SAN PABLO MEASURE K
FY 2022-23
May 22, 2024
PRESENTED TO THE
Measure Q & Measure K Citizens’ Oversight Committee
FY 2022/23 Report
City Manager’s Office
Finance Department
(EMS and Fire Consultant
Jim Parrot)
INTRODUCTION / CONTENTS
MEASURE K SPECIAL SALES TAX MEASURE
• MEASURE K OVERVIEW
• TAX ADMINISTRATION & BUDGET
• FINANCIAL SUMMARY
• PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• HIGHLIGHTS ON THE USE OF MEASURE K
• LOOKING AHEAD IN THE USE OF MEASURE K
• QUESTIONS
City Manager
(Matt Rodriguez)
MEASURE K OVERVIEW
Measure K Special Sales Tax Overview
• Proposal passed with a 71% “Yes” voter approval on June 3, 2014.
Purpose:
• To ensure that Emergency Medical Services (EMS) continue to be provided out of San Pablo’s Fire Station 70 by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (ConFire) after the closing of Doctor’s Medical Center Hospital.
• Fire Station 70 is one of the busiest stations in the District. In FY 22/23, EMS Squad 70 responded to 4,600 emergency calls for service annually.
Services are restricted to the following:
• Revenues generated can only be used for the “special purposes” identified in the ballot measure language: to fund the creation and operation of an EMS Squad at Fire Station 70 City Manager
(Matt Rodriguez)
TAX ADMINISTRATION & BUDGET
Tax Structure
• 1/4 cent sales tax levied in perpetuity
Tax Administration
• All Transactions and Use (Sales) Taxes are administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) • CDTFA remits taxes monthly with “true-ups” happening quarterly Budget Overview
• Measure K revenues were first received in January 2015 • EMS Squad first became operational in May 2015
• FY 22/23 was the Squad’s eight full year of operation Finance/City
Manager
(Matt Rodriguez)
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
• Measure K revenues were budgeted at
$918,000 for FY 2022/23
• Contract increased to $1.69 million in FY 22/23
due to 5-year extension (CC Approved Reso
2020-050 in April 2020)
• Expenditure Breakdown:
• EMS Squad = $1,693,440
• Professional/Other Services = $6,563
• Total = $1,700,003
• City’s GF Operating Budget absorbs the
$662,151 annual costs for FY 2022/23
(GF OPERATING SUBSIDY)
Finance/City
Manager
(Matt Rodriguez)
FY 22/23 Measure K Financial Report
Budgeted Revenues:
$1,000,000
Actual Revenues:
$1,037,852
Expenditures:
$1,700,003
Over /
(Under)
Budget
$ (662,151)
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Accomplishments
• Squad 70 is staffed 24/7 by at least 1
paramedic and 1 paramedic or EMT
• In FY 22/23, the EMS Squad responded to
4,737 emergency calls, including fractures,
respiratory issues, fainting, illness, auto
accidents and fires
• The EMS squad relieves pressure at
Station 70, thus allowing Engine 70 to
respond to other fire emergencies
BREAKDOWN OF EMS SQUAD RESPONSES FOR JULY 2022
–
JUNE 2023
3,424
EMS
Squad
Response
s
147 total
hazard
responses.
1,151 fire
condition calls
in the City of
San Pablo.
297 rescue calls
in the City of
San Pablo.
4,737 annual
responses.
EMS and Fire
Consultant
(Jim Parrot)
-Greg Dwyer
HIGHLIGHTS ON THE USE OF MEASURE K
• This was the first year of full staffing levels at Fire Station 70 • Provided a second EMS response unit, initially operating on a smaller apparatus truck.
• Confire was able to augment staffing levels to make crew size consistent with countywide operations.
• Transitioned to Truck 70, new equipment that fills special rescue and elevated ladder capabilities that were previously missing in San Pablo. • This augmentation was done at the County’s expense and did not impact Measure “K”.
EMS and Per
Fire Consultant
(Jim Parrott)
-Greg Dwyer
LOOKING AHEAD IN THE USE
OF MEASURE K
• The City of San Pablo with two Advance Life Support response units in service is well positioned to continue excellence in EMS delivery. • Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley announced closure within the next five years, reducing another emergency room locally.
• Although Confire added ambulances to the system, travel distances are farther, and patient transfer to hospital care can keep units out of service for extended periods.
• Thanks to Measure “K” funding, ALS treatment can be administered to multiple patients, before ambulance arrivals if they are delayed.
EMS and Per
Fire Consultant
(Jim Parrott)
-Greg Dwyer
MEASURE K
QUESTIONS
City Manager
(Matt Rodriguez)
Any questions?