The San Diego City Council is set to take its final vote on the 2016 budget Monday.
The $3.2 billion budget increases hours at recreation centers and libraries, and Mayor Kevin Faulconer said it will pave 300 miles of San Diego roadways.
As budget season draws to a close, we thought we'd ask some San Diegans for their budget hits and misses. Here's what we got:
"He made some really strong commitments to fund our badly needed infrastructure. He also made some great commitments to providing transparency through additional funding through the open data department. He's creating certainty by working to speed up the community plan updates. And then he's also made some serious investments in public safety. I think the biggest miss in his budget is he calls for the addition of 107 new full-time employees. But last year the city struggled to fill an even greater number of positions. So we really think that this speaks to a real, true need for reform for the hiring process so they can have a more efficient way to fill these open positions." - Theresa Andrews, executive director of policy and operations at the San Diego County Taxpayers Association
"The best thing about the budget is we're seeing more money for city services and we're addressing neighborhood concerns. But the big miss is related to that, and it's that we're dealing with the infrastructure problem, but we're taking tiny bites on a big problem. And unfortunately, we don't see the same kind of energy going to finding a solution for infrastructure that we see going to, say, finding a solution for funding a new Chargers' stadium." - Kyra Greene, research and policy analyst at the Center on Policy Initiatives
"I'd say that the top hit would be the additional investment in infrastructure. And in the same vein, there's been a longstanding deficit in infrastructure funding, so the top miss would have to be that one year of increased infrastructure spending just isn't enough." - Sean Karafin, executive director of policy and economic research at the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
The city currently does not have a long-term plan to address $2 billion in needed infrastructure repairs. Faulconer set aside about $1.2 billion — or 44 percent of the budget — for annual infrastructure spending and some repairs.
Once the council gives its stamp of approval, the budget goes to Faulconer's desk for a signature.
