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Measure T oversight committee reports $351,914 available and recommends lighting, parking and staff one‑time payments
Summary
Measure T committee presented its FY24–25 oversight report showing a fund balance of $1.46M and recommended $150,000 for 8th Street solar lighting, $166,934 for downtown parking repairs and $34,979 for one-time staff payments; committee expects Measure T revenue to remain steady at $4–4.5M annually.
Santa Paula — The Measure T Oversight Committee presented its annual fiscal report to the City Council on Nov. 5, recommending targeted one-time uses for the local 1% sales tax fund.
Vanessa Olmos, a Measure T committee member, said the fund ended FY24–25 with approximately $1,460,000 and noted $1,100,000 is earmarked for carryovers, leaving about $351,914 in available balance. Olmos told council the measure—approved by voters about nine years ago—was originally expected to yield $2.1 million annually but is now producing closer to $4–4.5 million a year.
The committee supported staff recommendations to allocate roughly $150,000 for an 8th Street solar-led lighting project downtown, about $166,934 toward improvements to downtown parking lots and $34,979 for the one-time 2% payment to staff negotiated in labor agreements. Olmos said the committee will continue to track revenue trends and the committee’s role includes recommending expenditure levels and producing an annual report.
Council members asked for detail on which downtown lots would be improved, the timeline for design and construction, and clarification that the $34,979 is a one-time staff payment linked to labor negotiations. Staff said additional planning will be scheduled and that lighting, lot repairs and parking-lot design will be prioritized based on availability of interns and paving program timelines.
What’s next: Staff will bring project-level details and timelines for the recommended uses, and the Measure T committee will continue oversight as required.
