Seal Beach, California
May 2, 2023
The City Council met in a Special City Council Budget Workshop - Capital Improvement Program ( CIP) and 5- Year Financial Forecast at 5: 33 p. m. in the City Council Chamber.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Moore
Council Members: Kalmick, Landau, Steele, Sustarsic
Absent: None
City Staff: Jill R. Ingram, City Manager
Patrick Gallegos, Assistant City Manager
Michael Henderson, Police Chief
Joe Bailey, Chief, Marine Safety Department
Alexa Smittle, Director of Community Development
Barbara Arenado, Director of Finance/ City Treasurer
Alayna Hoang, Finance Manager
Tracey Yonemura, Financial Analyst
Iris Lee, Director of Public Works
Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk
Dana Engstrom, Deputy City Clerk
Division 1 Chief Craig Covey, Orange County Fire Authority Shawn Temple, Planning Manager
Jennifer Robles, Management Analyst
Lauren Barich, Management Analyst
Sean Sabo, Management Analyst
Tim Kelsey, Recreation Manager
David Spitz, Associate Engineer
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor Moore opened oral communications. Speaker: Matthew Terry. Mayor Moore then closed oral communications.
BUDGET WORKSHOP
A. Continuation of Proposed Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Operating Budget Mayor Moore announced that his number one take away from the General Fund Budget Workshop was that expenses are outpacing revenues, which will become more difficult in the future to balance the budget. He added that in reviewing the budget, he looked for anomalies and noted that the expenses and revenues vary quite a bit from the previous fiscal year. He indicated that he is happy that the budget is balanced and noted that the Finance Department did a great job breaking down the revenue and expenses and indicated that the graphs and explanations made it very clear to the City Council and public as to where the money is being spent.
Chief Henderson addressed outstanding questions from the Operating Budget presentation regarding parking revenue.
B. Proposed Fiscal Year 2023- 2024 Capital Improvement Program Budget Director of Finance Arenado highlighted some of the major outstanding CIP projects that are included in the FY 2023- 24 budget. She introduced Public Works Director Lee to provide a comprehensive report of the Public Works Department and CIP budget.
Public Works Director Lee' s provided an overview of the Public Works Department' s core services, accomplishments, FY 2023- 24 Proposed Budget Summary, CIP funding sources, City infrastructure, recent and ongoing construction, General Fund and related grants, future Capital Improvement Programs for FY 2024/ 25 — FY 2027/28, and unfunded Capital Improvement Programs.
Council Members asked questions, offered comments, discussed, and received clarification about the proposed Capital Improvement Program budget and 5- Year CIP Program.
B. 5- Year Financial Forecast
Finance Director Arenado provided a comprehensive overview of the preliminary 5-Year Financial Forecast and addressed Council member comments and concerns. There was Council consensus to utilize the Revitalization Plan funding and accept Proposal One as presented by staff.
Council Members thanked staff for all their hard work on the budget preparation.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Moore adjourned the meeting at 7: 26 p. m. to Monday, May 8, 2023, at 5: 30 pm to meet in closed session if deemed necessary.
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Gloria D. Harp,- r, City Clerk
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Thomas Moore, Mayor
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