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REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br />June 8, 2015 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Fiscal Year 2015-16 Budget Study Session <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Provide direction regarding Fiscal Year 2015-16 budget proposals. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />On February 23, 2015, the Council received the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-15 midyear <br />report. The presentation included an update on the City’s financial projections for FY <br />2015-16 and beyond, showing that the overall fiscal health of the City appears to be <br />strong. In this context, Council considered potential opportunities to restore certain <br />services to the community that had been reduced during the budget challenges <br />associated with the Great Recession. Council asked that these items, along with staff <br />recommendations coming from the departments five-year staffing plans, be <br />incorporated into the proposed budget document. These proposals, which support the <br />achievement of the Initiatives in the City’s revitalized Strategic Plan, are now before <br />Council for discussion and direction in this FY 2015-16 Budget Study Session. <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br />The proposed FY 2015-16 Budget includes service restorations and enhancements as <br />directed by the Council during the February 23 midyear update to accomplish the <br />following: <br />· Increase street sweeping (to two times per month) <br />· Create a new senior “shuttle” program to downtown events <br />· Increase branch library hours (Schaberg and Fair Oaks) <br />· Expand children’s library programming <br />· Add a facility leader at the Community Activities Building (CAB) to increase programs <br />· Expand the City’s communication program <br />· Create a new endowment for grants to nonprofits serving Redwood City residents (to <br />reinstitute the City’s Human Services Financial Assistance program) <br />· Bring forward department recommendations <br /> <br />9.A - Page 1