REPORT TO HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Review Planning Program Budget and Fees for FY 2026/2027
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 2026/2027 Recommended Budget (see Attachments 1 and 2):
At a minimum, staff recommends the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) review the following sections:
* City Manager's Budget Message: Volume 1, pp. 5-12
* Budget Summary Highlights: Volume 1, pp. 13-29
* Community Development Department (CDD) Budget Summary: Volume I, pp. 234-239
* Project 834790 - Addition to the Heritage Resource Inventory of Sites Associated with Tech Innovation: Volume 2, p. 496
* Project 836530 - Update Historical Context for Contributions by Asian Americans & other Minority Groups: Volume 2, p. 514
(Refer to Attachment 1 for Volume 1 and Attachment 2 for Volume 2)
Comments will be forwarded to the City Council for their consideration of the recommended budget adoption scheduled for June 16, 2025.
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 2024/2025 was reflective of uncertainty availability of Federal funding sources, the current operating budget reflects a current and long-term stable outlook. The General Fund is projected to be balanced at both ten and twenty years.
City Budget Summary Highlights
The 2026/2027 operating budget for all fund...
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