Budget Investment Technology 2020/01/29BUDGET, INVESTMENT & TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION MINUTES
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020 – 4:00 PM
ANAHEIM CITY HALL
SIXTH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Rajesh Arora, Jaqueline Godinez, Leonard Lahtinen,
Christopher Nguyen, John Noteboom, John Showalter,
Avelino Valencia III
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: Debbie Moreno, Jean Ibalio, D’Anne Lee, Tania White,
Charlene Unzueta, Marnie Hunter
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Valencia III called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Commissioner Noteboom made a motion to approve the November 20, 2019
minutes with a noted modification from Commissioner Lahtinen. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner Godinez. 6 Ayes; 0 Nays; 0 Abstentions.
IT UPDATE
Deputy Finance Director Jean Ibalio provided an IT update. She talked about the
successful cutover for SAIC (the City’s new IT Services provider.) SAIC went live at
midnight of December 30, 2019. Part of this transition included new tools to assist in
monitoring service and tracking tickets. This process has revealed opportunities to
fine tune the manner in which tickets are submitted. The IT Services Division regularly
solicits and receives feedback from City departments to maintain an environment
of improved services. Such communications have led to future goals such as:
improvement of the ticketing system’s configuration, developing a comprehensive
asset inventory listing, current disaster recovery trends, and building process
improvement around project requests. Commissioner Arora suggested the IT team
educate itself on artificial intelligence and how other cities are utilizing this type of
technology to help with process improvement. Chair Valencia III asked if: there is
data that tracks how frequently the network goes down, whether costs associated
with down time are known, if there is Wi-Fi in all the City’s public buildings, and if
there is a list available of which buildings are Wi-Fi enabled. Commissioner
Noteboom asked if our current contractor for disaster recovery provides cloud-
based storage and how SAIC’s services are billed. Commissioner Godinez asked if
SAIC tests for cyber security.
ITEM # 04
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Budget Investment and Technology Commission Minutes
January 29, 2020
MID-YEAR BUDGET UPDATE
Finance Director Debbie Moreno gave a recap of the Mid-year Budget Workshop
from the January 28, 2020 Anaheim City Council meeting. This included an
overview of: the FY 2019/20 Adopted Budget, General Fund update, and current
year accomplishments. Debbie discussed Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) which
makes up the largest portion of the City’s General Fund (the bulk of the City’s
discretionary spending.) Debbie talked about the Anaheim Resort District including:
the new hotels expected to come on line this year, hotel occupancy rates, and
hotel average daily rates. The City has experienced some good growth in sales
tax. Some of the categories which have been solid contributors include: general
retail, restaurants, and online sales. Property tax is predicted to be steady. Debbie
reviewed the City’s adopted General Fund Five-Year Plan, the preliminary FY
2020/21 Five-Year forecast, and the Budget Calendar for the remainder of the year.
Commissioner Noteboom asked for the definition of a Tier 1 hotel . He also asked
about any future plans to allow the operation of cannabis dispensaries in Anaheim,
and if there were any plans to develop shopping centers to complement hotel
construction. Commissioner Lahtinen asked if the City has speculated on how the
Corona virus could affect TOT for the remainder of the year. Commissioner Arora
asked about how the Budget team makes projections.
COMMISSION GOAL-SETTING/AREAS OF INTEREST
Commissioner Godinez asked how much the City pays out in liability claims. Chair
Valencia III asked about Public Utilities services, fees, and income. He also asked
about bonds and debt service. Commissioner Lahtinen inquired about Anaheim
Stadium negotiations. Commissioner Arora asked where monies received from the
Anaheim Stadium sale would be spent.
ITEMS BY COMMISSION MEMBERS
Commissioners asked for department presentations from Public Utilities and
Community Services.
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
None
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Valencia III adjourned the meeting at 5:08 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Marnie Hunter, Secretary