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WORK SESSION MEMORANDUM
Date: September 12, 2024
To: Mayor and City Councilmembers
Through: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
Travis Storin, Chief Financial Officer
From: Lawrence Pollack, Budget Director
Subject: 10 September 2024 work session on the 2025-2026 Budget
BOTTOM LINE
The purpose of this memo is to document the summary of discussions during the September 10
Work Session on the 2025-2026 Budget. All Councilmembers were present.
DISCUSSION SUMMARY
For this work session the following Outcomes were discussed:
- Economic Health
- Neighborhood and Community Vitality
- Environmental Health
- Safe Community
After a brief presentation on each Outcome, City Council dialogue ensued with responses
provided by staff.
NEXT STEPS
The first of two Public Hearings is scheduled for the September 17, 2024 Council Meeting for
the community to comment on the 2025-26 Recommended Budget. This will be followed by the
second scheduled work session to discuss the remaining Outcomes in the 2025-2026 Budget
on September 24, 2024:
- Culture and Recreation
- Transportation and Mobility
- High Performing Government
There will then be a second Public Hearing on October 1 where community members can also
share their comments and perspectives to Councilmembers.
FOLLOW-UP ITEMS
Attachment #1 contains the follow-up questions and requests not addressed during this first
budget work session. Responses to those will be provided to City Council in upcoming
Thursday Packs.
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Attachment #1
2025-26 Budget Council Request Tracking File
Mtg Date Outcome
Council-
member Offer #Question / Request
10-Sep NCV Francis 44.10
Why was Offer 44.10-Affordable Housing Fee Relief not
funded since it looks like this has been funded since 2013?
10-Sep NCV
Francis,
Pignataro 18.1
For Offer 18.1-Code Compliance , please update the
narrative to not reference 'Occupancy'
10-Sep NCV Francis 44.10
What is the City doing to provide more support and funding
to Affordable Housing?
10-Sep NCV
Francis,
Pignataro Various
Please provide more information on what the City is doing
to allocate more resources to all the unfunded areas in this
Outcome? How was it decided what was above and below
the line? Of those unfunded offers, please indicate what
was proposed to be a net increase in service vs. what is
being lost by not funding those
10-Sep NCV
Potyondy,
Canonico,
Francis 44.9
Would offer 44.0-Social Sustainability: 1.0 FTE - Housing
Grant writing, Monitoring, Reporting, and Compliance pay
for itself? In the housing sphere, how many dollars are we
leaving on the table by not having dedicated staffing
focused on grants? Lastly, please indicate if this work
would be duplicative of similar work being done by the
Housing Catalyst
10-Sep NCV Arndt 44.9
What is the overall staffing for grant writing across the City,
including functional area or department?
10-Sep ENV Pignataro 74.1
Could Offer 74.1- CDNS - Carbon Sequestration in Areas
Protected by the Land Use Cod e legitamately be funded
with Open Space Yes tax dollars?
10-Sep ENV Ohlson 37.12
In Offer 37.12 - Natural Areas - Bridge Replacements
please provide detail on how the Dry Creek Corridor bridge
is the sole responsibility of the Natural Areas.
10-Sep ENV Ohlson Various
How many staff FTE are currently directly involved in land
conservation efforts?
10-Sep ENV Francis 7.1
Why is the City paying the repair costs for a facility that only
benefits a few 'panel owners'
10-Sep N/A Francis Ongoing
Please provide a comparison of Ongoing Offers from 2023-
24 to 2025-26
10-Sep SAFE Canonico 10.3
Have the City looked into any possible funding for Cyber
Security needs from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs
Act (IIJA)?
10-Sep SAFE Ohlson 64.5
How many tickets have been written by Parks Rangers,
including the number of Class 3 e-bikes on the trail system
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