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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - May 20, 2020 C-09AGENDA ITEM c4 Crrv or Lonr CouNcrr., ConnMUNrcATroN TM AGENDA TITLE: MEETING DATE: PREPARED BY: Receive Report Regarding Communication Pertaining to COVID-19 Fiscal lmpact May 20,2020 City Clerk REGOMMENDED ACT¡ON Receive report regardíng communication pertaining to COVID-19 fiscal impact. BACKGROUND INFORMATION The City received a request for communication from the League of California Cities regarding a letter to Governor Newsom regarding the fiscal impact of COVID-19 on cities and requesting State and federal assistance. There was a need to send a letter immediately. California cities are projecting a nearly $7 billion general revenue shortfall over the next two fiscal years. This shortfall will grow by billions of dollars if stay-at-home orders to protect public health extend into the summer months and beyond. Ninety percent of cities project that shortfalls will impact core city services, including police, fire, emergency management, and planning and housing. The State is being requested to establish a city revenue stabilization fund for direct aid to all cities; allocate a share of the State's $8.4 billion CARES Act funding for cities with populations under 500,000 to support COVID-19 expenses; and create a COVID-19 financing vehicle that all cities can access to support immediate cash flow needs The attached letter, signed by the Mayor, was sent on April 29,2020. A copy of the initial request is also attached. This report is provided for informational purposes only, pursuant to policy. FISCAL IMPACT:Not applicable. FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable Pamela M. Farris Assistant City Clerk APPROVED n bauer, City Manager \\cvcfilvOl\administration$\Administration\CLERK\Council\COUNCOM\LeagueReceiveReport_COVID Relief Funds.doc ACTION ALERT!! COVID-19 Fiscal Impact on California Cities State and Federal Assistance Needed BACKGROUND: Cities remain on the front line helping residents stay safe and in their homes, delivering emergency services, and supporting their local businesses and community organizations. As emergency costs continue to grow, city revenues to fund local services are plummeting. COVID- 19 is having devastating impacts on city budgets and services statewide. California cities are projecting a nearly $7 billion general revenue shortfall over the next two fiscal years. This shortfall will grow by billions of dollars if stay-at-home orders to protect public health extend into the summer months and beyond. Ninety percent of cities project that shortfalls will impact core city services, including police, fire, emergency management, and planning and housing, and anticipate lay-offs or furloughs, which will further impact core services for residents. The League requests that the state: 1. Establish at least a $7 billion city revenue stabilization fund for direct aid to all cities to address the general revenue shortfall over the next two fiscal years; 2. Allocate a share of the State’s $8.4 billion CARES Act funding for cities with populations under 500,000 to support COVID-19 expenses; and 3. Create a COVID-19 financing vehicle that all cities can access to support immediate cash flow needs. ACTION: All California cities, regardless of population, urgently need funding to help us continue to fight COVID-19 and protect our residents through the summer months and beyond. No city can be left behind. Cities can help in the following ways: 1) Send a formal city letter to the Governor and copy your Assembly Member and Senator as soon as possible. (See attached sample letter) 2) Call your Assembly Member and Senator to inform them of the impacts facing your city. Please refer to the talking points on the next page for additional guidance. TALKING POINTS: California’s 482 cities are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting residents and incurring additional expenses as they work to prevent further transmission. • Since the beginning of this outbreak, cities have been taking actions to protect their communities – buying personal protective equipment, installing public sanitation stands, disinfecting public facilities, and enacting emergency orders. These actions have saved lives and serve as a model for the country. But, these actions come at a cost.  Nine out of 10 cities are buying personal protective equipment.  Nine out of 10 cities report increased spending to disinfect and sanitize public facilities.  12 percent of cities report spending more than $500,000 to address the outbreak in their communities. • Cities understand that their small businesses need to stay alive in order for communities to recover and reopen. They’re working hard to help their businesses with relief funds, fundraisers, and interactive maps showing which businesses are open on their websites and social media. A new data analysis from the League shows that California cities face significant revenue shortfalls and are already reducing or eliminating core services as a result of the pandemic. • All California cities, big and small, are feeling the severe financial impacts of this pandemic. With city budgets hit so hard, residents are going to feel that impact in their everyday lives. • Cities are facing a nearly $7 billion revenue shortfall over the next two years. This shortfall grows by billions of dollars if stay-at-home orders to protect public health extend into the summer months and beyond. • Cities need immediate assistance from the state and federal government in order to fill the gap. • With businesses shut down throughout the state, revenues are coming in well below expected city budgets. City leaders have fewer dollars to pay for essential services that residents rely on, like police, fire, and trash collection.  Nine out of 10 of cities may cut staff or decrease city services to residents, and nearly 3 in 4 cities report they may have to take both actions.  Police services will be adversely affected in 8 out of 10 cities.  Eight out of 10 cities report projected cuts to parks and recreation services.  In 8 out of 10 cities, public works services will be impacted.  More than half of cities’ fire services will be adversely affected. • Cities whose economies depend most on tourism and recreation-based activities are most severely impacted by this crisis.  Cities anticipate $2.9 billion loss in sales taxes and a $1.3 billion loss in transient (hotel) occupancy taxes (TOT).  Up to 57 percent of the shortfall is attributable to a decline in sales tax revenue, and 27 percent is attributed to the decline in transient (hotel) occupancy tax (TOT) revenue. Cities can’t wait. They need fiscal assistance now from the state and federal government. And no city can be left behind. • The road to recovery will be long and hard. As state and federal governments help stabilize businesses and schools, it is important that they also provide relief for cities and its residents so they can continue to respond to, and recover from, this global health crisis. • We are calling on the Governor and Legislature to immediately:  Establish at least a $7 billion city revenue stabilization fund for direct aid to all cities;  Allocate a share of the State’s $8.4 billion CARES Act funding for cities with populations under 500,000; and  Create a COVID-19 financing vehicle that all cities can access to support immediate cash flow needs. @ FACSIMILE COVER SHEET TO CITY CLERK'S OFFICE 221 WEST PINE STREET - P.O. BOX 3006 LODI, CALIFORNI A 95241.1910 pHoNE (209) 333-6702 FAX (209) 333-6807 cityclrk@lodi.gov or pfanis@lodi.gov DATE: April 29, 2020 FROM:Pamela M. Farris Assistant City Clerk Senator Galgiani, 91 6-651 -4905 Assembly Member Cooper, 91 6-31 9-21 09 COMMENTS:Attached please find a letter from the Mayor of the City of Lodi regarding COVID-19 relief funds. TH|S TRANSMTTTAL CONTATNS 2 PAGE(S), ¡NCLUD|NG TH|S COVER SHEET. forms\aafaxjen.doc CITY COUNCIL DOUG KUEHNE, Mayor ALAN NAKANISHI, Mayor Pro Tempore MARK CHANDLER JOANNE MOUNCE CITY OF LODI 2015 "Wine Region of the Year" CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET P.O. BOX 3006 LODt, CALTFORNTA 95241 -1910 (209) 333-6702 / FAX (209) 333-6807www.lodi.gov citvclerk@lodi.qov April29,2020 STEPHEN SCHWABAUER City Manager PAMELA M. FARRIS Assistant City Clerk JANICE D. MAGDICH City Attorney Honorable Gavin Newsom Governor, State of California State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814 VIA E-mail : ExternalAffairs@qov,ca.qov Dear Governor Newsom: The City of Lodithanks you for your leadership and efforts to protect and support Californians during this unprecedented public health crisis. Cities remain on the frontline helping residents stay safe and in their homes, delivering emergency services, and supporting local businesses and community organizations. However, as emergency costs continue to grow, city revenues to fund local services are plummeting. COVID-19 is having devastating impacts on city budgets and services statewide, Based on the League of California Cities analysis, California cities are projecting a nearly $7 billion qeneral revenue shortfall over the next two fiscal years. This shortfall will grow by billions of dollars if stay-at-home orders to protect public health extend into the summer months and beyond. The City of Lodi projects that these shortfalls will impact our core city services, including police, fire service, emergency management, and planning and housing, and a majority of the cities surveyed anticipate lay-offs or furloughs, which will further impact core city services for residents, as well as the employees. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the City of Lodi has stepped up to protect and serve our community, The necessary measures our city has taken are costly. ln order to continue to be a full partner with the state in saving lives, protecting our communities, and ultimately recovering from this crisis, we need vour help. The city of Lodi is calling on you to immediately support the following actions:¡ Establish at least a $7 billion city revenue stabilization fund for direct aid to all cities to address the general revenue shortfall over the next two fiscal years;o Allocate a share of the State's $8.4 billion CARES Act funding for cities with populations under 500,000 to support COVID-19 expenses; and. Create a COVID-19 financing vehicle that all cities can access to support immediate cash flow needs. The City of Lodi appreciates your consideration of our requests and look forward to further discussing in the coming days how together we can continue to best protect Californians and reopen our economy. Thank you again for your leadership and partnership during these uncertain times. Sincerely, Doug ne, Mayor City of Lodi Senator Cathleen Galgiani Assembly Member Jim Cooper Stephen Qualls, League of California Cities, squalls@iacities.org Meg Desmond, League of California Cities, cityletters@cacities.org Cc: 04/29/2020 WED L7:33 FA)(ø 001 *************************** *** F¡Ð( ERROR rX REPORÍi *** *************************** TX FUNCTION !{AS NOT COMPLETED JOB NO. DEPT. ID DESTINATION ADDRESS SUBADDRESS DESBINATION TD ST. TIME TXIRX TIME PGS. RESULT 08L2 101 919163192109 Cooper 04/29 L7232 00'00 0 NG 0 #O].8 BUSY./NO SIGNAL @ FACSIMILE COVER SHEET TO CITY CLERK'S OFFICE 22I WEST PINIE STREET . P.O. BOX 3006 LODI, CALIFORNTA 95241. 19 1 O Pr-roNE (209) 333-6702 FAX (209) 333.6807 cityclrk@)locli,ggy or nfar:ri_s@locli.gov DATE: April 29, 2020 FROM:Pamela M. Farris Assistant City Clerk Senator Galgiani, 916-651 -4905 Assembly Member Cooper, 916-31 9-21 09 GOMMENTS:Attached please find a letter from the Mayor of the City of Lodi regarding COVID-19 relief funds. TH|S TRANSMTTTAL CONTATNS 2 pAcE(S), |NCLUDING TH|S COVER SHEET. 04/29/2020 WED 17:33 iR-ADV C7260 Øoor ***************** *** TX REPORT *** ***************** JOB NO. DEPT. ID ST. !IME SHEETS FILE NAME TX INCOMPLETE TRANSACTÏON OK ERROR 08r2 101 Q4/29 L7¿28 2 919163192109 Cooper @ FACSIMILE COVER SHEET CITY CLERK'S OFFICE 22I WEST PINE STREET. P.O. BOX 3006 LODI, CALIFORNTA 95241. 19 I O Pr-roNE (209) 333-6702 FAX (209) 333.6807 cityclrkdDlocli.ggv or, pfalris@.lgdr,gpv DATE: April 29, 2020 FROM Pamela M. Farris Assistant City Clerk TO:Senator Galgiani, 91 6-651 -4905 Assembly Member Cooper, 91 6-31 9-21 09 COMMENTS:Attached please find a letter from the Mayor of the City of Lodi regarding COVID-19 relief funds. THIS TRANSMTTTAL CONTATNS 2 PAGE(S), INCLUD|NG TH|S COVER SHEET 04/29/2020 IÍED 16:20 FA)(Øoor *************************** *** F:Ð( MULII TX IIEPORT *** *************************** JOB NO. DEPT. ID PGS. rX INCO¡{PLEIE TRANSACTÏON OK ERROR 0 81r. 101 2 919166514905 919r"63r.92r.09 Galgiani Cooper @ F'ACS IMILE COVER SHEET CITY CLERK'S OFFICE 22I WEST PINE STREET - P.O. BOX 3006 LODI, CALIFORNTA 9524I. I 9 IO PHONE (209) 333-6702 FAX (209) 333-6807 cjÞ¡clrl<6]locli.got or pfarrjq@lodi,gov DATE: April 29, 2020 FROM:Pamela M. Farris Assistant City Clerk TO;Senator Galgiani, 91 6-651 -4905 Assembly Member Cooper, 91 6-31 9-21 09 COMMENTS:Attached please find a letter from the Mayor of the City of Lodi regarding COVID-19 relief funds. TH|S TRANSMTTTAL CONTATNS 2 PAGE(S), |NCLUD|NG TH|S COVER SHEET 04/29/2020 llED L6:20 iR-ADV C7260 Øoo r ***************** *** TX REPORÍI *** ***************** JOB NO. DEPT. ID ST. TIME SITEETS FILE NAME rX INCOMPLETE ERANSACITON OK ERROR 0 81r. t0L 04/29 L6zL5 2 9r.91655r.4905 9r.9r63r.92r.09 Galgíani Cooper @ F'ACSIMILE COVER SHEET TO CITY CLERK'S OFFICE 221 WEST PINE STREET. P.O. BOX 3006 LODI, CALIFORNTA 95241. 19 1 O PHONE (209)333-6't02 FAX (20e) 333-6807 citys.[k@]ssllSsy or pfarris@lodi.gov DATE: 4pri129,2020 FROM:Pamela M, Farris Assistant City Clerk Senator Galgiani, 91 6-651 -4905 Assembly Member Cooper, 91 6-31 9-21 09 COMMENTS:Attached please find a letter from the Mayor of the City of Lodi regarding COVID-19 relief funds, TH|S TRANSMTTTAL CONTATNS 2 PAGE(S), tNCLUDtNc TH|S COVER SHEET 05/0L/2020 FRI 1"6:47 iR-ADV C7260 Øoor ***************** *** TX IìEPORT *** ***************** JOB NO. DEPT. ID ST. TIME SHEETS FILE NA!.{E TX INCOMPLETE ÍRANSACTION OK ERROR 0813 101 05/01 16:41 2 919r63192109 @ FACSIMILE C OVER SHEET TO CITY CLERK'S OFFICE 22I WEST PINE STREET . P.O. BOX 3006 LODI, CALIFORNTA 9524I-19 I O pHoNE (209) 333-6702 FAX (209) 333-6807 glfyqfk@lojr,ggy or pfarLis@lodi.gov DATE: April29,2020 FROM Pamela M, Farris Assistant City Clerk Senator Galgiani, 91 6-651-4905 Assembly Member Cooper, 91 6-31 9-2109 COMMENTS:Attached please find a letter from the Mayor of the City of Lodi regarding COVID-19 relief funds. THIS TRANSMTTTAL CONTATNS 2 PAGE(S), ¡NCLUD|NG THrS COVER SHEET 05/0L/2020 FRI 16:47 FAX Øoot *************************** *** FjÐ< ERROR ÍrX REPORT *** *************************** TX FUNCTTON WAS NOT COMPLEÍED JOB NO. DEPT. TD DESTINATION ADDRESS SUBADDRESS DESTINATION ID Sf. TIlt{E ÍXIRX TIME PGS. RESULT 08r.3 L0t 919163192L09 05/0L L6z 46 00'00 0 NG 0 #AL9 BUSY/NO STGNAL @ FACSIMILE COVER SHEET CITY CLERK'S OFFICE 221 WEST PINE STREET. P.O. BOX 3006 LODI, CALIFORNTA 95241.19 I O PHONE (209) 333-6702 FAX (209) 333.6807 qi.fyçlrk@Jo{i*gçy or nfan'is@lqcli.gov DATE: April29,2020 FROM Pamela M. Farris Assistant City Clerk TO:Senator Galgiani, 91 6-651-4905 Assembly Member Cooper, 916-31 9-21 09 GOMMENTS:Attached please fínd a letter from the Mayor of the City of Lodi regarding COVID-19 relief funds. TH|S TRANSMTTTAL CONTATNS 2 PAGE(S), tNCLUDtNc THIS COVER SHEET Kaylee Clayton From: Sent: lo: Subject: Attachments: Kaylee Clayton Monday, May 04, 2020 LI:49 AM ' la u rie.Lau ner@ASM.CA.Gov' Letter for Assembly Member Cooper ASM - Cooper.pdf La u rie, Thank you for taking the time to answer my call today. Stay healthy & safe Kaylee Clayton City of Lodi Administrative Clerk - Confidential kclavton@lodi.sov (209) 333-6702 extensi on 27 87 =)Vuq-Clq\trï \^^-, CL::q \wrisirt LòCL5 ç'r-. \-t,,ul*- $ç¡grcLt^\CI4L*:o $VL'\,\, ñ bslc'-cluse- ruÒ øy\q-.ifrfr", -A k\À, et[urrrrpc\ùtttc"& ı{/\* tJ ìö\4'ú* å-[-K* ß,uc¡¡e- 1 Kaylee Clayton From: Sent: To: Subject: My pleasure Kayleel Your attachment has been forwarded g Laur¡e Launer I Constituent Caseworker / Field Representat¡ve Assemblymember Jim Cooperl District 9 lDistrict Office CELI PHONE WHIIE TETECOMMUTING: 916-505-4481 Office: 9t6-67O-7888 | Fax: 916-670-7893 laurie.launer@asm.ca.gov I http://asmdc.orelmembers/a09 Go@o From: Kaylee Clayton <kclavton@lodi.sov> Sent: Monday, May 04,2O2O 11:49 AM To: La uner, Laurie <La urie. Launer@asm.ca.gov> Subject: Letter for Assembly Member Cooper Laurie, Thank you for taking the time to answer my call today. Stay healthy & safe Kaylee Clayton City of Lodi Administrative Clerk - Confidential kclavton (@ lodi.sov (209) 333-6702 extension 2787 Lau ner, Laurie < Laurie.Launer@asm.ca.gov> Monday, May 04, 2020 L2:09 PM Kaylee Clayton RE: Letter for Assembly Member Cooper 1