REPORT TO HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Review Planning Program Budget and Fees for FY 2024/25
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Boards and Commissions are asked to provide comments to the City Council on the recommended City budget where it could affect the Commission's work. Staff recommends that the Commission review the following sections of the FY 2024/25 Recommended Budget (see Attachments 1 and 2):
At a minimum, staff recommends the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) review the following sections:
* City Manager's Letter of Transmittal: Volume I, pp. 9-17
* Community Development Department Overview: Volume I, pp. 301-319
* Project 834790 - Addition to the Heritage Resource Inventory of Sites Associated with Tech Innovation: Volume II, p. 556
* Project 836530 - Update Historical Context for Contributions by Asian Americans & other Minority Groups: Volume II, p. 576
(Refer to Attachment 1 for Volume I and Attachment 2 for Volume II)
Comments will be forwarded to the City Council for their consideration of the recommended budget adoption scheduled for June 18, 2024. The HPC's recommendation will take place after the annual Council public hearing on the budget on June 4, 2024, due to the timing of the budget release and regular HPC meeting schedule on the first Wednesday of the month.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The HPC's recommendation on the budget is not subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is a fiscal or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the physical environment [CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), (5)].
DISCUSSION
Sunnyvale's budget process alternates each year between the operating budget and the capital budget. This year is focused on the operating budget. While the previous operating budget in FY 2022/23 was reflective of uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter in place order, the current operating budget reflects a current an...
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