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Community Meeting Friends of Sunset Park
3 November 2011
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Can We Talk
• Overview
• Economy
• City Budget
• Efforts in Santa Monica
• Sunset Park
• New Initiatives
• Comments
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• FY 2011-2013 Budget
– First year of biennial budget
– Balanced
– Second year exception based update
• Will be adopted June 2012
– Emerging Issues
• Funded in adopted budget
• Fall 2012 input informs FY 2013-15 budget
Overview: Budget
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Economic crisis, political battles affect cities • National
– GDP growth stagnant
– Unemployment remains high
– Debt crisis/triggers may affect city funds
• California – Continuing budget crisis
– Unemployment above national average
– Redevelopment funds under attack
Economy: National and State
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2.3%
0.4%
1.3%
1.4%
2.6%
2010 Q4 2011 Q1 2011 Q2(est)
2012 (est) 2013 (est)
United States GDP
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Economy
Cities struggle nationwide…
• Revenues decline
• Decreasing reserves
• Personnel and infrastructure
cuts; benefits modified, fee
increases
• Transit, infrastructure suffering
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Economy: Santa Monica
But Santa Monica is faring well • Santa Monica remains a desirable place
to live and visit – Third highest assessed value in LA County
– Housing market recovering
– Office and apartment vacancies lowest in region
– Tourism rebounded and growing
• Good fiscal management pays off – Reserves untapped and growing
– Diversified revenue base
– One-time funds used to reduce future costs
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Santa Monica Fiscal Strategy City budgeting reflects fiscal restraint • Expenditure reductions
– Employee health benefit cost-sharing
– CalPERS prepayment
– First-time safety retirement contributions
– Retirement structure change for new employees
• Expenditure control budgeting
• Return on Investment
• Revenue focus – Measure Y sales tax
– Fees set to recover costs
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Expenditure - Current Revenue - Current
Economy: Santa Monica Budget
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$ in millions
The City projects a positive balance through FY 2015-16
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Public Safety Residents are safe and prepared Police • Crime rate as low as it was in 1956 • 6% reduction in 2010, 10% reduction YTD • Reduce homelessness through expanded
outreach
Fire • Cut ½ minute from response times • EKG results via bluetooth • Insurance Services Office class rating 1
Emergency Management • Implementing advanced emergency
preparedness operations • Community Emergency Response Team in 2012
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Quality of Life Sustainable culture
• Ban on plastic bags, non-recyclable food containers and leaf blowers
• Hazardous material pick-up
• Water-conscious rebates
• Heal the Bay A-rating
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Photos provided by Heal the Bay and SMDP
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Quality of Life Strides in water management
• Water Master Plan in 2012
• Reducing usage
• Charnock well
• Approaching self-sufficiency
Parks Progress
• Palisades Garden Walk & Town Square
• Universally accessible playground
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Quality of Life Human services
• Homelessness declines
– 25% less from 2007 to 2011
– Over 300 in permanent housing
– 149 reconnected with family
• Youth engage in large numbers
– 1,700 enrolled in afterschool programs
– 50 placed in job internships
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Quality of Life Public library services
• Borrowing at all-time high
• New eBook service
• 50 years of early history online
• Mango Languages launched
• Pico Branch Library
Arts and Culture
• GLOW in 2013
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Transit
• BBB green fleet
• 14 miles of bike lanes
• 19 miles of sharrows
• Valets for 25,000 bicycles
• Santa Monica Place bike center Fall 2011
• Free bicycle education classes
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Quality of Life Residents connect on the ground…
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… and online
Technological Innovations
• Real-time parking signs
• Smart parking meters
• Smart phone applets
• Dark fiber and City Net improve
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Quality of Life
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Land use and circulation element
• Informs all citywide projects
Developments in the pipeline
• EXPO light rail progress
• Bergamot transit village
• 4th/ 5th and Arizona
• Parking structure #6
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Smart Growth
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Local economic development
• Reduced plan check turnaround
• City and Chamber Alliance
Affordable Housing
• 261 new affordable housing residences developed
• 870 affordable homes in the pipeline
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Smart Growth
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Urban infrastructure
• Surface improvements
– Street ratings top Los Angeles
• Bus stops and beach restrooms
Urban forest
• Master plan by year-end
• Diverse trees, healthier forests
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Infrastructure in the City’s Core
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Sunset Park
Infrastructure upgrades
• Clover park
• SCE undergrounding
• Airport Ave. resurfaced
• Modernized street lighting
• Wastewater main lines
• Preferential parking
• Marine Park WiFi
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Sunset Park Upcoming projects
• Lincoln Boulevard
– Relinquishment process
– City ownership March 2012
• Ocean Park Boulevard
– Nielson to Lincoln Blvd.
– 13-month project
– Start date Fall 2011
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Santa Monica Airport
Three phase process
• Phase I completed Oct. 2011
• Phase II through Mar. 2012
– Community focus groups
– Council receives findings May 2012
• Phase III
– Strategic analysis of phase I and II themes
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New Initiatives
Be Excited! Be Prepared
• Multi-media campaign to explain upcoming projects, status, and traffic impacts
• Information at www.smconstructs.org
• Facebook and Twitter updates
• Provide Feedback at www.smgov.net/GO
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New Initiatives
Santa Monica Alerts
• Emergency and community alerts – Telephone
– Cell phone
– Text message
• Community events and program information
• Cards at the table – sign up!
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• Where can I ask about City issues? – City Manager’s Office: www.smgov.net/cmo or email [email protected]
• What if I have a service request, complaint, or comment? – Customer Service Center (GO): www.smgov.net/GO
• How can I get more information on what’s happening around town? Two good places to start: – SeaScape - www.smgov.net/SeaScape and CityTV channel 16 or www.citytv.org
• How are the roads? Where is construction happening? – Major projects and construction: www.SMConstructs.org – Know Before You Go - www.smgov.net/kbug
• What is the City’s Emergency Plan? – Santa Monica Alerts – www.smalerts.net – Emergency Preparedness - www.smgov.net/OEM
• How can I contact the Police? – Neighborhood Resource Officers – santamonicapd.org/nro/ – Daily Reports - santamonicapd.org/DailyReports.aspx
• Help me find a parking space, now!!! – Citywide Parking Map - www.smgov.net/parkingmaps – Residential Parking Permits, Citations and Inquiries - www.smgov.net/parking
• Where can I find bike information? – New Bike Center, Bicycle Action Plan, maps, classes and more - www.bikesantamonica.org
• Where can I find out about the Urban Forest plan? – Santa Monica Urban Forest – www.santamonicatrees.org
Links
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Comments & Questions
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Thank you!
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