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Special Meeting
May 7, 2024
The Finance Committee of the City of Palo Alto met on this date in the Community Meeting
Room and by virtual teleconference at 5:30 PM.
Present In Person: Burt (Chair), Lauing, Veenker
Present Remotely: None
Absent: None
CALL TO ORDER
Action Items
1. Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Process Overview
MOTION: Vice Mayor Lauing moved, seconded by Council Member Burt to direct staff to
compare FTW staffing data for Police and Fire Department’s from pre-pandemic levels in FY
2019 to staffing levels recommended in FY 2025 Proposed Budget.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
2. Infrastructure and Environment: Capital Improvement Program, Capital Fund Projects
a) Capital Improvement Fund
b) Cubberley Property Infrastructure Fund
MOTION: Council Member Veenker moved, seconded by Council Member Burt to recommend
the City Council approve the Cubberley Property Infrastructure Fund and parking lot items.
1. Direct staff to explore the environmental health and safety and cost analysis vs replacing
synthetic turf with synthetic turf or natural turf, and any additional budget adjustments
needed to perform this study.
2. Direct staff to provide the prioritization methodology related to park restroom
installation, with specific information related to installation of a restroom at Eleanor
Pardee Park.
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MOTION PASSED: 3-0
3. Public Safety
a) Fire
b) Office of Emergency Services
c) Police
MOTION: Council Member Veenker moved, seconded by Council Member Burt to recommend
that the City Council approve the budget proposal for Fire, Office of Emergency Services, and
Fire with the following parking lot items:
1. Direct staff to analyze Fire Emergency Medical Response Fee Adjustments;
2. Direct staff to analyze Fire Emergency Medical Response Contract [Additional
ambulance 6 FTE +backfill, Sworn positions vs Civilian positions OR Contracted
Ambulance Services];
3. Direct staff to analyze upstaffing Fire Engine 62 with 3 Sworn Staff instead of
Overtime
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
4. Community and Library Services
a) Community Services
b) Library
MOTION: Council Member X moved, seconded by Council Member X to tentatively recommend
that the City Council approve Community and Library services with the following parking lot
items:
1. Direct staff to analyze increasing revenue-generating CSD programming in consideration
of demand data to inform the recommendation.
2. Direct staff to recommend funding for citywide special events such as UNAFF and Third
Thursdays
3. Direct staff to explore financial, outreach, and policy processes for adding East Palo Alto
to resident rates for golf course.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
5. Citywide Internal Support and Administration
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a) Information Technology
b) Administrative Services (including Printing & Mailing Fund)
i) Debt Service Funds
c) Human Resources
i) General Fund
ii) General Liabilities Insurance Program
iii) Workers Compensation Fund
iv) General Benefits Fund
v) Retiree Health Benefit Fund
d) City Attorney’s Office
e) City Auditor’s Office
f) City Clerk’s Office
g) City Manager’s Office
h) City Council
MOTION: Vice Mayor Lauing moved, seconded by Council Member Veenker to tentatively
recommend that the City Council approve Citywide Internal Support and Administration
Services.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
6. Review and provide feedback on the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo Operational and
Business Analysis Report, recommend FY 2025 staffing adjustments, and ticket fee structure
MOTION: Council Member Burt moved, seconded by Vice Mayor Lauing to tentatively
recommend that the City Council approve the JMZ Business Plan presented in Report #2403-
2797 3-0 with parking lot items for the FY 2025 Budget:
1. Direct staff to analyze JMZ Revenue Adjustment for Ticketing and Facility Rentals
2. Direct staff to analyze JMZ Staffing Augmentation and Ticketing System Purchase
MOTION PASSED: 3-0
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P.M.