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Stormwater in the Fountain Creek watershed

Stormwater in the Fountain Creek watershed. Current stormwater system - ASCE 2012 report card. Capacity D- Operations & Maintenance D+ Condition F Drainage Basin Planning F Program & Funding Public Safety D- Resilience D Overall D-. Stormwater Task Force. Formed in 2012

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Stormwater in the Fountain Creek watershed

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  1. Stormwater in the Fountain Creek watershed

  2. Current stormwater system - ASCE 2012 report card Capacity D- Operations & MaintenanceD+ Condition F Drainage Basin Planning F Program & Funding Public Safety D- ResilienceD Overall D-

  3. Stormwater Task Force • Formed in 2012 • Comprised of engineers, business people, citizens • Goal: assess the community’s stormwater needs and propose a solution • Methodical approach • Extensive research, including: • Engineering study • Economic and legal analysis • Public meetings and opinion polls

  4. Research results: public input • 95% believe stormwater is a significant problem for our region • 90% prefer continuous funding; 81% prefer dedicated funding • 63% support a fee-based authority with key features • 77% prefer a project list and master plan • 78% want to see the highest-priority projects completed in five years WPA surveys, November 2013 and March 2014

  5. The price of deferral (capital only) Current estimate of necessary capital improvements: $706.679 Million An equivalent annuity over 25 years at 4.5 % $15.85 million per year for 25 years -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 Years from today $47.66 million per year for 25 years An equivalent annuity over 25 years at 4.5 % Zwirleinand Crowley, 2014

  6. High Medium Low TOTAL • $186,955,000 • $372,912,000 • $63,565,000 • $623,432,000 Funding needs (2013 dollars) $13.9M/year CH2M Hill, 2013 Capital - El Paso County within Fountain Creek Watershed, does not include post-fire or flooding needs: Non-Capital - annual drainage operations and maintenance, permit (MS4), water quality, planning studies and corrugated metal pipe replacement:

  7. Research results: economic impact of a solution • Increase in jobs, income, GMP, output and sales taxes • 360 new, well-paying local jobs per year • $50 million increase in gross metropolitan product • Lower insurance rates • Improved critical community infrastructure • Stable funding and well-maintained infrastructure to attract new businesses Zwirleinand Crowley, 2014

  8. Community benefits • Public safety • Protection of public and private property • Protection of water quality • Enhanced neighborhoods • Waterways as community amenities • Economic development • Higher property values • Lower insurance rates Zwirleinand Crowley, 2014

  9. Intergovernmental agreement overview Structure: • Regional authority • Governed by a board of elected representatives from each participant • Colorado Springs majority • Super-majority vote required for budget decisions, emergency and regional projects, master plan changes • If annual budget not approved, reverts to formula • IGAs will form the authority and guide its operations • Funds to be spent within area collected based on a 5-year rolling average

  10. Intergovernmental agreement overview Funding: • Fee based on impervious surface • Taxable and non-taxable organizations included • Commercial, nonprofit and government caps • Rate study underway, ETA: June 30 • Funds dedicated to stormwater in 5 categories: administration, emergencies, planning, O&M, capital • Funds collected on county property tax bill • Fee for average single-family residence: less than $10/month • Continue authority members’ current stormwater funding through fee payment

  11. Intergovernmental agreement overview Scope: • Fountain Creek Watershed within El Paso County, plus Falcon • Project list will include high-priority projects • Master plan to define criteria for determining future projects; flexibility for local governments • Minimal staff and overhead; admin capped at 1% • Use private, local contractors to maximize economic impacts • Hybrid governance structure (see graphic)

  12. V o t e r s Co. Springs El Paso County Manitou Springs Fountain Green Mtn. Falls Monument Palmer Lake Technical committee Board Citizens committee Administrator • Billing • Administration (1%) • Planning/studies • Contract services Funding Emergency O&M Admin (1%) Capital projects Planning COS Manitou GrnMtn Falls Monument EPC Ftn P.Lake City County

  13. Next steps • Negotiate intergovernmental agreement • Ballot language • Project list by July 31 • Public input meetings in July • Industry group input • Measure on November ballot

  14. Questions and comments PikesPeakStormwater.orgPikesPeakStormwater@gmail.com

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