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May 14, 2024
The City Council met in a Special City Council Meeting Operating Budget Workshop at
5:32 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Sustarsic
Council Members: Kalmick, Moore, Landau, Steele
Absent: None
City Staff: Jill R. Ingram, City Manager
Patrick Gallegos, Assistant City Manager
Michael Henderson, Police Chief
Joe Bailey, Chief, Marine Safety Department
Alexa Smittle, Director of Community Development
Barbara Arenado, Director of Finance/City Treasurer
Alayna Hoang, Finance Manager
Tracey Yonemura, Management Analyst
Iris Lee, Director of Public Works
Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk
Brandon DeCriscio, Deputy City Clerk
Craig Covey, Division 1 Chief, Orange County Fire Authority
Jennifer Robles, Management Analyst
Lauren Barich, Management Analyst
Sean Sabo, Management Analyst
Tim Kelsey, Recreation Manager
David Spitz, Associate Engineer
Nick Nicholas, Support Services Captain
Mike Ezroj, Operations Captain
Nick Bolin, Marine Safety Lieutenant
Kathryne Cho, Deputy Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Deb Machen, Executive Assistant
Shaun Temple, Planning Manager
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor Sustarsic opened oral communications. Speakers: None. Mayor Sustarsic closed
oral communications.
Deputy City Clerk DeCriscio announced that nine (9) supplemental communications were
received after the posting of the agenda; they were distributed to the City Council and
made available to the public.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager Ingram highlighted some significant takeaways related to the Proposed
Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget. Additionally, she noted that the budget issues Seal Beach
is experiencing are similar to the same issues nearby cities are facing. She noted that
with the Proposed Budget, the City is facing a budget deficit. She thanked the City Council
for dedicating a significant amount of time in briefings with staff as a part of the budget
development process. She indicated that staff has met over thirty times in an attempt to
balance the budget and expressed the challenges with expenditures outpacing revenues.
She noted that the original budget deficit was roughly six (6) million dollars.
City Manager Ingram thanked the Executive Management Team and their support staff
for several months of dedication and their ownership of the budget development process.
She also thanked consultants Paula Cone and Bobby Young from Hinderliter De Llamas
(HDL) and Kerry Worgan from California Public Employees' Retirement System
(CaIPERS) for their assistance in the budgeting process and for agreeing to present at
the Budget Workshops. She especially acknowledged, thanked, and commended
Director of Finance Barbara Arenado, Management Analyst Tracey Yonemura, and
Finance Manager Alayna Hoang for their unwavering dedication, support, and the
countless hours they dedicated to this important process and to our community.
BUDGET WORKSHOP
Director of Finance Barbara Arenado provided a high-level overview of the upcoming
Agenda, Proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating Budget, including City Council
Strategic Priorities, Department Goals and Performance Measures, Financial Plans,
Challenges and Opportunities.
Paula Cone and Bobby Young from HDL gave presentations on property tax and sales
tax revenue projections respectively. Each member of the Executive Management Team
presented their respective department budgets and addressed Council Member's
questions and concerns.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Sustarsic adjourned the meeting at 9:24 p.m., to Wednesday May 15, 2024, at
5:30 p.m. for the continuation of the Budget Workshop — Capital Improvement Program.
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