DEPARTMENT: Office of Management and Budget
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Justina Tate
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
City Council Worksession on the FY 2018 Proposed Budget
SUMMARY:
Staff presentation on the FY 2018 Proposed Budget focusing on, but not limited to, the following City policies and initiatives:
A. Municipal Court
B. Parks & Recreation
C. Library
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The FY 2018 Proposed Budget was presented to the Mayor and City Council on August 10, 2017. The budget is balanced as required by law and reflects the City Council policy direction of budgeting through an equity lens. The Fiscal Year begins October 1.
Equity and equality are two strategies that can be used in budgeting. Equity aims to understand the needs of the community and fairly distribute resources. Equality involves ensuring all parts of the community get similar amounts of resources regardless of need. In the context of the proposed budget, decisions made through an equity lens matter because it determines how the City will allocate resources and set priorities to meet the social and economic needs of San Antonio residents. This Budget proposes an equity approach.
The FY 2018 Proposed Budget includes investments in streets, public safety, and neighborhood services that have the potential to make a significant difference in the quality of life of our community while maintaining a strong financial position.
A total of 10 City Council worksessions are scheduled prior to budget adoption on September 14 to present the budget in detail to the City Council. Since August 10 three budget worksession haven been held. During the August 15 worksession the proposed budget for the Transportation and Capital Improvements Department was presented. On August 16 the proposed budgets for the Fire and Police Departments were discussed and on August 17 the proposed City Debt Plan was presented to the City Council.
ISSUE:
A budget Worksession is scheduled for Wednesday, August 23 from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 PM at the Municipal Plaza “B” Room. At this session, the City Council will be presented with the FY 2018 Proposed Budgets for the Municipal Court, Parks & Recreation, and Library.
Municipal Court
The Proposed FY 2018 Budget for the Municipal Court includes funding from the General Fund, Restricted Funds, and Grants. Below is a summary of the funding and position counts that would be authorized by the FY 2018 Proposed Budget.
|
FUND |
FY 2018 PROPOSED BUDGET |
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS |
|
General Fund |
$11,396,180 |
122 |
|
Municipal Court Security Fund |
$503,284 |
7 |
|
Municipal Court Technology Fund |
$720,382 |
0 |
|
Municipal Court Juvenile Case Manager Fund |
$1,292,668 |
18 |
|
Grants |
$1,196,133 |
0 |
|
Total |
$15,108,647 |
147 |
The FY 2018 Proposed Budget includes a reduction of 2 positions in the Municipal Court Juvenile Case Manager Fund in the amount of $135,183. There is no impact to service delivery with this proposed reduction.
Parks & Recreation
The Proposed FY 2018 Budget for the Parks & Recreation Department includes funding from the General Fund, Restricted Funds, and Grants. Below is a summary of the funding and position counts that would be authorized by the FY 2018 Proposed Budget.
|
FUND |
FY 2018 PROPOSED BUDGET |
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS |
|
General Fund |
$50,951,750 |
439 |
|
Parks Environmental Fund |
$7,183,456 |
94 |
|
City Cemeteries Fund |
$199,686 |
1 |
|
Tree Canopy Preservation & Mitigation Fund |
$2,485,346 |
3 |
|
Parks 2015 Venues-Operating |
$3,054,963 |
0 |
|
Edwards Aquifer Land Acquisition 2015-Operating |
$10,705,900 |
0 |
|
Grants |
$1,480,963 |
0 |
|
Capital Projects |
$37,417,894 |
0 |
|
Total |
$113,479,958 |
537 |
The total Parks Development & Expansion 2015 Venue Projects FY 2018 Proposed Budget is $3,054,963, of which $1,404,898 is transferred to capital projects and $1,341,000 is transferred to the General Fund with the remaining $309,065 for collection of the sales tax. The total Edwards Aquifer Land Acquisition 2015 Venue Projects FY 2018 Proposed Budget is $10,705,900, of which $10,000,000 is transferred to capital projects and $312,544 is transferred to the General Fund with the remaining $393,356 for collection of the sales tax.
The FY 2018 Proposed Budget includes $776,480 for 7 positions and equipment for maintenance of additional acres, facilities, and parks, and for maintenance of 3.5 miles of greenway trails with 16 new acres including trail heads at Salado Creek and Leon Creek.
Library
The Proposed FY 2018 Budget for the San Antonio Public Library includes funding from the General Fund and Grants. Below is a summary of the funding and position counts that would be authorized by the FY 2018 Proposed Budget.
|
FUNDFY 2018 PROPOSED BUDGETAUTHORIZED POSITIONS |
|
|
|
General Fund |
$40,416,649 |
553 |
|
Grants |
$665,000 |
0 |
|
Total |
$41,081,649 |
553 |
The San Antonio Public Library currently maintains and operates 30 locations, including 27 full-service neighborhood branches, the Pruitt Library at Roosevelt High School, the Library Portal at the Briscoe Western Art Museum, and the Central Library. The FY 2018 Proposed Budget includes $450,000 of funding towards the purchase of new library resources including both digital and print content. This would provide San Antonio residents with 16,500 additional materials, increasing overall circulation by 82,500 while reducing wait times for high demand content.
The Proposed Budget also includes funding in the amount of $363,000 for upgrading furniture and to enhance space at Cody, Pan American and Thousand Oaks branch libraries and $1.1 Million is included for maintenance at several locations to include Landa, Semmes, and Forest Hills branch libraries.
ALTERNATIVES:
This item is a scheduled worksession for the FY 2018 Proposed Budget.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This presentation provides a briefing on the major initiatives within the Municipal Court, Parks & Recreation, and Library. The FY 2018 Budget is scheduled to be adopted by City Council on September 14, 2017.
RECOMMENDATION:
This item is a worksession for discussion of the FY 2018 Proposed Budget and is for briefing purposes only.