Tonight night, the Oro Valley Town Council will consider a conditional use permit for a 27 large single-family residence subdivision in Rancho Vistoso and hold a public hearing on a ordinance amendment that would allow liquor to be sold at Steam Pump Ranch.
In addition, town manager Greg Caton will present the Town Managers Recommended Budget for 2013-14. Here are some highlights:
- The recommended budget is $93.9 Million, a decrease of 1.6% from 2012-2013
- "The Town Council has made financial decisions the last three years that have put the Town on a sustainable financial path."
- "The Town has reduced staff considerably over the past five years. In FY 2008/09, the adopted budget included 389 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions. The Recommended FY 2013/14 Budget includes a total of 330 authorized FTE positions"
- "This year we are fulfilling the commitment to step and merit pay
increases for employees. The Recommended Budget includes $567,000 to implement these
increases for all eligible employees in FY 2013/14."
Page VI of Recommended Budget - "Since the Town has more to benefit from a culture supportive of health and wellness, we have added funding ($20,000) to the health and wellness program."
- "The Recommended Budget includes $1 million for the pavement preservation program in the Highway Fund, which maintains the current condition of our streets and roads. The amount of maintenance expected to be delivered remains at a level which will not allow our roadway infrastructure to deteriorate."
- "The Recommended Budget includes the replacement of eight (8) police vehicles, one (1) general administration vehicle, one (1) truck for Development and Infrastructure Services (DIS) operations, one (1) utility vehicle for Parks and Recreation, and matching funds for one (1) grant-funded Transit vehicle for a total budgeted cost $483,000. The Water Utility will replace two (2) vehicles per the replacement schedule totaling $44,000. In addition, the Recommended Budget includes $108,000 set aside as a reserve for future replacement of the new vehicles purchased during FY 2012/13."
- For Naranja Park: "First, grants will be pursued for further improvements to the archery range, and the Recommended Budget includes $20,000 to assist with matching funds. Second, $40,000 has been allocated to update the Naranja Park Master Plan. It is anticipated that the update will span two fiscal years, with the total project cost estimated at $80,000."
- "An amount of $350,000 has been allocated in the Recommended Budget to construct" a police evidence storage facility
- The recommended budget includes about $600,000 in technology investment
- "The Town is considering the development of a business incubator/bioscience accelerator in order to further promote Innovation Park and strengthen the Town’s foothold in the bioscience and high-tech industry. An amount of $30,000 has been budgeted for an Economic Feasibility Study of this concept."
- "To extend the Town’s rebranding effort, $10,000 has been allocated for banners to hang from light poles along the Town’s main corridors."
- "To further promote arts and culture in Oro Valley, the Town will continue its partnership with the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance (SAACA) to provide programs such as the concert series and other related events."
- "An amount of $70,000 has been included in the Recommended Budget to build a ramada structure" at Steam Pump Ranch
- "An amount of $30,000 has been included in the Recommended Budget to conduct a formal community survey. The last time the Town conducted a community survey was in 2008. General Plan"As the Town prepares to update its General Plan for approval by voters in 2016, the Recommended Budget includes $206,500 to be allocated primarily for outside consultant assistance and public outreach efforts in this area."
A recommendation to return the utility tax to 2%, which was voted upon by the citizens, from 4% which was voted by the prior council, is not included in the budget.
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