. Treasury’s accounting methodology, the City may immediately recognize and expend all remaining ARPA funds under the revenue loss category as part of the FY 2023 Operating Budget.
BACKG
ROUND:
A
RPA itself is very broad in nature with a focus on four key program areas wherein the dollars may be utilized: 1) to respond to the public health emergency or its negative economic impacts, 2) to respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 pandemic, 3) for the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue due to COVID-19, and 4) to make necessary investments in water,
American Rescue Plan Act Appropriations
May 8, 2023
sewer or broadband infrastructure. Additionally, the ARPA rules specifically prohibited the deposit of any ARPA funds towards pension liabilities. The Final Rule guidance released by the U.S. Treasury Department also prohibits making debt service payments or direct contributions to fiscal reserves.
T
he use of ARPA funds is retroactive to March 3, 2021, and all funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024. The nearly four-year period is designed to provide prolonged support and recovery with the understanding that the recovery from COVID-19 will take years. Unfortunately, there are increasing efforts by federal legislators to claw back uncommitted ARPA funds to support other programs (Attachments A and B).
Thr
ough the March 31, 2023, reporting period, the City has committed $32,260,845 and has expended $15,197,834 of APRA funds. The recommended action is to transfer all currently committed, but unexpended amounts to the revenue loss category and utilize those funds in FY 2023 to support a balanced budget. Additionally, the recommendation includes committing and recognizing the remaining $20,365,130 as revenue loss and transferring to the General Fund to support the FY 2023 Operating Budget. These funds will support allowable operations under the Treasury’s Final Rule to support public safety, housing, and public health among other uses. Any unexpended commitments from the original $32,260,845 will now be funded by the City’s General Fund. To the extent these funds create a surplus at the end of FY 2023, those funds will be recorded as committed or assigned in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
CO
UNCIL POLICY CONSIDERATION:
T
he City Council’s strategic planning goal of maintaining fiscal responsibility and stability will be advanced by utilizing ARPA funds to maintain necessary services negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
E
NVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
The action proposed herein is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Section 21065 of CEQA and State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060 (c)(2), 15060 (c)(3), and 15378. The amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Operating Budget is a government fiscal activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. Therefore, the proposed action is not a “project” subject to CEQA, as defined in Section 21065 of CEQA and Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Since the action is not a project subject to CEQA, no environmental document is required.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATES1138 April 17, 2023
for the United States Fire Administra-
tion and firefighter assistance grant
programs; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
On page 1, line 1, strike ‘‘2 days’’ and
insert ‘‘3 days’’.
SA 77. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 870, to amend the
Federal Fire Prevention and Control
Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations
for the United States Fire Administra-
tion and firefighter assistance grant
programs; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
At the end add the following:
SEC. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect on the date
that is 4 day after the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
SA 78. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 870, to amend the
Federal Fire Prevention and Control
Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations
for the United States Fire Administra-
tion and firefighter assistance grant
programs; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
On page 1, line 3, strike ‘‘4 days’’ and
insert ‘‘5 days’’.
SA 79. Mr. PAUL submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 870, to amend the
Federal Fire Prevention and Control
Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations
for the United States Fire Administra-
tion and firefighter assistance grant
programs; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the fol-
lowing:
SEC. ll. PROHIBITION ON AWARD OF FEDERAL
FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A fire service shall be in-
eligible to receive any Federal funds made
available under this Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act if the fire service
dismissed or discharged from employment
any individual based solely on—
(1) the failure of the individual to obey an
order to receive a vaccine for COVID–19; or
(2) the exercise by the individual of any
rights protected under the First Amendment
to the Constitution of the United States to
speak against the implementation of any
mandate to receive a vaccine for COVID–19.
(b) E
XCEPTION.—The prohibition in sub-
section (a) shall not apply if the fire service
has offered reinstatement to all individuals
dismissed or discharged based solely on a
reason described in paragraph (1) or (2) of
that subsection to the position and rank held
by the individual on the date of the dismissal
or discharge with full back pay calculated
from the date of the dismissal or discharge.
(c) F
IRE SERVICE DEFINED.—The term ‘‘fire
service’’ has the meaning given that term in
section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203).
SA 80. Mr. LEE submitted an amend-
ment intended to be proposed by him
to the bill S. 870, to amend the Federal
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
to authorize appropriations for the
United States Fire Administration and
firefighter assistance grant programs;
which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the fol-
lowing:
SEC. ll. STATE AND TRIBAL USE OF CATEGOR-
ICAL EXCLUSION FOR ESTABLISH-
MENT OF FUEL BREAKS IN FORESTS
AND OTHER WILDLAND VEGETA-
TION.
Section 40806 of the Infrastructure Invest-
ment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592b) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) STATE AND TRIBAL PROJECT DELIVERY
PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL .—On request of a State or
an Indian Tribe, the Secretary concerned
shall enter into an agreement (which may be
in the form of a memorandum of under-
standing) with the State or Indian Tribe,
under which the Secretary concerned as-
signs, and the State or Indian Tribe assumes,
the responsibilities of the Secretary con-
cerned with respect to—
‘‘(A) 1 or more projects under this section
using the categorical exclusion established
by subsection (b), including—
‘‘(i) environmental review, consultation,
and any other action required under any
Federal environmental law with respect to
the review or approval of a project, including
the preparation of a supporting decision
memorandum in accordance with subsection
(b); and
‘‘(ii) carrying out the forest management
activities described in subsection (c) on pub-
lic lands or National Forest System land in
the State or under the jurisdiction of the In-
dian Tribe, as applicable; or
‘‘(B) any other project on public lands or
National Forest System land in the State or
under the jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe, as
applicable, using any other categorical ex-
clusion that the Secretary concerned deter-
mines to be appropriate for use by the State
or Indian Tribe, as applicable, to protect
communities from wildfire.
‘‘(2) C
OLLABORATION.—A State or an Indian
Tribe may enter into an agreement under
paragraph (1) in collaboration with a unit of
local government, a private entity, or a com-
munity organization and associated contrac-
tors.
‘‘(3) R
EQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL .—A State or an Indian
Tribe that assumes responsibilities under
paragraph (1) shall be subject to the same
procedural and substantive requirements as
to which the Secretary concerned would be
subject.
‘‘(B) R
ETENTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES .—Any
responsibility of the Secretary concerned
that is not explicitly assigned to and as-
sumed by a State or an Indian Tribe under
an agreement under paragraph (1) shall re-
main the responsibility of the Secretary con-
cerned.
‘‘(C) P
ROHIBITION.—The Secretary con-
cerned may not require a State or an Indian
Tribe, as a condition on entering into an
agreement under paragraph (1), to forgo any
other means for carrying out the applicable
project that is otherwise permissible under
applicable law.
‘‘(D) V
ERIFICATION OF RESOURCES .—As a
condition on entering into an agreement
under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned
may require a State or an Indian Tribe to
verify that the State or Indian Tribe has the
financial and personnel resources necessary
to carry out the responsibilities described in
that paragraph.
‘‘(4) A
GREEMENTS.—An agreement under
paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) be executed by the Governor or the
top-ranking official of the State or Indian
Tribe that is charged with responsibility for
the applicable project;
‘‘(B) be in such form as the Secretary con-
cerned may prescribe;
‘‘(C) provide that the State or Indian
Tribe—
‘‘(i) agrees to assume all or part of the re-
sponsibilities of the Secretary concerned;
‘‘(ii) expressly consents to accept the juris-
diction of the Federal courts for the compli-
ance, discharge, and enforcement of any re-
sponsibility of the Secretary concerned as-
sumed by the State or Indian Tribe;
‘‘(iii) certifies that State or Tribal laws
(including regulations) are in effect that—
‘‘(I) authorize the State or Indian Tribe to
take the actions necessary to carry out the
responsibilities being assumed; and
‘‘(II) provide that any decision regarding
the public availability of a document under
those State or Tribal laws is reviewable by a
court of competent jurisdiction; and
‘‘(iv) agrees to maintain the financial and
personnel resources necessary to carry out
the responsibilities being assumed;
‘‘(D) require the State or Indian Tribe to
provide to the Secretary concerned any in-
formation that the Secretary concerned rea-
sonably considers necessary to ensure that
the State or Indian Tribe is adequately car-
rying out the responsibilities assigned to the
State or Indian Tribe;
‘‘(E) have a term of not more than 5 years;
and
‘‘(F) be renewable.
‘‘(5) J
UDICIAL REVIEW.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL .—The district courts of
the United States shall have exclusive juris-
diction over any civil action against a State
or an Indian Tribe for a failure to carry out
any responsibility assigned to and assumed
by the State or Indian Tribe under an agree-
ment under paragraph (1).
‘‘(B) L
EGAL STANDARDS AND REQUIRE -
MENTS.—A civil action described in subpara-
graph (A) shall be governed by the legal
standards and requirements that would
apply if the civil action were against the
Secretary concerned had the Secretary con-
cerned taken the relevant actions.
‘‘(C) I
NTERVENTION.—The Secretary con-
cerned may intervene in any civil action de-
scribed in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(6) S
TATE OR TRIBAL RESPONSIBILITY AND
LIABILITY.—A State or an Indian Tribe that
assumes responsibilities under an agreement
under paragraph (1) shall be—
‘‘(A) solely responsible for carrying out the
responsibilities; and
‘‘(B) solely liable for any action or failure
to take an action in carrying out those re-
sponsibilities.
‘‘(7) T
ERMINATION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL .—A State or an Indian
Tribe may terminate an agreement entered
into by the State or Indian Tribe under para-
graph (1), at any time, by submitting to the
Secretary concerned a notice not later than
the date that is 90 days before the date of
termination.
‘‘(B) T
ERMS AND CONDITIONS .—A termi-
nation under subparagraph (A) shall be sub-
ject to such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary concerned may provide.
‘‘(8) E
DUCATION AND OTHER INITIATIVES .—
The Secretary concerned, in cooperation
with representatives of State and Tribal offi-
cials, may carry out education, training,
peer-exchange, and other initiatives, as ap-
propriate—
‘‘(A) to assist States and Indian Tribes in
developing the capacity to carry out projects
under this subsection; and
‘‘(B) to promote information-sharing and
collaboration among States and Indian
Tribes that are carrying out projects under
this subsection.’’.
SA 81. Mr. SCOTT of Florida sub-
mitted an amendment intended to be
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proposed by him to the bill S. 870, to
amend the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 to authorize appro-
priations for the United States Fire
Administration and firefighter assist-
ance grant programs; which was or-
dered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the fol-
lowing:
SEC. lll. TRANSFER OF UNOBLIGATED COVID
FUNDS.
(a) C OVERED FUNDS.—The term ‘‘covered
funds’’ means amounts made available
under—
(1) the Coronavirus Relief Fund established
under section 601 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 801); and
(2) the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal
Recovery Fund programs established under
section 602 or 603 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 802, 803).
(b) I
DENTIFICATION OF FUNDS TO TRANS-
FER.—Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall identify unobligated covered
funds, which shall be transferred to the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Fire Ad-
ministration under subsection (c).
(c) T
RANSFER.—Effective on the date that
is 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the unobligated covered funds identified
by the Secretary of the Treasury under sub-
section (b) shall be transferred to and
merged with other amounts made available
to the Administrator of the United States
Fire Administration to carry out section
17(g)(1)(N) of the Federal Fire Prevention
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
2216(g)(1)(N)).
(d) A
VAILABILITY AND USE.—Amounts
transferred under subsection (c) shall remain
available until expended.
SA 82. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself
and Mr. C RAMER) submitted an amend-
ment intended to be proposed by her to
the bill S. 870, to amend the Federal
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
to authorize appropriations for the
United States Fire Administration and
firefighter assistance grant programs;
which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the fol-
lowing:
SEC. lll. PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS
FOR EXPOSURE-RELATED CANCERS.
(a) S HORT TITLE.—This section may be
cited as the ‘‘Honoring Our Fallen Heroes
Act of 2023’’.
(b) CANCER-RELATED DEATHS.—
(1) I N GENERAL .—Section 1201 of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(p) E
XPOSURE-RELATED CANCERS.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) CARCINOGEN.—The term ‘carcinogen’
means a known or suspected carcinogen, as
defined by the International Agency for Re-
search on Cancer, that is reasonably linked
to an exposure-related cancer.
‘‘(B) D
IRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means
the Director of the Bureau.
‘‘(C) EXPOSURE-RELATED CANCER.—The term
‘exposure-related cancer’ means—
‘‘(i) bladder cancer;
‘‘(ii) brain cancer;
‘‘(iii) breast cancer;
‘‘(iv) cervical cancer;
‘‘(v) colon cancer;
‘‘(vi) colorectal cancer;
‘‘(vii) esophagus cancer;
‘‘(viii) kidney cancer;
‘‘(ix) leukemia;
‘‘(x) lung cancer;
‘‘(xi) malignant melanoma;
‘‘(xii) mesothelioma;
‘‘(xiii) multiple myeloma;
‘‘(xiv) non-Hodgkins lymphoma;
‘‘(xv) ovarian cancer;
‘‘(xvi) prostate cancer;
‘‘(xvii) skin cancer;
‘‘(xviii) stomach cancer;
‘‘(xix) testicular cancer;
‘‘(xx) thyroid cancer;
‘‘(xxi) any form of cancer that is consid-
ered a WTC-related health condition under
section 3312(a) of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–22(a)); and
‘‘(xxii) any other form of cancer that the
Bureau may determine appropriate in ac-
cordance with paragraph (3).
‘‘(2) P
ERSONAL INJURY SUSTAINED IN THE
LINE OF DUTY.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph
(B), as determined by the Bureau, the death
or permanent and total disability of a public
safety officer due to an exposure-related can-
cer shall be presumed to constitute a per-
sonal injury within the meaning of sub-
section (a), sustained in the line of duty by
the officer and directly and proximately re-
sulting in death or permanent and total dis-
ability, if—
‘‘(i) the public safety officer was exposed to
or in contact with heat, radiation, or a car-
cinogen that is linked to an exposure-related
cancer while in the course of the line of
duty;
‘‘(ii) the public safety officer began serving
as a public safety officer not later than 5
years before the date of the diagnosis of the
public safety officer with an exposure-re-
lated cancer;
‘‘(iii) the public safety officer was diag-
nosed with an exposure-related cancer not
later than 15 years after the last date of ac-
tive service as a public safety officer of the
public safety officer; and
‘‘(iv) the exposure-related cancer directly
and proximately results in the death or per-
manent and total disability of the public
safety officer.
‘‘(B) E
XCEPTION.—The presumption under
subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the
death or permanent and total disability of a
public safety officer due to an exposure-re-
lated cancer if competent medical evidence
establishes that the exposure-related cancer
was unrelated to the exposure or contact de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(i).
‘‘(3) A
DDITIONAL EXPOSURE -RELATED CAN -
CERS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall—
‘‘(i) periodically review the definition of
‘exposure-related cancer’ under paragraph
(1); and
‘‘(ii) add a type of exposure-related cancer
to the definition by rule, upon a showing by
a petitioner or on the Director’s own deter-
mination, in accordance with this paragraph.
‘‘(B) B
ASIS FOR DETERMINATION .—The Di-
rector shall add a type of exposure-related
cancer to the definition of ‘exposure-related
cancer’ under paragraph (1) upon a showing
by a petitioner or the Director’s own deter-
mination, based on the weight of the best
available scientific evidence, that there is a
significant risk to public safety officers en-
gaged in public safety activities of devel-
oping the type of exposure-related cancer.
‘‘(C) A
VAILABLE EXPERTISE .—In deter-
mining significant risk for the purpose of
subparagraph (B), the Director may accept
as authoritative and may rely upon rec-
ommendations, risk assessments, and sci-
entific studies by the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, the Na-
tional Toxicology Program, the National
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and
Medicine, and the International Agency for
Research on Cancer.
‘‘(D) P
ETITIONS TO ADD TO THE LIST OF EXPO -
SURE-RELATED CANCERS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any person may petition
the Director to add a type of exposure-re-
lated cancer to the definition of ‘exposure-
related cancer’ under paragraph (1).
‘‘(ii) C
ONTENT OF PETITION .—A petition
under clause (i) shall provide information to
show that there is sufficient evidence, based
on the weight of the best available scientific
evidence, of significant risk to public safety
officers engaged in public safety activities of
developing such exposure-related cancer
from their employment.
‘‘(iii) T
IMELY AND SUBSTANTIVE DECISIONS .—
Not later than 180 days after receipt of a pe-
tition under this subparagraph, the Director
shall grant or deny the petition by pub-
lishing in the Federal Register a written ex-
planation of the reasons for the Director’s
decision. The Director may not deny a peti-
tion solely on the basis of competing prior-
ities, inadequate resources, or insufficient
time for review.
‘‘(iv) N
OTIFICATION TO CONGRESS .—Not later
than 30 days after making any decision to
approve or deny a petition under this sub-
paragraph, the Director shall notify the
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate
and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives of the decision.’’.
(2) A
PPLICABILITY.—The amendment made
by paragraph (1) shall apply in the case of
any public safety officer who died or became
permanently and totally disabled on or after
January 1, 2023, as a result of an exposure-re-
lated cancer.
(c) T
ECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) I N GENERAL .—Section 3 of the Safe-
guarding America’s First Responders Act of
2020 (34 U.S.C. 10281 note) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(d) D
EFINITION.—In this section, the term
‘line of duty action’ includes any action in
which a public safety officer engages at the
direction of the agency served by the public
safety officer.’’.
(2) A
PPLICABILITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL .—The amendment made by
paragraph (1) shall apply in the case of any
public safety officer who died on or after
January 1, 2020.
(B) T
IME FOR FILING CLAIM .—Section
32.12(a)(1) of title 28, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, shall not apply to a claimant who oth-
erwise qualifies for support pursuant to the
amendment made by paragraph (1).
SA 83. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. SUL-
LIVAN) submitted an amendment in-
tended to be proposed by Mr. McCon-
nell to the bill S. 870, to amend the
Federal Fire Prevention and Control
Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations
for the United States Fire Administra-
tion and firefighter assistance grant
programs; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the fol-
lowing:
SEC. lll. ELIGIBLE USE FOR GRANT FUNDS.
Section 33(c)(3) of the Federal Fire Preven-
tion and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
2229(c)(3)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (K)
through (N) as subparagraphs (L) through
(O), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the
following:
‘‘(K) To construct in communities with not
more than 10,000 individuals fire stations,
fire training facilities, and other facilities to
protect the health and safety of firefighting
personnel.’’.
SA 84. Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. C OR-
TEZ MASTO) submitted an amendment
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SEC. 201. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED CORONAVIRUS 6
FUNDS. 7
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TITLE II—PROHIBIT UNFAIR 14
STUDENT LOAN GIVEAWAYS 15
SEC. 211. NULLIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE AC-16
TIONS AND RULES RELATING TO FEDERAL 17
STUDENT LOANS. 18
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following shall have no force19
or effect: 20
(1) The waivers and modifications of statutory21
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Attachment B
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 2(A)
B
UDGET WORKSHOP FY 2024 RECOMMENDED
OPERATING BUDGET
2. O
PERATING BUDGET PRESENTATIONS:
(A) HUMAN RESOURCES
Human Resources Department
FY 2024 Recommended
Operating Budget
Finance Committee Item 2A
May 8, 2023
Human Resources Department
FY 2023 Accomplishments
• Employment Services
> Processed over 15,000 job applications to date
> Filled/hired over 470 pos itions to date
> Classification/compensation reviews & new classifications • Labor Relations
> Negotiated multi-yea r labor agreements with the following bargaining groups: AFSCME, IBEW, IUOE, LIUNA, PFFA, PFMA, and PPOA.
• Supported local recruiting efforts
> Key Performance Indicator – lo cal hiring into entry-level positions FY23 to date = 54% FY 22 = 66% FY21 = 56% FY20 = 46%
> Paramedic Intern
> MASH
2
Human Resources Department
FY 2024 Priorities/Work Plan
• Human Resources Staffing & Organizational
Dev
elopment
> Review internal structure and fill critical vacancies > Strategic Planning
• Risk Management Re-org
> Partner with City Manager, City Attorney, Finance and IT to pl
an, communicate and implement the Enterprise Risk
s
ection
• City-wide Recruitment and Retention
> Classifications & Compensation reviews
> Contracts/Salary Resolutions for PMA and Non Reps
> Enhance exit-in terview process
3
Human Resources Department
Appropriations by Category
4 Category FY 2020
Actuals
FY 2021
Actuals
FY 2022
Actuals
FY 2023
Adopted
FY 2024
Recommended
2024-2023
Change (%)
Personnel 4,992,774 4,986,907 4,333,652 5,268,927 5,646,945 7.2% Services & Supplies 1,965,828 2,132,046 2,847,171 3,065,696 3,137,463 2.3% Internal Srvc Chrg 746,705 739,331 759,397 846,216 1,038,469 22.7% Operating Transfers Out 0 0 0 0 25,000
Grand Total 7,705,308 7,858,284 7,940,219 9,180,839 9,847,877 7.3% FTE 35.00 35.00 0.00
Human Resources Department
Significant Changes from FY 2023
Budget
5 • Proposed Personnel:
> Salary and MOU Adjustments: $243,140
> PERS Increase: $50,353
• Proposed Services/Supplies:
> Insurance Increase: $37,502
> Other Contract Services/Consultant Services
I
ncrease: $34,265
• Proposed Internal Services:
> CAP Allocation Increase (Non-GF): $155,836
Human Resources Department
6 • Proposed Operating Transfers Out:
> Transfer to General Fund: $25,000
> Air Quality Management District grant funding from the P
rideshare program to subsidize the cost of the new e-
bike program in PWP
Significant Changes from FY 2023
Budget
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 2(B)
B
UDGET WORKSHOP FY 2024 RECOMMENDED
OPERATING BUDGET
2. O
PERATING BUDGET PRESENTATIONS:
(B) FINANCE
Finance Department
Finance Department
FY 2024 Recommended
Operating Budget
Finance Committee Item 2B
May 8, 2023
Finance Department
FY 2023 Accomplishments
• Generated over $178,482 in revenue to the City
thro
ugh the City’s salvage process.
• Over 450 procurements were electronically
adv
ertised to vendors. As a result, electronic bids
and proposals received comprise more than 95
percent of all submittals.
• Facilitated two “Doing Business with the City”
wo
rkshops for Pasadena and small businesses.
• Held more than 70 one-on -one meetings with
small and/or Pasadena businesses.
2
Finance Department
Appropriations by Category
3
Finance Department
Appropriations by Division
4
Finance Department
Significant Changes from FY 2023 Budget
5 • Budget Software: $242,000
> Cloud-based software to streamline and unify the end- to-end operating budget process.
> One-stop solution will assist with improving the current process of manually developing the annual budget
which now requires numerous Excel spreadsheets.
> A single portal for departments to prepare, review,
report and publish the budget with real-time
efficiencies.
> Offers transparency tools with a user-friendly graphical interface.
> Synchronizes directly with the City’s ERP system.
Finance Department
FY 2024 Priorities
• Support and facilitate a long-ter m General Fund
forecast that includes future capital funding
needs for vital infrastructure.
• Implement new Tyler Payments cashiering, online
b
ill pay, and electronic bill presentment.
> Tyler Payments contract may alleviate adverse
i
mpacts related to increasing processing expenses.
> CentralSquare Technologies contract provides needed
s
upport and reduced processing costs.
• Implement new Operating Budget development
a
nd monitoring software solution.
6
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 2(C)
BUDGET WORKSHOP FY 2024 RECOMMENDED
OPERATING BUDGET
2. OPE
RATING BUDGET PRESENTATIONS:
(C) CITY MANAGER – INTERNAL AUDIT AND PUBLIC
INFORMATION OFFICE
City Manager Department
FY 2024 Recommended
Operating Budget
Finance Committee Item 2C
May 8, 2023
City Manager Department
FY 2023 Accomplishments
• Successfully completed relinquishment of 710 freeway right-o f-way > $5M for required maintenance from Caltrans
> Secured an allocation of $230.5M in Metro Measure R funding for mobility improvements along the co
rridor ($181.4M for projects approved by Metro; $49.1M for future consideration and approval by Metro)
• 3rd Assistant City Manager position created to address Office workload • Reorganized CM Office to add Deputy City Manager to manage City’s ent
erprise risk management program
• New City Manager appointed two Assistant City Managers, Deputy City M
anager, Police Chief, General Manager of Water and Power, Human Resources Director, Planning and Community Development Director • Provided leadership in ending COVID-1 9 Public Health Emergency • Internal Audit completed the citywide risk assessment, annual audit plan and
high risk inventory audit
• Public Affairs expanded communications efforts through the use of social m
edia platforms and video content while coordinating communications across departments
2
City Manager Department
Appropriations by Category
3 Category
FY 2020
Actuals
FY 2021
Actuals
FY 2022
Actuals
FY 2023
Adopted
FY 2024
Recommended
%
Change
Personnel 5,615,363 6,040,183 5,479,921 6,487,209 7, 391,525 13.9% Services & Supplies 1,735,400 2,445,134 2,043,528 3,836,316 3,738,625 -2.5% Internal Srvc Chrg 574,285 572,281 542,816 613,523 655,867 6.9% Grand Total 7,925,048 9,057,598 8,066,265 10,937,048 11,786,018 7.8% FTE 39.50 42.00 2.50
City Manager Department
Appropriations by Division
4
City Manager Department
Significant Changes from FY 2023
Budget
• Personnel increases $904,317 due to:
> Addition of 1.0 FTE Assistant City Manager & 1.0 FTE
S
enior Project Manager position approved mid-
year FY 2023
> Reclassification of existing 0.5 FTE Admin Intern to
1 .0 FTE Public Information Specialist
> Reclassification of Risk Manager position to Deputy
C
ity Manager
• Note: FTEs and budgets for enterprise risk
ma
nagement function will move to CM
Office in FY 2025 budget
5
City Manager Department
FY 2024 Priorities
• Six major issues requiring immediate
a
ttention include:
> Street pavement maintenance
> Homelessness
> Affordable housing
> Drugs (especially fentanyl) and guns on our
s
treets
> Properly maintaining aging facilities
> Planning for a zero emission citywide fleet
6
City Manager Department
FY 2024 Priorities
• Public Affairs
> Streamline City Social Media Accounts
> Create more video content to help promote
C
ity programs, projects, initiatives and events on
social media
• Internal Audit
> Complete projects in approved Audit Plan
> Complete annual citywide risk assessment &
up
date audit plan
> Monitor & report on Open Audit
R
ecommendations
7
City Manager Department
FY 2024 Priorities
• Risk Management
> Promote culture of risk awareness, mitigation &
st
rategic risk taking across City departments
> Proactively identify potential safety issues &
r
espond to employee safety concerns
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