FY 2024/25 and FY 2025/26
City Manager’s Proposed Budget
Barbara Whitehorn, Director of Finance & Management
Services
Zuyva Ruiz, Budget Division Manager
April 17, 2024
Proposed Budget Overview
Presentation Overview
• Budget Timeline
• FY 2025 & FY 2026 Revenue Forecast
• Recommended Expenditure Budget
• Expenditure Details
• Fund Balance Forecast
• Proposed Capital Improvement Plan and Funding
• Discussion & Next Steps
Budget Adoption Timeline
Date Purpose
April 17, 2024 Presentation of City Manager’s Proposed Operating & CIP Budget May 15, 2024 Budget Hearing – Proposed Budget
June 5, 2024 Budget Adoption
City Council Budget Meetings
FY 2025 & FY 2026 Revenues
FY 2025 & FY 2026 Revenues
Category Breakdown
• Sales & Use Tax (25%)
• Measure S Transaction & Use Tax (23%)
• Utility User Tax (12%)
• Property Tax in Lieu of VLF (11%)
• Licenses & Permits (7%)
• Franchise Tax (6%)
• Charges for Services (4%)
FY 2024/25 – 2025/26
Recommended Expenditure Budget
Aligning Strategic Goals & The Budget
FY 2025 & FY 2026 Proposed Expenditures
General Fund Expenditures
• 88 positions added in FY 2023/24
• Strategic and City Manager initiatives
• Goal of decreasing reliance on contract staff and outsourcing • Investment in the community and services
• Public Safety
• Library Hours and Services
• Youth Sports
• Senior Services
• Code, Permitting and Planning Services
Parks, Recreation & Community Service
Investments
Focus Areas:
• Recreation & Community Events
• Senior Services
• Special Events
• Aquatics & Youth Sports
• Services Offered at Parks & Community Centers
FY 2024 Amended FY 2025 Proposed FY 2026 Proposed
$5,448,878 $6,000,401 $6,389,934
Library Services Investments
Focus Areas:
• Increased Staffing in Branch Libraries
• Increase Resources for the Community
• Books, computer access, eBooks, audiobooks
• Recruitment and Retention; Staff Training & Development FY 2024 Amended FY 2025 Proposed FY 2026 Proposed
$2,933,028 $4,975,029 $4,952,283
• Management of Library IT Services Division moving IT Dept Library Services Investments
• Additional Position Requested:
• 1 Full-time Library Technician
• Continue to improve service to the community
FY 2025 Estimated Cost
(all-in)
FY 2026 Estimated Cost
(all-in)
$82,787 $92,102
• Total Library Staffing: 21 FTE
• Inclusive of 2 positions transferred to IT
Public Works Ops & Maintenance
Investments
Focus Areas:
• Clean & Safe Streets
• Infrastructure Resilience
• Employee Training, Development & Recognition
• Community Outreach & Education
• Environmental Stewardship
FY 2024 Amended FY 2025 Proposed FY 2026 Proposed
$34,863,813 $35,591,030 $37,647,120
Public Works Ops & Maintenance
Investments
• Additional Positions Requested:
• 1 Full-time Engineering Technician
• 1 NPDES Inspector II
• One-Time software & hardware cost in FY 2024/25
FY 2025 Estimated Cost
(all-in)
FY 2026 Estimated Cost
(all-in)
$372,166 $315,521
• Total Public Works Staffing: 143 FTE
Public Safety Investments - Police
Focus Areas:
• Quality of Life
• Organization Effectiveness
• Employee Development
• Public Engagement
• Recruitment and Retention (civilian and sworn)
FY 2024 Amended FY 2025 Proposed FY 2026 Proposed
$119,810,135 $131,704,344 $137,046,166
Public Safety Investments – Police
• Additional Positions Requested:
• 4 Police Dispatchers
• 1 Police Dispatch Supervisor
• 1 Police Dispatch Manager
FY 2025 Estimated Cost
(all-in)
FY 2026 Estimated Cost
(all-in)
$692,455 $757,485
• Total Police Staffing: 460 FTE
Human Resources & Risk Mgmt.
Investments Focus Areas:
• Policy Updates
• Classification & Compensation Study
• Recruitment and Retention
• Employee Training
FY 2024 Amended FY 2025 Proposed FY 2026 Proposed
$3,059,953 $2,784,522 $3,042,376
Human Resources & Risk Mgmt.
Investments
• Additional Position Requested:
• 1 Senior Office Assistant
FY 2025 Estimated Cost
(all-in)
FY 2026 Estimated Cost
(all-in)
$74,959 $83,099
• Total HR Staffing: 18 FTE
Finance & Mgmt. Services Investments
Focus Areas:
• Employee Development
• Recruitment and Retention
• Policy Updates
FY 2024 Amended FY 2025 Proposed FY 2026 Proposed
$5,671,902 $6,612,495 $7,241,806
• ERP Manager position moving IT Dept
Finance & Mgmt. Services Investments
• Additional Position Requested:
• 1 Accounting Technician III
FY 2025 Estimated Cost
(all-in)
FY 2026 Estimated Cost
(all-in)
$94,677 $108,879
• Total Finance Staffing: 31
• Inclusive of Transferring ERP Manager to IT Dept.
Investing in Animal Services
Focus Areas:
• Community Education
• Spay and Neuter Program; Mobile Veterinary Unit
• Regional Partnerships
FY 2024 Amended FY 2025 Proposed FY 2026 Proposed
$7,278,049 $10,509,218 $11,551,824
• Regional Partners will be contributing for the animal they bring to the Shelter
Personnel Investments – 14 positions
FY 2025 Estimated Cost FY 2026 Estimated Cost
$1,317,044 $1,357,086
FY 2025 & FY 2026 Personnel
Summary
Total Budgeted Full-Time Positions: 926 *
* Does not assume additions in FY 2025/26
* Does not include other additions that may be added on April 17, 2024
FY 2022/23
FY 2023/24, FY 2024/25 – 2025/26
Fund Balance Review and Forecast
Fund Balance – June 30, 2023
General Fund Balance as of June 30, 2023:
all funds non-spendable, restricted, reserved, or committed for capital projects
Fund Balance – June 30, 2024
Fund Balance – June 30, 2025
Fund Balance – June 30, 2026
Capital Improvement Program
Capital Improvement Program
Capital Improvement Program – Primary Funding
Sources
• Measure I
• Street Maintenance (transportation improvements) ½ cent sales tax • Development Impact Fee Funds
• Regional Circulation System Fund
• Storm Drain Construction Fund
• Measure S
• SB-1 Gas Tax Fund
• Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP Grant)
Capital Improvement Program
Criteria
• Health and Safety
• Asset Condition (i.e., Pavement Condition)
• Community Service and Programming Needs
• Deferred Maintenance
• Compliance/Legal Requirements (i.e., ADA Improvements) Project Delivery Phases
32 Project Delivery Workflow Process
33 Project Planning
(6 months to 1
year)
Design
(6 months to 1
year)
Advertise and Award
(3 months)
Construction
(6 months to 1.5
years)
Project Close-out
(3 months)
PLANNING DESIGN CONSTRUCTION
2 years to 4 years
Capital Improvement Projects by
Category
Project Category Types:
34 71 Active Projects – Approximately $116.5M
• Streets
• Parks
• Buildings
• Traffic
• Storm Drain
• Environmental /
Integrated Waste
• Police
• Others
Capital Improvement Projects by Category
35 Capital Improvement Projects by Funding
36 37
Ongoing Projects
§ Buildings
• California Theatre Renovation (Ward 1)
• Encanto Community Center Improvements (Ward 1)
• Police Locker Room Renovation (Ward 1)
• Feldheym Library (Ward 1)
§ Parks and Recreation
• Guadalupe Park (Sal Saavedra Field)(Ward 1)
• Seccombe Lake Park Improvements (Ward 1)
• Roosevelt Bow Rehabilitation (Ward 2)
• Speicher Park Ballfield Improvements (Ward 2)
• Speicher Park Eastside Skate Park (Ward 2)
• Nicholson Park Improvements (Ward 6)
38 Ongoing Projects
§ Streets
• Mt Vernon Bridge Replacement (Ward 1)
• Cross Street Bridge Replacement (Ward 2)
• University Parkway and I-215 Diverging Diamond Interchange (Ward 5 & 6)
• Route I-210 at Waterman Avenue Interchange Improvements (Ward 7) • Pepper Avenue Rehabilitation (Multiple Wards)
• Street Rehabilitation at Twenty-One Locations (Multiple Wards) • Street Rehabilitation at Three Locations (Multiple Wards) § Storm Drains
• Mt. Vernon Storm Drain (Ward 6)
• Sierra Way Storm Drain (Ward 7)
§ Traffic
• Genevieve & Ralston Circuits Upgrade (Ward 7)
• Dilemma Zone Detection at 49 Intersections (Multiple Wards) • 224 Intersection Hardware Signal Upgrades (Multiple Wards)
Capital Improvements: Upcoming & New
Investing in the Future
39 Capital funding needs for FY 2024/25 and
2025/26
Ongoing Project Funding Needs
California Theatre
(Ward 1)
• Existing Budget:
$4,500,000
• Additional funding
needed
• FY 2024/25: $1,000,000
• FY 2025/26: N/A
• Proposed source of
funds: General Fund
Ongoing Project Funding Needs
Speicher Park Ballfields and
Parking Lot upgrades
(Ward 2)
• Existing Budget: $1,751,468
• Additional funding needed
• FY 2024/25: $1,300,000
• FY 2025/26: N/A
• Proposed source of funds:
ARPA, other Federal Grant
Programs
New Project Funding Needs
• Nicholson Park Community Center (Ward 6)
• Funding needed
• FY 2024/25: $1,000,000
• FY 2025/26: N/A
• Proposed source of funds: General fund
• Anne Shirrells Park Gazebo (Ward 6)
• Funding needed
• FY 2024/25: $25,000
• FY 2025/26: N/A
• Proposed source of funds: General Fund
New Project Funding Needs
• 28th Street Calming (Ward 7)
• Funding needed
• FY 2024/25: $170,500
• FY 2025/26: $130,000
• Proposed source of funds: RMRA Gas Tax, Regional Circulation • Median on Rialto at Metrolink RR Crossing (Ward 3)
• Funding needed
• FY 2024/25: $70,000
• FY 2025/26: $265,000
• Proposed source of funds: General Fund (FY 2024/25) Local Regional Circulation Fund (FY 2025/26)
Project Funding Summary
Budget Adoption – Next Steps
Date Purpose
April 17, 2024 Presentation of City Manager’s Proposed Operating & CIP Budget May 15, 2024 Budget Hearing – Proposed Budget
June 5, 2024 Budget Adoption
Discussion & Next Steps