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Home My WebLink AboutItem No. 04 - Fiscal Year 2024-25 Measure Z Budget Spending Plan4)Fiscal Year 2024-25 Measure Z Budget Spending Plan Approve the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Measure Z Budget Spending Plan. Page 1 of 3 REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL To:Honorable Chair and Members of the Measure Z Citizen Committee From:Jason Simpson, City Manager Prepared by:Brendan Rafferty, Assistant Administrative Services Director Date:June 12, 2024 Subject:Fiscal Year 2024-25 Measure Z Budget Spending Plan Recommendation Approve the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Measure Z Budget Spending Plan. Background On November 3, 2020, residents of the City of Lake Elsinore voted in favor of Measure Z, a locally controlled one-cent, or one percent, transaction and use tax to generate unrestricted general fund dollars to address City service, public safety, and local recovery needs. Measure Z is formally codified in Chapter 3.30 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code, available online on the City's website. The Measure Z Citizen Committee's primary role is to independently review and provide advice and guidance concerning the expenditure of Measure Z revenues. The Committee is tasked with meeting in a public forum at least twice each calendar year to ensure funding is being used consistent with the community's established goals and needs. Specifically, the Committee must annually review and report on the City's proposed and actual expenditure of proceeds generated by the transactions and use tax, along with reviewing the independent annual audit of those revenues and expenditures prepared by a Certified Public Accounting firm. The Committee's report shall then be submitted to the City Council for review and discussion at the next City Council meeting. Discussion Before the passage of Measure Z, the City engaged residents and businesses as part of its Let's Talk Lake Elsinore campaign to identify the community's needs. Based on this effort and the Measure Z Budget Plan FY 24-25 Page 2 of 3 1 2 2 5 recently completed Citizen Satisfaction Survey, residents identified the following spending priorities: •Provide quick responses to 911 emergencies •Address Homelessness •Fix streets and repair potholes •Keep public areas clean, healthy, and free of graffiti •Provide law enforcement services, including neighborhood patrols, crime prevention, investigations •Make improvements to Lake Elsinore's water quality, beaches, and recreational amenities •Prepare for public health emergencies, wildfires, natural disasters, and other large-scale emergencies •Improve economic development and attract new employers and businesses to Lake Elsinore •Revitalize outdated commercial areas of the City •Expand and improve the network of trails and bike lanes •Build a new library The City has identified Measure Z projects for the Fiscal Year 2024-25 as outlined in the attached Measure Z Budget Spending Plan based on the priorities identified by the community. As shown, staff estimated the City will have approximately $26.5 million in Measure Z funds for the Fiscal Year 2024-25. This amount includes fund balance, revenues, and investment earnings. Staff recommends allocating Measure Z funding to each of the following areas: FY2024-25 DESCRIPTION AMOUNT % SHARE Police Services $ 3,962,820 10.55% Fire Services 2,836,700 9.58% Animal Control 265,000 0.79% Emergency Services 384,600 1.16% Planning 1,266,050 3.06% Traffic Engineering 232,910 0.72% Homeless Services 1,824,260 5.42% Lake Management 1,697,020 5.74% Capital Projects 14,056,666 62.98% $ 26,526,026 100.00% While the City has made great strides toward maintaining our streets and roads recently, many of our local streets have not been repaired or resurfaced in more than 20 years. Many projects have been included to address the community's desire to pave roads, fix potholes, and repave our streets while completing deferred maintenance in the City's parks and other facilities. Measure Z Budget Plan FY 24-25 Page 3 of 3 1 2 2 5 In addition, funding has been included to help keep Lake Elsinore healthy, safe, clean, and well- maintained by adequately addressing homelessness and resolving public safety issues throughout the City. Fiscal Impact As outlined in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Measure Z Budget Spending Plan, the City Council will adopt the proposed expenditures as part of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Operating Budget and FY 2024-25 through 2028-29 Capital Improvement Project Budget. Attachments Attachment 1- Fiscal Year 2024-25 Measure Z Budget Spending Plan Administrative Services CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA SELECTED ANALYSIS OF PROGRAM & CAPITAL COSTS - MEASURE Z FY2024-25 PROPOSED BUDGET SPENDING PLAN DESCRIPTION FY24-25 MEASURE Z Fundbalance @ June 30,2024 9,482,026$ Estimated Revenues 16,794,000 Estimated Investment Earnings 250,000 Total Revenues 26,526,026 Expenditures by Department: General Government: Community Support Homeless - Staffing - Community Support Manager (50%) 123,130 Homeless - Staffing - Management Analyst (50%) 81,550 204,680 Public Safety: Police Services Measure Z - Service Increases Increased Patrol Hours 687,830 Dedicated Positions Increases 1,107,280 Accident Investigation Cars 799,040 Other Overtime Increases and others 283,880 2,878,030 Homeless Team Homeless - Staffing - 2 Community Patrol Offers 462,560 Homeless - Staffing - 1 Community Service Officer II 144,260 Other Overtime Increases and others 477,970 1,084,790 Fire Services Medic Squad Personnel - Station 10 Downtown 2,196,700 Quint #97 Replacement 640,000 2,836,700 Animal Services Field Services 265,000 Emergency Services Emergency Prepardness - Staffing - 1 Emergency Services Manage 264,140 Emergency Prepardness - Operations 120,460 384,600 Community Development: Planning General Plan Update 1,266,050 Code Enforcement Homeless - Staffing - 1 Code Enforcement Manager 316,210 Homeless - Staffing - 1 Code Enforcement Supervisor - 50% 90,240 Homeless - Staffing - 1 Code Enforcement Officer I position - Homeless - encampments, cleanup, etc. 250,000 656,450 Public Services: Engineering Traffic Engineering - Staffing - 1 City Traffic Engineer 232,910 Homeless: Emergency Housing - Street Outreach 352,150 Supportive Services 490,000 Repair & Maintenance 120,980 963,130 Lake Management Algae Harvesting 1,247,020 Algaecide 450,000 1,697,020 Total Operating Expenditures 12,469,360 REVENUES OPERATING & PROGRAM SPENDING PLAN Amphitheater 2,574,481 Annual Citywide Asphalt Maintenace Program 400,000 Annual Citywide Sidewalk Survey & Improvements 485,992 Auto Center Drive Bridge Retrofit 730,000 Broadway Tract Paving 140,852 Citywide Park IT Improvements 60,000 Gunnerson Street/Riverside Drive Intersection Traffic Signal Improvements 31,000 Highway Safety Improvements Cycle 9 168,105 Highway Safety Improvements Cycle 11 100,000 I-15/Franklin Street Interchange Improvements 1,010,000 I-15/Main Street Interchange Landscape Improvements 600,000 I-15/Nichols Road Interchange 5,000 Lakeshore Sidewalk Improvements 457,630 Main Street Pedestrian Safety Improvements & IT Improvements 2,433,031 Mountain & Avocado Way Tract Paving Rehabilitation 148,990 Murrieta Creek Regional Trail Connection 1,096,866 Railroad Canyon Road Safety Improvements 561,250 Special Needs Sports Park 1,000,000 Sportsplex 871,500 Spring Street Sidewalk 380,000 Terra Cotta Road Street Improvements 801,969 Total Capital Project Expenditures 14,056,666 Net Funding Available -$ CAPITAL PROJECT SPENDING PLAN