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File Number: 14-387 <br />Participation in developing a revenue sustainability plan and strategy <br />On December 3, 2012, the City Council approved the five -member Committee consisting of <br />City leaders chosen from commercial and non-profit organizations. <br />The Measure Z Citizens Oversight Committee held several meetings, made several <br />recommendations and submitted its annual report. City staff supported the work of the <br />Committee by producing audited financial statements for each year that Measure Z taxes <br />were collected. These audits produced clean, unqualified opinions from the City's Certified <br />Public Accountants, independent auditor. These audits and budgets adopted by the City <br />Council received awards from the Government Finance Officers Association. <br />On September 16, 2013, the City Council approved the Measure Z Annual Report. <br />Analysis <br />Amounts of Transaction and Use Tax revenue generated by Measure Z <br />The adopted Budget approved on May 19, 2014 anticipates $4.45 million Measure Z revenue <br />for FY 2013-14. This represents an increase of 3.5% from the prior year. <br />Use of the tax revenue and the impact on the City operating budget including a <br />statement on the impact of the revenue in reducing the amount of cuts resulting from <br />addressing the budget shortfall <br />The Measure Z revenue is available for any legal expenditure by the City. In the context of <br />public safety, the annual revenue represents about 16.1 % of the police department's Fiscal <br />Year 13-14 budget, which is $27.6 million, and 22.3% of the fire department budget, which is <br />$20 million. Without Measure Z, the sworn police officers totaling 90 could be cut by as much <br />as 14 positions (if $4.45 million was removed from the police department budget). Similarly, <br />the fire department's 63 firefighters could be down 14 positions (if all $4.45 million was <br />eliminated from its budget). The ballot also indicated that Measure Z would sustain 9-1-1 <br />emergency response times, neighborhood police patrols, investigation and gang suppression <br />officers, library hours/programs, street and pothole repairs, youth after-school and senior <br />programs, and other general City services. The City preserved funding for these programs <br />and projects due to Measure Z. <br />Statement of expenditures funded by Measure Z <br />58% will be spent on public safety in Fiscal Year 14-15. The remaining 42% will fund libraries, <br />parks, community development, infrastructure improvements, repairs, maintenance and <br />administration. The City's Fiscal Year budget, which ends on June 30, is currently balanced. <br />Impacts of Measure Z on local business competitiveness and the collection of Sales <br />Tax revenues <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. San Leandro <br />base sales tax (without counting Measure Z revenue) has grown 19%, $196/capita to <br />$233/capita despite the addition of Measure Z. In contrast, Alameda County's sales tax is <br />$174/capita. <br />Measure Z public information and transparency efforts <br />Measure Z revenue has been highlighted each year in the City Council's adopted budget. In <br />City of San Leandro Page 2 Printed on 9/9/2014 <br />