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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: November 18, 2013 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:13-579 ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number:10.E. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Lianne Marshall <br />Assistant City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:Staff Report for Council Ad Hoc Committee on Community Priorities and <br />Potential Revenue Measures <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that Council authorize the creation of an ad -hoc sub-committee in order to <br />guide the work of staff and consultants who will survey community priorities and the level of <br />support that may exist for potential revenue measures. <br />Background & Analysis <br />In November 2010, San Leandro voters authorized a 0.25% general transactions and use tax <br />(i.e. a quarter-cent sale tax), the proceeds of which have been dedicated to maintaining the <br />provision of local government services in San Leandro. This measure included a seven-year <br />sunset provision that is set to expire at the end of the 2017 calendar year. <br />Although the broader economy as well as the City’s general fund budget has improved since <br />the adoption of this measure in 2010, the City of San Leandro continues to face many <br />financial and operational challenges in the years ahead. Even with the increased revenues <br />associated with Measure Z, current projections indicate that the City faces an approximately <br />$2 million ongoing structural deficit at the conclusion of its current labor bargaining <br />agreements in 2015, as well as a growing backlog of unfunded roads, transportation, and <br />infrastructure needs that cannot be addressed within the City’s baseline budget . These <br />challenges are further compounded by ongoing local public safety and law enforcement <br />needs. When Measure Z expires, the City’s ongoing annual structural deficit will grow by an <br />additional approximately $4 million beginning in 2018. <br />As a result of the above factors, the City Manager recommends that an ad-hoc Council <br />subcommittee be formed in order to guide the work of staff and consultants who will provide <br />strategic planning, community surveying/polling and data analysis services. The results of this <br />work will assist the City in assessing current voter attitudes, priorities, and service needs, as <br />well as the potential willingness of the electorate to authorize additional revenue measure(s) <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/12/2013