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OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT JANE BRUNNER, BUDGET BALANCING PROPOSAL

SOLUTION DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION GF SAVINGS GF SAVINGS


2010/2011 2011/2012
1. All Departments 10% salary reduction for all non-represented employees making $178,783 $178,783
over $100k 22 employees for a total of $3,575,675.
10% = $357,567. Estimate in right hand column cuts 10% savings
in half because some salaries are restricted.
2. All Departments Vacant Office Space: $864,000 $864,000
Vacate 1 floors of 150 FOP and lease out space
250 FOP - 332,272 square feet usable space
150 FOP 166,151 square feet usable space
(650 people when we moved in)
24,000 gross square feet per floor x $3 square foot =
$72,000/month
3. City Administrator 15% Reduction in Administration $1,075,428 $1,075,428
(Total Budget after April 29th = $7,169,520)

Ideas to Achieve Reduction:


1. Eliminate Federal Lobbyist Contract = $52,000
2. Public Ethics Program
Total Budget of $265,280, 2FTE
(25% = $66,570)
3. Citizens Police Review Board
Total Budget of $610,000, 4FTE
(25% = $152,500)
4. Equal Opportunity Program
Total Budget of $435,240, 3FTE
(25% = $108,810)
5. Equal Access Program
Total Budget of $456,540, 4 FTE
(25% = $116,385)
6. Budget Office
Total Budget of $1,782,100, 13 FTE
(10% = $178,210)

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4. City Administrator, Consolidate Neighborhood Service Coordinator (NSC) Program, $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Public Works, Police Oaklanders Assistance Center, CORE Program, Part of Abandoned
Auto Division, and Litter Enforcement Officers into Community
Outreach Division 25% Reduction, approximately 36 FTEs
reduced to 26 FTEs
5. City Clerk .20 FTE Reduction $20,000 $20,000
6. Contracting & Eliminate Contract Compliance Office Assistant PPT, .5 FTE $50,000 $50,000
Purchasing
7. City Council Reduce Council Office Budget by 25% 25% Cut to All Elected $674,799 $674,799
Elected Officials Offices (Total Budget after April 29th = $2,699,195)
8. City Attorney 25% Cut to All Elected Offices $1,105,113 $1,105,113
Elected Officials Move Misdemeanor Prosecution and Neighborhood Law Corps to
Redevelopment
(Total Budget after April 29th = $4,420,453)
9. City Auditor Eliminate City Auditor Carry forward and other cuts TBD- 25% $305,773 $305,773
Elected Officials Cut to All Elected Offices (Total Budget after April 29th =
$1,223,094)
10. Mayor Reduce Mayors Office Budget by 25% - 25% Cut to All Elected $366,325 $366,325
Elected Officials Offices (Total Budget after April 29th = $1,465,301)
11. Finance/Parking Install 500 Additional Parking Meters in all districts Citywide, $712,000 $712,000
Including Areas with Fewer Meters (estimated revenue is net of
costs for installation)
12. Finance/Parking Remove employee parking garage spaces from all 138 parking $365,000 $365,000
spaces at Clay Street Garage and Dalziel Garage $265,000/year.
Move to City Center West and Charge price at City Center west
for City Employees ($100,000 estimate)
13. Finance Reduce Staff by 4.15 FTEs $370,000 $370,000
14. Human Services Senior Centers (20% reduction in open hours) Centers will still $264,000 $264,000
be open 5 days a week but not as current 8:30 5 (8.5 hours).
Each site would have different schedules depending on when the
bulk of activities are at each site. For example, two may be open
8:30 3 (6.5 hours) and the other two 10:30 -5 (6.5 hours)
reclassify FTEs to 80% time
15. Information 10% Across the Board. Total Budget: $8,736,580 $873,658 $873,658
Technology
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16. Library Eliminate General Fund Contribution to Literacy Programs $152,750 $152,750
17. Non-Departmental Eliminate Contract for MOU Negotiations $400,000 $400,000
18. Non-Departmental 50% Suspension of City Memberships, Total Budget: $155,000 $77,500 $77,500
19. Non-Departmental Zero Out Funding for the following non-City Programs: $470,000 $470,000
1. Day Laborer Program
2. Symphony in the Schools
3. Cypress Mandela Training Center
4. Womens Business Initiative
5. Jack London Aquatic Center
6. Human Services Academies Program
7. AIDS Prevention and Education Initiative
8. Hacienda Peralta
9. City/County Collaboration on Children and Youth
All of the above programs had their funding cut by 50% at the
April 29th Budget Mtg.
20. Non-Departmental 25% Suspension of Non-Department Contracts not reduced on $330,000 $330,000
April 29th:
1. Arts Grants ($240,000) (Can apply for TOT Funds)
2. Oakland Asian Cultural Center ($40,000)
3. Childrens Fairyland ($50,000)
21. Parks & Recreation 10% Cut, Majority from Management, Total Budget: $12,232,378 $1,223,237 $1,223,237
22. Police 10% Cut to Budget Division, Total Budget: $1,442,040 $144,204 $144,204
23. Public Works Use Measure B ADA ramp construction funds overage convert to $330,000 0
General Fund savings
24. Redevelopment Central District Redevelopment Agency Pays Fair Market Value $7,000,000 $7,000,000
for Kaiser Convention Center - Use funding from Central District
parking garage development ($22.8 Mill), Uptown Garage ($2.9
Mill), Central District Site Acquisition Program ($7.5)
25. Redevelopment Eliminate Additional Redevelopment Funded Agency/CEDA staff $700,000 $700,000
(Example: CEDA: Economic Development)
Move other qualified staff from General Fund to Redevelopment
Fund (Examples: Abandoned auto, Illegal Dumping, Real Estate)
26. Revenue Measure Additional Billboard Deals $1,000,000 $1,000,000
(One more for 2010/2011, then 1 each year at $1mill/each)
Total $20,052,570.0 $19,722,570.00
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TO BE NEGOTIATED:

SOLUTION DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION GF SAVINGS GF SAVINGS


2010/2011 2011/2012
27. Fire Negotiate with fire association TBD TBD
28. Police Negotiate additional contribution to PERS ($7,900,000) TBD TBD
29. Police Share Alameda Countys new crime lab in Oakland. Existing crime TBD TBD
lab criminalistics costs $3.276 million we dont know the
savings/additional cost of taking this action.
30. Redevelopment Coliseum Redevelopment Area takes over Citys Role/Pays Fair TBD TBD
Market Value for City Stake in Coliseum Use funding from
Coliseum Land Acquisition Fund ($67.9 Mill)
31. Revenue Measure Cent Sales Tax November Election - $8 Million for 1/2 year, $16 TBD TBD
Mill for full year
32. Revenue Measure Sale of Chabot Golf Course TBD TBD
33. Non- Reduce Measure K (Kids First) Baseline by amount spent on TBD TBD
Departmental maintaining 739 police at Measure Y Level (requires City Council
Ordinance to Change Police Spending from Discretionary to
Required). Total Measure K Transfer = $11,515,707. Reduce by
approximately $4,000,000

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