The Major Budget Initiatives
Fri., Aug. 14, 1998
| New funding (estimated) | Sources | Affected Depts | Details | |
| Neighborhood Policing | 3,060,685 | General Fund, grants | Police | Part of overall reorganization of APD; new funding includes $1.5 million Federal grant |
| Workforce Development | 472,924 | Tax abatements | HHS | Some components (including child care and summer jobs) actually see funding cuts |
| Homeless Initiative | 1,118,158 | General Fund, CDBG | HHS | Most of multi-million dollar initiative to be funded through grants |
| Austin Pub Library | 1,151,385 | General Fund | Library | No cuts to Austin History Center, but Youth Services staff reduced |
| Organizational Health | 153,318 | General Fund | All depts | Pays for increasing City's minimum wage to $8 by year-end |
| Transportation, General | 1,714,201 | GF, Capital Budget, Fleet/Vehicle funds | All (esp. Pub. Wks) | Pays for alternative fuels for City vehicles, ADA curb ramps,and pilot pay-not-to-park program |
| Transportation, Peds/Bikes | 115,000 | General Fund | Public Works | New staff for ped/bike plan program. ADA-related projects included above |
| Transportation, Traffic Mgmt | 322,219 | General Fund | Police | New officers to increase DWI and IH-35 traffic enforcement |
| Smart Growth | 251,440 | General Fund | PECSD | Adds new staff |
| Neighborhood Planning | 70,245 | General Fund | PECSD | Adds new staff |
| Annexation | 14,128,856 | All funds | All depts | Includes $4.4 million for city-assumed MUD debt; annexed property assessed at $2 billion |
| Maintenance | 2,526,206 | GF, Transporation Fund | Many depts | New vehicles, roof repairs, library maintenance, roadwork, etc. |
| Year 2000 | 7,000,000 | All funds | All depts | Goal to certify all City computers as Y2K-compliant by Jan. 1 |
| Housing Initiative | 4,726,067 | GF, CDBG, Federal funds | NHCDO | NHCDO to be reorganized to "realign the housing agenda" |
TOTAL | 36,810,704 |
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