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City of Salinas
Meeting Minutes - Final
Finance Committee
Committee Members:
Mayor Dennis Donohue
Councilmember D'Arrigo
Councilmember De La Rosa
Rene Mendez, City Manager
Selina Andrews, Finance Director
Finance Department Office: (831) 758-7211
2:00 PM Salinas RotundaTuesday, April 7, 2026
CALL TO ORDER
This meeting was called to order at 2:01 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Dennis Donohue, Gloria De La Rosa and Margaret D'ArrigoPresent: 3 -
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
No public comment
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 - LEVINE ACT
CONSENT
ID#26-142 Minutes
Upon motion by Councilmember D'Arrigo, seconded by Councilmember De La Rosa, ID#26-142 the minutes of March 17, 2026 was approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmember Donohue, Councilmember De La Rosa and Councilmember D'Arrigo3 -
CONSIDERATIONS
ID#26-137 FY 2026/27 City-Wide Schedule of Fees and Service Charges Assistant Finance Director Abe Pedroza gave the presentation, first providing some historical reference on fee increases. He highlighted the plans to conduct a fee study as one has not been conducted since 2015. He also pointed out that 96% of fees are proposed to be increased by the CPI.
Upon motion by Councilmember Donohue, seconded by Councilmember
April 7, 2026Finance Committee Meeting Minutes - Final
D'Arrigo, approved the recommendation to forward this item to City Council. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmember Donohue, Councilmember De La Rosa and Councilmember D'Arrigo3 - ID#26-055 City Development Impact Fees Annual Adjustment Assistant PW Director Adriana Robles gave the presentation, initially providing some background and historical reference with respect to Development Impact Fees. She also highlighted the various types of fees and the amounts being proposed. The presentation also included required info on the fiscal impact.
Upon motion by Councilmember D'Arrigo, seconded by Councilmember De La Rosa, approved the recommendation to forward this item to City Council. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmember Donohue, Councilmember De La Rosa and Councilmember D'Arrigo3 - ID#26-138 FY 2026/27 - 2027/28 Biennial Budget
Finance Director Selina Andrews gave the presentation, highlighting the benefits of producing a biennial budget, while also pointing out some disadvantages. She touched on City Council priorities, as those influence the budget, as well as some important considerations with respect to putting together a two year budget.
Upon motion by Councilmember D'Arrigo, seconded by Councilmember De La Rosa, approved the recommendation to forward this item to City Council. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmember Donohue, Councilmember De La Rosa and Councilmember D'Arrigo3 -
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
No items.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 2:52 p.m.
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Nick Luciano, Administrative Analyst