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Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Adoption.
Discussion
On August 12, 2004, the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2005 (FY 05) was delivered by the
Mayor to the City Council and community for consideration. Workshops and hearings were set for
August 17, August 24, and September 7, 2004. Should they be necessary, hearings are also
scheduled for September 14, September 21, and September 28, 2004. During the scheduled
workshops and hearings, budget presentations were made by departments, and the community
was provided opportunities for input.
At the conclusion of the hearings, the City Council will be asked to amend the proposed budget as
it deems appropriate, and to adopt the proposed budget as amended. Since the publication of the
FY 05 Proposed Budget, further adjustments have been made including those needed to address
the financial actions of the State, and to revise revenue and expenditure projections. Necessary
expense changes addressing technical corrections and omissions are listed in Attachments A and
B of the Appropriations Ordinance.
The Appropriations Ordinance officially adopts the FY 05 budget and authorizes expenditures in
confomance with the adopted budget. To become effective October 1, 2004, this Ordinance must
include a finding of emergency. Specific Resolutions also provide for approval of the budgets for
the Harbor, Sewer and Water funds; certain fee adjustments; FY 05 Capital Improvement Projects
budget; request for the Redevelopment Agency to accelerate $1.3 million of loan repayments to
the General Fund; endorsement of the Updated Three-Year Financial Strategic Plan; and, approval
of the Mayor's and the Budget Oversight Committee's recommended amendments to the FY 05
Proposed Budget.
This letter was reviewed by Assistant City Attorney Heather A. Mahood on August 30,2004.
Timing Considerations
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Fiscal Impact
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SUGGESTED ACTION
Adopt the Resolution approving the FY 05 budget of the Long Beach Water
Department as adopted by the Board of Water Commissioners on July 15, 2004.
Declare the Ordinance approving the Resolution fixing rates and charges for water and
sewer service to all customers. as adopted by the Board of Water Commissioners on
July 15, 2004, read the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City
Council for final reading.
Adopt the Resolution approving the FY 05 budget for the Long Beach Harbor
Department as adopted by the Board of Harbor Commissioners on July 12,2004.
Request the City Attorney to amend the Ordinance concerning meter reading to
continue to bill utilities each month, but to allow an option to read meters every other
month and estimate the interim month based upon usage for the same period of the
prior year.
The following fee increases will generate revenues offsetting new costs or existing
departmental program expenses proposed for FY 05 as summarized in Attachment C:
Adopt the Resolution increasing various parking enforcement fees.
Adopt the Resolution setting rates of parking meter fees.
Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Downtown Long Beach
Business Association to fund promotional and marketing activities totaling $1 00,000.
Request the Redevelopment Agency Board to establish and fund a Future Downtown
Facilities Parking Reserve, totaling $143,000 annually.
Adopt the Resolution increasing late fees on utility bills from 1.5 percent to 4.0 percent.
Adopt the Resolution establishing and increasing various Health Services fees.
Adopt the Resolution establishing and increasing Special Events fees.
Adopt the Resolution establishing and increasing Long Beach Marina fees.
Adopt the Resolution amending and restating the schedule of fees for use of the
Leeway Sailing Center.
Adopt the Resolution amending Long Beach Marina rules and regulations.
Adopt the Resolution increasing general gas services fees and miscellaneous fees.
Adopt the Resolution establishing and increasing Library Services fees.
Adopt the Resolution establishing and increasing Emergency Ambulance
Transportation Services fees.
Adopt the Resolution establishing tree planting and vehicle inspection services fees.
Adopt the Resolution establishing Long Beach Airport services rates and fees.
Approve the FY 05 One-Year Capital Improvement Program,
Adopt a motion approving the budgets for the Redevelopment Agency's Project Area
Committees in the amounts of $45.695 for Central Long Beach, $68,000 for West Long
Beach Industrial and $42.000 for North Long Beach.
Request the Redevelopment Agency Board to consider increasing its budget by $1.3
million to repay to the General Fund a portion of the outstanding loans in order to
assist the General Fund with revenue impacts imposed by the State's FY 05 budget.
Adopt a motion approving the budget for the Long Beach Housing Development
Company in the amount of $11,249,952, which is included in the budget of the
Department of Community Development.
Adopt a motion approving the transfer of $6,850,777 from the Harbor Fund to the
Tidelands Operating Fund.
Adopt a resolution adopting an appropriations limit (Gann) for FY 05 pursuant to Article
XIII(B) of the California Constitution.
Adopt the Mayor's proposed funding recommendations, as amended, to the FY 05
Proposed Budget.
Adopt the Budget Oversight Committee's proposed funding recommendations, as
amended, to the FY 05 Proposed Budget.
Endorse the Updated Three-Year Financial Strategic Plan
Adopt a motion amending the proposed budget.
Declare an emergency to exist.
Declare the Appropriations Ordinance for FY 05, creating and establishing the funds of
the Municipal Government and appropriating money to and authorizing expenditures
from said funds and for said fiscal year as an Emergency Ordinance, read and
adopted as read.
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Respectfully Submited,
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