Fiscal Year 2013-2015 Special Budget Meeting

HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Subject: Proposed FY 13-15 Proposed Policy Budget Date: May 13,2013 Page 14 FUND FUND BALANCE FYE 12-13 FY 13-14 REPAY AMT FY 14-15 REPAY AMT FUND BALANCE FYE 14-15 PROJECTED ZERO BAL 1100 - Self-Insurance Fund ($21,171,561) $2,358,005 $2,279,555 ($16,534,001) FY 2021-22 1730 - Kaiser Convention Center ($2,910,991) $579,589 $579,589 ($1,751,813) FY 2017-18 4100 - Equipment Fund ($7,059,377) $1,352,480 $1,475,941 ($4,230,956) FY 2018-19 4400 - Facilities Fund ($22,455,376) $1,257,851 $2,168,796 ($19,028,729) FY 2018-19 4550 - Purchasing Fund ($445,288) $0 $0 ($445,288) FY 2018-19 TOTAL ($54,042,593) $5,547,925 $6,503,881 ($41,990,787) Community Services 1) Is the Community Services Director a filled position? Further describe this position. The Community Services Director position manages the division of Neighborhood Services, the Office of Parks & Recreation and the Department of Human Services. This position, while currently vacant, is proposed to be frozen. The projected savings is $233,294 for FY 2013-14 and $238,963 for FY 2014-15, which was used to balance the Proposed Budget. The duties will continue to be managed by an Assistant City Administrator. As background, a long-standing Council direction correctly identified opportunities to integrate and improve service delivery between the Library, Human Services and Parks & Recreation by looking at the increased efficiencies in these three areas. Based on this review, staff found areas where the City could strengthen its service delivery while enhancing cost-efficiencies. Based on that Council direction, the Administration created the Community Services Department, which includes Neighborhood Services, Parks & Recreation and Human Services. Subsequently, the position of Director of the Community Services Department was created. This position is charged with identifying and addressing community priorities, building and strengthening collaboration and teamwork within the department, and partnering with community organizations to effectively deliver programs and services. In addition, position will be charged with monitoring and evaluating the efficient and effectiveness of the department's organizational stmcture, staffing patterns, service levels and administrative systems. As noted above, this position is proposed to be frozen and to be continued to be absorbed by an Assistant City Administrator. 2) What is the subsidy to OUSD Academies and Vietnamese Centers? The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Academies provide Apprentice Job training in the areas of business, computers, health, engineering, communication, law and govemment, transportation, environment, bioscience, constmction, education, food, and the arts. The annual