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8.A. - Page 1 <br /> REPORT <br /> To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From the City Manager <br /> April 25, 2016 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> Recommended Fiscal Year 2016-17 Budget Approach <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> Receive and provide direction on recommended approach for development of FY 2016- <br /> 17 General Fund operating budget. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> City activities are funded from many sources and often projects take multiple years to <br /> complete. At the February 22, 2016 General Fund mid-year budget update and City <br /> Council priority-setting session, the City Council asked staff to develop budget <br /> recommendations for FY 2016-17 that addressed Council interests in five major <br /> categories: housing, transportation, maintaining and enhancing community <br /> services, community engagement, and funding long term liabilities. The City <br /> Council subsequently discussed the proposed FY 2016-17 Capital Improvement <br /> Program on March 28, 2016, and is scheduled to discuss the proposed FY 2016-17 <br /> Community Development Block Grant program on April 25, 2016. <br /> Because the General Fund is only one source for addressing City Council priorities, and <br /> because many initiatives carry over several years, staff thought it would be helpful to <br /> capture, in one document, the wide range of activities intended to advance the Council <br /> priorities discussed on February 22. A significant body of work is already underway or <br /> has been endorsed in each of these areas, based on prior City Council direction as well <br /> as recent City Council discussion. <br /> This report is organized as follows: <br /> 1. High-level information about City funding and staffing <br /> 2. Descriptions of current and recommended activities to support Council Priorities <br /> in the areas of housing, transportation, maintaining and enhancing community <br /> services (with particular focus on public safety), community engagement, and <br /> funding long term liabilities <br /> 3. Recommended four-phase budget strategy <br /> 4. An updated five year General Fund forecast <br /> 1 <br />