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REPORT TO MEASURE Z CITIZENS COMMITTEE
To:Honorable Chair and Members of the Measure Z Citizens Committee
From:Jason Simpson, City Manager
Prepared by:Brendan Rafferty, Assistant Director of Administrative Services
Date:February 23, 2026
Subject: Update on Fiscal Year 2025-26 Measure Z Budget
Recommendation
Receive and file an update on the Fiscal Year 2025-26 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, transactions and use tax to generate unrestricted general
fund dollars to address City service, public safety, and local recovery needs. Measure Z will soon
be formally codified in Chapter 3.30 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code, which is 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 in a
manner consistent with the established goals and needs of the community. 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.
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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 ongoing
community opinion surveys, 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 network of trails and bike lanes
Build a new library
The City has identified Measure Z projects for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 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 $25.6 million in Measure Z funds for the Fiscal
Year 2025-26. This amount includes fund balance, revenues and investment earnings.
The table below is a summary of budgeted expenditures:
Expenditures to date are shown in Exhibit A. Most of the projects have not yet started or are in
design. Additionally, operating expenditures are transferred at the end of the year.
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Fiscal Impact
The expenditures as outlined in the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Measure Z Budget Spending Plan are
part of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Operating Budget and Fiscal Year 2025-26 to 2029-30
Capital Budget.
Attachments
Attachment 1 – Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance for
Measure Z
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA
SELECTED ANALYSIS OF PROGRAM & CAPITAL COSTS - MEASURE Z
FY2025-26 BUDGET SPENDING PLAN UPDATE
As of December 31, 2025
DESCRIPTION
Annual Amended
Budget Total Activity
Percentage of
Budget
Fundbalance @ June 30,2025 8,495,348$ 8,495,348$ 100%
Estimated Revenues 16,737,690 5,479,064 33%
Estimated Investment Earnings 350,000 120,898 35%
25,583,038$ 14,095,310$
Expenditures by Department:
General Government:
Lake and Community Operations
Homeless - Staffing - Assistant Director (50%)135,100 67,550 50%
Homeless - Staffing - Homeless and Housing Analyst 175,760 0%
Homeless - Staffing - Management Analyst (50%)87,730 43,865 50%
City Clerk
City Attorney
City Manager
Administrative Services
Finance
Human Resources
Public Safety:
Police Services
Measure Z - Service Increases
Increased Patrol Hours 2,226,300 1,113,150 50%
Dedicated Positions Increases 1,455,060 727,530 50%
Accident Investigation Cars 910,580 455,290 50%
Other Overtime Increases and others 127,810 63,905 50%
Homeless Team
Homeless - Staffing - 2 Community Patrol Offers 790,710 395,355 50%
Homeless - Staffing - 1 Community Service Officer II 164,390 82,195 50%
Other Overtime Increases and others
Fire Services
Medic Squad Personnel - Station 10 Downtown 2,612,590 1,306,295 50%
Quint #97 Replacement 640,000 0%
Animal Services
Field Services 290,000 145,000 50%
Emergency Services
Emergency Prepardness - Staffing - 1 Emergency Services Manager 278,780 139,390 50%
Emergency Prepardness - Operations 166,760 0%
Community Development:
Planning
General Plan Update 400,000 42,984 11%
Building & Safety
Code Enforcement
Homeless - Staffing - 1 Code Enforcement Manager 328,680 164,340 50%
Homeless - Staffing - 1 Code Enforcement Supervisor - 50%95,300 47,650 50%
Homeless - encampments, cleanup, etc.250,000 0%
Public Services:
Engineering
Traffic Engineering - Staffing - 1 City Traffic Engineer 150,600 75,300 50%
Homeless:
Emergency Housing
Street Outreach 272,580 0%
Supportive Services 340,000 0%
Repair & Maintenance 120,980 0%
Lake Management
Water Quality Control Projects 1,143,600 680,652 60%
REVENUES
OPERATING & PROGRAM SPENDING PLAN
13,163,310$ 5,550,451$ 42%
Amphitheater 7,900,000 958 0%
Annual Citywide Sidewalk Survey and Improvements 201,610 132,823 66%
Auto Center Bridge Drive Retrofit 350,000 30,154 9%
Broadway Tract Paving 197,090 3,856 2%
Downtown Main Street Parking and Landscape Improvements 160,000 159,336 100%
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations 14,970 0%
I-15 Franklin Street Interchange Improvements 510,000 969 0%
I-15/Main Street Interchange Landscape Improvement 1,542,560 8,194 1%
Lakeshore Sidewalk Improvements 745,320 603,925 81%
Mountain & Avocado Way Tract Paving Rehabilitation 5,000 0%
Murrieta Creek Regional Trail Connection 111,434 20,960 19%
Railroad Canyon Road Safety Improvements 500,000 0%
Spring Street Sidewalk 30,000 28,600 95%
Terra Cotta Road Street Improvements 151,744 8,194 5%
12,419,728$ 997,969$ 8%
Totals 25,583,038$ 6,548,420$ 26%
CAPITAL PROJECT SPENDING PLAN