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6.H. - Page 2 of 15 reductions of approximately $3.7 million were included in the FY 2018-19 Adopted Budget, and additional reductions of $2.3 million were planned for FY 2019-20. Additionally, as part of the FSP, the City Council placed two revenue measures on the November 2018 ballot: a half -cent general sales tax increase (Measure RR) and a cannabis excise tax (Measure DD). On November 6, the Redwood City voters passed both measures. The successful passage of these measures provides much-needed revenue to substantially offset projected cost increases, including growing pension contributions, and allows for the restoration of some of the budget and service reductions that were included in the FY 2018-19 Adopted Budget, such as reduced Police staffing and reduced library hours. Although the City will need to continue to contain costs through efficiencies, shared services, and innovation, the additional anticipated revenue substantially improves the City's ability to fund services as well as pay down liabilities. ANALYSIS During the budget adoption process, City Council members asked for more information on several topics. This section addresses those inquiries, and recommends allocation of the FY 2017-18 General Fund operating balance. Partnership with San Mateo Countv Libraries Joint Powers Authoritv As the City considers new approaches to providing services, Councilmembers asked about whether there are additional opportunities to partner with the San Mateo County Libraries Joint Powers Authority (SMC Libraries JPA), particularly for services at the Fair Oaks Library. Staff have explored this possibility with County staff, and as described in more detail below, it appears this approach would cost approximately $1 million, if services were provided in the same manner as in other SMC Libraries. This is because the SMC Libraries JPA operates with a higher level of staffing and a larger materials budget than Redwood City Public Library branches, and many are open for extended service hours. Additionally, unless a new approach were developed, this would also require the agreement of other member cities of the JPA to reallocate property tax revenues, and would require the County to provide a facility to the JPA for the provision of library services in North Fair Oaks. Should the City Council desire further exploration of this approach, staff recommends the creation of an Ad Hoc City Council Committee to explore this with San Mateo County elected officials and staff. As background, Redwood City is one of seven cities in the County of San Mateo that operate their own public libraries. Two cities contract with other cities for library services (Hillsborough residents use the Burlingame Public Library and Colma residents use the Daly City Public Library.) The remainder of public library services are provided by the San Mateo County Libraries Joint Powers Authority (SMC Libraries JPA), a JPA of eleven cities and the County of San Mateo. The seven city library systems, along with the SMC Libraries JPA and the three libraries in the San Mateo County Community College District, comprise the Peninsula Library system, which provides a shared catalog of available materials and other shared library services (including delivery of materials and some information technology infrastructure) for all County residents. The SMC Libraries JPA is a partnership between the County and the eleven participating cities, in which the cities build and own library buildings and the SMC Libraries JPA operates the buildings, providing staff, materials, and technology. The SMC Libraries JPA does not operate any facilities in unincorporated areas, City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 166