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Yorba Linda council adopts $51M midterm budget with temporary reserve draw for solid waste consultant
Summary
The council unanimously approved midterm adjustments for FY 2026–27, keeping the budget balanced with a slight surplus, adding a temporary $150,000 draw on reserves for a solid-waste consultant, and noting funding priorities including pavement management, OCFA Station 10 design, e-bike education, and several one-time projects.
The Yorba Linda City Council unanimously adopted staff’s midterm adjustments for the fiscal year 2026–27 operating budget after presentations from City Manager Grant and the department director leading the budget briefing.
City Manager Grant told the council the city’s two‑year budget framework remains balanced and staff projects a slight surplus for FY 26–27. Director Donna presented the midterm recommendations: projected revenues are about $1.9 million higher than the current year, largely due to an approximate 4% increase in property tax receipts; sales tax projections are lower by roughly $215,000; and the recommended budget includes about $750,000 of additional revenue from a fee study (staff intends to implement roughly 75% of the fee study recommendations in the upcoming year).
The presentation outlined several operational adjustments and one‑time items. Staff noted approximately $1,145,000 in LMAD improvement projects and recommended $100,000 for turf renovation, additional technology investments for traffic modelling and backup services, and $250,000 for increased 4th of July costs tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary. Director Donna said staff recommends a temporary use of $150,000 from reserves to fund a solid‑waste consultant to prepare a hauler Request for Proposal; staff expects the awarded franchise agreement to reimburse the city for that consultant work over time.
Councilmembers asked targeted questions. Mayor Pro Tem Wong asked about a large increase in theater operations; staff said theater revenue is budgeted at $171,000 with roughly $130,000 in production costs, leaving about a $40,000 net. She also asked why a Lakeview/Point of Vista intersection study (budgeted at $200,000; construction roughly estimated at $6,000,000) was back in the CIP; staff said older studies are being revisited and numbers are being updated as part of CIP planning.
Councilmember Campbell emphasized pavement management as a near‑term priority, noting a pavement plan that estimated maintaining current road quality would require nearly $11 million annually compared with the roughly $6 million currently spent. Campbell also clarified that an EV charger allocation in the CIP is currently intended for the city yard rather than public charging use.
Councilmember Lim asked about the $150,000 consultant cost for solid waste; staff replied this covers the first year of consultant services, with the intent that the selected hauler will reimburse the city for the consultant cost as part of contract negotiations.
After discussion the council moved to adopt staff’s midterm budget recommendations; the motion passed unanimously. Council directed staff to begin earlier finance‑committee work on pavement‑funding scenarios ahead of the next budget cycle.
