DEPARTMENT: Office of Management and Budget
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Maria Villagomez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
City Council Worksession on the FY 2016 Proposed Budget
SUMMARY:
Staff presentation on the FY 2016 Proposed Budget focusing on, but not limited to, the following City Departments:
A. Airport
B. Code Enforcement
C. Development Services
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The FY 2016 Proposed Budget was presented to the Mayor and City Council on August 6, 2015. The FY 2016 Proposed Budget reflects City Council policy direction and community priorities. The Budget decreases the City’s property tax rate, increases funding to streets and sidewalks, and maintains public safety spending below 66% of the General Fund. Additionally, budgeted financial reserves are maintained at 15% of General Fund revenues. The budget proposal does not recommend any layoffs of uniform or civilian employees.
The Proposed Consolidated Annual Budget, comprised of all funds excluding transfers, totals $2.5 billion. The General Fund budget is $1.1 billion; restricted funds, including Aviation, Development Services, and Solid Waste, total $780 million; and the FY 2016 Capital Budget is $670 million.
Following the presentation of the proposed budget a series of city council budget worksessions are scheduled from August 11 to September 9. At these sessions City staff will review the budget proposals with the Mayor and City Council in detail. The budget is scheduled to be adopted on September 10 for the City’s fiscal year that begins on October 1.
ISSUE:
A budget Worksession is scheduled for Wednesday, August 19, 2015 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 2016 Proposed Budget for Aviation and the Code and Development Services Department.
Aviation Department
The Aviation Department’s FY 2016 Proposed Budget is operated as an enterprise system, principally funded by the following funds, Aviation Operation and Maintenance Fund, and other Restricted Funds. Below is a summary of the funding and position counts that would be authorized by the FY 2016 Proposed Budget.
|
FUND |
FY 2016 PROPOSED BUDGET |
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS |
|
Aviation Operation and Maintenance Fund |
$92,445,213 |
468 |
|
Passenger Facility Charge Fund |
16,659,554 |
0 |
|
Customer Facility Charge Fund |
21,573,012 |
0 |
|
Grants |
480,390 |
0 |
|
Capital Projects |
108,163,579 |
0 |
|
Total |
$239,321,748 |
468 |
The San Antonio Airport System is comprised of the San Antonio International Airport and Stinson Municipal Airport facilities. The San Antonio International Airport serves as a gateway for residents and visitors who are conducting business, visiting other locations or enjoying our City as a leisure or business destination. The mission of the Aviation Department is to innovatively manage our airports to provide a positive customer experience while supporting economic development.
The Airport Operations & Maintenance Fund is an enterprise fund that supports airport operations and debt service expenses entirely through user fees paid by airlines, passengers and other tenants who use the airport. Airline related revenues include commercial aircraft landing fees, areas in the airport terminal building leased for ticket counters, office space, and passenger gate waiting areas and aircraft parking areas. Examples of non-airline revenues generated by the airport include parking fees, rental car fees, airport food, beverage, and retail concessions, and lease of other airport buildings and property for uses including aircraft maintenance, flight instruction, and hangars.
The Aviation Operation and Maintenance Fund FY 2016 Proposed Budget includes $420,994 in improvements and adds ten positions to provide resources for operations, planning, development and to provide 24/7 coverage of maintenance at facilities. The FY 2016 program change details are included in Attachment I.
Code Enforcement and Development Services
The Development Services Department is responsible for protecting the health, safety, and quality of life of the citizens of San Antonio through regulation of land and building development and through enforcement of property maintenance and quality of life related codes. The department assists customers through the development process including reviewing, permitting, inspecting and granting authority to develop land and occupy buildings within the City. The department is responsible for zoning administration, subdivision administration, building-related code administration, landscaping, tree preservation, sign regulation, and development review of drainage and traffic infrastructure. These areas of Development Services are funded through an enterprise fund that was created in FY 2007. As such, development revenues are used to support development-related expenses.
In addition to facilitating the development process, the department manages programs to help ensure minimum quality of life standards on areas such as maintenance of property, dangerous structures, and graffiti. These Code Enforcement Services are funded through the General Fund.
Below is a summary of Development Services Department’s funding and position counts that would be authorized in the FY 2016 Proposed Budget.
|
FUND |
FY 2016 PROPOSED BUDGET |
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS |
|
Development Services Fund |
$32,250,701 |
248 |
|
General Fund (Code Enforcement Services) |
14,478,535 |
143 |
|
Community Development Block Grant (Code Enforcement Services) |
187,749 |
3 |
|
Capital Projects |
3,629,287 |
0 |
|
Total |
$50,546,272 |
394 |
The FY 2016 Proposed Budget for Code Enforcement includes a mandate in the amount of $24,866 to provide code enforcement and abatement services for the City South Annexation.
The FY 2016 program change details are included in Attachment II.
The FY 2016 Proposed Budget for Development services includes $1,131,635 in improvements and adds 5 positions to provide support for the new software system and to more efficiently scan building plans. In addition, the FY 2016 Proposed Budget provides funding for the implementation of a comprehensive development and code enforcement software system and to expand after-hour plan review services for fire systems permits. The FY 2016 program change details are included in Attachment III.
Also included in the Development Services Fund are additional revenues in the amount of approximately $160,499 for changes to the Zoning Application Fee and a new After-Hour Plan Review Fee. The FY 2016 Revenue detail is included in Attachment IV.
ALTERNATIVES:
This item is a scheduled worksession for the FY 2016 Proposed Budget.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This presentation provides a briefing on the major initiatives within Aviation and the Code and Development Services Department. The FY 2016 Budget is scheduled to be adopted by City Council on September 10, 2015.
RECOMMENDATION:
This item is a worksession for discussion of the FY 2016 Proposed Budget and is for briefing purposes only.