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Recommendation to receive and file report on additional Fiscal Year 2009 revenue enhancement or expenditure reduction opportunities, if any, in particular from those departments that did not take a 10 percent reduction, in order to restore funding for Park Rangers. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On September 9, 2008, during final deliberations regarding the Fiscal Year 2009 (FY 09) budget, the City Council asked staff to explore potential opportunities for additional revenue enhancements or budget reductions with which to add four full-time Park Rangers to the budget, bringing Park Ranger staffing to nine full-time positions and restoring the Citywide Park Ranger program. Particular attention was to be paid to departments that were not asked to provide structural deficit solutions equaling 10 percent of their discretionary budgets.
The requested addition of four full-time Park Rangers would require an additional $355,242 in General Fund resources. Per the City Council's request, the City Manager met with staff from the Departments of Parks, Recreation and Marine, Financial Management, and Police over the past several weeks to identify any available resources to support this request, or at a minimum, an alternate service delivery model to achieve the City Council's desired outcome.
Ø Additional Revenue Options
The precipitous and unprecedented decline in the economy since the beginning of the fiscal year has changed the City's outlook regarding the General Fund's revenue performance over the next 12 months. While the actual impact will not be known and will be difficult to project until the financial markets stabilize, several key ongoing revenue sources are susceptible to the influences of the economy and are projected to come in below budgeted levels. These include property, sales, vehicle license, and utility user taxes, along with uplands oil revenue and interest earned from the City's investment pool. With one month of revenue received and the current pri...
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