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Finance and Management Services <br />www.santa-ana.org/finance <br />Item # 26 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />March 15, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Early Direction for Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Cycle <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Early Direction for Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget Cycle <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Provide early budget direction to staff for the upcoming fiscal year. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The discussion for this agenda item is the City Council's opportunity to provide early <br />budget direction for FY 2022-23. The staff presentation will include, at a minimum, the <br />following topics: <br />• City -sponsored community events <br />• Cannabis Public Benefit Fund update and direction for allocations <br />• Miscellaneous Fees (cost recovery for City services benefiting individuals) <br />• Planned contribution to the Section 115 Trust for pension stabilization <br />• Updated 10-year outlook for the General Fund <br />• The next steps in the budget process <br />Staff is currently in the midst of preparing the draft budget for FY 2022-23. The City will <br />kick off an effort to gather public input for the budget during the Com-Link meeting <br />scheduled for March 24, 2022. Staff intends to launch the Balancing Act online tool to <br />gather public input throughout the budget process, as well as offer in -person <br />neighborhood meetings and a virtual option. <br />The Budget Calendar includes City Council budget workshops on the regular agendas of <br />May 3 and May 17, 2022. However, per the City Council's request, the Clerk of the <br />Council has identified May 12 and May 16, 2022 as potential dates for dedicated City <br />Council Budget Workshops outside of the regular agenda schedule. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact associated with this action. <br />City Council 26 — 1 3/15/2022 <br />