1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,240 Well, hello everyone. Welcome to the 2 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:08,639 WFRC budget committee meeting for March 3 00:00:08,639 --> 00:00:11,120 19th, 2026. 4 00:00:11,120 --> 00:00:15,040 We'll call this meeting to order and um 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:19,600 go to our agenda. We do have um 6 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,480 introductions and consent agenda. I 7 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:24,080 don't know if we need introductions 8 00:00:24,080 --> 00:00:26,720 here, but um we 9 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:28,960 >> we would just like to read the names in 10 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:30,320 for the record. 11 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:31,920 >> Please go ahead. 12 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,480 >> Okay. Thanks. Um on the call today, we 13 00:00:34,480 --> 00:00:37,760 have Marian Florence, Andrea Pearson, 14 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,559 Scott Wardle, Kevin Wells, Andrew 15 00:00:40,559 --> 00:00:43,920 Gruber, Wayne Benan, Amy Wender Newton, 16 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,920 Bob Stevenson, and Lee Perry. Thank you. 17 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,039 >> Thank you. Um, so our first item on 1A 18 00:00:51,039 --> 00:00:54,559 is some action to approve the minutes of 19 00:00:54,559 --> 00:00:57,440 October 9th and accept the financial 20 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,440 statements and check registers as well 21 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:03,039 as look at the current financial report. 22 00:01:03,039 --> 00:01:04,559 And I'll turn it. Marian, do you have 23 00:01:04,559 --> 00:01:06,400 anything you want to add there or do you 24 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:07,680 are you good if we 25 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:12,000 >> I'm Yeah, the packet contains um both 26 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,080 reports, financial reports as well as 27 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:15,760 bank statements and check registers 28 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:19,119 which is our practice. Um, so I do 29 00:01:19,119 --> 00:01:21,680 attach a memo there looking at the 30 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:23,759 period that is reflected in the 31 00:01:23,759 --> 00:01:26,159 financial report. So everything is on 32 00:01:26,159 --> 00:01:28,159 track. Um, and so that is really 33 00:01:28,159 --> 00:01:30,799 provided to you for transparency and 34 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:33,439 your oversight. 35 00:01:33,439 --> 00:01:35,520 >> Does anybody have any questions on any 36 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,710 of that? 37 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,280 » That not. I'll make a motion we pass the 38 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:42,880 minutes as written. 39 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,159 >> Second. I'll second it. Oh, give it to 40 00:01:46,159 --> 00:01:48,399 whoever else. 41 00:01:48,399 --> 00:01:52,399 >> Are you good if your uh motion includes 42 00:01:52,399 --> 00:01:54,240 the minutes, the financial statements 43 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:55,759 and check registers as well as the 44 00:01:55,759 --> 00:01:57,360 current financial report 45 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,600 >> A, B, C, and D. 46 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:01,759 >> Okay. Our whole consent agenda all in 47 00:02:01,759 --> 00:02:04,799 one fell swoop. Perfect. And let's see 48 00:02:04,799 --> 00:02:05,680 who 49 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,080 >> second Harvey. And that I that's what I 50 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,560 understood was items A, B, C, and D. 51 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:11,599 Thank you. 52 00:02:11,599 --> 00:02:13,040 >> Perfect. Thank you so much, 53 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,920 Commissioner. Okay. Um, is there any 54 00:02:15,920 --> 00:02:19,040 questions or comments before we vote? 55 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,280 >> Seeing none, we'll call for the vote. 56 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,120 All in favor say I. 57 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:23,760 >> I. 58 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,319 Any opposed? 59 00:02:26,319 --> 00:02:29,200 Okay, that passes unanimously. 60 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:30,800 Thank you. We're going to go to item 61 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,400 number two. That's public comment. Is 62 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,080 there anybody here from the public who 63 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:38,869 would like to comment today? 64 00:02:38,879 --> 00:02:40,480 Darn it. Someday we're going to get 65 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,280 somebody. I just know it. So, not today. 66 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,080 Um, so we'll go to item number three. 67 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,200 This is our WFRC budget committee item. 68 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:53,680 And um, we have for you to look over the 69 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,879 release of the draft fiscal year 27 of 70 00:02:56,879 --> 00:02:59,440 the WFRC goals, budget, and unified 71 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:03,280 planning work program. Um, so I will 72 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:06,560 turn this over to staff for any comments 73 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,360 or introduction on this. 74 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,840 >> Thank you. I'm going to um let Andrew 75 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,720 talk about our goals to begin. 76 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,120 >> Thanks, Marian. Uh thanks, Madame Chair. 77 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:18,640 And hey, everybody, thank you for 78 00:03:18,640 --> 00:03:22,239 joining us for this meeting. Um 79 00:03:22,239 --> 00:03:24,879 as um the chair noted, we have one 80 00:03:24,879 --> 00:03:27,760 action item today. Uh and that's 81 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:31,360 releasing for review and public review 82 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:34,400 and comment our draft goals, budget, and 83 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,040 unified planning work program for next 84 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,239 fiscal year. Um 85 00:03:40,239 --> 00:03:42,879 this is a a something we do every year. 86 00:03:42,879 --> 00:03:45,440 It's a so it is a routine meeting but it 87 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,319 is important. Um you know it's just our 88 00:03:48,319 --> 00:03:50,080 budget and everything we're going to do 89 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:53,040 next year. So it's very uh important. Um 90 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:58,239 but let me say this to you. This is um 91 00:03:58,239 --> 00:04:01,040 there is nothing here in our view that 92 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:05,519 is out of the ordinary or exciting. Um 93 00:04:05,519 --> 00:04:07,280 uh like you I serve in a lot of 94 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,040 organizations where we review a budget 95 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:10,560 and it's always I always feel like it's 96 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:12,400 helpful to know upfront like is there 97 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,879 something big and unusual happening and 98 00:04:14,879 --> 00:04:17,919 the answer is no there are some changes 99 00:04:17,919 --> 00:04:19,759 but there are the types of changes that 100 00:04:19,759 --> 00:04:23,040 we go through in contracting amount of 101 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,520 our contracts that go up and down that's 102 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,520 a routine thing we'll explain that a 103 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:29,440 little bit but overall the budget is 104 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,520 very stable actually come our proposed 105 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,160 budget proposed of course is coming 106 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,680 down. Um so, uh we'll get into the 107 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:38,800 details, but I just wanted to give you 108 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,120 that sort of big picture, um context as 109 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:44,320 a as a starting point. Um I'll talk some 110 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:48,320 about the proposed goals for our agency 111 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,360 for next year for fiscal year 27. 112 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,919 Um ask any questions, of course, give 113 00:04:53,919 --> 00:04:56,479 any feedback or direction that you have. 114 00:04:56,479 --> 00:04:59,520 Uh and then Marian will talk about uh 115 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:03,919 the budget for next year. Um, and then 116 00:05:03,919 --> 00:05:06,880 we typically don't go into detail on the 117 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:08,960 unified planning work program. That's 118 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,840 part three of these pieces. The unified 119 00:05:11,840 --> 00:05:14,560 planning work program again is the much 120 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,120 more detailed version of the work that 121 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,759 we anticipate doing next year. In 122 00:05:19,759 --> 00:05:22,720 contrast to the one page uh on the 123 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:24,960 goals, we can talk about anything that 124 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:28,639 you want in as much detail as you would 125 00:05:28,639 --> 00:05:31,759 like. Um but our intention is to be 126 00:05:31,759 --> 00:05:34,320 relatively succinct um as we present 127 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:38,720 this uh information to you on process. 128 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,800 So we have this budget committee meeting 129 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:45,759 now March. Uh your action uh is to you 130 00:05:45,759 --> 00:05:48,240 know authorize us to go next to our 131 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,000 council meeting which is next Thursday 132 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,320 our f full council meeting next Thursday 133 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,320 afternoon where we would do an 134 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,120 abbreviated version. Uh, council member 135 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:58,560 Winder Newton, of course, will work with 136 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,720 you on how that gets presented, but an 137 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,160 abbreviated version of this for the 138 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,120 council meeting. The council's vote then 139 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,000 is to release for public comment. We 140 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,000 send the material to all the COGS. We 141 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:11,919 put it make it available for review by 142 00:06:11,919 --> 00:06:13,919 anybody who wants to, and then we come 143 00:06:13,919 --> 00:06:16,880 back again in May, a budget committee 144 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:18,479 meeting, and then final action at the 145 00:06:18,479 --> 00:06:20,720 May council meeting. That's the process. 146 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:22,479 You all know this before, although I 147 00:06:22,479 --> 00:06:25,360 think if I've got this right, and if I 148 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:26,319 don't, I'm going to be a little 149 00:06:26,319 --> 00:06:28,960 embarrassed. Um, this is Commissioner 150 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,560 Harvey's first budget committee meeting. 151 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,080 >> We have had some we've had some 152 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:35,680 turnover. 153 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,919 >> Um, and so, Commissioner Harvey, we're 154 00:06:37,919 --> 00:06:39,680 so happy to have you. Thank you for 155 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,160 agreeing uh to participate in this. And 156 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:43,520 hopefully everything I just said makes 157 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,520 sense to you. If you or anybody wants to 158 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:46,800 ask a question about that, of course, 159 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,759 you can. I actually trust the process. 160 00:06:49,759 --> 00:06:52,800 It It may be mundane for the rest of 161 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,120 you, but it's uh eye opening for me. 162 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:56,560 Thank you. 163 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:58,080 >> Thanks, Commissioner. And if you're 164 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,160 driving, focus on driving. Are you in a 165 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:01,520 car? Is he in a car? 166 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,560 >> I pulled over. I pulled over so that I 167 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,199 could uh I could be safe. Thank you. 168 00:07:07,199 --> 00:07:08,080 >> Good. 169 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:11,520 >> Andrew, this is Jim's nap time. This is 170 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:13,919 Tim's nap time. And you notice his eyes 171 00:07:13,919 --> 00:07:17,520 are barely open. So, Jim, take a take a 172 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,240 few swigs of that Diet Coke real quick. 173 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:23,840 >> I think his seats even back a little. 174 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,479 >> Yes. And and I Bob, I want to tell you 175 00:07:26,479 --> 00:07:28,560 too that that senior center you're at 176 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:32,800 right now is beautiful. Thank you. 177 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:34,400 >> I just thought that Commissioner Harvey 178 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:36,240 was really intently focused. That's what 179 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,720 I was sensing, but I don't know. I don't 180 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:39,120 know. 181 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:40,800 >> Good. Good. Thank you. 182 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,720 >> Um Okay. So, um, without further ado, 183 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:48,880 let's talk about the goals. Okay. Um, 184 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,199 uh, what we're putting on screen here 185 00:07:51,199 --> 00:07:54,560 for you is a redline version, meaning 186 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,919 it's showing the proposed goals with the 187 00:07:57,919 --> 00:08:02,080 modifications from 26. Um, 188 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:04,879 we did some notable changes from 25 to 189 00:08:04,879 --> 00:08:10,639 26 in the goals. This year from 26 to 27 190 00:08:10,639 --> 00:08:12,720 what we are proposing to you is 191 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:16,639 significant continuity in the goals. Uh 192 00:08:16,639 --> 00:08:18,639 this is largely because the work of our 193 00:08:18,639 --> 00:08:22,000 agency is actually you know carries out 194 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:23,919 year after year and we have many 195 00:08:23,919 --> 00:08:27,039 activities that carry yeartoyear. Um and 196 00:08:27,039 --> 00:08:29,120 so there's consistency from one year to 197 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:30,560 the next in the goals. That's not a 198 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,760 surprise. Um I'll just do real quick 199 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:36,159 topline that we have three proposed 200 00:08:36,159 --> 00:08:38,640 goals that have we are not suggesting 201 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,680 change from 26 to 27. I'll hit each of 202 00:08:41,680 --> 00:08:43,039 those and then come back to show you a 203 00:08:43,039 --> 00:08:44,480 little bit of what what we are proposing 204 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,640 to change. Goal number one 205 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:48,320 collaboratively advance the WASA choice 206 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:49,760 vision to accommodate growth and enhance 207 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,720 quality of life. Marian goal number two 208 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:54,399 provide subject matter expertise to 209 00:08:54,399 --> 00:08:56,080 federal, state and local officials and 210 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,800 policy makers. And goal number three is 211 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,040 the internal goal. Strive for 212 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,440 organizational excellence. Okay. So 213 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:05,360 let's go up to the first one. Uh 214 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:06,959 advancing the wasat choice vision for 215 00:09:06,959 --> 00:09:08,800 growth growth and quality of life. 216 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:10,880 You'll see that we split this into sort 217 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:13,600 of three buckets of the overall vision. 218 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,160 There's a regional plans. There's 219 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,080 funding and assistance that we provide 220 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,880 to our communities to your communities. 221 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:22,959 Um, and then there's other types of 222 00:09:22,959 --> 00:09:25,440 resources that we make available to the 223 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:27,120 communities and stakeholders and 224 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,920 partners as we go through this uh, great 225 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:31,440 fun and important work we get to do 226 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:34,080 together. Um, 227 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:35,760 we are happy to take comments or 228 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:37,200 questions about anything even if it's 229 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,480 not proposed to be changed. The red are 230 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,399 proposed modifications. And if you can 231 00:09:42,399 --> 00:09:44,560 see it, you'll see it's mainly word 232 00:09:44,560 --> 00:09:46,320 smithing candidly, not really 233 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,720 substantive changes like the first one 234 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,360 changing as a component of the vision to 235 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:53,519 as the transportation component of the 236 00:09:53,519 --> 00:09:57,279 vision. It's word smithing. Um to better 237 00:09:57,279 --> 00:09:59,519 slightly better express what we think 238 00:09:59,519 --> 00:10:03,120 the goals are. I will note one new 239 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:07,120 proposed sub goal under resources 240 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:08,959 which is formalized measurement of 241 00:10:08,959 --> 00:10:10,800 progress towards the Wasatch choice 242 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,120 vision. It is one thing to have a vision 243 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,760 and know where we want to go. Critically 244 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,880 important. It is also really essential 245 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:22,000 to evaluate how we are doing on an we I 246 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,800 don't mean WFRC I mean our region and 247 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:26,560 our communities. How are we doing 248 00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:28,320 year-toear in advancing towards 249 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:31,360 achieving that vision? So we have been 250 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:32,880 working on this and it's something that 251 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:36,000 we really want to uh finalize AC um 252 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,480 across the next year so we can tell are 253 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:40,240 we moving in the right direction. 254 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,040 Transportation choices, housing options, 255 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,680 etc. I won't go into detail on that, but 256 00:10:45,680 --> 00:10:47,519 measuring progress is something that's 257 00:10:47,519 --> 00:10:49,120 really important if you want to get to 258 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:51,200 the goal that you're aiming for. So 259 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:54,640 that's the that's the one uh new sort of 260 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:58,240 um emphasis area. 261 00:10:58,240 --> 00:10:59,760 Uh madam chair I'll just keep going in 262 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:01,200 case any unless anybody wants to jump 263 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,839 in. The second one again is the subject 264 00:11:03,839 --> 00:11:06,320 matter expertise. This is the policy 265 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:08,800 work. You know the first one is federal 266 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,560 uh issues. Um we'll talk about federal 267 00:11:12,560 --> 00:11:14,399 budget in just a in a moment just a 268 00:11:14,399 --> 00:11:16,720 little bit. Um the second one is state 269 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:18,640 and local officials. And there's just a 270 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,200 tweak here um just because a little bit 271 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,600 of sensitivity. We're rather than saying 272 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,079 engage in policym we're saying provide 273 00:11:26,079 --> 00:11:28,560 information and resources to state and 274 00:11:28,560 --> 00:11:32,000 local officials and policy makers. Um 275 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,320 again mainly word smithing or sort of uh 276 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:38,079 tonal tweaks. And then in item three is 277 00:11:38,079 --> 00:11:40,000 again our internal goal of striving for 278 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:41,600 organizational excellence. We've 279 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:45,200 reframed this goal a little bit about ma 280 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:46,880 engagement 281 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,040 uh and accountability 282 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,440 uh using our tools like our website and 283 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:53,920 regular communications but of course and 284 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:55,600 I'll I'll read this one because you are 285 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:57,680 the budget committee use resources 286 00:11:57,680 --> 00:11:59,920 prudently and efficiently maintain 287 00:11:59,920 --> 00:12:02,800 budget stability and these notions of 288 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:04,880 prudence and use of our funds 289 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:06,959 transparency in the way that we do 290 00:12:06,959 --> 00:12:08,560 things that weaves through everything we 291 00:12:08,560 --> 00:12:11,680 do particularly you uh the budget 292 00:12:11,680 --> 00:12:14,639 committee. Um we won't go into much 293 00:12:14,639 --> 00:12:16,480 detail, but at any point if any of you 294 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,720 have questions now or offline about 295 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:19,920 anything we talk about today, we're 296 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:21,760 always happy to to cover that in any 297 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,399 detail as you would like. Madame Chair, 298 00:12:24,399 --> 00:12:26,639 I'll stop there and see if you or 299 00:12:26,639 --> 00:12:28,880 anybody has any comments or reactions to 300 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,680 these um three goals and the modest 301 00:12:31,680 --> 00:12:34,480 modifications we're proposing. 302 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:37,839 >> All right. Do you guys have any 303 00:12:37,839 --> 00:12:42,000 uh any goals any questions or issues or 304 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:46,389 comments on any of these? 305 00:12:46,399 --> 00:12:49,040 I absolutely love the transparency and 306 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:50,560 the thoroughess that you've gone through 307 00:12:50,560 --> 00:12:53,680 with this. Um, a as you talk about 308 00:12:53,680 --> 00:12:55,839 sitting with other organizations, I 309 00:12:55,839 --> 00:12:57,760 couldn't agree more that the values and 310 00:12:57,760 --> 00:12:59,680 the goals drive everything else and the 311 00:12:59,680 --> 00:13:04,079 behaviors and outcome and and Marian and Andrew and your team have done an 312 00:13:04,079 --> 00:13:07,279 amazing job with this. 313 00:13:07,279 --> 00:13:08,880 >> Agreed. 314 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:11,279 Someday though, I have to be honest, I 315 00:13:11,279 --> 00:13:13,360 have this dream of coming to one of 316 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,600 these meetings and like throwing out 317 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,800 some big bomb just to freak Andrew out 318 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:20,880 and having you all go along with it. But 319 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:22,639 I'm not going to do that today. So, 320 00:13:22,639 --> 00:13:23,760 >> thank you. 321 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:25,600 >> Much appreciated. 322 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:27,200 >> Well, you know, Amy, you have a few 323 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,279 meetings left. So, um, 324 00:13:29,279 --> 00:13:33,829 >> I know I'm worried about her last. 325 00:13:33,839 --> 00:13:34,240 » Okay. 326 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:35,839 >> Well, I've done my fair share, I feel 327 00:13:35,839 --> 00:13:37,200 like, during the time I've been here, 328 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:40,079 throwing out little things that you do 329 00:13:40,079 --> 00:13:42,320 is ask really good questions that make 330 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:44,720 us think and like I really like your 331 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:45,839 questions actually. 332 00:13:45,839 --> 00:13:48,000 >> Well, thank you. You guys do a great job 333 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,160 and we are so lucky to be in such good 334 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,800 hands on this. Um, I think this looks 335 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:56,639 great. Does anybody have any Do you guys 336 00:13:56,639 --> 00:13:58,639 have anything else, Andrew or Marian 337 00:13:58,639 --> 00:14:01,920 that you want to add or are we good to 338 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:03,120 go? 339 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:04,880 >> Do you you want a motion to move this 340 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:05,600 forward to the meeting? 341 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:07,760 >> No, my our suggestion is that we do 342 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:09,920 ultimately we let it we our suggestion 343 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:11,839 is we do goals and budget work program 344 00:14:11,839 --> 00:14:13,199 and then we do one motion on all of 345 00:14:13,199 --> 00:14:13,920 them. So, if it's okay 346 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:15,440 >> Oh, you want it on all? Okay. 347 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:16,560 >> Yeah. Yeah. And we can do it however you 348 00:14:16,560 --> 00:14:17,920 want, but that would work. And if so, we 349 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:19,360 could just move on to budget now if that 350 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:20,320 works for you. 351 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,800 >> Let's do it. Let's do it. 352 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:25,920 >> So, um, Commissioner Harvey is is new to 353 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:28,000 this. Um, there are a lot of numbers. 354 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,959 And so, this year I I'm starting again 355 00:14:30,959 --> 00:14:33,199 with the numbers as usual, but I'm also 356 00:14:33,199 --> 00:14:35,760 going to run you briefly through the 357 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:38,000 presentation. Um, it's similar to the 358 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,839 one that I did last May for the council, 359 00:14:39,839 --> 00:14:41,680 which really gives the the really 360 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,880 topline overview. Um, we're always 361 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:46,880 trying to strike that balance between 362 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,600 the transparency and the detail and and 363 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:54,079 the really like the big picture what is happening. And as Andrew noted, 364 00:14:54,079 --> 00:14:56,800 it's a again a stable budget. And what 365 00:14:56,800 --> 00:15:00,880 we're doing is um this budget document 366 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,040 is divided into three sections. The 367 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,560 first is by category is the expenditures 368 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:08,320 by category and then the second is the 369 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:12,079 expenditures um by program. All of the 370 00:15:12,079 --> 00:15:14,639 work that we do falls under these 371 00:15:14,639 --> 00:15:17,120 programs. Um, local government other is 372 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:19,199 kind of our thing, anything that's kind 373 00:15:19,199 --> 00:15:21,920 of outside of these specific programs. 374 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,880 Um, but our work is very well understood 375 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,040 in this context. And then the third 376 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,040 section is about revenues. And of 377 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,760 course, as a governmental agency, we are 378 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:33,839 driven by revenues. all all of the work 379 00:15:33,839 --> 00:15:37,279 that we do is um is from the revenues 380 00:15:37,279 --> 00:15:39,120 that we have and the mandates that we 381 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:42,320 have um in to do that work. So starting 382 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:43,120 back at the top 383 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:45,440 >> Marian just one clarification these are 384 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,920 sort of three different ways of looking 385 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:50,959 at the same information right by by 386 00:15:50,959 --> 00:15:52,959 function by program and by revenue 387 00:15:52,959 --> 00:15:53,920 source. Okay. Thank you. 388 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:55,519 >> Exactly. So all of the 389 00:15:55,519 --> 00:15:57,759 >> Thank you. All of those numbers are the 390 00:15:57,759 --> 00:16:00,399 exact are the same and in the totals and 391 00:16:00,399 --> 00:16:02,240 then across the top you'll see last 392 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,600 year's actuals and then the current year 393 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:08,959 FY26 has three columns. the initial 394 00:16:08,959 --> 00:16:10,720 budget, which is the same as what we're 395 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:12,959 looking at proposing today, the 396 00:16:12,959 --> 00:16:14,800 equivalent from last year, which is why 397 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:19,199 that is highlighted um and in gray, and 398 00:16:19,199 --> 00:16:22,160 then the amended budget, which is what 399 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,399 we do in October, and then an estimate 400 00:16:24,399 --> 00:16:27,040 for this current year. Um, and so what I 401 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,759 like to do is compare this column of the 402 00:16:29,759 --> 00:16:32,000 initial budget from last year to the 403 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:33,759 column of initial budget this year 404 00:16:33,759 --> 00:16:35,920 because when we create our initial 405 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,959 budget, we're looking at new funding um 406 00:16:38,959 --> 00:16:41,199 for the coming year. And so what we're 407 00:16:41,199 --> 00:16:44,000 looking for is changes in those numbers. 408 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:45,680 And as you can see, many of them are 409 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:49,120 zero. Um, and the big change is here on 410 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,680 what we call the contractual line. And 411 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,480 that really represents projects that 412 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:56,480 we're working on. And so what happens is 413 00:16:56,480 --> 00:17:00,240 that the salary, we really um we 414 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:02,639 prioritize our staff really. And so that 415 00:17:02,639 --> 00:17:05,679 line always has a little bit of a um 416 00:17:05,679 --> 00:17:08,400 increase where we have a cap. We don't 417 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,240 know what COLA is yet. We don't know 418 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,480 merit. We actually don't know our health 419 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:14,799 benefits um increase because that 420 00:17:14,799 --> 00:17:17,520 happens in January. So, we make an 421 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:20,480 increase to hold as a maximum budget 422 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,760 number um to hold what we plan to do and 423 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:25,839 we'll be doing that work in the spring 424 00:17:25,839 --> 00:17:27,839 to make sure that what when we give 425 00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:29,679 those increases when we have cola when 426 00:17:29,679 --> 00:17:33,039 we have um retirement changes from URS 427 00:17:33,039 --> 00:17:35,600 um some of these are changes that we 428 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:38,960 initiate and some are are reactions to 429 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,120 um our benefits broker and the and the 430 00:17:41,120 --> 00:17:43,120 retirement plans and that kind of thing. 431 00:17:43,120 --> 00:17:47,200 So, so this first line does go up and 432 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,840 then the second line goes down $1.6 433 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:51,039 million. 434 00:17:51,039 --> 00:17:52,960 >> Marian, let me Mary, excuse me. Let me 435 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,039 just again jump in, please. So, so just 436 00:17:55,039 --> 00:17:57,679 to reiterate that salary and employee 437 00:17:57,679 --> 00:17:59,600 benefits line item, the largest item in 438 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,480 our budget for our staff, you see it 439 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:06,320 going up only by 2%. And that's the net 440 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:08,480 effect of a variety of things happening, 441 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:11,679 timing of staff, you know, changes and 442 00:18:11,679 --> 00:18:16,000 also anticipating, as Marian said, 443 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:19,039 >> uh, some degree of COLA merit and and, 444 00:18:19,039 --> 00:18:21,120 um, uh, benefit cost changes, although 445 00:18:21,120 --> 00:18:22,640 we have not settled those. And Marian, 446 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:23,919 maybe you were going to do this later, 447 00:18:23,919 --> 00:18:27,760 but, you know, noting that we uh, 448 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:31,200 consult with the cities and counties 449 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,360 around our region. We look at what the 450 00:18:33,360 --> 00:18:35,200 state's doing to make sure that what we 451 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,080 do is in line with 452 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:41,840 um the sort of custom of what uh you all 453 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,480 are doing uh when we're looking at uh 454 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,520 salaries and also uh adjustments. 455 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:48,320 >> Exactly. 456 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:52,400 >> That's reasonable. Great. Thank you. 457 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,760 >> So, uh this biggest change here of $1.6 458 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:58,880 $6 million um really reflects the fact 459 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,360 that when we created our initial budget 460 00:19:01,360 --> 00:19:04,559 last year, we had three big projects 461 00:19:04,559 --> 00:19:06,720 that we were including in that budget 462 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:08,640 which have either been adjusted or 463 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:12,480 finished into this year. One um was that 464 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:14,960 we initially budgeted for the entire 465 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,360 three-year activity- based model 466 00:19:17,360 --> 00:19:19,280 development project and then we have 467 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:21,919 adjusted to only budget for one of those 468 00:19:21,919 --> 00:19:23,760 years at a time. It's a three-year 469 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,600 project um that we're doing in 470 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:28,960 partnership with MAG and UD do and UTA. 471 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,440 Um we've completed, if you recall about 472 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:35,919 four years ago, um we have $5 million 473 00:19:35,919 --> 00:19:38,480 that we share with MAG to accomplish the 474 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,720 station area planning work in both of 475 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:44,640 our areas. And over time, that work has 476 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,039 been done. And so each year our initial 477 00:19:47,039 --> 00:19:50,559 budget for that work goes down um to to 478 00:19:50,559 --> 00:19:52,160 represent the fact that we've done that 479 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:54,640 work in in the past years. So I think 480 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:58,000 this FY27 will be our final final year 481 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:01,120 of that curve coming down. Uh last year 482 00:20:01,120 --> 00:20:04,480 we also concluded um our roadway or this 483 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,000 current year we're concluding our 484 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:07,840 roadway safety audits and so next year 485 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:11,200 we won't see that in the budget. Um so 486 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:15,039 those three projects together um ending 487 00:20:15,039 --> 00:20:17,520 mean that this number of our total 488 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:21,280 budget then comes down um from it was 489 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:22,799 12.2 490 00:20:22,799 --> 00:20:25,679 a year ago in March and now it's 10.6 491 00:20:25,679 --> 00:20:28,559 six this year. And again, um I'll show a 492 00:20:28,559 --> 00:20:30,880 graph to you, but basically this, as I 493 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,840 said, is is really as a a function of 494 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:37,120 the programs. And so here we have by 495 00:20:37,120 --> 00:20:41,520 program, and you can see that um there's 496 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:43,679 not a lot of fluctuation until you get 497 00:20:43,679 --> 00:20:45,440 here to the bottom. The station area 498 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,200 planning is down by a half a million 499 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:49,600 dollars. The activity based model is 500 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,960 down 777 safe streets for all. So that's 501 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:54,799 where the change is happening. in this 502 00:20:54,799 --> 00:20:56,640 other work that we're doing. The budget 503 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,600 is stable. We're continuing um to work 504 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,880 in these areas and our our core planning 505 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:04,799 work in the consolidated transportation 506 00:21:04,799 --> 00:21:09,039 planning grant um is going up by 3%. So 507 00:21:09,039 --> 00:21:11,360 that and that is pretty typical for for 508 00:21:11,360 --> 00:21:14,080 us. Um 509 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:16,320 are there any questions on that expense 510 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,679 side? I want to there again there's a 511 00:21:19,679 --> 00:21:22,000 lot of lines and I'm happy to to dig in. 512 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,320 Um, that's also obviously in your packet 513 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:26,640 if you want to ever go back and then ask 514 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,520 me questions. That's good. 515 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:30,799 >> Madame Chair, if I may. 516 00:21:30,799 --> 00:21:33,280 >> Yes, please. Commissioner Harvey. 517 00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:35,520 >> These are all uh line though. These 518 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,080 lines, if I understood or was listening 519 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:40,320 correctly, these are all lines that are 520 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:41,919 a little bit fluid. They will move 521 00:21:41,919 --> 00:21:44,640 around a little bit between uh now and 522 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:47,280 the next few months. Is that correct? 523 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:48,080 >> Some of them. 524 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:50,240 >> Just briefly, just briefly. I'm not 525 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:53,200 talking huge swings, but slightly. 526 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:55,360 >> Yeah. So, what happens um Commissioner, 527 00:21:55,360 --> 00:21:58,000 that's a good point. We start the year, 528 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,520 um for instance, knowing that we have um 529 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:03,919 that we have this new money coming in 530 00:22:03,919 --> 00:22:06,320 and then if we don't finish a project in 531 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:08,159 this current year, in October, we'll 532 00:22:08,159 --> 00:22:10,799 amend the budget to include that that 533 00:22:10,799 --> 00:22:13,120 amount. So that's why the final the 534 00:22:13,120 --> 00:22:15,760 October budget then includes a lot of 535 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:17,919 projects that we're working on right now 536 00:22:17,919 --> 00:22:19,760 and we're not we're not sure when the 537 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:22,159 ending will be and when we finish June 538 00:22:22,159 --> 00:22:26,000 30th anything that's um still awarded to 539 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:27,600 projects that we have not spent yet 540 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:29,679 comes over into the into the new year. 541 00:22:29,679 --> 00:22:30,320 So yeah 542 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,240 >> understand thank you. 543 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:36,720 >> Awesome. Um on the revenue side, uh you 544 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:40,880 can see obviously the revenues match the 545 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:46,799 expenses, some one for one. Um a lot of this is, you know, supporting 546 00:22:46,799 --> 00:22:48,400 the programs that you were just looking 547 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:51,360 at there in the list. Um Andrew, did you 548 00:22:51,360 --> 00:22:53,440 want to take a minute to talk about the 549 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:57,520 federal sources here? Um, 550 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:01,440 federal funds represent the majority of 551 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:04,640 our revenues, about 75% of our revenues. 552 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:07,600 They come through through US DOT and 553 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:12,880 they are um mainly these formula funds 554 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,120 uh that are authorized in the in the 555 00:23:15,120 --> 00:23:17,039 surface transportation authorization 556 00:23:17,039 --> 00:23:19,120 legislation which happens every five or 557 00:23:19,120 --> 00:23:22,080 so years. That authorization expires 558 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:25,840 this year, September 30, 2026. 559 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:29,200 And um I was just in DC, Monday through 560 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,480 Wednesday. And uh the projections 561 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:34,159 predictions at this point are that 562 00:23:34,159 --> 00:23:36,640 Congress is not going to get that 563 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:40,080 reauthorization bill done on time. Uh 564 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:42,559 which means that they will likely do a 565 00:23:42,559 --> 00:23:45,600 continuing resolution for a year or so. 566 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:48,480 Remains to be seen. So in a way there's 567 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:50,240 a lot going on in Washington on 568 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:52,080 transportation funding as these issues 569 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:55,600 are being debated but also not much is 570 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,840 happening. I don't expect any uh 571 00:23:57,840 --> 00:23:59,760 legislation to pass in this regard for 572 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:03,120 some period of time. Um the good news is 573 00:24:03,120 --> 00:24:05,520 that the transportation funding has been 574 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:08,080 really stable uh year in year out. The 575 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:09,600 funding that comes to us as a 576 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:11,360 metropolitan planning organization year 577 00:24:11,360 --> 00:24:14,640 in year out has been stable. Um, one of 578 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:16,320 the big pushes and Commissioner 579 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:19,279 Stevenson has been really involved uh in 580 00:24:19,279 --> 00:24:22,159 this. He co-chairs the transportation 581 00:24:22,159 --> 00:24:23,679 committee for the National Association 582 00:24:23,679 --> 00:24:26,080 of Regional Councils. One of our big 583 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:27,760 pushes with our peers around the country 584 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:29,520 is to increase what you see on the 585 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:31,760 screen in front of you, federal highway 586 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,880 admin PL or planning, metropolitan 587 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:36,799 planning funding. That's the core money 588 00:24:36,799 --> 00:24:40,320 that allows us to do what we do. Uh, and 589 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:44,640 it has not kept up. uh with inflation, 590 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:46,880 let alone the you know growth of our 591 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:48,880 region and increased complexity of the 592 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:51,679 demands on our work. And so one of the 593 00:24:51,679 --> 00:24:53,440 things that across the nation we've been 594 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,320 advocating for uh is an increase in the 595 00:24:56,320 --> 00:24:57,840 next bill for the PL funding and 596 00:24:57,840 --> 00:24:59,279 metropolitan planning funding from the 597 00:24:59,279 --> 00:25:02,400 feds. We'll see a year from now we may 598 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,600 be saying exactly the same thing. Um so 599 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:07,919 that's just a little bit of context. Uh 600 00:25:07,919 --> 00:25:09,919 the basic point, however, is the federal 601 00:25:09,919 --> 00:25:12,720 funding is uh stable and not 602 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:15,760 significantly uh changing one year uh to 603 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:17,679 the next. 604 00:25:17,679 --> 00:25:21,919 >> Thank you. Um we also of course um have 605 00:25:21,919 --> 00:25:25,520 funding from our state partners. Um I 606 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:27,520 can go into these in in more detail, but 607 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:29,360 you can see the list. We work with the 608 00:25:29,360 --> 00:25:30,720 governor's office of planning and 609 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:32,400 budget, the governor's office of 610 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,120 economic opportunity, certainly UD do 611 00:25:35,120 --> 00:25:38,159 even um we've had new partnerships with 612 00:25:38,159 --> 00:25:39,840 the department of commerce. They have a 613 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:41,919 land use training fund and they're 614 00:25:41,919 --> 00:25:43,919 really supportive of the work that we're 615 00:25:43,919 --> 00:25:45,840 doing and that's been an a great new 616 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:47,919 partnership for us to get the resources 617 00:25:47,919 --> 00:25:50,799 that we're making um you know centers 618 00:25:50,799 --> 00:25:52,960 visualization and green field 619 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,039 visualizations. We've gotten some recent 620 00:25:55,039 --> 00:25:57,279 grants from them to do that work. Um, 621 00:25:57,279 --> 00:26:00,400 which is really cool. Uh, in the local 622 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:04,159 side, we partner with MAG, with UTA, 623 00:26:04,159 --> 00:26:06,320 um, and then we have, of course, local 624 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,720 match from local communities when we do 625 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,919 TLC projects. And then we also have 626 00:26:11,919 --> 00:26:14,240 local support from our member counties. 627 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:16,240 Um, each year we receive those local 628 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:19,039 contributions to to provide the required 629 00:26:19,039 --> 00:26:20,960 match for those federal funds that we 630 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:23,600 were talking about. um and also to 631 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:25,360 support the other work that we do that's 632 00:26:25,360 --> 00:26:29,039 outside of our MO responsibilities. Uh 633 00:26:29,039 --> 00:26:30,960 last year we had a good discussion about 634 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,440 the approach to county contributions. Um 635 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,840 I put together a a memo, wrote a little 636 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:38,960 paper about it. Um and sent that sent 637 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:41,600 that over to you. I'm happy to revisit 638 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,000 that. Happy to send more information if 639 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:47,440 you'd like. Um this year as as as I 640 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:51,039 mentioned in that memo, we do calculate 641 00:26:51,039 --> 00:26:54,480 the increase as was discussed in the um 642 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:58,000 so in 2018 the budget committee um after 643 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,320 extensive evaluation with staff about 644 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:03,200 prudent financial stability and etc. 645 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,679 They created a process where we look 646 00:27:05,679 --> 00:27:08,159 back over three years and take the 647 00:27:08,159 --> 00:27:11,360 average CPI to kind to keep those local 648 00:27:11,360 --> 00:27:14,080 match dollars in line with inflation. 649 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:16,320 And so what it means is that we've just 650 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,480 come off of a couple of high years and 651 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:21,200 we're now at 2.87% 652 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:23,600 is the is the amount that we are 653 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,840 projecting for our next year's budget. 654 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:27,279 Andrew, did you want to say anything on 655 00:27:27,279 --> 00:27:28,240 that? 656 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:30,159 >> Well, just these numbers that you have 657 00:27:30,159 --> 00:27:36,640 here. So like you know for for uh the Davis 87,000 that's a number that 658 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:41,840 we've already provided to the the 659 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,159 counties, right? These are Exactly. I've 660 00:27:44,159 --> 00:27:46,320 been in touch with each county uh to 661 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:49,520 confirm these numbers. Um I I do that in 662 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:51,840 August because of the the calendar year 663 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:53,600 for the counties is different than our 664 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:54,399 fiscal year. So, 665 00:27:54,399 --> 00:27:56,240 >> right. So, these numbers are are stuff 666 00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:58,080 that we've give we actually gave you 667 00:27:58,080 --> 00:27:59,279 last year. 668 00:27:59,279 --> 00:28:01,760 >> Yes. before you were building your own 669 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:05,120 county budgets and that um you know 670 00:28:05,120 --> 00:28:08,399 adjustment so that we maintained uh you 671 00:28:08,399 --> 00:28:10,240 know we don't fall behind on inflation 672 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,080 as I was noting before on some of the 673 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,399 other sources has been meaningful and 674 00:28:14,399 --> 00:28:17,600 important so yeah and uh council member 675 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,080 madam chair uh you had raised ask good 676 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:21,840 questions about this we provided you 677 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:23,279 know information back to everybody on 678 00:28:23,279 --> 00:28:24,399 the budget committee is there anything 679 00:28:24,399 --> 00:28:27,840 else you wanted to talk about about this 680 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:29,679 >> no in fact I was just reviewing ing the 681 00:28:29,679 --> 00:28:32,559 memo as we were um as we were talking 682 00:28:32,559 --> 00:28:34,559 about this. Does anybody else have any I 683 00:28:34,559 --> 00:28:37,279 assume you guys have lots of information 684 00:28:37,279 --> 00:28:39,440 on this. Does anyone else have any 685 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:41,120 comments? I feel like Andrew and I have 686 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:44,559 had some good discussions and um feel I 687 00:28:44,559 --> 00:28:46,640 feel good about where we are and what 688 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:49,760 we're proposing to do to increase each 689 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,480 year in a conservative manner. So just 690 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:54,799 curious if anybody else has any comments 691 00:28:54,799 --> 00:29:01,510 or questions related to this. 692 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:03,760 Okay, thank you. 693 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:05,520 >> Excellent. And I I'll just reiterate, 694 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:10,559 I'm always happy to um talk through if a question comes to you later um or 695 00:29:10,559 --> 00:29:12,640 even historical context. That's been one 696 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:14,000 of the fun things I've been able to do 697 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,799 is really dig into old meeting minutes, 698 00:29:16,799 --> 00:29:18,480 which I really enjoy doing. So, if 699 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:20,559 anybody wants to do, you know, dive 700 00:29:20,559 --> 00:29:22,399 >> Marian has a bit of a sickness. 701 00:29:22,399 --> 00:29:25,990 >> I do. I do. 702 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:30,640 » I do. So, um that is the presentation. I 703 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:33,919 do want to just um show you it's it's 704 00:29:33,919 --> 00:29:36,640 only five slides what I'm um thinking 705 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:38,880 about for council again. It's like what 706 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:42,559 we did last May basically to to give 707 00:29:42,559 --> 00:29:45,440 this overview. Oh, I can slideshow it. 708 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:49,760 That's nice. Um and so we have the goals 709 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:52,240 right up front. Andrew will will um talk 710 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:55,279 to those briefly. Um and then this is 711 00:29:55,279 --> 00:29:59,919 the very top level uh number with the 712 00:29:59,919 --> 00:30:02,080 main staffing and consulting are the 713 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:05,520 main things we spend money on. Um and so 714 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:09,760 I'll talk to that just a bit. Um FY26 715 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:12,080 initiatives that we are concluding this 716 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:14,080 year, the ones that I I was talking 717 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,880 about. Um and that's what causes our 718 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:21,120 budget to come down for FY27. Here's 719 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,520 some of the work that we plan to um 720 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:26,240 really focus on in FY27. 721 00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:28,799 And and here is the graph that I think 722 00:30:28,799 --> 00:30:31,520 tells a great story. And Andrew said, 723 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,399 "What does this graph show?" Like like 724 00:30:34,399 --> 00:30:36,080 one of those graphs that makes a lot of 725 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:38,799 sense to me. It may make sense to you. 726 00:30:38,799 --> 00:30:42,960 Um the gray line is the CPG. It's it's 727 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:47,360 our main it's the work we're doing, the bulk of the work we're doing. Um, 728 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:50,399 and it's just growing slowly each year. 729 00:30:50,399 --> 00:30:51,200 The blue 730 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:52,320 >> CPG is, 731 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:55,039 >> sorry, the CPG is our main 732 00:30:55,039 --> 00:30:57,440 transportation planning work as an MO. 733 00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:59,200 That's our federally funded 734 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:01,440 transportation planning work. 735 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:04,159 >> Consolidated planning grant. 736 00:31:04,159 --> 00:31:05,919 Is that 737 00:31:05,919 --> 00:31:08,399 what you're Sorry, I thought I said it 738 00:31:08,399 --> 00:31:10,720 earlier, but So, that's our consolidated 739 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:13,279 planning grant. That's the foundation of 740 00:31:13,279 --> 00:31:16,159 our work, hence the cement block gray. 741 00:31:16,159 --> 00:31:18,720 Um and then the blue is our t our 742 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:20,240 transportation and land use connection 743 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:24,799 program which every year um has about 744 00:31:24,799 --> 00:31:26,799 the same amount of money on it. And then 745 00:31:26,799 --> 00:31:29,840 you can see at the very top is called 746 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:32,080 other. It's our rent our supplies. And 747 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:34,799 so the thing the the way that our budget 748 00:31:34,799 --> 00:31:37,519 fluctuates in this initial budget is 749 00:31:37,519 --> 00:31:39,679 that those other projects that we're 750 00:31:39,679 --> 00:31:41,360 working on, stationary planning, 751 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:43,279 activity based model, household travel 752 00:31:43,279 --> 00:31:46,159 survey, safe streets for all, those 753 00:31:46,159 --> 00:31:48,720 projects come and go in that initial 754 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:50,320 budget and that's what causes our 755 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:54,000 fluctuation. So to me, this is a a nice 756 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:57,600 illustration. Um, and so hopefully it 757 00:31:57,600 --> 00:31:59,760 will be for others as well. 758 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:02,799 Uh and then this is a a graph of our 759 00:32:02,799 --> 00:32:05,840 revenues uh where they come from. And so 760 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,320 that really illustrates the many 761 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:11,200 partnerships we have and the core work 762 00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:13,919 that we do that's federally funded. And 763 00:32:13,919 --> 00:32:17,200 then the motion that we'll be hoping to 764 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:20,159 have at the council. 765 00:32:20,159 --> 00:32:23,600 So that concludes my presentation, but I 766 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:26,960 am happy to take questions. 767 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:29,200 Does anybody have any questions or 768 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:35,509 comments on this the the propos 769 00:32:35,519 --> 00:32:38,000 all of these many proposals 770 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:40,080 >> or or any of them? That's right. 771 00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:42,159 >> Yeah. And I will say also um Andrew 772 00:32:42,159 --> 00:32:43,760 mentioned at the beginning the third 773 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:45,919 piece of this is our unified planning 774 00:32:45,919 --> 00:32:47,919 work program and we've provided a 775 00:32:47,919 --> 00:32:50,559 summary of that in your packets. Um 776 00:32:50,559 --> 00:32:57,120 Wayne Benan is the lead on that and it has all of we work together to both 777 00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:59,120 describe the work that we're going to do 778 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:01,600 and we attach numbers to each piece of 779 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:05,200 that work. Um and so that that is a a 780 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:07,679 document we're required to have annually 781 00:33:07,679 --> 00:33:11,679 that we also are required to send out um 782 00:33:11,679 --> 00:33:14,399 to for public comment I believe. Is that 783 00:33:14,399 --> 00:33:18,470 right Wayne? 784 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:20,480 » Yes. 785 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:23,679 Well, technically we're not required to, 786 00:33:23,679 --> 00:33:28,399 but uh our federal partners uh encourage 787 00:33:28,399 --> 00:33:32,159 it and we're we like doing it. 788 00:33:32,159 --> 00:33:34,159 >> Yeah, 789 00:33:34,159 --> 00:33:36,320 >> that's great. All right. Well, thanks 790 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:38,960 you guys. Anything else from any of our 791 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:43,440 staff before we go to the the committee? 792 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:45,600 Okay. Committee, any comments, 793 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:48,320 questions, 794 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:52,149 motions? 795 00:33:52,159 --> 00:33:55,279 » I make Oh, go ahead. Jamie, you got this 796 00:33:55,279 --> 00:33:57,200 one. 797 00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:58,880 >> I was just going to make a motion that 798 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:01,679 we approve those those items that were 799 00:34:01,679 --> 00:34:04,320 brought out in that list, 800 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:07,120 right? That's that presentation without 801 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:08,079 a hesitation. 802 00:34:08,079 --> 00:34:09,679 >> And Jim's car can make a clean when he 803 00:34:09,679 --> 00:34:11,760 gets done here. 804 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:15,760 This I think this may be a first in any 805 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:18,800 Zoom meeting that I've ever been in that 806 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:20,720 somebody is going through a car wash. I 807 00:34:20,720 --> 00:34:21,040 think so. 808 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:22,960 >> But but I will second his motion because 809 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:24,480 it's clean. 810 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:26,079 >> I was going to say I I'm going to 811 00:34:26,079 --> 00:34:27,839 clarify his motion because I think some 812 00:34:27,839 --> 00:34:30,079 of the car washness made it a little 813 00:34:30,079 --> 00:34:32,159 muddled. So, I believe Commissioner 814 00:34:32,159 --> 00:34:35,440 Harvey made a motion to release the 815 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:38,960 draft fiscal year 27 WFRC goals, budget, 816 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:41,280 and unified planning work program for 817 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:43,760 public comment. And that will go on our 818 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:47,119 uh the the agenda for next Thursday. 819 00:34:47,119 --> 00:34:49,359 >> Yeah. So, it's a re technically it's a 820 00:34:49,359 --> 00:34:51,280 recommendation to the council to do what 821 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:52,320 you just said. 822 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:53,040 >> Correct. 823 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:55,119 >> I'll second that. 824 00:34:55,119 --> 00:34:57,200 >> Okay. Thanks, Commissioner Harvey. Is 825 00:34:57,200 --> 00:35:00,160 that right? Did I get it all right? 826 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:03,359 You articulated very well. Thank you. 827 00:35:03,359 --> 00:35:05,920 >> Hey, thank you. We appreciate that. All 828 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:08,240 right. We have a second from Council 829 00:35:08,240 --> 00:35:12,400 Member Wardle. Any further discussion? 830 00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:14,320 All right. Seeing none, all in favor say 831 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:15,119 I. 832 00:35:15,119 --> 00:35:16,560 >> I. 833 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:19,040 >> Any opposed? 834 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:21,680 That passes unanimously. Thank you. 835 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:23,520 We'll now go to item number four, the 836 00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:25,839 executive director report. 837 00:35:25,839 --> 00:35:28,000 >> I don't This may surprise you. I don't 838 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:30,240 think I have anything to report. Uh 839 00:35:30,240 --> 00:35:32,160 although I'm happy to talk about 840 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:33,839 anything you would like me to or answer 841 00:35:33,839 --> 00:35:38,000 any questions if anybody has any 842 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,280 >> any questions? 843 00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:41,200 >> Don't. 844 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:42,000 >> Okay. 845 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:43,520 >> Well, I'll look I'm just going to look 846 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:47,040 around. Andrea, Kevin, Wayne, Marian, is 847 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:48,400 there anything else you think we should 848 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:49,839 share with this wonderful group of 849 00:35:49,839 --> 00:35:52,240 people? 850 00:35:52,240 --> 00:35:52,960 >> No. 851 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:54,880 >> Just our 852 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:56,400 No. Okay. Then I'll just say thank you 853 00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:58,960 to all of you budget committee uh 854 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:00,960 members. This stuff that we do is 855 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:02,720 important to us. 856 00:36:02,720 --> 00:36:07,440 >> How we use limited public dollars in an 857 00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:09,520 effective way and a transparent way. We 858 00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:11,920 really do take this very seriously and 859 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,320 we appreciate um knowing that we have to 860 00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:15,920 put it together and present it to you 861 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:17,760 and your comfort with what we're doing 862 00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:20,000 here uh is important to us. So thank 863 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:21,520 you. 864 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:23,440 >> Thanks Andrew. We appreciate you guys. 865 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:26,560 Um, we will go to item number five. It's 866 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:28,640 just other business and adjournment. And 867 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:29,839 I don't believe we have any other 868 00:36:29,839 --> 00:36:32,000 business. I just will take note that 869 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:34,880 next Thursday at 1:30 is our WFRC 870 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:38,480 council meeting. And um there's a few 871 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:40,240 other things on the agenda that you can 872 00:36:40,240 --> 00:36:44,720 read um other committees and uh events 873 00:36:44,720 --> 00:36:47,520 happening. So anyway, uh we will go 874 00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:49,520 ahead and adjourn this meeting unless 875 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:52,079 there's dissent. Hey, Andrew. Do you 876 00:36:52,079 --> 00:36:53,839 want to stay on for a second and we can 877 00:36:53,839 --> 00:36:55,599 talk about whatever you're after about 878 00:36:55,599 --> 00:36:57,200 this morning? 879 00:36:57,200 --> 00:36:59,200 >> Oh, sure. Yes. 880 00:36:59,200 --> 00:37:01,040 >> Yes. We'll conclude the meeting and then 881 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:03,520 do that. Sure. 882 00:37:03,520 --> 00:37:05,680 >> All right. Well, we are adjourned. Thank 883 00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:07,040 you so much, everyone. 884 00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:07,440 >> Thank you. 885 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:11,040 Thank you.