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July 24, 2003 Page 2 C. Approval Of California Special Districts Association (CSDA) Bylaw Amendments It was moved by Berger, seconded by Holt, and carried 5-0, to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. 7. DEFERRED MATTERS A. Public Hearing — Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Budget 1. Proposed General Fund Budget Lange declared the Public Hearing open. Ward said that the 2003-2004 Budget will be presented for adoption on August 7, the budget process takes months of staff effort, the 2003-2004 Budget is balanced and is a 5.1 percent increase over the 2002-2003 Budget, and revenues are up correspondingly. In response to Board inquiries, staff identified the various revenue sources of the Goebel Senior Adult Center. Staff said that, typically, revenue projections are conservative; the Conejo Valley Unified School District has discussed discontinuing its support of the Youth Outreach Program, but nothing definite has been decided; monies from easements of cell site locations is now being receipted to Capital Project Fund instead of the General Fund; the district wide Assessment District has a separate budget; Supplemental Tax monies result when a home is sold at a higher price than its assessed value; prior RSVP revenue reflects additional federal funds over the usual contract amount; Miscellaneous Revenue includes parking fees from the Persian New Year's event; COSCA revenue is reimbursement for District expenditures in excess of 50 percent over the City's, thus making each agency's contribution to COSCA 50 percent; Teen Center expenditures are reimbursed 100 percent by the City but fund raising activities can augment the budget; the source of Cultural Activities revenue is class and program fees. Staff said that the final budget document will have page numbers. Gibson expressed disapproval of both a mission statement as part of a budget document, and the purchase of a bunny suit for a once a year event. He questioned the viability of a $15,000 upgrade to the video monitoring system at the skate park. He requested that the Capital Outlay of Cultural Activities ($16,661 for fireproof liners, public address system cord and theater curtains)