Approve $249 million city operating budget and 5-year capital improvement plan

Police & Community SafetyBudget

In Plain English

The city needs a formal budget to operate for the fiscal year starting July 1. The proposed General Fund covers day-to-day operations like police, fire, and parks with $249 million in revenue and spending. The capital plan covers major projects like road repairs and building improvements over 5 years.

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Votes

To adopt resolutions approving the proposed operating and Capital Improvement Plan budgets with the following changes: add $50,000 to an initiative to reduce gun violence; increase the poet laureate's stipend to $10,000; allocate $5,000 to LEAP (city's literacy program) for graduations; add an extra $100,000 for street vendors for a total $200,000; and commit from the unspent funds, $1 million to fill the gap for unhoused interventions.

Moved by: Vice Mayor JimenezSeconded by: Councilmember McLaughlin

Passed

6 to 0

Soheila BanaAye

Gayle McLaughlinAye

Doria RobinsonAye

Melvin WillisAye

Cesar ZepedaAye

Claudia JimenezAye

Eduardo MartinezAbsent