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Budget Surplus Allocation Plan December 20, 2016 Page 4 Formal Implementation of items previously approved by Council of the unanticipated Triple Flip ($5,600,000): On September 20, 2016, the City Council unanimously approved the reduction of the assessment from the Water Enterprise Fund to the General Fund by $2,388,082 in fiscal year 2015-2016. Therefore, staff recommends a one-time augmentation of $2,388,082 to continue to provide general fund support of community services and programs related to the reduction in the General Fund assessment which is assessed to the General Fund in the amount of $2,388,082. Also on September 20, 2016, the City Council unanimously approved the establishment of general fund support for Graffiti Abatement Services in the amount of $1,200,000 utilizing projected surplus monies. Additionally, Staff also recommends to utilize FY 2015-16 Surplus Funding to continue the Graffiti Abatement program and appropriate $1,200,000 within the General Fund. On September 6, 2016, the Mayor and City Council approved resolution Declaring a Public Health and Safety Crisis Related to the Homeless and Urging the County of Orange to take Immediate Action to Provide Services to the Homeless at the Santa Ana Bus Terminal which the County of Orange both owns and operates. In response to this resolution, on September 20, 2016, the City Council approved an appropriation adjustment to implement the Civic Center Safety and Security Program in the amount of $731,836 from available FY 2015-16 surplus funding. As noted above, on May 19, 2015, the City Council approved a resolution financing the equipment, installation and partnership costs for the 800 MHz Communications System project. The third and final year of the one-time partnership costs were not financed at the time in order to reduce the City's interest cost related to the financing agreement. Staff recommends to fund the final portion of the payment due for FY 2017-18 by assigning available fund balance in the amount of $1,280,082. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item allows the City to meet Goal #1 - Community Safety, Objective 1 (modernize the Community Policing Philosophy to improve customer service, crime prevention and traffic/pedestrian/bicycle safety). Goal #2 — Youth, Education, Recreation, Objective #1 (ensure coordination among organizations serving Santa Ana's youth to optimize programs) and Objective #2 (expand youth programming). FISCAL IMPACT The appropriation adjustment will recognize and carry forward from Fiscal Year 2015-16 an available General Fund balance (account no. 01102002-50001) of $9,100,000 and appropriate to the Council Special Projects Fund (account no. 05005018-69011) and assigned general fund balances. Any amounts not assigned will remain in the unassigned account. 65F-4