City Council’s
Annual Strategic Initiatives
& Prioritization Retreat
February 2, 2024
San Bruno Senior Center
1555 Crystal Springs Road, San Bruno
Alex D. McIntyre
City Manager
AGENDA
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Retreat Kick-Off – Budget Considerations
3. Budget Principles and Forecast
4. Strategic Initiatives
5. Capital Improvement Program Preview
6. Prioritization
7. Recap of Discussions
8. Public Comment
2 Receive an Update on Budgetary Environment
Reactions to:
• Budget Principles and Preliminary Forecast
• Capital Improvement Program FY25 Preview
Identify Top 5 Priorities
3 OBJECTIVE
WELCOME AND
INTRODUCTIONS
4 WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
• Name, title, years
serving the San Bruno
Community
• Proudest personal
accomplishment in
2023
5 RETREAT KICK-OFF
Alex D. McIntyre
City Manager
6 RETREAT KICK-OFF
Agreements and Expectations
Informal and collaborative
Clear and concise
Active and engaged
Courteous and respectful
Questions after each section
Stick to schedule and end by 5:00 p.m.
Others?
7 SETTING
THE
TABLE
8 HEADWINDS
FY26 & Beyond
Uncertainty in taxes
• Auto dealership
• Walmart.com
• Tanforan
• YouTube campus
Other labor agreements
9 Fiscal Year 2024-25 (FY25)
Revenue measure
Cannabis permitting
Retention and recruitment
Miscellaneous MOU
Sheetz v. El Dorado County
Governor’s budget
ARPA wind down
Capacity: 5-C's
Culture
Council
CompetitionCompensation
Community
10 CULTURE – Engagement and identity
COUNCIL – Leadership and tone
COMMUNITY – Expectations
COMPETITION – Labor market
COMPENSATION – Paying rent
QUESTIONS AND
DISCUSSION
11 DEVELOPMENT
PIPELINE
Darcy Smith
Assistant City Manager
12 DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE
13 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
YouTube Offices – 436,000 sq. ft.
732 El Camino Real – 134 Units
Crestmoor – 155 Units
Tanforan Redevelopment
Under Construction Estimated Construction Timing
Hyundai and Genesis Auto Dealership
2101 Sneath Lane (Engvall) – 118 Units
840 San Bruno Avenue – 341 Units
Projected Construction (Not Entitled Yet)
QUESTIONS AND
DISCUSSION
14 BUDGET PRINCIPLES
& PRELIMINARY
FORECAST
Nick Pegueros
Chief Financial Officer
15 BUDGET PRINCIPLES
16 Financial
• Cost recovery & revenue enhancements
• Unfunded liabilities
• One-time revenues
• Salary savings
• Investments
• Reserves
BUDGET PRINCIPLES
17 Financial
• Cost recovery & revenue
enhancements
• Unfunded liabilities
• One-time revenues
• Salary savings
• Investments
• Reserves
Capacity
• Maintain core services
• Review City services
• Institutional knowledge
• Technology
• Employer of choice
BUDGET PRINCIPLES
18 Financial
• Cost recovery &
revenue
enhancements
• Unfunded liabilities
• One-time revenues
• Salary savings
• Investments
• Reserves
Capacity
• Maintain core
services
• Review City
services
• Institutional
knowledge
• Technology
• Employer of choice
Communication
• Budget document
PRELIMINARY REVENUE
FORECAST
19 $30.0
$35.0
$40.0
$45.0
$50.0
$55.0
$60.0
$65.0
$70.0
$75.0
FY'20 FY'21 FY'22 FY'23 FY'24 FY'25 FY'26 FY'27 FY'28 FY'29 Millions
Taxes Charges for services Other revenue
PRELIMINARY EXPENDITURE
FORECAST
20 $30.0
$35.0
$40.0
$45.0
$50.0
$55.0
$60.0
$65.0
$70.0
$75.0
$80.0
FY'20 FY'21 FY'22 FY'23 FY'24 FY'25 FY'26 FY'27 FY'28 FY'29 Millions
Personnel Operating expenditures
PRELIMINARY FORECAST
21 $30.0
$35.0
$40.0
$45.0
$50.0
$55.0
$60.0
$65.0
$70.0
$75.0
FY'20 FY'21 FY'22 FY'23 FY'24 FY'25 FY'26 FY'27 FY'28 FY'29 Millions
Taxes Charges for services Other revenue Personnel Operating expenditures
QUESTIONS AND
DISCUSSION
22 STRATEGIC
INITIATIVES
Jennifer Dianos
Interim Human Resources Director
23 DEFINTION
Priority Focus Area
• Area of organizational
focus defined by the City
Council annually
• Changes over time
Interest
Need
Resources
24 Strategic Initiative
• Above and beyond normal
operations and capital
maintenance
• Effort that aligns with
Priority Focus Area
• One-year OR multi-year
efforts
PRIORITY
FOCUS
AREAS
25 26
STRATEGIC
INITIATIVES
27 UNFUNDED
INITIATIVES
QUESTIONS AND
DISCUSSION
28 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM PREVIEW
Nick Pegueros
Chief Financial Officer
29 30
New capital project
nominations due October
Draft Capital
budget development
December
City Council Retreat
January
Capital Budget
Study SessionMarch
Operating and Capital
Budget ApprovalJune
October
December January
March
June
CIP
Project
Timeline
Adopted Capital
Budget
Implementation
JulyJuly
AVAILABLE FUNDING
PAGE 18
31 REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL
FUNDS – PAGE 19
32 NEW REQUESTS
PAGE 32
33 UNFUNDED
PAGE 98
34 QUESTIONS AND
DISCUSSION
35 BREAK
36 PRIORITIZATION
Alex D. McIntyre
City Manager
37 PRIORITIZATION
38 • Fiscal Sustainability
• Revenue Measure
• CityNet Path Forward
• Organizational Stabilization
• Compensation and Classification Study
• Downtown Improvements
• San Mateo Avenue Greening
• Parks Improvements (Centennial Plaza, Posy Park, Florida Park) • Transit Corridor Plan Update
39 CITY MANAGER’S TOP 5
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
40 BREAK
41 RECAP OF
DISCUSSIONS
Alex D. McIntyre
City Manager
42 Receive an Update on Budgetary Environment
Reactions to:
• Budget Principles and Preliminary Forecast
• Capital Improvement Program FY25 Preview
Identify Top 5 Priorities
43 OBJECTIVE
QUESTIONS AND
DISCUSSION
44 PUBLIC COMMENT
45 RETREAT
CONCLUDES
46