AMENDED Agenda Packet 6-24-19 Meeting

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June 24, 2019, Meeting – Item 5 FY20 Proposed Budget and Budget Committee Changes The City of Eugene FY20 Proposed Budget was based on balancing ongoing revenues and expenditures in the City's General Fund. The City Manager presented the FY20 Proposed Budget to the Budget Committee for consideration on April 24, 2019. The City of Eugene Budget Committee review of the FY20 Proposed Budget consisted of four meetings held on April 24, May 8, May 15 and May 22, 2019. A public comment period was held at the May 8 and May 15 meetings, and a public hearing was held at the May 22 meeting. The Budget Committee recommendation consists of the City Manager’s FY20 Proposed Budget with amendments. A summary of the Budget Committee changes to the FY20 Proposed Budget is provided in Attachment A. The Budget Committee’s final recommendation, approved on May 22, 2019, is as follows: Move that the Budget Committee recommend to the Eugene City Council the FY20 Budget for the City of Eugene that consists of the City Manager's Proposed FY20 Budget, including the property tax levies and/or rates contained therein, amended to reflect appropriations for prior year encumbrances and prior year capital projects with the following amendments: • Move to recommend that the City Council allocate an additional $2,267,000 to the Striker Field Park project to fully the fund the project with a total budget of $3,500,682. Funds to come from the following sources: o Systems Development Capital Projects Fund (Fund 330): Reduce the Downtown Riverfront Park project allocation by $2,000,000; o General Capital Projects Fund (Fund 310): The remaining $267,000 shall be sourced from the voter-approved 2018 Parks and Recreation Bond funds. • Move to recommend that the City Council allocate an additional $45,000 in one-time funding to the Human Services Commission FY20 Proposed Budget allocation to offset the expected reduction in Community Development Block Grant funding. Funds to come from Local Marijuana Tax revenue. • Move to recommend that the City Council allocate $130,000 in ongoing funding for the purpose of funding 1.0 FTE Multicultural Liaison position, included in the April 2019 Unfunded Needs Assessment as item #99. Funds to come from Reserve for Revenue Shortfall in FY20 with the position becoming part of the base budget in the out years, beginning in FY21. • Move to recommend that the City Council allocate $120,000 in ongoing funding to improve and address downtown sanitation services. Funding for the ongoing costs to come from Local Marijuana Tax revenues.