GLOSSARY
Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS)
Provides retirement services for public agencies (www.pars.org).
Ralph M. Brown Act
The Brown Act is a California law that ensures the public can attend and participate in meetings of local government.
Redevelopment Agency (RDA)
Formerly charged with the oversight for the redevelopment process for the City of Irvine. In June 2011, the Redevelopment Dissolution Act, AB1x26, was signed by the Governor and later upheld by the California Supreme Court. As a result, all redevelopment agencies in California were dissolved effective February 1, 2012. A federal and state funded grant program used for projects located on highway systems (classified higher than local roads or rural minor collectors), bridges on any public highway, and transit systems.
Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP)
Resolution
A special or temporary order of a legislative body (e.g. City Council or Planning Commission) requiring less formality than an ordinance.
Resources
Units of dollars or physical input, such as work years or work hours, and other assets used to support and attain program objectives.
Revenue
Annual income received by the City.
Right of Way (ROW)
A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer main, shade trees, or special use.
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor (SJHTC)
A toll road extending from Costa Mesa south to Laguna Niguel.
Service Center
Used for budgetary reporting, an organizational unit that provides a distinct and unique service. Various sections within a department that provide substantially similar services may be combined into one service center – for instance, the City Clerk’s Office and C ity Clerk Records are combined into one service center.
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FY 2023-25 Adopted Budget
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