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Early Direction for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget <br />March 18, 2025 <br />Page 10 <br />Federal Grant Funding and Staffing <br />During the City Council's Midyear Budget discussion on March 4, a Councilmember <br />inquiry indicated a desire for the City to continue supporting our federally funded <br />programs if that federal funding is lost. <br />The City's current year budget includes more than $187 million of federal funding, <br />summarized as follows. <br />U.S. Department of: <br />FY24-25 <br />Budget <br />FY24-25 <br />FTE's <br />Housing and Urban Development <br />$96,975,715 <br />32.43 <br />The Interior— Bureau of Reclamation <br />$2,374,000 <br />0.00 <br />Justice <br />$671,889 <br />0.00 <br />Labor <br />$4,035,944 <br />14.38 <br />Transportation <br />$11,872,392 <br />0.00 <br />Treasury — ARPA and other COVID Funding <br />$63,188,979 <br />12.45 <br />Homeland Security <br />$8,163,311 <br />2.00 <br />Totals <br />$187,282,230 <br />61.26 <br />The City has already developed its plan for the 12.45 FTE's funded by ARPA. If the City <br />were to lose all federal funding, the remaining 48.81 FTE's would be subject to budget <br />cuts and staff would seek City Council direction regarding which other City programs <br />should be cut to continue these programs and maintain a balanced budget. <br />City Events <br />The City Events Budget for the current fiscal year includes a recurring allocation of <br />$1,365,700. This amount does not account for Public Safety support, which is currently <br />being absorbed within existing department budgets. Due to potential budget constraints, <br />staff has explored ways to streamline event offerings using a holistic and strategic <br />approach that focuses on community -valued events while optimizing resources. Below is <br />the proposed realignment of funding: <br />Event <br />FY24-25 Budget <br />FY25-26 Proposed Budget <br />Fiestas Patrias <br />$475,000 <br />$500,000 <br />Chicano Heritage <br />$125,000 <br />$130,000 <br />Tet/Lunar Festival <br />$75,000 <br />$78,000 <br />July 4 Celebration <br />$100,000 <br />$120,000 <br />5K/10K Event <br />$85,000 <br />$85,000 <br />Movies at the Park <br />$70,000 <br />$50,000 <br />For the 5K/10K event, staff anticipates cost savings as it will be combined with Public <br />Works Week festivities. This consolidation will reduce expenses by requiring only one <br />