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City staff outline enterprise fund requests and fleet needs as budget season continues
Summary
Administration Services Director Victor Henriques presented enterprise-fund operations and fleet requests for FY 2025–26, identifying vehicle needs, a proposed wastewater request and potential capital purchases; staff asked council for a follow-up budget workshop to reconcile reserves, grants and CIP projects.
Victor Henriques, administration service director, presented the enterprise-fund and fleet-services portion of the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and asked the council to schedule a detailed workshop to reconcile reserves, grant limits and planned capital-improvement projects.
Henriques said staff presented operations-only figures (excluding CIP projects and bonds) so councils can compare ongoing costs across departments. He reported an inventory of 67 city vehicles and said nine of those are leased through Enterprise. For wastewater operations, Henriques said the proposed fiscal-year request included approximately $3,300,000 (presented in staff materials) and that staff were requesting two collection-system positions with a combined financial impact the presentation listed as $145,000.
On fleet items, Henriques described five specific vehicle requests (two pickups for wastewater, two pickups for parks and recreation and one vehicle for technology) and a longer-term request to acquire a street sweeper. He described the sweeper cost in the presentation as “approximately a hundred, 450,000,” and said it is being evaluated as a capital-improvement project; Henriques noted that line-item and lead-time considerations make some purchases unlikely in the coming fiscal year. He also said five vehicles had been identified for surplus and that two additional park vehicles would be surplused to offset replacements.
Henriques told the council that some reserves for water and wastewater were being drawn down by grant-supported CIP projects and that staff would return with reserve balances, grant limits and recommended project scopes. He asked council members for availability to hold a more detailed workshop (staff proposed the week of the 11th or the 18th) to finalize the numbers before additional agenda actions.
Quote from Henriques: “We currently have an inventory of 67 vehicles,” Henriques said when summarizing fleet status and upcoming requests.
Why it matters: Enterprise funds and fleet replacements affect ongoing service delivery for water, wastewater, parks and public safety. The city must balance operating budgets, replacement funds and grant-financed capital projects while maintaining service levels and complying with lease or grant requirements.
What to watch: staff’s follow-up workshop schedule, the detailed reserve and CIP report, and any future agenda items asking council to appropriate funds, authorize lease purchases or award vehicle or equipment contracts.
