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Adopted Budget 2025 City of McAllen, Texas

This fund is expected to be phased out. No funds have been allocated and the fund balance will be reduced to zero.

Parklands Funds
The Parklands Funds were established to account for the resources received under Ordinance No. 1998 – 113 to be
used to acquire and develop future park sites as well as provide improvements to existing parks.
Parklands Funds have been established for three (3) zones within the City� Parkland Zone #1 currently has two
appropriations this budget year for a total of $565K� Parkland Zone #2 has appropriated $40K to make improvements
to one park within the zone� Parkland Zone #3 has appropriated $60K for improvements to one park within the zone�

Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) Fund

The Public, Educational and Governmental Fund (PEG) was established to account for the resources received on cable
fee of 1%, which is to be used solely for capital improvements to public, educational and government programs.

Capital outlay of $211K is allocated for purchases of various equipment as well as improvements funds for the City
Hall Commission Room� The anticipated fund balance will be in the amount of $1�5M�

Friends of Quinta Fund
The Friends of Quinta Fund was established to account for the private funds raised for Quinta Mazatlán to further
education in the community of the establishment and surrounding environment.
Funds were appropriated for the operations of special events in the amount of $141K and a transfer of ($250K) to
the Quinta – Center for Urban Ecology fund�

Community Development Block Grant Fund
The Community Development Block Grant Fund was established to account for this federal grant, which is used for the
sole purpose of improving the health and welfare of the low-to-moderate income sector of the community.
The grant from the U�S� Department of Housing and Urban Development this year is for $2�3M, a decrease of $256K
from last year� The programs funded this year are listed on page 201� Funding for the oversight and administration
of these activities has been budgeted at $384K for CDBG and HOME programs�

P.D. Seized Fund
The P.D. Seized Fund was established to account for the deposit and use of confiscated monies seized by the Police
Department. The revenues will be used for the enhancement of the Police Department, previously accounted for in
the General Fund.

This fiscal year, the P.D. Seized Fund has one appropriated activity of $50K for the design of a storage facility. The
expected ending fund balance is $1�9M�

COPS Grant Fund

The COPS Grant Fund was established to track the award received from the Department of Justice Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS) grant.

The fund expects to receive $804K in reimbursement and a transfer in from the General Fund of $366K to offset the
expected appropriations of $1�2M, which will leave the fund with no ending fund balance�

Downtown Services Fund
The Downtown Services Fund was established to account for parking meter fees and parking fines, as well as the
activities associated with downtown services, including operation of a new parking garage.
Revenues are estimated at $1�32M� This year’s budgeted expenditures amount to $1�31M� The estimated fund
balance for the fiscal year will be $89K.

Drainage Fee Fund
The Drainage Fee Fund was established to account for the resources received under Ordinance 2018-02 for providing
improvements that relate to a stormwater management system within the corporate City limits.

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