Page 7 - Moreno Valley 2025 Citizens Guide to the Budget

Quality of life including community engagement, and keeping parks and other public
areas safe and clean continue to be a focus through many aspects of the budget.
Budget accomplishments include:
HIGHLIGHTS • Maintain the additional investment in Beautification & Quality of Life

(Council approved 02/2022)
o Public Works Maintenance Team Expansion (11)
o Park Maintenance Team Expansion (9)
• Beautify MoVal program
• CLiC – Community Learning & Internet Connectivity
o Expand our WiFi Garden locations
• Expand Homeless to Work & Homeless Assistance programs
QUALITY OF LIFE • Continue MoVal Emergency Shelter/Rapid Rehousing program
• Continue Landscape, Lighting, and Maintenance support
• Laserfiche software upgrade for public records (Approved prior FY)
• Hire MoVal programs
• Critical home repair and clean up through CDBG funding
• Continue utilizing the Amphitheate for concerts and events

As Police and Fire represent the majority of the City’s budget, the budget focuses
on maintaining services while providing some key investments into equipment and service
levels where possible. Budget accomplishments include:
• Add eight sworn police officers (four (4) each FY) bringing the total sworn officers to 182, which is still
below the e e h h he te t e t e e t
t standard is 1 officer to every 1,000 residents, which means Moreno Valley should be at 209
officers. With the additional investments our new officer to resident ratio will be 83.3%
• AddanadditionalFireMedicSquadTeamsince76.5%ofcallsforservicearemedicalemergencies, non-fire
related calls (Vehicle and six (6) additional personnel)
• Maintain the additional investment in Public Safety (Council approved 05/2022)
o Twelve (12) Officers added incrementally over the course of FY 2022/23 – FY 2024/25 (Four (4) Patrol
Officers added each FY)
o One (1) Office Assistant III
• Maintain the additional investment in Public Safety (Council approved 02/2022)
o Fire Medic Squad Team (Vehicle and six (6) additional personnel)
o Police Motors & Officers (3)
PUBLIC SAFETY o Police Clinical Behavioral Assessment Team (1)
o Community Enhancement Program expansion (1)
o Park Ranger Program Expansion
• Maintain the number of fire engines in service
• Maintain citywide camera system
• Drone Program expansion
• Provide additional public safety services funded through commercial cannabis activities
• Measure U anticipated funding plan determined by an analysis of the actual receipts received to ensure
ultra-conservative plan can be fully funded:
o Up to an additional 18 deputies
o Up to an additional 6 motorcycles
o Up to an additional 6 Community Service Officers
o Implement First Responder Program
o Up to an additional 4 Fire Patrol (similar to medic squads, but capable of carrying water as well)
o Up to an additional 24 Paramedic/Fire Fighters
o Additional traffic engineers, crossing guards, building & safety, and animal services personnel
o Two dedicated homeless coordinators’
o Possible Public Safety Campus bond to build a new facility on the east end of the city

The City continues to invest millions in our youth and programs. Studies show that between 3 PM
and 6 PM, the hours after school ends and before parents typically return home from work, children
without an afterschool activity are 3 times more
without an afterschool activity are 3 times more likely to get in trouble. The City conducts more than
500 programs annually, including supervised afterschool park, recreation, and library programs to
500 programs annually, including supervised afterschool park, recreation, and library programs to
keep children safe, off the streets and out of trouble, promoting youth programs in Soaring Guides;
keep children safe, off the streets and out of trouble, promoting youth programs in Soaring Guides;
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• • • • 500 programs provided annually and advertised in the Soaring Guides
500 programs provided annually and advertised in the Soaring Guides
500 programs provided annually and advertised in the Soaring Guides
500 programs provided annually and advertised in the Soaring Guides
YOUTH • Maintenance of 675.77 acres of parkland and trails
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• Maintenance of 675.77 acres of parkland and trails
Maintenance of 675.77 acres of parkland and trails
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