HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-06-17; City Council; Resolution 2025-138Exhibit 6
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-138
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 APPROPRIATION
LIMIT AS REQUIRED BY ARTICLE XIIIB OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
CONSTITUTION AND STATE LAW
WHEREAS, Article XIIIB of the California State Constitution requires that governments annually
establish a limit on the appropriation of proceeds of taxes commonly known as the “Gann Limit”; and
WHEREAS, state law requires that this limit be presented to the governing body of each entity
each fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the Gann Limit is based on a combination of a population factor and an inflation
factor as outlined in Attachment A; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires at this time and deems it to be in the best public interest to
adopt the annual Gann Limit for fiscal year 2025-26 as listed in Attachment A to this Exhibit 6.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.The proposed action is not a “project” as defined by CEQA Section 21065 and CEQA
Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) and does not require environmental review under CEQA
Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) as it is a government fiscal activity and does not involve
any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant
physical impact on the environment. The activity or projects for which this budget is
intended to fund may require preparation of an environmental document in accordance
with CEQA and CEQA Guidelines.
3.That the City Council of the City of Carlsbad establishes and adopts the FY 2025-26
appropriation limit of $673,537,530 as computed in Attachment A to this Exhibit 6.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Joint Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad, the Board of Directors of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District, the Board of Directors of the
Carlsbad Public Financing Authority, the Community Development Commission, and the City Council
as Successor Agency to the Carlsbad Redevelopment Agency held on the 17th day of June, 2025, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
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SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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Attachment A
APPROPRIATION LIMIT
The appropriations limitation imposed by the state, otherwise known as the Gann limit, creates a restriction on the
amount of revenue that can be appropriated in any fiscal year. The basis for calculating the limit began in fiscal
year 1978-79 and is increased based on population growth and inflation. The appropriation limit applies only to
those revenues defined as proceeds of taxes.
• Population growth of Carlsbad, OR
• Population growth within San Diego County,
AND
• Growth in California per capita income, OR
• Growth in non-residential assessed valuation due to new construction in the city.
The factors used to calculate the fiscal year 2025-26 limit were:
• Population growth within San Diego County AND
• Growth in California per capita income.
The formula is outlined below:
Fiscal year 2024-25 expenditure limit $630,004,237
% Population growth within San Diego County 1.0044
Growth in California per capita income X 1.0644
Net increase factor 1.0691
Fiscal year 2025-26 limit (2024-25 limit x factor) $673,537,530
Current appropriation of proceeds of taxes
(Subject to the limit) $204,034,005
The City of Carlsbad’s appropriation limit is currently over three times its annual appropriations. With such a large
margin, it is unlikely that the city will reach the appropriation limit in the foreseeable future.
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