Budget Study Session – May 22, 2012 City of Merced Budget Study Session – May 22, 2012
City of Merced – A Municipal Corporation Entities That Make Up “City of Merced” – All Part of the 2012/2013 Proposed Budget City of Merced – A Municipal Corporation Public Financing and Economic Development Authority Parking Authority Tracked and accounted for in 180 plus funds
Services
Full Service City General area – 23 square miles 2009/2010 Assessed Value - $4.59 billion Airport – 5,903 foot runway – Can accommodate a Boeing 737 – 2 daily flights to Las Vegas, 2 daily flights to LAX California Welcome Center – 1 of 20 – Gateway to Yosemite
Full Service City Fire – 5 fire stations – 4,912 incidents & 4,949 inspections Housing – CDBG, HOME, HUD, BEGIN, HCD, NSP 1 & 3 – 37 rehabs, 22 purchases, 25 home loans Parks – 62 parks – 400 acres Police – 2 police stations – 4,474 arrests & 11,106 traffic violations
Full Service City Refuse – 51,000 Containers – 70 thousand tons removed annually Storm drains – 112 miles Street lights – 5,900 Street trees – 70,000 plus trees
Full Service City Streets – 325 center lane miles Traffic signals – 65 Visitors Center – 119,552 visitors in 2011 Wastewater – 250 miles of sewer lines – 12 mgd capacity - 12 sewer lift stations
Full Service City Water – 340 miles of water mains – 23 wells – currently provides about 24,000 acre feet of ground water annually – 7.82 billion gallons
2012/2013 Proposed Spending and Funding Plan
2012/2013 City Manager Proposed Funding Plan
Funding Plan – Non-Discretionary Revenue – 80% Some Examples: Federal, State or Local Grants Monthly fees for water, wastewater or refuse service Community Facility District fees Assessments for debt service Public Facilities Financing Fees
What Is Non-Discretionary Revenue Used For? Capital – 18th Street, G Street Undercrossing, Olive Avenue, 16th Street, Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion and upgrade, Airport Improvements, Park development, Highway 59 improvements, Water wells, Merced theatre restoration Operations – Housing, Water, Wastewater, Refuse and Assessments for Debt Service, Streets & streetlight maintenance, sub-division maintenance
Funding Plan – Discretionary Revenue – 20% Some Examples: Sales tax Property tax Vehicle in lieu
What Is Discretionary Revenue Used For? General Fund & Measure C Fund Police & Fire Parks Maintenance Development Services Recreation Airport Economic Development & Visitor Center City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Finance & Purchasing
2012/2013 City Manager Proposed Spending Plan
2012/2013City Manager Staffing Plan
Areas For Additional Information Discretionary: General Fund – Fund 001 Measure C Fund – Fund 061 Non-Discretionary 1. Streets and Streetlights Fund – Fund 022
General Fund
Sales and Use Tax
Property Tax
General Fund – Receipts Compared To High Year of 07/08 $39.46 $31.27
Measure C Fund $7.26 $4.83 $2.74
Measure C Fund – Receipts Compared To High Year Of 06/07
City of Merced – Gas Tax – Gap Between 4% Growth Factor and Projected Revenue