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CITY ADOPTS BALANCED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 The South El Monte City Council adopted a balanced $25.4 million budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year at its Budget Hearing on June 22, 2021. The annual budget is a fiscal plan that provides a roadmap for South El Monte officials and staff to effectively and responsibly operate the City of South El Monte. For the upcoming fiscal year, the General Fund will have a balanced $17.8 million budget, allowing the City to provide upcoming infrastructure projects, pandemic recovery, public safety enhancements, and other core services and programs that residents have come to expect and/or depend on. The budget includes revenue from Measure ES, the “South El Monte Essential Services Protection Measure” approved by South El Monte voters in November 2020. Measure ES ensures the quarter-of-a-penny sales tax is used locally to solely benefit our South El Monte community without any of it going to other cities, LA County, Sacramento or Washington, D.C.; consequently, placing the City of South El Monte on a sustainable financial trajectory. Additionally, funding from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund under the American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) is included in the budget. The City will receive $4.9 million in one-time funding over the course of the next two years. Cities across the country will use these funds as stipulated by Congress in four eligible uses: 1) to respond to the public health emergency and its negative economic impacts, (2) to provide pay to essential workers, (3) to provide government services to the extent of eligible governments’ revenue losses, and (4) to make necessary water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure investments. The City Council will discuss at a future meeting how to program these funds for the betterment of our community. The City continues to invest in South El Monte’s infrastructure and the following endeavors below have been programmed to take place during this fiscal year.
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• Traffic signal enhancements at the intersections of Rush Street and Peck Road, Santa Anita Avenue and Klingerman Street, Santa Anita Avenue and Rush Street, and Santa Anita Avenue and Central Avenue. • Repaving of various residential streets including Lashbrook Avenue, Strozier Avenue, Fawcett Avenue, Michael Hunt Drive, Bunker Avenue, Enloe Street, Adson Place, Lorin Avenue, Granada Avenue and Lexington-Gallatin Road. • Replacement of overhead electric facilities with a new underground street lighting system along Santa Anita Avenue between Fawcett Avenue and Tyler Avenue; and the installation of 41 new decorative streetlights. • The planning and designing for new bike facilities and street furniture along Santa Anita Avenue.
• Installation and monitoring of autonomous building controls for HVAC and energy-efficiency upgrades to lighting and water heaters at the Senior Center, Community Center, and Mini Center facilities.
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• Various parks and facility improvements including restroom renovations and playground pavement rehabilitation projects at Shively Park, installation of outdoor fitness equipment at Mary Van Dyke Park, and new playground structures at New Temple Park and Mary Van Dyke Park.
• Planning and design for street improvements along Merced Avenue, consisting of cool pavement, permeable pavers, bike lanes, landscaping, and stormwater infrastructure.
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• Conceptual design for street improvements along Rosemead Boulevard and Rush Street to reduce single occupant motor vehicle trips and improve safety for all roadway users. As the City of South El Monte recovers from this world-wide pandemic, we remain committed to the vitality, wellbeing, and safety of our community in a fiscally responsible matter. City officials continuously monitor the City’s revenue and expenditures and pursue cost cutting measures and grants from local, state, and federal agencies.
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON HOUSING IN SOUTH EL MONTE August 19, 2021 · 5:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Front Lawn of Dean L. Shively School 1431 Central Avenue, South El Monte Visit our booth and fill out our Housing Element Survey for a chance to win prizes. For more information, call (626) 242-1666 or email us at customercare@soelmonte.org
