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Controller certifies multi-department contracting savings under Prop J; committee approves reporting out
Summary
The controller presented Prop J certifications that multiple enterprise services cost less when contracted out, including large savings for MTA paratransit and transit-shelter maintenance and for several airport services; the committee moved the certification forward without objection.
The Budget and Finance Committee reviewed a controller's certification under Proposition J that several enterprise services can be provided by private contractors at lower cost than equivalent city work.
Controller's office representatives presented certified savings across multiple departments: airport public parking management (~$4.3 million, ~212 FTEs), airport shuttle service (~$3.0 million, ~106 FTEs), the MTA paratransit contract (~$18.18 million, ~439 FTEs), transit shelter maintenance and advertising (~$12.36 million, ~65 FTEs), citation information services (range provided; controller and committee clarified figures), and port janitorial and security services (roughly $208,000 and $709,000 respectively). The controller and staff emphasized these are long-standing contracts that are periodically rebid and that the current item is a policy certification to allow contracting to continue under Prop J.
Port director Monique Moyer described the port's budget situation, said the port does not receive tax revenues, highlighted a deferred capital need of about $1.9 billion and asked that proposed cuts be routed to the operating reserve. Airport staff and the controller noted ongoing adjustments and expected to return with reconciled numbers where necessary.
The committee heard no public comment on the Prop J certifications and, on a motion by Supervisor Ellsburn, approved reporting the Prop J certifications out to the full board without objection.
Next steps: the Prop J certifications will be reported to the full Board of Supervisors; separate contract modifications or sole-source items will return to committees as required by law and board rules.
