Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Discussion
SUBJECT:
FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 BUDGET WORKSHOP NO. 3 (CITY COUNCIL)
I. SUMMARY
This is the third planned Budget Workshop being presented to the City Council before its considering adoption of the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget on June 21, 2022. The first Budget Workshop took place on March 15, 2022 where staff presented detailed information on the City General funds revenues including 5-year forecast. The second budget workshop took place April 19, 2022 and included updated information regarding the General Fund Reserve, projections for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 General Fund personnel expenditures, departments' operating expenditures and a preliminary estimate of the Los Angeles County Sheriff contract. This report includes updated information on departments' General Fund operating expenditures, the Los Angeles Sheriff contract, Special Events fund, Capital Improvement Projects, and Public Works request for funding to address street maintenance and roadway repairs.
On May 10, 2021, the City of Carson was awarded $17.7 million American Rescue Plan Act funds, of which $8.8 million was received in July 2021, and the remaining $8.9 million will be disbursed Summer 2022.
On March 15, 2022, the City Council approved allocation of ARPA funds and included the following investments:
- Premium Pay for employees ($7.9 million)
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) upgrade for Business License, Online Payments, Permit Issuance and Public Safety online portal ($2.2 million)
- Street Maintenance and Rodway Repairs ($3.5 million)
- Negative Leave Accrual ($165,365)
- Small Business Loan relief ($765,000)
- Broadband Improvement ($500,000)
- Emergency Operations Center upgrade ($330,000)
- Wi-Fi in the Parks ($350,000)
- Small Business Grant Program ($1.0 million)
- Non-Capitalized Equipment ($760,000)
- Community Engagement Strategic Plan ($245,763)
Below are the General Fund revenue line items discussed in det...
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