DRAFT 6/10/2026________
T-FIN-160163/87197
Council Agenda: 6/16/2026 1
Agenda No.:
RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE
ESTABLISHING THE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR
2026/27 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XIII B OF THE CALIFORNIA
CONSTITUTION
WHEREAS, Ar tic le X III B of the Ca lifornia Con st itut ion (enac ted w ith the pa ssage of P r o p o s i t i o n 4 i n 1 9 7 9 ; w i t h m o d i f i c a t i o n s u n d e r P r o p o s i t i o n 1 1 1 , p a s s e d b y t h e v o t e r s o f 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. 26- 0 2 0 7 , d a t e d J u n e 2 , 2 0 2 6 , t h e D i r e c t o r o f F i n a n c e h a s c o m p u t e d t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s l i m i t applicable to the City of Sunnyvale for the fiscal year 2026/27, and transmitted the same with suggested modifications to the City Council in RTC No. 26-0158, dated June 16, 2026; 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 2026/27 for the City of Sunnyvale as $359,652,373, as documented in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth.
2. Pursuant to Government Code Section 7910, no judicial action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the action of the City Council in establishing the appropriations limit for fiscal year 2026/27 shall be brought unless such action or proceeding shall have been commenced within forty-five (45) days of the date of adoption of this resolution.
Attachment 3
T-FIN-160163/87197
Council Agenda: 6/16/2026 2
Item No.:
Adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on ___________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
RECUSAL:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
__________________________________ _________________________________
DAVID CARNAHAN
City Clerk
LARRY KLEIN
Mayor
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________________
REBECCA L. MOON
City Attorney
Attachment 3
AMOUNT SOURCE
A. LAST YEAR'S LIMIT 338,592,288$ Prior Year
B. ADJUSTMENT FACTORS
1. Population 1.0121 State Department of Finance
2. Inflation 1.0495 State Department of Finance
1.0622 (B1*B2)
Total Adjustment % 0.0622 (B1*B2-1)
C. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT 21,060,085$ (B*A)
D. OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
Lost Responsibility (-) 0
Transfer to private (-) 0
Transfer to fees (-) 0
Assumed Responsibility (+) 0
Sub-total 0
E. TOTAL ADJUSTMENTS 21,060,085$ (C+D)
F. THIS YEAR'S LIMIT 359,652,373$ (A+E)
CITY OF SUNNYVALE
FY 2026/27 APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT
Attachment 3
EXHIBIT A
FY 2025/2026 FY 2026/2027
Appropriations:
1001 General Fund 269,806,334$ 280,657,969$
2020 Housing Fund 2,147,839 29,234,305
2060 Home Fund 1,097,733 1,100,975
2070 Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) 350,241 18,474 2080 Redevelopment Housing Fund 308,015 314,854
2040 Community Development Block Grant Fund 1,410,038 1,317,393 2100 Park Dedication Fund 6,315,883 21,767,606
2200 Public Safety Forfeiture Fund - -
2220 Police Services Augmentation Fund 454,169 1,090,288 2300 Employment Development Fund 10,500,000 10,000,000 2400 Parking District Fund 216,702 220,625
2500 Gas Tax Fund 2,212,960 3,583,822
2520 RMRA (SBI) 3,990,223 4,109,930
2560 2016 Measure B Santa Clara VTA Fund 4,684,235 5,770,708 2580 VRF Local Road Improvement Fund - 948,481
1040 Youth and Neighborhood Services Fund 1,224,767 1,137,982 3100 Capital Projects Fund 288,273 1,313,878
3200 Infrastructure Renovation and Replacement Fund 2,418,951 5,622,928 Total Appropriations 307,426,363 368,210,218
Appropriation Adjustments:
Current Non-Tax Revenues (98,528,492) (71,041,102)
Prior Non-Tax Revenues - -
Debt Service Appropriation - -
Qualified Capital Outlay - -
Total Appropriation Adjustments (98,528,492) (71,041,102) Appropriations Subject to Limit 208,897,871 297,169,116 Growth Rate Factor 1.0693 1.0622
Total Allowable Appropriations Limit 338,592,288 359,652,373 (Prior Year Appropriations Limit x Growth Rate Factor)
Amount Under (Over) Allowable Appropriations Limit $129,694,417 $62,483,257
CITY OF SUNNYVALE
FY 2026/27 CALCULATION OF APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT
Attachment 3
FY 2025/2026 FY 2026/2027
CITY OF SUNNYVALE
FY 2026/27 CALCULATION OF APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT
Revenues:
Tax Revenues:
Property Tax 138,619,680$ 146,327,649$
Sales Tax 40,546,351 44,210,764
Other Taxes 38,874,160 40,250,083
Unrestricted State Subventions 482,979 488,047
Interest Income 8,737,257 8,791,120
Total Tax Revenues 227,260,427 240,067,663
Non-Tax Revenues:
Federal Grants 11,922,790 10,922,790
Restricted State Shared Revenues 4,269,162 4,426,029 State Grants/Reimbursements 5,338,184 6,872,552
Other Intergovernmental Contributions 6,856,161 6,594,296 Franchise Fees 8,418,045 8,902,781
Permits and Licenses 2,268,741 2,351,646
Service and Development Fees 40,280,927 12,642,598 Rents and Concessions 12,645,065 13,063,981
Fines and Forfeitures 476,975 460,740
Housing Loan Repayments 914,987 808,311
Revenue from Sale of Property - -
Miscellaneous 271,073 248,749
Inter-Fund Loan Repayments 949,615 949,615
Interest Income 3,916,767 2,797,015
Total Non-Tax Revenues 98,528,492 71,041,103
Total Revenues $325,788,919 $311,108,766
Attachment 3