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Public Works Department
FY 2027 Operating Budget
Municipal Services Committee
May 12, 2026
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FY 2026 Accomplishments
2 ✓ Resurfaced 16 centerline miles with
Annual Resurfacing Project
✓ Completed Phase 1 & 1A of the
Central Library Retrofit project
✓ Continued state mandated refuse
route reviews for SB 1383 &
diversion enforcement (recycling,
food waste, yard waste)
✓ Reorganized Administrative
Services Division to include
management of the 311 Call Center
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FY 2026 Accomplishments
3 ✓ Maintained 17,322 streetlights & 341
signalized intersections
✓ Painted 27 streetlight & traffic signal poles
✓ Replaced 102,000 sf of sidewalk at 850
locations
✓ Pruned 14,000 trees & planted 600 trees
✓ Removed 12,000 incidents of graffiti
✓ Purchased 41 vehicles
✓ Issued 2,000 PW permits
✓ Conducted 3,100 Engineering inspections
✓ Issued 1,700 warnings & 1,000 citations
✓ Completed work orders for:
✓ 3,000 streetlights & traffic signals
✓ 4,966 fleet maintenance
✓ 5,883 buildings
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FY 2027 Organizational Chart
4 Department of Public Works
Organizational Chart
(FY2027 Proposed)
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5 FY 2027 Recommended - Expense by
Category
90- Personnel: No new positions requested, 33 current vacancies. General Liability: up $835,722 (+56.3%), Medical: up $483,062 (+10.4%), MOU/COLA benefit adjustments: up $866,281 (+4.3%) 91- Services & Supplies: Fleet Maintenance contracts: up $459k (+24%), Electricity (streetlights & traffic signals): up $541,148 (+10.5%), Fuel and Gasoline: down $313k decrease (-23%) 92 - Capital Outlay: Includes $10.4M for Fleet Replacement (Fund 503) and a $3.92M enhancement for 7 RCNG side loader trucks for Refuse (Fund 406)
93 - Internal Services Charges: CAP Allocation: up $89k (3.5%), BSFMD I.S. Charges: up $600k (8%)
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• Sewer Fund (205)
• Gas Tax Fund (210)
• Safe Clean Water Program (243)
Overview of Funds
Special Revenue Funds
6 Enterprise Fund
Internal Service Funds
• Building Maintenance (502)
• Fleet Replacement (503)
• Fleet Repair and Maintenance (511)
• City Service Center (510)
• Refuse Fund (406)
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7 Expense Summary by Fund
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Overview of Funds
Fund FY 2027
Est.
Beginning
Balance
FY 2027
Est.
Budget
Revenues
FY 2027
Est.
Budget
Expenses
FY 2027
Est.
Ending
Balance
FY 2028
Forecast
FY 2029
Forecast
FY 2030
Forecast
Sewer Fund
(205)
$9,151,618 $13,226,488 ($13,682,823) $8,695,284 $8,912,658 $10,165,782 $12,622,742 Gas Tax
Fund (210)
$1,570,246 $5,263,756 ($6,387,189) $446,813 $339,777 $272,857 $136,155 Safe Clean
Water
Program
(243)
$1,320,817 $1,590,000 ($1,210,969) $1,699,848 $2,010,105 $2,289,517 $2,537,280 Refuse Fund
(406)
$9,280,609 $29,231,701 ($30,063,968) $8,448,342 $9,973,110 $12,049,878 $12,471,083 Building
Maintenance
Fund (502)
$6,851,933 $21,377,682 ($22,208,848) $3,520,766 $3,703,040 $3,879,864 $4,549,531 8 *Fund 406 includes non-personnel enhancements
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Overview of Funds (Cont.)
Fund FY 2027
Est.
Beginning
Balance
FY 2027
Est.
Budget
Revenues
FY 2027
Est.
Budget
Expenses
FY 2027
Est.
Ending
Balance
FY 2028
Forecast
FY 2029
Forecast
FY 2030
Forecast
Fleet
Replacement
Fund (503)
$6,536,209 $5,069,845 ($10,733,773) $872,281 $1,050,357 $1,348,359 $1,769,215 City Service
Center Fund
(510)
$970,602 $1,179,904 ($1,058,957) $1,091,549 $1,211,375 $1,327,797 $1,440,508 Fleet Repair &
Maintenance
Fund (511)
$6,207,052 $13,782,099 ($14,737491) $5,251,660 $4,970,397 $4,695,493 $4,426,622 9 *Fund 503 includes non-personnel enhancements
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10 FY 2027
ENHANCEMENT REQUESTS
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11 Enhancement Requests - Non-Personnel
PW Division Fund Occurrence Amount Description Justification RRR 406 One-Time $3,928,276 Side Loader Trucks (7) Purchase 7 Side Loader Refuse Trucks
RRR 406 One-Time $300,000 Additional Refuse
Containers
Purchase of additional refuse
containers due to customer
requests & to replenish available
inventory
RRR 216 One-Time $45,000 Grant Funded Vehicle
(1)
AQMD grant funded vehicle for
new Code Compliance Officer
RRR 406 One-Time $42,000 Refuse Fleet Cameras -
Residential
Purchase of Refuse Vehicle
Cameras & Installation –
Residential
RRR 406 One-Time $18,000 Refuse Fleet Cameras -
Commercial
Purchase of Refuse Fleet Cameras
& Installation – Commercial
RRR 406 On-Going $105,000 Annual Monitoring Cost
– Residential
Annual Monitoring Costs for Refuse
Vehicle Mounted Cameras –
Residential
RRR 406 On-Going $45,000 Annual Monitoring Cost
– Commercial
Annual Monitoring Costs for
Refuse Vehicle Mounted Cameras
– Commercial
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12 Enhancement Requests - Non-Personnel
PW Division Fund Occurrence Amount Description Justification Engineering 216 One-Time $50,000 Vehicle
Purchase
AQMD grant funded vehicle for new
Stormwater group
Street
Maintenance
205 One-Time $15,000 Safety
Equipment -
Lighting
Increase in material and supplies
budget to Purchase Safety Equipment –
Lumens Diesel Powered Light Tower
Street
Maintenance
210 One-Time $30,000 Bobcat
Attachments –
Skid Steer Cold
Planer
Purchase Bobcat attachments for
Roadway to increase efficiency
Street
Maintenance
210 One-Time $25,000 Asphalt &
Concrete
Disposal
Increased budget for Asphalt &
Concrete disposal
BSFMD 503 One-Time $5,724,311 Vehicle
Purchase
Increasing FY 27 vehicle purchases from
$4.7M to $10.4M. Additional funds from
available 503 fund balance
Total Department
Request
$10,327,587
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13 FY 2027 PROPOSED
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
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14 FY 2027 Proposed Key Performance Indicators - PCI
Proposed KPI FY 2024
Actual
FY 2025
Actual
FY 26
Projected
FY 2027
Target
Current PCI 56.19 56.26 57.36 58.40
PCI Increase -.18 .07 1.10 1.04
Funding $11,077,940 $10,200,000 $13,272,121 $10,800,000 Pavement Condition Index (PCI)
Improvement
Outcome: Supports the City Council’s goal
to improve and maintain public infrastructure
by increasing the City’s PCI to a long-term
goal of 80.
*Calculations are based on year-over-year PCI score
after resurfacing
Fiscal Year Total
Appropriation PCI
2021 $5,600,286 57.28
2022 $3,750,000 56.83
2023 $5,195,391 56.37
2024 $11,077,940 56.19
2025 $10,200,000 56.26
2026 $13,272,120 57.36
Six-Year PCI and Funding Trend
*PCI is based upon a score of 0 to 100
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15 City Budget Priorities - FY 2027 Annual Work Plan
Priority – Modernize Fire Department
➢ Start and complete Fire Station 34 roof project
by Q2 of FY 2027
➢ Facilities are being evaluated and
designed to support future solar
installations as part of the City’s
sustainability and energy efficiency goals.
Priority – Improve Roadways
➢ Continue efforts to increase Pavement
Condition Index (PCI) by one point or more
➢ Begin FY 27 Annual Resurfacing of 12
centerline miles of streets citywide including
the Rose Bowl pedestrian loop
Priority – Shelter & Transitional Housing
➢ Engineering will continue to work with housing
department to identify feasible site locations
for transitional housing
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16 City Budget Priorities - FY 2027 Annual Work Plan
Priority Carbon-free Future
➢ Replace 800 streetlights & traffic signals with energy efficient LED lighting. Longterm goal to replace 17,000 streetlights to more reliable and efficient LED fixtures could save:
➢ 8.4 gigawatts saved per year, equivalent to the power generated by approximately 11,500 solar panels
➢ Continue to advance SB 1383 goals through waste diversion & renewable energy initiatives that reduce green house emission & support carbon-free future ➢ Annually procure 2.8 gigawatts of RCNG from carbon free green energy ➢ Install Building Automation System pilot project in City Council Chambers to improve energy efficiency through smart HVAC controls, occupancy sensors, & remote monitoring ➢ Continue City fleet electrification as more alternate fuel vehicles improve and become available, including delivery of 8 ZEV heavy-duty dump trucks by year-end ➢ Upgrade City building electrical panels & roofing to support future solar installations, with 4 of 5 FY26 roofing projects already completed
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