Paul Walkingstick

Interim City Manager Appointment

The City Manager's salary and contract terms will affect the city budget, but details weren't made public.

Proposed General Transactions and Use Tax on November Ballot

Roughly $124,000 in regional grant funds available to the city over three years.

CalHOME Reuse housing fund budget amendment

$199,000 from reserves, expected to return through loan repayment at 3–5% simple interest.

City Communication Efforts

2025 CDBG application and Housing Division update

Up to $1.44 million in federal grant funding could flow into housing rehab, studies, and a downtown restroom.

Recreation cost recovery and subsidies

Utility costs run about $250,000 a year, mostly water at city parks, which affects the rec department's cost-recovery math.

Library Resource-Sharing Expansion to Carmel

Extended hours would require added staff or budget the city hasn't committed; courier costs for the Carmel partnership are covered by existing state grant funds.

Temporary IT Staffing Funding

An additional $55,000 in city spending.

FY 2025-26 Mid-Year Budget Modifications

About $700,000 more revenue than budgeted, with $294,000 in added spending — still a $1.5 million projected deficit.

Citywide Infrastructure Survey and Ballot Measure Prep

About $8,000 approved for the initial consultant phase; any future measure would be a much bigger ask.

Board's two-recommendation limit

Tennis Court Repair and CIP Funding Crunch

Three unfunded tennis court repairs could cost roughly one and a half times what two courts cost last year.