GLOSSARY
Ralph M. Brown Act
The Brown Act is a California law that insures 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 (GJHTC)
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 City Clerk Records are combined into one service center.
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)
The Metropolitan Planning Organization for Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura and Imperial counties, that is mandated by the federal government to research and draw up plans for transportation, growth management, hazardous waste management and air quality ( www.scag.ca.gov ). The City’s accounts are broken into distinct funds, each earmarked for a different purpose, with the principle and interest of the funds tracked separately. The City’s main operating fund is its General Fund, while all other City funds are designated as Special Funds.
Special Funds
FY 2019-21 Proposed Budget
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