C O U N C I L O F T H E D I S T R I C T O F C O L U M B I A

C OMMITTEE ON G OVERNMENT O PERATIONS

AND THE E NVIRONMENT
MARY M. CHEH, CHAIR

MEMORANDUM

To: Members of the Committee on Government Operations and the Environment

From: Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson
Re: Summary of significant FY2011 Budget Recommendations
Date: May 12, 2010

Dear Colleagues,

The Committee on Government Operations and the Environment will shortly circulate its
Committee report and recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. As a convenience to
Members prior to reading the full Committee report, this memorandum highlights the major Budget
Support Act recommendations, which are as follows:

1. Merge the Executive Office of the Mayor, the Office of City Administrator, and the Deputy
Mayor for Planning and Economic Development. Given recent merger-mania, this seems
like a sensible consolidation. The Committee projects a reduction of 45.0 FTEs and a
savings of $15 million.

2. Create a special, non-lapsing fund to be known as the “Peeps Ceremonial Fund” and allocate
$2 million in savings from recommendation #1 to the Fund. The Fund shall be used to
support grants for District residents to create and submit entries to the annual Washington
Post Peeps Contest and such further efforts to support Peeps as the Mayor, in his sole
discretion, deems appropriate.

3. Direct the Department of Real Estate Services to construct a Starbucks in the John A.
Wilson Building. Although this effort may cost approximately $500,000 initially, the savings
of staff and executive time in travelling outside the building for coffee will make this
proposal revenue neutral in 2011, and will result in a positive revenue stream of $500,000 in
out-years and a savings of $10 million in greater employee productivity.

4. For the purposes of the FY2010 gap closing, direct that no funds shall be spent by the
Office of the Attorney General to issue opinions supporting the legality of Mayoral actions.
It will be assumed that the Attorney General will reach such a conclusion in all cases, thus
resulting in savings of $360,000 staff time and office resources for the remainder of the
Fiscal Year.

5. Direct that whoever occupies the position of Mayor of the District of Columbia immediately
transmit to the Council any tickets to sporting events delivered to the Executive Office of
the Mayor for re-delivery to the Council. It is anticipated that this action will save
approximately $160,000 annually in staff time devoted to press releases and answering press
inquiries. This action may also provide Councilmembers with alternative recreational
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 activities in lieu of conducting investigative hearings, thus resulting in a savings of $760,000.
This latter savings may be too conjectural to be certified by the Chief Financial Officer, and
Members should not rely on it for gap closing.

If you have any questions, please do not contact me or my staff. Please dial 311.