Community Meeting Friends of Sunset Park

3 November 2011

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

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

250.0

260.0

270.0

280.0

290.0

300.0

310.0

320.0

330.0

340.0

350.0

FY 2010-11 FY 2011-12 FY 2012-13 FY 2013-14 FY 2014-15 FY 2015-16

Expenditure - Adopted budget forecast Revenue -Adopted budget forecast

Expenditure - Current Revenue - Current

Economy: Santa Monica Budget

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$ in millions

The City projects a positive balance through FY 2015-16

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

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…

… 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

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

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

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

Sunset Park

Infrastructure upgrades

• Clover park

• SCE undergrounding

• Airport Ave. resurfaced

• Modernized street lighting

• Wastewater main lines

• Preferential parking

• Marine Park WiFi

19 Power lines photo source: LADWP website

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

– Email

• 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 manager@smgov.net

• 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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