Addendum.Item #11 - Proposed BudgetPREPARED BY: Gitta Ungvari
Finance Director
Reviewed by: Town Manager and Town Attorney
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 05/16/2023 ITEM NO: 11 ADDENDUM
DATE: May 15, 2023
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Consider the Recommendations of the Finance Commission and Staff, and
Provide Direction on the Town of Los Gatos Proposed Operating and Capital
Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 and on the Proposed Capital Improvement
Program for FY 2023/24 – FY 2027/28; Including but Not Limited to:
a.Provide direction to Balance the FY 2023/24 Proposed Budget;
b.Provide Direction on the Proposed Operating Budget;
c.Provide Direction on the Proposed Capital Budget; and
d.Consider the FY 2023/24 List of Potential Donations Consistent with the
Town’s Donation Policy
REMARKS:
Attachment 9 contains public comments received between 11:01 a.m., Thursday, May 11, and
11:01 a.m. Monday, May 15, 2023.
Attachments Provided to the Council Prior to the Distribution of the Staff Report:
1.FY 2023/24 Proposed Operating Budget
https://www.losgatosca.gov/2858/Proposed-FY-2023-24-Operating-Budget
2.FY 2023/24 – 2027/28 Proposed Capital Improvement Program Budget
https://www.losgatosca.gov/2859/Proposed-2023-24-Capital-Budget
Attachments Provided with the Staff Report:
3.FY 2023/24 Finance Commission Operating and Capital Budget Recommendations
4.Revenue and Expense Forecast Assumptions
5.List of updates related to corrections based on staff and Commissioners review and
comments
6.Town of Los Gatos Donation Policy
7.Town of Los Gatos Donation Opportunities: FY 2023/24
8.Public Comment Received Before 11 a.m. on May 11, 2023
PAGE 2 OF 2 SUBJECT: FY 2023/24 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets DATE: May 15, 2023
Attachments Provided with this Addendum:
9. Public Comment Received Between 11:01 a.m., Thursday, May 11, and 11:01 a.m., Monday,
May 15, 2023
ATTACHMENT 9
Capital Improvements
- Essential Emergency Communications Specifics/Details Value/Benefit/Justification Consequence of Deferral
Priority
Group
FY24
Proposed
Budget
FY24
Gap
FY24
Requested
FY25
Requested
FY26
Requested
CERT Comms Upgrade:
GMRS/UHF repeater(s), antennas, & filters
replace 1 GMRS repeater
with 3 DMR hybrid repeaters
(one per year: FY24, 25, 26)Increase coverage to ALL of LG/MS
Coverage in
Central area only A $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
GMRS/UHF portable radios for
CERT, DART, Town Staff & Council
Distribute DMR handhelds to users
(batch per year in FY24, 25, 26)
Reliability, Functionality, Ease of Use
for ordinary users. No user license
required.Unreliable comms A $20,000 $20,000 $15,000 $15,000
EOC improvements:
radio room, radios, antennas, filters,& tower
Isolated Radio Room;
Greater noise free environment More effective EmComm
Radio operator "chatter" disrupts EOC
operation; errors increase A $31,000 $4,000 $35,000
CERT Trailer buildout
Radio/Antenna systems &
Battery, Generator
Portable, fully operational ICP
deployable to disabled & absent areas Limited functionality A $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000
ICPs:
Replace the 3 temporary ICPs with permanent
ones
FY24:
- Kennedy North (KN)
- Vista Del Monte (VDM)
- Rinconada
Improve access and reliability of weak
points in existing infrastructure
Half of Los Gatos is currently without
a permanent ICP which risks safety of
half the population. Compromises
Disaster Preparedness across town.
A $24,000 $24,000
ICPs:
Build new ICPs in the 3 neighborhoods currently
without one
Objective - 1 new ICP/year:
- Kennedy East (KE)
- Blossom Hill/Shannon (BH/Sh)
- Santa Rosa/Hicks (SR/H)Expand ICP infrastructure coverage A $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000
ICPs:
Resupply the 6 permanent ICPs
BW, LG/Almaden (LGA), N. Santa
Cruz (NSC), Almond Grove (AG),
Civic Center (CC), Vasona (V)
Refresh/replenish supplies in 6
permanent ICPs B $6,000 $6,000 $10,000 $10,000
Satellite (TCP/IP) access between the EOC, ICPs
& CERT Trailer
Digital messaging from Hand-held
personal devices
Improves messaging thruput (4-5X),
accuracy, & available (to everyone)Limited ability to communicate B $15,000 $15,000
Contingency Underestimates are "covered"Ensures benefits can be achieved Benefits compromised C $15,000 $15,000
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$61,000 $79,000 $140,000 $50,000 $50,000
Operating Budget Items:
FY24
Proposed
FY24
GAP
FY24
Requested
FY25
Requested
FY26
Requested
Outreach for new CERTs PD (JRose, Volunteer Coordinator)
Provides means to increase the rate of
volunteer signups Understaffed CERT ICPs $25,000 $25,000 $20,000 $15,000