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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO MEMORANDUM DATE: March 14, 1996 TO: City Council FROM: City Council Finance Committee (Councilmembers Loeffler and Polvorosa and Mayor Corbett) SUBJECT: Finance Committee Recommendations - 1996-97 Budget Strategies Attached you will find the City Council Finance Committee's recommended Budget Strategies for the 1996-97 City Budget. These strategies have been developed as the recommended policy foundation for the preparation of next fiscal year's City budget. The City Council is scheduled to review the recommendations and approve the Budget Strategies on March 18, 1996. The recommendations cover a majority of the financial issues identified in the Mid -Year Budget Report and by the City Council. The evolving nature of five issues requires further evaluation by the Finance Committee. A modification to the City Council's normal budget process is recommended for this year. It would allow the Finance Committee to meet in the next two weeks and then present more specific recommendations to the City Council on the following issues: 1. Downtown/business economic development support for partnership elements between the City, Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Business Association and other business groups. Joint promotional opportunities such as the farmers' market, festivals and a temporary ice rink will be further reviewed and refined, 2. Expansion of youth program elements and funding including programs, activities and educational opportunities. Options to be explored include intern programs, playground and anti -gang programs, homework centers and camp, sport and family activities, 3. Federal CDBG allocation reductions and potential impacts on the general fund, 4. Potential reallocation of City capital improvement savings to the school districts for library automation and access to the City's library, 5. Further review of the proposed capital improvement project list and recommendation for project funding in 1996-97.