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LODI CITY COUNCIL - AGENDA - Special Meeting Date: May 27, 2025 SPECIAL Time: 4:00 p.m. Carnegie Forum 305 W. Pine Street, Lodi Mayor Cameron Bregman Mayor Pro Tempore Ramon Yepez Councilmember Lisa Craig-Hensley Councilmember Mikey Hothi Councilmember Alan Nakanishi Notice Regarding Public Comments Public Comment may be submitted in the following ways: • In-person • Email – councilcomments@lodi.gov > Received no later than two hours prior to the meeting • Mail – City Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box 3006, Lodi, CA 95241 • Hand delivered to: City Clerk’s Office, 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi, CA 95240 > Received no later than two hours prior to the meeting Public comment received via email, mail, or hand delivery will be provided to the City Council and included in the official minutes record of the meeting, but will not be read aloud at the meeting. A. Call to Order / Roll Call B. Announcement of Closed Session (Announcement by City Attorney; Comments by the Public) B.1 Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release, pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957. B.2 Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation, Significant Exposure to Litigation pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) (On April 12, 2025 an attorney representing City Manager Scott Carney sent the City’s outside Legal Counsel an email making legal arguments concerning certain alleged whistle blowing, and potential retaliation relating to it. The email directed the City to place a “litigation hold” on potentially related documents. This correspondence is a normal step prior to initiation of litigation and is a threat of litigation under Government Code Section 54956.9. The email is available for inspection upon request.) C. Adjourn to Closed Session D. Return to Open Session / Disclosure of Action E. Regular Calendar Page 1 of 2 1 City Council - Special AGENDA May 27, 2025 E.1 Receive Presentation Regarding Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (“FY 2025/26”) General Fund and Measure L Budget, and the General Fund and Measure L Five-Year Forecast (ISD - BUD) F. Adjournment Pursuant to Section 54954.2(a) of the Government Code of the State of California, this agenda was posted at least 72 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting at a public place freely accessible to the public 24 hours a day. ______________________________ Olivia Nashed City Clerk ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the agenda are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, located at 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi, and are available for public inspection. Agendas and staff reports are also posted on the City’s website at www.lodi.gov. If requested, the agenda shall be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. To make a request for disability-related modification or accommodation contact the City Clerk’s Office as soon as possible and at least 24 hours prior to the meeting date. Language interpreter requests must be received at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Olivia Nashed at (209) 333-6702. Solicitudes de interpretación de idiomas deben ser recibidas por lo menos con 24 horas de anticipación a la reunión para ayudar a asegurar la disponibilidad. Llame a Olivia Nashed (209) 333-6702. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meetings of the Lodi City Council are telecast on SJTV, Channel 26. The City of Lodi provides live and archived webcasts of regular City Council meetings. The webcasts can be found on the City's website at www.lodi.gov by clicking the meeting webcasts link. Members of the public may view and listen to the open session of this meeting at www.facebook.com/CityofLodi/. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 of 2 2  AGENDA ITEM E.1 COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA TITLE: Receive Presentation Regarding Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (“FY 2025/26”) General Fund and Measure L Budget, and the General Fund and Measure L Five-Year Forecast (ISD - BUD) MEETING DATE: May 27, 2025 PREPARED BY: Jennelle Baker, Budget Manager RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive presentation regarding fiscal year 2025-2026 (“FY 2025/26”) General Fund and Measure L budget, and the General Fund and Measure L five-year forecast. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Staff has planned two presentations to provide the City Council and public with an opportunity to review and comment on basic assumptions within the FY 2025/26 budget to be proposed for Council adoption at a regular Council meeting. The draft budget is released and available for public review online at the following link: <https://city-lodi-ca-budget-book.cleargov.com/19303>. This first budget workshop session will provide information on the general economic conditions facing City staff and Council in allocating resources to most effectively deliver services. This session will focus on the General Fund and Measure L, including a discussion of FY 2025/26 General Fund and Measure L expenditures, and the General Fund and Measure L five-year forecast. The forecast is a critical planning tool for staff and Council to use to anticipate future resource or service level adjustments. The forecast presented will include a baseline scenario that maintains day to day operations with no change in service levels. This session will also include information on the Pension Stabilization Fund including funding status and the future use. Staff recommends that the City Council receive the first presentation regarding FY 2025/26 General Fund and Measure L budget. The second presentation to Council on May 28th will focus on other aspects of the City budget and then the first opportunity for the City Council to adopt the FY 2025/26 budget will be at its regular meeting on June 4, 2025. STRATEGIC VISION: 3A. Fiscal Health: Promote City's transparency & fiscal fluency. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no impact from this informational presentation. FUNDING AVAILABLE: The draft General Fund and Measure L budgets for FY 2025/26 is projected at $89,724,060 for both revenues and expenditures. City of Lodi Page 1 of 1 Printed on 5/23/2025 powered by Legistar™ 3