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(1) Consideration of a Budget Letter to City Council Regarding the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration Respective Adopted Budgets, and (2) Consideration of Selecting a Committee Member to Draft a Letter to City Council with Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget Adjustment Recommendations.
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Meeting Date: January 15, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Adam Ferguson/PRCS
Phone Number: (310) 253-6685
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission (01/09/2025); (E-Mail) Parks, Recreation & Community Service Department Updates (01/09/2025)
Department Approval: Ted Stevens, PRCS Director (01/09/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration & Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee (Committee) (1) consider a budget letter to City Council regarding the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration respective adopted budgets, and (2) consider selecting a Committee Member to draft a letter to City Council with fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026 budget adjustment recommendations.
BACKGROUND
Beginning in Fiscal Year 2014-2015, the City Council instituted an enhanced budget process. This process provides additional opportunities for the public to provide input into the budget document. Further, the City Council now specifically invites members of the City’s Commissions, Committees, and Boards (CBC) to provide comments during the City’s budget process.
The City’s official budget process typically begins in March of each year. However, discussions by various CBCs regarding their annual budget recommendations to the City Council often take place earlier.
DISCUSSION
The City of Culver City Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget was adopted by the City Council on Monday, June 10, 2024. The Adopted Budget Book is posted online on the Finance Department webpage at <https://www.culvercity.org/City-Hall/City-Departments/General-Info-Finance>. Information regarding Culver City’s budget that may be of interest to the Committee includes the information on the following pages:
Pages 151-152- The Economic Development Division’s Budget within the City Manager’s Office. This division includes the Juneteenth Celebration budget of $15,000.
Pages 275-276- The Community Events and Excursions Division’s Budget within the Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Department. This division includes the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration budget of $11,000. It also includes the budgets for other PRCS events such as Breakfast with Santa, Egg-stravaganza, and Movies in the Park.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
There is no fiscal impact associated with the discussion of this Agenda Item.
ATTACHMENTS
None.
MOTION
That the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration & Juneteenth Celebration Advisory Committee:
1. Consider a budget letter to the City Council regarding Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Juneteenth Celebration respective adopted budgets; and,
2. Consider selecting a Committee Member to draft a letter to City Council with Fiscal Year 2025/2026 budget adjustment recommendations.