COMMISSION AGENDA MEMORANDUM BRIEFING ITEM Item No. Date of Meeting DATE: August 30, 2019 TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director FROM: Dan Thomas, Chief Financial Officer Michael Tong, Director, Corporate Budget 9a September 24, 2019 SUBJECT: 2020 Central Services Preliminary Budget Briefing EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this briefing is to discuss with the Commission the 2020 preliminary operating and capital budgets for Central Services. Staff would also like to seek the Commission's feedback on the preliminary budgets. This is one of a series of business plan and budget briefings to the Commission starting from May. Staff also plans to discuss the three operating division operating and capital budgets, as well as the Tax Levy and Draft Plan of Finance, in October prior to the formal Commission reviews and approvals of the 2020 budget in November. ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BRIEFING (1) Presentation slides PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS August 13, 2019 - 2020 Maritime and EDD CIP and Funding Discussion July 9, 2019 - 2020 EDD Business Plan and Budget Development Briefing June 25, 2019 - 2020 Maritime Business Plan and Budget Development Briefing June 11, 2019 - 2020 Aviation Business Plan and Budget Development Briefing June 4, 2019 - 2020 Budget Special Meeting Template revised April 12, 2018.