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Attachment A <br />To:Roseville City Council <br />cc:Roseville Department Heads <br />From:Patrick Trudgeon, City Manager <br />Date:August 10, 2020 <br />Re:City Manager 2021Proposed Budget <br />2 I am pleased to present my proposed 2021City of Roseville budget. I have approached the <br />3 creation of the 2021budgetmindful of financial challenges thatboth the city and taxpayers face <br />4 due to the COVID-19 pandemic while making sure the city maintainsour existing assets and <br />5 services and invest in new import initiatives. <br />6 <br />7 As I mentioned in the 2020 budget message, Roseville is a complex citythat serves a larger <br />8 population than its actual residents. As a regional commercial and retail destinationthat has <br />9 35,000 persons journey to Roseville daily for their work and up to 80,000 people travelingthrough <br />10 Roseville daily on Hwy 36, I 35W, and our numerous County Roads, Roseville is a busy place. <br />11 <br />12 Thesevisitors roads, parks, andcityservices. We need to respond to medical and <br />13 law enforcement issues regardless of whether they are Roseville residents or not.Allthis activity <br />14 requires the city to allocate additional resources above what is needed for a community of <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 The disruption thattheCOVID-19 pandemic has caused for local government, schools, <br />18 businesses, and residentsreinforces the importance oflocal government to continue serving <br />19 the needs ofthe community,its residents,and businesses. The murder of George Floyd in <br />20 Minneapolis is an opportunity for self-reflection bylocal government about its role in systemic <br />21 racism.Bothunique moments in time have been factored into the 2021 budget. <br />22 <br />23 The 2021 budget continues past budget proposals in addressing the increasing demands on city <br />24 servicesand continuesinvestment into our existing assetsin a responsible and sustainable manner. <br />25 As part of the 2020 budget, we eliminated the use of the General Fund Reserves to balance the <br />26 budget and pay for city operations. <br />27 <br />28 In the lastdecade,the City of Roseville hasstabilizedour funding for capital needs. We now have <br />29 sufficient resources in place for the next 20 years for most of our infrastructure and equipment <br />30 funds. We will need to continue to work on several capital fundsin the near term,namely the <br />31 Water Fund, the General Facilities Fund,and the Park Improvement Fund,to ensure sufficient <br />32 funding for capital replacement in the future, making the operating budget balanced and more <br />33 sustainable. <br />Page 1of 19 <br /> <br />