fiscal year 2013 council budget meeting

FISCAL YEAR 2013 COUNCIL BUDGET MEETING

Wednesday May 9, 20121:00 pmRoom 502

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FY 2013 BUDGET TIMELINE

March 23The Executive Transmitted the FY 2013 Budget and Financial Plan to the Council

May 2 through May 3Committee Markups

Tuesday June 5Second Vote on Budget Support Act for FY 2013

Tuesday May 15First Vote on Budget Request Act and Budget Support Act for FY 2013

March 28 through April 27Committee Budget Hearings

FY 2013 Budget

Timeline

February 24Council Budget Office sent standard budget submission questions to agency AFOs





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AGENDA

Review of Committee Budget Actions

Review and Discussion of Council Wide Priorities and Funding

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GROUND RULES

Discussion will be limited to 30 minutes for each committee Each slide details the committee’s

recommendation on the Mayor’s proposed budget

Any recommended BSA subtitles or new policy proposal without associated funding will not be included in the budget

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BUDGET CERTIFICATION

Many Committees proposed policy changes in their committee reports that impact the Mayor’s proposed budget

The CFO’s role is to certify the fiscal impact of these proposals and not weigh in on the underlying policy questions

Several Committee proposals have raised certification issues with the OCFO. We will address them during Committee discussions

The Council Budget Office is working closely with Committees and the OCFO to resolve these outstanding certification issues

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MAYOR’S BUDGET SUMMARY

Fund Type FY 2012Approved

FY 2013 Mayor Proposed

Change Change

(%)

Local Fund $ 5,618.3 m $ 5,854.9 m $ 236.6

m 4.2%

Dedicated Tax 397.5 m 279.1 m -118.3 m -29.8%Special Purpose 421.9 m 468.5 m 46.7 m 11.1%Subtotal, General Fund

6,437.7 m 6,602.6 m 164.9 m 2.6%

Federal 2,571.3 m 2,767.2 m 196.0 m 7.6%Private 23.3 m 6.3 m -17.0 m -72.9%Total, Operating Funds

9,032.2 m 9,376.1 m 343.9 m 3.8%

Enterprise and Other Fund

1,850.2 m 1,908.3 m 58.1 m 3.1%

Total Gross Funds $ 10,882.4 m

$ 11,284.4 m

$ 402.0 m

3.7%

Total Gross FTEs 31,719 31,327 (392) -1.2%

Source: FY 2013 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan, Transmittal Letter from Natwar Gandhi to Vincent Gray, 3/23/12, Page 4

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The committee approved the Mayor’s proposed budget without changes to the agencies under its jurisdiction

Committee on Aging and Community Affairs

MAJOR BUDGET ACTIONS IN COMMITTEE MARKUPS

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Committee on Small and Local Business Development


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Committee on Finance and Revenue


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The committee approved the Mayor’s proposed budget with the following changes to the agencies under its jurisdiction:

DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER & REGULATORY AFFAIRS Reduced $200K in Other Services and Charges Directed $94K to fund Law 19-43, the Accountant Mobility Act

of 2011

OFFICE OF THE TENANT ADVOCATE Added $103K for one new Attorney-Advisor

Committee on Public Services and Consumer Affairs


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DHCF Restored the Alliance Hospitalization Benefit by identifying $20.5M

in additional revenue and agency savings: $9M in savings by adjusting DHCF’s Medicaid and Alliance Managed Care

enrollment projections (OCFO-identified potential certification issue) $1M by adjusting the Medicaid growth rate to more closely align with

CMS recommendations (OCFO-identified potential certification issue) $3M from increased Medicaid pharmacy rebates $1.4M from additional CFO-certified revenue in the Nursing Home Quality

of Care Fund $6.1M in savings from other measures including reductions in cost

settlements, elimination of seven vacancies, and maintenance of FY 2012 enrollment levels for the Home and Community based waiver programs.

Committee on Health


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DOH Eliminated 3.0 vacant positions from the Addiction Prevention

and Recovery Administration and redirected $285K in vacancy savings to support an MOU with the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation to help patients with diabetes in accessing appropriate treatment and care

Accepted a transfer of $50K from the Committee on the Environment, Public Works and Transportation to support incentives to low-income residents to use food stamps and other nutrition benefits at farmers markets

DMH Eliminated 15.0 vacant positions within St. E’s for $1M in

savings: $500K to increase funding for reimbursements for psychiatric

services $250K to Mental Health Services and Supports to expand the

Juvenile Behavioral Diversion Program to include Persons in Need of Supervision

$250K to establish a training program in DMH, in partnership with UDC, for nurses at St. E’s to earn advanced nursing degrees

Committee on Health


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CFSA Supported a subsidized work program for CFSA foster youth and

young adults through a $1M MOU with DOES. Transferred $85K to WMATA to expand transit subsidies for foster

youth from 18 to 21 years of age

DHS The Committee disapproved the Mayor’s proposed FY2013

budget for the Department of Human Services By proposing no changes, DHS’ FY2013 budget is the same as the

Mayor’s proposed budget of $166M, which includes a $5.6M reduction to TANF recipients receiving benefits for over 60 months

Committee on Human Services


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DYRS Redirect $700K of the Residential Treatment Center (RTC)

budget to the following initiatives: $300K to enhance the substance abuse and recovery program at the New

Beginnings Youth Development Center $300K to enhance substance abuse services within the RTC program $80K to establish a multi-agency workgroup of CFSA/DHS staff and

community stakeholders to improve the coordination of behavioral and mental health services

$20K to implement an independent service review of the District’s mental health services program (assessments, screenings, medication administration, etc.)

The OCFO has noted that this $700K redirection will be added to the list of budget items to monitor in the OCFO Certification letter

Reallocate $300K from RTC to the Regional Service Coalition (RSC) to enhance the youth workforce development program (street cleaning and maintenance-related activities)

Again, the OCFO has noted that this $300K transfer will be added to the list of budget items to monitor in the OCFO Certification letter

Transfer $1.0M from RSC to RTC for better functional alignment



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ABRA – BSA SUBTITLES Rejected the “On Premises Alcohol Act”, which extends bar

hours to 3 a.m. weekdays/4 a.m. weekends, resulting in a loss of $3.2M in annual revenue (this action created an unbalanced committee report)

Approved the “Off-Premise Alcohol Act”, which allows off-premise sales of alcohol to begin at 7am instead of 9am. This will generate $1.3M in FY 2013 and $5.3M over the next four years.

Approved “Inaugural Celebration Extension of Hours”, which allows on-premise alcoholic beverages sales until 4am and 24-hour food/non-alcoholic beverage sales during the one week inaugural celebration. This will generate $751K in FY 2013.



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Committee on Government OperationsThe committee approved the Mayor’s proposed budget with the following changes to the agencies under its jurisdiction:

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BOARD Added $180K for two new FTEs

OFFICE OF EMPLOYEES APPEAL Added $85K for one new administrative law judge

OFFICE OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE Added $723K for ten new FTEs and increased non-personal

services by $104K for necessary software, equipment and other upgrades


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BOARD OF ETHICS AND GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY Added $144K for one new Executive Director FTE

OFFICE OF CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Reduced $1.2M and 12.5 FTEs

CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD Added $190K for two new FTEs plus $14K for computers, office

build-out, furniture, and the archival of certain files

NEW BSA SUBTITLES DCHR District-Wide Training Assessment and Plan DCRB Actuarial Method Amendment Act

Committee on Government Operations


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DDOT Transferred $2.6M from DDOT’s Alley Maintenance and Repair

Capital Project to DCPL’s and DDOT’s operating budget: $2.5M to DC Public Library to increase funding for

materials and employee training $100K to establish the Trail Rangers Program in DDOT’s

operating budget Accepted $2.6M from DPR Project DPR and DYRS HQs to

backfill transfer of capital funds into DCPL and DDOT operating budget

Committee on the Environment, Public Works & Transportation


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DPW Reallocated $600K from Overtime Pay to Part-time/Seasonal

Employment Pay to hire additional part-time employees during summer months

DDOE Reallocated $1.5M in capital funds from FY 2014 to FY 2013 to

enable DDOT to begin the Anacostia River estuary study in FY 2013

TAXICAB COMMISSION BSA Subtitle: DC Taxicab Drop Fee: Levies a $0.25-$0.50 fee on

all taxicab fares to allow the DC Taxicab Commission to finance its own operations without local revenue.

Committee on the Environment, Public Works & Transportation

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Added $2.5M to offset a portion of the cuts to the Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP) $500K transferred from the Committee on Judiciary $2.0M from the Unified Fund that was inappropriately undesignated in

FY11

Added $1.8M to restore the Small Business Technical Assistance Program from a reallocation of undesignated special purpose funds

Committee on Housing and Workforce Development


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HOUSING PRODUCTION TRUST FUND (HPTF) All dedicated deed transfer and recordation taxes will be deposited

into the HPTF before transfer to the Local Rent Supplement Fund

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES Reallocated $8.3M in local funds from one budget line to another for

Local Adult Job Training for the same purpose Reallocated $100K in local funds for technical assistance and

capacity building activities for contracted year-round youth employment program vendors

Reallocated $2M in local funds for residents eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training Funding



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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Reallocated $2.0M in local funds from the Flagship UDC

campus to the Community College Reallocated $4.8M in special purpose funds from the Flagship

UDC campus to the Community College

NEW BSA SUBTITLES Department of Employment Services Local Job Training

Quarterly Outcome Report Act of 2012 UDC Financial Solvency and Right Sizing Plan Act of 2012 UDC Community College Autonomy Act of 2012 Department of Housing and Community Development

Comprehensive Tracking Plan for Affordable Housing Inventory Act of 2012



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METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT Reduced gross funds by $858K to reflect technical

modifications requested by OCFO, including shifts of sub-grants to Department of Forensic Science, and by reducing contracts

FIRE & EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES Reduced local funds by $1.9M to reflect vacancy savings,

salary lapse, and limiting the Rail Safety program Increased overtime by $500K

Committee on the Judiciary


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DEPUTY MAYOR FOR PUBLIC SAFETY & JUSTICE Increased local funding for various programs:

$1.0M for Office of Victim Services $200K for Access to Justice – civil legal services $51K for Access to Justice – LRAP $900K for truancy prevention under Justice Grants Administration

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Increased local funding for litigation support by $220K Added $280K for three new attorneys in the Public Safety

Division



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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS Restored $110K for one FTE position for the Clerk of the Court Reduced local funds and increased intra-District funds by $1.0M

to recognize transfer-in from HWD/DOES for unemployment compensation cases

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD Added $450K to the Youth ChalleNGe activity in local funds, will

result in additional $1.4M federal match

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Reduced $2.1M in contractual services Added $300K for ladder promotions Funded $10K for an independent evaluation of the CTF juvenile

program



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NEW BSA SUBTITLES FEMS Overtime Limitation: similar to language enacted for FY

2011 and FY 2012 Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission

Amendment: Designates agency as a "criminal justice agency" to enable access to justice databases and extends deadline for criminal code reform



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DPR Transferred $7.2M of FY 2013 capital funding from DPR and

DYRS HQs Capital Project to a number of District-wide capital projects: $2M for general improvements to DC Libraries $2.6M transfer to DDOT Capital Project Alley Maintenance and

Repair $1.2M for new DPR projects for District parks and playgrounds $150K transfer to DGS for critical system replacements

Created new division titled “Park Policy and Programs” with a budget of $293K and 4.5 FTEs.

Committee on Libraries, Parks & Rec and Planning


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DCPL Accepted transfer of $2.5M from DDOT Alley Maintenance

and Repair Capital Project and used the funds accordingly: Increased operating budget for library materials by $2.2M Increased funding for employee training by $300K

OP Transferred $1.0M of FY 2013 capital funds from the

“Sustainable DC” capital project to a new DPR capital project titled “Parks Improvements”

Committee on Libraries, Parks & Rec and Planning


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PUBLIC EDUCATION Directed $1.7M to OSSE for the Raising the Expectations for

Education Outcomes Omnibus Act of 2012

Funded the full modernization of Johnson MS for a total of $37 million in FYs 2013 and 2014

Committee of the Whole


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DMPED Reallocated $800K in existing funds to support a mixed-use

development located in Ward 7 including 100 percent affordable housing units supporting former Lincoln Heights residents

Reallocated $700K in existing funds to provide grants to incent the creation of a sit down restaurant at the Penn Branch Shopping Center

Committee of the Whole


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COUNCIL FUNDING PRIORITIESFY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016

InitiativeEliminate municipal bond tax 1,100,000 1,700,000 2,500,000 2,500,000South Capitol Street Memorial Amendment Act of 2012 (Truancy Prevention)

7,065,000 6,325,000 6,615,000 6,747,300

Office of Victim Services 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000 1,100,000Unemployment Anti-Discrimination Act 154,000 161,000 168,000 168,000DCPS and PCS Student Residency Fraud Prevention Amendment Act of 2011

180,000 183,600 187,272 191,017

DCOA In-Home & Continuing Care 165,000 165,000 165,000 165,000Age-In-Place and Equitable Senior Citizen Real Property Act of 2011 1,230,000 1,270,000 1,320,000 1,358,000

Delay reduction in local TANF benefits 5,850,000 7,274,000 10,198,000

STI/LRSP for Homeless Families 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000Housing Production Trust Fund 19,900,000 19,900,000 19,900,000 19,900,000DCPS Librarians 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000DC Auditor 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000Total Initiatives $42,544,000 $43,878,600 $47,953,272 $37,929,317

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# Department Purpose Amount1 Department of Human Services Increase local funds for homeless services to cover

the loss of block grant funds.$7,000,000

2 Department of Human Services Increase TANF job program to universality. $14,700,000

3 Department of Healthcare Finance Alliance benefit restructuring and moving to primary and preventative care only for 20,000 beneficiaries.

$23,025,374

4 D.C. Housing Authority Designated the Housing Production Trust Fund for the Local Rent Supplemental Program

$19,969,048

5 Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice/Office of Victims Services

Emergency and transitional housing, the restoration of cut to core services, and funding the Lethality Program

$2,584,000

6 General Fund Revenue Repeal the tax on out-of-state municipal bonds $1,100,000

7 Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Increasing infant and toddler services/early intervention slots by 925

$8,550,000

8 Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Special education improvement, compliance and capacity building (11 FTEs)

$5,000,000

9 Department of Human Services Increase local funds to cover loss of federal funds in Family Services block grants, refugee services, emergency shelter, pregnancy and teen parenting

$1,575,451

10 Department of Housing and Community Development

Double local funding for the Home Purchase Assistance Program

$2,900,000

MAYOR’S PRIORITIZED USES OFADDITIONAL REVENUES

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# Department Purpose Amount11 Department of Mental Health School-based mental health staff $1,900,000

12 General Fund Revenue Reduce the commercial property tax rate on the first $3 million of assessed value from $1.65 to $1.55 per $100 of assessed value

$10,000,000

13 Department of Human Services Increase local funds for homeless services to cover contractually mandated cost increases

$2,400,500

14 University of the District of Columbia

Funding for the Community College of the District of Columbia

$6,473,766

15 University of the District of Columbia

Full funding requested by the University of the District of Columbia for the early out

$3,000,000

16 Department of Housing and Community Development

Funding for the Small Business Technical Assistance Program

$1,384,987

17 Office of Planning Ward 8 Pilot budget challenge $1,500,000

18 D.C. Public Library Restoration of materials/acquisition budget $1,000,000

19 Department of Corrections Career ladder promotions $300,000

20 Fire and Emergency Medical Services

Expansion of Fire Cadet program $540,000

MAYOR’S PRIORITIZED USES OFADDITIONAL REVENUES, CONTINUED

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# Department Purpose Amount21 District Department of the

EnvironmentSustainable D.C. Pilot $1,000,000

22 D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities

Increased funding for the arts $3,000,000

23 Office on Aging Increase one FTE for the Senior Villages coordinator

$76,874

24 Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development

Destination DC/Events DC pilot advertising and marketing

$1,000,000

25 D.C. Department of Human Resources

Restore the Capital City Fellows program $320,000

MAYOR’S PRIORITIZED USES OFADDITIONAL REVENUES, CONTINUED

The priorities outlined in the BSA total $120,300,000

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REVIEW OF COUNCIL WIDE PRIORITIES

Discussion of proposals from other Councilmembers

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