Meeting_Body
BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING
FINANCE, BUDGET, AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
MAY 15, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: FISCAL YEAR 2025 (FY25) PROPOSED BUDGET
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. ADOPTING the proposed FY25 Budget as presented in the budget document (provided in a separate transmittal and posted on metro.net);
1. AUTHORIZING $9.0 billion annual consolidated expenditures to achieve goals and objectives set forth by the Board adopted mission and goals;
2. AUTHORIZING a total of 11,283 FTEs, of which 9,275 are Represented FTEs and 2,008 are Non-Represented FTEs;
3. AUTHORIZING an average 4% performance-based merit increase for Non-Represented employees;
4. AMENDING the proposed budget to include $16.4 million for the federal fund awarded to Metro from the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) grant for the first set of projects from the Games Mobility Concept Plan;
5. AMENDING the proposed budget to include $3.5 million in FY25 for the Operations Central Instruction (OCI) project and approve a Life-of-Project (LOP) budget of $24.5 million, which will centralize training and onboarding for Bus Operators and essential front-line staff;
6. APPROVING the Life of Project (LOP) budgets for new capital projects; new capital projects with LOP exceeding $5.0 million are presented in Attachment B;
7. AMENDING the proposed budget to include any Board approved actions currently under consideration from now to the end of the fiscal year (June 30, 2024);
B. APPROVING the programming of $10 million in Measure M funds for the SR-71 Project to support design activities for the SR-71 North Segment project; and
C. APPROVING the Reimbursement Resolution declaring Metro's intention to issue debt in FY25 for capital projects, as shown in Attachment C, with the provision that actual debt issuance will require separate Board approval.
Issue
ISSUE
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