HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-09-22 Ordinance 5271ORDINANCE NO. 5271
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE
GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 TO INCREASE GOLF COURSE
REVENUE ESTIMATES BY $708,495, PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF
$168,036 IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT BUDGET FOR GOLF
COURSE OPERATIONS, AND ESTABLISH AN FY 2016 GOLF COURSE OPERATING LOSS
RESERVE FOR FUTURE GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS FROM THE NET REVENUE OF
GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $540,459.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds and determines as follows:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article Ill of the Charter of the City of Palo
Alto, the Council on June 16, 2014 did adopt a budget for Fiscal Year 2015; and
B. As part ofthe approval of the Fiscal Year 2014 Adopted Capital Budget, the City Council
approved the Golf Course Reconfiguration Project; and
C. The Fiscal Year 2015 Adopted Operating Budget assumed the closure ofthe Golf Course
effective July 1, 2014; and
D. In anticipation ofthe Golf Course Reconfiguration Project, the City applied for permits
from the State Water Board; and
E. Due to delays in receiving permit approval which has delayed construction as well as
contractual obligations with the City's concessionaires at the Golf Course, in June 2014 the City
Council authorized an additional appropriation of $324,800 offset by commensurate revenues to
keep the Golf Course open for a two-month period to allow the State Water Board to issue
regulatory permits; and
F. Due to continued delays in receiving permit approval, staff has rejected all bids for the
Golf Course Reconfiguration Project and will reissue a Request for Proposals (RFP) in the fall of
2014, for a projected construction start date of March 1, 2015; and
G. Therefore, staff is requesting an additional appropriation to keep the Golf Course open
through February 2015; and
H. In anticipation of future needs due to the closure of the Golf Course, establish an FY
2016 Golf Course Operating Loss Reserve in the General Fund from the net revenue from Golf
Course Operations.
SECTION 2. The revenue estimate for Charges for Services in the Community Services
Department for Golf Course operations is hereby increased by Seven Hundred Eight Thousand Four
Hundred Ninety Five ($708,495).
SECTION 3. The Community Services Department expenditure budget for Golf Course
operations is hereby increased by One Hundred Sixty Eight Thousand Thirty Six ($168,036).
SECTION 4. A Golf Course Operating Loss Reserve is hereby established in the General Fund
in the amount of Five Hundred Forty Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Nine ($540,459).
SECTION 5. As specified in Section 2.28.080{a) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, a two-thirds
vote of the City Council is required to adopt this ordinance.
SECTION 6. As provided in Section 2.04.330 ofthe Palo Alto Municipal Code, this ordinance
shall become effective upon adoption.
SECTION 7. The actions taken in this ordinance do not constitute a project requiring
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
ATIEST:
BERMAN,
SHEPHERD
September 22, 2014
BURT, HOLMAN, KLEIN, KNISS, PRICE, SCHARFF, SCHMID
APPROVED:
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: