Wildomar Measure AA fund posts $1.4M balance; committee receives second-quarter report

The Measure AA Oversight Advisory Committee on Feb. 26 received the second-quarter FY25-26 financial report showing roughly $2.7 million in revenue to date, about $1.5 million in expenditures and a current fund balance of approximately $1.4 million, Finance Manager Adam Jansen said.

Jansen told the committee that about $2.5 million of the revenue came from the city’s 1% sales tax and that sales-tax remittances from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration typically run about two months behind. "Thus far we've received about 2.7 million in revenue of which 2.5 is from the 1% sales tax," he said. Based on current trends, Jansen said the city may exceed its budgeted $5.8 million sales-tax projection this fiscal year and come in closer to $6 million.

Jansen provided an itemized snapshot of Measure AA activity: public-works spending of roughly $29,000 so far for road maintenance from a $1.3 million public-works allocation; $242,000 spent on homeless services out of a $518,000 homeless-services budget (covering outreach and shelter payments); police spending of about $720,000 of a $2 million allocation (covering dedicated officers, a special enforcement team and two motor officers); and $403,000 for fire services of a $2 million allocation, including medic squad and weed-abatement work.

Operational metrics reported in the presentation included outreach contacts and bed utilizations for Project Touch: October showed seven new contacts and 136 bed utilizations; November four new contacts and 148 bed utilizations; December six new contacts and 125 bed utilizations. Public-works outputs funded by Measure AA in the reporting period included about 1,410 ft of pothole repairs, 48 posts installed, 81 trees trimmed and three signs installed, Jansen said. Police activity included 84 traffic collisions recorded and 528 traffic citations issued during the reporting window.

Jansen also summarized a recent midyear budget adjustment: the committee approved a $314,000 midyear allocation to expand the road maintenance program and purchase a skid steer and attachments to reduce rental costs and allow more immediate responses to maintenance needs.

Committee members asked for clarification about specific line items. One member asked about $2,531 recorded for police training and associated hotel fees; Jansen said those expenses cover motor officer training and occasional conference travel. Members also asked whether increased police spending was attributable to activity at Trace Logos; Jansen said dedicated officers and contractual hours are largely fixed and the city has not yet identified additional direct costs tied specifically to activity there. On homeless services, Jansen explained that the city reimburses a portion of outreach and shelter services provided through a contract with the city of Marietta (which supplies outreach services under a regional arrangement).

After discussion the committee moved to receive and file the second-quarter Measure AA financial report; the motion passed and the report was accepted for the record.

Next steps noted by staff included finalizing the fiscal-year audit statements and bringing a March issuance to the City Council as part of routine reporting.