Volume II - City of Sunnyvale - State of California

impact such costs would have on operating programs. For example, the cost of service study for refuse services would be a special
project. Outside group funding projects are essentially special projects; however, they are established to identify contributions made
to local community based organizations.
Projects are identified individually in Volume III, Projects Budget. Each project includes estimated costs over the next twenty years.
Projects also reflect anticipated outside revenues that will fund the project, such as grants and fees. In addition, project operating
costs are budgeted for those ongoing operating costs that will need to be included in future years upon the completion of a given
project. Consideration of this information enables decision makers to evaluate the complete costs of proposed actions. This prevents
the City from adding assets or activities that are not sustainable over the long term.
The projects budget also includes unfunded projects, which are desirable or pose a liability in the long term but do not have identified
funding sources. In some cases, future grant funds may be available for all or a portion of the costs, but it is the City’s policy not to
recognize these revenue sources until they are actually available. Additionally, projects related to long-range plans are also identified
separately in their respective sections of the Projects Volume; specifically, projects related to Traffic & Transportation that are part of
long-range plans are listed in the Traffic and Transportation section of the Projects Volume.