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CityCouncil | 2016-06-07 | 18 | Councilmember/Commissioner Daysog stated on the presentation the operating budget grows in the negative each year. The City Manager stated staff intends to close the gap when the 2-year budget is brought back in one year. Councilmember/Commissioner Oddie inquired whether $3 million is set aside for PERS smoothing; whether most of the expenses are due to PERS smoothing; and how $3 million will be allocated to PERS smoothing. The Finance Director responded in the affirmative; stated the City has to figure out how much money to draw from the $3 million for PERS smoothing in the next cycle. Councilmember/Commissioner Oddie inquired if there is still the possibility of a fee to cover rent expenses, the Utility Users Tax (UUT) and sales tax that staff will ask Council to approve, to which the Finance Director responded in the affirmative. Vice Mayor/Commissioner Matarrese inquired why the City is looking at new staff positions, which he feels compounds the problem; he will not support new staff positions, except for the Information Technology (IT) position because he feels the position can save the City money with coming into the new century in IT infrastructure. Mayor/Chair Spencer stated there should have been a separate meeting to discuss the issue separately instead of having it in one meeting; she did not approve it last time and will not be supporting it again. Councilmember/Commissioner Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if the estimates are conservative and the City has not factored in some revenues which have not come in yet, to which the Finance Director responded in the affirmative; continued the presentation. The Human Resources Director continued the presentation. Councilmember/Commissioner Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she agrees the parking lot items should be deferred to the fall. Mayor/Chair Spencer requested any motion be separated into three parts. Vice Mayor/Commissioner Matarrese stated that he would like the City to wait on the new positions until there is some clarity, because some big revenue ticket items are unknown at this time; compounding the PERS cost takes the fund balance down to 10%; the City needs to live within its means. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft moved adoption of the resolution approving and adopting the City of Alameda operating and capital budget mid-cycle update for FY 2016-17. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council and the Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission 4 June 7, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-06-07.pdf |