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• Advancing in Every Key Area: • Property Values are up (20%) • Increased Sales Tax (22% since 2011 in the Downtown) • Increased number of Business Licenses (8%) • Lower Unemployment rate (down from 10.7% to 8.2%)* • Reduction in crime (8% decrease) • Met our Reserves goal • City operating with a $14M surplus Success with Grants RECENT GRANT AWARDS Partnerships to Improve Community Health Memories of Migration Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Memory Lane Santa Ana River Park Site Active Transportation Program (ATP) Centers for Disease Control and $ 4,000,000 Prevention (CDC) National Institute for Museum and $ 495,000 Library Services Department of Justice $ 1,250.000 Housing and Community $ 1,030,800 Development- California California Transportation $ 3,300,000 Commission $10,075,800 • Fiscal Year 2015-16 Community Development Block Grant: • Estimated allocation for Non-profit Organizations: $340,000 FY 15-16 City Manager's Budget Message Thank You to the Santa Ana Community!!! • Mayor and City Council • Outstanding Leadership • Adoption of and continued implementation of Strategic Plan • Long-term vision • Adoption of one-year Forecast and four-year financial projection FY 15-16 City Manager's Budget Message • Innovation and Efficiency • Establishment of Receivership program to assist neighborhoods and allow for cost recovery of incurred legal fees and staff costs • Installation of 24-hour payment kiosk at City Hall • Online application for CDBG, ESG, building permits, and business license fees • Information Technology Assessment • Funding in the amount of $3.6M recommended through FY 14-15 surplus FY 15-16 General Fund Trial Budget • Presenting a Balanced Trial Budget of $222.2M • GF Budget Comparison FY 15-16 vs. FY 09-10 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 16 MARCH 17, 2015