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SUBJECT: <br />DATE: <br />PROPOSED 2016 BUDGET AND 2016 -2020 CIP <br />OCTOBER 26, 2015 <br />PAGE 9OF10 <br />Summary of Significant Budget Increases <br />Request <br />Increased Paving <br />Street Faire Support <br />1 FTE Park Technician III - Horticulturalist <br />Weed Control, including Contract Mow ing & Spraying ($50K), & Prescribed Fire ($10K) <br />Dow ntow n Flow ers & Lights Programs <br />0.75 FTE Sr Administrative Assistant to Police Chief (Combined w Property & Evidence Tech) <br />0.5 FTE Increase to make Ranger Naturalist position from half -time to full -time <br />Utility Rate Update (Consulting Services) <br />1 FTE (2 Seasonal Positions) to help maintain New Parks & Horticulture /Forestry <br />Contract Plan Review /Inspections <br />0.6 FTE Historic Preservation Intern <br />Agenda Management Software w Web Streaming & Email Outreach <br />0.25 FTE Property & Evidence Tech to manage Body Cam evidence (Combined w Sr. Admin) <br />City Manager's Office Intern <br />Reducing Water Fund Subsidy of Other Fund Operations from 50% to 25% <br />Total Ongoing Expenses <br />Dept <br />PW <br />ED <br />P &R <br />P &R <br />CMO <br />PD <br />P &R <br />PW <br />P &R <br />P &BS <br />P &BS <br />CMO <br />PD <br />CMO <br />All <br />Total Cost <br />(or Savings) <br />Recreation & Senior Center Expansion Consulting <br />Impact Fee Study Update <br />Phase I Work on Foundation of Austin - Niehoff House, Improvement Survey for Museum Complex <br />Citizen Survey (Conducted every 4 years) <br />Fireside or Old Tow n Neighborhood Ran- Consulting Services <br />Front Street Dow ntow n Alley Study - Consulting Services <br />Building Maintenance Tools (to do in -house w hat w as previously contracted out) <br />Fool heating system heat exchanger rebuild <br />Memory Square Pool Equipment Replacement & Wifi Access <br />Total One -Time Expenses <br />P &R <br />CMO <br />P &BS <br />CMO <br />P &BS <br />P &BS <br />PW <br />PW <br />P &R <br />1,500,000 <br />75,000 <br />63,428 <br />60,000 <br />50,000 <br />42,437 <br />33,370 <br />30,000 <br />25,230 <br />21,000 <br />20,152 <br />15,000 <br />14,604 <br />7,751 <br />1,957,971 <br />60,000 <br />50,000 <br />40,000 <br />35,000 <br />30,000 <br />20,000 <br />20,000 <br />12,500 <br />10,600 <br />278,100 <br />Department Requests For Which There Is Insufficient Funding <br />5 Additional Police Officers <br />Management Analyst <br />Property & Evidence Tech (Recommend 0.25 FTE & Combined w ith Sr. Admin) <br />0.5 FTE Sustainability Coordinator <br />Sr Admin Assist to Chief (Recommend 0.75 FTE & combined w ith Property & Evidence Tech) <br />Recreation Facility Technician <br />Communications and Social Media Coordinator (Half Time) <br />See additional Items noted in the "Cuts Included Since 9/15 In Proposed Budget...for Paving" <br />Total Requested But Not Recommended At This Time <br />PD <br />CMO <br />PD <br />PW <br />PD <br />P &R <br />CMO <br />All <br />337,227 <br />65,900 <br />43,811 <br />32,235 <br />14,146 <br />41,803 <br />31,200 <br />566,322 <br />Background <br />This is the fifth meeting since September 15th that Council has devoted to discuss and <br />consider public comments on the proposed 2016 Budget and 2016 -2020 Capital <br />Improvement Program (CIP). City Council will consider public comments during the <br />hearing (as well as comments from previous meetings) and give direction to staff on any <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />9 <br />