Fiscal Year 2013-2015 Special Budget Meeting

HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Subject: Proposed FY 13-15 Proposed Policy Budget Date: June?, 2013 " Page 10 particular vehicle is prohibited or if they fail to pay for the meter. Absent either condition. Parking Enforcement Officers do not have the authority to issue citations to individuals for failure to obtain an appropriate business/encroachment permit. Citations of individuals can be issued by sworn personnel. Mobile Food Vendors on Sidewalk: Enforcement of Encroachments in the right of way (Sidewalks) can occur via citation to the individuals. At this time, the only personnel authorized to issue these types of citations are sworn officers. Mobile Food Vendors on Private Property: Enforcement occurs via Code Enforcement action for operating a business without appropriate permit. Currently there is only one (1) zoning/code inspector working on all zoning violations and complaints Citywide. This encompasses a number of different activities, not just Mobile Food Vending. Enforcement actions are initiated on a complaint basis and to the extent possible staff diligently pursues abatement. For this type of violation, enforcement authority by code ceases once the violation is off the private property. At such, the issue would become a right of way enforcement action as discussed above. Housing 1) Is there a funding gap for Affordable Housing in Year 1? As some former redevelopment properties get sold, how can the City continue to fund affordable housing needs, and what other funds may come back to the City from real estate properties? To clarify, in Year 1, bond funds are covering staff costs, and there will be $2.1 million in HOME funds available for projects. There is not a funding gap, however, there is a significant reduction in the amount of funds available for Affordable Housing Projects. This amount will most likely only be sufficient for the rehabilitation of existing projects or gap financing. This would result in the potential loss of approximately 150 new units of affordable housing. Approval of the Proposal to allocate the "triple flip" funds for Year 1 would increase the amoimt of funding for projects and would possibly allow for the construction of new affordable housing units. With respect to Year 2, there is no funding to cover the staff costs, which are critical in the development and monitoring of affordable housing projects and as noted above, $2.1 million in HOME funds will be available for projects. If there is no, staff, the existing projects in the pipeline will not move forward in development, and as such, there would be no tnonitoring of the existing projects. Approval to allocate 20% of the "boomerang funds" (as noted in the Proposed Budget) would provide fimds to cover staff and additional funds for projects. While there are some Housing Assets/Properties to sell, the proceeds are one time funds and they are not a viable ongoing permanent source of funding for Affordable Housing staff and projects.