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San Leandro, California
City of San Leandro
Minutes
Finance Committee
Mayor Pauline Russo Cutter
Councilmember Pete Ballew
Councilmember Corina N. Lopez
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 4:00 PM Surlene Grant Community Room
1. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 4:49PM
1.A. Attendance
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:
Vice Mayor Pete Ballew
Councilmember Corina Lopez
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Fran Robustelli, City Manager
Janelle Cameron, Assistant City Manager
Susan Hsieh, Finance Director
Thomas Liao, Community Development Director
Kelly Clancy, Deputy City Clerk
Elisa Ma, Administrative Assistant III
Mayor Pauline Cutter excused from meeting
1.B. Announcements
No Announcements
2. DISCUSSION ITEMS
22-336 Staff Report Presenting the Proposed Adjustments for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Enterprise Funds, and Internal Service Funds Budget
Attachment 1 - Proposed Budget Adjustments
Attachment 2 - Revenue and Expenditure Appropriations FY 2021-22 Attachment 3 - Revenue and Expenditure Appropriations FY 2022-23 Attachment 4 - Summary of Staffing Changes
Fiscal Year 2021-23 Mid-Cycle Budget Review
Attachments:
Director Hsieh presented the proposed budget adjustments. She advised the City of San Leandro Page 1
Finance Committee Minutes June 7, 2022
Committee that the City’s financial outlook is positive and revenue growth is expected to remain steady in the short term. Revenue and expenditure forecasts for the General Fund and other funds were updated based on projected revenue trends and operational needs. The budget amendments also include new positions to expand services or bridge service gap.
City Manager Robustelli and Director Liao also explained further regarding the funds that were proposed to support staffing needs.
The Committee made various comments and asked questions regarding funds spent on COVID relief, support for small businesses, property transfer tax projection, Fire pension liability, staffing level for programs, and economic development. The Committee’s recommendations are summarized below.
• Consider giving funds back to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Projects and Façade Improvement Program as funds were taken away for COVID-19 response. • Continue to provide grant funds to support small businesses. • Provide additional resources to support economic development and attract businesses to relocate to San Leandro.
3. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
22-389 Future Agenda Items - June 2022 Meeting
Attachments: Future Agenda Items - June 2022 Meeting
The Community Development Department is planning to provide an update regarding economic development at the September meeting. The Finance Department is planning to present the Other-Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Policy and the quarterly Pension and OPEB Trust investment report.
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
No public comments. No eComments.
5. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
Vice Mayor Ballew mentioned a discussion that was brought up in the City Council meeting regarding elected official's submissions for reimbursement. City Manager Robustelli discussed the process. Vice Mayor Ballew asked to have a report presented for transparency and accountability purposes.
Council Member Lopez asked to have the policy reviewed and updated.
6. ADJOURN
Meeting adjourned at 5:54PM
MEETING ACCESSIBILITY
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