2026-10-19 - Budget, Finance & Governance Committee

>> Councilmember Cramerding: AL RIGHT, WELCOME TO YOUR BUDGET, FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, THE JOINING ME ARE THE DAIS ARE FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE ETHAN HALL, TO MY LEFT COUNCIL MEMBERS JAMES, WALSH AND OWENS, ON MY RIGHT IS COUNCILMEMBER SCOTTY JOHNSON, AND ANNA ALBI. IT'S VICE CHAIR IS COUNCILMEMBER EVAN NOLAN, I AM JEFF CRAMERDING, JOINING OWS THE DAIS ARE DIRECTOR WEBB, DR. DUDAS AND SOLICITOR SWIM. TO THE CLERK DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS TODAY? >> NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SO. >> Councilmember Cramerding: AL RIGHT. WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS SO TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE TWO PARTS, THE FIRST WILL BE A PRESENTATION ON THE CARRYOVER, THE CLOSE OUT OF THE CITY OPERATING BUDGET. DR. DUDAS AND DIRECTOR WEBB WILL BE PRESENTING. AND AFTER THAT WE'LL GO RIGHT TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA WHICH WILL BECOME PAIRTIVELY BRIEF. DR. DUDAS WILL YOU DO IT FROM THE FRONT OR DO IT FROM THERE, I HAVE NO PREFERENCE. LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE FRONT FOR THIS PRESENTATION ON THE 2027 CARRYOVER. VICE MAYOR KEARNEY IS JOINED US ON THE DAIS AS WELL. DR. DUDAS, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> Dr. Dudas: TO THE CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY IS CARRYOVER DAY. AS WE CALL AS WE CALL IT. THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT INCLUDE THE YEAR END REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND THEN THE CARRYOVER REPORT AS WELL AS THE ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT THE STABILIZATION FUNDS POLICY AND THE WAIVER. AND SO THE THE WALK THROUGH THE CLOSE OUT PROCESS, WHERE THINGS ENDED AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR AND WHAT YOU WILL AND WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN TESTIMONIES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DIRECTOR WEBB FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL SLIDES AND THEN I'LL PICK UP MIDWAY THROUGH. >> THANK YOU, DR. DUDAS. GOOD AFTERNOON TO THE CHAIR, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. FIRST HERE WE'LL START BOTTOM LINE UP FROND. FISCAL YEAR 2026 CARRYOVER AMOUNT WAS $3.23.2 MILLION IT RESULTS FROM REVENUES EXCEEDING ESTIMATES, EXPENDITURES SAVINGS, PRIOR YEAR CARRYOVER, TRANSFERS AND PRIOR YEAR CANCELLED ENCUMBERANCES, $5.8 MILLION MILLION OF THAT REPRESENTS THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 CARRYOVER BALANCE. REVENUES OVER ESTIMATES IS $7.6 MILLION, A 1.2 VARIANCE TO PLAN. EXPENDITURES UNDER ESTIMATES 6.8 MEDICALS, A 1.1% VARIANCE AND PRIOR YEAR ENCUMBERANCES ACCOUNT FOR THE FINAL $3 MILLION. THESE ARE THE ACCOUNT BALANCES AT YEAR END BEFORE TRANSFERS ANNUAL REVENUE $610 MILLION A SHADE UNDER LAST YEARS WHICH INCLUDED ARPA REVENUES SO, WORKING CAPITAL RESERVE, GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT, ECONOMIC DOWN TURN RESERVE AND FINAL NUMBER AT THE BOTTOM. $23.2 MILLION WHICH IS INCLUSIVE OF THE PRIOR YEAR CARRYOVER. THE CHART OF THE HISTORY RESERVES HISTORY SINCE 2018, THE RESERVES ENDED AT A VERY SIMILAR PLACE TO LAST YEAR, SO WE'RE STILL AT A 2.4 TIMES GROWTH SINCE 2018. IT IS WHAT WE LOOK LIKE AFTER TRANS FIRST, CAN YOU SEE THE GROWTH FOR SEVERAL USERS AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STABILIZATION FUNDS POLICY. WHERE WE HIT THE POLICY TARGET IN 2022, INCREASE THAT HAD POLICY TARGET LAST YEAR AND HAVE MAINTAINED APPROPRIATE LEVEL THIS YEAR. THIS IS A VISUAL WALK THROUGH OF THE POLICY SO WE START WITH OUR YEAR END SURPLUS WHICH I JUST DETAILED AND WE REPLACE ANY STABILIZATION FUNDS THAT WERE UTILIZED DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR THEN WE RETAIN ONE AND A HALF PERCENT AS GENERAL FUND CARRYOVER. AND THEN WE TOP OFF OUR GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY. ANY REMAINING SURE POLICE IS SPLIT 34% TO THE ECONOMIC DOWN TURN RESERVE TO TOP THAT OFF AS NEEDED, 33% TO THE WORKING CAPITAL RESERVE TO TOP OFF AS NEEDED AND THEN THE REMAINING 33% SPLIT SEVERAL WAYS 50% UP TO $5 MILLION GOES TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND, 33% UP TO 2 MILLION GOES TOWARD THE UNFUND PENSION OBLIGATION, 8 AND A HALF% UP TO $500,000 GOES TO THE OPERATING BUDGET CONTINGENCIES. AND 8 AND A HALF% UP TO $500,000 GOES TO SPECIAL EVENT SUPPORT. AND ANY ADDITIONAL SURPLUS REMAINING IS SPLIT 50/50 BETWEEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL PROJECT RESERVES AND HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL PROJECT RESERVES. THAT WAS A VISUAL. THIS THE FISCAL APPLICATION AND WE START WITH OUR 23.2 MILLION. BACK OUT THE PRIOR YEAR CARRYOVER OF 9.2. WHEN AT THE COMES TO THE TRANSFERS TO RESERVES, THE ONLY THING THAT WAS NEEDED WAS A LITTLE OVER 2.9 MILLION TO THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT. THIS WAS $1.9 MILLION THAT WAS UTILIZED DURING THE YEAR FOR WINTER OPERATIONS AND 1 MILLION USED FOR FLOOD RELIEF. SO AFTER WE PUT THAT BACK WE RUN THROUGH THE MODIFIED WATERFALL ALL THOSE BUCKETS HIT THEIR MAX, $2 MILLION TO THE PENSION, 5 MILLION AFFORDABLE HOUSING, $500,000 TO SPECIAL EVENT SUPPORT AND OPERATING CONTINGENCIES. THAT LEAVES US WITH 3.08 MILLION. SO WE HAVE 1.54 MILLION EACH GOING TO THE HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL PROJECT RESERVE AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL PROJECT RESERVE. SO A COUPLE POINTS I WANTED TO HIT FOR YOU TODAY. REMAINING ARPA PLANS WERE OBLIGATED IN 2025, SO THERE WAS NO ARP REVENUE RECOGNIZED IN 2026. IN PRIOR YEARS WE INCLUDED THAT NEURO SO THIS REDUCTION WAS SETOFF WITH ORGANIC GROWTH OF REVENUES AND RESULTED ULTIMATELY IN A PRETTY FLAT TOP LINE GENERAL FUND REVENUES IN FISCAL YEAR 2026 COMPARED TO 25. AS A RULE NO INCREMENTAL CARRYOVER DOLLARS ARE NEEDED TO TOP OFF THE ACCOUNTS IN FISCAL 2026 CLOSE OUT. I LOOK IT BALANCES AFTER TRANSFERS LAST YEAR COMPARED TO THIS YEAR, YOU SEE THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS STAYING PRETTY FLAT THERE FROM YEAR TO YEAR WITH 610 AND A HALF MILLION OF REVENUE LAST YEAR, 609.9 LAST YEAR SO THINGS STAYED PRETTY FLAT. >> THANK YOU, SO THESE NEXT SLIDES WE'LL JUST KIND OF REITERATE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT DIRECTOR WEB HAS ALREADY MENTIONED AND SET THE STAGE FOR THE AMOUNTS GOING INTO RESERVES AS WELL AS POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS. SO AS DIRECTOR WEB INDICATED, WE ARE REPLENISHING THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT OTHERWISE KNOWN AS RESERVE FOR WEATHER EVENTS, OTHER EMERGENCY AND ONE TIME NEEDS. THAT'S $2.9 MILLION MILLION DOLLARS, WE DID USE $1.9 MILLION IN THE FINAL ADJUSTMENT ORDINANCE IN MAY TO COVER WINTER OPERATION NEEDS THAT INCLUDED THE BONUS PAY OVER TIME, FLEET REPAIRS, REIMBURSEMENTS FOR OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS WHO CONTRIBUTED AS WELL AS ICE CONTROL EXPENSES AND THE INSTALLATION OF WEATHER STATIONS. THIS PAST AUGUST $1 MILLION WAS UTILIZED FROM THAT WEATHER RESERVE FOR SUPPLEMENTAL EMERGENCY FLOOD RELIEF, SO, THIS THE CARRYOVER ORDINANCE WILL REPLENISH BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS BRINGING THAT WEATHER RESERVE BACK TO ITS POLICY AMOUNT. THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT THIS IS THE $500,000 THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR OPERATING NEEDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR. SO THE ORDINANCE WILL MOVE THESE TO THE RESERVE ACCOUNT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS CITY COUNCIL PROVIDES DIRECTION ON IT'S USE OF THOSE FUNDS. KEEP IN MIND THAT BECAUSE THIS CARRYOVER DOLLARS THESE SHOULD BE UTILIZED FOR ONE TIME OPERATING EXPENSE NEEDS. SIMILARLY $500,000 WILL GO TO THE SPECIAL EVENTS SUPPORT ARE SERVE ACCOUNT, SIMILARLY THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE THAT THE COUNCIL PROVIDES DIRECTION ON ITS USE. THE SPECIAL EVENT SUPPORT WAS SET UP TO FOR SPENDING THAT WOULD ENHANCE THE VIBRANCY OF THE CITY AND GENERATE A POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT. THE LAST TWO BUCK E AT THE BOTTOM OF WONDERFUL, THE FIRST IS STRUCK YOU CAN AND CAPITAL RESERVE SO THAT REMAINING AMOUNT IS JUST OVER $1.5 MILLION. ONCE AGAIN THAT WILL AWAIT COUNCIL DIRECTION ON THE UTILIZATION OF THOSE FUNDS THIS PARTICULAR RESERVE WAS SET UP FOR ONE TIME EXPENDITURES OF A CAPITAL NATURE FOR CITY OWNED AS SETS WHICH COULD INCLUDE INFRASTRUCTURE, FLEET, OTHER EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, AND TECHNOLOGY. AND THEN ALSO AT THE BOTTOM OF WATERFALL IS THE SPLIT HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT RESERVE SO THAT RECEIVES THE OTHER HALF, 1.5 MILLION TOTAL. THIS WILL ALSO AWAIT COUNCIL DIRECTION. THIS WAS SET UP FOR CAPITAL OR PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN SUPPORT OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WE'LL OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS. >> Councilmember Nolan: THANK YOU, CHAIR. THANK YOU DR. DUDAS AND DIRECTOR WEBB. AT THE BEGINNING OF PRESENTATION, I'M FLIPPING BACK HERE, ON THE FIRST SLIDE IT SAID FISCAL YEAR 2025 GENERAL FUND CARRYOVER. 5.8. I'M CURIOUS WHAT IS THAT AND HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO THE NUMBER ON THE NEXT SLIDE THAT SAYS GENERAL FUND CARRYOVER BALANCE INCLUDING 9.2 MILLION? >> SURE, ON THE GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION HERE THE THIRD ITEM OVER THE GENERAL FUND CARRYOVER OUR 17% IS MADE UP OF FOUR DIFFERENT ITEMS, ONE OF THOSE IS RETAINING ONE AND A HALF% OF THE PRIOR YEAR OPERATING REVENUES IN THE CARRYOVER BALANCE. SO THAT ONE AND A HALF% IS 9.2, THE TOTAL. AND AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR THERE WAS 5.8 OF THAT ESSENTIALLY 9.2 REMAINING IN CASH THAT WENT THROUGH TO THE BOTTOM. SO ESSENTIALLY THE ENTIRE 9.2. >> Councilmember Nolan: THE 5.8 IS WHAT'S LEFT OF THE 9.2 OF THE PRIOR YEAR. >> AND THEN IT IS REFILLED THROUGH THE WATERFALL WATERFALL MECHANISM. >> Councilmember Nolan: THANK YOU, THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION. >> Vice Mayor Kearney: THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THIS. SO, THE MAYOR PUT IN $1 MILLION FOR THE EMERGENCY FLOOD FUND AND THEN COUNCIL PUT IN 1 MILLION FROM OUR WEATHERIZATION RESERVE. IS ANY OF THAT MONEY LEFT, AND IF SO IS IT INCLUDED WITH THESE FUNDS? >> >> Dr. Dudas: TO THE CHAIR, TO THE VICE MAYOR, THERE WAS ONE MILLION DOLLARS COUNCIL WITHDREW ONE MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE WEALTHER RESERVE FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL EMERGENCY FLOOD RELIEF THAT WENT TO DORAS, DORS HAS BEEN PROCESSING APPLICATIONS. I DON'T HAVE A EXACT TOTAL YET. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING THROUGH CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE IS THAT DORS EXPECTS TO E TO EXPEND THE FULL MILLION DOLLARS THAT THEY -- AND THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE CLAIMS IN EXCESS OF THAT, APPROXIMATELY 3, $350,000. I DON'T HAVE A EXACT NUMBER I THINK THERE IS STILL VERIFYING APPLICATIONS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS ONCE THEY HAVE THAT RECONCILIATION THEY WILL PROVIDE THAT TO THE MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THEN WE WILL LIKELY COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THAT REMAINING AMOUNT. >> Vice Mayor Kearney: THANK YOU. THE OTHER I WILL JUST MAKE A COMMENT BECAUSE WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO DISCUSS IT NEXT WEEK. BUT FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE BUCKET WHICH IS WHAT WE ALLOCATE AND WE HAVE ALL OF IT GOING TO CAP TALL. I JUST WANT US TO CONSIDER HAVING SOME OF THAT TO BE ALLOWED FOR OPERATIONS. EARLIER WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR MORE RENTAL ASSISTANCE THAT WILL HAPPEN IN JANUARY, AT SOME POINT IN JANUARY IF WE'RE STILL ON OUR SAME SCHEDULE OF ABOUT $100,000 A MONTH GOING TOWARD RENTAL ASSISTANCE. AND SO I THINK REALLY COUNCIL NEEDS SOME DISCRETION WITH THAT BOTTOM OF THE WATERFALL TO SAY WE CAN PUT SOME TOWARD OPERATIONS. LAST YEAR WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT DISCRETION WE SAID ALL CAPITAL AND SO ONE OF THE GROCERY STORES FOR EXAMPLE NEEDED SOME OPERATIONS FUND. WE DIDN'T HE OWE WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO DO THAT SO WE GAVE THEM CAPITAL AND THEY COULDN'T USE IT. SO JUST TO PREVENT THAT KIND OF SITUATION WHERE OUR HANDS ARE TIED. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A LITTLE LEEWAY. I KNOW WE KNOW THE CAPITAL NEEDS ARE HUGE AND WE NEED THAT BUT WE SHOULD HAVE A LITTLE FLEXIBILITY SO THAT WE CAN ALLOCATE SOME TO OPERATIONS AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE. WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT NEXT. I FILED A MOTION AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT I. WANTED TO THROW IT OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT. >> Councilmember Cramerding: THANK YOU. >> Councilmember Walsh: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. JUST I APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION, NO DIRECT QUESTION. I DO WANT AS TO CALL OUT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 CARRYOVER AMOUNT WE, THIS IS FOR THE BUDGET THAT WE INITIALLY PROJECTED A $10.2 BILLION DEFICIT WITHIN. SO TO COME OUT WITH $23.2 MILLION MILLION DOLLAR SURE POLICE, THERE WERE CUTS THAT WERE MADE THAT CANNOT BE RESTORED WITH THIS SURE POLICE, THAT'S ALL I APPRECIATE THIS APPRECIATION. PRESENTATION. >> Councilmember Cramerding: THANK YOU. THANK YOU DR. DUDAS AND DIRECTOR WEB. SO A FEW NOTES ON THE CARRYOVER PROCESS, YES, WE WILL DISCUSS ANY MOTION, ANY CHANGES OF THE WATERFALL WATERFALL I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. MY PLAN IS AS FAR AS ACTUALLY SPENDING THE MONEY IS PUT FOR THE TIME LINE IDEALLY LATER THIS WEEK. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS LOOKING TO SEE WITH THEIR ARE RECOMMENDATION OR NOT I WOULD LIKE TO GET MOVING QUICKLY ON THAT. AND SO IDEALLY THIS WEEK WILL BE A TIME LINE FOR EVERYBODY WHETHER WE WANT I ASSUME WE WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE COMMUNICATIONS ON HOW THEY WANT TO SPEND THE CARRYOVER AS PART OF THAT THERE CAN BE MOTIONS AS FAR AS CHANGING THE WATERFALL. EVERYTHING WILL HAVE A THOROUGH AND DELIBERATE CONVERSATION. SO, I WANT TO MOVE EXPEDITIOUS USLY BUT I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE RUSHED AS WELL. SO THAT IS WHAT WE'LL HAVE AS FAR AS TIME LINE AND HAVE EVERYTHING BEFORE US ONCE AGAIN HAVE A TIME LINE TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES IODINE DEALLY THE END OF THIS WEEK, ALL RIGHT. LIGHTS APPROVE AND FILE ITEM NUMBER -- >> 13. >> Councilmember Cramerding: SORRY WE'LL APPROVE AND FILE ITEM 136789 DR. DUDAS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL ON THE REPORTS OR -- >> Dr. Dudas: TO THE CHAIR, NO, THE FIRST ITEM IS JUST SIMPLY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCES REPORT FOR THE YEAR END WHICH DOES THE RECONCILIATION THAT GETS YOU TO THE $23.2 MILLION AND THEN THE SECOND ITEM IS THAT REPORT WHICH OUTLINES THE VARIOUS TRANS FIRST THAT WE COVERED IN THE PRESENTATION. >> Councilmember Cramerding: AL RIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORTS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL APPROVE AND FILE THE REPORTS. DR. DUDAS, THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 3. >> Dr. Dudas: TO THE CHAIR, ITEM NUMBER 3 -Z OS ORDINANCE THAT WOULD IMPLEMENT THE STATION SAYINGS FUNDS POLICY AND THE SUBSEQUENT WATERFALL. SO THIS IS THE ADJUDICATION OF THE $23.2 MILLION CARRYOVER. SPECIFICALLY IN TERMS OF TRANSFERS, WITH THE WEATHER RESERVE BEING THE ONLY RESERVE ACCOUNT TO BE REPLENISHED, THIS ORDINANCE TRANSFERS JUST OVER $2.9 MILLION TO THAT RESERVE ACCOUNT. THAT REPLENISHES WHAT WAS UTILIZED FOR WINTER OPERATIONS AND THE EMERGENCY FLOOD RELIEF AND REMAINING TRANSFERS IN THE ORDINANCE FOLLOW THE WATERFALL INCLUDING $5 MILLION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES, $2 MILLION FOR THE PENSION SYSTEM, $500,000 EACH FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET CONTINGENCIES AND THE SPECIAL EVENTS SUPPORT. AND THEN THE 2 BUCKETS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WATERFALL A $1.5 MILLION EACH TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPITAL PROJECT RESERVE AND HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESERVE. >> Councilmember Cramerding: SO IF WE ARE TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE TODAY I MEAN THE VICE MAYOR INDICATED A DESIRE TO KEEP SOME MONEY FOR OPERATING, SOME TO BE DETERMINED. IF WE PASS IT IS TODAY CAN WE, WOULD THAT PREVENT US FROM GOING BACK AND TAKING SOME OF THESE DOLLARS AND PUTTING THEM FOR OPERATING? >> Dr. Dudas: NO THAT WOULD NOT PRECLUDE THAT. THE MOVE THIS FORWARD TODAY WOULD SINCE THIS HE IS ALL GENERAL FUND MONEY IT WOULD PUT IT INTO THOSE RESERVE ACCOUNTS. AN ORDINANCE WILL BE REQUIRED TOABLY IF BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND AND AN APPROPRIATE. AND AT THAT POINT COUNCIL CAN MAKE THE DETERMINATION AS TO WHAT THOSE USES ARE. >> Councilmember Cramerding: ANY OBJECTION TO PUTTING ITEM 3 ON FOR PASSAGE. SEEN NO, PUT IT ON FOR PASSAGE. DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE ITEM NUMBER 4 I WOULD BE INCLINED TO HOLD THIS SO WE HAVE ALL THE ITEMS IN FRONT OF US YOU ARE COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON. >> Vice Mayor Kearney: PRESIDENT JOHNSON IS TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS MOTION SO I WILL DEFER TO HIM. >> President Pro Tem Johnson: THAT WAS THE QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK, DO YOU WANTS TO HOLD UNTIL WE GET TO ALL THE ITEMS OUTLINED? I THINK IT IS A VERY, VERY IF WE CAN MOLD IT IF THAT ALIGNS WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. >> Councilmember Cramerding: I THINK WE'LL HOLD IT BUT I APPRECIATE THIS AND THINK THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF MERELY TO THIS MOTION. >> President Pro Tem Johnson: JUST A LITTLE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE TODAY. >> Councilmember Cramerding: YOU ARE ALWAYS PROMPT AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE'LL HOLD ITEM HAD. DR. DUDAS WOULD YOU INTRODUCE ITEM NUMBER 5. >> Dr. Dudas: TO THE CHAIR, ITEM NUMBER 5 IS A TRANSFER ORDINANCE, THIS IS RELATED TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET SPECIFICALLY FOR RECREATION F IS A PRESENT USER CURSER TO THE AND WALLING SUNSET ORDINANCE. THIS THERE IS A TOTAL OF $134,000 OF BONDED CAPITAL IN A CRC PROJECT RELATED TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MAYOR NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT'S BONDED RESOURCES AND WRECK CLASSIFICATION IMPROVEMENT BONDS AND DUE TO THE LENGTH AND THE AGE OF THAT BOND FINANCING THE CITY IS FACING PENALTIES ON THAT AMOUNT. SO WHAT YOU HAVE HERE BEFORE YOU IS A CAPITAL SWAP WITHIN WRECK RECREATION WHERE WE ARE REPLACING THE BONDED CAPITAL WITH GENERAL CAP TALL AND THEREFORE THE BONDED CATCH TALL WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS THAT WILL BE SPENT PRIOR TO THE ARBITRON PENALTY COMING INTO PLAY. >> Councilmember Cramerding: ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM NUMBER 5? SEES NONE WE WILL PUT ITEM 5 ON FOR PASSAGE. ITEM NUMBER 6. >> Dr. Dudas: TO THE CHAIR, ITEM NUMBER 6 THIS IS ALSO A TRANSFER AND APPROPRIATION ORDER FOR RECREATION. THIS IS THE SETS UP UP THE CAPITAL PROJECT RELATED TO THE NEWMAN CLUBHOUSE REPLACEMENT. IF YOU RECALL LAST WEEK THERE WAS A BOND ORDINANCE ON THE AGENDA RELATED TO THE MUNICIPAL GOLF ENTERPRISE. THE $5 MILLION OF BOND RESOURCES ONCE THAT BOND SALE GOES THROUGH WILL BE TRANSFERRED AND APPARENTED TO THIS NEWMAN INCLUDES HOUSE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. WHICH WILL ALLOW THE REPLACEMENT TO OCCUR. >> Councilmember Cramerding: VICE MAYOR KEARNEY? >> Vice Mayor Kearney: YEAH I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO ONE OF OUR VERY ASTUTE CITIZENS CALLED AND SAID BACK IN JANUARY WE DIVERTED $4 MILLIONS FROM THE CLUBHOUSE AND SO THE FIRST QUESTION WAS WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT $4 MILLIONS? DID ANY OF IT GO TO THE NEWMAN CLUBHOUSE? AND THEN WHY WAS IT REDIRECTED? AND THEN JUST A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THIS $5 MILLION WILL BE SPENT. >> Councilmember Cramerding: D. DUDAS, CAN YOU ANSWER ONE OR BOTH PARTS? >> Dr. Dudas: TO THE CHAIR, TO THE VICE MAYOR, IN TERMS OF LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY, THE NEWMAN CLUBHOUSE HAS BEEN AN ITEM THAT CRC HAS BEEN WANTING TO DO FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND THEY HAD IT PLANNED. WHAT HAPPENED WHICH YOU REFERENCE IN THE PRIOR ORDINANCE, CRC WAS NOT READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEWMAN CLUBHOUSE REPLACEMENT AT THAT TIME BUT THEY HAD MORE PRESSING NEEDS FOR IRRIGATION AT THE GOLF COURSES. SO, WHAT WE DID WAS WE BASICALLY TRANSFERRED THE MONEY FROM THE ORIGINAL NEWMAN CLUBHOUSE PROJECT TO ALLOW THE IRRIGATION PROJECT TO OCCUR AND NOW CRC HAS CIRCLED BACK TO NEWMAN THROUGH THIS ISSUANCE OF THE BOND AND THAT WILL ALLOW THE CLUBHOUSE REPLACEMENT TO MOVE FORWARD. >> Vice Mayor Kearney: AND JUST TO CLARIFY, SO THE IRRIGATION, WAS THAT AROUND THE SAME GOLF COURSE WHERE THE NEWMAN CLUBBING HOUSE IS OR EYE DIFFERENT GOLF COURSE? >> I BELIEVE IT WAS THAT GOLF COURSE BUT IT MAY HAVE INCLUDED MORE, I WOULD HAVE TO GET SOME MORE DETAILS ON THE SPECIFICS. >> Councilmember Cramerding: WE HAVE SOMEBODY FROM REC MAKING THEIR WAY FORWARD. WELCOME. >> SO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. THE IRRIGATION PROJECTS ARE BEING COMPLETE THE AT THE NEWMAN GOLF COURSE AS WELL AS THE AVON FIELDS AND WOODLAND GOLF COURSE, IT WAS THREE CLUBS GETTING ADDRESSED. >> Vice Mayor Kearney: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'VE SURE OUR RESIDENT WILL BE HAPPY. I SAID I DIDN'T REMEMBER THE JANUARY VOTE, IT IS LIKE OKAY LET'S GO BACK AND LOOK. SHA SURE ENOUGH THEY WERE CORRECT ABOUT THAT THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO COMMENT AS I OFTEN DO ON THE GOLF ENTERPRISE FUND AT GOLF ENTERPRISE FUND IS SELF SUSTAINING, IT TAKES NO TAX DOLLARS THE NEWMAN CLUBHOUSE WILL BE A WISE DEVELOPMENT SO WE KEEP IT SOLVENT, IT IS ONE OF OR MORE AND THAT SUSTAINS THE SMALLER GOVERNMENT COURSES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, MORE CHALLENGING AND UNIQUE AND OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS TO PROVIDE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR KIDS AND SENIORS. THAT'S WHAT THE GOLF ENTERPRISE FUND DOES. >> Vice Mayor Kearney: THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. >> Councilmember Cramerding: THANK YOU. LET'S PUT THIS ITEM ON FOR PASSAGE. >> Dr. Dudas: TO THE CHAIR, ITEM NUMBER 7 THIS IS A GRANT ORDINANCE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS A FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF JUST ADVERTISE GRANT THROUGH THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. IT IS $274,000 AND IT WILL SUPPORT POLICE VISIBILITY OVER TIME AS WELL AS FUNDING THE SEXUAL ASSAULT ADVOCATE PROGRAM WITH WOMEN HELPING WOMEN. >> Councilmember Cramerding: YEAH, THANK YOU R THANK YOU DR. DUDAS I WANT TO COMMENT BRIEFLY. I HAD THE UNFORTUNATE AND TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE TO KNOW SOMEBODY THAT WAS GOING THROUGH AN EVENT LIKE THIS THIS WEEKEND AND WAS USING THIS SERVICE. AND IT JUST REALLY STRIKES HOME WHEN YOU ARE ON THE PHONE WITH SOMEBODY AND GIVING THEM THE PHONE NUMBER THAT THEY NEED FOR A LOVED ONE. JUST REMINDED ME ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THESE PROGRAMS ARE AND HOW IMPORTANT OUR SUPPORT IS. SO, COUNCILMEMBER ANNA ALBI, THEN COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON. >> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT COUNCILMEMBER. I ALSO JANAYA TROTTER BRATTON JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TOMORROW TOMORROW AND OUR YOUTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TASKS FORCE AROUND A BUNCH OF TOPICS RELATED TO DV AND SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HOW THE CITY IS AN ADDRESSING AND HOW A SURVIVE WORKS THROUGH THE PROCESS AND HOW THE CITY SUPPORTS THEM I INVITE ANYBODY TO DROP IN. JUDGE WILL BE THERE AND PARTNERS FROM THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT, CITY SOLICITOR'S OFFICE, TRI-HEALTH, NURSE WHO WORKS WITH SURVIVORS AND OTHERS. SO SHOULD BE A GREAT PRESENTATION. >> President Pro Tem Johnson: THANK YOU, WITH THIS $274,000 IS THIS GOING, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY OR SOMEBODY FROM THE ADMINISTRATION CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION. WILL THIS BE SUS STAINED IN MAKING SURE THAT THAT ADVOCATE, THE ADVOCATE PROGRAM CONTINUES ON BEYOND THE 274,000 OR ADVERTISE 274,000 JUST AN ASSIST? I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT SUSTAINED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. >> Councilmember Cramerding: ABSOLUTELY. >> Dr. Dudas: TO THE CHAIR, TO THE COUNCILMEMBER THIS, HAS BEEN A GRANT THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVED FOR MULTIPLE YEARS. SO, I BELIEVE IT IS CONSIDERED A SUPPLEMENT AND CERTAINLY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS EVERY INTENTION OF CONTINUING TO APPLY AND CONTINUING TO IF AT SOME POINT THE GRANT WAS NOT AWARDED I THINK THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH CPD ABOUT CONTINUING THE SERVICES THROUGH OTHER FUNDING. >> THANK YOU, GOOD QUESTION. WE'LL PUT ITEM NUMBER 7 ON FOR PASSAGE. DR. DUDAS? >> TO THE CHAIR, ITEM NUMBER 8 IS A GRANT ORDINANCE FOR THE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, THIS IS A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT FROM THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM FOR OHIO COMMUNITIES AUDIT SUPPORT. ITS VALUE IS $21,000 AND IT IS TO CONDUCT ENERGY AUDITS AT CITY FACILITIES. THESE ENERGY AUDITS ARE ESSENTIALLY A PRE CURSOR TO FUTURE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES SO ONCE THESE ARE COMPLETED THEY CAN BE UTILIZED TO APPLY FOR FUTURE GRANTS. >> Councilmember Cramerding: PUT ITEM NUMBER 8 ON FOR PASSAGE. >> TO THE CHAIR, ITEM NUMBER 9 IS A ORDINANCE THAT WILL AMEND ORDINANCE NUMBER 355-2026. THIS IS A ITEM THAT WAS IN COMMITTEE LAST WEEK RELATED TO THE DONATION OF THIRD PARTY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE MINI PITCH SOCCER FACILITY AT LINCOLN REC CENTER. THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE MISS IDENTIFIED THE DONOR AS SIMPLY BEING FC CINCINNATI. THE DONATION IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM THE FC CINCINNATI FOUNDATION, SO THIS AMENDED AMENDING ORDER CORRECT THAT. >> Councilmember Cramerding: AL RIGHT. GOOD CORRECTION. WE'LL PUT ITEM NUMBER 9 ON FOR PASSAGE. >> Dr. Dudas: TO THE CHAIR, ITEM NUMBER 10 IS A ORDINANCE THAT DEDICATES, ACCEPTS AND CONFIRMS THE DEDICATION TO PUBLIC USE FOUR TRACTS OF REAL PROPERTY, ONE IS .0951 ACRES, SECOND IS .0214 ACRES THIRD IS .0167 ACRES AND FINAL TRACT IS .032 ACRES. THIS IS PORTIONS OF EVANS STREET AND POLICE NEED ECONOMY DRIVE THEY WILL BE DEDICATED AS PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY FOR STREET PURPOSES. THIS IS IN LOWER PRICE HILL. IT IS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING TWO ITEMS WHICH IS THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR 800 EVANS STREET WHICH IS BEING REDEVELOPED BY NEHEMIAH MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC. >> Councilmember Cramerding: ANY QUESTIONS ON 10. WE'LL PUT ITEM NUMBER 10 ON FOR PASSAGE. >> Dr. Dudas: TO THE CHAIR, ITEM NUMBER 11 IS A PROPERTY SALE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR NEHEMIAH MANUFACTURING COMPANY LLC PROJECT IN LOWER PRICE HILL. THIS WOULD FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MANUFACTURING FACILITY ALMOST 42000 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL SPACE AND ANOTHER ALMOST 2500 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE FOR NEHEMIAH. THE ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT COST IS JUST OVER $6.7 MILLION. THE PROPERTY SALE FOR 800 EVANS STREET FAIR MARKET VALUE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE 400,000, HOWEVER THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION ON THE PROJECT WHICH WAS NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THAT FAIR MARKET VALUE, BUT IT IS BEING SOLD FOR $1 AS PART OF THIS AGREEMENT. >> Councilmember Cramerding: COUNCILMEMBER ANNA ALBI? >> Councilmember Albi: I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT HOW EXCITING THESE THREE ITEMS ARE TOGETHER. NEHEMIAH EXPANDING IS A WIN FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW OR NEED TO BE REMINDED, NEHEMIAH EMPLOYS SECOND CHANCE EMPLOYEES TO DO AMAZING MANUFACTURING WORK HERE IN THE CITY AND THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO CREATE 15 PERMANENT FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES WHILE HAVING 120 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION JOBS. AND THAT'S KNOLL ADDITION TO THEIR EXISTING 124 EMPLOYEES. AND REALLY TAKING, YOU KNOW, EXPANDING THIS NEHEMIAH OPERATION WHERE THEY ARE SO FULLY COMMITTED TO THE SECOND CHANCE EMPLOYMENT AND PROVIDING WRAP AROUND SUPPORTS TO HELP THEIR EMPLOYEES NOT JUST GET A JOB, BUT STAY IN THAT JOB AND HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO MAKE A A SUSTAINABLE CAREER IS TRULY REMARKABLE AND THEY REALLY LED WITH THEIR BEACON OF HOPE BUSINESS ALLIANCE. I'M OVER THE MOON ABOUT THIS. I WANT TO UP LIFT ALL THEIR WORK BECAUSE I THINK THIS TRULY A WIN FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. >> Councilmember Cramerding: YEAH, IT REALLY IS AND THANK YOU FOR MAKE THAT'S POINT. IT IS SECOND CHANCE EMPLOYEES, RESIDENTS EVER LOWER PRICE HILL, IT IS AN EXCITING WHEN MOVING FORWARD AND NEW AREAS LIKE CAMP WASHINGTON IT IS EXCITING FOR A SECOND CHANCE PERSON, A RESIDENT EVER LOWER PRICE HILL COULD WALK TO THEIR JOB WHEN OFTEN TRANSPORTATION IS SUCH A BIG ISSUE FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO JOIN AND STAY IN THE WORK FORCE. IT IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION. WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THEM. LET'S PUT ITEM NUMBER 11 ON FOR PASSAGE. >> TO THE CHAIR, ITEM NUMBER 12 THIS IS THE THIRD AND FINAL ORDINANCE RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. THIS WOULD APPROVE AND AUTHORIZES A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA TAX EXEMPTION AGREEMENT WITH NEHEMIAH. THIS IS A 15 YEAR TAX EXEMPTION FOR A 100% OF THE VALUE OF I AM PROMPTS MADE TO 800 EVANS STREET IN LOWER PRICE HILL FOR THE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE. >> Councilmember Cramerding: AL RIGHT, PUT ITEM NUMBER 12 ON FOR PASSAGE. WE ALREADY APPROVED AND FILED THE REPORT. TO THE CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PROCEDURAL ITEMS? >> THAT'S EVERYTHING. >> Councilmember Cramerding: THE CLERK SEAS WHICH DON'T. SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, THIS BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED. -CAPTIONING QUESTIONS CALL 305-3991. PROGRAM INFO VISIT WWW.CINCINNATI-OH.GOV/CITICABLE.