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MEASURE X OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Committee Recommendations*Staff Response <br />1.Favor one-time spending from Measure X <br />revenue <br />Staff agrees. The proposed Measure X spending plan includes nearly $22 <br />million of one-time uses, or 24% of the spending plan. <br />2.Consider pilot programs to use <br />community-based professionals vs. sworn <br />officers to respond to non-violent calls, and <br />to seed economic development such as <br />community cooperatives <br />Staff agrees and will continue to recommend programs in which <br />professionals respond to non-criminal calls. The City contracts with City Net <br />for response. Business assistance was added to the budget at Midyear and <br />the City recently hired two economic development employees. The <br />proposed FY22-23 General Fund budget includes additional $1.5 million for <br />South Main Corridor improvements and business incubation. <br />3. Explore establishing a Measure X Sunset <br />Stabilization Fund <br />Staff supports. In addition to the General Fund Reserve, the City Council <br />could direct staff to set-aside money from the General Fund budget. <br />4. Prepare a long-term plan to prepare for <br />Measure X rate reduction <br />Staff agrees and utilizes a ten-year outlook for long-term planning. The City <br />refinanced pension debt to reduce future expenditures, and is focusing on <br />one-time spending with the growth of Measure X revenue. <br />5. Shift Measure X revenue to fixing streets.Staff agrees, as fixing streets will help meet the City’s maintenance of effort <br />obligation for M2 funding. Proposed FY22-23 General Fund budget for <br />public right-of-way is nearly $8.3 million,including $1.5 million for alleys. <br />*The full text is in attached Exhibit.19