DATE: June 14, 2016
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Manager
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Proposed FY 2017 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program - Worksession
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council provides comments on the FY 2017 Operating Budget and reviews information in this report on follow-up items from the Saturday, May 21, 2016 and Tuesday May 24, 2016 budget work sessions.
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BACKGROUND
The City commenced the FY 2017 budget development process in early February. Both the Budget & Finance Committee and the full City Council have held a number of budget-related meetings as part of this development process:
> February 22: Council Budget & Finance Committee reviewed the General Fund Ten-Year Plan
> March 1: City Council reviewed the FY 2016 Mid-Year Update and General Fund Ten-Year Plan
> March 2: Council Budget & Finance Committee reviewed the City debt portfolio and the City's Benefit Liabilities and funding plan
> April 4: The City Council reviewed the City debt portfolio and the City's Benefit Liabilities and funding plan
> April 4 & 19: Council Work Session and adoption of Community Agency Funding
> April 19: City Council adopted an update to the Master Fee Schedule for FY 2017
> May 3: City Manager presented the proposed FY2017 operating budget to the City Council
> May 21 (continued to 5/24 meeting): Budget work sessions including discussions on departmental budgets and related operational issues
DISCUSSION
Below are responses to some of the specific items Council made requests for information during previous work sessions.
Customs Agents at the Airport
Staff has inquired with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) about establishing a customs facility at Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) in response to tenant requests. Under new guidelines, to assign a CBP agent now requires the construction of a 5,000 sq. ft. building with offices, a hold...
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