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Council Agenda:
RESOLUTION NO. _____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SUNNYVALE ESTABLISHING THE APPROPRIATIONS
LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE XIII B OF THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
WHEREA S, Ar ticle XI II B of the California Constitution (enacted with the passage of Proposition 4 in 1979; with modifications under Proposition 111, passed by the voters of California in June 1990; and implemented by California Government Code Sections 7900 et seq.), specifies that appropriations of governmental entities may increase by an amount adjusted by the cost of living and change in population from the prior year; and WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 7910 provides for the annual establishment by local jurisdictions of their appropriations limit for each fiscal year, and further provides that upon establishment of such appropriations limit any judicial action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul such action by the City Council must be commenced within forty-five (45) days of the effective date of the resolution establishing the appropriations limit; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 7910, in Report to Council (RTC) No. 25-0345, dated June 3, 2025, the Director of Finance has computed the appropriations limit applicable to the City of Sunnyvale for the fiscal year 2025/26, and transmitted the same with suggested modifications to the City Council in RTC No. 25-0346, dated June 17, 2025; and WHEREAS, documentation used in determining the appropriations limit has been made available to the public for a period of not less than fifteen (15) days prior to City Council consideration of this resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Pursuant to the appropriations limit formula set forth by Government Code Sections 7900-7914, the City Council does hereby establish the appropriations limit for fiscal year 2025/26 for the City of Sunnyvale as $338,592,288, as documented in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth.
2. Pursuant to Government Code Section 7910, no judicial action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the action of the City Council in establishing the appropriations limit for fiscal year 2025/26 shall be brought unless such action or proceeding shall have been commenced within forty-five (45) days of the date of adoption of this resolution.
DRAFT 6/10/25________
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Council Agenda:
Adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on June 17, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
RECUSAL:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
__________________________________ _________________________________
DAVID CARNAHAN
City Clerk
LARRY KLEIN
Mayor
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________________
REBECCA L. MOON
CityAttorney
ATTACHMENT 3
FY 2024/2025 FY 2025/2026
Appropriations:
1001 General Fund 246,851,386$ 269,736,160$
2020 Housing Fund 34,527,505 2,147,839
2060 Home Fund 1,111,667 1,098,901
2070 Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) 462,456 350,241 2080 Redevelopment Housing Fund 306,592 308,015
2040 Community Development Block Grant Fund 1,498,986 1,425,460 2100 Park Dedication Fund 16,011,069 6,315,883
2200 Public Safety Forfeiture Fund - -
2220 Police Services Augmentation Fund 433,235 454,169 2300 Employment Development Fund 10,500,000 10,500,000 2400 Parking District Fund 394,448 216,702
2500 Gas Tax Fund 1,472,565 2,212,960
2520 RMRA (SBI) 3,874,003 3,990,223
2560 2016 Measure B Santa Clara VTA Fund 5,211,039 4,684,146 2580 VRF Local Road Improvement Fund - -
1040 Youth and Neighborhood Services Fund 1,383,493 1,224,767 3100 Capital Projects Fund 11,984,591 105,114
3200 Infrastructure Renovation and Replacement Fund 34,370,271 2,468,951 Total Appropriations 370,393,306 307,239,532
Appropriation Adjustments:
Current Non-Tax Revenues (115,704,925) (98,485,707)
Prior Non-Tax Revenues - -
Debt Service Appropriation - -
Qualified Capital Outlay - -
Total Appropriation Adjustments (115,704,925) (98,485,707) Appropriations Subject to Limit 254,688,381 208,753,825 Growth Rate Factor 1.0387 1.0693
Total Allowable Appropriations Limit 316,649,657 338,592,288 (Prior Year Appropriations Limit x Growth Rate Factor)
Amount Under (Over) Allowable Appropriations Limit $61,961,276 $129,838,463
CITY OF SUNNYVALE
FY 2025/26 CALCULATION OF APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT
EXHIBIT A
ATTACHMENT 3
FY 2024/2025 FY 2025/2026
CITY OF SUNNYVALE
FY 2025/26 CALCULATION OF APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT
Revenues:
Tax Revenues:
Property Tax 131,814,491$ 138,619,662$
Sales Tax 37,378,546 40,546,351
Other Taxes 35,179,885 38,874,160
Unrestricted State Subventions 426,522 482,979
Interest Income 9,053,072 -
Total Tax Revenues 213,852,516 218,523,152
Non-Tax Revenues:
Federal Grants 14,950,000 12,020,610
Restricted State Shared Revenues 4,220,335 4,269,162
State Grants/Reimbursements 4,953,281 5,338,184
Other Intergovernmental Contributions 6,846,722 6,760,857 Franchise Fees 8,249,196 8,418,045
Permits and Licenses 2,331,896 2,268,741
Service and Development Fees 54,577,421 40,282,718
Rents and Concessions 12,197,540 12,645,065
Fines and Forfeitures 473,752 476,975
Housing Loan Repayments 791,972 825,842
Revenue from Sale of Property - -
Miscellaneous 265,030 271,074
Inter-Fund Loan Repayments 949,615 949,615
Interest Income 4,898,165 -
Total Non-Tax Revenues 115,704,925 94,526,888
Total Revenues $329,557,441 $313,050,040
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