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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/04/2009, W5 - PRELIMINARY 2009-11 FINANCIAL PLAN council June 4&9 2009 j acEnaa Report N� CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO FROM: Ken Hampian, City Manager Bill Statler, Director of Finance& Information Technology SUBJECT: PRELIMINARY 2009-11 FINANCIAL PLAN RECOMMENDATION Review and consider the Preliminary 2009-11 Financial Plan at the budget workshops scheduled for June 4 and 9, 2009. DISCUSSION Enclosed for your review and information in preparing for the June 4 and 9 budget workshops are the following three documents: 1. Preliminary Financial Plan. This includes: a. The budget message from the City Manager highlighting challenges facing us and proposed solutions in addressing them (Section A) b. Policies and objectives, including work programs for Major City Goals and Other Important Council Objectives (Section B) c. Simple graphics and charts summarizing the City's budget (Section C) d. Operating programs (Section D) e. Summary of capital improvement plan (CIP)projects and funding sources (Section E) f. Debt service requirements (Section F) g. Changes in financial position for each of the City's operating funds (Section G) h. Financial and statistical tables (Section H) i. Budget reference materials (Section I) 2. Appendix A: Significant Operating Program Changes. This Appendix provides additional supporting documentation These are intended to be for each of the significant operating program changes used as supplemental proposed in the Preliminary Financial Plan. This also " resources if Council includes detailed information on proposed operating members have questions program reductions to balance the budget. An overview is on a program or project included in the Appendix that further describes its purpose, as they review the organization and content. Preliminary Financial Plan. In short, while the 3. Appendix B: Capital Improvement Plan Projects. This Council may choose to Appendix provides supporting documentation for each of the uead the Appendices from cover-to-cover, this CEP projects proposed in the Preliminary Financial Plan. An information is summarized overview is included in the Appendix that further describes in the Preliminary its purpose, organization and content. Financial Plan. Preliminary 2009-11 Financial Plan Page 2 The June 4 and 9 workshops are the first of several study sessions and public hearings scheduled to review the Preliminary Financial Plan. One of the fundamental purposes of these workshops is to review these documents with the Council in some depth. Accordingly, we do not anticipate that the Council will have reviewed all of this material in detail by the June 4 workshop. Best Place to Start. The Budget Message and Financial Highlights (starting on page A-1) are recommended as a good starting point in reviewing the Preliminary Financial The Budget Message Plan and in preparing for the June 4 workshop. It has been provides a concise summary written with the goal in mind of discussing all of the key the proposed budget.balancing actions issues reflected in the Preliminary Financial Plan in a based on the direction concise but comprehensive manner. provided by the Council on April 14, 2009. Focus of the June 4 and 9 Workshops. As summarized below, the primary focus of these two workshops will be on General Fund programs and projects; a separate budget workshop/public hearing has been scheduled for June 11, 2009 to review enterprise fund programs, projects and revenues, and adopt rates for 2009-11. June 4 Budget Workshop (Starts at 4:00 PM) 4:00 PM 1. Overview of key budget issues, strategies and fiscal outlook. 2. Fiscal policies and Council goals. 3. General Fund revenues: key assumptions. 7:00 PM 4. General Fund operating programs. June 9 Budget Workshop (Starts at 7:00 PM) 7:00 PM 1. Continued review of General Fund operating programs, if needed. 2. General Fund CIP projects (and other non-enterprise fund projects). 3. Follow-up direction from the Council for subsequent workshops and hearings. Remaining Budget Review Schedule The following four dates have been scheduled for review and adoption of the 2009-11 Financial Plan:. Council Budget Review Schedule: Remaining Steps June 4 Preliminary Financial Plan review; General fund operating programs June 9 Continued review; General Fund CIP and other non-enterprise fund projects June 11 Enterprise fund programs,projects,revenues and rates (Note: Starts at 4:00 PM) June 16 Continued Preliminary Financial Plan review; approval of General Fund master fee schedule; and Financial Plan adoption. Preliminary 2003-11 Financial Plan Page 3 Major City Goals and Other Council Objectives Consistent with Council priorities and direction, the results of the Council's goal-setting process has been integrated into the Preliminary Financial Plan. The way this has been accomplished is discussed at some length in the Budget Message (beginning on page A-1) and in the Policies and Objectives section(in the"Overview"beginning on page B-3). As discussed in the Budget Message, all of the Major City Goals set by the Council as well as the "Other Important Council Objectives" are reflected in the Preliminary Financial Plan based'on the work programs approved by the Council on April 14, 2009. The Budget Message also discusses how the "Other Council Objectives"are reflected in the Preliminary Financial Plan. Community Engagement The City is committed to providing the community with meaningful opportunities to participate in the goal-setting and budget process. Provided in Attachment 1 is the notice we sent to over 200 community groups and interested individuals about the budget workshops and hearings ahead of us, and how to find out more information about the budget; and provided in Attachment 2 is the notice we sent to over 60 community groups and interested individuals who have asked to be notified about fee increases. Additionally, links to budget information are provided on the home page of the City's web site at www.slocity.org. ATTACHMENTS 1. Notice on upcoming budget workshops and hearings 2. Notice on proposed fee increases ENCLOSURES 1. Preliminary Financial Plan 2. Appendix A: Significant Operating Program Changes 3. Appendix B: Capital Improvement Plan Projects G:Budget Folders/Financial Plans/2009-11 Financial Plan//Preliminary Financial Phm/Agenda Report city of Attachment_ �m san IUls OBIsPO 990 Palm Street■San Luis Obispo,CA 93401 ■(805)781-7125■Fax: (805)781-7401 ■Email: bstatler@slocity.org UPCOMING BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND HEARINGS May 21,2009 The City's Preliminary 2009-11 Financial Plan will be distributed to the Council on May 28, 2009. This will be followed by series of public workshops and hearings as outlined below. Each of these will be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street. Council Budget Review Schedule June 4 4:00 pm Preliminary Financial Plan and General Fund Overview 7:00 pm General Fund Operating Programs June 9 7:00 pm General Fund Capital Improvement Plan Projects June 11 4:00 pm Enterprise Fund Budget and Rate Reviews: Golf and Parking Funds 7:00 pm Enterprise Fund Rate and Budget Reviews:Transit,Water and Sewer Funds June 16 7:00 pm Continued Preliminary Financial Plan Review and Adoption of the Financial Plan. All interested community groups and individuals are encouraged to attend any of these public meetings. Another Very Tough Budget that Would Be Much Worse Without Measure Y The City is facing a very tough fiscal situation in 2009-11 that is largely due to the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression. Based on the strategic budget direction approved by the Council on April 14,2009,the Preliminary Financial Plan details how the City plans to address this challenge. It also shows how the City will accomplish the top goals adopted by the Council for 2009-11. Copies of the Preliminary 2009-11 Financial Plan and supporting documents (Appendix A for Significant Operating Program Changes and Appendix B for Capital Improvement Plan Projects) are available for public review as follows: • Electronic copies are available at no cost on the City's web site at: www.slocity.or¢. • Printed copies are available as follows: Selections . Budget Message,Financial.Highlights,Major City Goals and up to 10 other at no cost selected pages from the Preliminary Financial Plan, Appendix A or Appendix B Review copies . City Clerk's Office, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo at no cost • City/County Library, 995 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo Complete "hard copies" of these documents are available at the City's direct printing costs. If you have any questions concerning the City's budget process, or require additional information, please call me at 781-7125 or email me at bstatler(&slocity.org. Please join us at any of these sessions as we finalize the City's course of action in these difficult economic times for the next two years. Sincerely, ���p Bill Statler,Director of Finance&Information Technology ® The City of San Luis Obispo is committed to including disabled persons in all of our services, programs and activities. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf(805)781-7410. �-­�"A� city of iIr San LUIS OBISPO 990 Palm Street ■San Luis Obispo,CA 93401 ■ (805)781-7125 ■ Fax:(805)781-7401 ■ Email:bstader@slocity.org May 28, 2009 Preliminary 2009-11 Financial Plan PROPOSED FEE INCREASES Based on the budget-balancing strategy conceptually approved by the Council on April 14, 2009, the Preliminary 2009-11 Financial Plan recommends selected fee increases in helping to close an $11.3 million annual budget.gap in the General Fund. As shown in the chart below, expenditure reductions play the leading role in our recommended budget-balancing actions, accounting for about 80%of the solution. However, improved cost recovery in the following areas will,also play a role, accounting for about 11% of the"gap-closing" solution. 2009-11 Budget Balancing Strategy: • Open alcohol container violations $11.3 Million Gap O Improved • Hazardous occupancy and underground Cost o Reserve storage tank("CUPA")permits Recovery 4% • Development review fees for planning, 11% building, engineering and fire review o use of services Property • Recreation fees for child care, swim center, 3% ° capital Program facility rentals and golf ❑Mutual Aid Reductions • Business license fees iamb 43% 3% These fee proposals are described.in detail in Expenditure Reductions:79% the Preliminary 2009-11 Financial Plan and in o operating the Cost of Services Study, which are Programs available for review on the City's web site 28% (www.slocity.org) and upon request to me ° Employee Concessions either in"hard copy" form or electronically. 8% Formal Fee Adoption: June 16, 2009. While the Council has conceptually approved these changes, no final action has been taken. Consideration of adopting the proposed fees is scheduled in conjunction with approval of the 2009-11 Financial Plan as follows: Tuesday,June 16,2009,7:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers,990 Palm Street,San Luis Obispo Want More Information? Upon request, we will be happy to meet with you or your organization at your convenience to discuss these proposed fee increases with you. Please call me if have any questions about these proposed fee increases or the City's budget process in general. Sincerely, Bill Statler,Director of Finance&Information Technology ® The City of San Luis Obispo is committed to including persons with disabilities all of our services,programs and activities. Telecommunications device for those with hearing Impairments:(805)781-7410. WJI�� Page 1 of 3 ' RED FILE CWP �iyl «1 - 'MEETING AGENDA �-COUNCiL p-CDD DIR f{*&orf m62 C'rFIN DIR Hampian, Ken pA��T ITEM CWS 0' 4ZrCg4W_1 'FIRE CHIEF _ CLERWORIG PW DIR From: Carter, Andrew 13 DEPT HEADS LZ'[�J"PEC DIR CHF Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 11:29 AM ErUTIL DIR To: Hampian, Ken; Council_ALLfi— '-r-R'- ff -iR DIR Cc: Linden, Deborah; Tregenza, Ardith NtrmFs %CBS.[UCL Subject: RE: Noise/Neighborhood Follow-Up i fit" n462 C Lae— I appreciate the time Deb and staff spent preparing the Noise Complaint memo in response to Naoma Wright's letter and my e-mail. I appreciate the fact that the Police Department is in the process of reviewing our noise enforcement efforts. I appreciate the increased number of noise citations issued last year. Nonetheless, I remain extremely frustrated by our neighborhood patrol efforts: Let me explain why.:. Measure Y Spending To start, I will return to an issue I raised in my original e-mail. It's that we collectively prioritized traffic patrol over neighborhood patrol when it came to the Police Department's first and ultimately only use of Measure Y funding. In other words, we decided to go looking for traffic violations instead of dealing with the noise violations being called in by our citizens and thus staring us in the face. How many complaint calls do we receive each year for speeding? Certainly not 3000. Do we even get 300? We placed an issue which isn't on most residents' "radar" over one which definitely is. I acknowledge my own complicity in this decision. I didn't raise concerns then, so it's difficult for me to do so now. Before the economic crisis, we all thought that neighborhood patrols would be coming next. Unfortunately, we were wrong. The Numbers Let me move to the numbers presented in the Noise Complaint memo. In 2008, the number of noise complaints was virtually unchanged (-5) from 2007 while the number of DAC's issued increased by 7.5% (+95) and the number of citations issued increased by 24.0% (+44). Deb presents this as evidence that "officers have been extremely diligent [my emphasis] about issuing noise complaints when appropriate." The increased number of DAC's and citations is certainly proof that SNAP employees and police officers are being more diligent about enforcing the law. Whether it means they are being extremely diligent, I can't say, but I have my doubts. From a numbers' perspective, it would be interesting to prepare separate charts for SNAP employees as a group vs. police officers as a group and even separate charts by individual SNAP employee and individual police officer to measure the varying degrees of diligence being exercised. I would urge Deb to do this. I imagine we would find great variation, particularly among our officers. Where I am going with this line of thought is that, even with the greater number of citations issued in 2008, citations were written only 8%of the time. What I'm really saying is that I don't trust the "No Violation"number. "No Violation" actually means two different things. The first is that there is, in fact, no violation. The second is that SNAP or the Police choose not to fmd a violation. I believe the second case is true much more often than any of us would care to admit. That's particularly true since 6/3/2009 Page 2 of 3 the threshold fora noise violation between 10 pm and 7 am is so small, i.e. noise crossing a property line. In fact, unless one is prepared to argue that parties suddenly got noisier in 2008 vs.2007, Police Department numbers implicitly acknowledge this point. Presented with virtually the same number of noise complaints in 2008 vs. 2007, SNAP and Police chose to find 95 more DAC violations and 44 more citation violations. An Alternate Reality Instead of simply walking through our noise complaint procedures and explaining the specific issues I have with them, I thought it would be interesting to do that while talking about an alternate reality. I think that alternate reality may make the "strangeness" of our noise complaint procedures hit home. Let's pretend we were talking about speeding. Let's pretend that in our enforcement against speeding we followed the same procedures as we do with noise. That would mean, unless I was already on the "speeding list," I could drive 100 mph from my house on Woodside Drive out to Marigold Center and back on a Friday or Saturday night to do my shopping without any risk of a citation. The worst thing that could happen is that I would be issued a"SAC" (Speeding Advisory Card) by a"SSAP" employee (Student Speeding Assistance Program)because there were too many other people who might be speeding downtown at the same time for our officers to patrol the neighborhoods. Let's say I was issued that SAC on my way to Marigold. If I then obeyed the speed limit on my way home, we'd consider this a success because I'd "stopped" speeding. It would be considered a success even if I sped next weekend. Of course, if I got caught speeding again next weekend by a SSAP, I still wouldn't be issued a citation. I'd simply go on the speeding list. If I didn't re-offend for six months, I'd come off the list and could start all over again, never having received a citation. Even better, I could simply decide to speed only once every 61 days, and I'd never get on the speeding list. Finally, if I ever did receive a citation, I'd discover that the fines aren't too high because the Police Department has determined that"financial sanctions tend to be the least effective in discouraging the behavior." Let's also say that the City was thinking about changing its speeding enforcement program. I'd be happy to learn that I and all speeders were considered "stakeholders" and would be consulted before any change was made. Also, instead of a citation, I might get to take advantage of the SLO'Solutions Program so that my neighbors could tell me about the impact of my speeding on their lives. And if my neighbors chose not to participate in SLO Solutions, I would be pleased to learn that the Police Department would be disappointed with their"resistance"to using this service. Okay, I'm being cynical to make a point. I don't want to denigrate plans to consult with student leaders, nor do I want to denigrate the use of SLO Solutions. I approve of both. In total, however, I think I have illustrated some of the problems with our current DAC process. Specific Suggestions So here are some specific suggestions: 1) I do believe in warnings—that is, the use of DAC's. I don't see the need for two warnings, however. I don't understand "resetting the clock to zero" after 60 days. I don't understand taking homes off the premise list after six months. I think the rule should be that you go on the premise list after one DAC and you stay on the premise list for twelve months or at least until the beginning of the next school year. 6/3/2009 Page 3 of 3 2) I believe threshold for number of partiers getting on the DAC list is too high. I would reduce it from 75 to 20. If there are more than 20 people at a party, it's pretty damn big. 3) The issue of"no violation" needs to be addressed. It is, I believe, the gorilla in the room. I can't believe that 41% of the time no violation is occurring, since the current noise violation threshold is so low. I've heard people complain that"police officers don't want to do their jobs." What I suspect is that officers aren't comfortable with the current ordinance. If that's the case, then there are two options. A) Focus on those officers who are writing few citations and"counsel" them to write more. B) Change the ordinance. Maybe we need to issue every squad car a noise meter and enforce a decibel rule for the allowable sound level at the property line. In that way, enforcement would not be a"judgment call." 4) I applaud the Police Department's desire to hold landlords accountable. Hitting landlords in the pocketbook would have an impact. Summary Noise in the neighborhoods has been on my radar since 2002 when I first started getting involved in city politics. The issue predates that by years. The only seeming progress, at least recently, is 44 more citations in 2008 and 5 fewer noise complaints. That's not much progress at all, particularly since those . 5 fewer complaints are more likely a function of the opening of Poly Canyon Village last fall and thus fewer students in the neighborhoods instead of a real decrease in noise violations. In my opinion noise is a bigger issue in this town than speeding, we need to adjust our Police Department and spending to reflect this fact. I will be sending a copy of this e-mail to Naoma Wright and RQN. Andrew Carter Council Member City of San Luis Obispo 6/3/2009 , mcmomnbum city of san wis oslspo. DATE: May 29,2009 TO: City Council FROM: Deborah Linden, Chief of Police VIA: Ken Hampian, City Manager W, SUBJECT: Noise Complaint and Response Information Thank you for giving me the opportunity to respond to the concerns recently expressed to some council members by neighborhood advocates about the noise violations in our City. In this memo, I will also try to address concerns set forth in an email forwarded to staff by Council member Carter. The memo also includes added information about our noise complaint procedures and call data, our recent progress in impacting the problem, and our plans for moving forward. We wish toXrovide this "baseline" information ahead of the first budget hearing, set for Thursday, June 4 , during which time this subject may be raised in the context of our proposed budget reductions and allocation of resources. Noise Complaint Procedures When someone calls in a noise complaint to our dispatch center, the complaint is classified one of three ways (all noise complaints and associated data in this memo refer to noise complaints associated with a gathering or party vs. construction noise or leaf blowers): 1. First response noise complaint: A report of a noise violation at a location that is not on the Police Department "premise list" (defined below). These complaints are normally handled by Student Neighborhood Assistance Program (SNAP) employees who are authorized to issue written warnings called Disturbance Advisory Cards(DACs). 2. Premised location: A noise complaint at a residence that is on the Police Department's "premise list." A residence is placed on our premise list if it receives two or more DACs and/or noise citations in a 60-day period,and the residence remains on the premise list for six months. Once a residence is on the premise list,any subsequent violation results in an officer responding rather than a SNAP employee. Officers are authorized to issue a warning or a citation. A residence may also be placed on the premise list if they host a party with more than 75 people present and there is a noise complaint. All fraternities and sororities are automatically on the premise list. 3. Second response complaint: If we receive a second verified noise complaint at the same residence within a 24-hour period, it is considered a"second response" violation and an officer responds rather than a SNAP employee. When SNAP or an officer responds to a noise complaint,they must first verify that the activity is a violation of our noise ordinance. If they determine the activity is not in violation, no further action is taken. The employee must actually witness the violation in order to issue a DAC or citation. Noise Complaint Data for Calendar Years 2007 and 2008 Type of complaints: The following table depicts the types of noise complaints received in 2007 and 2008, using the categories described above: Type of Noise.Com faint _ 2007 2008 Number % Number %° First response not on premise list 2339 79% 2361 80% Premised location 515 17% 473 16% Second response 104 4% 119 4% Total 12958 100% 2953 100% Of the noise complaints received in 2007 and 2008, SNAP employees responded to about 50% and officers to about 50%. Officers respond to all premised locations and those necessitating a second response, as well as a large number of first response complaints. The data indicates that the number of complaints requiring a second response to the same location within a 24 hour period is quite low — about 4% of the total, or about two calls per week. Staff believes the primary reason for this are: • Most noise violations are resolved with the first response of either a SNAP employee issuing a DAC,or an officer responding and issuing either a DAC or a citation. • A large number (over 401/6 - see table below) of initial complaints do not result in any actionable activity because the perceived violation either does not constitute a violation of the City noise ordinance or the noise has stopped before the SNAP employee or officer arrives on scene. Disposition of cotnylaints: Once a SNAP employee or officer responds to a noise complaint,they will indicate the outcome of the call by assigning the call a disposition. The following table depicts the dispositions of the noise complaint calls for 2007 and 2008 as a percentage of the total calls: Disposition 2.007 2008 Total calls 2958 2953 No violation observed 47% 41% DAC issued 43% 46% Citation issued 6% 8% Other 4% 5% Other category includes calls cancelled before officer arrives, calls determined to be a different violation, unclear disposition. 2 The disposition of"no violation observed" indicates that once the SNAP employee or officer arrived at the location of the complaint, they determined that either the noise that generated the complaint did not constitute a legal violation of the City's noise ordinance, or the noise had been stopped prior to arrival. This category also includes calls where the employee was unable to locate the source of the reported noise, or where the report was determined to be unfounded (both small percentages of calls). The disposition data indicates that of the noise complaints received, almost half are determined not to be a violation of the noise ordinance and no action can be taken by SNAP or an officer. Of the verified violations, either a DAC or a citation is issued in almost every case. If averaged over a year period, the verified violations constitute approximately 30 calls per week, with the majority of calls occurring on weekend nights. Progress in Calendar Years 2007 and 2008 Noise complaints constitute about 10% of total police calls for service. This is a significant number, and poses a challenge to both our neighborhood residents and Police Department resources that we take very seriously. In 2007, in response to the increasing number of noise complaints, we modified certain internal procedures and refocused patrol and SNAP efforts in order to impact the problem. Officers have been responding to initial noise violations when SNAP is unavailable or backlogged with calls. Staff has worked diligently to reduce response times to noise violations. Most significantly, officers have been extremely diligent about issuing noise citations when appropriate. As a result, we have made very positive progress in 2007 and 2008,even without the addition of the newly envisioned Neighborhood Team. Number of complaints DACs and citations: From 2004 to 2007, noise complaints increased an average of 22% per year; however the number of Disturbance Advisory Cards (DACs) and citations did not increase. In contrast, after we focused additional effort on the problem, there was a small decline in noise complaints in 2008 (the first decline in many years). At the same time, from 2006 to 2008, the number of DACs issued increased over 12% and, most significantly, the number of citations issued increased 41%. This data reinforces how seriously the officers took their charge, and how committed the Police Department is in doing our best to impact the problem. The following table depicts these trends: 2006 2007 %Change 2008 % Change 2008 from 2006 from 2007 compared to 2006 Complaints 2892 2958 +2.3% 2953 -0.2% + 2% received DACs issued 1215 1272 +4.7% 1367 +7.5% +12% Citations issued 1 161 183 + 13.7% 227 +24% +41 Response time improvements: In 2007 and 2008,patrol, SNAP and dispatch staff worked diligently to reduce response times to noise complaints. The following table depicts the very positive results: 3 Type of Complaint 2007 response time 2008 response time Percent Change in minutes in minutes First response 24 20 - 16% Premised location 25 23 -18% Second response 37 22 -40% Average 28 21 -25 Response times are dependant on various factors, including the availability of SNAP or officers to respond to a call; the distance of the available employees from the call; the existence of a backlog(waiting list) of calls for SNAP or officers; other calls that take higher priority or divert officers from noise complaint responses; and the occurrence of major incidents that require multiple officers for extended periods of time. The majority of noise complaints are received after 10:00 PM on weekend nights. This is the same period of time that other types of calls and activity peak, especially alcohol-related crime and activity in the downtown (including violent crime and assaults). In addition, officers are responsible for policing the entire City and responding to other priority calls such as domestic violence, DUIs, traffic collisions, in-progress thefts and burglaries,alarm calls,assaults and various other calls for service. Additional Efforts Now Underway Noise Ordinance Review and Property Owner Responsibility Research I indicated to Council during the introduction of the new Social Host ordinance at the March 17, 2009 Council meeting that we already have planned a very comprehensive review of our noise ordinance and procedures, which will occur this summer (after budget adoption) with a goal to bring recommendations to Council in the fall once the students have returned(since they are also stakeholders in these issues). I also indicated we would be researching potential legal tools to hold property owners responsible when the behavior of their tenants generates police responses. Police Department staff members, including me, have met with the RQN Board and members to inform them of our plan and we will work with RQN as our research and discussions proceed. During this review and research, staff will consider potential changes to our noise ordinance and procedures, including the noise violation fine levels, use of DACs, and use of the premise list. Such a review will include the advantages and potential unanticipated consequences of changing the ordinance or procedures, and will involve various stakeholders. Any recommendations to Council for adoption of additional ordinances, or modifications to existing ones, will include research regarding ordinances in effect in similar communities and an analysis of the impact of implementing any changes. Some of the strategies being suggested have been considered in the past and have not been implemented for very good reason. For example, it has been suggested that staff do away with issuing warnings for noise violations altogether and issue citations for all offenses. Staff has previously examined this proposal and has serious concerns with it. Currently, SNAP responds to approximately 50% of noise complaint calls. If officers were expected to provide the initial response to all noise complaints, the number of calls would quickly overwhelm our resources and no-one would be available to respond to many noise complaints. Although issuing citations for all offenses might reduce the overall number of complaints somewhat, staff does not believe the number of complaints would drop low enough to be manageable without SNAP employees. 4 The SNAP program was implemented to address the fact that officers were not able to respond to all the noise complaints. Based on the analysis of the noise complaints presented in this memo, it is clear that the focus of our efforts needs to be on strategies most likely to reduce the number of first time noise complaints since most offenders cooperate with responding SNAP and police personnel and stop the violation. Enforcement and sanctions are important strategies in impacting the problem, but they cannot be the only strategies, especially since financial sanctions tend to be the least effective in discouraging the behavior. In addition, approximately 25% of the students living in the City each year are either new to the community, or are transitioning from on-campus housing.Impacting the problem requires constant re-education of student residents every year. These factors call for consideration of strategies that compliment and support sanctions and enforcement efforts, such as: enhanced education and outreach to students living in on-campus residences; the involvement and partnership of Cal Poly and Cuesta administrators and student leaders in setting expectations and messaging to students; the creation of tools to hold property owners more accountable for the behavior of their tenants; and the continued use of alternative resolutions such as the SLO Solutions Program. Staff will work with all of these stakeholders as we strive to further impact the problem. And each suggested modification needs to be carefully considered and analyzed before implementing any changes. Staff has outlined a process to do this, and anticipates making thoughtful and balanced recommendations to Council in the fall. And Many Other Current Initiatives In addition to the comprehensive review of our noise ordinance and procedures, and of property owner responsibility tools,the following efforts are also underway to address the noise issues: • COPS Grant Application: With Council approval, staff has submitted a federal grant application for two police officer positions to staff a modified Neighborhood Team. This is a highly competitive grant with award notifications anticipated in September or October 2009. • SAFER California Grant Partnership: The Police.Department is partnering with Cal Poly (health center and university police department), CHP, ABC and Sierra Vista Medical Center to conduct an education and enforcement program focused on underage and high risk drinking during the 2009-10 academic year. Several strategies will be utilized, including the deployment of additional officers on peak weekend nights to enforce alcohol and noiselparty laws, conducting DUI checkpoints, and promoting alcohol overdose prevention education. • SCLC Goal: At a recent end-of-year meeting of the Student Community Liaison Committee(SCLC), I suggested SCLC make the reduction of noise complaints one of the focuses of the committee for the 2009-10 academic year. Committee members were supportive of this idea This will engage additional stakeholders in considering potential strategies to improve the situation, including student leaders and administrators from Cal Poly and Cuesta,rather than viewing this issue as primarily a"police problem." • Responsible Retailer Program Review: Staff has researched two different "responsible retailer"programs in place in the Cities of Santa Cruz and Ventura. The programs charge businesses that have alcohol licenses (both on-sale and off-sale) an annual fee to fund a police officer and support materials to help educate retail employees and enforce alcohol 5 . 1 license laws and regulations at licensed establishments. The legal basis for the program O is to recover costs for the resources necessary to regulate the licensed establishments, creating a direct link between the services provided and the fee charged. The programs are not based on an "alcohol tax"to fund law enforcement to police parties or respond to alcohol-related incidents. In fact, in order to implement any sort of local tax on alcohol, a measure would have to be passed by voters, and if the revenue is to be used for a specific purpose (such as funding additional officers to respond to noise violations and police parties and neighborhoods),the measure would require a 2/3 vote for passage.. • SLO Solutions Program Continuation: Staff is recommending the continuation of the SLO Solutions Conflict Resolution and Mediation Program offered by Creative Mediation. The program has proven extremely successful in resolving serious and sometime longstanding conflicts among neighbors, including conflicts between student and non-student neighbors over issues of noise, parties, parking etc. Unfortunately, staff has encountered resistance from some permanent resident to engage the services of SLO Solutions in situations where staff felt the program could be very effective. Summing Up The Police Department and its officers take our noise ordinance very seriously and we have good procedures in place for leveraging our limited resources in effective and legal ways. As the data shows, over the last two years we have made significant progress in complaint response times and DACs and citations issued. Since March, we have gained formal Council direction to return in the Fall with a comprehensive review of our noise ordinance and procedures, and with recommendations to hold property owners more accountable for tenant behavior. There are several other initiatives now underway. Therefore, I hope this memo adequately addresses the recent concerns raised by some RQN and council members. I would be happy to respond to any questions Council may have. In the meantime, staff will continue to keep RQN aware of the plans already underway and the timeframe for bringing those plans forward to the City Council for action. C 6 k%KD Gly)W« Page 1 of 2 E?tOUNCIL --CDD DIR C'LA9-G7tjM6,t._ [rFIN DIR [] AeAeA%rerrinauc 2,FIRE CHIEF RED FILE �'ATTORNEY CTPW DIR Hampian, Ken _ (MEETING AGENDA LTCLERK/ORIQ Z-POLICE CHF ❑ DEPT HEADS 2`REC DI From: Stater, P1 15 13Rr 'T E to ITE # oeu �RILD DIR LA;U c� - Sent Wednesday, June 03, 2009 12:43 PM To: 'barascharc@aol.com'; 'Spangler1945@yahoo.com; 'marcolrizzo@gmail.com'; 'leslie@slocbe.com' Cc: Council ALL; Hampian, Ken; Ehrbar, Barbara; Hooper,Audrey; Malicoat, Debbie Subject Response to Property Owners Association Letter of June 3, 2009 Your letter from the Property Owners Association dated June 3, 2009 to the Council was referred to me for a response. Let me begin by expressing my appreciation for your interest in the City's fiscal health and for the opportunity you recently provided to me to discuss the challenges facing the City and proposed budget-balancing actions in your Spring/Summer newsletter. I would also like to note that all of the information requested in your letter is clearly and fully presented in the Preliminary 2009-11 Financial Plan. In general, the Budget Message and Financial Highlights section concisely but comprehensively covers each of your questions; and the balance of the budget answers your questions in more detail. More specifically: 1. Proposed operating reductions are summarized in the Budget Message and fully detailed in Appendix A, including the program affected, staffing impacts, savings, how the reduction will be implemented and the impact on service levels. 2. Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) projects are summarized in the Budget Message and Financial Highlights; outlined further in Section E of the Preliminary Financial Plan; and fully detailed in Appendix B. 3. Again, long-term strategies are fully discussed in the Preliminary Financial Plan. The short story: as conceptually approved by the Council on April 14, the budget-balancing strategy proposed in the Preliminary Financial Plan closes the long-term gap (estimated at$11.3 million, if no action was taken) and results in a structurally balanced budget, now and in the future. Stated simply, based on our assumptions (which are also detailed in the Preliminary Financial Plan) and proposed budget-balancing actions, there are no gaps in the future. 4. Strategies for an uncertain future are also discussed in the Preliminary Financial Plan and specifically addressed on pages A-12 and 13. Moreover, as noted on page A-3, the City has a formal Fiscal Health Contingency Plan that has held us in good stead in responding to tough fiscal times in the past and will continue to do so in the future. As discussed in the May 22 notice to you, the City's Preliminary Financial Plan —and all of the other budget-related reports and documents that the Council has considered since September 2008—are provided in full on the City's web site. This is the first topic on the City's home page (www.slocity.org); and the direct link is as follows: http://www.slocity.oM/finance/bud etO9-1 1.asp As a final comment, your letter notes the previous recommendations made by Dr. Frades. In his 2006 report, there were only five specific recommendations for City action, all of which 6/3/2009 Page 2 of 2 ' related to providing added information in City budget documents. Since 2006-07, all of the City's budget documents (including the Preliminary 2009-11 Financial Plan) have included this information. believe this addresses all of the questions raised in your letter. Please join us at any of the upcoming budget workshops and hearings on June 4, 9, 11 and 16 to learn more about the fiscal challenges facing the City and proposed strategies for meeting them. - Bill Bill Statler Director of Finance & Information Technology City of San Luis Obispo 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Phone: 805.781.7125 Fax: 805.781.7401 Email: bstatler@slocity.org 6/3/2009 '�u�����iiii���Illlllll IIIIIU council mcmonanoum Date: June 1, 2009 TO: City Council VIA: Ken Hampian, City Manager4ro"�� FROM: Jay D. Walter, Public Works Director SUBJECT: Red File Item — Preliminary 2009-11 Financial Plan (Other Important Objective) June 4, 2009 City Council Meeting In keeping with the new "Other Important Objective — Green House Gas Reduction & Energy Conservation" the City is upgrading one of its electric car charging units to the new high powered SAE J1772 charging station. This is the new standard for quick charging electric vehicles (EV). The upgrade will not cost the City to replace and install the charger because it is part of a grant obtained by Tesla Motors which currently has 300 to 400 vehicles on the road in California. They expect to have 700 to 1,000 on the road by next year. Other vehicles will be able to use this charging station in the coming year or two, because the connector will be modified at no cost to the City in order to standardize it as more vehicles are put in production. Promoting the parking and convenient charging for these types of vehicles is beneficial to the environment They reduce our dependency on foreign oil, have zero emissions, cost less per mile to drive, use less fuel per mile, and produce less pollution per mile than other types of alternative fuel vehicles. We are allowing the conversion of an older, seldom used (never, actually!) charging station located near the exit of the Marsh Street parking structure. Tesla Motors will promote this location as a charging destination, which will have an attractive side benefit in that more people will visit our downtown while their vehicle is being recharged. This new charger is good for the environment by helping us to reduce our carbon footprint while promoting San Luis Obispo as a destination. If you have further questions, please contact Parking Services Manager Robert Horch. RED FILE MEETING AGENDA 2-COUNCIL ❑'CDD DIR DATE.4 y o ITEM # t� ErCA-0 CeOA&'k- SIN DIR A`Gr -0fli.,z, 2-FIRE CHIEF ATTORNEY 2'PW DIR 9AAW4epmlq.� camms%MMWWwd,.dm OCLERK10RIa @'POLICE CHF ❑ EPT MEADS ErFIEC DIR C�,,,,,,--�� @'GTILDIR Vy "u 12-FIR DIR i ec�e� c o u p c,L m E m o 1Za n 6 u m BCCUNCIL G CDD DIR rnGA- 2FIN DIR TO: City Council Members CHIEF 9AA� TTORNEY VOW On CLERK/ORIQ POLICE CHF VIA: Ken Hampian, CM p PEPT MS MJIEC Dip 41TIL DIP FROM: Betsy Kiser, Parks and Recreation DirectorHR LIR SUBJECT: Request from School District to Run Teen Competitive Sports Programme epi foea.- &—Oek Background For years,the City of San Luis Obispo Parks and Recreation Department(P&R)has operated the Teen Recreational Sports Program at Laguna.Middle School. The program offers girls and boy's basketball,volleyball, track and field, and cross country, and places an emphasis on recreational play rather than competitive play. Ten years or so ago,when San Luis Coastal Unified School District(SLCUSD)experienced severe budget cuts, it eliminated the.Teen Competitive Sports Program at Laguna Middle School. In turn,P&R picked up portions of the competitive sports program in order to preserve competitive opportunities for teens wanting more than just recreational play. Specifically, except for basketball, P&R assumed both operational and financial responsibility for the Middle School's competitive sports program, including girls and boy's volleyball,track and field and cross country programs. Over the years,this arrangement became protocol. However,when the City recently was faced with a$10.4 million budget gap, staff took a hard look at budget saving measures and the Teen Competitive Sports Program was identified for elimination. The rationale for this decision lay in the fact that 1)traditionally school districts operate the competitive sports programs in their schools, and 2)P&R would continue to operate the recreational sports programs so opportunities for sports play for our youth remained a viable option. As such,the current 2009-11 Financial Plan reflects the elimination of the Teen Competitive Sports Program from the P&R operating budget. With program operating costs of$14,900 and revenues of$4,000,the savings to the City total $10,900. San Luis Coastal Unified School District's Request for Continuance of Program This past week,after hearing from concerned parents and school staff,administrators from SLCUSD approached the City with an offer to subsidize the Teen Competitive Sports Program by reducing facility use fees(those fees paid to the school district for our use of school gyms, classrooms, fields, etc. for City-run programs)by$15,000 if the City would continue to operate the program as it has done so for the past ten years. (See attached letter.) Parents, students and school district staff like and respect our programs,and at this time the school district is not in a position to assume responsibility for the program. RECEIVED = RED FILE JUN 2 1009 - MEETING AGENDA DA �, 09 ITEM # 1-15 SLO CITY CLERK In the spirit of cooperation and collaboration, especially in these tough fiscal times, staff feels that the reduction in facility use fees of$15,000 in combination with recovering$4,000 in revenues generated by the program provides sufficient funding for the P&R Department to operate the program and the financial impact to the City is cost-neutral. If approved, $15,000 from the facility use fee line item will be transferred to corresponding Temporary Staffing and Equipment and Supplies line items. v�G .n1U+uFadO MEMORANDUM � �M To: Betsy Kiser, Director, Parks & Recreation CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO Fsorc:Russell Miller, Assistant Superintendent Business Services, San Luis Coastal Unified Schoo DATE: June 2, 2009 suBjEcr. Competitive Sports Programs at Laguna Middle School Thank you for meeting with us on Thursday, May 28, to discuss matters of importance to both the City of San Luis Obispo and the San Luis Coastal Unified School District. One of the matters discussed at the meeting was the competitive teen sports programs at Laguna Middle School operated by the City Parks & Recreation Department. Per our discussion at that meeting, the school district would like the City to continue to operate these programs, which are valuable for our students, for the 2009-2010 school year. In exchange, the school district will waive $15,000 in facility use fees. The City will continue to receive the revenue generated from these programs. We appreciate the collaboration of our two agencies in matters of benefit to the community and our students. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. RM:iko C:vrpocuments and SettInternet File s,"OLKC4`vSL0 LANDS Fee ','iahver.dcc I I San Luis Obispo Property Owners Association = RED FILE P.O.Box 12924 San Luis Obispo,CA 93408 — MEETING AGENDA (805)5442600 DATITEM #—W—S— P� E 2rcoo RI` 3'�L"CITh ntG,C. 2'FIN DIR June 3,2009 2rAGA6A1M-cg4Ar_e ErFIRE CHIEF 2�A=RNEY Z1W DIR CLERK/ORIQ R:' DLICE CHF Mayor and Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council f WbEP.T HEADS [JSEC DIP City of San Luis Obispo ,/ i�� [_SHR DIP _ 'LfHDIR 990 Palm Street i NG+✓ rllll� i COLING[-. San Luis Obispo,CA 93401 EiT17 Mat Honorable Mayor and Honorable Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council: °i L Our primary goal in writing this letter is to ensure that the rights of property owners are protected through: (1) Limiting the adoption of new excessive,or onerous fees paid primarily by local property owners,and (2) Eliminating the perceived ambiguity in the effective reduction of city operating expenses and employee benefit and pension related costs borne by the taxpayers. The San Luis Obispo Property Owners Association(SLOPOA)has gone on record'with San Luis Obispo City Council on multiple occasions regarding the financial challenges facing our city. SLOPOA,as many of you know,hired a professional economic consultant,(Dr. Steven F.Frades,from the Center for Governmental Affairs)in 2005 to review the city's finances and make recommendations for future city expense reductions and city budget reporting procedures. SLOPOA has submitted both general and specific recommendations for potential savings in city expenditures as well as reasonable additional revenue.sources. SLOPOA lias repeatedly offered to be part of a working group to provide public input for resolution of the city's ongoing expense problem. SLOPOA members have actively participated in numerous public meetings and forums on the city's budget process,and have advocated for reasonable reform measures. SLOPOA has also continued to research and make available to the City a broad range of options being used in other nearby cities and throughout the United States to reduce costs and make a our city more"business sensitive" SLOPOA has also continued to assist the City Council,the Senior City Management Team as well as other city staff in defining a fiscally prudent and realistic economic public policy plan for the City of San Luis Obispo. As the City Council deliberates the 2009-2011 overall budget, SLOPOA's Board of Directors and diverse membership base wishes to clearly understand the following basic budget related information including: ' l�l 1) What are the City of SLO's specific proposed operating expense savings? What are the actual employee. costs and employee salaries and benefit savings included in these proposals,and how will these be impacted by the proposed 28%cut in"Operating Programs"? Please name specific programs and potential personnel positions(not names)that will be reduced or eliminated to result in the planned 30%reduction in operating costs. 2) What are the specific proposed Capital Improvement Projects savings? Which Capital Improvement Projects does the City currently plan to postpone? Would deferred Capital Improvement Projects actually become significantly more costly to do in future years?(Does this really represent true or actual budget cost savings over time?) If the current proposed budget reduction plan is to reduce street or infiastructure maintenance, flood control improvements,etc.,then this may result in a potential conflict with the intent of the original Measure'Y' commitments and could in fact further erode property values in our city and region. 3) What is the City's current proposal to reduce actual city expenses to address the projected$55-$60 million city budget gap(budget shortfall)over the next five years? (Note_ It has become apparent that the financial decisions made in 2009,will have a tremendous impact on future city finances two to five years from now and beyond.) What long range plan does the City have starting this fiscal year to close the budget gap by reducing City expenses to minimize future budget shortfalls with limited ways to create major increases in city revenues in the"near-term future." 4) What,-.additional,if any,"Contingengy Plans"does the City of San Luis Obispo have in place(or proposed) beyond the current 200/6 General Fund Reserves to respond to any future economic downturns and/or additional future State of California"take aways" in the next 5 years and beyond? SLOPOA needs concise responses to the four preceding questions prior to the adoption of any two-year city budget to understand the city's long-term budget priorities and how future Measure `Y' money will actually be spent through 2014 when the sunset clause is invoked. As Mr.Bill Statler has repeatedly stated,"Our city is facing the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression" .Drastic times truly call for drastic actions. Thank you very much for your detailed attention to this matter,and SLOPOA looks forward to your response. Marco Rizzo, SLOPOA President Leslie Halls, SLOPOA Immediate Past President Steve Barasch,SLOPOA Past President Mike Spangler,SLOPOA Past President On behalf of the SLOPOA Board of Directors and the General Membership . �� v- : M : :ice . : � •: 3212 Broad Street, Suite 200, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401, 805.544.1144 805.543.2476 fax June 3, 2009 h�g�d CcPr �mg�L L-2r 2r coo Dip 2r coo DiRED FILE MMayor Dave Romero Y a FIRE CH1EF City of San Luis Obispo - MEETING AGENDA. ; �PW DIR 990 Palm Street DA !r y of ITEM # S o9 9L-ICE CHF F1EO Dlfi San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 E. ffOL bin CfHR DIR s j�L'otcn� Dear.Mayor Romero, >9 el, y 1"44 Please consider this letter as my petition to reinstate the reimbursement which until recently was a part of the 2009-10 proposed.budget. A copy of this item is attached. In 2003 we completed capital improvements to Broad Street and Orcutt Road which were city requirements for the building of our small shopping center. The cost of these improvements far exceeded the usual costs estimated for TIF charges for such buildings: As a result, hundreds of thousands of extra dollars ($425,000 in total costs) had to be fronted by us to pay for these off-site capital improvements..We felt a level of comfort in fronting these costs since we had an agreement with the city to reimburse us for costs which were over and above aproperty owner's reasonable outlay. Please note that.we are not a huge developer who can afford such outlays, but rather ordinary local citizens just trying to make a go of it. Unfortunately, we had to fight for the return of these funds and finally reached an agreement with the city for reimbursement in the amount of$204,625 in January of 2006. But the city attorney threw in a provision at the last minute_allowing the reimbursement to be paid over a period of 15 years—a provision we would have had to'fight in court in order to change. The balance due us has currently been reduced to $114,800 (originally proposed to be paid in fullin the 2009 budget). We have fought to have this included in the current:budget because we thought it unfair to see the balance further reduced over time as a result of inflation. Now the proposed budget has,divided it into four payments to be paid over four years. We ask you to consider the fact that we have already been waiting over five years to recoup these costs. The problem with this change is that it only includes half of what we are owed in the current budget, not to mention the fact that inflation continues to erode the balance (since there is no provision for the city to pay interest, which would have.been much more fair). And it causes us once again to have to fight for inclusion of the remaining balance in a future budget. Therefore, we propose a compromise.Reinstate the full $114,800 remaining balance in the 2009-10 budget to be paid in two annual installments of$57,400 beginning in July. We feel this is a just and equitable solution for both parties..1 will appear.at the June 9, 2009 city council meeting to.speak to this issue. Thank you. rel , Dan L m TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE REIMBURSEMENT CIP Project Summary Reimbursing a developer for project improvements from the Transportation Impact Fee Fund will cost$114,700 in 2009-10. Project Objectives Reimburse the Village for the oversizing of transportation facilities. Eidsting Situation - Occasionally the City requests that private development projects construct additional improvements to public infrastructure beyond those normally required to build their project. This "oversizing" of public improvements is encouraged to complete necessary infrastructure sooner rather than later and allow orderly development to occur without addition disruptions to the public or numerous construction projects to complete needed improvements. In order to ensure this work, the City has normally agreed to reimburse theseprivate projects for the oversized improvements recognizing that if the City was to undertake the improvements, it would require similar expenditures of public funds to complete the necessary improvements. One such case has been street and signal improvements performed by Minor Subdivision 99-214 (Source Commercial Group) at the intersection of Broad Street at Orcutt Road and the now called Village Marketplace. This commercial project was built on the southeast comer of the intersection and as part of that development approval, was required to complete frontage improvements that included curb, gutter and sidewalk along with additional paving on Broad Street and Orcutt Road. As part of the approvals of the project the City requested that they complete additional improvements to construct the dual.left turn lanes in the southbound direction from Broad Street to Orcutt Road. The timing of this improvement made sense in that the project would be widening Orcutt Road and the second receiving lane could be constructed to allow the dual left turn lane to be completed. The dual left tum lane (including changes to the traffic signal) was not a project specific requirement of the development project and as such was considered an oversizing of public infrastructure. The costs for this improvement are eligible for reimbursement from the City Transportation Impact Fee ('TIF) fund which is impact mitigation money collected from all new development. Goal and Policy Links 1. Reimbursement Agreement approved by the City Council on January 17,2006. 2. Section 16.20.110 of the City's Municipal Code"Reimbursement Agreements" Project Work Completed The physical improvements to the intersection were completed in late 2004 and accepted by the City. A reimbursement agreement was approved by City Council on January 17,2006 in the amount of$204,625.56. Environmental Review None required. r 3-230 TRANSPORTATION 1 TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE REIMBURSEMENT Project Constraints and Limitations. There are no significant project constraints or limitations. Stakeholders. The stakeholder is the Village Marketplace developer and those that will rely on the TIF for other TIF projects.. Project Phasing and Funding Sources Pro'ect Costs by Phase Project Costs Budget-to-Date 2007-08 .2008-09 .2009.10 2010-11 Total Total Reimbursement Amount 114,700 Previously Reimbursed 12/200 36,000 Previously Reimbursed 01/2M 40,600 TIF Credit 3220 Broad 13,300 Total 1 89,9001 1 - 114,700 - 89,900 Project Funding by Source Transportation Impact Fee Fund. Key Project Assumptions Costs are based on a completed project and the agreed to reimbursement agreement. Project Manager and Team Support Project Manager Public Works—Development Review Project Team. Public Works—Development Review Finance Alternatives 1. Deny the Project. If we do nothing the current Council Approved reimbursement agreement still exist and will require future action. 2. Defer or Re phase the Request. The reimbursement agreement and City Municipal Code allows for a 15 year reimbursement period. 3-231 • i i iTRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION IMPACT FEE CREDIT(VILLAGE MARKETPLACE) Project Constraints and Limitations There are no significant project constraints or limitations. Stakeholders The stakeholder is the Village Marketplace developer and those that will rely on the TIF for other projects. Project Phasing and Funding Sources Pro'ect Costs by Phase Project Costs Budget-to-Date 2009-10 2010.11 2011-12 2012-13 Total Total Reimbursement Amount 28,700 28,700 28,700 28,700 114,800 Previously Reimbursed 12/2001 36,000 36,000 Previously Reimbursed 0 1/2001 40,600 40,600 TIF Credit 3220 Broad 13,300 13,300 Total 89,9001 28,7001 28,7001 28,700 28,700 204,700 Project Funding Source Transportation Impact Fee Fund Key Project Assumptions Costs are based on a completed project and the reimbursement agreement. Project Manager and Team Support Project Manager Deputy Director of Public Works Project Team Engineering Development Review Finance&Information Technology Alternatives 1. Deny the Project If we do nothing the current Council Approved reimbursement agreement still exist and will require future action. 2. Defer or Re-phase the Request The reimbursement agreement and City Municipal Code allows for a 15 year reimbursement period. 3-191