Memorandum

September 17, 2010 CITY OF DALLAS

The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

FY 2010-11 Proposed Budget — Amendments

Attached is a summary of the amendments to the FY 2010-11 proposed budget which were
accepted through the straw vote process at Monday’s and Wednesday’s City Council meetings
(Attachment A). These amendments have been incorporated into the budget ordinance for your
approval at the time of the second reading on September 22
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The accepted amendments will
increase the General Fund budget from $965,467,785 to $1,006,046,874.

Also attached is an additional amendment that was submitted to be considered as a floor

amendment on Wednesday prior to the budget adoption (Attachment B).

Through the amendment process, acceptance was indicated to (1) change the charge/scope of the
Environmental Health Commission, (2) combine Building Inspection Advisory and Examining and
Appeals Boards with the Fire Code Advisory and Appeals Board, and (3) sunset the Safety
Advisory Committee, Property Advisory Committee and Youth Affairs Commission. An ordinance
required to sunset the above committee/commissions is on the agenda for September 22,
Ordinances to approve the other changes will be brought to the Council for consideration at a later
date. Although sunset, the Youth Affairs Commission will be further briefed and discussed by the
Quality of Life Committee,

Additionally, the Building Inspection fee schedule will be reviewed and presented to the City
Council for approval no later than January 1, 2011. Fees will be set at a level to cover the entire
12 months’ expenses included in the City Manager proposed budget for Building Inspection for FY
2010-11.

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c: Thomas P. Perkins, Jr. city Attorney
Deborah A. Watkins, city Secretary
Craig Kinton, city Auditor
C. Victor Lander, Judiciary
Ryan S. Evans, First Assistant City Manager
Jill A. Jordan, RE., Assistant City Manager
AC. Gonzales, Assistant City Manager
Forest Turner, Assistant City Manager
Jeanne Chipperfield, Chief Financial Officer
Helena Stevens-Thompson, Assistant to the City Manager

Dallas — Together, we do it better!”

 Attachment A

FY 2010-11 Budget Amendments

Amendments Accepted by Straw Vote on September 13 & 15, 2010

SOURCE OF FUNDS
Property tax rate increase of $0.0491 $ 39,479,089
Additional landfill revenue 1,800,000
Reduce council office and travel budget to FY 2009-10 level 64,465
Savings from Commercial Paper Program 800,000
Increase garage sale permit fee from $5 to $15 100,000

TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDS $ 42,243,554

USE OF FUNDS
Park Mowing (every 7 days) $ 2,450,000
Litter Pickup and Removal (4 times/week) 1,580,000
Graffiti removal 350,000
Port-o-Lets & Drinking Fountains 350,000
Ballfields & Security Lighting 700,000
Forestry & Reforestation 800,000
Irrigation Maintenance, Winter Reconstruction & Amenity Replacement 1,250,000
Pesticide Application 250,000
Agency Partnerships 100,000
Trails, Sidewalk & Parking Lot Maintenance 500,000
Recreation Centers (at FY2009-10 hours, staffing and programming) 4,000,000
Swimming Pools 400,000
Street Maintenance 15,200,000
Right-of-Way Maintenance 6,528,445
Emergency Signals 425,000
Crosswalk Striping 75,000
Street Lane Striping 250,000
Traffic Safety & Congestion Management 520,000
Traffic Signs 338,644
Library Materials 500,000
Library Staffing (FY2009-10 levels) 2,112,000
Cultural Programs 2,520,800
Senior Dental Program 100,000
Veterans' Day Parade 20,000
Job Training Program 23,665
Arboretum 100,000
Reduce multi-family registration fee increase from $10 to $6.51 800,000

TOTAL USES OF FUNDS $ 42,243,554

 Attachment B

Budget Amendment Received on Friday, September 17, 2010

As submitted by Councilmembers Atkins, Caraway, Davis, Hill, Hunt, Jasso, Medrano and Salazar

USE OF FUNDS Proposed Updated

Change Amount

PARKS & RECREATION

1 Park Mowing (every 7 days) $2,450,000 -$430,000 $2,020,000 Mow every 10 days
2 Litter Pickup and Removal (4 times/week) 1,580,000 280,000 1,860,000 Pick up litter 4.5 times/week
3 Graffiti removal 350,000
4 Port-o-Lets & Drinking Fountains 350,000
5 Ballfields & Security Lighting 700,000
6 Forestry & Reforestation 800,000
7 Irrigation Maintenance, Winter Reconstruction & Amenity Replacement 1,250,000
8 Pesticide 250,000
9 Agency Partnerships 100,000
10 Trails, Sidewalk & Parking Lot Maintenance 500,000
Recreation Centers (at FY2009-10 hours, staffing and programming) 2,200,000 1,800,000 4,000,000 Reflects total increase to rec
11 center budget
12 Swimming Pools: 400,000 266,816 666,816 Keep pools open until school
Keep 16 of 21 pools open: Kidd Springs, Tietze, Walnut Hill, Everglade, starts:
Martin Weiss, Lake Highlands, N., Grauwyler, Harry Stone, Samuell Grand, Increase open season from 8
Pleasant Oaks, H.R. Moore, Jaycee Zaragoza, Bonnieview, Glendale, weeks to 11 weeks.
Tommie Allen, Exline Increase operating hours by 1
hour per day (close pools at
8pm instead of 7pm).
10,930,000 12,846,816
STREETS
13 Street Maintenance 15,200,000
14 Right-of-Way Maintenance 6,528,445 -116,816 6,411,629
15 Emergency Signals 425,000
16 Crosswalk Striping 75,000
17 Street Lane Striping 250,000
18 Traffic Safety & Congestion Management 520,000
19 Traffic Signs 338,644
23,337,089 23,220,273
LIBRARY
20 Library Materials 500,000
21 Library Staffing (FY2009-10 levels) 2,112,000
2,612,000

22 Cultural Programs 2,500,000

23 Senior Dental Program 100,000

TOTAL USES OF FUNDS $ 39,479,089 $ 41,279,089

SOURCE OF FUNDS

1 Property tax rate increase of $0.0491 $ 39,479,089

2 Additional landfill revenue $ 1,800,000
TOTAL SOURCES OF FUNDS $ 41,279,089