Fuentes, Velásquez, Vela, Ryan Alter, and Qadri Budget Priorities

[Vanessa Fuentes]

Colleagues,

On behalf of myself, Councilmembers Velásquez, Vela, Ryan Alter, and Qadri, I would like to share some of our budget priorities for the FY 24-25 budget. These items reflect many of the outstanding needs Council has discussed throughout the last year or that have been posted to the message board by colleagues or otherwise publicly discussed. We believe there is consensus on most, if not all, of these items as high priority and look forward to discussing them further.

Homelessness
PSH wrap-around services
Rapid re-housing
Bridge/emergency shelter operations
Homelessness prevention
DACC mobile court program
Expansion of community court and new navigation centers
Family homeless services
Family stabilization grant
Displacement prevention navigators
PARD homeless encampment response team
Mental health diversion pilot program
Homelessness Engagement Assistance Response Team (HEART) program

Public Safety
Expansion of EMCOT to get 24/7 coverage
Office of Violence Prevention FTE
EMS CASTMED
EMS Downtown Area Command
Expand EMS at the airport
APD vehicle abatement
Additional security cameras for our parks
Sobering Center

Other
Increasing parks maintenance
Reproductive Justice Fund
Flood insurance
Parent support specialists
Gus Garcia portable for seniors
Land acquisition
Expansion of the AE weatherization program
Community health navigators

As we continue to work on this list and additional priorities for our individual offices, we plan to share the details of each of our amendments in the coming days as we continue budget discussions and receive public input.

Vanessa Fuentes
José Velásquez
Chito Vela
Ryan Alter
Zo Qadri