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WORK STUDY SESSION PROPOSED 1994-95 BUDGET City Manager David Ream explained the work study session would cover issues remaining from the Capital Improvement Plan discussion on May 2, an overview of the budget as a whole, and more detailed discussion of the General Fund. Capital Improvement Plan Issue Bin Items The City Manager discussed briefly the following items which had been raised by Councilmembers relative to the Proposed FY 94-95 Capital Improvement Program: Trees, King Street sidewalks, Heninger Park alleys, McFadden Avenue reconstruction, 17th Street medians (Cabrillo to Williams), First and Grand intersection improvements, 1st and Main improvements, traffic signal linkage to Fire Station No. 5, remnant parcels requiring landscaping along Interstate 5, Penn Way and Standard Avenue alignment, railroad track removal on Maple Street, designation of fourth recreational center as an "undetermined location," the City's joint venture with the Boys and Girls Club, and street light improvements. He indicated Councilmembers' suggestions had been incorporated into the Program where possible and that the Program was scheduled for adoption on June 20, along with the FY 94-95 budget. Budget Overview The City Manager summarized the major objectives of the FY 94-95 budget including but not limited to: maintaining the construction schedule for the Police Administration and Holding Facility, initiating construction of the Rosita Park Recreation Center, pursuing Federal designation as an Enterprise Community, beginning the environmental process for the widening of Grand Avenue, implementing an Artists Village project, continuing the Proactive Rental Inspection Program and eliminating deferred infrastructure maintenance, completing the first phase of the Westminster widening project, constructing a bird aviary at the Zoo, aggressively combatting graffiti, and continuing implementation of various internal City programs such as affirmative action, quality service, and improved voice and data systems. He noted the proposed FY 94-95 total annual budget of approximately $279 million, with a General Fund of more than $126 million, was 15% lower than FY 93-94. General Fund City Manager Ream explained that an approximately $13 million General Fund deficit had been covered by personnel cuts and administrative adjustments, shifting Code Enforcement costs to the Community Development Block Grant budget and tree and median maintenance costs to the Sanitation Enterprise fund, transfer of Workers Compensation funds into the General Fund, and sale of a reservoir. He indicated that if the City were further impacted by the State budget, or the economy continued to decline, a mid-year budget adjustment would be required. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 136 JUNE 6, 1994