<br />Development Services (Building, Planning, Public Works and Plan Check) fee revenue came in
<br />under projections by $180,000 (-4.7% variance). However, Recreation Fee revenues were
<br />$150,000 over projections (+4.9% variance), and interest income was $230,000 over projections
<br />(+57.4% variance).
<br />General Fund Expenditures
<br />In total, General Fund expenditures were about $6.2 million less than budgeted. Budget
<br />variances occurred as follows:
<br /> Personnel Costs $1,183,000
<br /> Transportation & Training (J 8,000)
<br /> Repairs & Maintenance 122,000
<br /> Materials, Supplies, Services 4,466,000
<br /> Capital Outlay 410,000
<br /> Net Variance (favorable) $6,163,000
<br />However, at the end of each fiscal year, staff provides a detailed list of products and services
<br />that have yet to be received, completed, or paid for; and recommends that the budget funding for
<br />those items be carried forward to the next fiscal year. About half of these recommended
<br />appropriation carryovers fall under the supplies, services, and capital outlay categories.
<br />As detailed in Appendix C, staffis recommending expenditure carryovers totaling $3.86 million.
<br />The amount is due in part to June special election costs that were not yet billed by year end
<br />($112,000); traffic signal cabinet replacements ($125,000); digital aerial ortho-imagery
<br />($42,000); vapor recovery system for underground fuel tank ($56,000); solid waste rate study
<br />($22,000); cluster analysis/workforce profile, business attraction folders, and transportation
<br />surveys ($49,000); implementation of clean air curriculum for middle schools ($11,000);
<br />document scanning/microfiche/laserfiche services ($49,000); software/services for City website
<br />redesign and online customer service enhancements ($48,000); fire safety gear ($37,000); fire
<br />department contingency for unplanned items including disaster costs that are not totally
<br />reimbursable ($35,000); grant funded police safety and technology equipment ($7,000); and
<br />numerous planning efforts, including the General Plan update, Environmental Impact Reviews,
<br />reimbursable peer reviews, etc. ($609,000).
<br />Recommended carryovers for other equipment and services include: police modem and
<br />encryption upgrades ($60,000); recreation class registration system upgrades and on line
<br />payment module ($50,000); street median maintenance ($55,000); security upgrades to police
<br />lobby ($35,000); weed abatement Bernal property ($24,000); public art master plan consultant
<br />($23,000); electronic filing services ($21,000); GIS 3D image software upgrade ($20,000); tree
<br />trimming and maintenance ($14,000); program to increase business to business sales in
<br />Pleasanton ($5,000); EOC printing supplies for the Local Emergency Action Program (LEAP-
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