SEASIDE SNIP Bus 2023 Update
Today’s Agenda
o Mission
o Why SNIP
o Sheltering by
the numbers
o Seaside Results
o Next Steps
SNIP Mission
The SNIP Bus
(Spay/Neuter Imperative
Project) is a 501(c)(3)
low-cost mobile spay
and neuter clinic
focusing services on
underserved
communities. SNIP works
to actively prevent the
suffering and death of
unwanted animals due
to overpopulation.
Monterey County
Population: 446,229
SEASIDE 2023
Population 31, 426
7% of total population
Yet we Contributed
9% of animals to the
SPCA
Ranked #4
SALINAS
Population 160,986+
36% of the total population
Contributed 35% of
animals to SPCA
We Can Do Better! Seaside Ranks #4 out of 15 cities for animal intake at the SPCA Sheltering Services Contract Fees
The City of Seaside spends thousands of tax
dollars every year to provide care for
unwanted, abandoned, surrendered and
neglected animals $79,100 July’22-June’23,
July ’23-Nov ‘23 ytd: $33.304
Seaside sends over 400+ animals to the
SPCA annually July ’22 -June ’23 total
intake 430 animals‘ July ‘23-Nov ytd: 181
Owner Surrenders: ‘22 164 =38% total
intake and July ‘23 –Nov’23 ytd 57 = 32%
Intake July ’22-June’23 Cats 223 =
52% total intake Dogs: 180 = 42% July
‘23-Nov’23 ytd: Cats 113 = 62% and
Dogs: 65 =36%
Factors leading to animals going to SPCA:
Inflation, Housing deficits & increased rent
rates Working class citizens having
difficulty providing for their families.
Military transfers. Some indviduals may
face difficulties affording their
pets’medical expenses including
spay/neuter average $300-$1,500 at local
DVM
Side by Side Comparison of the SPCA Sheltering Services Contract 2023 Recap
Current SPCA Recap 2016-2018
$155/per animal current
2018- 543 animals=$84,165
2017- 520 animals= $80,600
2016- 581 animals= $90,055
3 Year Average 548 sent to SPCA
3 Year Average spent = $84,940
SPCA Rate 2023 for City of Seaside
July ‘22-June’23 $175 per animal = $79,100 total spent. Total intake 430 animals July ‘23- current Nov’23 $184 per animal
=$33,304 and total intake 123 animals ytd 5
months
ROI
Intake reduction 117 animals
Spend reduction $5,840 from prior 3 year
average of 2016-2018 even with rate increase
due to intake reduction
SNIP Clinic Recap 2023
SNIP 2023 Clinic Recaps: 143 total pets
fixed
March 8, 2023: 28
May 4, 2023: 27
July 14, 2023;: 29
September 16, 2023: 30
November 22, 2023: 29
Total City Sponsored: 143 animals
spayed/neutered by SNIP
o Additional Clinics hosted in Seaside
o June 9, 2023 sponsored by Palluca’s
Trattoria and Monterey Peninsula
Foundation: 63
o Next clinic January 29, 2023: Sponsored
by Petco Love
Services Provided by SNIP Bus
Each clinic services an
average of 25-30 cats & dogs
Spay/Neuter fees $25 per cat
or dogs under 40 pounds
Microchips $25
Low cost vaccinations
w/certificate
SNIP adds value to the community
Partnership started in 2019
o Educational books passed out to children in
during SNIP clinic though our SNIP Kids
program
o Community outreach: canvassing flyers to
key businesses, government agencies and
housing complexes in order to ensure we
are touching the citizens who need this
resource most
o Pet supplies: leashes, collars, food bowls,
etc provided to community during SNIP
clinic days
Purchased feral Cat Traps for our ACO Alex
Set up partnership with AFRP to spay/neuter
ferals weekly, trapped by Alex
50 Microchip donated to ACO Alex to use
for citizens in the community. So far 20
microchips have been utilized
SNIP donated service animal Office Bear to
Seaside PD. Our founder Melanie pays for
food and veterinary care for Officer Bear
Next Steps
Budget Proposal Request to City
Manager: Jaime Fontes
6 clinics $4,000 per clinic every other
month for a total of $24,000
( 25-30 fixed per clinic)
Spay/Neuter Ordinance Proposal to
Chief Borges & Sheri Damon
Requesting ordinance creating a Seaside
Municipal Code related to mandatory
Spay/Neuter. The ordinance requires all
dogs over the age of six months to
spayed/neutered and all cats four
months or older to be spayed/neutered
Breeding Ordinance Proposal to Chief
Borges & Sheri Damon
Requires any person who wishes to breed
a dog purchase a permit for one year
and renew annually. ROI = collecting
taxes for puppy sales & permit cost
Why these Ordinances:
Address crisis of stray animals
Safety to the community: Less disease, rabies,
decreased vicious dog attacks,
Prevent community eradication of feral cats
Cost reduction due to decrease in
puppy/kitten intake at the SPCA
SEASIDE SNIP Bus in action…
SEASIDE SNIP Bus in action…
Be the SOLUTION:
S Spay Animals
O Overpopulation can be stopped
L Learn & Teach the benefits of SNIP
U The Solution starts with YOU
T Time to Do Something Different
I Innovative & Proactive approach
O Ordinances
N Neuter programs save Lives
Compassionate Leaders
Innovators
Game Changers…
We are Seaside
Seaside Farmers’ Market
Everyone’s Harvest
Bringing People and Healthy Food
Together!
● Opened June 15, 2023
● 26 Farmers’ Markets in 2023
Community of Local Farmers & Vendors
Avg # of weekly vendors
from June - Oct
2019 = 7
2023 = 23
Farmer sales =
2019 = $329/wk
2023 = $3561/wk
Weekly Customer Attendance
Seaside: 519/wk = avg. customer counts from June - Oct 2023 Seaside, 2019 = 46/wk
Other markets in 2023
PG = 452/wk
Marina = 471/wk
Community Food Programs
CalFresh/Market Match
Bounty Cards
WIC & Senior FMNP
Fresh Rx
Edible Education
● Cooking Demos
● Food Navigation
Market Match
Market Match doubles EBT Shoppers’
spending power for fresh fruits and vegetables.
($30 on card & $30 match = $60)
Seaside CalFresh/Market Match
Total CalFresh/Market Match
between June - October in Seaside:
# Customers $CalFresh $MM
2018: 86 $714 $528
2019: 27 $836 $444
2023: 286 $5182 $4956
Bounty Card Incentive
•Goal: create repeat customers
•Bounty Card: 10 market visits =
Free $5 voucher for fruits and veggies.
$1000 redeemed so far
Fresh RX
Fresh Produce Prescription Program
● 19 week program of weekly $35 prescription of fruits and vegetables
● $1100 redeemed at Seaside Farmers’ Market in 2023
● Goal to expand to Seaside Health Center in 2024
Edible Education
● 5 Edible Education Cooking Demonstrations
Publicity
● Tabling ~ 4 events in Spring/Summer 2023
● Street Banner ~ Thanks to Blue Zones Project (BZP)
● 400 Fliers to businesses, nonprofits, schools
● 2000 Postcards with coupons to homes
● MCWeekly ~ Print advertisements every 2 weeks in
Summer/Fall 2023
Digital Publicity
● 4 promotional videos with help of City of Seaside
● 40 Instagram & Facebook posts (paid ads reached ~ 5K) ● MPUSD ~ announcements on Parentsquare & Peachjar
● MPUSD ~ Promotion $4000 in $5 vouchers with BZP
● MCWeekly ~ Digital every 2 weeks in Summer 2023
● Google Ads
Live Entertainment
Events
● Dia de los Muertos
Activities
● Kids’ Table
What Makes our Markets Unique?
Some other community groups who have participated at Everyone’s Harvest Certified Farmers’ Markets Blue Zones Project Monterey County, City of Seaside –Family and Community Support Program, Gathering for Women, VIDA, The Village Project, Seaside Public Library, Monterey Audubon Society, Monterey Bay Master Gardeners, ’Habitat Stewardship Project, Monterey Bay Recommendations
● Movie Night, Karaoke Night, Games
● Improved lighting for CDR crossing
● Wine & Beer Garden (proposed in Sept. 26)
● Collaborate with Seaside Health Center
to expand Fresh Rx
● More WIC check distributions
● Seasonal market? (Attendance Dec Jan)
● Search location more accessible to Seaside?
● Other suggestions?
Thank you City of Seaside!
Thank you to partners and funders!
City of Seaside, Blue Zones Project Monterey County, Central Coast Community Energy, Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Program, Ecology Center, Cal State Monterey Bay, Central California Alliance for Health Medi-Cal Capacity Grant, USDA NIFA GusNIP PPR Grant, CalFresh Healthy Living, the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Fund for the 21st Century and Evelyn and Spencer Thompson Fund to Help Feed the Hungry of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, the Clif Family Foundation, Monterey Peninsula Volunteer Services, and MCGives!
City of Seaside
Independent Auditor’s Presentation
For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023
Grace Zhang, CPA
Audit Partner
1 Who We Are
In business
since 1979
Municipal
auditor
since
1987
> 200
municipal
entities
> 50 cities/towns
> 40 ACFRs
Independent
of the City
2 Annual Audit
3 Completed
Audit of City’s financial statements
Agreed-upon procedures on the City’s
Appropriation Limit calculation
To be finalized before 3/31/24
Single Audit (Fieldwork started in 1/8/24)
Standards
Auditing standards
generally accepted
in the USA
Government
Auditing Standards
4 Annual Timing
• July 2023
• Internal control environment Interim
• Oct-Nov 2023
• Verification of financial data Final
5 Results
Audit
Unmodified (i.e. Clean) Opinions
Appropriation Limit calculation AUP
No exception noted
6 Components of ACFR
Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report (ACFR)
Basic Financial Statements
(BFS)
Other components
7 Memorandum on Internal Control (MOIC)
and Required Communications
8 MOIC
Control
Deficiencies Other Matters
FY 23 Audit for Seaside
No Material
Weakness
No Significant
Deficiency
9 Financial Highlights
FY 2022-23
City Council Meeting
January 18, 2024
2 Revenues $ 58.1
Less Expenses 46.0
Change in Net Position $ 12.2
City-Wide Operations (in
millions)
$77
$40 $42 $42 $42 $45 $44
$170 $180
$192
FORA Land, $116
$-
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
FY13-14 FY14-15 FY15-16 FY16-17 FY17-18 FY18-19 FY19-20 FY20-21 FY21-22 FY22-23 Net Position - Ten Year Trend ( in millions)
3 $9.9 $10.5
$12.1 $12.8
$18.9 $19.0 $19.8
$30.3
$44.3 $44.8
$-
$5.0
$10.0
$15.0
$20.0
$25.0
$30.0
$35.0
$40.0
$45.0
$50.0
FY2013-14 FY2014-15 FY2015-16 FY2016-17 FY2017-18 FY2018-19 FY2019-20 FY2020-21 FY2021-22 FY2022-23 General Fund Balance - Ten Year Trend ( in millions)
General Fund Operations
(in millions):
FY2021-22
Results
FY 2022-23
Final Budget
FY2022-23
Results
Variance vs
Prior Year
Variance vs
Final Budget
Revenues $ 55.8 $ 53.1 $ 48.3 $ (7.5) $ (4.8)
Less Expenditures (including transfers) 41.8 56.5 47.8 6.0 (8.7) Change in Fund Balance $ 14.0 $ (3.4) $ 0.5 $ (13.5) $ 3.9 4 Total As of June 30, 2023 $ 44.8
Less:
Nonspendable 10.1
Restricted 3.2
Prior Year Encumbrances 5.7
Committed Rainy Day Reserves 13.2
Unassigned Fund Balance $ 12.6
Distribution of General Fund Balance
(in millions):
Other Funds:
• Water Fund
The water enterprise fund net position increased $1
million due largely to a $1.5 million cash transfer from the general fund for design of a new well. Operations
resulted in a decrease of $419k mostly due emergency
purchase of water due to a well failure ($200k). Cash
balance is $1.9 million. New rate study under way FY 24.
Transportation Capital Projects
$3.0 million
• General Capital Projects
Total - $2.8 million
Parks Projects- $1 million (Ellis Park; $800k)
Municipal Facilities- $1.2 million (Fire Station #1; $352k, Fire Station #2; $282k, Finance Department Modular
Office; $357k, Seaside Stars Walk of Fame; $56k)
5 Recommendation:
• Accept the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 Annual
Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the Governance
Letter and the Gann Limit report (on tonight’s consent
agenda)
Upcoming:
• FY23-24 Mid-year budget report; March 7th regular
Council Meeting
• FY 2024-25 budget process; beginning early March.
Budget study session; 5/21 & 5/22 5pm – 9pm. Draft
budget to Council 6/6 regular meeting.
Questions?
6 Item 9A – Amend Seaside Municipal Code Chapter
8.32 Fireworks; Adding Section 8.32.11 – Curfew for
Use of Safe and Sane Fireworks
First Reading – Roll Call Vote
January 18, 2024 | City Council Regular Meeting
Mary Gutierrez, Fire Chief
BACKGROUND
• At its October 5, 2023, the City Council considered 11 recommendations presented by the Police and Fire Departments:
1. Include parking enforcement team on July 4. - Majority voted YES
2. Increase the number of drones deployed - Majority voted YES
3. Recommend Safe & Sane zones within the City - Majority voted NO
4. Pass out educational fliers to problematic areas earlier - Majority voted YES
5. Increase educational outreach – Majority voted YES
6. Recommend NO PARKING signs/ curbs/ on General Jim Moore – Majority voted YES 2 BACKGROUND
• At its October 5, 2023, the City Council considered 11 recommendations presented by the Police and Fire Departments:
7. Host community meeting to obtain community feedback - Majority voted YES
8. Curfew for use of Safe & Sane fireworks - Majority voted YES
9. Enhance enforcement of Sane & Sane fireworks use after the 10:00 curfew – Majority voted YES
10. Sale of Safe & Sane fireworks shall only be sold to city of Seaside residents. – Majority voted NO
11. Discontinue sale of Safe & Sane fireworks on city-owned property. - Majority voted NO 3 RECOMMENDED AMENDMENT TO
MUNICIPAL CODE
There will be a 10:00 p.m. curfew each evening for the use of Safe and Sane Fireworks.
The curfew will go into effect on the first day of the sale of safe and sane fireworks, beginning at 12:00 June 28, and ending at 10:00 p.m. on July 5 (the final day of sales).
Per Ordinance No. 1014: “The use of Safe and Sane fireworks is permitted during that period, beginning at 12:00 p.m. on June 28 and ending at 10:00 p.m. July 5 of the same year.” 4
RECOMMENDATION
•Approve municipal code amendment
•Add section 8.32.211 to the City of
Seaside Municipal Code Chapter 8.32
•Add curfew for Safe and Sane
Fireworks (10:00 p.m.)
5 Item 10.A. Application of Grant Funds
from the Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) Program for the San
Pablo Pedestrian Bridge Demolition and
Reconstruction Project
Nisha Patel, Public Works Director/ City Engineer
Council Meeting | January 18, 2024
2 Community Development Block Grant
• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is
administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Funds can be used for community development and affordable housing activities that benefit low- and moderate-income (LMI) households and persons with special needs.
• Staff submitted an application requesting $700,000 for the San Pablo Pedestrian Bridge Demolition and Reconstruction project in the City of Seaside.
• If awarded, the funds would be distributed over a two-year period; $350,000.00 in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and $350,000.00 in Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
3 San Pablo Pedestrian Bridge Demolition & Reconstruction Project 3 4
City Administrative Policy/Grant
Management Policy and Procedures
• Grant applications equal to or in excess of $10,000.00 are required to be approved by the City Council, per City policy. • City Council adopt a resolution:
• approving the filing of the application
• certifying the project is consistent with the General Plan City goals and objectives
• certifying the applicant has sufficient funds available to operate and maintain the project
• Appointing the City Manager as agent for the project
5 City Administrative Policy/Grant
Management Policy and Procedures
• Demolition and reconstruction of the San Pablo Pedestrian Bridge is consistent with the current General Plan Goal CFI-1, City-wide infrastructure to support existing development and future growth. This goal includes management and upgrades to the City's aging infrastructure.
5 6
Application of CDBG Funds
•The San Pablo Pedestrian Bridge Demolition
and Reconstruction Project is a Capital
Improvement Project, and it is consistent with
the City’s policy to focus its efforts on securing
grants for capital improvements.
•The application was submitted online on
January 10, 2024, and the award
announcement is expected to be in May 2024.
7 Adopt a resolution approving the
application for grant funds from the
Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Program for San Pablo
Pedestrian Bridge Demolition and
Reconstruction Project.
Recommendation
Item 10.B. Donation of City of
Seaside Rule 20A Work Credits in the
amount of $447,072 to the County of
Monterey for the Carmel Valley Road
Phase 3, Rule 20A Underground
Utility District No. 15
Nisha Patel, Public Works Director/ City Engineer
Council Meeting | January 18, 2024
2 Rule 20A Program
•Is a program that undergrounds power lines and
facilities at the request of third parties, and more
specifically for local governments.
• Utility companies annually allocated 20A work credits to cities and unincorporated counties to redeem for
their undergrounding project costs.
3 Rule 20A Program
20A work credits can be applied to undergrounding projects that are in the public interest and meets following criteria:
• Elimination of unusually heavy concentration of
overhead electric facilities/ heavy volume of pedestrian/ vehicular traffic;
• The street has limited/ impeded wheelchair access that is not compliant with the ADA; and
• The street is deemed to be an arterial street or major collector as defined by the CalTrans
4 Rule 20A Program
• The project has to cover an entire City block or 600
feet, whichever is less, with using just 20A credits. City funds cannot be combined with 20A credits to complete
a project of one block.
5 Rule 20A Program - Discontinuation
• The 20A Program was discontinued in June 2023
• City of Seaside has $447,072 of inactive work credits • Inactive work credits will be reallocated by PG&E by
December 31, 2025, and all work credits will expire on
December 31, 2033
• City does not have sufficient credits to create an UUD project • PG&E’s work plan is at capacity, and new projects will not be complete by the 2033 deadline
• Cities may donate credits to their County, and the County of Monterey has an active Rule 20A project along Carmel Valley Road
6 Carmel Valley Road Phase 3, Rule 20A
UUD No. 15
5 7
Carmel Valley Road Phase 3, Rule 20A
UUD No. 15 - Project Limits
8 Carmel Valley Road Phase 3, Rule 20A
UUD No. 15 - Project
• The project will underground the overhead utilities on poles along a 1.1 mile section of Carmel Valley Road between
Boranda Road and Pilot Road with a project cost of $17.8 million
• The project benefits the residents or travelers of the region. Carmel Valley Road is of the main routes in and out of the Peninsula. Undergrounding the power lines prevents closure of the road due to fire, downed power lines during storms, and obstacles being hit in accidents.
9 Adopt a resolution authorizing PG&E to donate
City of Seaside Rule 20A work credits in the
amount of $447,072 to the County of Monterey
for the Carmel Valley Road Phase 3, Rule 20A
Underground Utility District No. 15
Recommendation