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Replacing the Stormwater Fee

Replacing the Stormwater Fee. City Council Business Meeting May 15, 2012. Overview. Stormwater Ordinance Issues Stormwater Program Maintenance and Swale Rehabilitation Major Projects Stormwater Program Funding Options. Stormwater Ordinance Issues. Never Been Billed.

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Replacing the Stormwater Fee

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  1. Replacing the Stormwater Fee City Council Business Meeting May 15, 2012

  2. Overview • Stormwater Ordinance Issues • Stormwater Program • Maintenance and Swale Rehabilitation • Major Projects • Stormwater Program Funding Options

  3. Stormwater OrdinanceIssues

  4. Never Been Billed • 175 Parcels Never Received Bill Under Old Ordinance • Under New Ordinance, Parcels would Receive a Bill Ranging from $1.92 to $18,700 • Not Mailed Yet, Scheduled for May 2012 • Total New Bills under New Ordinance (18 Month Period, Starting April 1, 2011): $342,000

  5. Some Bills Go Up, Others Down • It’s Complicated. . . • Stormwater is not your Typical Utility (i.e. water bill = base charge + gallons used) • Charges Differ for Similar Parcels, Adjacent to Canals, Credits Apply to Some, Not Others, etc. • Commercial Billings Decreased 20% Under New Ordinance • Huge Increases for Some Customers

  6. Other Impacts Public Schools ($89k) Town Center CDD ($266k) Bankruptcy (i.e. Developer $600k Unpaid Fees) Areas Outside Service Boundary Agricultural Exemption (@ $65k)

  7. Credits/Refunds Total Credited/Refunded from 2008-2011: $470,000 • Requests Made by September 30, 2011 Deadline • $157k Paid to Addresses Outside City Limits • Example: 2 Big Box Credit/Refunds = $55,000

  8. Stormwater Ordinance Issues • Original Ordinance was going to be Challenged because it did not meet criteria for a Fee • New Ordinance attempted to address legal and technical requirements in the Eyes of a Judge, Lawyers, and Engineers through a complex process with billing adjustments, credits, refunds, appeals, etc. • New Ordinance is Unfair in many ways to Property Owners • Never Been Billed • Some Bills Go Up, Some Go Down • Others (Town Center, Bankrupt Projects, Areas Outside Service Area, Schools, Agricultural Exemptions)

  9. Revenue History

  10. Expenses for FY2012 – 7.5M Swale Rehab: $1.6M Valley Gutters: $125k Major Projects: 1.72M

  11. Stormwater ProgramMaintenance and Swale Rehabilitation

  12. More Efficient and Effective Past Swale Maintenance - Ditchmaster Completed Work Order

  13. More Efficient and Effective Grading Completed Work Order Shooting Elevations

  14. More Efficient and Effective Goodbye 800 List 939 Work Orders, 917 Complete >6 Months = 0 5-6 Months = 0 4-5 Months = 1 3-4 Months = 1 2-3 Months = 1 1-2 Months = 6 <30 days = 8 Public Works More Efficient = Experience + Good Weather

  15. Stormwater ProgramMajor Projects

  16. Infrastructure Inventory for Stormwater Drainage System • 19 Major Canal Control Structures • 12 Minor Canal Control Structures • 72 Major Roadway Crossing Culverts • 1,555 Minor Roadway Crossing Culverts • 145 Culverts Leading into Saltwater Canals • 369 Valley Gutters Crossing Roadways • 1,100+ Miles of Roadside Swales • 154 Miles of Drainage Ditches • 58 Miles of Freshwater Canals • 26 Miles of Saltwater Canals • Drainage Inlets, Spillways, Catch Basins, etc.

  17. I-1 Structure

  18. I-4 Structure

  19. I-6 Structure

  20. ITT Structure

  21. P-1 Structure

  22. L-4 Structure

  23. Canal Control Structure Condition Rating Chart L-1 Structure Structural Rate = 6 BA-1 Structure 2010 Completed Structural Rate = 1

  24. Canal Control Structure Hazard Rating Chart M-2 Structure Mulberry Creek Hazard Rating = 1 R-1 Structure Royal Palms Canal Hazard Rating = 6

  25. Canal Control StructureTotal Rating Chart BT-2 Structure – Total Rating = 11 Bird of Paradise Drive on Bellaire Waterway Deterioration is Underwater 2012 Budget = 1 Replacement

  26. Major Roadway Crossing Culverts Emergency – Florida Park Drive June 2010 Cost $666,244 2012 Budget = 0 Replacements

  27. Major Roadway Crossing Culverts Sesame Boulevard London Drive Completed 2011 $ 430,391.18

  28. Emergency Repairs After Before After Before Emergency Rippling Waterway Structure Cost $85,000 July 2010 Emergency – East Side Crandell Cove Cost $154,000 Jan. 2010 After Before Emergency - Mulberry Creek Headwall Replacement Cost $251,000 April 2011

  29. Planned Construction vs. Emergency Repair Cost Florida Park Drive Estimated planned construction = $ 369,110 Actual emergency repair = $ 666,244 Mulberry Creek Structure Estimated planned construction = ~$180,000 Actual emergency repair = $ 251,000 Rippling Waterway Structure Estimated planned construction = ~$ 75,000 Actual emergency repair = $ 85,000 D-10 Structure Estimated planned construction = ~ $ 60,000 Actual emergency repair = $ 63,325 Crandell Cove Estimated planned construction = ~ $ 90,000 Actual emergency repair = $ 154,000 Total Actual Emergency Cost = $ 1,219,569 Total Planned Cost = $ 774,110 Difference = $ 445,459

  30. Minor Roadway Culverts 65 Burroughs Drive 2012 Budget = 30 Replacements

  31. Minor Roadway Culvert Replacement Completed 65 Burroughs Drive

  32. Minor Roadway Culverts

  33. Minor Roadway Culvert – White Hall Drive

  34. Minor Culverts Draining into Saltwater Canals 7 Ferguson Court Completed 2011 $ 4,500.00 2012 Budget = 2 Replacements

  35. Valley Gutter Installations 104 of 369 Completed 2012 Budget = 10 Replacements In Conjunction with Street Resurfacing Program

  36. MINIMUM 5-YEAR PLAN 2012 Capital Structures - 1 Major Crossings - 0 Minor Crossings - 30 To Saltwater Canals - 2 Valley Gutters - 10 Swales – 40 Miles 2013 Capital Structures - 1 Major Crossings - 1 Minor Crossings - 30 To Saltwater Canals - 4 Valley Gutters - 10 Swales – 40 Miles 2014 Capital Structures - 1 Major Crossings - 0 Minor Crossings - 30 To Saltwater Canals - 8 Valley Gutters – 10 Swales – 40 Miles 2015 Capital Structures - 1 Major Crossings - 1 Minor Crossings - 30 To Saltwater Canals - 8 Valley Gutters - 10 Swales – 40 Miles 2016 Capital Structures - 1 Major Crossings - 0 Minor Crossings - 30 To Saltwater Canals - 8 Valley Gutters - 10 Swales – 40 Miles

  37. Future Capital Structures – 18 remaining Major Crossings – 53 remaining Minor Crossings – 1,229 remaining To Saltwater Canals – 114 remaining Valley Gutters – 215 remaining Swales - Ongoing

  38. StormwaterProgramFunding Options

  39. Revenues for FY2012 - $7.5M

  40. City Council Direction Fund Stormwater through Combination of Revenue Sources consistent with Auditor Recommendations to Diversify Revenue Sources Replace Stormwater Fee with 6% Electric Franchise Fee and Other Sources (Public Service Tax, Ad Valorem, and/or Sales Tax)

  41. Stormwater Program Funding Gap

  42. Stormwater Program Funding Gap Options for Funding Gap • Ad Valorem • Preliminary Indications - Decreasing Values • State Legislative Impacts • Public Service Tax • Approval Needed Prior to Budget Process for FY2013 Implementation • Sales Tax • Expires December 31, 2012 • If Renewed . . . • Current ILA Share = $2.6 M per Year • State Default Share = $2.0 M per Year • Other Capital Needs – Road Resurfacing/Bridges

  43. Current Infrastructure Needs: Bridges • Estimated Cost: $1-2M Per • 22 Bridges

  44. Alternative 1 – Property Tax *Projected Mills Based on 2011 Property Values

  45. Alternative 1 – Property Tax

  46. Alternative 2 – Utility Tax

  47. Alternative 2 – Utility Tax

  48. Alternative 3 – Diversified *Projected Mills Based on 2011 Property Values

  49. Alternative 3 – Diversified

  50. Further DiversificationIf Sales Tax is Renewed *Projected Mills Based on 2011 Property Values NOTES: Under ILA, $1.4M Remains for Road Resurfacing/Bridges, Under State Default, $0.8M Remains for Road Resurfacing/Bridges

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