Scott Matas

Landscape district funding gap

About $1.3 million of the district's cost is covered by the general fund every year.

City property purchase at 65311 San Jacinto Lane

No direct city cost; the project brings new jobs and business activity to an already-zoned industrial area.

Public Records Act request burden on City Hall

Extra staff have been hired to process the requests; cost not quantified.

Desert Water Agency property tax reduction

Homeowners save hundreds of dollars; one board member reported saving $680 over four years.

CDBG cooperation agreement (items 2027–2029)

Residential trash charges placed on FY 2026-27 property tax rolls

Adds about $4.6 million in waste service assessments to the county property tax rolls for roughly 8,190 residential accounts.

Delinquent waste billings collected through county tax rolls

Adds $240,432.38 in delinquent charges from 169 accounts to the county tax rolls.

Short-term vacation rental fee relief

Cuts about $175,788 a year in city fee revenue.

City finances at mid-year

Revenues of $14.2 million are ahead of the same period in each of the last two years.

Strategic plan implementation

The plan includes an $11.3 million state grant for downtown sidewalks, a transit hub, a bikeway and an electric shuttle van.

Council and mayor salary increase

Over $15,000 in added general fund spending this fiscal year, over $31,000 in future years.

Purchasing and public works contracting reform

Staff says the changes will cut administrative costs and procurement time for goods and services.