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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/31/22 PUBLIC SAFETY/VITAL SERVICES AGENDA099= IF • City of Bakersfield Special Meeting of the Citizens Oversight Committee for Bakersfield Public Safety and Vital Services Measure (PSVS) Thursday, March 31, 2022 12:00 p.m. City Hall South 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 City Council Chambers AGENDA 3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 16,2022 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Fiscal Year 2022-23 PSVS Proposed Budget Overview 5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 6. ADJOURNMENT 00 BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OF bmf4Mf 984W Special Meeting of the Citizens Oversight Committee for Bakersfield Public Safety and Vital Services Measure (PSVS) Thursday, March 31, 2022 12:00 p.m. City Hall South 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 City Council Chambers AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS 3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 16, 2022 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Fiscal Year 2022-23 PSVS Proposed Budget Overview 5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS 6. ADJOURNMENT 00 BAKERSFIELD THE SOUND OF 5M14Mf R* Special Meeting of the Citizens Oversight Committee for Bakersfield Public Safety and Vital Services Measure (PSVS) Of the City Council - City of Bakersfield Thursday, February 16, 2022 12:00 p.m. City Hall South 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 City Council Chambers MINUTES 1. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Ortiz, Vice -Chair Abernathy, Committee Members Biscar, Dewey, Perez-Andreesen, Keller, Koman, Singh, and Prince Absent: None 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS A. A staff memorandum was provided transmitting emailed photographs from Eddy Laine. B. Bill Cooper spoke in favor of the Park Ranger Program proposal. C. Eddy Laine spoke regarding clean-up of the parks and river and provided written materials. 3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 10, 2022 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING Motion by Committee Member Perez-Andreesen, second by Vice -Chair Abernathy, to adopt the minutes from the February 10, 2022 Oversight Committee meeting. Motion was unanimously approved. Bakersfield Public Safety Vital services Measure Citizens Oversight Committee February 10, 2022 Page 2 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Fiscal Year 2021-22 Mid -Year PSVS Budget Recommendations - Staff recommends the Committee find the proposed mid -year PSVS allocations consistent with the projects, programs and services described within the Measure. City Clerk Drimakis announced that a staff memorandum was provided transmitting corrections to the Administrative Report. City Manager Clegg made staff comments and provided a PowerPoint presentation. Additional staff comments were provided by Finance Director McKeegan, Economic Development Director Saldana and Director of Recreation and Parks Anthony. Strategic Programs: Majority of Funding • Enterprise Resource Planning Financial and HR System: $10,000,000 • Digital Public Safety Regional Radio System Upgrade: $5,000,000 • Section 115 Pension Trust Fund: $2,000,000 • Facility Reserve Fund: $1,000,000 • Economic Development Strategic Plan Implementation: $2,000,000 Strategic Programs Total - $20,000,000 Motion by Committee Member Keller, second by Committee Member Perez-Andreesen to approve $20 million spending proposal as consistent with the measure and recommend to the City Council for approval. Motion was approved with Vice -Chair Abernathy and Committee Members Koman and Singh voting no. Vice -Chair Abernathy stated her concerns are that none of the proposals addressed the need for more police officers which was the primary objective of the measure. She also expressed that pensions and staff positions are not in -line with the priorities of the measure and that continuing higher than expected sales tax revenue is uncertain due to current inflation. Committee Members Koman and Singh agreed with the Vice -Chair that pensions are not in -line with the 13 priorities within the Measure. Committee Member Keller left the meeting at 1:36 p.m. ii. Programs: $2,000,000 Downtown Redevelopment Fund Motion by Committee Member Dewey, second by Committee Member Prince to approve $2 million spending proposal as consistent with the measure and recommend to the City Council for approval. Motion was approved with Committee Member Biscar voting no and Committee Member Keller absent. Bakersfield Public Safety Vital services Measure Citizens Oversight Committee February 10, 2022 Page 3 i iii. Strategic Positions: $1,580,653 • Park Ranger Program (18 Park Ranger I, 1 Park Ranger III, 1 Administrative Analyst 1): $2,399,650 annual cost/ $1,281,912 three - months cost including one-time start-up costs and purchasing 10 new PST trucks & equipment • Police Financial Services (Supervisor Accountant): $135,000 annual cost/ $48,750 three -months cost including one-time start-up costs • Technology Services (Division Manager X2): $296,424 annual cost/ $85,706 three months cost including one-time start-up costs • Clean City & Homeless Clean-up (Field Supervisor II): $123,500 annual cost/ $70,225 three -months cost including one-time start- up costs and a new truck & equipment • General Services Division (Administrative Analyst 1/II): $92,700 annual cost/ $27,175 three -months cost including one-time start- up costs • Economic Development (Economic Development Manager): $147,351 annual cost/$38,838 three -months cost including one- time start-up costs • Economic Development (Administrative Analyst 1/II): $104,187 annual cost/ $28,047 three -months cost including one-time start- up costs *All the positions listed above will be funded for the remaining 3 months of FY2021-22 Motion by Committee Member Koman, second by Vice -Chair Abernathy to deny the $1,580,653 Strategic Positions proposal and refer back to city staff and potentially the Council. Motion failed due to lack of a majority with Chair Ortiz and Committee Members Dewey, Perez-Andreesen and Prince voting no and Committee member Keller absent. Vice -Chair Abernathy and Committee Member Koman expressed concern regarding committing the city to these expenditures for the long term. • Park Ranger Program (18 Park Ranger I, 1 Park Ranger III, 1 Administrative Analyst 1): $2,399,650 annual cost/ $1,281,912 three - months cost including one-time start-up costs and purchasing 10 new PST trucks & equipment Motion by Committee Member Dewey, second by Committee Member Prince to approve Park Ranger Program as consistent with the measure and recommend to the City Council for approval. Motion was approved with Vice -Chair Abernathy and Committee Member Koman voting no and Committee Member Keller absent. Bakersfield Public Safety Vital services Measure Citizens Oversight Committee February 10, 2022 Page 4 • Police Financial Services (Supervisor Accountant): $135,000 annual cost/ $48,750 three -months cost including one-time start-up costs Motion by Committee Member Prince, second by Committee Member Biscar to approve Police Financial Services position proposal as consistent with the measure and recommend to the City Council for approval. Motion was approved with Committee Member Keller absent. Technology Services (Division Manager X2): $296,424 annual cost/ $85,706 three months cost including one-time start-up costs Motion by Committee Member Prince, second by Committee Member Perez-Andreesen to approve Technology Services position proposal as consistent with the measure and recommend to the City Council for approval. Motion failed with Vice -Chair Abernathy, Committee Members Biscar, Dewey, Koman, and Singh voting no and Committee Member Keller absent. Committee Member Dewey stated, and Committee Member Koman agreed, that the requested positions do not fall within the scope of the measure. • Clean City & Homeless Clean-up (Field Supervisor II): $123,500 annual cost/ $70,225 three -months cost including one-time start- up costs and a new truck & equipment Motion by Committee Member Dewey, second by Committee Member Prince to approve Clean City & Homeless Clean-up Field Supervisor proposal as consistent with the measure and recommend to the City Council for approval. Motion was approved with Vice -Chair Abernathy voting no and Committee Member Keller absent. • General Services Division (Administrative Analyst 1/II): $92,700 annual cost/ $27,175 three -months cost including one-time start- up costs Motion by Committee Member Prince, second by Committee Member Dewey to approve General Services Division Administrative Analyst proposal as consistent with the measure and recommend to the City Council for approval. Motion was approved with Vice -Chair Abernathy and Committee Member Biscar voting no and Committee Member Keller absent. • Economic Development (Economic Development Manager): $147,351 annual cost/$38,838 three -months cost including one- time start-up costs • Economic Development (Administrative Analyst 1/II): $104,187 annual cost/ $28,047 three -months cost including one-time start- up costs Bakersfield Public Safety Vital services Measure Citizens Oversight Committee February 10, 2022 Page 5 Motion by Committee Member Dewey, second by Committee Member Prince to approve Economic Development. Economic Development Manager and Economic Development. Administrative Analyst 1/11 proposal as consistent with the measure and recommend to the City Council for approval. Motion was approved with Vice -Chair Abernathy and Committee Member Biscar voting no and Committee Member Keller absent. 5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS Chair Ortiz stated that Council appointed Committee Members for insights and perspectives and thanked his colleagues for their work and contributing their viewpoints. Committee Member Biscar clarified that she voted no on some proposals as she would like to see those as part of an annual budget, not just the mid -year. She further thanked her colleagues for the experience, stating this is going to be an interesting process. Vice -Chair Abernathy concurred with Committee Member Biscar and stated that these types of expenses should be decided during the regular annual budget and not as part of a midyear budget adjustment. She further stated that a majority of proposals should be focused on what can be done to get more police hired. Committee Member Koman made comments regarding looking forward for a larger overview of the budget and the budget process at the next meeting. He clarified his opposition to items that he felt should be in the context of a larger strategic plan. Committee Member Prince thanked staff for the presentations. 6. ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 2:37 p.m. ATTEST JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield BAKERSFIELD ,HE SOUND oFsra6*r March 29, 2022 TO: Citizens Oversight Committee FROM: Christian Clegg, City Manager CC SUBJECT: Public Safety and Vital Services Fiscal Year 2022-23 Overview The first meeting of the Citizens Oversight Committee for the Fiscal Year 2022-23 (FY 23) proposal review will provide a high-level overview of the various factors and issues that will be considered as we move toward the fourth full year of Public Safety and Vital Services (measure) measure implementation. As discussed in further detail below, the City is expecting notable measure revenue growth in FY 23, generally commensurate with the relatively quick rebound the economy has experienced in the past eight months. The next phase of implementation will look slightly different than the prior three measure implementation proposals. Although there will be a continued focus on enhancing public safety and homelessness, there is now the opportunity to consider funding local parks projects, bolstering economic development programs and enhancing infrastructure throughout the City to address beautification and quality of life issues. This memo and the presentation that will be provided by staff during the meeting will discuss three main areas as outlined below. Fiscal Year 2021-22 Measure Revenue Update and 2022-23 Fiscal Outlook The FY 2021-22 (FY 22) measure fiscal outlook is different than this same time last year. Last year, given uncertainty surrounding the pandemic and its impacts on the economy, the City adopted conservative revenue projections for the measure. The City also created contingency funding allocations in the event that revenues come in far lower than expected. In contrast, throughout the current fiscal year, revenues collected exceeded projections and exceeded prior year revenues. The City measure revenue for the first quarter of FY 22 was $25 million, compared to $21.7 million received in quarter one of FY 21, a revenue increase of over 15.4 percent. Preliminary data for the second quarter of FY 22 was received by the City since the last Committee meeting. This quarter covers October, November and December of 2021, which accounts for the holiday shopping season. Cash receipts for the quarter totaled $25.8 million, which exceeds the same quarter in the prior year by 17.5 percent. tMeasure Revenue by Quarter ($ Millions) i 30 $25.0 $25.8 25 $21-7—$22:0—$22— — 120 — — 15 — i10 0 5 — i I 0 Quarter Fiscal Year 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 2021 i 2021 2021 2021 2022 2022 For the 2nd Quarter of FY 22, Building and Construction, General Consumer Goods, Fuel and Service Stations, Autos and Transportation, and Restaurants and Hotels, are showing moderate to strong growth when compared to the same quarter in the previous year. Online sales have resulted in significant measure revenue, as the City receives the additional one percent based on the taxable purchase price and point of delivery. �— Sales Tax Data by Major Industry Groups FY 2021-22 Q2 Food and (OCT, NOV, DEC 2021) Drugs, 4% Transfers / Unidentified, 1% Fuel and Service Stations, 8% General Consumer Building and Goods Construction 35% 9% Restaurants and Hotels 11% Autos and Business and Transportation Industry, 13% 19% Based on in-depth analysis by our sales tax consultants and review of revenue and economic trends, staff is anticipating revenue for the current fiscal year to exceed original projections by $21 million. For FY 23 starting July 1, 2022, staff is conservatively estimating total measure revenues to be $101.2 million or approximately 2.27 percent greater than the revised year-end estimates for the current fiscal year. The projections are developed through significant internal staff analysis and discussions with the City's sales tax consultant. Although revenue projections for the current fiscal year are trending in a more positive direction than originally anticipated, the City remains cautious that the current pace of economic growth may not be sustainable. Therefore, staff has determined only $92.6 $98.9 $101.2 $74.5 17.1 modest growth should be estimated at this time. If new or changed factors warranted additional review in the coming months, staff will provide the Committee with further information. Fiscal Year 2022-23 Program Objectives and Focus Areas City Council Goals and the 13 community measure priorities continue to guide the investments being made by measure revenues. The 13 specific priorities that are currently and will continue to be addresses within the measure implementation plan. The priorities include: 1. Increasing police staffing to improve police response times, reduce crime, and increase neighborhood police patrols 2. Improving rapid response to assaults and robberies 3. Maintaining / improving rapid response to gang violence 4. Investigating and proactively preventing property crimes, burglaries, and vehicle thefts 5. Keeping public areas safe and clean 6. Strengthening the capacity of the Special Enforcement Unit 7. Expanding the School Resource Officer Program 8. Maintaining a fully staffed and equipped Class II Rated Fire Department. 9. Reducing homelessness through partnerships with service providers to increase outreach, sheltering, and construction of affordable housing 10. Addressing the fiscal stability of the City 11. Creating jobs through economic development, business retention / attraction, and workforce development 12. Enhancing amenities throughout the community to improve the quality of life and attract visitors 13. Enhancing neighborhoods through additional code enforcement and improved park maintenance During the March 31st overview of the FY 23 budget process, staff will again provide examples of projects approved in the prior 3 fiscal years that are reflective of these priorities. Committee members can find budget information on measure allocations from previous years at the link below, with special attention to the Budget Presentations section on the right column of the linked web page. https://www.bakersfieldcity.us/190/Public-Safety-Vital-Services-Measure The FY 23 department proposals that will be coming before the Committee over the course of the next two meetings will be reflective of the City's commitment to continue addressing the measure priorities through the strategic addition of staffing, enhanced programs and substantial capital improvement projects. These proposals will reflect the feedback and input of the City Council, the Committee and public stakeholders over the course of the past several years. In general, the next phase of measure investments will contain fewer staffing requests in total than in past years but will propose strategic investments in key programs and services as well as large capital projects meant to significantly enhance the quality of life for all residents of Bakersfield. The proposals will remain resource -intensive for public safety functions, primarily focused on new staffing for the Bakersfield Police Department, along with continued investments in reducing homelessness and addressing quality of life issues. Continued emphasis will be placed on ensuring the City continues to meet its general reserve plan, along with addressing large known capital projects. The proposals for the Police Department, Fire Department, Development Services Department, Human Resources Department, and the City Manager's Office will generally fall into these broad topic areas. Several of the proposals for next fiscal year will reflect a refined approach to quality -of -life opportunities, local/neighborhood park improvements and infrastructure improvements throughout the City. Detailed fiscal, staffing and capital project information will be forthcoming at the April 14th and April 21st meetings as outlined below. Additionally, staff is estimating all prior year staffing and program enhancements will continue to be funded. Preliminary estimates project prior years (FY 19, FY 20, FY 21 and FY 22) ongoing measure costs to be $66.3 million in FY 23. This includes salary and benefits costs for all previously -approved measure -funded positions and ongoing non -staffing operating costs, which include items such as the Economic Opportunity Area (EOA) funding, the Police Department body camera program and the Clean City Initiative (CCI) teams. As compared to the estimated measure revenue for next fiscal year, the ongoing salary and benefits costs total $43.2 million or approximately 43 percent of available revenues, whereas the non -salary and benefits ongoing costs are estimated at 23 percent. This does not include any additional staffing or ongoing costs associated with the proposals the Committee will receive over the course of the next 30 days. Fiscal Year 2022-23 Committee Review Process The Committee is expected to meet a minimum of three times to review the FY 2022-23 measure budget. The schedule is structured to allow ample time for the Committee to review and make recommendations on each proposal. The schedule is as follows: ➢ March 31st o FY 2022-23 Measure Overview ■ Receive and file the presentation only; no further action requested ➢ A_pril14th o Public Safety, Homelessness, Fiscal Solvency/Customer Service Presentations o Please note, department proposal memos, including staffing and project requests, will be included in the packet of information issued prior to this meeting date ➢ April21st o Quality of Life, Infrastructure, Urban Renewal/Downtown Development Presentations o Please note, department proposal memos, including staffing and project requests, will be included in the packet of information issued prior to this meeting date o Staff will request the Committee make recommendations on all department proposals at this meeting