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3 <br /> <br />Statement of expenditures funded by Measure Z <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The pie chart indicates that a total of 58% will be spent on public safety in Fiscal Year <br />13-14. The remaining 42% will fund libraries, parks, community development, <br />infrastructure improvements, repairs, maintenance and administration. The City’s Fiscal <br />Year budget, which ends on June 30, is currently balanced. <br />Impacts of Measure Z on local business competitiveness and the collection of <br />Sales Tax revenues <br /> <br />Sales tax revenue has increased since the inception of Measure Z. The upward trend <br />indicates that the City continues to receive its share of local consumer spending. In the <br />most recent Quarterly Report on Sales Tax and Business Activity (attached), San <br />Leandro base sales tax (without counting Measure Z revenue) has grown 5.9%, despite <br />the addition of Measure Z. <br />Measure Z public information and transparency efforts <br /> <br />Measure Z revenue has been highlighted each year in the City Council’s adopted <br />budget. In the recently adopted Biennial Budget Message, the following excerpt states: <br />The City would have faced even greater service reductions if not for the additional <br />revenue from Measure Z, the temporary, quarter cent sales tax measure approved by <br />over 60% of the voters in the November 2010 election. Measure Z’s passage generates <br />about $4,000,000 annually in additional revenue, allowing the City to maintain existing <br />service levels. The Measure Z ordinance expires in five years on March 31, 2018. <br /> <br /> <br />The abbreviations used in the pie chart are: <br />• PW (Public Works Department) <br />• RHS (Recreation and Human Services <br />Department) <br />• Gen Govt (General Government – City <br />Attorney, City Clerk, City Council, <br />Human Resources, Finance and City <br />Manager) <br />• Comm Dev (Community Development <br />Department) <br />• E&T (Engineering and Transportation) <br />• POB (Pension Obligation bonds) <br />• UUT (Utility Users Tax).