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File Number: 15-259 <br />1.13. Announcements <br />None. <br />2. DISCUSSION ITEMS <br />The City Manager Chris Zapata reviewed the importance of the work of the Facilities and <br />Transportation Committee in the development of the budget. <br />2.A. Discussion Regarding Budget Overview and Resources for CIP <br />Finance Director David Baum of the Finance Department gave an introduction on the <br />resources for the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP). Finance is determining revenues and <br />available fund balances. D. Baum explained the difference that Measure HH will make in <br />balancing the budget over the next 5 years. <br />D. Baum reviewed the fact that the positive budget balance and early Measure HH revenue <br />has allowed certain projects such as the Siempre Verde Park to be funded by the economic <br />uncertainty reserves (or unrestricted fund balance) from FY 14-15. He also indicated that <br />other projects may use unrestricted fund balances and therefore some of the budget <br />information may change as it relates to surplus amounts in FY 15-16 and FY 16-17. <br />D. Baum talked about the Historical General Fund Reserve and said that the City has not <br />been meeting its reserve guidelines, which is 20% unrestricted funds of what next years' <br />operating funds are. He asked the Committee Members to consider the guidelines and as <br />they go through the budget development, to possibly come up with a different guideline or <br />policy for the reserves. C. Zapata talked about how staff aggressively projected sales tax <br />revenue and the approval of the sales tax measure which will result in couple of year of <br />surplus. <br />2.13. Discussion Regarding the Capital Improvement Program <br />Keith Cooke, Acting Director of the Engineering & Transportation Department (E&T) gave a <br />brief overview of the CIP process. The E&T staff is looking into improving the process of <br />aligning projects with priorities, thereby allowing staff to be more consistent, objective and <br />strategic with ranking CIP projects. <br />C. Zapata commented that using criteria such as: Leverage, Exposure, Council Goals, <br />Efficiencies and Community Balance that will be integrated into the CIP process. <br />The Committee expressed their confusion with the Project Ranking process. Staff responded <br />to questions from the Committee regarding the ranking process. C. Zapata assured the <br />Committee that every process can be made better. The election, a firm budget schedule, and <br />Measure HH, are factors that have shaped the process this year and will help us develop a <br />ranking program for the future. <br />Nick Thom, Acting City Engineer of the E&T reviewed the prioritized list of projects that are <br />City of San Leandro Page 2 Printed on 4/28/2015 <br />