Proposed Spending Priorities for San Clemente
Public Safety, Beach Maintenance & City Services Measure These advisory spending guidelines summarize community-identified priorities for the use of locally generated funding revenue, should the San Clemente Public Safety, Beach Maintenance and City Services Measure (Measure) be adopted by San Clemente voters. Highlights of a recent Community Survey conducted on May 26th of this year and posted on the City’s website indicates that our San Clemente residents value a holistic definition of Quality of Life, based on the following community vision:
The City’s long-term Fiscal Sustainability, including a high level of Public Transparency and Fiscal Accountability over taxpayer dollars.
Keeping our City’s Public Areas Safe and Clean for residents and businesses alike, including continuing to address homelessness.
Maintaining 911 Police, Firefighter, and Emergency Response services, including street and road repairs for safety.
Protecting our Clean Water, Beaches and Ocean Waters for all residents and future generations to enjoy.
Based on the community’s feedback, the City of San Clemente City Council hereby affirms and adopts these Advisory Spending Guidelines and Priorities identified by the public and presents its advisory spending guidelines as follows:
Protecting Beaches, Public Access, Clean
Ocean Waters, Clean Drinking Water
75% of Measure
Proceeds
911 Police, Firefighter, and Emergency
Response Services/Street & Road Repair
20% of Measure
Proceeds1
Keeping Public Spaces Safe and Clean 5% of Measure
Proceeds
Upon certification of the November 2024 Municipal Election results, should the Measure be adopted, the City Council intends to adopt the same as the actual Spending Plan for Measure proceeds, anticipated to be at its December 2024 meeting. Spending allocations will be prorated to reflect a partial fiscal year. General fund revenue generated by the Measure, anticipated to generate $13,500,000 annually, would begin to be collected in April 2026.
Revenue generated by the Measure will be utilized as described in the Advisory Guidelines table on the following page.
1 Police, fire, emergency medical services, and marine safety currently account for 45% of the City of San Clemente’s General Fund expenditures ($39.8 million in FY 2024-25).
Exhibit A
Service Priorities Estimated Average Annual
Expenditures
Protecting Beaches, Public Access, Clean Ocean Waters, Clean Drinking Water (Target: 75%)
$10,125,000
Maintaining beach access for residents
-Annual contribution to Capital Improvements and major
maintenance to Beach Trail, Municipal Pier and Beach access points.
- Routine maintenance on Beach Trail, Municipal Pier and Beach access points.
$2,325,000
Keeping sand on local beaches
-Annual contribution for ongoing USACE beach nourishment project and other sand replenishment opportunities.
$5,500,000
Protecting coastal water quality and local drinking water supply -Clean Ocean Fund Activities to improve local surface and ocean water quality; diverting runoff to be used as a water source and lowering the City’s demand for imported potable water.
$2,300,000
911 Police, Firefighter, and Emergency Response Services/Street & Road Repair (Target: 20%)
$2,700,000
Maintaining 911 emergency response times
- Address rising cost of maintaining of Fire, Paramedic, Ambulance and Police services and emergency response levels.
$500,000
Maintaining Sheriff patrols
- Funding for overtime and/or additional sworn officers to cover highneed patrol areas and times. $1,400,000
Maintaining streets and roads
- Dedicated funding for major street maintenance and repair to slow the incidence of pavement deterioration, cracking, and pothole formation.
$800,000
Keeping Public Spaces Safe and Clean (Target: 5%) $675,000 Continuing to address homelessness
- Community Outreach staff and expansion of Park Ranger Program.
$550,000
Public works services to keep public spaces safe and clean -Sidewalk cleaning and debris removal from Pier Bowl, Del Mar, El Camino Real, North Beach, and other public spaces as needed. $125,000
TOTAL $13,500,000