Special Meeting - Budget Workshop and City Council

>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT IS NOW 6:00 P.M. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER. WE WILL START WITH THE SPECIAL WORKSHOP WE HAVE TONIGHT . MR. CITY MANAGER, ITEM NUMBER ONE, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. WELCOME TO THE BUDGET WORKSHOP. I WANT TO PREFERENCE --PREFACE THIS WORKSHOP AND IT IS ONE OF TWO. WE ANTICIPATE ANOTHER WORKSHOP IN THE FIRST MEETING IN JUNE. TAKING ALL OF THOSE COMMENTS FROM TONIGHT AND IN JUNE AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE AND COMING BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON JUNE 17th AT THE SECOND MEETING FOR ADOPTION. THIS HAS CERTAINLY BEEN TRUE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. OUR EXPENDITURE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW ARE GENERALLY HIGHER THAN THE REVENUES . THAT IS THE PROCESS WE GO THROUGH. WE USUALLY WHITTLE IT DOWN SO THE NEXT WORKSHOP WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER WILL BE WITHIN PLUS OR MINUS 1% OF THE OVERALL REVENUES . SO I WANT TO HAND THIS OVER TO PAUL RODRIGUEZ . BOTH OF THEM HAVE BEEN DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB AND I WANT TO ALSO THINK THE STAFF AS THEY HAVE PUT THIS TOGETHER. WE WILL LAY THIS OUT AND THEN DISCUSS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE. PAUL? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GARRETT. WANT TO ALSO STRESS AS WE BEGIN THIS HESITATION THAT IT IS MEANT TO BE INTERACTIVE WITH YOU FOLKS. SO PLEASE STOP ME AT ANYTIME IF YOU WANT CLARIFICATION. WITH THAT, WELCOME TO THE FIRST WORKSHOP FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. CITY OF PITTSBURG BUDGET. AS YOU WILL RECALL, THE BUDGET WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN APRIL 16th. THIS WAS THE KICKOFF TO THE 24-25 BUDGET. UNLESS WE RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT PROVIDES MATERIAL DIFFERENCES, THIS SERVES TO PROVIDE THE ESTIMATED ACTUAL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. >> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. [ INAUDIBLE ] GENERAL FUND REVENUES. HERE IN FRONT OF US IS A SNAPSHOT OF SEVEN-YOUR ACTUALS. THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR WE ARE IN . HIGHLIGHTED IN COLUMN NUMBER NINE. QUICKLY SCANNING THROUGH THE NUMBERS , SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTED ITEMS I WANT TO POINT OUT ARE THE FEES. LOOKING ACROSS , YOU SEE UNDER COLUMN 12 THERE'S GOING TO BE THE ANTICIPATED $594,000. PRIMARY FEE INCREASE WAS DUE TO VARIOUS DIFFERENT PRICE HIKE FEES THAT WE HAD. OTHER INTERNAL CITY DEPARTMENTAL FEES THAT WE CHARGE OUT . GOING DOWN THAT LIST , WE HAVE LINE NUMBER --THE LINE THAT SAYS TAXES. $184,000 DECREASE . [ INAUDIBLE ] AND THEN THE LINE AFTER THAT IS THE DEPARTMENTAL REVENUES. CURRENTLY ANTICIPATING A $1.3 MILLION DEKE REESE IN REVENUE . THAT IS PRIMARILY CAUSED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVING A ONE-TIME REVENUE OR REIMBURSEMENT . [ INAUDIBLE ] CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 2024. BECAUSE OF THAT WE HAD TO ADJUST AND MAKE OUR NUMBER HIGHER. ONCE WE DID THAT, FROM THE PROPOSED YEAR WE ACTUALLY DO IT BACK TO A NORMAL STAGE, THEREFORE CAUSING WHAT SEEMED LIKE A DECREASE GOING BACK TO THE LEVEL FROM THE PRIOR YEAR ADDITIONAL ACCESS RESERVE. WITH THAT , I HAVE COVERED THESE ITEMS WITH THE SIGNIFICANT VARIANCES. I WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE. >> ANDY, IF I COULD JUMP IN. GOOD NEWS. YOU CAN SEE FROM 2017 TO 2025 WE ARE UP ALMOST PERCENT IN REVENUE. THERE IS A LOT TO BE POSITIVE AS YOU LOOK BACK ROUGHLY UNDER 10 YEARS. OVER THE NEXT EIGHT OR NINE YEARS THAT CAN HAPPEN. THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC NEWS. SO THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS. NOW WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO EXPENDITURES AND WE WILL SEE OTHER COSTS GO UP TOO. >> WE ARE ALSO GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SALES TAX AND PROPERTY TAXES. WHAT COMPRISES THE CITY'S TAXES. AS YOU CAN SEE , PRIMARILY PROPERTY TAXES . SECURED AND UNSECURED PROPERTY TAXES. SUPPLEMENTAL TAXES. AND THEN ALSO SALES AND USE TAXES. THIS SLIDE DOES NOT SHOW ANY MEASURE SALES TAX REVENUES. IF YOU RECALL, BEGINNING IN '24 --EXCUSE ME, 23-24, WE HAVE THOSE MONIES SEGREGATED INTO A NEW FUND SO THAT WE CAN BETTER TRACK THAT AND KEEP RESERVES ON HAND FOR COUNCIL APPROVED PROJECTS. SO HOW DO WE ARRIVE AT THESE REVENUE PROJECTIONS ? ARE WE JUST PULLING NUMBERS OUT OF THE AIR? WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT, NO, WE ARE CALCULATING THESE THROUGH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT METHODS . WHAT WE HAVE COMPARED AGAINST PRIOR YEARS . AS YOU WILL SEE AS WE HAVE SHOWN YOU, SOME OF THESE SLIDES ARE A LITTLE BIT BUSIER, BUT WE WANTED TO INCLUDE MORE HISTORICAL DATA SO YOU CAN BETTER SEE TREND LINES. THE CITY ALSO GAUGES WITH THE NUMBER OF CONSULTANTS TO HELP US WITH OUR PROPERTY TAX AND SALES TAX REVENUE ESTIMATES. FROM PROPERTY TAXES, THE CITY ENGAGES TO PROVIDE PROPERTY TAX . AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SLIDE, THEY ARE PROJECTING ABOUT $4.4 MILLION IN VARIOUS PROPERTY TAX REVENUES, WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THE CITY'S BOOKS AS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN. HDL ALSO PROJECTS ABOUT $7.1 MILLION IN MOTOR VEHICLE TAXES. SALES TAXES. THE CITY ENGAGES AVENUE CONSULTING TO SALES TAX AND PROP 172 FORECAST. AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THE RECENT EXIT OF TARGET, SALES TAX ESTIMATES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS HAVE BEEN REDUCED. PROJECTION SHOWS SALE TAX AND PROP 172 TAXES REMAINING FAIRLY STABLE WITH REVENUES DECREASING FROM '23-'24 AND SLOWLY INCREASING BETWEEN 24, 25, AND 29-30. SO HISTORICALLY THE AVENUE CONSULTING PROVIDES US WITH THREE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS FOR SALES TAXES. THAT IS, WHAT IS MOST LIKELY? WHAT IS CONSERVATIVE ? WHAT IS MOST LIKELY? AND WHAT IS OPTIMISTIC? NOW, DURING THE PANDEMIC , WE WENT WITH THE OPTIMISTIC FORECAST AND THE ACTUAL NUMBERS CAME IN AND BLEW THE DOORS OFF OF THAT. SUBSEQUENTLY WE HAVE BEEN GOING WITH MOST LIKELY AND SALES TAXES HAVE KIND OF STARTED TO TREND A LITTLE BIT DOWNWARD THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA IN THE LAST TWO YEARS . SO WE HAVE BEEN GOING WITH MOST LIKELY. AGAIN, WE HAVE BEATEN THE CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES FOR EACH OF THESE YEARS. SO AS MENTIONED DURING THE MIDYEAR BUDGET PRESENTATION, WE WERE NOTIFIED THE CITY SALES TAXES WOULD DECLINE FROM THE ORIGINAL BUDGET ABOUT $16 MILLION DOWN TO A REVISED ESTIMATE OF $13.9 MILLION FOR 23-24. WE DISCOVERED THIS IN AUGUST OF '23. THE GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENTS WITH THIS NOTIFICATION TRIMMED THEIR BUDGETS ACCORDINGLY AND ARE CONTINUING THIS TREND INTO 24-25 DUE TO A FURTHER DECREASE OF SALES TAX REVENUES DOWN TO $12.2 MILLION. >> AS WE ROLL INTO THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2025, WE LOOK AT GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES. COLUMN NINE REPRESENTS THAT AS OF TODAY OUR TOTAL BUT NOT FINALIZED GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES ARE AROUND 53 $.8 MILLION WHEN COMPARING TWO THE 70 MILLION. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A LARGE SIGNIFICANT VARIANCE. [ INAUDIBLE ] PROPOSED A DATA SET. WE HAVE LEARNED THAT FOR THE OPERATING EXPENDITURE HERE ON COLUMN 12 AT THE VERY BOTTOM LINE, 16.3. THAT ACTUALLY INCLUDES ABOUT A $3.1 MILLION INCREASE IN PERSONNEL COST . HAS YET TO FINALIZE. SETTING ASIDE THE PERSONAL COST --PERSONNEL COST, WE HAVE A TOTAL COST REDUCTION SO FAR ABOUT 18.3. THIS VARIANCE WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY --WE HAVE ABOUT $8.9 MILLION OF ALLOCATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES INSURANCE ALLOCATION. ABOUT $2 MILLION. FLEET ALLOCATION. ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 1.4. I.T. ALLOCATION. TESTED --ESTIMATED TO BE 2.6. AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE CITYWIDE AT ABOUT $2.9 MILLION. ADDING THOSE NUMBERS FOR ALLOCATIONS TOGETHER, THAT WAS ABOUT $8.9 MILLION SUBTRACTING FROM THE TOTAL OPERATING VARIANCE . WE RECOGNIZED THERE IS GOING TO BE A DIFFERENCE OF ABOUT $9.9 MILLION , WHICH IS RIGHT ON TARGET BECAUSE IN THE CURRENT YEAR, 2024, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PROJECTS THAT WERE APPROVED AND SO THAT EQUATED TO BE ABOUT 8.3 OR $8.4 MILLION . USING 9.9-8.4 . $1.5 MILLION DIFFERENCE IN OPERATING EXPENDITURE. WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH STAFF TRYING TO FINALIZE AND MAKING SURE WE ARE CAPTURING ALL RELEVANT COSTS AT THIS POINT. SO WITH THAT SAID , THAT COVERS THE OPERATING EXPENDITURE. ONE LAST NOTE I WANTED TO MAKE WAS FOR THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, THE REASON WHY OUR DATA SET IS SHOWING LINKS BETWEEN FISCAL YEAR 2018 THROUGH '23 --2018 THROUGH 2024. WE HAVE SET THE EEOC FUND [ INAUDIBLE ] FROM GENERAL FUND. SO NOW ALL OF THE REVENUES EXPENSE ARE UNDER FUND 140. THIS DATA SET WE ARE SHOWING IS ONLY FOR A GENERAL FUND. >> ACTUALLY, IF I CAN JUMP IN, MAYBE I WILL TAKE A LITTLE EXTRA TIME AND GO THROUGH SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS CAUGHT UP. AS YOU SEE, ON THIS SLIDE YOU HAVE CITY ATTORNEY, WHICH WHILE SHOWING 600,000, WHICH WOULD BE A RATHER POTENTIAL JUMP , AT LEAST 200,000 THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS ON RESERVE IF LITIGATION HAPPENS. SO IF YOU SEE MORE OF THE TREND OF 287, 246, 350, 340. THE ACTUAL TREND THAT THE CITY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE REALLY SPENDS. BUT THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS TO BE PREPARED IF WE DO GET HIT WITH LITIGATION HAVE SOME MONEY IN THE BUDGET , SO SHE DOES THAT EVERY YEAR. AS YOU CAN SEE, HER NUMBERS ARE USUALLY CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN THAT. CITY CLERK IS PRETTY STABLE. WE DO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL MONIES FOR THE ELECTION. CITY COUNCIL VERY STABLE. CITY MANAGER. THERE IS A BIT OF A JUMP. I SEE THAT NUMBER TO SEE WHERE I CAN PULL THAT BACK OUT. A LOWER NUMBER THAN SOMETHING THAT IS THAT HIGH. CODE ENFORCEMENT IS RATHER STABLE NUMBER. AS ANDY MENTIONED ABOUT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, THAT HAS BEEN WRAPPED INTO A DIFFERENT LINE ITEM. ENGINEERING . WANT TO TAKE NOTE HERE. WE HAVE DONE SOME CHANGES TO THE WAY WE ATTRIBUTE EITHER REIMBURSABLE PROJECT ACCOUNTS. SO IF ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON A PROJECT OR WORKING FOR A DEVELOPER, WE USED TO CLASSIFY THAT AS REVENUE. WE ARE NOW DOING THAT MORE ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE AND SHOWING IT THERE. SO YOU WILL SEE RIGHT NOW A HIGHER NUMBER THAN NORMAL BECAUSE JOHN HAS NOT PUT IN HIS NUMBERS YET AND THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO GO SUBSTANTIALLY DOWN. AND THE SAME IS TRUE. I THINK PLANNING NUMBERS DO REFLECT THAT CHANGE INSTEAD OF REVENUES TO EXPENDITURE AND NEGATIVE EXPENDITURE. SO THIS IS SORT OF THE SAUSAGE MAKING OF THE BUDGET ONE MONTH BEFORE YOU GET TO SEE A MORE POLISHED VERSION. FINANCE IS ALSO GOING THROUGH MOST OF THESE NUMBERS. HIGHER BUT WE HAVE 324 EMPLOYEES THAT ARE FULL-TIME APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL . I THINK WE HAVE HAD A TOTAL SUBMISSION OF THREE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS , TWO OF WHICH I BELIEVE ARE NOT IN THE GENERAL FUND . ONE DEFINITELY IS GAD. THAT MAY BE DEPENDING ON HOW THE GENERAL FUND NUMBERS GO THE ONLY APPROVALS . SO AS WE LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND HERE. HR. VERY STABLE. THE PERMIT CENTER IS SIMILAR. AGAIN, I AM ANTICIPATING THESE ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. I ALREADY MENTIONED PLANNING. POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB OF HOLDING NUMBERS STABLE IF YOU LOOK AT '23 AND '24 . 35,000,030 5 MILLION. WHEN YOU HAVE CALIPERS AND OTHER STAFFING COSTS YOU KNOW ARE INCREASING, IT IS A COMMENDABLE JOB FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CHIEF TO HOLD THAT NUMBER. PUBLIC WORKS. AGAIN. VERY STABLE, CONSISTENT NUMBERS. RECREATION IS SEEING A LOT OF GROWTH BECAUSE COUNCIL HAS PRIORITIZED SENIORS, ADULT PROGRAMS, YOUTH PROGRAMS. THAT IS WHEN YOU SEE IT RAMPING UP WITHIN THAT BUDGET. THE TRANSFERS AS WERE MENTIONED HAVE BEEN MAINLY PROJECTS WITH PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE SUBCOMMITTEE . WE HAVE ANTICIPATED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 24 TO 29 PROJECTS FINISHING THIS YEAR IN 2024. SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK ALREADY APPROVED AND DONE . ADDITIONAL PROJECTS BEHIND THEM ALREADY WORKING ON THE ENGINEERING. SO THERE ARE 20 OF PROJECTS AND WORK FOR STAFF TO FOCUS ON RIGHT NOW. SO YOU WILL NOT SEE AS MUCH IN TRANSFERS OUT FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS. NON-DEPARTMENTAL INCLUDES ATTRITION AT THIS POINT. IF I COULD HIGHLIGHT AND YOU COULD GO BACK ONE SLIDE, PLEASE. THERE ARE THREE OTHER BULLETS THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. WE DO SHOW AN INCREASE IN MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUES OF ABOUT 260,000. BUT HDL IS POINTING OUT THE ANTICIPATE LESS . REDEVELOPMENT DISTRIBUTIONS DOWN BY ABOUT 300. THAT IS ABOUT A WASH. AND THE NEXT BIG NUMBER WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON WITH ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS 'S LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING FUND. YOU HAVE THAT ON STEP ONE WHERE WE FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH MONEY IS DEDICATED TO MAKING SURE THE MEDIANS AND THE PARKS AND ALL THAT ARE TAKEN CARE OF. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME JUMP IN. >> THANK YOU. MOVING ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE. YOU MIGHT WONDER WITH THE REVENUE , WHAT IS OUR BOTTOM LINE LOOKING LIKE ? HERE ON THIS SLIDE WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO SHOW THE NET RESULT OF OUR PROPOSED BUDGET AS OF NOW WITHOUT FURTHER CHANGES TO POINT A SNAPSHOT IN TIME. WE'RE SHOWING $59.9 MILLION IN REVENUE. 42 $.9 MILLION IN PERSONNEL COSTS. ACCOUNTING FOR THE THREE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS THAT HAVEN'T YET BEEN APPROVED. THE OPERATING EXPENDITURE OF 11.4. THAT IS ABOUT $5.2 MILLION. HOWEVER, KEEP IN MIND THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE OVERHEAD ALLOCATION OR ALLOCATION COSTS, SUCH AS THE INSURANCE, THE FLEET , BUILDING MAINTENANCE , AND I.T., WHICH WE ESTIMATE TO BE AT ABOUT $8.9 MILLION GOING INTO 2025 AND USING THE 5.2. SUBTRACTING THE 8.9. WE NOW SHOW TWO BOTTOM LINE LOOKING AT AROUND 3.6 WITH FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS. WE ANTICIPATE WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BRING IT DOWN LIKE WHAT HE HAD MENTIONED EARLIER WITH THAT 1% RANGE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WE CAN HELP YOU ANSWER? >> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE. WE WANTED TO COVER THE MEASURE AND PORTION AS WELL. FOR THE 2025 PROPOSED YEAR, BASED ON OUR CONSULTANT RECOMMENDATION, WE ARE LOOKING AT $6.34 MILLION IN PROPOSED MEASURE AND REVENUES WITH THE CONSISTENT TRANSFER OF ABOUT 4.9 GOING TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, AND ED. WE WOULD RESERVE LEAVING IT . EXCESS BALANCE OF AROUND $1.4 MILLION. >> ONCE AGAIN, THE CITY USES AVENUE CONSULTING TO FORECAST OUR MEASURE M REVENUES. AS YOU CAN SEE THIS CHART WITH GROWTH BETWEEN 1920 AND '22-'23, THERE IS A REVENUE DECREASE BETWEEN 23 AND 24. PRETTY MODEST INCREASES FORECAST BETWEEN 24, 25, 29, 30. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IT KIND OF SEEMS COUNTERINTUITIVE THAT THE CITY'S REGULAR SALES TAX -- THEY DON'T OPERATE IN CONCERT WITH ONE ANOTHER PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE MEASURE M SALES TAX FORECAST. WE DON'T GET THEM FROM THE COUNTY POOL FOR THAT. NORA SALES TAX LIKE THE BOMBARD EA SALES TAX. IT IS A POINT OF DESTINATION SALES TAX . SO WHEREVER THAT DESTINATION IS FOR THOSE PARKED CARS , THAT CITY WOULD BE THE ONE TO RECEIVE THAT. SO THERE IS NOT REALLY --I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT VOLATILITY, BUT THERE IS NOT THE WIDE VARIANCES THAT WE EXPERIENCE WITH A REGULAR SALES TAX. AND THEN AGAIN THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE THREE SCENARIOS PRESENTED WITH THE CITY BUDGET REVENUES USING THE MOST LIKELY NUMBERS. >> WE WANTED TO QUICKLY SUMMARIZE THE LIST OF PENDING ITEMS WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH . OUR PRIORITY IS TO COMPLETE THE ALLOCATION , WHICH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $8.9 MILLION SCATTERED THROUGH FOUR OF THESE CATEGORIES . THE SECOND ONE ON OUR LIST IS TO COMPLETE A TRANSFER IN AND TRANSFER OUT. THERE WAS ONE EXAMPLE OF TRANSFERRING OUT TO LIGHTING. LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING. THAT COULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE GENERAL FUND. WE WILL FURTHER LOOK INTO THAT AND EVALUATE FURTHER. LASTLY, STAFFING CHANGES . THE UPCOMING WEEKS WE PLAN ON WORKING WITH EACH DEPARTMENT . UNDERSTANDING THE PROPOSAL BEHIND THE ADDED POSITION AND OBTAINING APPROVAL FROM OUR SENIOR EXECUTIVE TEAM IN ORDER TO RE-PROJECT THE PERSONNEL COST . THESE ARE THE THREE BROADER CATEGORIES OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 WEEKS OR SO. ANY QUESTIONS WE CAN HELP YOU ANSWER? MOVING ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT GENERAL FUNDS. CHANGING THE PACE, WE WANTED TO SHOW , HOW DOES OUR ENTERPRISE FUND LOOK LIKE? A LIST COVERING FROM FILE ONE TWO 590. THE BOTTOM LINE RIGHT NOW STILL MAY LOOK A BIT OFF WHEN COMPARED TO HISTORICAL ACTUALS. WE ARE STILL GOING TO BE ACTIVELY WORKING THROUGH EACH ONE OF THESE FUNDS TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY BALANCE WITHIN THAT SURPLUS OR DEFICIT IS BEING ACCOUNTED FOR ACCURATELY. WHEN WE PRESENT OUR BUDGET, THOSE NUMBERS WOULD PRESENT A FINAL COPY OF THE ACCURATE NUMBER WHEN AVAILABLE. WE WANTED TO SHOW OUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS AS OF RIGHT NOW. NOTABLY , THE BIGGEST VARIANCE RIGHT NOW WILL BE UNDER FUND 248. THAT IS BECAUSE FOR THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY FUND WE HAVE BEEN --WE PLAN ON SETTING UP A SITE ABOUT $3 MILLION AS AN ACQUISITION COST FOR ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS OR PROPERTIES TO PURCHASE IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. >> AND IF I COULD ALSO JUST THROW IN THESE NUMBERS WILL GO THROUGH ANOTHER REFINEMENT . AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING NEXT TIME --THE FUND BALANCE. SO YOU CAN ALL SEE THE FUND BALANCE AND PERCENTAGE FOR EACH OF THESE TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN LINE WITH THE BUDGET STABILIZATION. SO WE WILL ADD THAT TO OUR NEXT PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE DEFINITELY WILL PROVIDE THAT IN THE NEXT UPCOMING MEETING. HERE IS THE UPCOMING DATE TO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT BETWEEN MAY 13th THROUGH 17th. WE PLAN ON HOSTING THE MEASURE AND SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING. AND THEN SOMETIME BETWEEN NOW THROUGH THE END OF MAY, WE MIGHT ALSO HAVE ANOTHER FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH WILL PRESENT A NEW SET OF NUMBERS IF IT IS MADE AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE IN OUR NUMBERS AND THE DATA SET OR NUMBER THAT WAS PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY, WE SHOULD STILL STAY STATIC. AND ON JUNE 3rd , WE ANTICIPATE EITHER IT'S GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP SIMILAR TO TODAY'S GOING OVER MUCH MORE CLEAR VIEW OF WHAT OUR ACTUAL NUMBER MAY LOOK LIKE. THE 17th IS WHEN WE WOULD PRESENT TO COUNSEL FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR 2025. >> SO AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THIS SLIDE, CITIES THROUGH THE BAY AREA AND CALIFORNIA AT-LARGE . BASIC BUDGET CHALLENGES IN THE UPCOMING 24-25 FISCAL YEAR. GENERAL FUND REVENUES AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED SUCH AS SALES TAXES HAVE DECREASED FROM ANY BAY AREA CITIES WHILE PENSION COSTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE. I KNOW, GARRETT, YOU HAD MENTIONED THERE IS OTHER CITIES IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY THAT YOU KNOW OF IN PARTICULAR THAT HAVE --THEY ARE FACING MUCH STIFFER CHALLENGES THAN THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AT THIS POINT. SO, QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER. I'M GOING TO HAND THAT OVER TO THE CITY MANAGER. >> ONE THING WE WANTED TO EITHER START THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT OR CERTAINLY HAVE YOU ALL CONSIDER FOR QUESTIONS TO FOLLOW UP WITH US AT A LATER TIME --REALLY DIGEST ALL OF THIS. THINGS AND QUESTIONS YOU ALL CAN PONDER. BECAUSE AS YOU LOOK AT THE SALES TAX AND SOME OF THESE OTHER REVENUES THAT LOOK RATHER STABLE -- NOT ENTHUSIASTICALLY GROWING , BUT STABLE. WHAT OTHER TYPES OF REVENUES IN THE FUTURE COULD BE LOOKED AT? CERTAINLY WE UNDERSTAND RETAIL IS NOT A MARKETPLACE THAT IS GROWING ANYWHERE, REALLY. WE HAVE A HEALTHY HOTEL THAT IS COMING IN. THAT REVENUE IS BEING ACCOUNTED FOR. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE BEING PROPOSED. THOSE ARE GENERALLY 3 TO 5-YEAR TYPE PROJECTS. WE CANNOT COUNT ON A NEW ONE OPENING UP NEXT YEAR. RESTAURANTS ARE NICE, BUT GENERALLY THEY ARE $25-$50,000 IN SALES TAX PER YEAR. SO AGAIN, NOT GOING TO SOLVE ANYTHING OVERNIGHT. THE LARGER PROJECTS ARE PROBABLY A ONCE IN 10 YEARS WHEN YOU THINK OF SOME OF THE OTHER POWER PROJECTS. BUT AGAIN, THOSE ARE BIG AND THEY DO HELP COVER THOSE GAPS. BUT SOMETHING THAT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND --THERE ARE NOT MANY OTHER WAYS TO INCREASE REVENUES OTHER THAN WHAT YOU SEE COMMUNITIES ARE LOOKING AT OR OTHER TYPES OF REVENUES. NOT TRYING TO --NOT TRYING TO IMPLY OR ANYTHING, BUT YOU HAVE READER BOARDS, CANNABIS . YOU GO DOWN THAT LIST. SO THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF PROJECTS IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND THAT YOU START TO THINK ABOUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE , BOY, HOW DO WE GET THESE REVENUES GOING? IT IS GOING TO BE THOSE KINDS OF SPECIAL PROJECTS. THE CITY COUNCIL ALREADY AUTHORIZES INCENTIVES FOR GROCERY STORES AND FOR HOTELS. WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT AN INVITING AREA TO DO THOSE THINGS. WANTED TO AT LEAST HAVE YOU SORT OF RAISE THAT AS A THOUGHT. ALSO, LONG-TERM EXPENDITURES . HOW DO WE CONTROL SOME OF THOSE COSTS ? WHETHER THAT IS LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING, WHICH IS ALWAYS SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. WE HAVE THE OVERHEAD COST, WHICH THE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY SET ASIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO COVER. ADDITIONAL MONIES TO GO FOR ROADS. SO THERE ARE CERTAIN EXPENDITURES THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT FOR HOW WE TRY AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE SINKING FUNDS WHEN APPROPRIATE TO COVER SO WE DON'T GET SURPRISES. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BIGGER VARIABLES TO REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ? OBVIOUSLY THE LARGEST EXPENDITURES IS PEOPLE. THAT IS YOUR RESOURCE. AND GENERALLY WE HAVE SEEN THE CITY GROW ABOUT 3% IN STAFF A YEAR. YOU LOOK AT OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS OR SO. THREE YEARS AGO WE WENT FROM 300 TO 324. NOW WE HAVE HELD IT . SO IT ALMOST BECOMES THAT 3%. JUST CAUGHT UP. SO THOSE ARE TYPES OF QUESTIONS I AT LEAST WANT TO THROW OUT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND TO THINK ABOUT. HAPPY TO GET INTO OTHER DISCUSSIONS IF YOU WOULD LIKE. BUT CERTAINLY DO LOOK FORWARD TO ANYWAY WE CAN HELP OUR PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES, COUNCILMEMBER ADAMS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE, 18, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE STRUCTURAL BUDGET [ INAUDIBLE ] WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS HAPPENING THAT ARE IMPACTING OTHER CITIES' BUDGETS? >> I WILL JUMP IN. FOR EXAMPLE, SAN RAMON HAD SOME FOLKS . I THINK CHEVRON SKILLED DOWN . BUT THEY HAVE REALLY BEEN TRYING TO HANDLE A STRUCTURAL ISSUE THEY HAVE SEEN FOR THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS. AND IT HAS BECOME --THEY ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB OF TRYING TO QUICKLY BALANCE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH THE EXPENDITURES. IT IS NOT UNIQUE TO THEM. CERTAINLY PITTSBURGH HAS GONE THROUGH THE EBBS AND FLOWS OF REVENUE AND THEN EXPENDITURES CATCHING UP AND SOMETIMES EXCEEDING THEM. A LOT OF IT IS THE STAFFING COST . IF YOU JUST THINK OF OUR BUDGET, WE'VE GOT LABOR INCREASES COMING UP THIS FISCAL YEAR. ROUGHLY 3 TO 4% DEPENDING ON WHICH BARGAINING GROUP. IF YOU KNOW WHAT OUR STAFF WILL COST IS . ABOUT 60 MILLION. 50. BUT THAT IS BEYOND GENERAL FUND. ADD 3% TO THAT. YOU HAVE TO ABSORB THAT EVERY YEAR WHEN YOU DO A 3%. SO THAT IS THE KIND OF MANAGEMENT YOU HAVE TO DO ON A BUDGET OF THE EXPENDITURES VERSUS THE REVENUES AND HOW YOU MAKE SURE YOU KEEP PACE. >> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MY COLLEAGUE? >> I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON SLIDE 13 , WHICH IS THE SALES TAX FORECAST. THE SECOND SLIDE. YES. SO I SEE THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO OR FORECAST LISTED IN THE MIDDLE. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THEY HAD SHARED ANY THOUGHTS AS TO THE DRIVER BEHIND THE 6% CHANGE. BECAUSE OF THE PREVIOUS YEARS INDICATE, THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DRAW. THERE IS A 3% AND A 7% . NOW WE ARE SAYING 6% IS THE MOST LIKELY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE ABLE TO SHARE THEORY OR HYPOTHESIS AROUND THAT INCREASE. >> A LOT OF THAT IS IN COMPARISON AS I MENTIONED BEFORE . THERE IS JUST NOT THE VOLATILITY . IF I COMPARE THE SALES TAX FOR THE CITY. NOT MEASURE M . IN ADDITION TO THINGS LIKE TARGET LEAVING, THERE ARE BIG TRUE UPS --BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE COUNTY POOL ITEMS THAT GO INTO THE REGULAR SALES TAX . BUT AS FAR AS THEIR PROJECTING STEADY GROWTH FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, WE DIDN'T REALLY GET INTO SPECIFICS, PER SE, ABOUT --YOU KNOW, IT DID DIP IN 23-24. THEIR PROJECTING A 6% INCREASE . WHEN TALKING ABOUT MEASURE M, THEY WERE DOING IT MORE IN COMPARISON WITH THE REGULAR SALES TAX AND HIGHLIGHTING THE FACT THAT MEASURE M JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME VOLATILITY. >> WHAT WE CAN CERTAINLY DO --ONE, WE WILL ASK THEM TO CLARIFY HOW THEY CAME UP WITH THAT. WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU AT A FUTURE MEETING. IF WE CAN GO TO SLIDE 11. ONE OF THE WAYS WE HAVE TRIED TO MANAGE VOLATILITY AT LEAST WITH MEASURE M IS WHEN WE MOVED IT TO ITS OWN FUND. YOU CAN SEE THE 4.9 MILLION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ESTABLISHED. WE DON'T -- WHATEVER EXCESS ABOVE THAT AMOUNT , WE WAIT UNTIL THE YEAR CLOSES AND THEN IT IS AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS FOR USE THE NEXT YEAR TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T OVERESTIMATE OR UNDERESTIMATE. AND WE NOTICED WE WERE HAVING THAT CHALLENGE . YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE HERE. WHEN IT COMES IN LOWER AND WE WOULD HAVE TO REACT. THIS GIVES US A MUCH MORE STABLE WAY TO MANAGE THE BUDGET BY SAYING, WE KNOW 4.9 IS GOING TO BE THERE UNLESS WE HAVE JUST A HORRIFIC TYPE EVENT, WHICH WE ALL WILL KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON. AND THEN IN THIS CASE IN '24 WE KNOW IT IS 855,000 IF YOU DO THE 5.7 MINUS 4.9. JUST DOING MATH . THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR TO BE SPENT AMONGST THOSE FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS . AND SO THAT HAS AT LEAST HELP US --HELPED US A LITTLE BIT. SOMETHING WE MAY WANT TO DISCUSS. I THINK WE'VE GOT A GOOD HANDLE ON HOW TO TRIM $3 MILLION OUT OF THAT 3.6 DEFICIT. BUT DOES THAT 4.9 EVER INCREASE? DOES THE COUNCIL EVER WANT TO INCREASE THAT AS OTHER COSTS INCREASE? THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN DISCUSS AT A FUTURE TIME. DOES IT GO UP TO 5.2 OR SOMETHING? THAT GETS DISTRIBUTED TO THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. >> GREAT . THANK YOU. TO DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM ? >> NO. >> VICE MAYOR KILLINGS. >> THANK YOU , MAYOR. JUST TO THE CITY MANAGER 'S SLIDE FOR THE QUESTIONS , AS WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THIS , ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ANY SPECIFIC DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL TO BUILD CONSENSUS AS WERE TALKING ABOUT LONG-TERM EXPENDITURES OR EVEN THOUGHTS OF SHORTENED MIDTERM REVENUE OPTIONS OR STRATEGIES OR FOR INCREASING REVENUE? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH , MR. VICE MAYOR. IN SOME WAYS WE'RE TRYING TO ANTICIPATE OR WOULD LOVE TO HEAR STAFF . CAN YOU GO INTO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE? IT MAY NOT BE IN JUNE. THE BUDGET WOULD COME BACK IN A MONTH OR TWO. THE SUBCOMMITTEE. TYPES OF EITHER REVENUE INCREASE OPTIONS OR EXPENDITURE WAYS TO MAINTAIN THAT WE CAN WORK WITH THE COUNCIL HAS POLICIES. MAYBE THEY GET WRAPPED INTO GOALS. BUT HOW DO WE MAKE SURE ? WE KNOW AS WE LOOK INTO THE FUTURE REVENUES ARE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO JUST GO DRAMATICALLY UP UNLESS THE BIG PROJECTS COME IN. BUT WE KNOW EXPENDITURES SUCH AS LABOR COSTS, RETIREMENT COSTS , AND GENERAL EXPENDITURES ARE GOING TO GO UP PRETTY DARN QUICKLY. MAYBE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. HOW CAN WE WORK TO MANAGE THAT IN A YEAR IN, YEAR OUT , AND MAKE SURE WE ARE ANTICIPATING WHAT COULD BE CHALLENGES. THANK YOU. >> OKAY, GREAT. >> ALL RIGHT. SO THIS WILL CONCLUDE THE SPECIAL MEETING. WE WILL BEGIN THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT IS NOW 7:06 ORDER MADAM CLERK , CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> AND EVERYONE PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO PROCLAMATIONS. MR. CITY MANAGER. >> THE PROBLEM COMMISSION IN THE PACKET THIS EVENING WAS PUBLISHED AS PART OF THE AGENDA. THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AS APPROPRIATE. >> MR. CITY MANAGER, AND HE REPORTS THIS EVENING? >> ONE UPDATE I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE AND THEN I WILL PASS IT OVER TO MARIA. I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION LAST WEEK IN THE BRING NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT TEAM MEETINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT SHOWED UP. IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR STAFF TO LEARN WHAT IS WORKING, WHAT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. WE ARE STARTING TO SEE MORE OF OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING EVENTS AND LOOK FORWARD TO MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS SHOWING UP IN THE FALL. FINALLY, A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO BARKER. SHE COORDINATED THE EVENT. DESPITE A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR WITH SETTING UP A-FRAMES ON SATURDAY ALL THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE COULD HAVE GOTTEN ANY WETTER IF SHE JUMPED IN THE MARINA. REALLY APPRECIATE HER EFFORTS. I WILL HAND IT OVER TO MARIA. >> THANKS, GARRETT. GOOD EVENING. ON THURSDAY, MAY 9th , THE CITY CAR SHOW SEASON. THAT IS FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 P.M. THAT EVENING , THEY WILL BE PERFORMING. ON SATURDAY, MAY 11th, THE MARINA CENTER IS HOSTING AND POWERING YOU, HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS? >> NO, THERE ARE NOT. >> OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO COMMITTEE REPORTS. DO ANY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT? VICE MAYOR KILLINGS. >> MAYOR, ON APRIL 26th THE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE MET . WE HAD AN OVERVIEW OF THE 23-24 BUDGET FOUR BUDGET REVIEW. LOOKING AT YEAR-TO-DATE NUMBERS AS WELL AS COMBINED WITH A PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR 24-25 BUDGET , WHICH WE JUST HAD AN OVERVIEW WITH THE BUDGET WORKSHOP PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO REPORT. >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SCALES-PRESTON. >> YES, THROUGH THE MAYOR, ON THURSDAY, APRIL 25th, WE HAD OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REGIONAL FEE AND FINANCING AUTHORITY . WE TALKED ABOUT PRIORITY PROJECTS . IN PARTICULAR, EXTENSION PROJECT . AND WE WERE LOOKING AT DIRECTION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT OR REPRIORITIZING OTHER PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO HELP GET TRAFFIC MOVING . IN PARTICULAR WE WERE LOOKING AT WEST CLEVELAND ROAD AND THE PITTSBURG ANTIOCH WIDENING PROJECT. BOTH ARE ALREADY CONTAINED WITHIN THE PROGRAM. WE ALSO DISCUSSED OPPOSED STRIPPING PLANS FOR RANGE ROAD RIGHT NEXT TO RANCHO McDONALD'S JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. LASTLY, WE RECEIVED AN UPDATE AND DISCUSSED THE GOALS FOR THIS YEAR FOR 23-24. I BELIEVE THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED IN OUR OTHER SESSION READY FOR THIS ONE WE HAVE 24 PROJECTS THAT WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARING. MR. CITY MANAGER, ITEM NUMBER THREE . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TONIGHT'S FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 24-25 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER IS HERE WITH THE PRESENTATION. >> TONIGHT I WILL BE PRESENTING ON ITEM NUMBER THREE. THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM OR CDBG. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR, THE CDBG PROGRAM IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ALSO KNOWN AS HUD. FUNDING IS PROVIDED TO THE JURISDICTION SUCH AS THE CITY AND PROVIDING THEM TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO ASSIST IN PROVIDING DECENT HOUSING, SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT , AND EXPANDING THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AS PART OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CONSORTIUM, WHICH IN CONSISTS OF ANTIOCH , CONCORD, WALNUT CREEK, AND THE COUNTY. SO BEFORE ANY MONIES ARE GIVEN TO ANY CITY , PITTSBURG INCLUDED, THERE ARE SOME DOCUMENTS WE HAVE TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT, THE FIRST OF WHICH IS THE FIVE-YOUR CONSOLIDATED PLAN . THAT IS A PLANNING DOCUMENT WITH MULTI-YOUR GOALS BASED ON HOUSING, COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND MARKET CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION, THE COMPETENCE OF ANALYSIS AMIDST THE FAIR HOUSING CHOICE, WHICH IS A REVIEW OF BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES TO FAIR HOUSING . ALSO PREPARED AS PART OF THAT PROCESS. EVERY YEAR, AN ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, WHICH IS WHAT YOU WILL BE CONSIDERING TONIGHT, IS PREPARED THAT SUPPORT THE CON PLAN. FINALLY, THE CONCEPT CONSOLIDATED ALSO KNOWN AS THE CAPER IS THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE ACTIONS THAT WERE TAKEN IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. BASICALLY A REPORT CARD. THESE DOCUMENTS COULD BE ACCESSED BY GOING TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AT THE LINK SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE. SO THE CURRENT CON WE ARE IN IS A FIVE-YOUR DOCUMENT. THE CONSORTIUM HAS ELECTED TO DIVIDE THAT CON PLAN INTO TWO FUNDING CYCLES. SO WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE LAST AND FINAL YEAR OF THE SECOND YEAR OF FUNDING CYCLES. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS NEW APPLICATIONS ARE TAKEN AND THAT HAPPENS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FUNDING CYCLE, SO ALL THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS WITHIN THAT FUNDING CYCLE ARE JUST RENEWAL YEARS. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE FUNDING LAST YEAR WILL RECEIVE FUNDING THIS YEAR PROVIDING THAT THEY PERFORM. SO THE CITY RECEIVES ITS CDBG ENTITLEMENT FUNDS FROM HUD ANNUALLY. THEY MUST BE SPENT IN THESE THREE CATEGORIES. PUBLIC SERVICES, NONPUBLIC SERVICES . WOULD INCLUDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND HOUSING. THE LAST CATEGORY IS ADMINISTRATION. THAT BASICALLY PAYS THE STAFF, WHO OVERSEES THE PROGRAM. SO THE NEXT THREE SLIDES SHOW THE PROGRESS OF THE VARIOUS SUB RECIPIENTS. ACHIEVEMENT OF THEIR GOALS AND FULL FUNDING UTILIZATION ARE ANTICIPATED BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. JUST TO GIVE EVERYONE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND FUNDING CYCLE , THE THEN SUBCOMMITTEE PROPOSED AND THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THAT THE EFFORTS UNDER PUBLIC SERVICES FOCUSES ON SERVICES THAT ADDRESS FOOD AND SECURITIES , HEALTHY EATING, HOMELESS SERVICES, AND THE YOUTH. THIS SLIDE LISTS THE RECIPIENTS RECEIVING THESE FUNDS AND PROPOSED TO RECEIVE FUNDING NEXT YEAR. THEY PROVIDE HOT MEALS TO LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND THE HOMELESS AND THEY ALSO HAVE A FOOD PANTRY. FAMILY HARVEST FARMS PROVIDES FRESH PRODUCE TO PITTSBURGH RESIDENTS AND ALSO OFFER WORKSHOPS AND EXPAND WORK EXPERIENCE TO OUR YOUNG ADULTS. HEALTHY HEARTS INSTITUTE PROVIDES ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS AND PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL --ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. AND THEN THE ST. VINCENT DePAUL WROTE A CARE PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL CARE TO THAT . UNDER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE RECIPIENTS. COCO KIDS PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THOSE SEEKING MICRO-ENTERPRISES AS A LICENSED CHILDCARE PROVIDER. RENAISSANCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER PROVIDES LOW INCOME RESIDENTS WITH INTENSIVE SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING CLASSES , INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATION, NETWORK DEVELOPMENT , AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES. OPPORTUNITY JUNCTION PROVIDES AN INTENSIVE 12-WEEK JOB TRAINING, INTERNSHIP, AND JOB PLACEMENT. AND UNDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC FACILITIES, THE CITY CONSTRUCTS A.D.A. RAMPS, WHICH ARE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT, WHICH IS A.D.A. RAMPS FOR THOSE WHO ARE NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO ACCESS PROCESSING --CROSSING THE STREET. THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE DONE THAT QUALIFY AS LOW INCOME. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE ALSO ROAD IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL HAPPEN ALONG CRESTVIEW DRIVE THAT WILL PROVIDE A SAFER TRAVEL FOR THOSE WHO ARE EITHER WALKING OR RIDING THEIR BIKES. FOR ADMINISTRATION, THAT PAYS FOR THE VARIOUS STAFF WILL HELP ADMINISTER THIS PROGRAM. THE ONE THING I DID WANT TO NOTE IS THAT ALTHOUGH HOUSING QUALIFIES AS A CDBG ACTIVITY, WE FUND HOUSING USING OTHER FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO USE THE CDBG FUNDS IN THESE CATEGORIES. HOUSING IS FUNDED BY HOME FUNDS AND THE HOUSING SUCCESS RATE. SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS HOW CDBG FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED. IF YOU LOOK AT THE COLUMN THAT SAYS FISCAL YEAR 23-24, LAST YEAR WE USUALLY FIND OUT HOW MUCH OF THE CITY WILL GET SOMETIME AROUND LATE FEBRUARY AND MIDDLEMARCH . SO WE WERE GIVEN $618,553 . AND THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT WHAT WE RECEIVED IN PRIOR-YEAR INCOME IN FISCAL YEAR 22-23. PRIOR INCOME USUALLY --I WOULD SAY ALMOST 100% CONSISTS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE PAYING BACK THEIR HOUSING LOANS USING CDG B FUNDS. THE TWO CATEGORIES TOGETHER ADD UP TO $656,369 . THAT IS THE FUNDING THAT WE USE FOR THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. NOW THERE IS A FORMULA IN WHICH YOU SPEND THESE MONIES. PUBLIC SERVICES. THE MAXIMUM WE CAN SPEND ON THIS ACTIVITY IS 97,507 EIGHT DOLLARS. HOW THAT IS CALCULATED AS 15% OF WHAT HUD GIVES US PLUS PRIOR-YEAR INCOME. ADMINISTRATION. THE MAXIMUM WE CAN SPEND IS 20% OF HUD MONEY AND THE ESTIMATED CURRENT YEAR PROGRAM INCOME, WHICH WE NEVER CALCULATE INTO THE NUMBERS BECAUSE IT IS SPORADIC AND WE NEVER KNOW WHEN WE ARE GOING TO GET PAID. THE BALANCE OF THAT IS WHAT WE USE FOR NONPUBLIC SERVICES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE COLUMN FOR FISCAL YEAR 24-25, IT IS ALMOST BLANK. THE THREE THINGS WE DO KNOW IS THAT THE RECIPIENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 24-25 BECAUSE IT IS A RENEWAL YEAR. THAT DOES NOT CHANGE. WE KNOW THAT THIS CURRENT YEAR WE RECEIVED $146,303 IN PROGRAM YOUR INCOME BECAUSE WE RECEIVED SOME LOAN REPAYMENTS. BUT THE KEY NUMBER THAT WE DON'T HAVE AS OF TODAY IS WHAT WE'RE GETTING FROM HUD. SO IN ANTICIPATION OF NOT HAVING THE HUD ENTITLEMENT AMOUNTS, RECOMMENDING THAT THE ALLOCATIONS TO THE SUB RECIPIENTS FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR BE AT THE SAME PROPORTIONAL RATE AS THEY ARE THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE REASON BEING IS THAT THESE FUNDS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AVAILABLE TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS BY JULY 1st. AND SO RATHER THAN WAITING , REGARDLESS OF WHAT MONEY WE GET, WE WILL DIVIDE IT IN THE SAME MANNER THAT THEY WERE GIVEN THIS YEAR. SO WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? UNDER PUBLIC SERVICES, IF YOU SEE THE MAXIMUM THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SPEND LAST YEAR WAS 97,578, THE PROPORTIONAL RATE FOR EACH RECIPIENT IS LISTED RIGHT THERE IN THE SECOND COLUMN OR THE THIRD COLUMN. SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IN THAT NEXT FISCAL YEAR REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU GET --THEY WOULD GET THE SAME AMOUNT. IF THEY GET 100,000, LOAVES AND FISHES WOULD GET 30,480. SAME THING FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. IN THIS WAY, THERE IS NO LAG TIME IN THE PROCESS IN THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY NEEDING THESE FUNDS RECEIVE THEM TIMELY. WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE THESE NUMBERS BEFORE THE FUNDING. AGAIN, WE ARE RELYING ON AN AGENCY THAT WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. SO WITH THAT , WE ARE HOPING THAT YOU WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, RECEIVE TESTIMONY, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER ANY COMMENTS, AND THEN ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. AND I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> GREAT. THANK YOU, MARIA . DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILMEMBER ADAMS . >> THANK YOU, THROUGH THE MAYOR. QUESTION, DO WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE MIGHT GET FUNDING BELOW WHAT WE GOT LAST CYCLE? >> THE NUMBERS USUALLY GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT EVERY YEAR . IT IS NOT MORE THAN 10% TYPICALLY, BUT IT IS UNKNOWN RIGHT NOW. >> FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. WOULD WE DO, LIKE, HAIRCUT BASED ON WHAT THAT --LOOK AT EACH ALLOCATION OR GO BACK TO THE COMMITTEE? >> NO. WHAT IT IS IS REGARDLESS OF WHAT THAT NUMBER WOULD BE -- LET ME GO BACK. REGARDLESS OF WHAT NUMBER THAT WOULD BE, LET'S SAY WE WERE TO GET $100,000. TAKE 100,000 PLUS 146,303. WHATEVER THAT NUMBER IS, THAT WOULD FOLLOW THE FORMULA THAT IS BELOW THIS SLIDE, WHICH IS 15% OF HUD MONEY PLUS PRIOR-YEAR INCOME. 20% OF HUD MONEY TO DETERMINE ADMIN. AND THEN THE NET FOR NONPUBLIC SERVICES. AND THEN SEE HOW ON THIS SLIDE LOAVES AND FISHES RECEIVED 34.4% OF THIS YEAR'S MONEY? WHATEVER IS ALLOCATED FOR PUBLIC SERVICES, THEY WOULD ALSO GET 30.48%. SO THE ALLOCATION OF WHAT EACH SUB RECIPIENT RECEIVED THIS YEAR WILL NOT CHANGE. THE ONLY THING THAT WILL CHANGE IS HOW MUCH MONEY WE GET FROM HUD. WE JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY OF DOING THIS. AND WE DON'T WANT TO HOLD UP THE SUB RECIPIENTS. >> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES ? OKAY. SAYING NONE, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. MADAME CLERK, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? >> NO, WE DON'T. >> OKAY. SO WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WHAT IS THE PLEASURE [ INAUDIBLE ] COUNCILMEMBER ADAMS. >> THANK YOU. THROUGH THE MAYOR . I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FOR 2024-2025 ACTION PLAN CYCLE. >> THANK YOU. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THE MOTION. >> YES . THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. MR. CITY MANAGER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAHER, AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. IN ITS PUBLIC HEARING IS THE COMPETENCE OF UPDATE OF THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN, ENVISION PITTSBURGH 2040 GENERAL PLAN, APRIL 2020 FOR ADOPTION DRAFT AND CONSIDERATION AND CERTIFICATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. REALLY WANT TO COMPLEMENT JOHN FUNDERBURK AND BETH THOMPSON AND HIS TEAM FOR PULLING THIS TOGETHER. TWO DOZEN WORKSHOPS . HALF A DOZEN REPORTS OR PLANS . WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR GUIDANCE ALONG THE WAY AS WE TAKE WHAT IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS . AS I MENTIONED, JOHN AND BETH ARE HERE. JORDAN IS THERE AS WELL. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PRESENTATION. JOHN. >> THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU FOR THOSE KIND WORDS, MAYOR . GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BANALES, COUNCILMEMBER ADAMS, AND LOCAL RESIDENTS . IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT TONIGHT AFTER A FIVE-YEAR REVIEW PROCESS AND OVER 2000 HOURS OF MULTIPLE PUBLIC MEETINGS , JOINT PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC PRESENTATION EVENTS, COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPS, VISITING SESSIONS --VERY COMPETENT ANSWER. STAFF ALONG WITH OUR CONSULTANT AS GARRETT POINTED OUT PRESENTING THE 2040 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. TONIGHT , BETH AND I ARE PROVIDING A PRESENTATION FOR THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE AND FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. BUT BEFORE I BEGIN, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS PROCESS INVOLVES SEVERAL CITY STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS . ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK IN HELPING TO REVIEW AND RESPOND TO COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT EIR . SEVERAL SPENT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS IN DISCUSSION AND DEBATE. THOUGHTFUL PROCESS ON THE POLICIES. ALSO, BETH. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HER TEAM FOR HELPING PREPARE IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS. FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE LOCAL CITIZENRY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURG FOR THEIR INPUT, FEEDBACK, AND COMMENTS IN ENSURING THE GENERAL PLAN IS A REPRESENTATION OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY'S VISION. JUST AS A LITTLE BACKGROUND, PREVIOUS COMPREHENSIVE 2020 GENERAL PLAN WAS ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 16, 2001, BY YOUR CITY COUNCIL. THE PREVIOUS PRIOR COMPETENCE OF UPDATE FOR THAT WAS IN 1988. SO IN THE SPAN OF THE LAST 36 YEARS, THAT GIVES YOU HOW OFTEN WE UPDATE THE GENERAL PLAN. THIS PROCESS IN THE LAST 36 YEARS HAS BEEN DONE TWICE. BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE THAT COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE . THE PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC DATES AND EVENTS THAT OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. STATE LAW REQUIRES THE CITY OF PITTSBURG ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM GENERAL PLAN WHERE THE FISCAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PLANNING AREA AND UPON ADOPTION OF THE 2040 GENERAL PLAN THAT WILL REPLACE THE CITY'S EXISTING 2020 GENERAL PLAN. AS SUCH, THE 2040 GENERAL PLAN WILL ACCOMMODATE FUTURE GROWTH . I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SPECIAL REFERENCE THAT NO SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE PROPOSED OR ENTITLED . AS PROJECTS CONTINUE TO COME FORWARD, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THEIR OWN SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. ALSO, THE ALSO --ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT [ INAUDIBLE ] IS BASED ON MANY FACTORS OUTSIDE THE CITY'S CONTROL. ACTUAL FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WILL DEPEND ON FUTURE REAL ESTATE AND LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS, PROPERTY OWNER PREFERENCES AND DECISIONS, SITE SPECIFIC CONSTRAINTS, AND OTHER FACTORS. NEW DEVELOPMENT LARGELY DICTATED BY EXISTING DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS, MARKET CONDITIONS, AND [ INAUDIBLE ] . WITH THAT, I WILL BEGIN MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING TONIGHT HAS PREVIOUSLY STATED TO CERTIFY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. ADOPT A STATEMENT FOR THE 2040 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE. PROVE THE PLANNING APPLICATION AP 24 001 AND DIRECT STAFF TO THE GENERAL PLAN. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, 2040 GENERAL PLAN IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW THAT ESTABLISHES DIVISION FOR THE FUTURE AND PROVIDES A BASIS FOR THE DECISION OF ALL LAND USE, HOUSING, AND TRANSPORTATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND PUBLIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. NOW I WILL TURN IT OVER TO BETH TO TALK A BIT MORE ABOUT HOW WE STARTED AND WHERE WE ARE AT TONIGHT. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. IT IS EXCITING TO BE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WITH YOUR GENERAL PLAN UPDATE. IT'S TRULY BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY IN PREPARING THIS DOCUMENT AND ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT HAVE GONE INTO THE DOCUMENT. SO THE PROCESS OF PREPARING THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE INCLUDED FOUR PRIMARY PHASES , DEVELOPING THE EXISTING CONDITIONS TO LOOK AT THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS, THE RESOURCES DEVELOP AVAILABLE IN THE CITY, THE TYPES OF TRENDS -- SOCIOECONOMIC TRENDS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS THAT MAY LIMIT OR DEVELOPMENT MAY OCCUR. WE THEN ALSO LOOKED AT THE VISION OF THE COMMUNITY AND OPPORTUNITIES. I WILL GO THROUGH SOME OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS WE HAVE . WE WORKED WITH THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE VISION AND CORE VALUES WERE FOR THE CITY THAT THE GENERAL PLAN WOULD THEN BE DEVELOPED AND BUILT UPON. FOLLOWING THAT, THE DRAFT GENERAL PLAN AND ERI WERE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT. THE FINAL PHASE. GENERAL PLAN ADOPTION. [ INAUDIBLE ] REFLECTING THE INPUT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY. AT THE OUTSET OF THE PROCESS, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE WAS BEING PREPARED AND TO INVITE THEIR PARTICIPATION AND INPUT IN IDENTIFYING THE VISION FOR THE GENERAL PLAN, CORE VALUES, IDENTIFYING LAND-USE PREFERENCES, ET CETERA. THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, INFORMATION HAS BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE WEBSITE FOR THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE THROUGH A SERIES OF VISION WORKSHOPS THAT WERE HELD AT THE OUTSET POP UP EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. A NUMBER OF SURVEYS TO GET INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY AT VARIOUS STEPS IN THE CYCLE SO WE COULD GET FEEDBACK [ INAUDIBLE ] STAKEHOLDER MEETING. SEVERAL LAND-USE ALTERNATIVE WORKSHOPS IN THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING WORKSHOPS TO GET THE FIRST THREE WORKSHOPS TO GET FEEDBACK ON THE LAND-USE ALTERNATIVES MAP WHEN THE DRAFT GENERAL PLAN AND DRAFT WERE AVAILABLE. ALSO A SERIES OF OPEN HOUSES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WHEN THE GENERAL PLAN WAS AVAILABLE. DURING THESE EVENTS WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF REPORTS AVAILABLE AS WELL. THE REPORT WAS PREPARED IN 2019. THAT SUMMARIZED THE INPUT WE RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY. EACH OF THE ACTIVITIES WE HELD WITH THE COMMUNITY --A SUMMARY OF THE INPUT WE RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR THE SPECIFIC EVENTS PROVIDED AS WELL AS A SUMMARY OF THE CORE VALUES WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE EXISTING CONDITIONS REPORT, WHICH IS THAT HEFTY -- PUBLISH IN 2019 THAT ESTABLISHES THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND REGULATORY WORK RELATED TO ALL THE TOPICS [ INAUDIBLE ] ECONOMIC TRENDS REPORT WAS ALSO PREPARED IN 2019. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES [ INAUDIBLE ] IN THOSE AREAS. IN 2021, LAND-USE ALTERNATIVES REPORT WAS REPAIRED. IT LOOKED AT THREE DIFFERENT LAND-USE MAPS AND PROVIDED DIFFERENT SCENARIOS FOR LAND-USE IN THE CITY AND LOOKED AT WHAT THE EFFECTS OF THOSE SCENARIOS WOULD BE ON THE CITY'S POPULATION GROWTH, THE TYPES OF JOBS, AND NUMBER OF JOBS AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO TO THE CITY COUNCIL . FROM THE CITY COUNCIL'S INPUT, THERE WERE SEVERAL ITERATIONS OF THE LAND-USE MAP AND ULTIMATELY THE CITY COUNCIL PROVIDED DIRECTION TO USE AN ALTERNATIVE FEE AS THE BASE MAP. WE ALSO HAD A COMMUNITY INPUT MAP THAT SUMMARIZED THE INPUT WE RECEIVED FROM THE COMMUNITY ON THE LAND-USE ALTERNATIVES PROVIDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION. FOLLOWING ALL OF THESE DOCUMENTS AND ACTIVITIES, WE --THE DRAFT GENERAL PLAN WAS PREPARED. IT REFLECTED THE DIRECTION RECEIVED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL ON PREFERENCES FOR THE LAND-USE MAP AND ALSO ALL THE INPUT. IT REFLECTED THE INPUT OF THE CORE VALUES AND VISION WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY . THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR 60-DAY COMMENT PERIOD IN DECEMBER OF 2023 ALONG WITH THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. FOLLOWING THAT 60-DAY PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD, WE MADE A NUMBER OF REVISIONS TO THE GENERAL PLAN AS WELL AS MINOR REVISIONS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT TO ADDRESS THE COMMENTS WE RECEIVED ON THOSE DOCUMENTS. HER PLANNING COMMISSION ADOPTION DRAFT IN THE GENERAL PLAN WAS PREPARED IN APRIL 2024 AND PROVIDED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY FOR INPUT AND RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THAT MEETING ALSO HAD A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, WHICH INCLUDES RESPONSE TO ALL THE COMMENTS RECEIVED ON THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. THE DRAFT GENERAL PLAN AND DRAFT EIR WERE BOTH MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR A 60-DAY PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD. THERE WERE ALSO A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO LEARN WHAT WAS IN THOSE DOCUMENTS AS WELL AS COMMENT ON THOSE DOCUMENTS. SO ALL OF THAT INPUT WAS REFLECTED IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION ADOPTION DRAFT. WE RECEIVED ABOUT 37 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS DURING THAT PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS HAVE COME IN THAT WERE REFLECTED IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT. AND SO AS WE HAVE RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE HAVE RESIDES -- REVISED -- BOTH THE FINAL EIR AND PLAN ARE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AND REFLECT THE PUBLIC COMMONS WE HAVE RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. I WON'T GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE ELEMENT IN GREAT DETAIL, BUT I WILL GO THROUGH SOME OF THE PRIMARY POINTS OF THE DRAFT GENERAL PLAN OR THE GENERAL PLAN THAT IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. IT DOES REFLECT THE CORE VALUES WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDE CONCERNS REGARDING SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY, ENSURING THAT PITTSBURGH HAS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE AND THAT YOUR ACTIONS ARE EQUITABLE. AS YOU MAKE LAND-USE DECISIONS, YOU'RE REALLY CONSIDERING THE NEEDS OF ALL RESIDENTS. IT SEEKS TO ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY CHARACTER AND BUILD UPON THE UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES OF THE CITY TO CONTINUE TO MAKE IT A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE. IT ALSO LOOKS AT MOBILITY AND CIRCULATION ENSURING THE PEOPLE STILL HAVE GOOD CIRCULATION OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE LAND-USE PATTERN AND CIRCULATION PATTERNS THAT ARE THOUGHTFUL, CREATE ALTERNATIVES TO SINGLE OCCUPANCY AS WELL AS CONTINUING TO CREATE STRONG CIRCULATION PATTERN AND ACCESS TO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. WE HEARD ABOUT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY FACES GROWTH IN A MANNER THAT CAN [ INAUDIBLE ] SERVICES AND FACILITIES. WE ALSO HEARD THERE WAS A STRONG NEED TO SUPPORT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR --RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES . REALLY FOSTERING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVICES . WE HEARD THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTED TO HAVE ACCESS TO SHOPPING AND SERVICES IN INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY AREAS AROUND THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HEARD THAT PARKS AND RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES WERE IMPORTANT . ALSO JUST FAMILY-ORIENTED ACTIVITIES AS WELL. ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE HEARD THAT THE ENVIRONMENT SUPPORT IN MAKING SURE THAT THE CITY'S GROWTH PATTERNS CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS AND THE EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT. ALSO JUST ENSURING THAT THE CITY WILL SEE COMMUNITY SERVICES, RESOURCES, AND FACILITIES ARE PACED WITH GROWTH SO THAT AS WE ARE GROWING, YOUR ENSURING YOUR EXISTING SERVICE LEVELS ARE NOT GOING TO BE AFFECTED. THE GENERAL PLAN FLEX A NUMBER OF REVISIONS AND CHANGES TO STATE LAW THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE YOUR CURRENT GENERAL PLAN WAS ADOPTED AND THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF CHANGES TO STATE LAW. ONE OF THEM IS [ INAUDIBLE ] WHICH REQUIRES THAT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BE CONSIDERED AND A GENERAL PLAN UPDATE. YOU CAN CONSIDER THROUGHOUT THE GENERAL PLAN OR HAVE A STANDALONE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ELEMENT. IT BASICALLY LOOKS AT IF YOU HAVE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN LOWER INCOME AREAS THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND OTHER ADVERSE HAZARDS, THOSE --THE EFFECTS ON THOSE COMMUNITIES ARE CONSIDERED. AND YOU HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE DECISIONS ARE NOT INEQUITABLE AND THAT YOU'RE ALSO PROVIDING ACCESS EQUITABLY TO A NUMBER OF RESOURCES. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT. 1358 ENSURES THAT LOCAL STREETS MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL USERS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES, INCLUDING CYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS [ INAUDIBLE ] SB 743. TRANSPORTATION AND CIRCULATION IMPACTS [ INAUDIBLE ] SO IT LOOKS AT HOW DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OCCUR [ INAUDIBLE ] HOW THOSE ARE ANALYZED RATHER THAN LOOKING AT LEVELS OF SERVICE ON STREETS AND FACILITIES. [ INAUDIBLE ] YOU CAN STILL USE LEVEL OF SERVICE TO ENSURE THAT YOUR ROADS ARE SAFE AND YOU HAVE ADEQUATE CAPACITY FOR ALL OF THE USERS. IN TERMS OF DETERMINING IMPACTS, WE LOOK AT [ INAUDIBLE ]. LASTLY, SB 379 REQUIRES A SAFETY ELEMENT ADDRESS LOCALLY APPLICABLE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES. THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF THE CHANGING CLIMATE AND HOW YOU ARE MAKING POLICY DECISIONS TO LOOK AT INCREASED EXTREME HEAT DAYS. POTENTIAL FLOODING. THE GENERAL PLAN ADDRESSES EACH OF THE ELEMENTS MANDATED TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER STATE LAW. LAND-USE, CONSERVATION, CIRCULATION, NOISE, SAFETY, HOUSING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCY. I WILL NOTE THAT HOUSING IS ADDRESSED IN A SEPARATE ELEMENT . SO THAT IS BEING ADDRESSED IN A SEPARATE PROCESS. THE TRAINING AND TRACK OF THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IS DETERMINED IN THAT GENERAL PLAN. ALL OF THE MANDATED DEVELOPMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. THE CITY ALSO HAS A NUMBER OF OPTIONAL ELEMENTS, INCLUDING GROWTH MANAGEMENT, URBAN DESIGN, DOWNTOWN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH AND RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES. A PRETTY ROBUST GENERAL PLAN THAT GOES WELL ABOVE AND BEYOND THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF STATE LAW. SO THE LAND-USE ELEMENT --ONE OF THE KEYSTONES OF THE LAND-USE ELEMENT IS YOUR LAND USE MAP AND WHAT THIS DOES IS ASSIGN A DESIGNATION TO EACH PARCEL WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE PLANNING AREA AND IDENTIFIES WHAT THE ENVISIONED LAND-USE IS FOR THAT PARCEL. SO THIS DETERMINES WHAT TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES AND LAND-USE THAT CAN OCCUR ON EACH PARCEL . IT ALSO ADDRESSES SPECIFICALLY THE DENSITY FOR RESIDENTIAL USES AND THE INTENSITY OF DEVELOPMENT FOR NONRESIDENTIAL USES. THE MAP WAS DEVELOPED WITH INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL WITH THE INTENT OF DOING A NUMBER OF THINGS AND SOME OF THE KEY ITEMS ARE TO PROTECT THE CITY'S EXISTING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO THE VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES , ENSURING THAT YOUR ACCOMMODATING THE RANGE OF RESIDENTIAL CITIES AND VARIOUS HOUSING TYPES TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES AND ENCOURAGE EXPANSION OF HIGH RISK JOBS. ENSURING WE HAVE ADEQUATE SITES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT , NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT , AND OTHER REVENUE-GENERATING JOBS AND ACTIVITIES TO STRENGTHEN THE CITY'S IMAGE AND IDENTITY. ENSURING THAT THE LAND-USE AND TYPES OF USES ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE CITY OF PITTSBURG. AND ALSO PROVIDING A SUSTAINABLE LAND-USE PATTERN THAT CONSIDERS OPEN SPACE AND RESOURCES. MAKING SURE IT IS THOUGHTFULLY PREPARED LAND-USE PATTERN. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, ALTERNATIVE [ INAUDIBLE ] IN 2021 AS THE BASIS FOR THE PREFERRED LAND-USE MAP . THE DRAFT GENERAL PLAN AND THE ENVIRONMENT WILL IMPACT REPORT WERE BUILT ON THAT ALTERNATIVE. SO I WILL GO THROUGH EACH OF THE ELEMENTS BRIEFLY AND TALK ABOUT SPLIT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM THE PLAN. LAND-USE ELEMENT INCLUDES REVISIONS TO THE LAND-USE MAP. LAND-USE DESIGNATION CATEGORIES. EMPLOYMENT CENTER. ACI CATEGORY DEVELOPED TO ENCOURAGE BUSINESS INVESTMENT IN THOSE AREAS IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES [ INAUDIBLE ] WITH AN INCREASED EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY WATERFRONT ACCESS AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. NOT REALLY LOOKING SOLELY AT MARINE SERVING ENERGY -- INDUSTRIES. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A NEW NORTH-CENTRAL RIVER AREA THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES PLANNING . THE DOWNTOWN ELEMENT WAS REVISED TO STRENGTHEN THE POLICIES AND ACTIONS THAT SUPPORT THE DOWNTOWN AND IT WAS ALSO REVISED TO ADDRESS THE OLD TOWN AREA WITHIN DOWNTOWN. SO WE ACTUALLY PULLED OUT THAT OLD TOWN SUBAREA AS BEING A POOR AREA OF YOUR DOWNTOWN. THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WAS REFINED AND REVISED TO INCLUDE A NEW GOAL AND FULL SET OF POLICIES AND ACTIONS THAT SUPPORT FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CITY AS WELL AS PROVIDING A MORE ROBUST [ INAUDIBLE ] AND INNOVATION. CIRCULATION ELEMENT WAS REFINED TO PROMOTE ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL USERS OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WITH INCREASED EMPHASIS ON PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE FACILITIES AND ACCESS TO TRANSIT. AND THEN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ELEMENT WAS A NEW ELEMENT. THIS RECOGNIZES THAT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IS NOT LIMITED TO JUST ONE ELEMENT. THE OUTSET OF THE ELEMENT . YOU WILL SEE A MATRIX THAT DESCRIBES HOW ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IS ADDRESSED IN EACH OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE GENERAL PLAN. AND SO WHERE THOSE TOPICS DID NOT FIT IN ONE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ELEMENT ADDRESSES THOSE REMAINING TOPICS. IT INCLUDES INFORMATION REGARDING ENSURING THAT YOUR COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS , YOUR DECISIONS ARE TRANSPARENT. THEY CONSIDER EFFECT OF DECISIONS ON DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AND SENSITIVE POPULATIONS. IT ALSO HAS A NUMBER POLICIES RELATED TO SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES AND ACTIONS THAT CREATE A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. THE RECREATION AND YOUTH ELEMENT WAS REFINED TO INCREASE SUPPORT FOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES , CITY PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE RESOURCE AND CONSERVATION ELEMENT WAS REVISED TO PROVIDE AN OVERALL FRAMEWORK FOR SUPPORTING SUSTAINABILITY. SO IT PREVIOUSLY DID NOT REALLY FOCUS ON LOOKING AT SUSTAINABILITY. IT STARTS OFF WITH A WHOLE NEW SUSTAINABILITY SET . AND IT ALSO REFERENCES THE CITY'S RECENTLY ADOPTED SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. IT PROVIDES FOR MORE ROBUST APPROACH TO ADDRESSING ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES AS WELL. AND IT HAS NEW INFORMATION REGARDING CONSISTENCY WITH THE CONSERVATION PLAN AS WELL AS THE DELTA PLAN. THE SAFETY AND RESILIENCY ELEMENT WAS EXPANDED TO COMPREHENSIVELY ADDRESS SAFETY AND MAKE REVISIONS TO ADDRESS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND DISASTER PLANNING AS WELL AS REVISIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE ADAPTATION. AND I'M GOING TO HAND IT BACK OVER HERE FOR THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU, BETH. WE ARE WRAPPING THIS UP TO DISCUSS THE FINAL EIR. JUST A FEW SLIDES AND THEN WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND A COUPLE OF LATE COMMENTS. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE. THIS IS JUST MORE OF A REFRESHER. WHAT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT? IT IS AN INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENT THAT IDENTIFIES AS ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT, INCLUDING DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS. IT ACTS AS A FORUM FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS. EIR DOES NOT ADVOCATE OR PROMOTE THE PROJECT . NO SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE PROPOSED OR WILL BE APPROVED AS PART OF THE 2040 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE. ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE EIR. FULL SCOPE AS YOU CAN SEE TOUCHES ON AESTHETICS, AIR QUALITY, AGRICULTURAL , FOREST RESOURCES, ENERGY, GEOLOGY SOILS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, LAND-USE AND PLANNING, MINERAL RESOURCES, NOISE, POPULATION , HOUSING, PARKS AND RECREATION, TRIBAL CULTURE RESOURCES, WILDFIRES, MANDATORY -- ALTERNATIVES. AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED IN REGARDS TO THE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED, IF WE DID RESPOND TO THOSE, THE FINAL EIR INCLUDES A RESPONSE TO 17 COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE DRAFT EIR AND DESCRIBING REVISION TO THE DRAFT EIR. THE DRAFT EIR IS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE FINAL EIR. NONE OF THE COMMENTS OR CHANGES TO THE DRAFT EIR INVOLVE ANY NEW SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS OR SIGNIFICANT NEW INFORMATION THAT WILL REQUIRE RECIRCULATION DRAFT EIR. AS BEST POINTED OUT, THE DRAFT EIR AND STATE GUIDELINES [ INAUDIBLE ] ACCORDING TO COMPLIANCE WITH STATE GUIDELINES. OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACTS , ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROJECT, AND OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR ADOPTION OF THE PROJECT. SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION. ON APRIL 26, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATION TO YOUR CITY COUNCIL FOR CERTIFYING THE FINAL EIR AND ADOPTION OF THE 2040 GENERAL PLAN. DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING, COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITIES. THE PLANNING COMMISSION PRIOR TO MAKING A RECOMMENDATION AND VOTING FOR ADOPTION OF THE 2040 GENERAL PLAN BY THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERED THESE PUBLIC COMMENTS. NONE OF THE COMMENTS WERE TESTIMONY RAISED ANY NEW OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOT ALREADY CONSIDERED AND ADDRESSED IN THE FINAL EIR OR THE 2040 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE. AS SUCH, AFTER HEARING STAFF RESPONSES TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND CONSIDERING ALL ORAL AND WRITTEN TESTIMONY, THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED 7-0 RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL MOVE FORWARD ON CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT IN ADOPTING THE 20 2040 [ INAUDIBLE ] NRG SITE. RECEIVED AFTER THE PUBLISHING OF THE STAFF REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NRG SITE FROM INTEGRAL COMMUNITIES. IN RESPONSE AND AS DISCUSSED IN THE FINAL EIR , IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS, THE PROJECT WILL UNDERGO A SEPARATE REVIEW PROCESS AND THE LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTED IN 2040 GENERAL PLAN POLICY GOALS AND ACTION ITEMS. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF HAS REVIEWED FURTHER THE COMMENT LETTER ON THE PROJECT TARGET AREA AND FROM THE APPLICANT AND SUPPORTS ENHANCED LANGUAGE FOR THE PROPOSED ACTIONS AND GOALS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL FOR THE NORTH --NORTHEAST RIVER PLANNING SUBAREA. IN ALIGN WITH THE EXISTING LANGUAGE AND GREAT CALIFOR