City of San Antonio
FY 2025 Proposed Budget
CITY MANAGER ERIK WALSH
AUGUST 15, 2024
FY 2025 Proposed Budget
• Adjusts to a slower pace in revenue growth
• Prioritizes investments in City Council and Community Priorities
• Streets and Sidewalks
• Homelessness
• Public Safety
• Animal Care Services
• No increases to City Property Tax Rate
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Community % of responses Very
Satisfied/Satisfied with Overall
Satisfaction Survey Quality of City Services
2024 87.0%
• Survey measures overall
2022 74.0%
customer satisfaction with city
services 2018 64.0%
• Conducted since 2008 by ETC 2016 63.0%
Institute 2014 70.0%
• 2024 results: 87% of San 2012 69.0%
Antonio residents are satisfied
with city services 2010 65.0%
2008 66.0%
0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%
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FY 2025 Budget Priorities
Council Goal Setting Session Community Survey
1. Public Safety 1. Streets
2. Infrastructure 2. Homeless encampment
cleanups
3. Homeless
3. Services to assist the homeless
4. Affordable Housing
4. Sidewalks
5. Animal Care Services
5. Police
6. Small Business
7. Employees
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FY 2025 Budget Development Process
• This year’s process is different than prior years
• COVID Federal Grants expiring
• Revenue outlook not keeping up with expenditure growth
• Departments reviewed spending to right-size budgets and
identify efficiencies with no impact to services or employees
• Proposed budget spending is strategically aligned with Council
and community priorities and within our financial reality
• Performance metrics augmented to better communicate
programs, outcomes and how we are monitoring progress
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Budget Continues Commitment in Multi-Year Plans
• Sidewalks, Alley Maintenance, and Street Markings
• Strategic Housing Plan implementation (SHIP)
• Animal Care Services strategic plan
• Police proactive patrol plan
• Homeless prevention and intervention programs
• Metro Health SA Forward plan
• SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan
• Playground shade structures
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Budget Facts
FY 2024 FY 2025
Adopted Proposed %
Budget Budget Change
Total City $3.74 $3.96
5.8%
Budget Billion Billion
General $1.60 $1.67
4.3%
Fund Billion Billion
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General Fund
FY 2025 General Fund Proposed Budget: $1.67 Billion
ARPA | $4.4 M| 0.3% Library $54.6 M
Other Property Tax Health $49.6 M
Human Services $35.1 M
Resources* $481.7 M Non-Departmental/Non-Operating $31.7 M
Animal Care Services $32.3 M
$315.3 M 28.8% Agencies $24.8 M
Neighborhood & Housing Services $24.2 M
18.9% Code Enforcement Services $18.6 M
Finance $16.9 M
*Includes Fund Mayor & Council $16.2 M
Balance
Other Departments Center City Development & Operations $15.5 M
Economic Development $15.3 M
$438.3 M Municipal Court $14.8 M
Transfers $12.7 M
Police & City Attorney $12.6 M
Human Resources $9.7 M
Fire** Communications & Engagement $6.1 M
City Clerk $5.9 M
$1,029.2 M Municipal Detention Center $5.1 M
311 Customer Service $5.1 M
Planning $4.3 M
City Manager $4.2 M
Management & Budget $3.5 M
Historic Preservation $3.5 M
City Auditor $3.5 M
CPS Payment Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility $3.1 M
Sales Tax Municipal Elections $2.6 M
$455.0 M Transportation $2.3 M
Government Affairs $1.9 M
$415.2 M 27.2% Innovation $1.7 M
Military & Veterans Affairs $0.7 M
24.8% **Includes Parks Police 9
General
Fund
Revenue Growth
FY 2024 FY 2025
Estimate Proposed Increase % change
Revenues Property Tax
Sales Tax
$458.0
401.2
$481.7
415.2
$23.7
14.0
5.2%
3.5%
CPS Revenue 440.4 455.0 14.6 3.3%
Other Revenue 251.5 256.0 4.5 1.8%
ARPA 4.4 4.4 0.0 0%
Total $1,555.5 $1,612.3 $56.8 3.7%
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FY 2025 Sales Tax Growth
14.2%
12.5%
Sales tax growth
continues but at a
slower pace than 5.7%
5.1%
prior years 2.6%
2.3%
3.5%
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Est 2025
Proposed
-1.9%
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Taxable Property Values & Tax Relief
Overall Property tax values slightly
$147 Million of property tax relief
higher than last year
in FY 2025
Taxable Value FY 2024 FY 2025 • 254,707 homestead
Growth Estimate Proposed exemptions
Base Values 4.37% 4.98% • 111,221 over-65 exemptions
New Values 2.11% 1.58%
• 6,095 disabled persons
Total 6.48% 6.56%
exemptions
Property Tax Rate 54.159 54.159
• 36 childcare provider facilities
No increase to City property tax rate
proposed
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FY 2025 Property Tax Revenue
Growth
Property tax
revenue growth in 7.2%
6.2% 6.7%
FY 2025 lower 4.9% 4.5%
5.2%
than last year 4.7%
3.4%
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Est 2025
Proposed
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FY 2025 CPS Revenue Growth
20.0%
17.5%
CPS Revenue
for 2024 lower 15.0%
than last year 10.0% 9.3%
with a 3.3% 7.0%
growth projected 5.0%
3.3%
in 2025 3.0%
0.0%
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Est 2025
Proposed
‐3.3% ‐2.9%
‐5.0% ‐4.5%
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FY 2025 Recommended Fee Increases
Additional
Fee Increases Current Fee New Fee Revenue
EMS Transport Fee $1,000 $1,250 $2.6 Million
$75 to
Unpermitted Burglar False Alarm $250 $1.9 Million
$125
Total $4.5 Million
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General Fund Reductions
FY 2025 Reductions
General Fund
Category
($ in Millions) FY 2025 FY 2026 Total
Transfer to Capital Budget
and Other Funds $13.1 $3.8 $16.9
Budget Reductions 10.5 9.2 19.7
Total $23.6 $13.0 $36.6
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Reduction Examples ($ in Millions)
Transfer to Capital Budget
Budget Reductions
and Other Funds
Program ($ in Millions) Amount Program ($ in Millions) Amount
Sidewalks $6.0 Development Incentives $2.3
Shade Structures $3.8 General Fund and Fuel
$2.0
Police Event Overtime $1.0 Contingencies
Dispatch Center Debt $1.8 Align Workforce
$1.8
Development
Vision Zero $0.5
Adjusts budget to spending
$4.4
and service demands
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FY 2025 Comprehensive
Budget Reviews
• Innovation and Budget Office will
conduct internal reviews of department
budgets, services and processes in FY
2025
• Comprehensive budget and
programmatic reviews
• Operational Efficiencies
• Outcome based performance
management and best practice
research
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Improvements
Employee Compensation: $55.1 Million
Employee Group Amount Wage Increase
3%
Civilian
9,196 employees
$23.9 Million $18.00 Entry Wage
FLSA Ruling
Fire 7%
$18.3 Million
1,868 employees In CBA negotiations
Police 4%
$12.9 Million
2,775 employees Current CBA
Total $55.1 Million
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Infrastructure Management Program
Infrastructure Management Program FY 2024 FY 2025
($ in Millions) Adopted Proposed
Street Maintenance $116.0 $122.0
Sidewalks 21.5 21.5
Pavement Markings 11.3 11.3
Service and Non-Service Alley Maintenance 2.8 4.1
Drainage Maintenance 3.5 3.5
Traffic Signal Improvements 5.5 6.5
Total $160.6 $168.9
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Street Maintenance Program:
$122 Million
• Street network is 4,290 center
line miles
• City maintains approximately
370 miles each year
• 1,618 projects will be completed
with FY 2025 budget
• Goal to achieve a Pavement
Condition Index of 80 or above
and F Streets 10% or less for all
Council Districts
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Sidewalk Assessment:
$500,000
• Phase 1 – In progress,
central area of City
(in orange)
• Phase 2 to begin in FY 2025
- within Loop 410 (in blue)
• Phase 3 to begin in FY 2026
– from Loop 410 to City
limits (in green)
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Sidewalk Program:
$21.5 Million
• New sidewalk construction
• 5,492 sidewalk miles and 1,416
gap miles
• 28.9 miles will be constructed
• Sidewalk Repair
• 15.7 miles will be repaired for
43 total usable miles
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Non-Service Alleys
$2.65 Million
• Assessment of non-service alleys
completed
• 3,522 non-service alleys with 412
with no utilities
• Phase 1 - 80 alleys (with no utilities)
rated D & F completed in FY 2024
• Phase 2 - 165 alleys (with no utilities)
rated “C” funded in FY 2025
• Phase 3 - Preventative maintenance
plan developed in FY 2026
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Traffic Engineering Study
Improvement
• City receives approximately 5,000
new traffic signal, signs, and
markings requests annually
• Streamline process in 2025 to:
• Focus on highest priorities
• Complete reviews timely
• $200,000 one-time funds proposed
to address 1/3 of backlogged sign
and marking requests
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Transportation
$9.2 Million Department Budget
• Bike Master Plan will be brought to Council in January 2025
• $3.5 Million for bike facilities in Proposed Budget
• Vision Zero Updated plan will be brought to Council in September 2024
• Transportation Oriented Development (TOD)
Phase 1 – Current Phase Phase 2 – 2025 and 2026
• Develop TOD policy framework and update TOD • $250,000 to develop implementation
Zoning Codes plan for policy recommendations
• December 2024: City Council considers Policy
Framework and Zoning Code Updates
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Animal Care Services
$32.3 Million Department Budget 120.0% Critical Call Response Rate
• FY 2024 implemented multi- 100.0%
100.0%
year plan to respond to 100% of 86.3%
critical calls 80.0%
• FY 2024: Responded to 33,232 64.1%
calls or 50% more than FY 2023 60.0%
• FY 2025: 57,615 calls projected 46.1%
• Budget proposes 14 new 40.0%
positions ($1.4 Million) to Today’s
Response
increase calls responded to 20.0%
Rate
43,752 in 2025
0.0%
July to Sept July to Sept July to Sept Jan to Mar
2023 2024 2025 2026
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Animal Care Services
$32.3 Million Department Budget
• Spay Neuter Surgery Budget: 45,000
Number of Spay Neuter Sugeries
41,170
$5.3 Million 40,000
• FY 2024 - 2 new spay/neuter 35,000 33,080
clinics funded for east and west 30,000
sides 25,000 23,646
• FY 2025 - Adds 21 positions 20,000
($2.7 million) to open and 15,000
operate new facilities 10,000
5,000
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FY 2023Actuals FY 2024 Estimate FY 2025 Estimate
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Police
$603.9 Million Department Budget
• Continues focus on goal of 60%
proactive time and 40% on call
for patrol
• 65 New Officers ($6.3 Million)
• 5 cadet classes with 255
estimated graduates
• Partnership with Centro for
Downtown cameras
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Streetlights
$3 Million
• Evaluate residential streets to identify
gaps in streetlights
• 1,227 locations for streetlights have
been authorized
• 276 lights installed
• 758 lights to be installed in FY 2025
Budget adds $3 Million in capital to
existing funding
• 193 will be installed as part of a multi-
year plan to be developed next year
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Fire
$401.1 Million Department Budget
• 15 new firefighters ($1.4
Million) for 3 squad units to
address medical calls at
busiest fire stations
• Fire Station 4
• Fire Station 19
• Fire Station 44
• Adds $15.4 Million to
complete replacement of
Fire Stations 21, 52 and 53
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Homeless Services
$44.2 Million Direct Investment
FY 2024 Goal FY 2024 Estimated Results
• Shelter 400 Unsheltered Individuals • Shelter 530 Unsheltered Individuals
• Clean up 700 homeless • Clean up 1,100 homeless
encampments within 14 days of encampments
notification • Average of 18 days to respond
FY 2025 Goal
• Shelter 500 Unsheltered Individuals
• Clean up 1,300 homeless encampments within 14 days of notification with
additional resources added for illegal dumping crew
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Affordable Housing – SHIP Implementation
Continues Investment in Strategic Housing Implementation Plan
SHIP Goal: Preserve or produce 28,094 homes by 2031
Total Homes Constructed by end FY 2024 4,350
Additional Homes Constructed in FY 2025 3,013
Homes Under Construction in FY 2025 2,036
FY 2025 Goal for number of homes in pipeline 1,839
Total Homes constructed, under construction or in pipeline
11,238
by end of FY 2025
% of Goal 40%
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Affordable Housing – $35.5 Million
• Housing Stability &
Homelessness Prevention:
Support 1,483 families
• Housing Rehabilitation /
Preservation
• Minor repair: 455 households
• Major repair: 52 households
• Public Information Campaign
• Renters’ Rights & Responsibilities
• Housing Affordability
• Property Tax education
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Small Business
• Focus on four strategic pillars
• Access to flexible capital
• $1 Million for 0% Interest Program
• Sustainability and Resiliency
• Construction mitigation $500,000
• Construction mitigation grants $1.4
Million
• Access and Networks
• Supply SA - $200,000
• Ecosystem coordination
• Launch SA - $586,888
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Senior Centers Extended Hours
• Extended hours implemented in
January 2023 funded with ARPA
• Extended hours allow center to be
open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
• Almost 3,000 utilized
• Budget includes $3.1 Million to
continue program thru FY 2026
funded by ARPA funds
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Code Enforcement
• Adds 1 position for Short
Term Rental enforcement
• $50,000 for Code
Enforcement Strategic
Plan
• $100,000 to continue
Senior Assistance
Program and assist 70
households
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FY 2025 and FY 2026 General Fund Plan
FY 2025 FY 2026
($ in Millions) Proposed Plan
Beginning Balance $212.0 $142.5 FY 2026
Revenues 1,612.4 1,665.1 • Revenue Growth: 3.3%
• Expense Growth: 3.3%
Expenses 1,671.6 1,727.3
• No new improvements
FY 2026
Reductions (8.2) • Reduce spending by $8.2
Reserves $152.8 $88.5
Million to balance
Reserves as a %
19% 15%
of Revenues
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Restricted Funds
Solid Waste - $158.5 Million
Department Budget
• Provides trash, recycling,
organic, brush and bulky
collection to over 375,000
homes
• Budget addresses illegal
dumping and customer growth
• $800,000 and 5 positions to
address illegal dumping
• 2 positions added to
address customer growth
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Solid Waste
$158.5 Million Department Budget
• Rate increase need to address increased costs for labor, disposal and
equipment and maintain level of customer service expected
• No increase to small cart proposed
• Fee increase will be recommended every two years
Monthly
FY 2024 FY 2025
Increase
Small Cart – 48 Gallons $14.76 $14.76 $0
Medium Cart – 64 Gallons 19.76 20.26 0.50
Large Cart – 96 Gallons 30.25 30.75 0.50
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Resiliency, Energy Efficiency, Sustainability
$14.6 Million
• Targeted investments in Urban Heat islands identified by 2024 UTSA study
• Redirects funding and four positions for Air Pollution program and Heat
Mitigation program from Metro Health
Program – ($ in Millions) Amount
Cool Pavement Overlay – 22.3 Miles $5.8
HVAC replacement for 4 Resiliency Hubs 1.2
Low-income Weatherization 1.0
Under One Roof 1.0
Bus Shade Structures 1.0
Total $10.0
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Airport
$163.9 Million Department Budget
• Record growth – more than 11.6 Million
passengers in FY 2025
• New long-term agreement with airlines
– City Council in September
• Progress on Terminal Development
Program and Capital Projects
• Accelerated/Larger Parking Facility
• Construction of Ground Load Facility
• Update on Grants
• Air Service – increase in nonstop
destinations
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American Rescue Plan
• 69% of $326.9 million Fiscal Recovery funds spent through June 2024
• Review of programs and contracts result in $5.8 million available to re-allocate
• $3.1 million proposed to continue extended hours at senior centers in FY 2025 and FY 2026
• $2.7 million recommended to be allocated by City Council as part of budget process
• Adjustments will be made to ensure funds are spent by December 2026 with no
impact to spending priorities approved by City Council
Programs completed Active Programs
• Residential utility assistance • Mental Health
• Emergency housing assistance • One-time capital projects
• Arts grants • Streets/Bridges and Vision Zero
• Support for SA Forward Plan • Small business
• EMS Telehealth (Goodsam App) • Homeless hotel
• City Employee retention ($1,000 check) • Domestic Violence
• Navigators and 311 support • Emergency Response & Preparedness
• Operating support for convention center and alamodome • Youth, Seniors, and Non-Profit social services
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FY 2025 Capital Budget: $860.2 Million
Parks
Neighborhood
$96.3
Improvements
Facilities $39.8
Streets
$112.0
$226.5
Alamodome and
Convention Center
$35.6
Airport Drainage
$291.9 $31.7
Information
Technology Projects
$26.4
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Capital Budget
Highlights
Terminal Development Program
Airport Parking Garage
Kenwood Community Center
Red Berry Dam
Father Roman Community Center
Watson Road Phase 2 design
Monterrey Park
Stray Kennel – Design
Warranted Traffic Signal
Construction
Judson Lookout low water
crossing improvement
City Council District Improvement
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Budget
Transparency
Open Gov
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FY 2025 Budget Townhalls
Council District Date Location
District 2 Wheatley Heights Sports Complex
Monday, August 19
District 4 Miller’s Pond Community Center
District 1 Central Library
Tuesday, August 20
District 9 Walker Ranch Senior Center
District 10 Northeast Senior Center
Monday, August 26
District 5 Normoyle Community Center
District 6 Wednesday, August Cuellar Community Center
District 7 28 Garza Community Center
District 3 Thursday, Southside Lions Senior Center
District 8 August 29 Urban Ecology Center
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FY 2025 Budget Next Steps
Proposed City Council Budget Budget
Budget Worksessions Adoption
August 19 to August & Sept 4 & September
August 15 August 31 September Sept 12 19
Community and Tax Rate and Budget
Youth Town Halls Public Hearings
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City of San Antonio
FY 2025 Proposed Budget
CITY MANAGER ERIK WALSH
AUGUST 15, 2024
