ITEM:		ACTION ITEM
32.	CONSIDER ADOPTION OF PROPOSED FY 2020-2021 MPWMD BUDGET AND RESOLUTION 2020-06
Meeting Date:			June 15, 2020	Budgeted:	N/A
From:			David J. Stoldt,	Program/	N/A
			General Manager	Line Item No.:
Prepared By:			Suresh Prasad	Cost Estimate:	N/A
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: N/A
CEQA Compliance: This action does not constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378.

SUMMARY: At the May 13, 2020 Board Budget Workshop meeting, staff presented the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. After receiving staff’s presentation and responses to questions regarding the proposed budget, the Board requested comments and changes have been incorporated in this version of the budget. Staff has reviewed the budget and made further adjustments to the proposed budget. The latest version of the proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 is attached as Exhibit 32-B. While preparing the proposed budget, District staff was mindful of the continued economic conditions due to COVID19 and as well as the current status of the District’s three main funding sources (User Fee Revenue, Property Tax Revenue, and Water Supply Charge). This budget assumes continuation of the adopted annual Water Supply Charge and the User Fee revenue from ratepayers of California American Water in FY 2020-2021. This budget also takes into account District’s existing Mechanics Bank (formerly Rabobank) ASR loan debt obligation. Proposed expenditures and revenues each total $24,421,800, which is higher for expenditures and revenues from the amount budgeted in FY 2019-2020. A more detailed justification of the proposed budget is provided in the transmittal letter which is part of the budget document. This proposed budget does include the use of reserves to balance the proposed budget. The FY 2020-2021 Budget also assumes payment of $230,000 towards debt service (interest and principal) for the Rabobank ASR Loan, as well as setting aside $500,000 towards the balloon payment due in June 2023. The budget document has been presented in same format as in prior years.

RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Board adopt Resolution No. 2020-06, A Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021.

BACKGROUND: After compilation of the original requests from all Divisions, a detailed review and several adjustments by Division Managers and the General Manager, culminated this budget with proposed expenditures and revenues for FY 2020-2021 totaling $24,421,800, of which $4,953,400 or 20% includes reimbursement funds from grants, California American Water and other agencies. Additionally, general reserves in the amount of $1,439,400 was used to balance this budget, of which $500,000 was transferred towards Mechanics bank reserve fund.

In the past, District budgets had been balanced by use of previously accumulated reserves. At the District’s strategic planning session on September 29, 2004, staff recommended that a balanced budget be prepared for FY 2005-2006 using a combination of revenue and expenditure adjustments to eliminate the use of reserve funds. At the January 19, 2005 budget workshop, the Board adopted an eight-part strategy for balancing the FY 2005-2006 Budget. In being mindful of the 2005 Board adopted strategy, every effort was made to balance this proposed budget without the use of reserves. This proposed FY 2020-2021 Budget was balanced with the use of reserves to maintain all of District’s programs and services. The use of reserve was primarily due to expenditures related to Pure Water Monterey project. This budget assumes the continued collection of the annual Water Supply Charge, User Fee revenues from ratepayers of the California American Water, and Property Tax revenues from the County.

EXHIBITS

32-A Draft Resolution No. 2020-06

32-B Draft Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Proposed Budget

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