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Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Parks and Recreation Operating Budget - Cultural Arts Program New Year Requests. (Erin O’Brien, Business Program Manager)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Cultural Arts Commission be apprised of the Department’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 operating budget requests related to the Cultural Arts Program.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
As part of the preparation for the City’s proposed FY 2025-2026 budget, staff look towards the coming fiscal year and evaluate the status of the Department’s and City’s budget projections. As was presented by Finance Director Karen Chang at both the May 20, 2025 Budget Standing Subcommittee of the City Council meeting, and the June 11, 2025 City Council Meeting, the City is once again projecting to operate at a deficit. The full staff report from Finance Director Karen Chang can be viewed through the City’s Legistar postings from the June 11, 2025 meeting: <https://ci-ssf-ca.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx>.
Departments were asked to be especially thoughtful in developing balanced and sustainable proposals. While the Parks and Recreation department submitted a number of budget requests, only a subset pertain to the Cultural Arts Program, and can be found below.
Parks and Recreation Non-General Fund (Art In Lieu Fund) Requests: ($95,930)
1. Public Art Acquisition - Oyster Point IIC ($75,000)
2. Cultural Art Program Personnel Request
a. Recreation Leader II - Hourly (0.25 FTE | $12,677)
b. Recreation Leader III - Hourly (0.15 FTE | $8,253)
CONCLUSION
This report summarizes the Cultural Arts program related operating budget requests for FY 2025-2026. These requests will be considered as part of the City’s overall budget proposal scheduled for adoption by the City Council at the June 25, 2025 regular meeting.