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Staff Report for an Update on the Community Care Initiative and City Council Approval of a Resolution Appropriating $1,000,000 from General Fund Economic Uncertainty Reserve to Fund Community Care Costs beginning in Fiscal Year 2016-17
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff Recommends that the City Council provide feedback on the proposed Community Care program and approve a Resolution appropriating $1,000,000 from General Fund Uncertainty Reserves to fund costs beginning in the 2016-17 fiscal year.
BACKGROUND
At its annual planning session held on January 28, 2017, the City Council expressed a desire to devote $1 million in one-time funding for a "Community Care" initiative. Community Care refers to a broad array of programs that collectively address aesthetic issues and community standards throughout the City. This effort reflects a desire to rebuild some City functions that were reduced in past years and increase levels of service in other areas.
Since the January planning session, a multi-departmental team of City staff has worked to devise a proposed strategy for the rollout and implementation of Community Care. This plan would entail expenditure of the $1 million allocation over the 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 fiscal years. In order to initiate effective operations as close as possible to the July 1, 2017 start date, staff is requesting startup costs in the current fiscal year.
This report provides an overview of the proposed Community Care initiative and funding requirements. Staff anticipates providing updates and holding additional discussions with the City Council and Council Committees as the program progresses.
Analysis
As noted above, Community Care is a broad initiative covering aesthetics and community standards. Community Care includes the following City functions (with the lead department noted in parentheses).
* Animal Control (Police)
* Abandoned Vehicles (Police)
* Community Standards Code Compliance (see discussion ...
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