Bakersfield City Council discuss fiscal year 2020-21 budget

Bakersfield City Council discuss fiscal year 2020-21 budget

ORDER HAVE MANY BUSINESSOWNERS EAGER TO GET BACK TOWORK.TOMORROW -- GOVERNOR GAVINNEWSOM IS EXPECTED TO THESPELL OUT THE NEXT STEP FORPHASE TWO OF RE-OPENING THESTATE...TONIGHT -- BAKERSFIELD CITYCOUNCIL HELD A SPECIAL MEETINGTO DISCUSS THE BUDGET OUTLOOKFOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR INREGARDS TO COVID-19.23ABCS KYLIE WALKER HAS MORE ONWHAT THIS INCLUDES...JESS AS WE MOVE INTO STAGE 2 ONFRIDAY BUSINESSES LIKECLOTHING STORES, FLORIST, ANDBOOKSTORES ARE SET TO OPENWITH MODIFICATIONS.

GOVERNORNEWSOM SAYINGCURBSIDE ONLY PICK UPS WILL BEALLOWED.

BUT ADDS SOMECOUNTY'S MAYBE ABLE TO MOVEQUICKER THAN OTHERS.."WITH PLANS THAT NEED TO BELOCALLYCERTIFIED BY A CRITERIA THATINCLUDES ..

THE CAPACITY ONTESTING,TRACING, ON PHYSICAL DISTANCINGAND SANITATION AND THEIRCAPACITY TOPROTECT THEIR MOST VULNERABLERESIDENTS.."GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAYS IF COUNTY'SCAN AHERE TO THESTATE'S CRITERIA, THE STATE WILLALLOW ADDITIONALMOVEMENT THROUGH PHASE TWOSTARTING FRIDAY..AND WITH THAT IN MINDBAKERSFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD AWORKSHOP TO DO A BUDGET OUTLOOKFOR THE FISCAL YEAR2020-2021.THE SPECIAL MEETING WAS TODISCUSS REVENUE LOSS DUE TOCOVID-19 .

CITY MANAGERCHRISTIAN CLEGG STATING..BAKERSFIELD IS UNIQUELYPOSITIONED UNLIKE OTHERCALIFORNIA CITIES.."MOST CITIES OPERATE THEIRBUDGETS FROM A FULLY PROGRAMEDPERSPECTIVE..

WHATS AVAILABLETHEYBUDGET IT.

FOTURTUNATEY FORBAKERSFIELD.

THE PSVS FUNDS HAVENOT BEEN FULLY ALLOCATED TOONGOING COSTS"BUT HE SAYS WE NEED TO STAYCONSERVATIVE AND SAVETHROUGH STRATEGIC PRIORITIES."I APPROACH THE PRIORITATIONFRAMEWORK AS THOSE CITY COUNCILGOALS, THE PRORITIES ESTABLISHEDFORMEASURE N AND PSVS ..

AND ADD TOTHAT ECONOMIC REVOVERY COMINGOUT OF COVIDI THNK WE NEED TO COUBLE DOWN ONOUR CONCIL GOALS AND WHERE WELLHAVE THE GREATEST RETURN ON OURINVESTMENT.."AND CITY MANAGER ASSISTANT.CHRIS HUOT -PROJECTS THE FUNDING SOURCESTHAT ARE ANTICIPATEDTO BE THE MOST IMPACTED ARE THE..

TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAXOR HOTEL TAX..

SALES TAX.

ANDGAS TAX.

ALONG WITH RECREATIONAND PARKS RELATED REVENUES.THE HOTEL TAX SEEING THELARGEST DECREASE AT 22PERCENT"WE DO A MID YEAR BUDGET UPDATEANDAT THAT BUDGET UPDATE THAT WEDID BACK IN FEBRUARY THINGS WERELOOKING PRETTY STEADY WITHGROWTH OF REVENUE..

BUT OFCOURSE WITHEVERYTHING GOING ON..

WE HAVESEEN SOME SIGNIFICANTREDUCTIONS"HUOTT BELIEVES WE WILL SEE AMINOR RECOVERY IN THE FIRSTQUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUT.CONCILMEMBERBRUCE FREEMAN SAYS ..HE HASEXPERIENCE LIVING THROUGHMULTIPLE RECESIIONS..

ANDBELIEVES THIS IS MORE OF A THREEYEAR DEAL.."ITS ALWAYS WORSE THAN YOUTHOUGHT ITWAS GOING TO BE ..

OR YOU PUT INYOUR PROJECTS EVERY SINGLETIME..

WE DIDSPEADSHEETS WE DID BUSINESSPLANS..

BIG COMPANIES..

IT WASALWAYS WORSE..

"ON MAY 27TH COUNCIL MEMBERS ANDTHE CITYMANAGERS OFFICE ARE EXPECTED TOMEET AGAIN TO GOOVER A NEW REVISED BUDGETPROCESS.BUT THE BUDGET WASN'T THE ONLYBUSINESS IN REGARDS TOCOVID-19 AND REOPENING THE CITY.ALL BUT ONE COUNCIL MEMBERWHO WAS ABSENT VOTING IN FAVOROF WRITING A LETTER TOREQUEST AUTHORIZATION FROM THESTATE TO REOPEN THELOCAL ECONOMY."THERE IS A SPECIFIC PROCESSGIVEN BYTHE STATE THAT NEEDS TO BEFOLLOWED AND I HAVE SPOKEN TOTHECOUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THEYPLAN TO FOLLOW THAT PROCESS SOTHIS LETTER IS VERY RELEVANT ASWE CONTINUE TO PURSUE THAT LOCALDISCRETION"AGAIN CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET ONMAY 27TH THEY AREEXPECTED TO GO OVER A NEWREVISED BUDGET PROCESS..