REPORT TO PLANNING 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 link in Attachment 1):
* City Manager's Memorandum, pages 5-12
* Budget Summary Highlights, pages 13-29
* Community Development Department (CDD) Budget Summary, pages 234-249
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The recommendation of the Planning Commission on the budget is not subject to environmental review 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 2025-2026 was reflective of uncertainty around 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 2026/27 operating budget for all funds totals $717.7 million, including
$425.1 million for City operations, $213.3 million in project and equipment expenditures, and $79.3 million in other expenditures. An additional $69.4 million of the reserves will used (see Figures 1 and 2, page 15, Volume 1). Budgeted expenditures are funded from multiple sources including general taxes and revenues (General Fund), fee supported Enterprise Funds (Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste, Development Enterprise, etc.), restricted Special Revenue Funds (Housing, Park Dedication, Gas Tax, various grants, etc.), and significant loans and debt proceeds related to major capital p...
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