Ben Sorensen
speaker
9,257 appearances
42 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2023
last heard 15 Sep
Ben Sorensen’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 12 in all, peaking in Sep 2026 with 4.
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FOR REVENUES, WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE OF $38.8 MILLION FROM FY2026, THE LARGEST INCREASE BEING IN REVENUE AT $15.2 MILLION.
THE FIRE ASSESSMENT FEE AT $8.4 MILLION THAT LAURA SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER.
AND THE OTHER NOTABLE INCREASE THAT OCCURRED WAS IN FRANCHISE FEES AND UTILITY SERVICES TAXES AT $7.9 MILLION.
AND WITH THAT, WE'RE SEEING APPROXIMATELY $4.9 MILLION IN AVAILABLE FUNDS TO SUPPORT KEY CITY INITIATIVES FOR FY2027.
And now we'll be transitioning to see the key areas of investment with the first one being in public safety and enforcement at approximately $16 million, $850,000 geared towards new community initiatives from the new harm reduction opioid overdose prevention program, which primarily focuses on Narcan placement throughout the city, as well as an expanded group violence intervention program, which focuses on individuals at the highest risk of gun violence
CONNECTING THEM WITH TARGETED SERVICES TO REDUCE HARM AND MAKE NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER, AS WELL AS INCREASING COVERAGE AT SCHOOLS ON A ROTATING BASIS THROUGH THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY AID TRAFFIC COVERAGE PROGRAM.
MOVING ON TO PERSONNEL, WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $1.1 MILLION, WHICH EQUATES TO ABOUT SIX FTEs, AND THIS RANGES FROM EXPANDING THE NIGHTTIME CODE ENFORCEMENT SERVICES TO PROVIDING ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT FOR BEACH OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR FIRE PREVENTION SERVICES.
AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND LASTLY, I'M GOING TO QUICKLY TOUCH ON SOME OF THE KEY NOTABLE EQUIPMENTS HERE AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT PLANS THAT ARE PART OF THIS TOWARDS THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
BUT OVERALL WE'RE SEEING A $13.9 MILLION INCREASE
$8.4 MILLION FOR FUNDING FOR 81 PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES, INCLUDING THREE FIRE PUMPERS.
$1.3 MILLION FOR NEW MARINE RESPONSE VESSELS IN BOTH POLICE AND FIRE RESCUE, AS WELL AS AN EXPANSION OF THE LICENSE PLATE RETREAT COVERAGE PROGRAM CITYWIDE AT $560,000.
THE NEXT AREA OF INVESTMENT IS HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE AT ABOUT $14 MILLION.
The general fund supported side is about $3.7 million with two key notable additions.
One is an expansion for the shelter bed access program of an additional 15 shelter beds, and the second one is funding for an additional dedicated bus service in partnership with Rotary Connection, which provides transportation and relocation assistance to those experiencing homelessness.
THE NEXT TRANCH IS THE GRANT SUPPORTED SIDE, WHICH IS ABOUT 10.5 MILLION, THE BULK OF THAT BEING HOPWA FUNDING OR HOUSING FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS FOR FACILITY-BASED HOUSING, RENT PROGRAMS, MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE, AND THEN THE OTHER $2 MILLION REALLY FOCUSING ON OTHER GRANT INITIATIVES THROUGH OUR SHIP FUNDING, HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS, AND OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING.
ANOTHER AREA OF INVESTMENT IS OUR SUSTAINABILITY AND WATERWAYS INITIATIVES.
AT APPROXIMATELY $14 MILLION, $3 MILLION IN OUR SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES, AGAIN HERE LIKE THE TWO KEY NOTABLE ONES ARE THE EXPANSION OF THE URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM WITH AN ADDITIONAL $200,000 WHICH AIMS TO ENHANCE THE TREE COVERAGE CITYWIDE AND ACHIEVE 33% CANOPY COVERAGE BY 2040 AS WELL AS ADMINISTERING THE SUBTERRANEAN TURMINE TREATMENT PROGRAM WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE
TERMITE TREATMENT PROGRAM AND FOREST PROTECTION PROGRAM AS WELL.
THE NEXT TRANCH IS THE PUBLIC ENJOYMENT OF OUR WATERWAYS AT APPROXIMATELY $11 MILLION.
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