Special Notice / Hearing: None
Vote Required: None
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Dave Pine, Supervisor, District 1
David Canepa, Supervisor, District 5
Subject: Fiscal Year 2019-21 Budget for Measure K Funds
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Study session regarding the budget for Measure K revenue for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2019-21 budget cycle.
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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is the half-cent general sales tax initially approved by San Mateo County voters in November 2012 (then known as Measure A) and extended in November 2016 for a total of thirty years. The County's website (https://cmo.smcgov.org/measurea) details the programs and projects funded by Measure K.
In preparation for the upcoming Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-21 budget cycle, the Board of Supervisors ("Board") appointed an ad-hoc subcommittee consisting of Supervisor Pine and Supervisor Canepa to, among other things, work with staff to facilitate the Board's development of Measure K priorities and continuing initiatives for FY 2019-21. Since October 2018, the subcommittee has conducted such meetings with staff.
Following initial meetings with staff, it became apparent that existing Measure K spending could be divided into two main categories - "ongoing" projects and initiatives and "one-time" allocations. Ongoing projects and initiatives typically span multiple years and require hiring additional staff or entering into long-term contracts with community-based partners. One-time allocations pertain to expenditures that can be more easily adjusted at the beginning of a two-year budget cycle, and can be grouped into eight main categories, summarized as follows:
* FAA Funds
o Allocations from this fund are restricted to use for airport-related projects because the funds are generated from sales that occurred at the County's airports (most significantly from the sale of jet fuel at San Francisco International Airport).
* District-Discretionary Funds
o The Board ...
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