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Agoura Hills narrows goal funding as staff warns only $150,000 available for general fund projects
Summary
City staff told the City Council the municipal sales- and property-tax forecasts are modest while councilmembers must prioritize roughly $150,000 in general-fund discretionary dollars amid roughly $570,000 of project requests.
Agoura Hills — City staff told the City Council at a goal‑setting workshop on Monday that tight revenue forecasts leave about $150,000 in discretionary general‑fund dollars available for new priorities, and asked councilmembers to rank projects across subcommittee recommendations.
City Manager Nathan Hamburger framed the discussion, saying staff has “thrown everything out” for review and is now asking the council to select priorities so those items can be reflected in the draft budget for the June budget meeting. He warned that “we may not be able to fund all of those at that price,” and urged the council to prioritize projects that can be accomplished within the projected revenue picture.
The finance presentation outlined the revenue assumptions behind that constraint. Finance staff Diego said the city’s combined sales tax rate…
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