Fiscal Year 2013-2015 Special Budget Meeting

HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL Subject: Proposed FY 13-15 Proposed Policy Budget Date: June 21, 2013 Page 3 The first Senior Services Supervisor was in the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP), only involved grant funds, and took effect for both years of the budget. Due to staffing changes and sequestration, DHS requested to rescind this reduction and provide an alternate cost neutral grant reduction of a Senior Employment Coordinator instead— as described in Errata #4. A second Senior Services Supervisor in the Senior Companion/ Foster Grandparent program was proposed as General Purpose Fund reduction in Year 2 of the Mayor's Proposed Budget and would result in the loss of this grant program as these General Purpose Funds are needed to match and operate the program. This impact was described in the Errata dated May 23, 2013. Restoration would allow the Department of Human Services to maintain the program but is not yet restored. Housing 1) Provide clarification on the Affordable Housing Staff in Year 1 and Year 2. Errata #1, which was published on April 17, 2013, stated the following: o "The City anticipates up to S2.6 million in one-time revenues from the county. Those one-time funds can be used in the short term to secure and stabilize housing program staff in year one." o "When boomerang property tax hands stabilize, and new funds become available for appropriation, we can then supplement the one-time revenues and sustainably fiand housing staff by allocating 20% of those funds." It needs to be clarified that "triple flip" funds potentially received from the County will be used for affordable housing in year two, not year one. As such, if the Mayor's Proposed Policy Budget is adopted, there will be sufficient funds to cover affordable housing staff for both years. In addition, it should be noted that the Mayor wishes to revise the proposal to allocate boomerang property tax hands on an on-going basis from 20% to 20% - 25%. For more detailed information, please view the information memo in the following link: http://www2.oaklandnet.com/oakcal/groups/citvadministrator/dQcuments/agenda/oak041523 .pdf It should also be noted that the City Council took action to reduce the total amount potentially collected from the County for the "triple flip" and has a claim for these funds that needs to be resolved. Public Works 1) With respect to Graffiti Enforcement, provide how many permanent FTE positions could function with a potential $500,000 investment (as opposed to overtime and supply costs).