Translate[Archived] Question #68: Provide the Preliminary Add/Delete List
Question:
Provide the Preliminary Add/Delete list
Response:
This memorandum summarizes the FY 2019 budget add/delete
items eligible for consideration in the Preliminary Add/Delete work session on
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 6:00 pm in City Council Chambers. City Council’s
eligible add/delete proposals are provided in Attachment 1.
In accordance with Resolution 2797 (adopted on November 14,
2017) on setting guidance for the FY 2019 budget process, a combined list of
all City Council budget proposals, technical adjustments from OMB, and City
Manager recommended changes is to be provided and discussed at the preliminary
add/delete work session. In order to be eligible for consideration, a proposal
must:
Contain information related to how the change advances the Council’s goals/priorities;
Contain information related to how the change impacts the performance of that program, service, or goal;
Have received the support of at least three of seven Council members (the original sponsor and two co-sponsors); and
Be accompanied by an add/delete spreadsheet prepared by the Council member or OMB in which the sum of the individual Council members’ adds and deletes, including the items originally sponsored by that member and those co-sponsored by that member, are in balance or produce a revenue surplus.
Affordable Housing CIP Funding: +$2,350,000
(Budget Question #4, #67)
This proposal
increases the meals tax 1 percent from 4 percent to 5 percent generating $4.75M
of additional revenue and reduces the $0.6 cent Real Estate Tax dedication for
affordable housing (-$2,400,000). This
proposal will provide an additional $2,950,000 for the creation of a new Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) project to fund the development, preservation and
rehabilitation of affordable housing to help achieve the Housing Master Plan’s
200-unit annual preservation/production goal.
Dedicated Affordable Housing CIP Funding:
+$4,750,000 (Budget Question #4, #67)
This proposal
increases the meals tax 1 percent from 4 percent to 5 percent generating $4.75M
of additional revenue for affordable housing. The proposal dedicates this
additional funding for the creation of a new Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
project to fund the development, preservation and rehabilitation of affordable
housing to help achieve the Housing Master Plan’s 200-unit annual
preservation/production goal.
Employment and Training Services for Older
Adults: +$41,000 (Budget Question #60)
This add/delete
proposal will provide $41,000 for a part-time Employment & Training
Specialist to provide employment and training services to older adults. This
expenditure increase will be funded with $41,000 savings achieved through a
6-month hiring delay of a new Technology Support Engineer III for the Emergency
Operations Center (Budget Question #47).
Transfer Public Private Partnership (P3)
funding to Contingent Reserves: $0
This add/delete proposal will transfer $75,000 from the City
Manager’s Office operating budget to Contingent Reserves until a more thorough
proposal of the position’s need, function and appropriate location has been
presented and discussed. The $100,000 of funding associated with this position
will remain in the CIP until the final determination is made.
Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Capabilities Contingency:
+$2,135,114
This add/delete proposal
will increase non-departmental contingent proposed by the City Manager to
address public safety recruitment and retention issues. This proposed add would
increase the contingent from $1,500,000 to a total of $3,635,114 utilizing
$712,309 in expenditure savings and $1,422,805 in additional revenues. A
detailing of each item is listed below.
- Revenue Re-Estimates: +$953,352 (Budget Question #61)
Revenue re-estimates developed by staff and summarized in Budget Memo #61 include a $953,352 increase in FY 2019 General Fund revenues based on actual FY 2018 billings and collections through March.
- Revenue Technical Adjustments:
+$27,125 (Budget Question #61)
As outlined in the Budget Question #61, a technical adjustment to the proposed Planning and Zoning increases results in a net increase of $27,125 in revenue associated with the proposed fee increases from the City Manager’s Proposed Budget. - Increase the Room Tax: +$275,000 (Budget Question #36)
This add/delete option would increase the room tax from $1.00 per night to $1.25 per night. The proposal utilized $275,000 for this item. The Office of Management and Budget calculates this increase will provide an additional $286,000 of revenue. - Increase Residential Parking Permits: +$117,328 (Budget Question #2)
This add/delete option would increase the residential parking permit fees for a one vehicle, second vehicles and three or more vehicles. The $10 fee increase for one vehicle would generate $60,733 and would increase the rate from $30 to $40. The $10 fee increase for the second vehicle would generate $23,545 and would increase the rate from $40 to $50. Finally, the $50 fee increase for more than two vehicles would generate $33,050 and would increase the rate from $100 to $150. - Fire Marshal Fees: +$50,000 (pending Budget Question #29)
This add/delete option would increase fees generated from Fire Marshal inspections by $50,000. - Expenditure Technical Adjustments: -$280,465 (Budget Question #61)
Since presenting the proposed budget, staff has identified expenditure adjustments for FY 2019 including increases and decreases not included in the proposed budget. These changes are summarized in Budget Memo #61 and total $419,535 and are offset by a $700,000 decrease in the WMATA operating subsidy, leaving $280,465 available for reallocation. - Reduce Police Overhires: -$281,844 (Budget Question #19)
This add/delete option would reduce the number of Police overhires from 17 to 13. The cost of one Police overhire position is $70,461 and this proposal would generate a total expenditure savings of $281,844. - Reduce General Contingency: -$150,000
This add/delete option would reduce the General Contingency from $150,000 to $0.
Renewable Energy Credits: +$81,000 (Budget
Question #55)
This proposal increases
the operating budget by $81,000 to provide funding to purchase Renewable Energy
Credits (RECs) that will allow the City to offset the equivalent of 100% of the
greenhouse gas emissions associated with the City’s current electric
consumption. This item will be funded by reducing $38,500 from the Patrick
Henry Recreation Center supplemental initiative (Budget Question #27) and defer
the Employee Engagement Survey to FY2020, creating a bi-annual cycle saving
$42,500 (Budget Question #65).
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1 – Combined
List of Preliminary Add/Delete Proposals