BOARD MEETING DATE: September 11, 2009
AGENDA NO. 17
REPORT:
Summary of Changes to FY 2008-09 Approved Budget
SYNOPSIS:
This is the annual report of budget changes for FY 2008-09.
COMMITTEE:
Not Applicable
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Receive and file.
Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env.
Executive Officer
Background
After the close of each fiscal year, staff has prepared and presented to the Board a report of midyear revisions to the budget. The attached Board-approved budget changes reflect actions taken by the Board to increase the budget. In addition, there were organizational unit-requested budget changes that did not increase the budget but reallocated already-budgeted funds within a Major Object to meet operational needs.
Organizational unit-requested budget changes included such things as a transfer of budgeted funds from Planning, Rules and Area Sources to Information Management for the development of a web-based Architectural Coatings Reporting System, and enhancements to the Transportation System and AER Web Application; from Engineering & Compliance to Public Affairs for legislative advocacy in Sacramento for permits to construct that utilize credits from the Rule 1309.1 Priority Reserve or that utilize Rule 1304 offset exemptions; and from Science & Technology Advancement to Information Management to modify the Lawn Mower Exchange System to support the registration of multiple makes of lawn mowers with different prices, and to enhance the Atmospheric Measurement’s Air Quality Data and Telemetry system. Expenditures relating to budget increases and/or transfers follow Board-established policy regarding purchasing and contracting.
BOARD-APPROVED FY 2008-09 BUDGET CHANGES:
|
Date of Board Action |
Budget
Increases |
Description |
| July 2008 | $ 600,000 | From the Clean Fuels Fund - for technical assistance, expert consultation, public outreach and technical conference sponsorship, and advanced technology vehicle leases. |
| July 2008 | $ 300,000 | From the AB 923 Fund - to support administrative, outreach education and other directly related AB 923 activities. |
| July 2008 | $ 58,876 | From the AB 2766 Discretionary Fund - to facilitate the payment of MSRC miscellaneous and travel costs. |
| July 2008 | $ 750,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance - for CEQA analysis for expansion and modernization of the Union Pacific Intermodal Container Transfer Facility. |
| July 2008 | $ 689,800 | From the U.S. EPA - for the PM 2.5 monitoring program ($365,000) and for the reallocation of unspent Section 105, Year 16, PAMS program funds ($324,800). |
| September 2008 | $ 305 | From the Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership Fund - for the reimbursement of meeting expenses. |
| September 2008 | $ 334,860 | From Undesignated Fund Balance - to evaluate emission control technologies for further reducing sulfur oxides emissions from stationary sources in the SCAQMD SOx RECLAIM program. |
| September 2008 | $ 75,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance - to conduct an assessment of alternate sampling methodologies for Rule 403 compliance monitoring. |
| September 2008 | $ 100,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance - for Stakeholders Database development and software implementation. |
| October 2008 | $ 664,563 | From Designation for Facilities Refurbishment - for the Headquarters re-roof and solar panel installation. |
| October 2008 | $ 1,009,320 | From the Department of Energy ($964,320) and Clean Fuels Fund ($45,000) – to develop and demonstrate a medium duty plug-in hybrid electric delivery vehicle. |
| October 2008 | $ 250,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance – for CEQA analysis for expansion and modernization of the Union Pacific Intermodal Container Transfer Facility. |
| October 2008 | $ 250,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance – for CEQA analysis for expansion and modernization of the Union Pacific Intermodal Container Transfer Facility. |
| October 2008 | $ 1,125,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance – for the design, installation and monitoring of high-efficiency air filtration technologies for indoor building air space at schools in the Long Beach and Los Angeles Unified School Districts. |
| October 2008 | $ 68,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance – for additional Air Quality Institute briefings. |
| October 2008 | $ 500,000 | From Designation for Litigation and Enforcement – for outside legal counsel to assist on litigation cases on the Architectural Coatings Rules, the Priority Reserve Rule, cases involving “hot gas” with the California Public Utilities Commission and the FERC, and an ultra-low sulfur diesel project at the ConocoPhillips refinery. |
| November 2008 | $ 1,940,785 | From U.S. EPA ($1,501,830) and DHS ($438,955) – for the PAMS and NATTS programs for the Enhanced Particulate Monitoring program and the Community-Scale Toxics Monitoring Program. |
| November 2008 | $ 1,045,000 | From Designation for Facilities Refurbishing – for interior painting; carpet replacement; refurbishment of elevator interiors; re-coat cooling tower exteriors; the re-caulking of the cafeteria patio, courtyard, and building grade seams; rebuild HVAC air handlers; upgrade energy management system; replace heat exchangers; and replace cafeteria kitchen equipment. |
| November 2008 | $ 60,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance – for construction needed for management offices and other small construction jobs. |
| November 2008 | $ 30,500 | From Undesignated Fund Balance – for the purchase of videoconference systems for offsite meetings. |
| November 2008 | $ 175,000 | From Designation for Litigation and Enforcement – to assist in handling the appeal of the judgment in the lawsuit involving Rules 1309.1 and 1315. |
| January 2009 | $ 355,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance – to expand PM 2.5 monitoring and other ongoing enhanced activities. |
| February 2009 | $ 126,000 | From the AQIP Special Revenue Fund – to solicit outside business and organizational support to assist in implementing SCAQMD’s “Mow Down Air Pollution 2009” program. |
| March 2009 | $ 105,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance – to design and implement a program to establish a digital interactive communication database. |
| May 2009 | $ 61,000 | From Undesignated Fund Balance – to develop and train in enhanced protocols for nuisance odor characterization and resolution. |
| June 2009 | $ <96,400> | From Science and Technology Advancement’s Budget to the Clean Fuels Conference Fund – for the expenditures related to the Green Tech Connect Forum. |
| June 2009 | $ 175,000 | From Designation for Litigation and Enforcement – for outside counsel to assist in several lawsuits challenging the District’s Credit Bank, the Architectural Coatings Rules, the ultra-low diesel project at the ConocoPhillips refinery and the consumer products rule (Rule 1143). |
| $ 10,502,609 | Total Board-approved FY 2008-09 Budget changes |
Sources of Funding:
| $1,033,781 Interfund Transfers | |
| $3,594,905 Grants/Contracts | |
| $2,559,563 Budget Designations | |
| $3,314,360 Undesignated Fund Balance | |
| $ 132,110,915 | FY 2008-09 Adopted Budget |
| $ 142,613,524 | FY 2008-09 Ending Budget |