PARTICIPATORY
BUDGETING VOTE
RESULTS
Flor Magallanes
Administrative Analyst I
BACKGROUND
• Idea Collection Phase
-August-October 2022
-In-person & online idea collection
-386 ideas & proposals submitted
• Proposal Development
-October 2022-April 2023
-20 Budget Delegates, including
youth delegation from MIT Academy
-Inclusive approach with Zoom
meetings
-Multi-phase development process
Non-profit Organizations
• Fighting Back Partnership, Inc.
• Faith Food Fridays
• First Place for Youth
• Humane Society of the North Bay
• Mare Island Historic Park Foundation
• Support for Actively Rising Youth
• Urban Strategies Council
• Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum
• Vallejo Teaching Artists Inc.
PB Vote Outreach Efforts
Vote Phase: May 6-June 30, 2023
In-person polling locations included:
• Florence Douglas Center
• Pista Sa Nayon
• Dia Del Niño
• Skate to Appreciate Event
• Cinco De Mayo Festivities
• Juneteenth Celebration
• GVRD Summer Expo
• Second Friday Art Walks
• Farmers' Markets
• Emmanuel Arms Resource Fair
• Jesse Bethel High School
• Mare Island Tech Academy
PB Vote Outreach Efforts Cont.
• Community Sector Outreach Strategy
• Media/Digital/Online Communications
• Published Materials
• Youth & VCUSD
VOTE RESULTS
CYCLE VOTES
1 3,917
2 3,750
3 3,098
4 4,216
5 5,205
6 4,636
7 1,909
8 2,553
PB PROJECT FUNDING
Funding Amount
FY 2020-21 $8,962
FY 2021-22 $500,000
FY 2022-23 $500,000
Councilmember Arriola Discretionary $10,000
Total Cycle 8 Funding $1,018,962
PB PROJECT FUNDING
20%
80%
Cycle 8 Total Budget $1,018,962
Program & Service
$203,792.40
Capital Infrastructure
$815,169.60
Per the PB rulebook, a minimum of 20% of available project funding is allocated for program & service projects; if/when the 20% minimum has been reached, the remaining budget will fall to the next highest vote-getting project(s).
COMMUNITY SELECTED PROJECTS
Project Amount
Requested
Online
Votes
Paper
Ballots
Total
Votes
Animals Matter Spay/Neuter, Vaccine And Microchip Project $75,000 424 295 719 HSNB Facilities Retrofit, Reroof & Repave Capital Project $300,000 566 96 662 Basic Needs for Warming and Cooling Centers $74,982 339 272 611 Complete Our Streets! Safety First at 5th Street $300,000 304 299 603 Removing Barriers for Foster Youth Success $48,989 270 208 478 Modernize Vallejo Skatepark Project** $300,000 289 185 474 St. Peter's Chapel-Stained Glass Windows Protection $39,412 388 60 448 Robbin Mackbee Firefighter/EMS Youth Academy $75,000 228 160 388 Greater Extramobility for Everybody $300,000 177 85 262 Full Circle Cycling Program - FREE Camp for Children $33,000 68 73 141 Total Projects Request $1,546,383
Program & Service Totals $198,971
Capital Infrastructure Totals $819,991 ($815,169.60 + $4,821.40) **$219,991 (partial funding)
RECCOMENDATION
1. Adopt a resolution to accept the results of the Participatory Budgeting Cycle 8 vote and allocate funding to the awarded projects
2. Provide notice to amend the budget of the General Fund (#001) and Capital Outlay Fund (#201) budget by $10,000
CONTACT(S)
Flor Magallanes
Office of the City Manager
707-648-4041
[email protected]
UPDATE - PUBLIC SAFETY
STAFFING EMERGENCY
Jason Ta, Interim Chief of Police
August 29, 2023
1 STATUS OF PHASES
• Partially Implemented
• Highest Calls for Service (CFS)
– Alarm Activations
– Suspicious persons/vehicles
– Traffic related offenses
– Mental distress
– Trespassing
• Muni Code Change Needed (CAO & VPD)
• Community Outreach/Education
Phase #1 Service Model Reduction
2 Phase #2 Rotation of Officers to Patrol Shifts
• Completed
Phase #3 Collapsing Traffic & Detective Divisions
• Traffic Division collapsed (July 2023)
• Detective Division – 1 officer rotating weekly to a
patrol shift
Phase #4 Modifying Patrol Shifts to 12-hours or
Another Staffing Model
• Not implemented
3 • Contacted the following agencies for assistance:
– CHP (Golden Gate Division)
– Oakland PD
– U.S. Marshals Service
– All Solano County Law Enforcement Agencies
Outside Assistance
4 CURRENT STAFFING NUMBERS
Total Sworn Staffing 76
Officers Working Patrol 32
Supervisors Working Patrol (Sergeants) 5
Modified Duty Officers 4
Off on Worker’s Comp. 9
FMLA Leave 1
Anticipated Officers Resigning 5
5 RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
(Stephanie Sifuentes, HR Director)
• Applications Received (7/24/23 to 8/18/23)
• Oral Panels held on 7/13, 7/25, 8/15, 8/16, 8/22
Recruitment
Police Officer – Recruit 77
Police Officer – Entry 17
Police Officer – Lateral 12
Recruits sent to Background 16
Entry sent to Background 5
Lateral sent to Background 4
6 • Revised education requirement for Police Officers
• Physical Agility testing for recruits on 8/24 and 8/26 • Working with POST on PELLET-B in-house
• Researching engagement platforms with recruitment
agencies for advertising focused on police
• Recruiting 2 extra-help personnel for recruiting
• Exploring recruitment bonuses
Recruitment (cont.)
7 • VPOA contract negotiations in progress
• Exploring retention bonuses
• Analysis of exit interviews performed by HR
Retention
8 POLICE FACILITIES
Dispatch Center
• Relocation est. completion December 2023
• Other Buildings Evaluated:
– Solano County Courthouse
– Mare Island Fire Station
– Solano EOC
– Contra Costa County
9 • Current Direction – Tear down and rebuild at 111
Amador
• Previously Evaluated Locations:
– 400 Mare Island
– Library (505 Santa Clara St.)
Police Headquarters
10 CONTACT(S)
Jason Ta, Interim Chief of Police
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