Item 4 - Adoption of FY13 COE Supplemental Budget

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The City Manager’s recommendations for use of carryover resources in the General Fund reflect the motions passed by the Budget Committee and the City Council earlier in this calendar year. A summary of the General Fund reappropriations and other uses of MBWC is included in Attachment A. This Supplemental Budget reflects the following Budget Committee and City Council motions passed earlier in this calendar year:  $100,000 increase in the Public Works Department operating budget for Parks and Open Space operations and maintenance (Budget Committee motion);  $225,000 increase in the Planning and Development Department operating budget for 2012/2013 winter homeless strategies (City Council motion). Additionally, the City Manager is recommending use of the General Fund MBWC to make the following strategic investments in support of goals and priorities previously identified by the City Council: City Hall  $1,000,000 interfund transfer to the Facility Replacement Reserve in the Facilities Services Fund for the City Hall project, which includes reallocation of $500,000 from the General Capital Fund transfer plus an additional $500,000. Economic Prosperity Plan This work will be guided by the Regional Economic Prosperity Plan, Envision Eugene and the Council Goals with ongoing focus on supporting the local business community, employment and wage growth.  $275,000 intergovernmental payment to the Urban Renewal Agency (URA) for the Downtown Loan Program;  $128,000 increase in the Planning and Development Department operating budget for efforts related to the plan. In addition to these two items, this Supplemental Budget includes $122,280 in prior year reappropriation for job creation and economic development, which is included in the total reappropriations for the Central Services Department. SB1 for the Urban Renewal Agency (URA) also contains an additional $224,421 for the Downtown Loan Program. This brings the total recommended appropriations for the Economic Prosperity Plan to $749,701. Other uses of the General Fund MBWC included in this Supplemental Budget are as follows:  $400,000 interfund transfer to the General Capital Projects Fund for capital preservation projects, which is reduced by $500,000 due to reallocation to the City Hall project;  $200,000 increase in the Fire and EMS Department operating budget to cover the cost of a new records management system implementation;  $152,000 interfund transfer to the Fleet Fund to cover an increase in fuel costs;  $32,000 increase in the Police Department operating budget to cover the lease costs for a police substation at the LCC Downtown Campus. S:\CMO\2012 Council Agendas\M121210\S1212104.doc