HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1988 0907 CC REG ITEM 11PJOHN PATRICK LANE
Mayor
ELOISE BROWN
Mayor Pro Tern
JOHN GALLOWAY
Councilmember
CLINT HARPER, Ph.D.
Councilmember
BERNARDO M. PEREZ
Council member
MAUREEN W. WALL
City Clerk
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
MOORPARK
MEMORANDUM
The Honorable City Council
Steven Kueny, City Manager
September 6, 1988
ITEM II. P.
STEVEN KUENY
City Manager
CHERYLJ.KANE
City Attorney
PATRICK RICHARDS, A.I.C.P.
Director of
Community Development
R. DENNIS DELZEIT
City Engineer
JOHN V. GILLESPIE
Chief of Police
Possible Uses of the Excess Proceeds of Taxes (P. 0. T. )
In June, 1988, the voters of Moorpark approved Measure C which
increased the City's Gann Limit for the four year period of 1986-87
through 1989-90. The Council subsequently established a Gann Fund to
account for the so-called excess proceeds of taxes (P. 0. T.) . The
Council previously received a report on the City's appropriation limit
in February, 1988. The Council has requested that the matter of
developing a plan for use of these funds be placed on the agenda for
consideration.
At the time of the February, 1988 report, the estimated excess P.O.T.
for the aforementioned four year period was $906, 37 4. As part of the
1988-89 budget review, this estimated amount was revised to $832,936.
The prlmary reason for this reduction was an increase in the actual
pre-Measure C Gann Limit which resulted primarily from higher growth
and inflationary rates in calculating the 1988-89 Limit.
The Council has appropriated about $111,000 of the Gann Funds as
follows:
1. $103,000 for additional 56 hour police unit for 1988-89.
2. $8,000 for downtown area law enforcement.
As a result of anticipated savings, about $36,000 of this amount is not
expected to be spent. The City has an estimated $757,936
unappropriated Gann Funds, including the estimated savings.
The measure enacted by the voters (Section 2) stated that the funds be
set aside 11 ••• to be used to maintain essential City services and to
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supplement the City's capital improvements budget for police, streets
and parks. 11 There are many potentially beneficial projects and
programs for which the funds can be used. (See Attachment "A" for a
list of possible uses). I recommend that a large portion of the funds,
as much as 75%, be set aside for future maintenance and capital needs.
Older more established cities have established capital project funds
for such needs. They generally try to set aside a portion of the
General Fund for such long term needs in order to supplement other
available sources. The City currently has an extimated $1. 4 Million
General Fund balance. The February, 1988 report also included
financial projections of both revenues and expenditures through
1991-92. Many capital and maintenance needs extend well beyond this
period. For example, Campus Park Drive, constructed in the late
19701s and early 19801s, and Tierra Rejada Road constructed since 1985,
will need to be resurfaced in the future. Even with the best
preventative maintenance programs, these, as well as other City
streets, need to be resurfaced about every fifteen ( 15) years. The
City Engineer states that as a general rule of thumb, streets ( other
than collector and major streets) should be slurry sealed about every
five ( 5) years, and collector and major streets resurfaced every
fifteen (15) years. As part of our 1988/89 work program, we hope to
complete a five-year street maintenance program and this can be
extended to project major costs for a longer period of time.
In summary, the City has many unfunded current and projected
needs. It is important to set priorities and to develop an annual
spending program for the Gann Funds. The availability of such funds
will probably be a one-time event and should be used for an
appropriate balance of short and long term purposes.
Staff Recommendation:
1. Consider possible uses of Gann Fund.
2. Direct Staff to return with additional information concerning
projection of revenue and expenditures for both street and
general purposes.
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Attachment
ATTACHMENT 'A'
Possible Uses for Gann Fund
1. Downtown Area Drainage In July, 1987, the City Engineer
estimated the City's share of drainage improvements in the Central
City area at $1. 9 Million. The City has budgeted $200,000 for
High Street drainage improvements in 1988/89 and committed to an
estimated $250,000 on Moorpark Avenue in conjunction with future
Cal Trans projects.
2. Downtown Area Street Improvements -No accurate estimate has been
developed. Improvements include both new installation and
replacement. The City Engineer's office did a very cursory
evaluation of areas requiring sidewalk and concomitant curb,
gutter and street paveout. The estimate was about $700,000 and
did not include reconstruction and replacement work.
3. Slurry seal and overlay program for all city streets on a periodic
basis.
4. Funding for City portion of Tierra Rejada Road widening east of
Spring Road until AOC and/or developer financing is available.
5. Funding for supplementing other available funds for landscaping of
parkways and other sites at various locations throughout the City.
6. Proposal for Intra-City Public Transit Services currently under
consideration by the Council.
7. City Hall Construction -It had been the goal to set aside $45,000
per year for this purpose. This was suspended in the 1987-88 and
1988-89 fiscal years.
8. Improvements for the Community Park and other park sites including
swimming pool and other possible facilities.
9. Truck Scales.
10. Establish reserve funds if City determines to become self-insured
for any of its insurance programs.
11. Undergrounding of utilities.
12. Development of City yard facilities.
13. Subsidized recreation programs.
14. Additional law enforcement and/or code enforcement activities.
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15. Affordable Housing activities.
16. Recycling and household hazardous waste programs.
17. Alternative to existing Highway 23 north of Los angeles Avenue
such as northerly extension of Spring Road to Broadway.
18. Grade separated railroad crossing.
19. Street improvements in Avenida Colonia and Nogales Street area.
20. Downtown area alley improvements.
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