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Home My WebLink About2007-03-12 Ordinance 4937ORDINANCE NO. 4937 ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2006-07 TO ADJUST· BUDGETED REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE MIDYEAR REPORT The City Council of the City of Palo Alto does ordain as foliows: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Palo Alto finds and determines as follows: A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on June 12, 2006 did adopt a budget for fiscal year 2006-07, including a Table of Organization describing the staffing for each department and a Municipal Fee Schedule; and B. After reviewing the current budgeted revenues and expenditures for fiscal year 2006-07, adjustments to the budget are recommended to more accurately reflect year-end projections; and C. Various staffing adj ustments require an amendment to the Table of Organization including the addition of 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Assistant City Attorney and elimination of 0.80 FTE Senior Assistant City Attorney in the City Attorney's Office, the transfer of 1.0 FTE Manager Economic Resources to the Planning Department from the City Manager's Office, the reclassification of 1.0 FTE HR Assistant to 1.0 FTE HR Representative, and addition of 0.25 FTE Senior Administrator in the Human Resources Department, the reclassification of 1.0 FTE Supervisor, Librarian to Division Head, Library Services and reclassification of 1.0 FTE Manager, Main Library Services to Assistant Director, Library Services in the Library Department, the addition of 1.0 FTE Public Safety Dispatcher -Lead and elimination of 1.0 FTE Supervisor, Police Services in the Police Department, the addition of 1. 0 FTE Engineering Tech III and elimination of 1.0 FTE Resource Planner, reclassification of 1.0 FTE Senior Electric Project Engineer to 1.0 FTE Power Engineer, addition of 1.0 FTE Heavy Equipment Operator and elimination of 1.0 FTE Utility Field Service Representative, and addition of 1.0 FTE Senior Water System Operator in the Utilities Department, and the addition of 1.0 FTE Senior Business Analyst Page 1 of5 and elimination of 1.0 FTE Senior Technologist in the Technology Fund; and D. The 2006-07 Adopted Municipal Fee Schedule requires amendment to add or increase certain fees and to implement other miscellaneous changes; and E. City Council authorization is needed to amend the 2006- 07 budget as hereinafter set forth. SECTION 2. The General Fund Budget Stabilization Reserve is hereby increased by the sum of One Million Four Hundred Five Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Three Dollars ($1,405,283), as described in Exhibit "A," which is incorporated herein by this reference. As a result of this change, the Budget Stabilization Reserve will increase from $23,762,000 to $25,167,283. SECTION 3. The Capital Fund Infrastructure Reserve is hereby decreased by the sum of One Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Dollars ($123,650), as described in Exhibit "A." As a result of this change, the Infrastructure Reserve will decrease from $12,948,902 to $12,825,252. SECTION 4. The Supply Rate Stabilization Reserve in the Electric Fund is hereby increased by the sum of Two Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars ($228,124) as described in Exhibit A. SECTION 5. The Distribution Rate Stabilization Reserve in the Electric Fund is hereby decreased by the sum of One Million Six Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifteen Dollars ($1,698,715) as described in Exhibit A. SECTION 6. The Supply Rate Stabilization Reserve in the Gas Fund is hereby increased by the sum of One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Six Hundred Forty Dollars ($1,700,640) as described in Exhibit A. SECTION 7. The Distribution Rate Stabilization Reserve in the Gas Fund is hereby decreased by the sum of Five Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Ten Dollars ($554,810) as described in Exhibit A. SECTION 8. The Rate Stabilization Reserve in the Wastewater Collection Fund is hereby decreased by the sum of Five Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars ($5,452) as described in Exhibit A. Page 2 of5 SECTION 9. The Rate Stabilization Reserve in the Water Fund is hereby decreased by the sum of Nine Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Thirteen Dollars ($959,613) as described in Exhibit A. SECTION 10. The Rate Stabilization Reserve in the Storm Drainage Fund is hereby decreased by the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) as described in Exhibit A. SECTION 11. Funds in the amount of One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000) are hereby transferred from the Capital Improvement Fund to the Vehicle Replacement and Maintenance Fund and appropriated to CIP Number VR-07800 Scheduled Vehicle and Equipment Replacements as described in Exhibit A. SECTION 12. Funds in the amount of Two Hundred Thirty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($238,500) are hereby transferred from the Capital Improvement Fund to the General Fund to correct a prior posting to CIP Number PE-04010 Children's Library Improvements as described in Exhibit A. SECTION 13. Funds in the amount of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($ 60,000) are hereby transferred from the Development Impact Fees-Park Fund to the Capital Improvement Fund and appropriated to CIP Number PG-04010 Stanford/Palo Alto Playing Fields as described in Exhibit A. SECTION 14. Adjustments to other funds are made as shown in Exhibit A. These changes impact Special Revenue, Internal Service, and other Funds Reserves as indicated in Exhibit A. SECTION 15. Adjustments to decrease or increase amounts allocated to various Capital Improvement Proj ects are made as shown in Exhibit B. These changes impact the General Fund Budget Stabilization Reserve and the Infrastructure Reserve and are reflected in the adjustments as shown in Exhibit A. SECTION 16. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) PL-07000 Downtown North Traffic Calming, is hereby created as shown in Exhibit B and the sum of Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000) is hereby transferred from the General Fund to the Capital Improvement Fund and appropriated to CIP Number PL-07000. SECTION 17. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) TE-07005 Archive and Purge Record Management System, is hereby created as shown in Exhibit B and the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) is hereby transferred from the Electric Fund to the Technology Fund and appropriated to CIP Number TE-07005. Page 3 of5 SECTION 18. Capital Improvement Program (CIP) PG-07000 Heritage Park Playground Public/Private Partnership, is hereby created as shown in Exhibit B and the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) is hereby transferred from the Development Impact Fees-Park Fund to the Capital Improvement Fund and appropriated to CIP Number PG-07000. SECTION 19. Funds in the amount of Three Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($340,000) are hereby transferred from the Electric Fund Green program to the Capital Improvement Program to provide an additional appropriation for CIP Number PE-05001 Photovoltaic Design & Installation. SECTION 20. Funds in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) are hereby transferred from the General Fund to the Capital Improvement Program to provide an additional appropriation for CIP Number PD-07000 Mobile Command Vehicle. SECTION 21. The Municipal Fee Schedule is hereby amended to reflect the changes shown in Exhibit C, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 22. The Table of Organization is hereby amended to reflect the changes shown in Exhibit D, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. These changes impact Reserves and are accounted for in the changes shown in Exhibit A. SECTION 23. As specified in Section 2.28.080 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, a two-thirds vote of the City Council is required to adopt this ordinance. SECTION 24. The Council of the City of Palo Al to hereby finds that this midyear adjustment is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental impact assessment is necessary. Capital improvement projects described in this ordinance will be assessed individually as appropriate. SECTION 25. As provided in Section 2.04.330 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective upon adoption; provided that all new or increased Planning Department fees, more specifically described in Exhibit "C," shall become effective sixty (60) days from the date of adoption. INTRODUCED: PASSED: March 12, 2007 March 12, 2007 Page40fS AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: BARTON, BEECHAM, CORDELL, DREKMEIER, KISHIMOTO, KLEINBERG, MORTON KLEIN, MOSSAR Page 5 of5