24 April 2019

Mesa City Council Study Session Thu 25 April 2019: Hear More Budget Presentations

The Final Meeting Agenda was just published yesterday - one day in advance of this "Study Session".
Is that really enough time for the public - or any member of the Mesa City Council - to find out about this public meeting ahead of time: a 24-Hour Notice??? . Four city department budgets to hear the presentations and to discuss and to provide direction on? All done in an hour-and-a-half?
We can see the presentation for four department budgets.
That's 4 City Department budgets
all at the same time in the allotted time
07:30 - 09:00 a.m
  • Code Compliance
  • Transportation
  • Transit Services
  • Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities [PRCF]
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What is BUDGET HEARING?
A meeting that is usually open to the general public to discuss a business or government budget.
Individuals from the community can openly
ask questions
and they will be answered by the business or government representative.
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It is Item 1-a 19-0407 with links to four attachments farther down. Here are extracts from the four Power Point slides provided in the presentations by the different departments
CODE COMPLIANCE
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FY 2019/20 PROPOSED BUDGET APRIL 25, 2019
Presented by: Lt. Ryan A. Russell, Code Compliance Administrator
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Budget
FY 17/18 Actuals
FY 18/19 Current Budget
FY 18/19 Year End Estimate
FY 19/20 Proposed Budget Development Services Code Compliance
$1.2 M $1.6 M $1.5 M $1.6 M
*In Millions and for all funds
 
• Code Compliance is 100% staffed.
• 12 Code Officers, 2 Code Supervisors and 1 Administrator.

TRANSPORTATION
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FY19/20 Transportation Budget Presentation
RJ Zeder, Transportation Director
Erik Guderian, Deputy Transportation Director
April 25, 2019
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BLOGGER NOTE: Please take the time to take a closer look at these - all of them
Smart Cities Initiatives
1. Adaptive Traffic Signal Control –Traffic signal timing dynamically changes based on real-world traffic conditions in the Fiesta District and Superstition Springs Mall areas
2. Traffic Signal Systems Network –Dedicated fiber optic and radio network for Mesa’s Intelligent Transportation System connected to all 466 traffic signals and 16 pump stations
3. Pilot Global Positioning System (GPS) Emergency Signal Preemption with Mesa Fire and Medical Department –Use of GPS preemption emitter technology (rather than traffic light strobes) on emergency vehicles to preempt traffic signals during emergency calls
4. Streetlight Master Plan –Review of citywide lighting levels, dimming schedules, technology and LED conversion costs
5. Smart Irrigation Controller–Cloud-based controllers that allow wireless access and monitoring, 12% converted

FY19/20 Proposed Budget by Funding Source 
Local Streets Fund (LSF) $18.7M
Highway User Revenue Fund (HURF) $21.1M
Environmental Compliance Fee (ECF) $  4.5M
Enterprise $  0.6M All Others $  0.3M Total $45.2

PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES
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Operational Overview and Budget Discussion
Marc Heirshberg, Director
April 25, 2019
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> PERFORMANCE MEASURES PARTICIPATION NUMBERS FOR RECREATION PROGRAMMING BY SEASON
> DOBSON RANCH GOLF COURSE CURRENT FINANCIAL PICTURE
Over the last 4 fiscal years City expenses have ranged from $1.9M-$2.5M 
  • Current forecast estimates a loss to the City of  $684,000 in FY19 
  • Fy20-23 forecasts a total combined loss of $3.8M

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO BUDGET
Additional funding support
Cemetery landscape renovation project from previous storm damage 
Geographical Information Systems Specialist to help manage PRCF Data 
Parks Trees Facilities Automated Building Energy Management Systems
14
 
TRANSIT SERVICES
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FY 19/20 Budget
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
APRIL 25, 2019
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Gilbert Road Extension Grand Opening
  • Saturday, May 18 9am –noon
  • Gilbert Road Park and Ride
  • Community event featuring carnival style games and activities
  • Food from local businesses
Light Rail Ridership [15] Ridership numbers are down
Valley Metro Provided Services
12
Numbers are net funding amounts. 
Estimated fares and other revenues have been deducted.
Transit Financial Summary
Light Rail $6.9 M $8.5 M $8.5 M $12.4 M
NOTE:50% Increase for next year
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File #: 19-0407   
Type: Presentation Status: Agenda Ready
In control: City Council Study Session
On agenda: 4/25/2019
Title: Hear a presentation, discuss, and provide direction on the following department budgets: 1. Code Compliance 2. Transportation 3. Transit Services 4. Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities
Attachments: 1. Code Compliance
2. Transportation
3. Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities
4. Transit Services

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Lighting Then VS Now: Fire Before Electricity

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