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File ID: 2023-00670 5/30/2023 Discussion Item 4.
(Budget and Audit Committee/City Council) Measure U Community Advisory Committee Recommendations Regarding Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 Proposed Budget File ID: 2023-00670
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: 1) Discuss and consider Measure U Community Advisory Committee recommendations regarding the FY2023/24 Proposed Budget; and 2) pass a Motion either a) forwarding one or more recommendations to the City Council for consideration, b) directing the Measure U Community Advisory Committee and/or staff to come back to the Budget and Audit Committee with more information regarding the recommendations, or c) holding the recommendations in Committee.
Contact: Ash Roughani, Special Projects Manager, (916) 808-7751, [email protected], Office of the City Manager Presenter: Marjorie Dickinson, Chair, Measure U Community Advisory Committee Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Measure U Committee FY2023/24 Proposed Budget Recommendations Additional Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Mayor and City Council established the Measure U Community Advisory Committee (Measure U Committee) in 2018 to ensure that the expenditures of City resources reflect Council and Community priorities (Resolution 2018-0393).
At its May 15, 2023, meeting the Measure U Committee discussed priorities and recommendations for the FY2023/24 budget year. Subsequently, the Measure U Committee held a special meeting on May 22, 2023, to approve its final recommendations (Attachment 2).
Policy Considerations: City Council Resolution 2018-0393 adopted October 2, 2018, outlines the purpose, and the powers and duties of the Measure U Committee. Specifically, the Resolution states,
File ID: 2023-00670 5/30/2023 Discussion Item 4.
to ensure that the expenditures of City resources reflect Council and community priorities, the Committee shall review, report, and make non-binding recommendations on revenue and expenditures of certain funds from the Transactions and Use Tax (Sacramento City Code chapter
3.27.).
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): This report concerns administrative activities and governmental fiscal activities that do not constitute a “project” as defined by the CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(2) and 15378(b)(4) and are not subject to the provisions of CEQA (CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3)).
Sustainability: None.
Commission/Committee Action: The recommendations in this report were approved by the Measure U Committee on May 22, 2022.
Rationale for Recommendation: The City Council established the Measure U Committee to advise the Council on community priorities with respect to Measure U revenues and expenditures.
Financial Considerations: Council may need to reallocate proposed or existing commitments to implement the Committee’s recommendations and maintain a balanced budget.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): None.
May23, 2023
Mayor andCouncilmembersCityof SacramentoCityHall915I StreetSacramento, CA95815 RE: MeasureUBudget RecommendationstoCouncil FY23-24
Dear Mayor SteinbergandCouncilmembers:
TherecommendationsoutlinedbelowaredesignedtohelpensureMeasureUfundsbeusedfor theareasof significant needidentifiedintheballot measure, particularlyhomelesssupportiveservices, affordablehousing, libraries, parks, andyouthprogramming. Therecommendationsalsohighlight theneedtoimprovemetricsrealtedtoMeasureUspending. Thisincludesconductingathoroughanalysisof MeasureUfundingallocations, trackingmeasurableoutcomesandprogrameffectiveness, andadistrict-by-district evaluationof MeasureUspending.
AsauthorizedbyCityCouncil actionestablishingtheMeasureUCommunityAdvisoryCommittee 1 , weprovidethefollowingrecommendationsregardingthedevelopment of theFY23-24budget for theCityof Sacramento:
Metrics: TheMeasureUcommitteerequestsgreater datatransparencyrelatedtoMeasureUexpenditures, includingtheavailabilityof MeasureUfundingallocations, trackingmeasurableoutcomesandprogrameffectiveness, andadistrict-by-district evaluationof MeasureUspending.
ParticipatoryBudgeting: TheCommitteeisrequesting$5millionannuallytocontinuetoimplement theparticipatorybudgetingprocess, whichwill result inbindingrecommendationsfor expenditures. TheMeasureUCommitteewill serveasthe“steeringcommittee”tooverseetheprocess. Note: TheCommitteefirst recommendedthistotheCouncil inFebruary2020. Duringthemid-year 20-21budgetdiscussion, theCouncil directedtheCityManager toincludeamodest $1millionallocationforParticipatoryBudgetingintheFY21-22budget. Wehavesinceimplementedthepilot program; engagedcommunitymembers, conductedoutreach, selectedwinningprojects, andstartedthecontractingphase.Wehavecompletedapreliminaryevaluationwhichshowedahighlevel of successintheprogramuptothispoint. Asoneof thefirst participatorybudget programsinthenation, Sacramentoisleadingthewayincommunityengagement. ParticipatoryBudgetingrepresentsthehopeandpromiseof truecommunityledgovernance. TheCommitteeurgestheCouncil torenewandincreasesupport of theParticipatoryBudget programinFY23-24. 1 CityCouncil Resolution2018-0393adoptedOctober 2, 2018, outlinesthepurposeandthepowersanddutiesof theMeasureUCommitteespecifically, "toensurethat theexpendituresofCityresourcesreflect Council andcommunitypriorities, thecommitteeshall review, report, andmakenon-bindingrecommendationsonrevenueandexpendituresof certainfundsfromtheTransactionsandUseTax(SacramentoCityCodechapter 3.27.)”.
PriorityRanking: TheCommitteerequeststheCityCouncil consider thefollowingpriorityrankingsforMeasureUinvestments. Citystaff polledCommitteemembersduringtheweekof May1, 2023tohelpidentifytheCommittee’sprioritiesthrougha“stackranking”exercise. Theresultingprioritiesinrankorder belowarebasedontheaveragerankingof eachprioritybythetenCommitteememberswhorespondedtothepoll.
PriorityRankingRecommendations: Thecommitteeidentifiedkeyrecommendationsneededtobestsupport thepriorityRankingsabove.
Homelessness- Wehaveamajor humanitariancrisisonour streetsthat continuestogrow. WhenvoterspassedtheMeasureUsalestax, homelessnesswasnamedasanareaof significant needMeasureUfundswouldbeusedtoaddress. Homelessnesscontinuestobeamajor issueandwasrightfullyidentifiedasthetoppriorityfor MeasureUcommitteemembers. TheCommitteerecommendsresourcesandfundingbemadeavailablefor preventionandrapidrehousing,
increasingthenumber of shelter beds, mobileshower andbathrooms, respitecenters, andfurtherdevelopment of transitional andpermanent supportivehousing.
AffordableHousing- TheCommitteerecommendsinvestment inhousinginitiativestoincreasetheaffordablehousingstock. Additionally, wewouldencouragecontinueduseof theImpact FeeReductionprogramtoimproveavailabilityof affordablehousing.
CommunityResponse- TheCommitteerecommendssupport for communitybasedorganizationsworkingtoprovidecommunityresponseteamsandcrisisinterventionteams.
PublicSafety- TheCommitteerecommendsadditional ParkRangerstopatrol andsupport parks.Additionally, consistent withtheCityCouncil'sresolutionredefiningpublicsafety 2 , werecommendsupport for communitybasedorganizationsworkingonviolencepreventionprograms, particularlythosethat focusonreducinggunviolence.
InclusiveEconomicDevelopment - TheCommitteerecommendspriorityinvestment befocusedonminority-ownedbusinessesinunderinvestedneighborhoods, andtrainingof workerswhohavebeenleft behind, bothhistoricallyandbecauseof theCOVID-19pandemic.
Youth- TheCommitteerecommendscontinuedinvestment inthePrime–TimeTeenprogram,SwimSafescholarships, andyouthemployment andentrepreneurial programs.
Library- TheCommitteerecommendsfundingbeusedtoincreasethehoursper librarysystem.Operatinghoursshouldberesponsivetocommunityneedsanduse.
Arts/CreativeEdge- TheCommitteerecommendstheCouncil support music, art, anddanceprogrammingfocusedonyouth.
ClimateChange- TheCommitteeencouragestheCouncil tocontinueworkingtowardstheircommitment toattaincarbonzero, or carbonneutrality, by2045.
Thankyoufor consideringtheserecommendationsandfor theopportunitytoserveourcommunityinthisimportant endeavor.
Sincerely,
TheMeasureUCommunityAdvisoryCommittee
2 CityCouncil Resolution2020-01186adoptedOctober 27, 2020, ResolutiondefiningtheCityof Sacramento’sPublicSafetyServicestoincludeEmergencyResponseandOperationsaswell asYouth-CenteredPreventionServices.