FINANCE COMMITTEE
Meeting Notice
Date: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Location: Room 263, City Hall
Commissioners: Commissioners Cohen (Chair), Wiener (Vice Chair), Chiu, Farrell, Tang and Avalos (Ex Officio)
CLERK: Erika Cheng
1. Roll Call
2. Approve the Minutes of the March 11, 2014 Meeting – ACTION* attachment
3. State and Federal Legislative Update – INFORMATION/ACTION* attachment
Every month, we provide an update on state and federal legislation and, when appropriate, seek recommendations to adopt new positions on active legislation. The attached matrix tracks the latest activity on state bills, the positions previously adopted by the Transportation Authority, and proposed new positions (which are highlighted and marked as “new”). We are recommending the following new positions this month: support for Assembly Bill (AB) 1724 (Frazier), AB 2197 (Mullin) and Senate Bill (SB) 1077 (DeSaulnier); and oppose for AB 2013 (Muratsuchi) and AB 2036 (Mansoor). We are seeking a recommendation to approve the positions as proposed in the attached legislative matrix.
4. Preliminary Fiscal Year 2014/15 Annual Budget and Work Program and Amendment of the Prop K Strategic Plan – INFORMATION* attachment
Pursuant to State statutes (PUC Code Sections 131000 et seq.) and the Transportation Authority’s Fiscal Policy, the Transportation Authority Board must adopt an annual budget for the following fiscal year by June 30. The preliminary Fiscal Year (FY) 2014/15 Annual Budget includes projections of sales tax revenues; federal, state and regional grants; investment income for the fiscal period; and projections of operating and administrative costs, capital expenditures, and associated financing costs. The preliminary FY 2014/15 Annual Budget also includes a description of the Transportation Authority’s preliminary Work Program for the coming fiscal year. Total revenues are projected to be $154.8 million, including $91.8 million in sales tax revenues. Total expenditures are projected to be $225.4 million. Capital project expenditures are projected to be $214.5 million or about 95.1% of total expenditures. The final proposed FY 2014/15 Annual Budget and Work Program will be presented to the Finance Committee and Transportation Authority Board in May. A public hearing will precede consideration of the FY 2014/15 Annual Budget and Work Program at the Transportation Authority Board’s May meeting. We are seeking input from the Finance Committee on the preliminary FY 2014/15 Annual Budget and Work Program and amendment of the Prop K Strategic Plan. This is an information item.
5. Introduction of New Items – INFORMATION
6. Public Comment
7. Adjournment
* Additional materials
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