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San Bruno City Council Meeting June 25, 2013
8. Approve 2013-14 City Budgets
A
I
too,
made
public
hearings.
We
have
a
public
hearing
this
evening,
hold
a
public
hearing
and
adopt
a
resolution
approving
the
city,
manager's
recommended
2013-14
general
fund,
Enterprise
funds,
internal
service
funds
and
special
revenue
funds
budget,
approving
the
city's
appropriations
limit
of
34
million
390
7677
dollars
for
fiscal
year,
2013
2014
de
Gamelyn.
B
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
members
of
the
City
Council
tonight
we're
pleased
to
present
for
your
proposed
action.
The
fiscal
year
1314
general
fund,
special
revenue
and
enterprise
funds
budgets.
The
budgets
were
reviewed
by
you
in
to
study
session
meetings
earlier
this
month
and
the
each
of
the
departments
presented
the
information
in
the
budget
in
some
amount
of
details,
so
that
the
City
Council
has
had
an
opportunity
to
review
this
information
and
to
ask
of
staff
any
questions
that
may
may
have
arisen.
B
We
provide
an
update
on
the
budget
status,
both
revenues
and
expenditures,
and
we
provide
a
formal
opportunity
for
the
City
Council
to
make
adjustments
to
the
budget
as
may
be
warranted
based
on
current
financial
trends
or
conditions,
so
that
that
would
be
an
easy
and
convenient
time
for
you
to
consider
any
changes
that
might
arise
as
a
result
of
your
any
further
review
of
issues
of
interest
to
the
City
Council.
So
I
just
wanted
to
remind
you
of
that.
B
We're
going
to
give
you
a
very
short
presentation
tonight,
primarily
for
the
public
record
that
hits
what
I
hope
will
be.
The
highlights
of
the
review
that
the
City
Council
is
has
already
completed
and
of
the
budget
itself.
Some
of
the
things
that
shaped
our
understanding
of
the
city's
financial
condition
and
the
issues
that
it
is
dealing
with
in
the
coming
year.
B
So
first
I'd
like
to
start
with
a
very
quick
review
of
fiscal
year,
12
13
that
will
close
at
the
end
of
this
week
and
just
highlight
a
couple
of
the
most
or
a
few
of
the
most
significant
accomplishments
in
the
work
program.
That
was
achieved
as
a
result
of
your
last
year's
budget
authorization
first,
and
we
look
forward
to
the
impact
that
this
will
have
on
the
future.
Growth
and
development
of
the
city
of
San
Bruno
is
the
approval
of
the
transit
corridors
plan.
B
We
completed
another
and
hopefully
final
step
in
the
exciting
development
of
the
crossing
site,
where
we
have
selected
in
our
continuing
negotiations
with
the
developer
for
the
final
leg
of
that
project,
which
is
a
hotel
that
we
hope
will
meet
the
community's
interests
and
need
for
high
quality
meeting
space
so
that
we
don't
have
to
go
town
when
we
want
to
have
a
larger
scale.
Meeting.
B
The
internally
the
city
completed
negotiation
with
all
six
of
our
bargaining
units
for
this
past
year.
The
majority
of
the
concessions
that
were
made
by
bargaining
units
over
the
last
half
a
dozen
years
have
largely
been
removed
as
a
result
of
some
limited
improvement
in
the
city's
economic
situation,
and
we
continued
some
of
the
initiatives
that
have
been
important
to
the
city's
financial
stability
and
service
delivery,
including
the
consolidation
at
the
administrative
level
of
our
fire
department.
With
the
adjacent
cities
of
millbrae,
Hillsborough
and
burlingame.
B
We
were
pleased
with
the
City
Council's
approval
of
a
refinancing
of
a
obligation
that
the
city
has
been
paying
on
to
pers
the
the
retirement
fund
that
serves
all
of
the
city's
employees.
That
was
significant
because
it
achieved
a
very
large
dollar
value
of
savings.
This
is
the
type
of
thing
that
goes
somewhat
unnoticed,
sometimes,
but
by
issuing
the
pension
obligation
bonds
under
the
administrative
direction
of
our
finance
director
Kim
Duran,
we
were
successful
in
achieving
a
3.1
million
dollar
savings
over
the
life
of
those
bonds.
B
Turning
to
the
coming
fiscal
year,
fiscal
13
14.
We
are
very,
very
pleased
to
present,
for
the
first
time,
in
a
very
long
time,
a
budget
that
is
balanced
without
the
need
for
new
reductions
or
the
use
of
the
proposed
use
of
one-time
funds.
This
budget,
however,
pleased
we
are
with
that
new
set
of
circumstances
it.
It
needs
to
be
mentioned,
and
we
all
need
to
remember
that
this
budget
continues
the
City
Council's
conservative
fiscal
policy
of
containing
costs
at
the
lowest
possible
level
necessary
to
maintain
the
delivery
of
basic
services.
B
Those
changes
we
hope,
will
make
the
budget
both
easier
and
more
user-friendly
to
to
understand
what
can
be
complicated
but
important
information
in
the
financial
area.
The
budget
is
built
around
a
number
of
continuing
issues
and
I
just
want
to
highlight
a
few
of
them
before.
Turning
on
the
presentation
over
to
our
finance
director
to
walk
through
the
numbers
with
you,
the
city
can
also
should
be
reminded
that
the
bargaining
unit
unit
agreements
that
we
entered
during
the
fiscal
year,
12
13
all
include
a
salary
re
opener
to
occur
in
October
of
2013.
B
The
I
mentioned
previously
that
the
City
Council
wisely
utilized
a
limited
improvement
in
the
city's
revenue
situation
to
implement
new
reserve
funds
and
to
establish
a
strong
reserve
policy.
We
look
forward
to
the
opportunity
this
year
to
continue
that
important
work
effort
and
to
re-engage
the
City
Council,
probably
in
the
in
the
time
period
of
the
first
quarters
trend
analysis
to
look
back
at
that
policy
and
to
make
thoughtful
consideration
of
how
we
might
want
to
continue
that
good
work.
B
Finally,
I
have
one
small
item
that
I
would
like
to
bring
to
the
council's
attention
that
has
not
yet
been
incorporated
into
the
budget,
but
which
requires
a
bit
further
evaluation
and
will
be
the
subject
of
a
future
conversation
with
City
Council,
either
at
the
first
quarter
or
the
mid-year
review,
and
that
is
the
completion
of
the
one
year:
maintenance
period
on
11
El
Camino
in
san
bruno
avenue,
median
islands
that
recently
been
renovated.
Over
the
past
approximately
15
months.
B
Those
islands
will
come
on
to
city
maintenance
in
August
in
January
of
this
coming
year,
and
as
we
have
mentioned
to
the
City
Council
many
times
over
the
over
the
past
number
of
years,
we
do
anticipate
that
there
may
be
a
need
for
consideration
of
additional
resources
in
order
to
make
sure
that
those
medians
are
maintained
in
an
acceptable
condition.
That
is
consistent
with
the
investment
that
we've
made
in,
assuring
that
this
is
that
our
major
corridors
are
attractive
not
only
to
traffic
but
to
the
overall
identity
of
the
community.
B
B
C
Evening,
honorable
mayor
members
of
the
City
Council
just
to
highlight
some
of
the
items
that
we
discussed
at
the
study
sessions,
starting
off
with
the
general
fund
and
looking
at
the
revenues
situation.
This
is
a
summary
behind
me
as
a
summary
of
the
proposed
revenues
for
2013-14
and
a
comparison
to
the
current
year.
2012-13
amended
budget
and
the
estimated
actuals
and,
as
you
can
see,
the
revenues
overall
bottom
line.
C
Some
of
those
highlights
and
what
are
driving
those
revenue
changes
the
first
as
the
city
manager
mentioned
is
we
are
now
receiving
what
is
being
referred
to
as
redevelopment
boomerang
funds.
These
are
the
funds
that
the
city
now
receives
as
unrestricted
property
tax.
So
we
used
to
receive
tax
increment
through
the
Redevelopment
Agency.
We
no
longer
receive
that
tax
increment.
C
So
some
perspective
to
offset
that
positive
on
the
other
tax
categories,
sales
tax
and
transient
occupancy
tax
and
business
tax
are
all
seen.
Continuing
growth
sales
tax
continues
to
see
some
pretty
strong
improvement.
We
are
estimating
about
a
seven
percent
increase
next
year
and
transient
occupancy
tax
and
business
tax
both
seen
some
steady
growth,
primarily
being
driven
by
the
addition
of
some
more
businesses
here
in
San
Bruno,
locating
here
in
San
Bruno.
C
C
While
there
are
these
positives
in
our
taxes
category,
we
continue
to
see
some
all-time
lows
at
interest
rates,
as
an
example
continue
to
remain
at
historic
lows,
and
so
our
earnings
on
our
investments
continue
to
be
low,
as
well
as
we
lost
the
revenue
that
the
city
was
once
receiving
from
the
development
agency.
You
might
recall
that
this
city
had
loans
just
over
3
million
dollars
to
the
Redevelopment
Agency
and
was
receiving
interest
on
that
three
million
dollar
advance
with
the
elimination
of
redevelopment.
C
That
interest
goes
away,
so
those
are
some
impacts
that
we're
seeing
we're,
also
continuing
to
see
declines
in
the
vehicle
license
fee
category.
Another
unintended
impact
resulting
from
the
loss
of
redevelopment,
that's
still
continuing
to
be
evaluated
by
the
county
and
also
another
item
impacting
the
2013-14
revenues
is
just
a
decrease
in
building
what
I
would
refer
to
as
Base
building
permit
activity.
These
are
just
the
typical
home,
remodels
and
renovations
of
existing
structures.
C
We
had
estimated
that
some
growth
during
the
current
year,
however,
we
haven't
achieved
that
growth,
yet
so
we
included
a
conservative
number
for
2013-14.
On
that
note,
I
would
add
that
the
budget
for
building
revenues
does
not
include
any
one
time
building
revenues
that
might
be
anticipated
next
year.
C
On
the
expenditure
side,
we
are
seeing
approximately
nine
hundred
thousand
dollar
increase
in
the
base
budget.
Excuse
me,
from
the
current
year
amended
budget
to
the
2013-14
proposed
budget
and
that
nine
hundred
thousand
dollar
increase
amounts
to
about
a
two
point:
seven
percent
overall
increase
in
expenditures
and,
as
we
discussed
at
the
study
session,
we
looked
at
what
that
means
and
how
that
compares
over
the
long
term
last
six
years
in
comparison
to
our
overall
budget
six
years
ago
and
where
we
are
today
and
comparison
to
CPI
and
at
2.7%.
C
Even
with
that
jump
of
900,000,
we
are
still
well
below
the
amount
of
where
we
would
be
had
our
budget
just
increased
by
basic
CPI
2.5%
CPI
over
the
last
several
years.
So
over
the
over
the
last
six
years,
we've
managed
to
contain
our
costs
and,
despite
those
increases,
pension
increases
and
so
forth,
some
of
the
highlights
of
what's
driving
those
increases.
What
I
would
consider
in
many
cases,
increases
in
just
base
operating
costs.
We've
included
the
cost
of
the
November
2013
election
and
the
proposed
budget.
C
We
have
some
increases
in
county
service
charges
in
the
police
department.
There's
an
increase
at
proposed
increase
in
fire
overtime
and
shared
services,
costs
which
is
being
offset
partially
by
incoming
revenues.
We
have
basic
wage
increases
that
result
from
employee
step
increases
that
are
a
part
of
every
budget
cycle
that
account
for
about
200,000
pers
increases.
We
were
managed
to
refund
the
outstanding
side
fund
payment
for
the
safety
group,
however
great
regular
base,
miscellaneous
pers
increases
continue
to
go
up,
and
so
that
accounted
for
about
ninety
five
thousand
dollars.
C
We
had
some
increases
in
increased
costs
in
the
Recreation
Department,
part-time
salaries
and
contract
class
costs
that
result
in
about
one
hundred
sixty-two
thousand
dollars
of
increased
costs
with
an
offset
of
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
revenue.
And
finally,
as
I
mentioned
before,
the
city's
liability
premium
has
increased
over
the
last
two
years
by
about
thirty
percent
annually
and
that
impact
on
the
general
funds
amounts
to
seventy
thousand
dollars.
So
that
is
just
sort
of
the
highlights
of
what
gets
you
to
that
nine
hundred
thousand
dollar
increase
in
the
budget
next
year.
C
In
addition
to
the
base
budget,
the
proposed
budget
included
a
recommended
list
of
supplemental
budget
adjustments
and,
at
this
time,
I'll
point
out
that
there
was
a
revised
resolution
that
was
placed
on
the
d/s
prior
to
the
meeting,
and
the
change
in
that
resolution
is
within
the
supplementals.
The
support
the
resolution
that
went
out
with
the
council
packet
had
a
summary
a
list
of
the
supplementals,
whereas
the
revised
resolution
cebu
lists
out
every
single
one
of
the
sub
proposed
supplementals
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
the
details
of
them.
C
However,
a
few
that
I'll
just
mention
is
the
set-aside
of
125,000
dollars
of
the
redevelopment
boomerang
funds
at
within
the
general
fund
to
set
those
aside
for
the
development
of
an
economic
development
plan.
There
is
the
proposal
to
add
one
police
officer
in
the
police
department
to
focus
on
nuisance
complaints.
There
are
some
equipment
purchases
in
the
fire
department,
including
new
turnout,
walkers
and
some
hosts
for
the
two
front
line
engines.
C
There
are
some
reclassifications
within
the
planning
department,
including
the
reclassification
of
the
former
redevelopment
and
housing
manager,
position
to
a
long
term
planning
manager
position
and
as
some
additional
funds
for
the
zoning
code
update
just
to
name
a
few.
In
addition,
in
the
internal
service
funds,
we
had
the
purchase
of
some
additional
computer
monitors,
a
reorganization
within
the
central
garage
and,
finally,
in
the
crest,
more
fun
the
proposal
to
add
a
management
analyst
and
an
emergency
services
coordinator
to
be
funded
through
the
crust
more
trust
fund.
C
Overall,
the
total
Supplemental
requests
net
of
the
associated
revenues
amounts
to
three
hundred
two
thousand
dollars:
204,000
of
that
being
ongoing
costs
in
ninety
seven
thousand
nine
hundred
beam
one
time
which
gets
us
to
the
operating
surplus
before
taking
into
account
the
Supplemental
requests
of
three
hundred
eleven
thousand
dollar,
taking
into
account
the
supplemental
budget.
Request
of
three
hundred
two
thousand
dollars
leaves
us
with
just
a
small
operating
surplus
in
the
proposed
budget
of
8,500
dollars.
C
Moving
away
from
the
general
fund
and
just
touching
upon
some
of
the
other
funds,
it's
part
of
the
budget
in
the
enterprise
funds,
we
have
the
water
fund
with,
on
the
revenue
side,
a
million
dollar
increase
in
revenues
as
part
of
the
second
year
of
the
proposed,
or
they
approved
rate
increased
program.
Last
year.
On
the
expenditure
side,
you
can
see
the
operating
expenditures
have
been
contained
with
just
a
small
22,000
dollar
increase
in
the
budget.
The
remaining
4.4
million
set
aside
for
capital
improvements
and
will
be
discussed
with
the
CIP
budget,
similar
with
wastewater.
C
Stormwater
revenues
remained
consistent
from
year
to
year.
For
the
most
part,
small
increases
are
melting
from
some
additional
reimbursements,
632
thousand
dollars
in
the
2013-14
budget
and
expenditures
of
six
hundred,
thirteen
thousand
small
difference
of
18,000
and
finally,
in
the
cable
department.
A
10.5
million
dollar
revenue
budget,
which
includes
a
five
percent
rate,
increase
to
go
into
effect
within
in
the
fall
of
2013
and
on
the
expenditure
side,
9.9
million
dollars
of
proposed
operating
expenditures,
which
leaves
just
over
six
hundred
ninety
four
thousand
dollars
for
the
funds,
debt
service
payments
and
the
capital
improvement
program.
C
Some
of
the
other
funds
that
the
council's
be
announced
to
approve
the
budget
for
this
evening
include
the
internal
service
funds,
which
include
the
central
garage
building
facilities,
maintenance,
the
equipment
reserve,
the
equipment
reserve.
I'll
just
note
includes
a
transfer
into
the
reserve
fund
with
just
one
item
at
this
time
being
funded
with
the
equipment
reserve.
The
remaining
expenditures
proposed
expenditures
coming
out
of
the
equipment
reserve
will
be
part
of
the
capital
improvement
program
budget
at
the
technology
fund
and
the
self-insurance
fund.
C
C
So
we
are
well
below
that
gand
limit
the
calculated
one
for
2013-14
is
thirty
four
point:
three
million
and
our
proceeds
of
taxes
only
amounts
to
22
million,
so
we
are
about
12
million
dollars
shy
of
that
appropriation
limit.
So
that
is
just
the
second
resolution.
That
is
the
council's
being
asked
to
act
on
this
evening.
So
that
concludes
my
portion
of
the
presentation
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Any.
A
A
E
F
Rico
I
also
appreciated
the
new
format
and
the
way
to
get
the
information
on
data
I
found
that
an
improvement
and
much
easier
to
follow.
So
thank
you
to
you
came
into
the
staff
for
getting
that
together
and
and
getting
that
to
us,
and
it
is
nice
to
have
a
balanced
budget.
So
that
is
a
huge
positive.
The
couple
things
in
the
general
fund
that
I
wanted
to
ask
is
I
know
in
his
study
sessions
talked
with
the
police
chief
in
regards
to
the
Explorer
program
and
publications.
B
F
F
With
that,
with
the
knowledge
of
of
what
we
need
to
get
up
to
a
certain
level,
my
question
is:
should
we
not
if
we're
going
to
be
coming
back
next
year
and
maybe
they're
your
prior
to
continue
that,
should
we
not
maybe
look
to
increasing
the
fifty-five
thousand
dollars
so
that
we're
not
just
getting
to
a
okay
level
or
a
satisfactory?
Obviously
these
are
things
that
we
never
know
when
we
need
and
when
we
need
them,
we
need
them,
and
there
were
some
areas.
F
B
If
I
could
just
respond
quickly
and
if,
if
you
needn't
more
information,
we
have
backup
the
first
on
the
fire
hazard
abatement.
This
is
an
area
of
obviously
acute
importance
to
not
only
our
community
but
others,
similarly
situated
and
certainly
having
had
the
experience
that
we
did.
We
understand
the
the
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
what
we
can.
B
The
city
has
historically
over
the
past
at
least
several
years
budgeted
a
limited
amount
of
thirty
thousand
dollars
each
year.
We've
done
it
in
various
ways,
in
the
operating
budget
or
in
the
capital
budget.
It
is
our
expectation
that
you
will
see
that
as
a
capital
project
this
year.
That
amount
is
not
included
in
the
operating
budget,
and
we've
done
that
in
order
to
provide
us
a
better
means
of
tracking
and
making
sure
that
that
amount
is
actually
understood
and
available
for
the
intended
purpose.
B
Now
that
said,
thirty
thousand
dollars
is
probably
not
a
sufficient
amount.
It
is
not
a
sufficient
amount
to
do.
What
we
might
reasonably
conclude
could
be
done
to
best
address
a
number
of
areas
in
this
community,
where
there's
a
potential
for
wildland
fire
weathers
interface.
Between
open
space
and
neighborhood
areas,
that
is
an
issue
that
our
fire
department,
our
code
enforcement
and
our
parks,
maintenance
staffs,
are
actively
looking
at
at
the
current
time.
B
We
intend
to
have
further
conversation
with
you,
as
I
said
during
the
capital
budget
review
coming
up
next
month
and
in
August
it
I
would
say.
While
this
is
on
the
radar
screen,
it
probably
has
not
yet
assumed
the
level
of
resource
that
it
might
warrant
and
that's
a
subject
that
that
we
need
to
have
further
conversation
about.
It's
not
forgotten,
may
not
be
as
well
addressed
as
the
City
Council
would
prefer
on
the
issue
of
the
hose
just
for
the
information
of
the
full
City
Council.
B
That
perhaps
that
was
an
approach
that
extended
for
too
long
the
the
life
of
the
hopes,
and
in
fact
we
did
experience
a
situation
recently
where
hose
was
during
it
during
one
of
our
frequent
test
exercises
that
that
hose
actually
a
portion
of
our
hose
actually
split
and
was
rendered
useless.
The
budget
proposal
is
for-
and
this
is
a
supplemental
request,
as
outlined
in
the
resolution
for
fifty-five
thousand
dollars
that
will
replace
the
hose
all
of
the
hose
on
the
two
front
line
engines.
Now
we
have
three
apparatus.
D
F
And
I
hear
that
and
I
think
that
as
a
more
proactive
approach
and
I
know
it's
satisfactory
for
now
and
I
guess
just
with
preparedness
and
always
you
know
we
can
hope
but
hopes,
not
a
plan
and
I
just
get
concerned
again.
As
I've
said
as
far
as
if
we
know
we
need
another
55,000
next
year
and
they're,
not
we
do
have
a
outdated
hose
based
on
their
life
expectancy.
Then
why
and
I
guess
I'm
needing
to
be
a
little
I,
don't
know
put
at
ease
as
why
we
wouldn't
just
up
that
dollar
amount.
F
D
F
D
F
D
F
B
Let
me
measure
suggestion
I
it.
What
let
us
come
back
to
the
City
Council
over
with
review.
We
understand
the
concern.
It's
obviously,
something
that
is
the
attention
is
is
is
clearly
warranted.
What
I'd
like
to
do
is
to
ask
the
chief
to
give
us
a
wee.
We
have
some
information
we
haven't,
given
you
documentation
that
I
think
it
would
be
useful
to
you
to
be
able
to
consider
this
further,
and
we
can
certainly
do
that
at
a
subsequent
meeting.
I.
F
Think
it's
a
great
idea.
Thank
you
on
the
enterprise,
there
are
a
lot
of
questions
and
while
we
all
know
that
Rico
tends
to
ask
a
lot
and
come
up
with
questions
that
take
some
time
and
I
do.
I
do
understand
that
and
appreciate
that.
So
without
me
having
the
information
to
before
me
to
review
it
or
go
over
it.
I
I'm
at
this
moment,
not
comfortable
with
approving
the
budget.
I
can
say
that,
as
far
as
the
general
funds
are
concerned
again
limit
I
think
I'm
comfortable
with
that
and
I've
had
enough
information.
F
C
F
So,
just
as
some
some
of
my
personal
thought,
I
I'm
comfortable
with
the
Gann
limit,
I'm
comfortable
with
the
general
fund,
moving
forward
with
the
suggestion
that
say
manager
head
on
the
hose,
but
as
far
as
the
enterprise
funds
I
can't
so
go
ahead
and
vote
for
that.
I'm
not
comfortable
at
this
point.
Without
the
information
to
be
able
to
review
on
having
that
time
to
go
through
that.
D
D
B
Typically,
what
we
would
do
is
we
would
have
a
separate
type
of
a
resolution
whose
informally
referred
to
as
a
spending
resolution.
That
allows
provides
a
limited
appropriation
that
it
allows
expenditures
to
be
made
past
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
beginning
july.
One.
Your
next
meeting
is
not
until
July.
Ninth,
so
I've
asked
the
city
attorney
to
ponder
for
a
moment
how
we
might
assure
the
continuity
of
services
in
the
enterprise.
If,
if
the
City
Council
determine
not
to
approve
the
budget
in.
F
Do
the
chair
I
appreciate
that
and
I
think
there
was
one
other
time
in
my
tenure
up
here
that
we
did
do
that
with
the
enterprise
that
continued
on
it
was
brought
back
up
in
two
weeks
and
it's
it's
not
to
not
appreciate
all
the
work
that
staffs
done.
It's
just
I'm,
just
I
need
to
feel
comfortable,
but
I
also
need
to
be
comfortable
when
I
get
questions
from
residents
and
I
need
to
have
some
of
those
the
background
and
the
information
to
be
able
to
do
that.
So.
E
E
E
B
And
I
in
it,
I
I
I
think
that
that's
that
was
envisioned
in
staffs
acknowledgment
that
there
were
questions
that
have
not
been
answered.
We
certainly
understand
I,
think
you're.
Your
best
action
at
this
point
would
be
to
do
as
you're
suggesting
it
with
direction
that
this
that
the
Enterprise
Fund
budgets
and
the
internal
service
fund
budgets
all,
but
the
general
fund
be
brought
back
at
your
next
meeting
on
july.
Ninth
for
further
reviewing
consideration.