PREPARED BY: MATT RODRIGUEZ DATE OF MEETING: 03/03/2025
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CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DETERMINE AND EXPLORE FURTHER POLICY FEASIBILITY OF NEW GENERAL FUND REVENUE MECHANISMS (IN SEQUENTIAL RANK-ORDER) WITH NECESSARY COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS, AND INCLUDING POTENTIAL ELECTORATE AND PROPERTY OWNER POLLING UNDER THE CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 - 2027 PERIOD
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project at defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Annual Year-end City Survey; and under Major Policy Goal: Focus on Economic Development and Fiscal Diversification, Policy No. 414 - New Strategic Budget Initiatives to Address new Structural Deficits forecasted for FY 2025-2027 Period are current adopted policy items in the FY 2023-25 Council Priority Workplan, effective May 1, 2023.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
BACKGROUND
Annual Year-end City Survey Process
To support civic engagement and community outreach, the City of San Pablo commissions an Annual Year-end City Survey to assess the community at-large, identify desired core priorities, needs and values to assist the City Council in formulating public policy decisions.
Strategy Research Institute, Inc. (SRI) administers the City's annual year-end city survey process, conducts data analysis using appropriate scientific tools, and then provides summary findings and survey results to the City Council and City Manager's Office. Information gathered from annual year-end city surveys assists the City Council in overall policy decision-making and aligns current policy issues with adopted policies contained in the adopted City Council Priority Workplan.
Previous City Council Action
On December 13, 2023, a new City financial condition was presented to the City Council following formal presentation of the City's new Long-Range Financial Forecast Plan. As a result, future fundi...
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