Were General Fund expenses examined for opportunities to restructure or lower costs to the General Fund?
Staff has analyzed certain City services that are funded from the General Fund to determine if they could reasonably and legally be funded through enterprise funds. For example, several years ago, we identified that the General Fund was paying for landscape maintenance services in the Waterfront parking lots, despite the fact that the revenues from these lots remained in the Waterfront Enterprise Fund. Those costs are now being funded by the Waterfront. As part of the overall balancing strategy, we identified other costs that we are proposing be funded by enterprise funds. The first of the recommended cost allocation changes relates to various Waterfront costs. Beginning in fiscal year 2010, we are proposing that the Waterfront Department assume responsibility for the maintenance of three restrooms in the Waterfront area: Stearns Wharf, Leadbetter Beach, and the Visitor’s Center restroom on Garden Street. We are also proposing that the Waterfront Department assume responsibility for th
