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Home My WebLink About2012-05-01 - AGENDAS - JOINT STUDY SESSION (4)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA City Council / Planning Commission Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission / Arts Commission Joint Study Session* Tuesday, May 1, 2012 5:30 P.M. Century Room, 1st Floor, City Hall 23920 Valencia Blvd. Santa Clarita, CA 91355 AGENDA *Study Sessions are for the purpose of allowing the City Council. Commissioners and staff to informally discuss and better understand maior issues currently before the Citv. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE ITEM 1 FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013 BUDGET — Each year the City goes through a budget process to develop the annual budget. The process is about six months, usually beginning in January and culminating in June with the adoption of a balanced annual budget. The budget process involves the City Council, the Executive Team, all City departments, and the community. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive the presentation on the state of the budget including the budget message and the City's fiscal status and outlook. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ADJOURNMENT In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office, (661) 255-4391. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meetine. (28CFR 35.102.104 ADA Title II) CERTIFICATION I, Sarah Gorman, City Clerk, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk for the City of Santa Clarita and that on April 26, 2012, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., the foregoing agenda was posted at City Hall and the Santa Clarita Sheriff s Station. Sarah P. Gorman, Esq. City Clerk Santa Clarita, California S:\Crrf\CNCLAGN\2012\Mayl.2012 .doe CITY OF SANTA CLARITA INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Ferry and Members of the City Council Chair Jacobson and Members of the Planning Commission Chair Halliday and Members of the Parks, Recreation & Community Services Commission Aen' Stric d and Member of the Arts Commission FROM: l amps, City ger DATE: May 1, 2012 SUBJECT: FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013 BUDGET RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council, Planning Commission, Parks, Recreation & Community Services Commission, and Arts Commission receive the presentation on the state of the budget, including the budget message and the City's fiscal status and outlook. BACKGROUND Each year the City goes through a budget process to develop the annual budget. This process takes approximately six months, typically beginning in January and culminating in June, with the adoption of a balanced annual budget. The budget process involves the members of the City Council, the Executive Team, all City departments, and the community. Information on the budget process is being presented to the Council, the Planning Commission, the Parks, Recreation & Community Services Commission, and the Arts Commission for review and discussion. KRP:TH:cf SU1b9 OLBudgdltudy geWon mc-020712.dm Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Joint Budget Study Session City Council Planning Commission Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission Arts Commission Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Meeting Purpose ❑ Discuss state of the budget and economy ❑ Review the necessary additions to the operating budget as well as the Capital Improvement Pian ❑ Review General Fund projected revenues and proposed budget 1 State of the Budget & Economy o Declining unemployment rate, healthy increase in sales tax revenues, and a rise in home sales E3 Overall General Fund revenues are 11.6% below pre -recession levels o Will take more time to recover losses as long as economy continues its slow yet steady upward trend Santa Clarita's Budget Philosophy o The decisions made in good times are more important than decisions made during bad times E3 Always live below your means o Run a lean organization o Use conservative 5 -year projections o Employ full cost recovery when setting fees o Diversify revenue o Use one-time money only for one-time expenses o When in doubt, contract out 2 State Deficit Tops $10 billion Gov. 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N Public Safety ❑ Canyon Country Deputies: $540,574 ❑ Drug Free Youth in Town (DFYT): $6,223 qq ❑ Sheriff's 2.23% COLA: $415,202 ❑ 4% Liability Trust Fund (LTF): $717,393 City Manager's Office ❑ Canyon Country Outreach: $50,000 ❑ Cemex Advocacy: $60,000 ❑ Film Local Incentive Program: $50,000 ❑ Conference Center Study: $50,000 �,,F 40-oo4c r Parks, Recreation and Community Services ❑ Canyon Country Community Center: $303,666 ❑ Concerts in the Park Security: $4,000 ❑ Open Space Preservation District: $70,000 ❑ Backdrop for Veterans Historical Plaza: $9,000 Public Works ❑ Metrolink Stations Pressure Washing: $21,000 ❑ Street Maintenance Budget: $204,299 'S ❑ Urban Forestry: $50,000 ❑ Sewer Consultant: $40,000 ❑ Contract Plan Checker: $85,000 ,r I.& '-r:, -J(, cV 5 Administrative Services ❑ Accounts Payable Account Clerk: $63,871 ❑ LIVID Staffing: $195,353 ❑ LMD Operations and Art in Median Project: $218,000 ❑ Relocation of Special Districts to Old Town Newhall Library Facility: $335,000 ❑ Santa Clarita Public Television: $142,899 Community Development ❑ Successor Agency - Redevelopment Obligation Retirement Fund: $2,537,674 ❑ FirstHOME Program: $700,000 ❑ Old Town Newhall Parking Lot: $6,000 ❑ Community Preservation Officer: $76,895 ❑ Nuisance Abatement Program: $20,000 Il Capital Improvement Program ❑ CIP Budget for FY 2012-2013: $46.4 million ❑ 44% increase when compared to current year ❑ Secured $12.3 million in grants CIP in Canyon Country ❑ Golden Valley Road over 14 Freeway Bridge Widening: $8.5 million ❑ Sand Canyon Road Beautification: $1.8 million ❑ Sierra Highway / Via Princessa Streetscape: $300,000 ❑ Sierra Highway Median Landscape: $750,000 ❑ Soledad Canyon Road Railroad Screening: $40,000 ❑ Golden Valley Parkway New Median: $1.2 million ❑ Soledad Canyon Road / Golden Valley Road Bike Path: $91,162 7 Capital Projects continued... ❑ City Hall Building Earthquake Retrofit: $925,010 06(- - 4w a jmk ❑ I-5 Magic Mountain Interchange Phase 2: $1.7 million 44 604-d ❑ McBean Median Modification: $250,000 -4-a ❑ Lost Canyon Road Bridge Widening: $681,292 J-4 (%� Capital Projects continued... ❑ McBean Parkway Bridge Widening Gap Closure Over the River: $8.1 million ❑ Safe Routes to School: $587,200 (iA - ❑ Newhall Avenue Medians: $1.4 million ❑ Railroad Avenue Beautification: $1 million ❑ Tourney Road Side Panel Streetscape: $135,000 M Capital Projects continued... ❑ Valencia Library Parking Lot Expansion: $275,000 ❑ Overlay Program: $6.9 million ❑ Paseo Bridge Maintenance: $670,000 Coca , Lt ❑ Citywide Stormwater Flow Line Repair: $250,000 ❑ Improvements to New Park Annexations: $219,000 ❑ Sports Field Expansion: $400,000 gav,-,if�Aa ❑ Riverdale Open Space Master Plan: $50,000 Projected GF Revenues FY 2012-2013 Total: $81.1 million 4 9 Proposed GF Budget 11 Year 2012-2013 Total: $80.9 million 16% Operating Reserve: $12.3 r �\ Public Safety ViV✓r Parka and Rea ' Pu1,11e Works Transfem Out .. Adminktntive S.'IGe6 Coming enoy community City AHOmey's Development Oleoe City Manayees CO.. Debt Serviose Next Step ❑ Subcommittee Meeting: May 14 ❑ City Council Budget Hearing: May 22 ❑ Planning Commission Meeting: June 5 ❑ City Council Budget Adoption: June 12 10 Fiscal Year 201272013 Joint Budget Study Session City Council Planning Commission Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission Arts Commission Tuesday, May 1, 2012 11