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Creeks advisory committee recommends City of Santa Barbara adopt FY2026–27 creeks budget; supports raising reserve target to $4 million
Summary
The Creek Citizen Advisory Committee voted 4–0 to recommend the City Council approve the Creek Division’s proposed FY2026–27 budget, which staff say is consistent with Measure B spending guidelines. The budget reflects increased staffing costs, new street-sweeping program expenses, project maintenance needs and recommended reserve increases.
The Creek Citizen Advisory Committee on May 21 voted to recommend the City Council approve the City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division’s proposed fiscal year 2026–27 budget, a staff presentation showed.
The committee voted 4–0 to forward the two-year budget proposal to Council. The motion as read at the meeting was: “the committee recommend approval of the proposed Creeks division fiscal year 2026–2027 budgets to the city council.” The item passed after the committee’s budget subcommittee had reviewed the proposal in April and supported staff’s recommendation.
Why it matters: The Creeks Division is funded by Measure B, a voter-approved 2% transient-occupancy-tax allocation dedicated to stormwater and creek projects. The division does not receive general-fund dollars; its revenue projections drive maintenance contracts, capital projects and monitoring programs.
Creeks Manager Erin…
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