California Comprehensive Annual Financial Report - City of Temecula
California Comprehensive Annual Financial Report - City of Temecula
California Comprehensive Annual Financial Report - City of Temecula
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<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Temecula</strong><br />
Letter <strong>of</strong> Transmittal - continued<br />
CAFR Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009<br />
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<strong>Temecula</strong>’s tremendous assets produce an energetic atmosphere that stimulates<br />
business opportunity and growth. Strategically located along the Interstate 15 and<br />
Interstate 215 corridor, equidistant from San Diego County, Los Angeles County and<br />
Orange County business centers, <strong>Temecula</strong> is an attraction to progressive businesses.<br />
The <strong>City</strong>’s pro-business attitude, lower operating costs, and well-educated workforce<br />
continues to make it one <strong>of</strong> Southern <strong>California</strong>’s premier communities.<br />
Long-Term <strong>Financial</strong> Planning<br />
The <strong>City</strong> Council annually adopts the five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP)<br />
budget, which serves as a planning tool to coordinate the financing and scheduling <strong>of</strong><br />
major projects undertaken by the <strong>City</strong>. It is revised each year to address changing<br />
needs, priorities, and financial conditions. The budget is developed by key<br />
management based on community comments and feedback, availability <strong>of</strong> funding, and<br />
priority ranking guidelines set by <strong>City</strong> Council. Through workshops, needs are identified<br />
by category, i.e., Circulation Projects, Infrastructure / Other Projects, Parks / Recreation<br />
Projects, Redevelopment / Housing Projects.<br />
The fiscal year 2010-14 CIP budget identifies a total <strong>of</strong> seventy projects, consisting <strong>of</strong><br />
twenty-seven Circulation Projects totaling $272,672,863; eighteen Infrastructure/Other<br />
Projects totaling $70,971,743; sixteen Parks and Recreation Projects totaling<br />
$9,080,307; and, nine Redevelopment/Housing Projects totaling $40,949,175. The total<br />
cost to complete all <strong>of</strong> the proposed projects is $393,629,088 <strong>of</strong> which $142,561,323 is<br />
programmed for fiscal year 2009-10. There is also over $58 million <strong>of</strong> projects with<br />
unspecified funding sources. These projects have been identified as necessary<br />
infrastructure for the <strong>City</strong>, and will require that funding sources be identified before the<br />
projects can commence. Administrative costs associated with managing these projects<br />
have been estimated (generally five to ten percent <strong>of</strong> estimated construction costs), and<br />
included in each project budget.<br />
Some <strong>of</strong> the major projects planned for construction in the next few years include the<br />
completion <strong>of</strong> a new Civic Center in Old Town <strong>Temecula</strong>, with a new parking structure,<br />
the new French Valley Interchange, an Ultimate Interchange at Interstate 15 and State<br />
Route 79 South (<strong>Temecula</strong> Parkway), Main Street Bridge Replacement, Pavement<br />
Rehabilitation projects on Rancho <strong>California</strong> and De Portola Roads, and various park<br />
improvements.<br />
It is impossible to review the economic forces affecting <strong>Temecula</strong> and the Inland Empire<br />
without predicting a rosy future for the <strong>City</strong>. The region’s geographic location,<br />
competitive cost structure and sophisticated logistics have put it in a position to have<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the nation’s fastest growing economy. <strong>Temecula</strong> remains one <strong>of</strong> the fastest<br />
growing and most prosperous communities in the Inland Empire.<br />
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