ORDER.
IT'S 9:30 A.M. I'M DAN STRAUSS,
CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE.
COUNCIL MEMBER RIVERA IS EXCUSED
UNTIL THEY ARRIVE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER RIVERA?
>> PRESENT.
>> FOUR PRESENT.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON I'D LIKE TO
GET.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE JEBD
TODAY.
2025
EXCEPTIONS ORDINANCE AND THE
2026 CARRY FORWARD
ORDINANCE.
BOTH FOR BRIEFING DISCUSSION AND
POSSIBLE VOTE.
IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, THE
AGENDA WILL BE ADOPTED. HEARING
NO OBS, THE AGENDA IS
ADOPTED.
JUST FOR PREFERENCE, BOTH
OF THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN BRIEFED
IN COMMITTEE BEFORE.
WE WILL
AT THIS TIME NOW OPEN
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. IT
SHOULD RELATE TO ITEMS ON
THE
AGENDA. WE HAVE ONE PERSON
SIGNED UP.
AND WITH ONE PERSON SIGNED UP,
THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD WILL BE MODERATED
IN THE MATTER.
SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN ORDER
IN
WHICH THEY REGISTERED WE'LL
BEGIN WITH IN- PERSON SPEAKERS.
SPEAKERS WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES AND WE'LL HEAR A
CHIME
WHEN THERE'S 10 SECONDS
REMAINING.
THE MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED AT
THE END.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS OPEN.
WE HAVE DAVID HAYNES HERE.
WELCOME.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.
THANK YOU.
EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE BUDGET
ORIGINATES FROM THE THREE WORSE
MAYORS IN THE HISTORY OF
SEATTLE.
SOME OF THE WORST IDEAS WHO TOOK
ONE-TIME GRANT MONEY AND
BAKED IT INTO THE BUDGET WHO WAS
DEFUND THE POLICE, SHIFT THE
PARADIGM, AND
PRACTICALLY LEGALIZE DRUGS UNDER
THE 3. 5
GRAMS, MISCONSTRUING
WHAT CONSTITUTES A CRIMINAL, AS
IF WE
HAVE DICTATING THE PILOT
PROJECT. YET YOU WANT TO A LOT
OF KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT IS COUNCIL DOING
TODAY WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THE
MONEY THAT YOU DIDN'T
SPEND THAT'S
STILL GOING TO BE REITERATED OR
SPENT ON
BAD POLICIES THAT ARE
EXACERBATING THE PUBLIC SAFETY
CRISIS, THE
HOMELESS CRISIS?
IF YOU'RE PAYING PEOPLE TO RUN
INTERFERENCE
OR THAT ARE
CONNECTED TO THE CRIMINAL
UNDERWORLD, YOU'RE EXACERBATING
THE COPS, YOU'RE MAKING IT A
LIVING HELL WHILE CATERING
TO ALL THESE BUSINESSES WHO
WANT THEIR
DOORSTEPS SWEPT WHILE THE
FAILURE TO RESPOND WITHIN THE
BUDGET WITH POLICIES THAT ARE
UNDERMINING THE INTEGRITY OF
CRIME FIGHTING AND PUBLIC
SAFETY.
Y'ALL ARE PUTTING REPEATING
THIEVES WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY,
TO BREAK THEIR ADDICTION
WHERE THEY ARE FULLY FOCUSED
OPPOSED
TO GIVING BIG PHARMA GOUGING AND
HOW SOME CASE MANAGER
CAN GET MORE MONEY TO BE CHARGED
MORE RENT IN THE
SAME NONPROFIT WHO IS
MANIPULATING THEIR OWN
STATISTICS TO DICTATE
A PERCEPTION OF SUCCESS.
IT'S LIKE HOW MUCH MONEY HAS
NOT BEEN SPENT ON PROPER
POLICIES
THAT STILL NEED TO BE DEALT
WITH? EVERY TIME Y'ALL DO A
BUDGET
CONSIDERATION, IT'S A
REITERATION OF THE TAINTED,
IGNORANT PAST THAT'S MESSED UP
AND UM PLOEDED OUR
SOCIETY. SO WHAT'S ALL THE MONEY
GOING TO
BE USED FOR? IS IT GOING TO BE
TO IMPROVE THE
EFFORTS OR IS IT GOING TO BE TO
DOUBLE DOWN ON THE SAME BAD
POLICIES THAT ARE TAINTED?
MORE PROFITABLE PEOPLE, IT
SEEMS LIKE HUMAN SERVICES
RUN INTERFERENCE FOR CRIMINALS
AS
WELL.
WE NEED MORE TRANSPARENT
PLEASE OPPOSED TO WITHHOLDING.
>> THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HAYNES.
WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC
COMMENT SPEAKERS REGISTERED
TODAY IN PERSON OR ONLINE.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS BEEN
WITH US DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE FIRST
ITEM OF BUSINESS. BOTH OF THESE
ITEMS ARE
CONNECTED. THERE'S ONE POWER
POINT. AND I'LL ASK THE CLERK
TO
READ BOTH ITEMS INTO THE RECORD
AND YOU CAN READ
JUST THE SHORT TITLES IT YOU'D
LIKE.
>> ITEM 1, 12208, AMENDING 1256
WHICH WANT DOED THE 2025 BUDGET,
INCLUDING THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
AND ITEM 2, COUNCIL BILL 121209
AMEBDING ORDINANCE WHICH
ADOPTED THE 2026 BUDGET
INCLUDING THE
2031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
PROGRAM. FOR BRIEFING,
DISCUSSION,
AND POSSIBLE VOTE.
>> GOOD MORNING.
SINCE IT'S BEEN A FEW
WEEKS SINCE WE HAVE HAD
THIS PRESENTATION, I'LL
ASK US JUST
TO RUN THROUGH IT FROM START TO
FINISH.
IF YOU DO
HAVE THE PROBING QUESTIONS.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL TURN IT
OVER TO THE DIRECTOR AND,
DIN SISIC.
>> GOOD MORNING, BUDGET
DIRECTOR, HAPPY TO BE HERE
TODAY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
EARTH DIN CIRCUMSTANCES SIC,
COUNCIL CENTRAL STAFF.
>> I'M GOING TO SHARE MY
SCREEN.
WE'LL WALK
THROUGH A BRIEF
SUMMARY OF THE TWO BUDGET BILLS
BEFORE YOU TODAY.
COUNCIL BILL 12108.
THEY ARE ROUTINE
BUDGET LEGISLATION THAT
TYPICALLY COMES
BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE EVERY
YEAR AROUND THIS
TIME OF THE YEAR.
WE ALWAYS START WITH THE FIRST
SLIDE REMINDING YOU OF
THE MISSION STATEMENT FOR THE
CITY
BUDGET OFFICE.
WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL
AND BUDGET
ANALYSIS AND HELP IN POLICY
DEVELOPMENT AND
ANALYSIS. THE FIRST BILL THE
BUDGET
EXCEPTIONS
ORDINANCE IS A
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET BILL THAT
PROVIDES RETROACTIVE
AUTHORITY FOR 2025.
THE TOTAL REQUEST THIS YEAR IS
8.1 MILLION.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY WHERE
THERE WERE
PORTIONS OF DEPARTMENT
BUDGETS THAT SPENT ABOVE WHAT
WAS AUTHORIZED IN THE REVISED
BUDGET FOR
2025.
TYPICALLY DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT COULDN'T BE ANTICIPATED
WHEN WE TRANSMIT THE
FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET OF THE
YEAR, WHICH GETS TRANSMITTED
IN SEPTEMBER ALONGSIDE THE NEXT
YEAR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL.
THIS TABLE SUMMARIZES THE
BUDGET EXCEPTIONS THAT ARE
INCLUDED IN
THIS AND THIS IS BASICALLY
GIVEN AFTER THETHE APPROVAL.
THERE ARE SIX
DEPARTMENTS THAT
HEAD BUDGET EXCEPTIONS.
I'LL JUST HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF
EXAMPLES, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
ONE EXAMPLE IS IN THE DEPARTMENT
OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
THIS IS ESSENTIALLY DUE TO
MEDICAL CLAIMS THAT CAME
IN
HIGHER THAN EXPECTED IN THE
FINAL QUARTER OF THE YEAR.
SEATTLE CITY LIGHT UTILITY
TAXES ARE PAID BASED
ON THE REVENUES THEY COLLECT AND
FINAL REVENUES
WERE HIGHER THAN BUDGETED, SO
THIS ADDRESSES THAT.
THERE ARE SOME OTHER TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS
DESCRIBED HERE, AND
THE BUDGET OFFICE CONTINUES TO
PARTNER WITH THE DEPARTMENTS
TO IDENTIFY
STRATEGIES TO AVOID THESE ERRORS
IN THE FUTURE.
BUT SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO
ANTICIPATE GIVEN THE TIMING OF
WHEN BUDGET LEGISLATION COMES
AROUND.
THAT'S A SUMMARY AT A HIGH LEVEL
OF THE EXCEPTIONS BILL.
>> WE'LL PAUSE HERE TO
CHECK IN WITH
FOLKS TO SEE IF YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS ON EXCEPTIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
I NOTICE FOR THE EXCEPTIONS
HERE IT'S A -- THERE'S A BIG
AMOUNT,
$5 MILLION, FOR
EXCEEDED
EXPECTATIONS. IT YOU TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THAT OR WE CAN TALK OFFLINE IF
YOU NEED TO?
>> I'M HAPPY TO TALK
MORE IN MORE DETAIL OFFLINE.
I DON'T HAVE A GREAT NUMBER OF
DETAILS.
SOMETIMES WE ARE
SELF-ENSURED, AND WHEN MEDICAL
AND DENTAL
CLAIMS WERE HIGHER THAN
EXPECTED, WE BASE THIS ON A
LOT OF DATA AND PROJECTIONS OF
PAST
HISTORY, AND SOMETIMES
THE ACTUALS DON'T MEET THE
PATTERN.
THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHEN WE'RE
SEEING HERE.
I'M HAPPY TO GET YOU MORE
DETAILS ON WHAT EXACTLY
WAS THERE A SIGNIFICANT AREA
TYPE
OF CLAIM OR JUST THE HODGEPODGE.
I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU,
COUNCILMEMBER.
>> THAT WAS A GREAT
EXPLANATION
ANY WAY.
IF YOU HAVE MORE, THAT'S FINE.
BUT IF NOT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU.
I KNOW WE BROUGHT IT UP BRIEFLY
IN THE LAST COMMITTEE, BUT I'LL
ASK AGAIN.
THE HISTORY OF EXCEPTIONS, IT'S
MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE
BEEN TRENDING IN THE CORRECT
DIRECTION WITH
MAYBE A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT COULD
YOU REMIND
ME
OVER THE PAST, FIVE, SIX, TEN
YEARS, WHAT DIRECTION HAVE
THE DEPARTMENTS BEEN
TRENDING AS FAR AS NEEDING
EXCEPTION REQUESTS?
>> IT'S BEEN TRENDING DOWNWARDS.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
THIS IS THE THIRD SMALLEST
EXCEPTIONS WE HAVE HAD IN THE
PAST -- SINCE
2018. SO EIGHT YEARS.
AND I BELIEVE LAST YEAR OR
THE YEAR BEFORE WAS THE SMALLEST
WE
HAVE EVER HAD.
IT'S
TRENDING DOWNWARDS. SOME OF
THESE ARE UNAVOIDABLE
BECAUSE HEALTH CARE COSTS
COME IN AS THEY DO AS AN EXAMPLE
AND OUR TAX REVENUES FROM
UTILITIES, SO YES, IT IS
TRENDING DOWNWARDS
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
WE'RE NOT VOTING.
WE'RE GOING TO BRIEF BOTHBOTH
BILLS.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS, LET'S KEEP TICKING
FORWARD.
THANK YOU, DIRECTOR.
>> THE SECOND PIECE OF
LEGISLATION BEFORE YOU TODAY IS
121209 IS THE CARRY FORWARD
ORDINANCE. THIS IS
TAKING BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS
THAT
WERE
APPROVED IN THE 2025 ADOPTED
BUDGET OR REVISED BUDGET THAT
WERE NOT COMPLETED IN
'25 AND
CARRYING FORWARD THAT
APPROPRIATION, BUT THE SPENDING
STILL NEEDS TO OCCUR.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF FUNDING GETS
ADDED TO A DEPARTMENT LATE IN
THE YEAR FOR A SPECIFIC TYPE OF
ACTIVITY, THEY MAY NOT GET
IT FULLY UNDER CONTRACT OR
EXPENDED
IN 2025.
BUT IT WAS A POLICY DECISION.
THAT ALLOWS THAT WORK TO
CONTINUE.
ON THIS SLIDE, THERE'S A TOTAL
OF ABOUT $138 MILLION OF
CARRY FORWARD
REQUESTS ACROSS ALL FUNDS.
I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED SOME OF THE
MAJOR ONES. SOME OF THESE ARE
THE
TYPES OF CARRY FORWARDS YOU TEND
TO SEE
REGULARLY.
SO BOTH
IN THE GENERAL FUND AND THE JUMP
START PAYROLL EXPENSE
FUND, YOU SEE CARRY FORWARD FOR
THE EXWITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE AWARDS.
THOSE ARE AWARDS THAT GET
PROMISED TO COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON THESE
PROJECTS, BUT IT TAKES SEVERAL
YEARS TO EXPEND
THOSE FUNDS.
YOU SEE THOSE REQUESTS FOR THOSE
PROJECTS. THEY ARE COMMITTED BUT
NOT
YETYET ET UNDER.
SIMILARLY, THE FUNDING THAT
GOES TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING
FOR
MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS.
AND OTHER LARGER PROJECTS YOU
CAN SEE HERE, $2
MILLION THAT WAS APPROPRIATED TO
THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT FOR THE BUDGETING
PROCESS FOR
PUBLIC RESTROOM
ACCESS.
THAT WORK IS STILL VERY MUCH
UNDERWAY, BUT HASN'T BEEN
EXPENDED YET.
SO $16 MILLION OF GENERAL FUND,
$79 MILLION FROM THE
PAYROLL EXPENSE TAX AND $42
MILLION
ACROSS ALL OTHER FUNDS.
$11 MILLION OF THAT IS FROM THE
SHORT- TERM RENTAL FUND.
SIMILARLY, SUPPORTING THE
EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT
INITIATIVE. $17.5 MILLION FOR
THE
JUDGMENT AND CLAIMS.
THEN ABOUT
ROUGHLY $10 TO $15 MILLION
SPRINKLED ACROSS MANY
DEPARTMENTS FOR SMALL
CARRY-FORWARD REQUESTS THAT VARY
IN SIZE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> QUESTIONS ON THIS?
I'M GOING TO JUMP INTO A COUPLE
OF THEM.
YOU TALKED ABOUT THE OPCD.
CAN YOU TALK
ABOUT THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND
WHAT THIS
PROJECT IS?
>> JUST WALK US
THROUGH.
YOU HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THE
AWARDS. THERE'S ALSO THE YOUTH
CARE
SOUTH ANN ANNEX AND THE PUBLIC
RESTROOMS.
CAN YOU TALK US THROUGH
ANY OF
THESE PROJECTS AND WHAT THEY ARE
AT A HIGH LEVEL?
>> YES.
I'M JUST GOING TO FLIP THROUGH
MY NOTES.
THE YOUTH CARE REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT, I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
DETAILS ON THIS IN FRONT OF ME,
BUT THIS IS FOR CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS IN THIS PROJECT.
IT WAS AWARDED OR COMMITTED TO
THAT ORGANIZATION LAST YEAR
AND HAS NOT YET BEEN EXPENDED.
I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH MORE
DETAILS.
I'M NOT NECESSARILY THE SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERT ON EVERY
INDIVIDUAL ITEM.
THE RESTROOM ACCESS CAME OUT OF
THAT SEVERAL YEAR PROCESS
ON PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING,
AND THAT IS REALLY TO
PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE PARKS
DEPARTMENT
TO CONTINUE WORK THAT'S
BEEN IN A NUMBER OF FUNDING
SOURCES
PRIORITIZE THROUGH PREVIOUS
ADMINISTRATIONS. THIS MAYORAL
ADMINISTRATION
AND THIS COUNCIL TO REALLY
IMPROVE ACCESS TO BATHROOMS IN
OUR PUBLIC PARKS FACILITIES.
THE EARLY LEARNING CAMPUS, THE
$5 MILLION, THAT'S TO
SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR
CAPITAL
PROJECT.
SO THAT IS FUNDING
THAT'S BEEN COMMITTED FOR I
THINK IT A FEW
YEARS AND GETTING CARRY FORWARD
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
IT'S BASED ON THE PROJECT
SITE'S DEVELOPMENT TIME LINE.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THESE
TYPES OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE WORKING
ON CAPITAL
PROJECTS.
THEY REALLY NEED THE COMMIT THE
EARLY TO ACHIEVE OTHER FUNDING
COMMITMENTS.
SO IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE
CITY TO
HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT.
IN ADVANCE, IN A YEAR OR
SOMETIMES SEVERAL YEARS
IN ADVANCE OF WHEN THEY ARE
READY TO START DRAWING DOWN
THE MONEY. THIS IS MOVING THE
MONEY
INTO THE
BUDGET. SOME OF THESE THINGS MAY
COME
UP IN
FUTURE YEARS IF THE PROJECT
DOESN'T PROCEED IN 2026.
>> THANK YOU.
AND THE JUDGMENT AND CLAIMS
WAS FOR
CLAIMS WE EXPECTED TO PAY
LAST YEAR AND NOT NEW CLAIMS
WE'RE EXPECTING AND
ADDING
MONEY.
IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
IT'S ALWAYS A BIT OF ART
MORE THAN A SCIENCE OF
ESTIMATING
WHEN CASES MIGHT CLOSE, WHAT THE
CLAIMS MAY BE AND WHICH FISCAL
YEAR THE CLAIM MAY COME IN.
SO THIS IS -- WHAT WE
EXPECTED TO PAY OUT IN '25
DIDN'T
FULLY COME TO FRUITION.
WE'RE EXPECTING TO HAVE THIS
LIABILITY SO IT'S MOVING THAT
BUDGET INTO THIS YEAR.
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S BECAUSE
WE'RE
HONORING DUE PROCESS FOR IT TO
WORK ITS
WALKS THROUGH THE PROCESS.
>> CORRECT.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
I SEE COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR STRAUSS.
JUST ABOUT THE JUDGMENT AND
CLAIMS. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO
THIS IN A BIGGER PICTURE WAY IN
TERMS OF
THE IMPACT AND BUDGET PLANNING?
BECAUSE
RECENTLY, THERE WAS THE MASSIVE
HORRIFIC STORY, BUT THE
MASSIVE JUDGMENT AGAINST THE
STATE.
$80 MILLION, THERE'S A
GENERAL TREND WHERE THESE
JUDGMENTS
AGAINST VARIOUS TYPES OF
JURISDICTIONS ARE GOING UP AND
UP AND UP, WHICH ARE
CREATING REALLY BIGS PUBLIC
POLICY
ISSUES.
THIS IS STARTING TO GET BEYOND
A SMALL JUDGMENT HERE AND THERE.
THIS IS BECOMING BIG MONEY,
FOR LACK OF A BETTER WAY OF
SAYING
IT.
SO WHAT IS THE
THOUGHT PROCESS
BEHIND THE BUDGET OFFICE IN
TERMS OF APPROACHING THIS? IS
THIS SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE
ENGAGING IN TERMS OF STATE LAW?
WHAT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED?
ALL OF THE ABOVE.
WHAT'S OUR INSURANCE COSTS,
FOR EXAMPLE?
>> SO OUR INSURANCE COSTS, WE'RE
JUST UPDATING THAT. IN JULY I
WILL BE COMING
BACK TO
THIS COMMITTEE WITH THE MID-YEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL. I CAN PREPARE A
COUPLE MORE
DETAILED SLIDES ON THIS ISSUE
IN PARTICULAR.
IT IS A PARTICULAR AREA
OF CONCERN RIGHT NOW, AND SO
WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR
BUDGET AND
THE JUDGMENT AND CLAIMS FUND,
WHAT WE ARE BUDGETING ANNUALLY
IS BASED ON OUR
ACTUAL WARE Y'ALL REPORTS AND
THE
TRENDS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
WE HAVE HAD SOME MAJOR
CASES THAT KIND OF DON'T FOLLOW
THE
TREND, SO WE HAVE BEEN HOLDING
SOME RESERVES FOR THIS TYPE OF
THING.
SO I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS --
WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE
ARE COMING TOWARDS THE END OF
THOSE
MAJOR
JUDGMENT AND CLAIMS THAT
IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS WE'LL SORT
OF GO BACK TO THE NORM, BUT
IT IS A CONTINUING AREA OF
INCREASED RISK FOR THE CITY.
OUR INSURANCE COSTS ARE
GOING
UP.
I CAN START TO PREVIEW SOME OF
THAT IN JULY AND THEN WHEN I
DELIVER THE BUDGET IN SEPTEMBER,
I WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS.
WE'LL ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT OUR
COSTS WILL BE OR WHAT
OUR PREDICTED COSTS ARE FOR '26.
I WOULD SAY IN GENERAL, THE
CITY BUDGET OFFICE, THE CITY
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE OFFICE
OF
CITY FINANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT
GROUP ALONG WITH COUNCIL
CENTRAL STAFF ARE ON A JUDGMENT
AND
CLAIMS COMMITTEE.
WE'RE IN REGULAR KRGS TO TRY
TO TRACK AND UNDERSTAND
BETTER WAYS TO PREDICT THESE
COSTS AND TO
THE EXTENT POSSIBLE,
IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE
THE CITY
RISKS, BUT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT
TO
PREDICT PARTICULARLY IN A
JURY TRIAL. YOU HAVE ACTUAL
ATTORNEYS ON THE
DIYAS WHO HAVE MORE
EXPERIENCE THAN I DO AND OUR
ABILITY TO
GET -- THE COST OF INSURANCE IS
GOING UP SIGNIFICANTLY. I WILL
PROVIDE MORE DETAILS
IN THE MID- YEAR AS WELL AS IN
THE
BUDGET.
BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE ARE
TRACKING VERY CAREFULLY ASK
HOPING THAT WE START TO GET
BACK TO A MORE NORMAL STEADY
STATE
VERSUS THESE WILD SWINGS
WHERE WE HAVE SEEN 20, 30, $40
MILLION
INCREASES IN OUR ANNUAL
COSTS FOR JUDGMENT AND CLAIMS.
>> I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH CONFIDENCE.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE MOVING INTO
A NEW NORMAL.
THAT'S A CONCERN.
SO KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.
I'LL CONTINUE TO BE
CONSERVATIVE IN OUR RESERVE
OPTIONS AND
TRY TO BE
OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HOPING FOR A
BETTER FUTURE.
>> COLLEAGUES, ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS?
WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE
INTO VOTING ON THESE BILLS.
IF YOU COULD MOVE THE SLIDE TO
121208.
AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE AND
VOTE ON THE EXCEPTIONS
ORDINANCE. AND A AT THIS TIME, I
RECOMMEND TO MOVE PASSAGE OF
121208.
IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN MOVED
AND SECONDED
TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF COUNCIL
BILL 121208.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE
TAKE THE
VOTE?
SEEING NONE, WILL THE CLERK
PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ON
THE PASSAGE OF
121208.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>> YES.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SAKA?
>> AYE.
>> VICE CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER
RIVERA?
>> THANK YOU.
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT COUNCIL BILL
121208 WILL BE
SENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL. IT IS
APPROVED.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING IT
AT THE FULL CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
NOW I'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
ITEM IF YOU COULD CHANGE THE
SLIDE TO RECOMMEND PASSAGE
OF THE CARRY FORWARD
ORDINANCE, WHICH IS BILL 121209.
AT THIS TIME I MOVE TO RECOMMEND
A PASSAGE
OF 121209. IS THERE A SECOND?
>> SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
THE CARRY FORWARD BILL.
ARE THERE ANY FINAL COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE, WILL THE
CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COUNCILMEMBER
KETTLE?
>> AYE.
>>
COUNCILMEMBER HOLLINGSWORTH?
>> YES.
>> RIVERA?
>> YES.
>> STRAUSS?
>> YES.
>>
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
THAT THE COUNCIL PASS 121209
WILL BE SENT TO
THE FULL CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
THAT DOES CONCLUDE OUR ITEMS OF
BUSINESS TODAY.
PREVIEWING OUR WORK IN JULY
AS THE DIRECTOR MENTIONED, WE'LL
BE TAKING UP THE MID-
YEAR SUPPLEMENTAL BILL.
THIS IS OUR ONE OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE CHANGES MID-YEAR.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT WITH THE
UPCOMING BUDGET THIS FALL, THIS
IS THE FIRST TIME IN A FEW
YEARS WE HAVE HAD TO
BUDGET FOR TWO YEARS RATHER THAN
ONE.
WE HAVE TO BALANCE TWO YEARS
OF BUDGETING RATHER THAN A
SINGLE
YEAR, WHICH
MADE LAST YEAR A
LITTLE MORE EASY. WE HAVE ALSO
TAKEN A LOT OF
THE
EASIER OR MID-TO DIFFICULT
DECISIONS REGARDING
THE BUDGET
TO BRING US INTO BALANCE OVER
THE LAST FEW YEARS.
WE STILL HAVE A
STRUCTURAL
BUDGET DEFICIT.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A MORE
DIFFICULT YEAR, WHICH MAKE THIS
IS MID- YEAR SUPPLEMENTAL
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN
OTHERS. SO FOR ME,
YOU WILL SEE THAT
I'LL BE BRINGING A FEW
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THAT WE
ALREADY HELD IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET, BUT I'M GOING TO BE
VERY
LIMITED IN ASKING FOR NEW
MONEY, BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT,
IF I
WAS IN THE DIRECTOR'S POSITION,
IF
THERE WAS NEW SPENDING ADDED, I
WOULD STILL BE WAITING UNTIL
THE FULL BUDGET TO SEE HOW THAT
MONEY IS BUDGETED FOR THE
FOLLOWING YEAR. SO THAT'S A
LITTLE
DIFFERENT ABOUT
THIS YEAR'S MID-YEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL THAN OTHER YEARS.
I KNOW WE'RE STILL WORKING TO
HAVE AS EASY OF A BUDGET
PROCESS THIS FALL AS POSSIBLE,
BUT IT IS
JUST CANDIDLY MORE DIFFICULT TO
BUDGET
FOR TWO YEARS.
THE EASY TO MID-
DIFFICULT DECISIONS HAVE BEEN
MADE, AND WE
STILL HAVE THE STRUCTURAL BUDGET
DEFICIT. SO WE'LL
BE TAKING UP THE MID-YEAR
SUPPLEMENTAL
BUDGET AS WELL AS HAVING CHECK-
INS A
ABOUT THE PROGRESS ON THE TRIBAL
SUMMIT AND THE
DEPARTMENT'S WORK ON THAT, SO
IF IT YOU DO
HAVE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN YOUR PER
VIEW THAT HAVE ACTION ITEMS FOR
THE
SUMMIT, IT WILL BE A GOOD
TIME FOR US TO CALL YOU IN TO
HELP TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING
OUR
OBJECTIVES IF DEPARTMENTS ARE
NOT AT THIS TIME.
THAT'S THE CHAIR'S REPORT AT
THE
END OF THE MEETING RATHER THAN
THE BEGINNING.
COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING
I JUST SHARED?
SEEING AS WE HAVE NO
QUESTIONS AND NO FURTHER
BUSINESS BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE, THIS
DOES CONCLUDE THE TUESDAY, JUNE
16th
MEETING OF THE FINANCE
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