1. Budget Study Session – May 22, 2012
City of Merced
Budget Study Session – May 22, 2012

2. City of Merced – A Municipal Corporation
Entities That Make Up “City of Merced” – All Part of the 2012/2013 Proposed Budget
City of Merced – A Municipal Corporation
Public Financing and Economic Development Authority
Parking Authority
Tracked and accounted for in 180 plus funds

3. Services

4. Full Service City
General area – 23 square miles
2009/2010 Assessed Value - $4.59 billion
Airport – 5,903 foot runway – Can accommodate a Boeing 737 – 2 daily flights to Las Vegas, 2 daily flights to LAX
California Welcome Center – 1 of 20 – Gateway to Yosemite

5. Full Service City
Fire – 5 fire stations – 4,912 incidents & 4,949 inspections
Housing – CDBG, HOME, HUD, BEGIN, HCD, NSP 1 & 3 – 37 rehabs, 22 purchases, 25 home loans
Parks – 62 parks – 400 acres
Police – 2 police stations – 4,474 arrests & 11,106 traffic violations

6. Full Service City
Refuse – 51,000 Containers – 70 thousand tons removed annually
Storm drains – 112 miles
Street lights – 5,900
Street trees – 70,000 plus trees

7. Full Service City Streets – 325 center lane miles Traffic signals – 65
Visitors Center – 119,552 visitors in 2011
Wastewater – 250 miles of sewer lines – 12 mgd capacity - 12 sewer lift stations

8. Full Service City
Water – 340 miles of water mains – 23 wells – currently provides about 24,000 acre feet of ground water annually – 7.82 billion gallons

9. 2012/2013 Proposed Spending and Funding Plan

10. 2012/2013 City Manager Proposed Funding Plan

11. Funding Plan – Non-Discretionary Revenue – 80%
Some Examples:
Federal, State or Local Grants
Monthly fees for water, wastewater or refuse service
Community Facility District fees
Assessments for debt service
Public Facilities Financing Fees

12. What Is Non-Discretionary Revenue Used For?
Capital – 18th Street, G Street Undercrossing, Olive Avenue, 16th Street, Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion and upgrade, Airport Improvements, Park development, Highway 59 improvements, Water wells, Merced theatre restoration
Operations – Housing, Water, Wastewater, Refuse and Assessments for Debt Service, Streets & streetlight maintenance, sub-division maintenance

13. Funding Plan – Discretionary Revenue – 20%
Some Examples:
Sales tax
Property tax
Vehicle in lieu

14. What Is Discretionary Revenue Used For?
General Fund & Measure C Fund
Police & Fire
Parks Maintenance
Development Services
Recreation
Airport
Economic Development & Visitor Center
City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Finance & Purchasing

15. 2012/2013 City Manager Proposed Spending Plan

16. 2012/2013City Manager Staffing Plan

17. Areas For Additional Information
Discretionary:
General Fund – Fund 001
Measure C Fund – Fund 061
Non-Discretionary
1. Streets and Streetlights Fund – Fund 022

18. General Fund

19. Sales and Use Tax

20. Property Tax

21. General Fund – Receipts Compared To High Year of 07/08
$39.46
$31.27

22. Measure C Fund
$7.26
$4.83
$2.74

23. Measure C Fund – Receipts Compared To High Year Of 06/07

24. City of Merced – Gas Tax – Gap Between 4% Growth Factor and Projected Revenue