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Fiscal Year 2010_Operating Budget Message and CIP Transmittal TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Transmittal DATE: January 19, 2009 In the book “Small Giants,” author Bo Burlingham writes about small companies that, “…are all utterly determined to be the best at what they do. Most of them have been recognized for excellence by independent bodies inside and outside their industries.” In that book I think there are parallels to the community of Dubuque, as describes these successful companies as follows, “They had a buzz. There was excitement, anticipation, a feeling of movement, a sense of purpose and direction, of going somewhere.” He goes on to say, “That happens, I think, when people find themselves totally in sync with their market, with the world around them, and with each other. Everything just seems to click.” You, as Mayor and City Council, have accomplished in Dubuque what is rarely done in a private corporation, and even more rarely done in government. You have created an atmosphere that has allowed the synergistic relationships among the local not-for-profits and the public and private sector to develop in a way that is bringing the resources of this community to bear on dealing with problems and taking advantage of opportunities. This Fiscal Year 2010 budget recommendation is meant to support your efforts, while following your budget guidelines to not increase the property tax burden on the average homeowner and to decrease property taxes for commercial and industrial property taxpayers; also, while meeting your budget guideline to increase the City cash reserves by $1 million to be better prepared should the national economic downturn begin to have a greater impact on the local economy. This being said, 2009 could be the biggest job creation year in the last 50 years. Many projects are underway, i.e., Hormel Foods, and some important ones are being worked on by the Greater Dubuque Development Corporation. Mayor Buol and the City Council met in September 2008 to establish the Missions, Visions, Goals and Priorities for the community. These are the foundation of the City’s work plan and this budget recommendation: Our Vision for the Community Dubuque is a city of… History Beauty Opportunities Excitement Dubuque Vision 2024 Dubuque is a progressive, sustainable city with a strong diversified economy and expanding global connections. The Dubuque community is an inclusive community celebrating culture and heritage and has actively preserved our Masterpiece on the Mississippi. Dubuque citizens experience healthy living and retirement through quality livable neighborhoods with an abundance of fun things to do; and are engaged in the community, achieving goals through partnerships. City of Dubuque Mission Statement The City’s Mission is to deliver excellent municipal services that support urban living, plan for the community’s future and facilitate access to critical human services which result in financially sound government and citizens getting services and value for their tax dollar. City Council Goals 2014: ? Diverse, Strong Dubuque Economy ? Sustainable City ? Planned and Managed Growth ? Improved Connectivity, Transportation and Telecommunications ? Partnering for a Better Dubuque City Council Goals – Policy Agenda 2008-2010: Top Priority ? Workforce Development Strategy ? Warehouse District: Redevelopment ? Port of Dubuque: Development ? Sustainability Plan: Development, Direction and Implementation ? Street Program: Continuation and Funding ? Public Transportation Model: Needs Assessment and Plan High Priority ? Development Standards Green: Policy Direction ? Unified Development Code: Development ? Rental Licensing and Standards: Direction and Actions ? Downtown Master Plan ? Neighborhood Investments: Next Steps Management Agenda 2008-2010: Top Priority ththth ? Industrial Riverfront Leases (Including Kerper Boulevard, 7, 12, 16): Policy Direction and Actions ? National Trust Office of Sustainability: Memo of Understanding on Best Practice Model: Commitment and Funding ? Bee Branch Project: Decide on Design ? Every Child, Every Promise: City Actions ? Southwest Arterial: Direction High Priority ? Washington Neighborhood Plan (Incorporation of Sustainability Concepts) ? ADA Actions: Continue Implementation and Education ? Envision 2010 Projects: City’s Participation ? Library: Direction and Funding ? Airport Master Plan: Implementation Management in Progress 2008-2010: ? Petroleum Plume Remediation: Monitoring ? Grand River Center – Maintenance Level: Monitoring and Performance Accountability ? Sustainability Coordinator: Hiring ? Baseline for Carbon Footprint (City Organization) ? Carbon Disclosure Project ? National, Regional and State Organizations for Sustainability: Participation ? Infrastructure Assessment and Upgrade Plan ? Parking Needs Study: Adoption and Implementation ? Shot Tower Renovation Phase 1 ? Police Traffic Unit: Development and Funding ? Franchise Fee – Direction ? Art on the River Major Project 2008-2010: ? Dubuque Industrial Center West ? Transient Boat Dock – Main Channel ? Water Pollution Control Plant Facility Meeting some of these priorities will be especially challenging in this budget recommendation because of some of the economic realities facing the City. While the local economy appears to still be strong, the following decrease in revenues was noted in last year’s budget: ? 20.9% gaming market share reduction to Dubuque Greyhound Park & Casino due to the Diamond Jo expansion. Impacts both the 1% lease revenue as well as the annual DRA distribution by a projected total of $21.4 million over the next five years, of which $5.5 million is a reduction to operating and $15.9 million reduction to CIP. In Fiscal Year 2009, the expected loss to the operating budget is $246,858. This is anticipated to increase to $781,165 in Fiscal Year 2010. ? Electric and Gas Franchise Fee is currently under litigation, which restricts the City from increasing the fee collected until the outcome of the case is known. ? Federal Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) Funds will be completely spent in Fiscal Year 2011, and it will be necessary to shift previously budgeted economic development expenditures of $460,748 from the UDAG Fund to the General Fund. ? Losing additional $5.5 million from DRA lease over 5 years. ? Losing Diamond Jo 50¢ head tax in Fiscal Year 2011. Several things have happened and several budget changes have occurred that mitigate the effect of the negative impacts on the budget: ? Reduction by the Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa of the City contribution for Police and Fire Retirement from 18.75% to 17.00%, which is a savings of $110,387 in the General Fund. ? Reduction of City portion of health insurance contract from $715 per contract to $665 per contract due to favorable experience in claims and increased health insurance reserve fund balance. This is a savings of $211,093 in the General Fund. ? The Dubuque Racing Association believes that with their $10 million renovation plan and their new management structure, they will be in a position to begin making distributions again in Fiscal Year 2012, which will help future Capital Improvement budgets. ? The timing of capital projects and the costs of the implementation of the Drainage Basin Master Plan and the City’s Stormwater Management Program will avoid an increase in the Stormwater Managements Fee from $4.00 per household to $5.00 per household, allowing the current $4.00 per household fee to remain unchanged for Fiscal Year 2010. Additional revenues are needed to continue providing the same level of service to the citizens and to meet some of the City Council priorities. PROPERTY TAXES With this Fiscal Year 2010 budget recommendation, the City of Dubuque will be the only city in Iowa with a population over 50,000, of which there are ten cities, to have reduced the City portion of the property tax rate over the last eight years. City Property Tax Rate Comparison Fiscal Year 2002 – Fiscal Year 2009/2010 % Change City FY 2009FY 2002FY09 - FY02 Sioux City $18.71$14.4129.84% Iowa City $17.72$14.8519.33% Ames $11.06$9.3618.16% Cedar Rapids $15.07$13.0415.57% Council Bluffs $18.08$15.7215.01% West Des Moines $12.38$10.9013.58% Davenport $15.58$14.606.71% Waterloo $18.37$17.803.20% Des Monies $17.18$17.050.76% Dubuque$9.86$10.76-8.39% Average w/o Dubuque $16.02$14.1913.57% Average Higher than 59.28%31.90%45.59% Dubuque Highest Rank City 85.73%65.43%75.58% Since we do not yet know the Fiscal Year 2010 levies of the other cities, I will compare Dubuque’s proposed Fiscal Year 2010 rate with the actual Fiscal Year 2009 rates of the other nine large cities in the State of Iowa. Dubuque’s recommended City property tax rate ($9.86) is the lowest in the State, as compared to the Fiscal Year 2009 rate for the other cities in the State of Iowa with a population over 50,000. The highest ranked city (Sioux City - $18.71) is 89.76% higher than Dubuque’s rate, and the average ($16.02) is 62.44% higher than Dubuque. How does the City of Dubuque compare with property tax revenue per capita? Fiscal Benchmarks Property Tax Revenue per Capita Fiscal Year 2009/2010 Comparison for Iowa’s 10 Largest Cities RankCityTaxes per Capita 10 West Des Moines $895 9 Iowa City $731 8 Council Bluffs $633 7 Cedar Rapids $614 6 Davenport $567 5 Waterloo $564 4 Des Moines $508 3 Sioux City $441 2 Ames $423 1Dubuque (FY10) $321 Average w/o Dubuque$597 Dubuque has the lowest property taxes per capita for the City portion of the property tax bill in the State for the comparison cities. The highest ranked city (West Des Moines - $895) is 179% higher than Dubuque’s rate, and the average ($597) is 86% higher than Dubuque. From an historical perspective, the Fiscal Year 1987 City of Dubuque City portion of the property tax rate was $14.58. The Fiscal Year 2010 recommended property tax rate is $9.86. The Fiscal Year 1987 rate was 32% higher than the Fiscal Year 2010 recommended rate. The year 2007 started with the Dubuque City Assessor’s Office revaluing all residential property. This will affect the Fiscal Year 2009 revenues. In Iowa every odd year is an equalization year, thus the 2007 year was a revaluation year for the City Assessor’s Office. The Dubuque City Assessor’s Office, by law, is required to keep property assessments at market value. The adjustments needed for residential are figured by looking at the prior years’ sales and comparing them to the 2006 assessments for each property. The Department of Revenue monitors sales for a two-year period to determine if values are at market value. In 2006, 924 residential sales were used for the study. The end result was a sales ratio of 88%. This indicates that the Dubuque City Assessor’s Office would need to raise the total value of residential property between 10% and 15% to fall within the accepted range of property value, as determined by the State. The raising of residential value can be accomplished two ways. The first is to allow the State of Iowa Department of Revenue to raise all the properties in a specific classification a set percentage (12% for this year). This method is quick and easy but it lacks on finding the true market value for each individual parcel. Until last year, this was the method used by the Dubuque City Assessor’s Office. The second option is what was used last year. All of the 2005 and 2006 sales were researched. These sales were then used to value all other properties by adjusting the sales to the remaining parcels. The Assessor’s Office used this method to revalue 19,364 residential properties by April 1, 2007. Individual parcels varied from no increase to 30% and 35% increases. The total residential value for the City of Dubuque was raised by just over 12%, or $234 million. There are three other main classes of property. Commercial property was approached in the same manner as residential, but no group adjustments were needed. There were some individual parcel adjustments made, increasing the overall commercial value by 1.2%. Industrial properties do not receive equalization orders from the Department of Revenue, but they will be monitored every two years so there is not a discrepancy between industrial and commercial assessments. The final classification is agricultural and there are very few in Dubuque. On October 27, 2008, the Iowa Department of Revenue issued an assessment limitations order (state rollback) in compliance with Iowa Code §441.21. It had percentages to be applied by county auditors to the 2008 assessed values of agricultural, residential, commercial, and industrial, railroad and utility property for computing the taxable values used for property taxes. These adjustments are necessary to comply with the State law that allows no more than a 4% increase in taxable values from 2007 to 2008 for each class of property, except utility property, which is limited to an 8% annual growth. The taxable value of residential realty will be 45.5893% of assessed value in Fiscal Year 2010, compared to 44.0803% in Fiscal Year 2009. This percentage is also applied to farm dwellings. No adjustments were ordered for commercial, industrial, railroad and utility property because there were not sufficient increases in values to qualify for reductions. These properties are assessed on the basis of their market value. Agricultural property will be limited to 93.8568% of the assessed value in Fiscal Year 2010, compared to 90.1023% in Fiscal Year 2009. Agricultural property, excluding agricultural dwellings, is assessed according to its productivity rate. Overall, taxable property values in the City of Dubuque grew 4.09% in Fiscal Year 2009. If the City of Dubuque just maintained the Fiscal Year 2009 property tax rate ($9.9690), the average homeowner would see a property tax increase for the City portion of their property tax bill of over 1.13% after the State required Residential Rollback. The recommended property tax rate for Fiscal Year 2010 of $9.86 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation (a 1.1% rate decrease) will be a 0% increase ($0) in property taxes for the average homeowner. The average commercial property taxpayer will see a 0.85% ($30.22) decrease. The average industrial property taxpayer will see a 1.12% ($66.73) decrease. A further historical comparison of Dubuque property taxes for the City portion of the tax bill follows on the next page. 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The $9.8577 rate recommended in Fiscal Year 2010 is a 32.40% decrease from the Fiscal Year 1987 rate of $14.58, for an average decrease of 1.59% per year. The property tax payment of the average residential property has increased 3.04% ($15.90), for an average increase of 0.19% (72¢) per year. The property tax payment of the average commercial property has increased 37.1% ($952.99), for an average increase of 1.56% ($44.69) per year. The property tax payment of the average industrial property has decreased 18.94% ($1,381.24), for an average decrease of 0.8% ($59.75) per year. The City faces some significant financial challenges over the next several years, with property tax increases for the average homeowner projected at 9.21% in Fiscal Year 2011, 8.19% in Fiscal Year 2012, 6.16% in Fiscal Year 2013 and 7.59% in Fiscal Year 2014. The City must continue to identify operational efficiencies to give the taxpayer the best value for their investment, but the City must also identify additional revenue opportunities. One greatly under-utilized asset the City has is the land, especially on the riverfront, that is owned by the City and leased out for private use. Fifty years ago the City Dock Commission negotiated leases at a fraction of market value. Should the City be able to start getting the true market value of these properties, the City could realize millions of dollars in additional general fund operating income. State law exempts certain types of properties — including religious institutions, war veterans’ associations, retirement and nursing homes, educational institutions, other charitable institutions and racetracks — from paying property taxes. Government property (state, federal and municipal) is also exempted. Each exemption is limited to 320 acres and must be filed with the city assessor. If these types of property take up an increasing share of city property, exemptions can reduce the city tax base and lower cities’ abilities to raise revenue. This has been a particular problem in large cities where a declining tax base has been exacerbated by exempt properties continuing to locate in the central city. The following table uses data from the Department of Revenue on the value of tax- exempt property in Iowa and from the Department of Management on total taxable values to estimate the share of the city tax base taken up by exempt property, as well as the potential revenue the cities could gain from requiring payments in lieu of taxes. Payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) are voluntary payments made on behalf of tax- exempt property, negotiated to compensate cities for fire and police protection of those properties. Values from the eight cities in Iowa that have a city assessor’s office are reported below. Cities vary in the amount of property located within their boundaries that is exempt from property taxes. Only 5 percent of Ames property is exempt from property taxes, while just over 20 percent of property in Dubuque is exempt. In order for changes to be made to property tax exemptions in Iowa, the Legislature would have to amend eligibility for exemption or allow cities to exercise greater discretion in determining the terms of exemption. For instance, legislators could authorize cities to choose to phase in or phase out an exemption in order to prevent sharp adjustments to a city tax base, use zoning to limit qualifying areas where an exempt property would be located within the city, or set a dollar amount limit on the property’s value, rather than limiting by the number of acres it can occupy. Revenue from Exempt Properties Could Contribute to Public Safety Costs FY08 Levy Rate General Fund Value as Revenue as Levy and 2007 Value of Percent of PotentialShare of Emergency ExemptTotalPILOTProperty Levy Property ValuationRevenue Tax Levied Ames $5.49 $103,032,080 5.3% $233,455 1.2% Cedar Rapids $8.10 $555,279,086 11.4% $1,857,575 2.8% Clinton $8.37 $143,143,189 18.8% $494,819 4.3% Davenport $8.37 $498,721,958 14.3% $1,723,987 3.3% Dubuque $8.10 $397,787,685 20.4% $1,330,719 7.6% Iowa City $8.10 $203,188,220 8.1% $679,726 1.7% Mason City $8.10 $123,102,031 13.1% $411,813 3.8% Sioux City $8.37 $419,511,400 19.4% $1,450,171 4.2% Source: Iowa Department of Revenue, Iowa Department of Management WATER RATE I am recommending a 5% increase in the water rates. Water Department Manager Bob Green has contacted other cities in Iowa with a population over 50,000 that use a water softening process, to determine the recommended water rates for these communities for Fiscal Year 2010. In spite of the recommended water rate increase, Dubuque would remain the lowest water rate in the State (as in Fiscal Year 2009) of these seven communities. Water Rate Comparison Monthly Water Rate Comparison for Largest Iowa Cities with Water Softening for the Average User Proposed City Rate (FY10) West Des Moines $27.53 Iowa City $27.34 Cedar Rapids $20.80 Ames $20.27 Des Monies $19.16 Council Bluffs $17.84 Dubuque$17.28 Average w/o Dubuque$22.16 For Fiscal Year 2010, the highest ranked city (West Des Moines - $27.53) is approximately 59% higher than Dubuque, and the average ($22.16) is approximately 28% higher than Dubuque. SANITARY SEWER I am recommending a 5% increase in the Sanitary Sewer Rate. Dubuque will still maintain the position of third lowest sewer rate. Sanitary Sewer Comparison Sanitary Sewer Rate Comparison for Average User FY10 (Based on FY09 unless City FY09 Noted) Iowa City $36.08 $36.08 Sioux City $27.04 $27.04 Des Moines $26.78 $26.78 West Des Moines $24.50 $24.50 Cedar Rapids $19.67 $22.47 (FY10 Proposed) Council Bluffs $17.20 $20.64 (FY10 Pending) Davenport $20.63 $20.63 Ames $19.99 $19.99 Dubuque$18.05$18.96 (FY10 Proposed) Waterloo $18.95 $18.95 Average Without Dubuque $23.43 $24.12 For Fiscal Year 2010, the highest ranked city (Iowa City - $36.08) is approximately 100% higher than Dubuque, and the average ($24.12) is approximately 27.2% higher than Dubuque. The City Council has made a major decision on the future processes used in the treatment of waste at the Water Pollution Control Plant, which will impact rates beginning in Fiscal Year 2010. This transition from incineration of sewage sludge to anaerobic digestion will cost the City $54,419,000 over the next six years. However, the useful life of the existing plant had been reached, so it was not a choice of do nothing or switch, it was a choice of what new systems were to be built; even if the plant had continued with incineration.This is described in the Capital Improvement Program budget and mentioned further later in this message. The schedule of the proposed rate increases over the next five years: Cost of City Services FY 2010FY 2011 FY 2012 FY2013 FY2014 Plant Renovation 0%6%8%9% 11% Operating & Other Capital Needs 5%5%5%5% 5% Total Sewer Fee Increase 5%11%13%14% 16% STORMWATER FEE Fiscal Year 2010 will be the second fiscal year that the Stormwater User Fee Fund is recommended to be fully funded by stormwater user fees. The General Fund will continue to provide funding for the stormwater fee subsidies that provide a 50% subsidy for the stormwater fee charged to property tax exempt properties, low-to-moderate income residents, and residential farms. The schedule of the proposed rate increases in Fiscal Year 2010 is as follows: FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 Previously $4.00 $5.00 $5.50 $6.35 $7.00 $7.00 Projected Rates Proposed Rates $4.00$4.00$5.25$5.60$6.85$6.90 The topography of Dubuque and the limestone bluffs and outcroppings make Dubuque a beautiful place, but this, and the close proximity to the Mississippi River, provides unique stormwater management issues that are more expensive to deal with than in other communities. Efforts to keep the Mississippi River out create problems when stormwater from rain events is trapped in the community. The $4.00 monthly fee in Fiscal Year 2010 will make Dubuque the second highest in the State, behind Des Moines at $6.43. Fiscal Years 2011-2014 stormwater rates were also decreased from what was previously projected. REFUSE COLLECTION I am recommending a 2.4% increase in the refuse collection rate, going from $10.35 per month to $10.60 per month, for a 25¢ increase. COST OF CITY SERVICES In Fiscal Year 2010, the average homeowner will pay $23.75 more for City services, including property taxes, sanitary sewer, water, refuse and stormwater, than in 1995 – an average increase of just $285 per year. Fiscal Benchmarks Dubuque’s Rankings among Iowa’s 10 Largest Cities ISSUERANK #1 of 10 Property Tax Rate (Lowest) #1 of 7 Water Rate (Lowest) n d#2 of 10 Sanitary Sewer Rate (2 Lowest) #1 of 10 Refuse Collection Rate (Lowest) n d#19 of 20 Stormwater Rate (2 Highest) As you can see, the City of Dubuque is very competitive among the ten cities in the State of Iowa with a population that exceeds 50,000. I would like to show you how much money this saves Dubuque taxpayers when compared to the average of the other nine cities, and to the highest cost in each category (property tax, water, sanitary sewer, stormwater and refuse collection). Fiscal Benchmarks Savings to Average Homeowners Current Annual If Equal to the Highest Dubuque CostLarge Iowa City Property Tax $ 538.07 $1,021 (+$483) Water Fee $ 208 $ 330 (+$122) Sanitary Sewer Fee $ 227 $ 433 (+$206) Stormwater Fee $ 48 $ 77 (+$ 29) Refuse Fee $ 127 $ 258 (+$131) Total Annual Cost $1,148 $2,119 (+$971) These savings put almost $19 million back into the local economy annually; compared to if the City of Dubuque charged the highest fee of the comparable cities. ANNEXATION The City of Dubuque has voluntary annexed approximately 5,031 acres of property since 1995, including a new 643 acres annexation this year along Middle Road west of Seippel Road. While some of these areas have been developed into City-owned industrial parks, much of the areas remain undeveloped. However, the City continues to prepare for their development. Additional Police Officers With the Police Department’s crime strategy, Territory Accountability Design, in full implementation, the department projects the need to increase Dubuque’s current six patrol territories to seven as new areas of the City are annexed and developed. To add a seventh territory, five additional police officers are needed. Partly in response to this need, the Police Department developed a Sworn Officer Plan last year, which proposed the addition of 15 sworn police officers over a five-year period, with the first five (three Police Officers and one Police Corporal acting as a Section 8 Investigator) approved in Fiscal Year 2008, and four more added in the Fiscal Year 2009. An additional three Police Officer positions will be added in Fiscal Year 2010. The plan’s staff increases will create sufficient staffing to establish an additional patrol territory in Fiscal Year 2010. Additional Snow Plow Drivers and Snow Plow Route Dubuque’s expansion will also increase the number of streets and roads that must be maintained by the City’s Public Works Department. In order to maintain the current level of street maintenance, street cleaning, and snow and ice control to all areas of the City, the Public Works Department requested the addition of a snow plow driver in Fiscal Year 2009 and another is expected to be requested in a future year. Two drivers are needed to staff a route 24 hours a day in a snow event. The Public Works Department plans to create another snowplow route with these two employees as annexation and development dictates. In the warm months, this position will be assigned to the Leisure Services Department to maintain City parks and landscaping in the Washington Neighborhood, Port of Dubuque, Iowa Street and the Locust Street connector. In Fiscal Year 2009, the Public Works Department also began using Refuse, Recycling and Yard Waste Collection employees at the end of their collection routes and on overtime to assist in snow removal duties. New Fire Station A Fire and Emergency Service Response Study was completed in November 2006 by the Matrix Consulting Group. The report stated, “As development occurs, the City should add one additional station and relocate one current station to accommodate the increase in Fire Department workload. This scenario would consist of adding a station at or near Chavenelle and Radford to provide service to the west side of the City.” To act on this recommendation, a CIP budget item was created to provide funds to begin preparing a site, with design of the facility anticipated in Fiscal Year 2014. In fall 2007, the City Council approved a purchase agreement with Dubuque Initiatives for 1.8 acres along the Northwest Arterial in the Dubuque Industrial Center to provide a site for a new West End fire station. Water and Sanitary Sewer Service The City is in the process of extending sanitary sewer and water service into new development areas or recently annexed areas as part of pre-annexation agreements. ? In 2003, a new water main was activated from Highway 20 north on the east side of the Northwest Arterial to John F. Kennedy Road then west to a new 1.25 million gallon water tower located at the Dubuque Soccer Complex. By constructing this tower, it allowed growth to take place for residential, commercial and industry to the west of the community. ? Funds have been reserved for a project to conduct a water consumption study in the Roosevelt Road and Industrial Park West areas to evaluate the timetables that additional water towers should be built in these areas. The project includes, as needed, a new one million gallon water tower after 2011. ? To date, both sanitary sewer and water service have been extended through the Dubuque Industrial Center West, along Seippel Road to the north edge of the Callahan subdivision. Funds are budgeted in the current year to extend service to the 700-acre west-side annexation area, as well as the 270-acre Corey/Herrig development on the northwest side of Dubuque. Additionally, service will be extended, in phases over the next two years, to the 280-acre McNamer residential property on North Cascade Road on the south side of Dubuque. Additional funds are available to extend water and sewer service to the 643 acres annexed this year and to other areas under consideration for annexation. The City is spending in excess of $2 million to replace much of the North Fork Catfish Creek Sanitary Sewer Line. RESPONSE TO DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUES The Washington: Revitalize! initiative was developed beginning in October 2004, and introduced in a public kick-off event in June of the following year. This initiative included a 16-point “strategy” to address neighborhood concerns. Key recommendations included the following: ? encourage homeownership ? encourage a mix of household incomes ? form a private lender mortgage lending fund, offering subsidized financing to homebuyers within the neighborhood ? assist in formation of a representative neighborhood association ? target blighted buildings for improvement, notably the Casket Factory ? target additional code enforcement to improve the appearance and condition of housing ? promote public safety, with the leadership of the COP Program ? build the capacity of non-profits to provide affordable housing and needed supportive services to families ? encourage rebuilding of Prescott School, as a “community-centered” school, serving as a resource to families and parents in the neighborhood ? develop a park for neighborhood children ? create a “neighborhood vision,” developed from a consensus of stakeholder interests ? create a comprehensive neighborhood plan, to guide future development and public investment ? “re-market” the image of the neighborhood, by developing a marketing plan emphasizing the neighborhood’s assets and attributes. As of December 2008, the City can point to many successes in the implementation of this strategy, among them: ? an $11 million Prescott charter elementary school, representing a commitment from the Dubuque Community School District to downtown neighborhoods, families and children ? a $250 000 City investment in the Prescott ‘neighborhood resource center’ ? the Washington Neighborhood Association, formed in 2005 and now one of the most active associations in the City – six neighborhood clean-ups have been held to-date ? renovation of the Casket Factory building into Washington Court, with 36 apartments - a $6 million historic preservation project that has garnered State awards ? as part of the Washington Court project, development of the Crescent Community Health Center, with federal funding support secured and an array of health and dental services offered to lower-income residents ? City assistance to the Washington Court and Health Center projects totaling more than $1.1 million, including removal of four homes on Elm Street and construction of a City-owned parking lot for the Health Center, as well as direct investment in construction of the housing project and health center facilities. ? Orange Park, sited in the center of the Neighborhood, offering a safe play area for young children, representing a $320 000 City investment ? over $2.1 million in homeowner lending activities, with conversion of nine former rental and/or vacant houses to homeowner occupancies, and 23 new homeowner families in the neighborhood ? commitment of a $1 million low-interest mortgage loan fund from DB&T, offering the possibility of first-time homeownership to lower-income families ? expansion of the Community Oriented Policing (COP) unit, adding officers on the street and developing relationships with neighborhood residents ? a partnership between the Housing Department and Dubuque Bank & Trust to acquire vacant-abandoned properties, then recruit homeowner families to rehabilitate and reoccupy them. DB&T has purchased 10 homes to-date. ? non-profits such as the Multicultural Family Center, the Four Mounds-HEART Program, the Crescent Health Center, Project Concern, Davis Place and Manasseh House providing housing, services and hope to neighborhood residents ? a Washington visioning process, completed as a first step toward agreement on a plan for the future of the neighborhood. This project received a “Grassroots Planning” award from the Iowa Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA.) ? a full-time housing inspector hired to perform inspections in the neighborhood and respond to citizen requests for service ? initiation of a comprehensive strategic planning process for the neighborhood, including retaining the services of a consulting firm, formation of a citizens planning group and holding several neighborhood workshops to obtain resident input ? a full-time investigator for the Section 8 Program hired, with the appointment of a Police corporal from the COP unit ? units in the historic row house apartments building adjacent to the Washington Court project purchased by the Housing Department and DB&T, with the intent to convert them to condominiums and sell to moderate-income households ? the apartment building on White Street, purchased by the City from the School District, sold to a developer. This is now being converted into town homes, to be marketed to “young professional” downtown workers, as part of a $700,000 renovation. ? HEART Program students and staff working on a City-owned house on East 15th Street, as part of the Program’s expansion of activities within the neighborhood. HEART received a 1000 Friends of Iowa award for historic rehabilitation of four homes on Washington Street. All were sold to lower-income, first-time buyer families, including Section 8 Program renter households. ? Fire Department inspections of all commercial properties in the neighborhood completed over the summer months ? the Lead Paint Hazard Removal Program refunded with a $2.9 million HUD grant, completing 13 housing units in the neighborhood. The Program was recognized by the DuPont Corporation with a Best Practices award. ? the Kephart building purchased, an architectural firm hired, and a preliminary conversion budget of $800,000 approved, to convert the former music store to the new home for the Multicultural Family Center. An advisory governing board is now being recruited. ? in partnership with Loras College, the Multicultural Family Center and the Washington Neighborhood Association, the Housing and Information Services Departments development of a program to donate used City computers for Center use and for neighborhood families. Loras students will install the units in homes of families selected to receive them ? the “Bridges Out of Poverty” trainings offered to new audiences; and the first “Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’ by World” program class for consumers completed, in partnership with the Rescue Mission. The Council approved funds to send Housing staff and program graduates to a national certification training, in order to deliver these programs to more persons in poverty - part of the City’s Project HOPE initiative. ? a $235 000 grant awarded to Dubuque’s Housing Trust Fund by the Iowa Finance Authority, to be used for rehabilitation and financing of owner-occupied homes in the Washington Neighborhood ? the first alley-street lighting fixtures installed by Alliant, a new program promoting public safety in the neighborhood ? 500 City refuse collection carts distributed to neighborhood homes, part of an effort to combat chronic litter problems and complaints ? a partnership formed with the Boys and Girls Club, to provide free summer lunches for neighborhood children. Meal sites at Comiskey Park and Prescott School distributed over 1700 lunches in 2008. While these accomplishments represent progress, they are only part of the “solution” to the many issues. Citizens and neighborhood residents perceive the need for a greater degree of public safety and personal accountability from tenants and landlords. The condition and appearance of housing is a constant source of complaint. The Washington Neighborhood, with 70% of the housing units renter-occupied, still suffers from an instability caused by transience. Many neighborhood residents do not find access to employment and educational opportunity. Young children need more supported after-school activities, and families need advocates to access services and realize their potential. In the past three years, the Dubuque Police Department, through the budget process, has been working to streamline and enhance crime-fighting abilities through effective crime analysis and the deployment of personnel and resources. As part of the effort, the department upgraded a patrol Corporal position to a patrol Lieutenant. During this time the Department increased narcotics enforcement through the addition of a State supervised 18-County Drug Task Force officer. As of July 1, 2006, funding for this position moved from the State 18-County Drug Task Force to the Dubuque County Drug Task Force, creating a third local drug task force officer. The Community Policing Officers (COPS) supplement the department’s crime-fighting abilities through their close relationships with internal and external partners throughout the downtown areas. To enhance this effort, the Community Policing Unit was upgraded in Fiscal Year 2007 from a Corporal and three officers to a Captain and four Corporals, to better serve those living in the downtown area and neighborhoods. The City Council also approved the Fiscal Year 2008 addition of one new officer position beginning July 1, 2007, bringing the City’s sworn officer allocation from 94 to 95 officers. The City Council approved the police department proposal to create 14 new police officer positions, in addition to this one new officer, over a five-year period. The hiring began in April 2008 with four officers, as approved by the City Council in December 2007 and continued with an additional four positions in Fiscal Year 2009. Three will be hired in Fiscal Year 2010. Of these 14, four will be placed in patrol to lessen the patrol deficit regarding the annual turnover rate of 5.67 officers and the 33- week training cycle (13 weeks – Police Academy and 20 weeks – Field Training). Additionally, as the City expands its boundaries through annexation, the five-year hiring plan creates five positions to establish an additional patrol territory proposed in the third year of the plan, Fiscal Year 2010. One officer allowed the creation of a Corporal position that is assigned to the COP’s, but stationed at the Housing and Community Development Department as a Section 8 Housing Investigator. There will be a new three-person traffic unit assigned to the Community Oriented Policing Group. The purpose of the dedicated traffic unit is to comprehensively coordinate, plan and monitor traffic safety efforts. One new officer will be assigned to the School Resource Officer Program. Currently, there are three School Resource Officers assigned full-time to the Dubuque Community School District. With the addition of three new schools to the district in the recent past, the fourth officer offsets the additional workload. The sworn officer five-year plan follows the table below: FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 TOTAL 2 Patrol 1 Patrol 1 Patrol 1 Patrol 5 1 Patrol/Annex 1 Patrol/Annex 1 Patrol/Annex 1 Patrol/Annex 1 Patrol/Annex5 Traffic/ Traffic/ Traffic/ 1COP Unit 2 COP Unit 1 SRO 3 Section 8 1Investigator 1 54 3 2 1 15 The addition of these 15 sworn police officers follows the addition of 17 sworn police officer positions since 1994, bringing the total department strength to 109 sworn positions, an increase of 42%. In addition to these efforts, the police department has developed a new crime strategy, implemented in the fall of 2006. The strategy “Territory Accountability Design” or TAD is designed to meet new challenges. Simple in design, this crime strategy (Territory Accountability Design) enables police, through computer aided crime analysis, to identify trouble spots, distinguish emerging crime patterns and target the appropriate resources to strategically fight crime in a comprehensive manner. Currently, the police department patrol area is divided into six patrol territories. As crime patterns and/or safety concerns emerge, the Territory Lieutenant addresses the concerns with the District Captain. In consultation, extra resources are applied beyond the daily assignments through the allocation of resources through a Special Operations request. Through the Territory Accountability Design, the police department continues to address areas of concern through a number of special projects. These projects include: ? Special Drug and Burglary Surveillance and Apprehension Teams; ? Directed Weekend Police Patrols to Increase Police Visibility Regarding Local Liquor License Businesses; ? Special Traffic Safety Teams; ? Special Park Patrols; ? Special Liquor License Inspections with Members from the Department of Corrections and Fire; ? Special Tobacco/Alcohol Compliance Projects; and ? Neighborhood Saturation Patrols. Also recommended in the Fiscal Year 2009 budget process was the purchase of portable surveillance cameras. Surveillance cameras would be placed in areas of suspected criminal activity and have the ability to be viewed and record from a remote location. The City has found that landlords play a significant role in impacting many of the quality of life issues. In partnership, the police department works with landlords in many ways. The police department encourages and shares local arrest information regarding potential tenants at no cost to the landlords. Additionally, beginning July 1, 2007, the police department initiated a statewide criminal history reimbursement program. This program reimburses landlords for criminal history checks of potential tenants. Costing on average $13-$20 per state criminal history, the program provides reimbursement funds to cover the expense. Through this effort, landlords know the criminal history of their tenants before the rental agreements are completed. In 2007, the Housing Commission instituted a preference point system for Section 8 eligibility for applicants living in Dubuque at the time of their application. Those policies have since been augmented by requirements for additional documentation of local residence. The newer policies were adopted in the interest of insuring preferential eligibility for persons living and/or working in Dubuque at the time of their application. This has resulted in issuance of more housing vouchers to local applicants. The Commission subsequently approved an additional policy to provide preference points for foster youth “aging out” of the foster care system. In a partnership with the Department of Human Services, the Housing Department now gives preference for application to these youth, who otherwise would have a lengthy wait for a housing voucher, and as a result might remain either homeless or in substandard living situations. A vacant or abandoned building (VAB) ordinance was passed in June 2006. The ordinance provides a tool for tracking VABs and an inspection mechanism to ensure the buildings are secure and are not a public safety risk under the Housing, Building, Fire, Health or Zoning codes. The ordinance requires registration and the submission of a plan for the building. The City has funds to acquire properties that do not comply. In 2007, an Interdepartmental Task Force on Code Enforcement Activities developed recommendations for the Housing Code Enforcement Program, including the following: 1. Target areas for more intensive code enforcement; 2. Establish a “chronic offenders” program, involving more frequent inspections; 3. Adopt more aggressive enforcement actions regarding “problem properties”; and 4. Increase acquisition/condemnations of problem properties. The City Attorney’s office is currently updating the City of Dubuque’s Crime Property Ordinance. These updates will provide a more effective tool for dealing with problem tenants and the landlords who do not remedy problems in their units. The amendments will allow a property to be designated a crime property and outline a series of resulting implications. They will include, but are not limited to, regular meetings with the Police Department, mandatory attendance at the Crime-Free Multi-Housing Program, posting “No Trespassing” signs, and/or suspension or revocation of a rental license. A Habitual Violator Ordinance is also being researched and evaluated for implementation in the City of Dubuque. The purpose of this ordinance would be to target property owners, including landlords, who do not maintain their properties in accordance with the Housing, Building, Fire or Health codes. While the research is in its infancy, the expected result is better maintenance of property, particularly rental properties, of which the highest density is in the downtown area and the Washington Neighborhood. The Public Works Department currently uses a red tag system to address non- compliant refuse. Residents receive a red tag if refuse is set out early, excessive in quantity, not properly prepared for pickup or left out in excess of twenty-four hours after collection. It is recommended that in the Washington Neighborhood the properties with alley collection be required to use City-owned and maintained refuse carts that hold larger volumes to help improve the appearance of the alleys. The City of Dubuque has 7,600 rental dwelling units. These are required by Iowa Code to be “periodically” inspected. Just over 1,000 of these are enrolled in the Section 8 Program and are annually inspected by Section 8 staff. The remaining are inspected by 1.2 FTE housing inspectors, on a 7-8 year cycle. In December 2007, the City Council approved the addition of one full-time inspector to reduce this cycle inspection time to less than five years. Additional street and alley lighting is recommended in the Washington Street Neighborhood through the following programs: ? Three existing street lights have been upgraded to 100 watts; ? Street lights are being added in mid-blocks where an alley intersects a street; ? The City will pay 50% (up to $250) of the cost of a private light in a home’s front yard at the public sidewalk; and ? The City will pay 50% (up to $100) of the cost of a light to be installed behind a house or garage at the alley. A pilot program will reconstruct four blocks of alleys with a permeable pavement to improve the appearance and drainage in alleys. On-going Housing Department initiatives include continuing successes in garnering additional funding for housing purchase and rehabilitation programs. These funds leverage local capital budget expenditures and make homeownership possible for more low- and moderate-income families. The City received more than $300,000 from the Iowa Finance Authority's Housing Trust Fund for Washington Neighborhood homeownership promotion. Coupled with the City CDBG allocation and a five-year, $100,000/year tax fund commitment from the City Council, the neighborhoods are being marketed to families and households at all income levels. The City tax funds are made available to persons without income limit; the IFA grant assists those earning less than 50% of median income. Community Development Block Grant funds are used for loans to families in the 50-80% income range. All buyers receive these funds at the same terms. For down payment assistance, the City offers a $5,000 forgivable loan. For rehabilitation, the first $5,000 is again made as a forgivable loan; the next $10,000 is a due-on-sale loan, with no payments or interest. Finally, another $10,000 is available for rehab, at no interest, for 20 years. This means a buyer family may borrow City funds totaling $30,000, at a total payment rate of $42 per month. A Housing-Health Department partnership has successfully administered a “Lead Hazard Reduction Program” in the downtown neighborhoods, since 1997, making more than 700 housing units “lead-safe,” using $6 million in grants received from HUD. The City has just been awarded another $2.7 million grant to continue this work. Reducing lead poisoning in young children is a high priority. The program also improves living standards for lower-income families, encourages additional housing rehabilitation and stabilizes the residential tax base in the Washington and surrounding neighborhoods. A Fiscal Year 2008 initiative concerns a demonstration project to improve energy efficiency and conservation practices in the homes of Washington Neighborhood residents. Through a contract approved by the City Council with Down-to-Earth Solutions, the City will conduct extensive energy use audits in 40+ homes in the neighborhood, then develop an energy management program designed to reduce consumption through cost-effective and affordable energy-conserving improvements to the home. In July, the Council approved the sale of the vacant apartment building at 1126 White Street – acquired from the School District – to Doug Horsfall d/b/a/ Horsfall, Inc. The City had purchased this building in June 2007, to sponsor a demonstration project to convert vacant and/or underutilized rental housing to owner-occupied condominiums in the Washington Neighborhood. The target buyer is the downtown “young professional” employee interested in an urban lifestyle.Construction commenced in August 2008; assistance from the City includes $500,000 in low-interest construction financing obtained by the Housing Department from the Iowa Finance Authority. Horsfall will begin marketing of completed market rate units this summer. The Council approved selection of Teska Associates to conduct a comprehensive citizen participation-based strategic planning process for the Washington Neighborhood. A series of meetings have been held with a citizen coordinating committee to formulate specific implementation strategies for improvements to the neighborhood. This follows completion of the “visioning” process, which garnered a statewide award from the Iowa Chapter of the American Planning Association. A final plan document is expected to be published by the end of Fiscal Year 2009. nd The Housing and Engineering Departments completed acquisition of 15 homes on 32 Street, preparatory for expansion of the existing detention basin – part of the Drainage Basin Master Plan implementation activities for stormwater flood mitigation. Work on the basin was completed in the fall. The Housing Department continued to acquire homes located along the Bee Branch Realignment right-of-way, with 40 purchased by fiscal year-end, under a contract with ECIA. The remaining 25 residences will be acquired in early 2009. The City is currently committed to providing $3,200,000 to the $6,799,318 cost of the Dubuque Carnegie-Stout Library Renovation Project. The rest was raised by a citizen committee chaired by Telegraph Herald Publisher Jim Normandin and by the sale of the Curtis Collection and future sale of the Heade painting. This project is important to addressing neighborhood concerns and to the Every Child/Every Promise initiative. While recognizing that enforcement and capital investment are key elements in neighborhood revitalization efforts, development of human capital is a longer-term solution to improving the quality of life. In particular, the City must assist the less- advantaged citizens to access the ladder of economic opportunity that leads out of poverty. The City has initiated "Project Hope," a convening of area workforce development agencies, City staff and educational institutions, in a challenge to respond to high unemployment and/or under-employment of residents of the downtown neighborhoods. A discussion has begun on how to reach these residents, who are traditionally cut off from opportunities for advancement, due to social, cultural or educational barriers. The objective of Project Hope is to establish inter-agency programs specifically designed to provide opportunities - hope - to these citizens, and to find ways of over-coming barriers to their participation in the job market. The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque is staffing this initiative in partnership with the City and others. The Every Child/Every Promise initiative, in partnership with the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque and others, has been supported by the City since its inception. The purpose of Every Child/Every Promise is to insure that the “Five Promises” are delivered to all children in the community. The Five Promises are: ? Caring Adults ? Safe Places ? Healthy Start ? Effective Education ? Opportunities to Help Others Connecting youth to opportunity is a high priority in efforts to improve conditions in the downtown neighborhoods. It is the surest long-term strategy for breaking the cycle of poverty and raising a standard of living. The City Council approved a three-year, $25,000/year grant to assist Every Child/Every Promise in employing a full-time, paid executive director. This would be partial funding for a $250,000 budget for that three-year period. While the organization has been admirably served in a voluntary capacity by its first two directors, to raise the level of its effectiveness, paid staff is needed. Assistance to the Every Child/Every Promise initiative is proposed for Fiscal Year 2009 through funding of a grant program of $25,000 a year to provide funding for agencies to move this effort forward. It is expected that this will be matched by other community corporate and educational institutions, in the interest of promoting delivery of an assured quality of life for all the youngest (0-20) citizens. As part of the City's commitment to children, and to families of diverse origin, the City has supported the Multicultural Family Center in Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 with $88,023 from the Community Partnership Program to subsidize operating expenses. Due to the success of the Center in providing services and programming to a broad spectrum of neighborhood residents, the Center has out-grown the current space and are in need of expanded facilities. The Fiscal Year 2009 budget recommendation included purchase and renovation of the former Kephart’s building from the Dubuque Community School District, which will increase the Center's space from its current 720 square feet to more than 6,000. This relocated Multicultural Family Center, in partnership with the Dubuque Community School District and Iowa State University Extension, will be able to provide a number of additional programs and accommodate many more children and families. Features will include an expanded computer lab, the possibility of a “family resource center” within the facility staffed by ISU Extension, and small and large meeting rooms and offices for other agencies and organizations serving the neighborhood. The Fiscal Year 2010 budget recommendation includes funds to pay the utilities and janitorial services for this City-owned facility. th The budget also proposes renovating the former City Housing offices at 18 and Central to its historic character as one of the City’s original fire stations, and offering a lease on this neighborhood anchor building, through a Request for Proposal process, to an agency that will provide services to the neighborhood. The Leisure Services Department budget includes additional staffing for site supervision of the City’s after-school sports programs and provision of physical activities, crafts and games to 35 kindergarten through third grade students five days a week at Fulton School, while St. Mark’s provides academic assistance. Dubuque Works Greater Dubuque Development Corporation Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Rick Dickinson reports the two most pressing findings of a “2008 Competitive Analysis” conducted by the consulting firm Blane Canada Research are the following: Workforce is a significant issue in Dubuque County. Workforce demands continuing attention and new strategies. During this one-year period of the analysis, Greater Dubuque Development staff completed over 200 InfoAction executive interviews representing approximately 45% (25,307) of the jobs in Dubuque County. In those interviews, GDDC was told in no uncertain terms that the availability of workforce was critical. In fact, over 30% of the regions CEO’s believe that workforce is a barrier to growth. This is even more compelling when compared to the national response to the same question where only 15% of the CEO’s interviewed shared the same concern. The Greater Dubuque Development Corporation is requesting $100,000 per year for three years from the City of Dubuque to partially support a $270,000 per year workforce development program entitled, Dubuque Works. The funds requested will enable Dubuque Works to fill the following strategic workforce gap: 1. Establish a one-stop concierge service and “Welcome Wagon” for newcomers relocating to Dubuque. This program will ensure that individuals and families who have chosen Dubuque as a place to live and work are equipped with the knowledge they need to make the most of their experience, in turn reducing employer turnover within the first 90 days of employment. 2. Provide the face-to-face contact within local grade schools and high schools in order to re-image and promote the skilled careers critical to economic growth in Dubuque. This program will specifically target two-year degrees and certificates in Information Technology and Advanced Manufacturing. 3. Create and nurture student-to-business relationships on all five college campuses in the Greater Dubuque area by implementing a successful internship program. Actively posting and promoting internships on AccessDubuqueJobs.com will increase student placement from college into the Greater Dubuque workforce. 4. Assist the unemployed and underemployed in breaking barriers to employment. The requested funds will allow every workforce-bound high school senior the opportunity to take the Career Readiness Certificate Assessment at no charge. The funds will also support the efforts of Project H.O.P.E. (Helping our People Excel), specifically the Breaking Employment Barriers Program which equips the unemployed and underemployed with the skills and resources they need to become more independent and self-sufficient members of our community. This workforce development collaborative is a partnership including: Sarah Harris, Director of Workforce Development, Greater Dubuque Development Corporation Tara Nelson, Director of Grant-Funded Programs, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, staffing Project H.O.P.E. for the City of Dubuque Wendy Wheelock, Executive Director of Town Clock Center, Northeast Iowa Community College Wendy Mihm-Herold, Regional Manager, Iowa Workforce Development Kelly Cooper, Assistant Director, Dubuque Area Labor-Management Council Tiffany Willard, Classified Account Executive, Telegraph Herald Zoe Pole, Director of Workforce, Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce The City would fund this from $100,000 in Fiscal Year 2008 operating budget savings and $200,000 in Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) funds. WAREHOUSE DISTRICT Partnering with property owners in the Millworking Warehouse District on their planned $200 million investment in nearly one million square feet in historic structures is important to the future of the City of Dubuque. This initiative embraces the principles of sustainable & environmental stewardship, smart growth, economic prosperity and social/cultural vibrancy. The Dubuque Millworking Warehouse District is a 28-building significant, historic, industrial complex in the city’s downtown consisting of large and small structures similar to those found in most Iowa communities. This district comprises over 1 million square feet of underutilized, energy-deficient space. Assistant City Manager Teri Goodmann and other City staff from the City Manager’s Office, Economic Development Department and Planning Department have been working with Dubuque Main Street, the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Dubuque Development Corporation, the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, Dubuque Initiatives and others to help the property owners access State, Federal and private foundation resources to help fill the financial gap that exists as property owners look at the cost of these massive renovation projects. These efforts have already paid off when in 2007 the State increased funding for State Historic Tax Credit from $5 million to $20 million and in 2008 modified the Tax Credit rules to create more flexibility for redevelopment of these properties. These changes were a direct result of the leadership from city staff and developers involved with this initiative. The City Council has already expanded the Downtown Urban Renewal District to allow Tax Increment Financing to assist with the creation of public parking facilities, other public improvements and to defray some of the renovation costs.The City submitted an application and provided some of the match, along with private developers, for an EDA grant to do a master plan and economic feasibility study for the Millworking Warehouse District. The Master Plan Use and Design standards booklet will help guide public and private redevelop of the district. The city has also submitted applications for the Millworking Warehouse District to be designated a State of Iowa Cultural Corridor and designation as a National Register District thru the National Trust for Historic Preservation. These designations will help private developers secure additional tax credit points and funding for redevelopment of their buildings. These same partners are also providing funding to develop a marketing and case statement booklet to help secure additional public and private foundation dollars for the project redevelopment. The city has also included the Millworking Warehouse District in the Downtown Parking Analysis plan which identifies parking demand and trends for a 5-year development window in the Downtown and Millworking Warehouse District. This budget proposes several million dollars to repair and replace the streets, water lines, sanitary and storm sewer facilities. These public improvements will be guided by the recommendations from the Master Plan and will serve as a model, where possible, the installation of sustainable public improvements systems. While not in the Warehouse District, another budget proposal for downtown is the creation of new sidewalks and amenities from 9th Street to 14th Street on Main Street, the site of significant investment in renovations by Gronen Properties and the Fischer Companies. These improvements are an expansion of improvements that were first implemented with opening of Town Clock Plaza, as a flexible street which accommodates both pedestrians and vehicles. The second phase to these improvements was continued in the Historic Main Street area from 1st to 5th Street in 2006 and 2007 and included sidewalks, replica historic lighting and other amenities. OTHER SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS There are three major changes recommended to the Transit budget: ? In an effort to regain ridership on the downtown trolley, it is recommended to eliminate fares, thus offering free trolley services to the citizens of Dubuque and prospective tourists. The trolley operates a fixed route that connects the Port of Dubuque and Downtown, operating from Memorial Day through the last weekend in October. The trolley service had 10,291 passengers in Fiscal Year 2007 and 8,668 passengers in Fiscal Year 2008. ? A parking ramp shuttle service is recommended in the downtown area. The proposed shuttle service would transport customers from existing parking facilities within the Port of Dubuque and downtown to their respective places of employment. The proposed service would operate at a high frequency rate, with the intent of transporting as many passengers as possible within a minimal amount of time. The proposed shuttle service would operate Monday through Friday. Recurring costs include additional drivers, as well as fuel and maintenance costs for approximately $134,704. ? A West-end tripper service is recommended to be created which would connect Dubuque Industrial Center West to downtown and Northend neighborhoods. The industrial center currently has over 31 employers supplying hundreds of jobs, but current bus service only covers one-third of the industrial center. The current route does not go west of Radford Road. The proposed tripper service would operate Monday through Friday. The service would operate at 30 minute frequency, offering 12 trips daily. The tripper service would operate along Chavenelle, Pennsylvania, John F. Kennedy Circle (transfer location connecting to all routes), Asbury Plaza and the Northwest Arterial Road. The first trip will originate at the transfer location at Iowa Street and the last trip would end at the transfer location at Iowa Street. Recurring costs include additional bus drivers, fuel and bus maintenance for approximately $67,352 and the Job Access Reverse Commute grant is expected to be received for $50,490 to cover all but $16,862 of the cost. ? LSC Transportation Consultants was selected through a competitive bid process to perform a Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA) for the KeyLine Transit system. LSC will review all transit services and make recommendations on how to improve deficiencies and determine ways of making the entire system more efficient, flexible, and customer-oriented. The COA will review services provided by the RTA within the KeyLine Transit service area to identify any duplication of services, potential efficiencies through coordination and to provide analysis of how the overlap of service areas impacts federal, state and local funding for the two systems. The consultants will examine potential partnerships with area businesses for possible route and schedule revisions to accommodate employment transportation. The study will commence in January 2009, and will be completed by August 2009. There are several green initiatives, in addition to what is already occurring, including consultant services to help the community define what being a green community means to Dubuque. City Focus and City News would be printed on recycled paper. Staff would attend two conferences to learn more about creating a sustainable community. The two-year food scrap collection pilot program in the Public Works Department would be made a permanent part of the City's refuse collection and composting program. Software would be placed on City computers to regulate power consumption by powering down computers not in use. A bicycle would be purchased for the Health Inspection staff when weather and distance allow for bicycle travel for inspections. The City will continue to use bio-fuels in vehicles and to do life cycle analysis on more energy efficient vehicles and flex fuel vehicles. One hybrid refuse truck will be purchased as a test case. Also included is an expansion of the outreach on existing sustainability initiatives through and increase in the education and marketing of the Sustainable Dubuque Initiative according to each of the three pillars to sustainability: Environmental Integrity, Economic Prosperity and Social/Cultural Vibrancy. Included in this outreach according to each of the three pillars including: Environmental Integrity: Support for the annual Growing Sustainable Communities Conference; participation in the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) carbon emissions software management program; support for the Garden Organic program and Green Vision School partnerships with the Dubuque Community School District, expanding the Green Asset Map data; Economic Prosperity: Support for Project H.O.P.E.; Dubuque Works, Dubuque Area Labor Management, Revitalization Financial Consultant grant program, Warehouse Revitalization; Proudly Accessible Dubuque and partnership with the DMSWA landfill methane recovery study. Social/Cultural Vibrancy: Multi-Cultural Family Center; Every Child/Every Promise; Crescent Community Health Center; HEART/Youthbuild; Envision 2010 and the Intercultural Competency Initiative. These are in addition to on-going Sustainability Initiatives that are internal to the City organization. The City has been very successful with economic development efforts and is in need of additional developed industrial lots. The development of a section of the North Siegert Farm off of Middle Road, owned by the City as part of Dubuque Industrial Center West, is being graded and streets and utilities extended. The grading will be completed in 2009. Over $22 million, mostly in Federal funds, would be committed over the next five years to construction of a new airport terminal. Over $6.5 million would be used to replace all the City water meters, preventing lost revenue, and modernizing the meter reading program. Additional sewer and water revenues from improved meter accuracy will fund this debt payment. The City has identified some sources of local match for the source of the $35 million in Federal and DMATS funds available for the IA32/Southwest Arterial project. Now that preliminary design is complete, that will allow the project to make progress through final design, environmental mitigation and property acquisition. In November 2008, based on current market conditions, recent construction cost data and a 3% inflationary factor, updated cost projects were developed for the Iowa Highway 32 (Southwest Arterial) project. The preliminary cost estimate for the interim two-lane highway between Highway 151/61 to Highway 20 has increased from $80.35 to $98.3 million based on year 2010 cost projections. The preliminary cost estimate for the complete four-lane freeway between Highway 151/61 to Highway 20 has increased from $112 to $125 million based on year 2010 cost projections. At current funding levels, there is a $55.6 million funding shortfall for the Iowa Highway 32 (Southwest Arterial) to complete the interim two-lane highway between Highway 20 and Highway 61/151. RECOGNITION The City has made much progress over the last year, evidenced by the many economic development projects, the outstanding job creation numbers, the work in the neighborhoods and downtown, along with the over $200 million in additional investment started in the Port of Dubuque. In 2007, the City received important recognition, highlighted by receipt of the National Civic League 2007 All-America City Award, a community effort led by Assistant City Manager Cindy Steinhauser, featuring the Crescent Community Health Center, the America’s River Project in the Port of Dubuque, and the Downtown Master Plan implementation. In 2007 and 2008, the City of Dubuque received a 100 Best Communities for Young People recognition from America’s Promise – The Alliance for nd Youth. In May 2007, Inc. Magazine ranked Dubuque 22 among the “Top 25 Boomtowns” in the nation. The list ranks the nations 393 largest metro areas. In th September 2007, the Milken Institute ranked Dubuque 8 nationally among small cities th and 11 among all U.S. metros for job growth. In 2008, the City received the Most Livable Small City Award. This is an award that is given by the U.S. Conference of Mayors that honors city governments for developing programs that enhance the quality of life in urban areas. Established in 1979, the City Livability Awards are given annually to one city with a population under 100,000 and one city with a population over 100,000. The City of Dubuque received the Outstanding Achievement Award for cities under 100,000 population out of ten finalist cities. The City received the award for the America’s River Redevelopment Project at the Port of Dubuque. The Greater Dubuque Development Corporation has now launched the 5-year $6.2 million Destination for Opportunity campaign to create 5,500 jobs, have $300 million in new construction and increase the County population by 6%. CONCLUSION One significant unknown at this time is the impact on Dubuque’s budget of the Federal economic stimulus package. This may require more flexibility than usual in budget implementation. I want to thank Budget Director Jennifer Larson, Assistant City Manager Cindy Steinhauser, Financial Analyst Rick Till, Management Intern Cori Burbach, Office Manager Juanita Hilkin, Secretary Liz Willems, Secretary Ella Soppe and Secretary Jessica Kurt, for all their hard work and dedication in preparation of this budget recommendation. As President John F. Kennedy said, “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.” The City Council has shown vision as the difficult decisions are made to move Dubuque forward. I look forward to City Council questions and input as you review this budget recommendation and then this will be implemented according to your final decisions and direction. ________________________________ Michael C. Van Milligen MCVM:jh CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA Fiscal Year 2010-2014 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager Attached is the Fiscal Year 2010-2014 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). State law requires that a five-year CIP be adopted by the City Council after a public hearing. The required CIP public hearing will be held at the same time as the public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2010 Operating Budget. The CIP, as the plan for the City’s physical development effort, attempts to address a variety of needs that the City must meet if it is to maintain its physical facilities, meet its service commitments and provide for its future development. The CIP recommendation reflects the City’s comprehensive plan and the goals and priorities established by the City Council and are shown in each of the State mandated budget program areas. The revenues supporting this five-year CIP had significant changes from the prior year projections. As reported last year, with the opening of the renovated Diamond Jo Casino, there will be a decrease of $7.6 million in operating revenues for the City over five years. The capital improvement budget was originally estimated to decrease $15.9 million; however it is now estimated to decrease $10.7 due to the Dubuque Racing Association projecting distribution of net cash proceeds to the City and charities in Fiscal Year 2012 through 2014. It was originally projected that the City would not receive a distribution of net cash proceeds over the next five years. Gaming revenues generated from lease payments from the DRA were further adjusted in this budget process by a revised DRA projection of a reduction of lease payments of just over one million dollars per year or $5,500,000 over the next five years. Fifteen percent of this or $825,000 reduces funding of the CIP budget. Gaming revenues from taxes and the DRA lease (not distributions) are recommended to be changes from the Fiscal Year 2009 split of 76% operating / 24% capital to 85% operating / 15% capital. This provides less funds to the CIP budget then projected last year in the amount of $753,774. Fiscal Year 2010 will be the second fiscal year that the Stormwater User Fee is recommended to be fully funded by stormwater user fees. The General Fund will continue to provide funding for the stormwater fee subsidies that provide a 50% subsidy for the stormwater fee charged to property tax exempt properties, low-to-moderate income residents, and residential farms. The schedule of the proposed rate increases in Fiscal Year 2010 is as follows: FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 Previously Projected Rates $4.00 $5.00 $5.50 $6.35 $7.00 $7.00 Recommended Rates $4.00 $4.00 $5.25 $5.60 $6.85 $6.90 The stormwater user fee was previously projected to increase from $4.00 in FY 2009 to $5.00 in FY 2010. Property acquisitions were originally projected to be completed calendar year 2008; however, the acquisitions are projected to be completed in FY 2010. This has reduced the amount of debt issued for the Bee Branch project to date, which has also reduced the debt service expense and the stormwater user fee. The stormwater user fee will reach $7.00 in FY 2015. Fiscal Year 2008 ended with healthy fund balances to help support the FY 2010 five year CIP. This was due to land sales in industrial parks and expenditures coming in under budget, as well as several Fiscal Year 2009 projects being rebudgeted such as annexation implementation projects for water and sanitary sewer. Due to the record snowfall and heavy rains during the spring of 2008, the structural integrity of seven retaining walls (Grove Terrace, Heeb Street, High Bluff, Thomas Place, Garfield, St. Mary’s, and Cooper Place) was severely compromised. These retaining walls required immediate repair or reconstruction. Funding was identified to repair these walls and included $261,148 of stone retaining wall repair budget, $90,000 of Historic District Public Improvement Program funds, Town Clock Renovation project savings of $75,000, and Grand River Center painting of pre- th function space savings of $25,000. In addition several CIP projects were canceled or rebudgeted: Improvements to the 18 Street Building $665,526; Foye, Merchant, and Gold Street Reconstruction $554,000; Four Mounds Road Improvements $164,000; Cold Storage Building Mezzanine Project – Municipal Services Building $20,700; and City Hall Window Washing $15,000. Fiscal Year 2008 was a record snowfall year with 78 inches of snow. The FY 2008 Snow and Ice Control budget was based on a winter with approximately 27 inches of snowfall, with minimal removal operations. The Snow and Ice Control budget for FY 2008 was $1,065,298 and actual expenditures were $2,209,728. Funding of $1,092,455 was identified to cover the Snow and Ice Control budget shortfall which included $430,503 budgeted for repairs to the former Public Works garage roof and walls; $126,000 for Public Works heavy equipment replacements; $28,315 Hawthorne Basin Landscaping & Fence project savings; $30,000 Concrete Section Repairs; $25,000 Curbing Replacement; $25,000 Curb Ramp Installations; $55,367 Traffic Signal Battery Packs; $54,620 Steps, Railings, Wall Top Fencing Project; and $317,650 Asphalt Paver Replacement. As of June 30, 2009, the available estimated fund balances will be $7,440,896 and will provide funding for CIPs over the next five years. The capital improvement-related draw down of balances reflects Street Construction Funds (10%), UDAG repayments (8%), DRA Distribution Funds (14%), and Utility Funds (36%-water, sewer, storm, parking, transit and solid waste), with General Fund and Airport making up the balance Attachment 1 (32%). A summary of the Source of Funds for the Fiscal Years 2010-2014 CIP is shown on . Capital improvement activities have been established in the City’s budget to separate CIP projects and project expense (i.e., Storm Sewer Capital Improvement Activity, Street Capital Improvement Activity, Park Capital Improvement Activity) from operating expense (i.e., supplies, insurance salaries) . The State of Iowa budget law requires that a city’s budget be prepared and certified on a program basis. This means that each activity must fall under one of the State mandated budget program areas. The Fiscal Year 2010-2014 Capital Improvement budget totals $311,168,045. Attachment 2 shows a summary of the five-year CIP by State Program. This is an increase of $45,874,263 from the FY 2009-2013 total CIP budget of $265,293,782. This is mainly because the City is now projected to receive distribution of net cash proceeds from the DRA in FY 2012- 2014 when it was originally projected that the City would not receive any distributions over the next five years. In addition, the City is implementing a debt service levy in FY 2010 to borrow for fire truck and ambulance replacements to allow funding for other necessary capital projects. Dubuque Five-Year (2010-2014) City Council Goals2010 Policy Agenda The CIP budget also reflects the and . The Five-Year City Council Goals are: Diverse, Strong Dubuque Economy Sustainable City Planned and Managed Growth Improved Connectivity: Transportation and Telecommunications Partnering for a Better Dubuque The 2010 Policy Agenda items are: Top Priorities Workforce Development Strategy / Project HOPE Warehouse District Redevelopment and Plan Port of Dubuque Development America’s River Phase II Port of Dubuque Business recruitment North Port South Port – Evaluation and Plan Dodd’s Leases – Direction Sustainability Plan Street Program – Continued Funding Public Transit – New Model High Priorities Development Standards Incorporating Green Standards Unified Development Code Rental Licensing / Irresponsible Landlords Downtown Master Plan Neighborhood Investment / Code Enforcement Attachment 3 provides a summary of these projects organized by City Council’s five-year goals and Fiscal Year 2010 priorities reflect how these goals are addressed. Attachment 4 Finally, provides detail on the source of funds and highlights important points about the 5-year CIP Program. CIP FORMAT The format for the Fiscal Year 2010-2014 CIP is substantially the same as previous fiscal years. First, an index referencing the 2010-2014 Capital Improvement Budget follows the budget message. The index identifies each capital improvement first by city department and then by all applicable State programs as a subcategory under each department.The index serves as a quick reference for each CIP, and the far right hand column shows the page number of each project. Secondly, a separate project page is provided to show the detail for each individual project. These projects pages are also arranged first by city department and then by State program as a subcategory within each department. As in previous CIP budget documents, each detailed project page identifies the city department, the State program, project title, account code (consisting of program number, department number, fund and capital project number), and total project cost. The project page then shows any funds expended for the project prior to Fiscal Year 2009 and the estimated project expense in Fiscal Year 2009. In Section A of the project form entitled “Expenditure Items”, project costs are shown by major expenditure item (i.e., Design and Engineering, Land and Right-of-Way Purchase, Construction and Other Expense). In Section B, entitled “Project Financing”, the project funding is presented by major revenue source (i.e., General Fund, Sales Tax Fund, Water Depreciation Fund, Sanitary Sewer Construction Fund, and Road Use Tax Fund). In Section C, entitled “Impact – Operations,” the dollar impact on operations in terms of greater or lesser operating costs and/or greater or lesser revenue is provided when available. Lastly, there is a narrative section, which provides a description of the project, a justification for the project and, where appropriate, how it relates to other projects or plans. A small map may also be provided to further identify the location of the project. CONCLUSION The Capital Improvement Program represents the City of Dubuque’s commitment to a maintenance and physical development plan for the next five years. The first year of the five-year CIP goes into the budget for next year and deserves the most attention. As you know, the CIP is updated each year so that City Council will have an opportunity in the next year to change Fiscal Year 2011 through Fiscal Year 2014 projects, as well as to add projects for Fiscal Year 2015. There are many Capital Improvement requests that were previously funded in the five-year CIP that are not included in this five-year CIP are as follows: Charter Street Extension to Port of Dubuque ($31,798,000); Fire Station Expansion / Relocation ($1,488,983); Bunker Hill Renovation ($1,900,000); Airport Improvements including Airport Commercial Park Road ($75,500), FBO Facility Improvements ($297,000), and Jet Center Drive Lighting ($30,000); Park Improvements including Usha Park ($600,000), Usha Skate Park ($600,000), Eagle Point Park Accessible Walkway ($310,000); Grand River Center Expansion Feasibility Study and Conceptual Design ($307,300); and Town Clock Plaza Amenities ($1,262,500). As is the case every year, there were new projects requested that were not able to be included in whole or in part in this five year CIP. For example, CIP requests that were not funded include such items as: Federal Building renovation phase II ($5,377,600); Street and sidewalk thnd improvements including: 9 Street Rehab ($800,805), North Cascade Road Bridge ($862,500), 32 and Jackson Signal Reconstruction ndth ($95,000), 32 and Central Signal Reconstruction ($95,000), Bies Drive Reconstruction ($736,000), 5 Street Reconstruction – Bluff to White ($740,000), and Northwest Arterial at JFK Southbound Right Turn Lane ($162,000); City Hall Roof Replacement with Photovoltaic Shingles ($448,489); Snow Melting Unit ($625,000); Civic Center Theatre Dressing Room ($450,000); Marshall School Play Unit ($80,000), Grand River ththth Center Update China, Glassware and Flatware ($250,000); Landscape Gateways at 12 & Elm, Loras & Bluff, 8 & 9 Streets ($200,000); Civic Center Theatre Replace Dressing Rooms ($40,000); and Civic Center Theatre Orchestra Pit Lift ($236,000). In addition a total of six CIPs that were previously funded in the five-year CIP were reduced by $572,885 in funding in this CIP, going from nearly $3.3 million down to $2.7 million in funds. Projects impacted with reduced funding include: Purchase / Rehab / Resale (reduced from $340,000 to $210,000); Homeownership Grants in Targeted Neighborhoods (reduced from $1,000,000 to $850,000); Problem Properties Management (reduced from $175,000 to $140,000); Sidewalk Program City Owned Property (reduced from $600,000 to $550,000); Sidewalk Related Curb & Catch Basin Replacements (reduced from $969,100 to $801,215); and Community Partnership Program (reduced from $200,000 to $160,000). To meet City Council Goals and Priorities and address City needs, several new projects appear in the five-year CIP: Police Wireless Data Transmission System ($348,600); Fire VHF Narrow Banding of Radios ($60,000); Improvements to Kephart’s Building – Multicultural Family Center ($976,177); Downtown Rehabilitation Financial Consultant ($125,000); Purchase of Former Tri-State Building ($1,078,021); Downtown Public Parking Ramp ($20,133,000); Industrial site Development – North Siegert Farm Dubuque Industrial Center West and Chavenelle Road Extension ($2,742,000); Dubuque Industrial Center West Grading/Railroad Spur/ Expansion to South Siegert Farm ($4,696,883). The CIP budget is the product of the hard work of a large number of people. It begins with department and division managers and their staff who prepared and updated the CIP requests. It extends to Boards and Commissions who review staff’s recommendations and make modifications and establish priorities. I wish to express my thanks to all who were involved in preparing the Fiscal Year 2010-2014 version of the City’s Capital Improvement Program. Special thanks go to Budget Director Jennifer Larson, Assistant City Manager Cindy Steinhauser, Financial Analyst Rick Till, Office Manager Juanita Hilkin, Secretary Liz Willems, Secretary Jessica Kurt, Secretary Ella Soppe and Management Intern Cori Burbach. This was a particularly challenging year based upon the anticipated reduced revenues. I am proud of the work done by City staff and the end-result. I hope after you have had an opportunity to review this document that you feel it is responsive to your priorities. ATTACHMENTS – PROVIDE OVERVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2010-2014 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Attachment 1 FISCAL YEARS 2010-2014 CIP SOURCE OF FUNDS To finance the CIP projects, a variety of funding sources are used. The following table shows the source of funds for each year of the 5 year CIP. SOURCE OF FUNDS IN CAPITAL BUDGET FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 TOTAL PERCENT Current Revenue RRP Loan Repayments - - - - - - 0.00% Historic Preservation Loan Repayments 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 45,000 0.01% Downtown Loan Pool Revolving Fund-Repayments165,768 165,105 163,898 162,486 160,583 817,840 0.26% Water Line to Site B Loan--Loan Repayments to General 59,570 59,570 59,570 59,570 - 238,280 0.08% Golf Revenue 27,000 23,000 25,000 20,000 10,000 105,000 0.03% Subtotal Current Revenue 261,338 256,675 257,468 251,056 179,583 1,206,120 0.39% Cable TV 7,400 2,700 3,070 2,700 2,700 18,570 0.01% Internal Service Funds-City Garage 9,700 - 5,300 - 9,700 24,700 0.01% Transit Fund 13,000 340,000 - 10,444 - 363,444 0.12% Landfill Fund 2,200 6,900 4,800 2,200 - 16,100 0.01% Parking Enterprise Fund 323,550 421,900 329,200 302,050 508,900 1,885,600 0.61% Refuse Collection 367,000 656,600 240,000 267,100 550,000 2,080,700 0.67% Sanitary Sewer Utility 654,971 713,100 546,600 428,500 538,600 2,881,771 0.93% Sewer Repayments-Lot Sales on Developments 97,472 243,184 58,960 69,100 136,600 605,316 0.19% Stormwater Utility Fees 761,234 844,816 862,359 894,068 945,980 4,308,457 1.38% Water Utility Fund 1,261,879 700,000 670,090 557,078 671,550 3,860,597 1.24% Current Revenue-Utility/Enterprise 3,498,406 3,929,200 2,720,379 2,533,240 3,364,030 16,045,255 5.16% Sales Tax 20% 1,588,520 1,671,246 1,659,649 1,535,056 2,041,401 8,495,872 2.73% General Fund Balance 702,700 315,430 535,990 86,430 113,570 1,754,120 0.56% Street Construction/RUTF Fund Balance 487,513 253,568 25,991 116,439 134,691 1,018,202 0.33% UDAG Loan Repayments Fund Balance 100,000 100,000 100,000 - - 300,000 0.10% Revenue/SRF Bonds-Water Fund Abated 2,200,000 4,763,800 3,660,500 2,495,500 915,000 14,034,800 4.51% Revenue SRF Bonds-Sewer Fund Abated 15,236,050 14,892,585 13,890,844 7,083,208 6,176,700 57,279,387 18.41% SOURCE OF FUNDS IN CAPITAL BUDGET FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 TOTAL PERCENT GO/SRF Bonds-Stormwater Abated Debt 4,679,985 3,725,302 4,201,607 6,612,591 268,000 19,487,485 6.26% GO Bonds--Greater Downtown TIF Revenue Abated Debt 3,120,016 2,534,442 2,171,700 740,000 - 8,566,158 2.75% UR GO Bonds--Dubuque Ind Ctr TIF Revenue Abated 5,506,335 - - - - 5,506,335 1.77% Debt GO Bonds-Debt Levy Abated 1,355,500 100,000 - - - 1,455,500 0.47% GO Bonds-Parking Abated Debt11,169,003 341,886 - - - 11,510,889 3.70% GO Bonds-Road Use Tax Abated Debt 97,200 276,000 142,000 155,000 135,000 805,200 0.26% GO Bonds-Sales Tax 30% Abated Debt 39,000 40,000 41,000 156,350 35,417 311,767 0.10% GO Bonds-Sales Tax 20% Abated Debt 219,019 902,910 - - - 1,121,929 0.36% Total Construction 46,500,841 29,917,169 26,429,281 18,980,574 9,819,779 131,647,644 42.31% Community Development Funds 584,075 505,757 490,000 510,000 490,000 2,579,832 0.83% FAA Total 638,970 5,009,022 3,728,355 9,248,775 8,796,993 27,422,115 8.81% PFC Revenue 17,340 128,200 436,345 457,375 463,001 1,502,261 0.48% Federal Transit Administration 202,000 7,551,600 5,726,800 64,000 - 13,544,400 4.35% Federal Transportation Bill 2005 for Southwest Arterial 6,097,301 7,138,439 6,324,586 23,252,650 4,845,000 47,657,976 15.32% Federal--STP Funds 1,254,545 1,000,000 6,227,854 914,800 - 9,397,199 3.02% Other Federal Funding 9,011,997 - - - - 9,011,997 2.90% Total Federal 17,806,228 21,333,018 22,933,940 34,447,600 14,594,994 111,115,780 35.71% HOME Funds - - - - - - 0.00% Iowa Finance Authority 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 1,250,000 0.40% State Airport Funds 16,290 122,168 100,000 84,000 150,000 472,458 0.15% Road Use Tax 124,673 263,460 274,985 253,623 230,679 1,147,420 0.37% RISE Grant-Southwest Arterial 400,000 - 1,518,637 3,481,363 - 5,400,000 1.74% Other State Funding-IDOT & Trails Grants 721,980 493,495 652,321 760,000 807,500 3,435,296 1.10% Total State 1,512,943 1,129,123 2,795,943 4,828,986 1,438,179 11,705,174 3.76% DRA-Gaming Receipts Based on 15% CIP 865,809 1,256,290 1,058,002 1,096,530 1,603,361 5,879,992 1.89% DRA-Distribution of Surplus 813,710 127,000 2,294,457 2,476,012 2,662,970 8,374,149 2.69% Total DRA 1,679,519 1,383,290 3,352,459 3,572,542 4,266,331 14,254,141 4.58% SOURCE OF FUNDS IN CAPITAL BUDGET FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 TOTAL PERCENT Greater Downtown TIF Payments 334,232 334,895 212,514 212,514 214,417 1,307,160 0.42% Tech Park South TIF Payments 100,000 100,000 - - - 393,000 0.13% Dubuque Industrial Center West TIF Payments 142,000 - - - - 142,000 0.05% Total TIF Funds 576,232 434,895 212,514 212,514 214,417 1,842,160 0.59% Private Participation 763,072 1,319,115 385,151 380,000 3,248,150 6,095,488 1.96% Total Private 763,072 1,319,115 385,151 380,000 3,248,150 6,095,488 1.96% Ind. Parks Land Sales-South Technology Park 148,000 148,000 148,000 148,000 148,000 740,000 0.24% Ind. Parks Land Sales-Dubuque Industrial Center West 1,570,548 100,000 - - - 1,670,548 0.54% Total Land Sales 1,718,548 248,000 148,000 148,000 148,000 2,410,548 0.77% Sales Tax 30% 2,510,824 2,558,024 2,606,152 2,646,435 2,689,494 13,010,929 4.18% Total Sales Tax 30% 2,510,824 2,558,024 2,606,152 2,646,435 2,689,494 13,010,929 4.18% - Special Assessments 304,400 585,714 118,100 351,554 475,038 1,834,806 0.59% Total Spec. Assessment 304,400 585,715 118,100 351,554 475,038 1,834,806 0.59% - GRAND TOTAL 77,132,351 63,094,223 62,150,975 68,352,501 40,437,995 311,168,045 100.00% Attachment 2 FISCAL YEAR 2010 - 2014 CIP BUDGET GROUPED BY STATE PROGRAMS The Fiscal Year 2010-2014 Capital Improvement Program totals $311,168,045. The following table summarizes expenditures for each State program by year. FISCAL YEAR 2010-2014 CIP CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PERCENT FY 2009-2010 FY 2010-2011 FY 2011-2012 FY 2012-2013 FY 2013-2014 5 YEAR TOTAL OF TOTAL PROGRAM Public Safety 1,959,695 37,660 80,246 335,325 327,950 2,740,876 0.9% Public Works 14,930,552 21,267,729 24,887,953 44,671,891 23,228,571 128,986,696 41.5% Culture & Recreation 1,701,280 1,619,375 1,756,190 1,750,530 3,319,483 10,146,858 3.3% Community & Econ. Devl. 11,193,439 1,806,757 1,524,000 1,349,000 1,334,000 17,207,196 5.5% General Government 923,974 1,131,273 1,826,180 774,640 983,241 5,639,308 1.8% Business Type 46,423,411 37,231,429 32,076,406 19,471,115 11,244,750 146,447,111 47.1% TOTAL 77,132,351 63,094,223 62,150,975 68,352,501 40,437,995 311,168,045 100.00% The State Mandated Budget Program Areas and the City Departments/Activities that fall under each of these areas are as follows: Public Safety – Includes Police, Emergency Communication Center, Fire, Disaster Services, Health Services: Animal Control, Public Works: Flood Control, Building Services: Inspection Public Works – Includes Airport, Public Works, Engineering Health and Social Services – Human Rights, Health Services, Purchase of Services Culture and Recreation – Parks, Civic Center, Conference Center, Recreation, Library, City Manager: Cultural Affairs Community and Economic Development - Economic Development, Housing and Community Development, Planning Services, Purchase of Services, City Manager: Neighborhood Development General Government – Building Services: City Hall/Annex Maintenance/Grand River Center Maintenance, City Council, City Manager, City Clerk, Finance, Cable TV, Legal, Information Services Business Type – Water, Water Pollution Control, Parking Division, Transit, Public Works: Landfill, Engineering: Sewer, Stormwater, Finance: Meter Reads/Service Attachment 3 FISCAL YEAR 2010 - 2014CIP BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS BY CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND PRIORITIES 2014 CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Diverse, Strong Dubuque Economy Welcome sign-east (page 107), Grand River Center projects (page 113-129), Airport improvements & terminal design (pages 179- 182, 189, 191, 93-195, 198,199), Downtown Rehabilitation loan & grant programs (page 388,390), Historic Preservation Revolving Loan program (page 392), Industrial Site Development (page 396), First Time Homeowner program (page 422), Rental dwelling rehabilitation program (page 417), Homeowner rehabilitation program (page 419), Historic District Public Improvement program (page 428), Parking ramp and lot repairs and improvements (pages 406-408, 411, 412, 415, 416), parking meter replacement (page 414), Water Main replacements (page 333), General Sanitary Sewer repairs (page 201), Warehouse District rehabilitation & construction (pages 214, 251, 273, 274, 296, 342), Main Street Streetscape improvements (page 277), Main Street-Purchase tables & chairs and storage building (pages 98 & 99), Civic Center improvements (pages 131-151), Chavenelle Drive Improvements (page 283), Flora Park and Sutton pool improvements (pages 152-168), Standby Generator for Bunkerhill, Catfish, Perry St and Bradley St. Pumping Stations (page 345, 358-361), Water Meter replacement program (page 343), Riverfront lease improvements (page 301), Federal Building Renovation (page 306), Maintenance and Dredging of Harbor (page 305), Bunkerhill Golf Course improvements (pages 169-175), Port of Dubuque Outdoor Plaza and Improvements (page 308), Annexation Study and Implementation (pages 347, 350, 351, 431), AY McDonald Park Boat Ramp Improvements (page 375), Floodwall Post-Flood repair program (page 367), Riverfront Lease improvements (page 301), Maintenance and Dredging of Harbor (page 305), IA 32 SW Arterial (page 271), Downtown Rehabilitation Financial Consultant (page 393), CDBG Economic Development Loan program (page 395), Parking Ramp Occupancy Engineering Study (page 405), All-America City Award (page 437), GIS training, maintenance and operational improvements (pages 341, 433, 436), Riverfront 2000 plan implementation study (page 430), Water Tower and Main extensions (page 352), Fiber Optic projects (pages 270, 321, 322, 324, 325), Charter Street Extension to Port of Dubuque (page 286). Sustainable City COP Network Area Storage (page 4), Multi-Cultural Family Center (page 16), New Park Developments (pages 18 – 25), Veterans Park Improvements ( pages 68 – 73), Eagle Point Park Improvements (pages 26 – 41), Flora Park Improvements (pages 42 – 47), Murphy Park Improvements ( pages 63 – 67), McAleece Park Improvements (pages 53-59), Jackson Park Restroom Improvements (page 52),HEART/Youthbuild program (page 85), Park Division Headquarters biomass heater project (page 80), Ecological Restoration (page 100), Trail Improvements (pages 110-112), Grand River Center projects (pages 113-129), Charter Street Extension to Port of Dubuque (page 286), Four Mounds (page 85), Riverfront lease improvements (page 301), Miller- Riverview Park (page 60-62), Port of Dubuque Security Camera Expansion (page 304), Maintenance and Dredging of Harbor (page 305), Port of Dubuque Outdoor Plaza (page 308), Intermodal Feasibility Study/Design/Construction (page 401), America’s River Festival Equipment (page 434), Port of Dubuque Maintenance (page 377), NPDES compliance (pages 234-240), Bee Branch Creek Restoration project (page 250), Accessibility Barriers (page 303), ADA curb improvements (page 292), Warehouse District rehabilitation and construction (pages 214, 251, 273, 274, 296, 342), Bridge repairs and maintenance (page 294), Stone Retaining walls (page 295), Storm Sewer General Repairs (page 230), Detention Basin Maintenance Program (page 232), thth Detention Basin Silt Removal (page 233), Main Street Streetscape Improvements-9 to 14 Street (page 277), Signalization Program (page 319), US 61/151 Corridor-US 52/Twin Valley and Maquoketa Drive (page 326), NW Arterial Capacity Improvements (page 327), University & Asbury Intersection Improvements (page 332), ADA Improvements to the Eagle Point Water Plant (page 344), Drinking Water Treatment Plant (page 348), Water Pollution Control Plant Upgrade Engineering and Construction (page 357), Underground Petroleum Tanks Removal (page 373), Motor Grader Replacement Project (page 378), Loader-Mounted Snow Blower Replacement Project (page 379), Mechanical Street Sweeper Replacement Project (page 380), 56,000 GVW Dump Truck Replacement Project (page 381), Solid Waste Collection Vehicles (page 384), Flood Control Levee Certification Project (page 386), Public Works Fleet Global Positioning System Project (page 387), Downtown Rehabilitation Loan (page 388), Downtown Rehabilitation Grant Program (page 390), Historic Preservation Revolving Loan (page 392), Port of Dubuque Improvements (page 397), Dubuque Industrial Center West Wildflowers (page 398), Intermodal Facility Feasibility Study/Design/Construction (page 401), KeyLine Facility Improvements (page 403), Fixed Route Bus Replacements (page 404), Parking Ramp Occupancy Engineering Certification (page 405), Maintenance of Municipal Parking Lots (page 406), Parking Ramp thth Lighting Evaluation for 5 Street Ramp (page 409), 7 Street Pedestrian Walkway Study, White to Main (page 410), Rental Dwelling Rehabilitation Programs (page 417), Homeowner Rehabilitation Program (page 419), Homeownership Grants in Targeted Neighborhoods (page 421), First-Time Home Buyer Program (page 422), Housing Trust Fund (page 423), Historic Preservation Homeownership Program (page 424), Problem Properties Management (page 425), Community Partnership Program (page 426), Purchase/Rehab/Resale (page 427), Historic District Public Improvement Program (page 428), Riverfront 2000 Plan Implementation Strategies (page 430). Planned and Managed Growth Ladder Truck, Pumper and Ambulance replacement (page 7), Fire Station expansion and improvements (page 9, 10, 12), City Hall th maintenance/remodel (page 13 and 435), City Hall Annex maintenance (page 14), General Building maintenance (page 15), 18 Street Office Building improvements (page 17), Kephart’s Building improvements (page 16), Airport Terminal projects (pages 179 - 182, 189, 191, 193-195), General Sanitary Sewer repairs (page 201), Sanitary Sewer Internal Main (page 202), Annexation study implementation (pages 347, 350, 351, 431), Warehouse District rehabilitation & construction (pages 214, 251, 273, 274, 296, 342), Sanitary Sewer projects (pages 211, 212, 214 - 228), Sanitary Sewer extensions and Annexation (page 205), Southfork Interceptor Sewer Upgrade (page 215), Storm Sewer General Repairs (page 230), Storm Sewer System assessment (page 245), Storm sewer projects (pages 251-266), Bee Branch Creek Restoration project (page 250), Sanitary Sewer External Extensions – Annexation (page 205), Sidewalk program curb and catch basin replacements (page 290), Library renovation projects (page 176, 311), City Park development projects (pages 19-25), Pet Park Developments (page 18), Eagle Point Park improvements (pages 26-41), Federal Building renovation (page 306), Accessibility Barriers and Building Modifications (page 303), Geographic Information System maintenance, training and enhancements (pages 341, 433,436), Sanitary Sewer clearing and grubbing (page 212), Sanitary Sewer Lining (page 206), NPDES (page 234-240), Storm Sewer improvements & extension (page 246), Draintile program (page 231), Detention Basin silt removal & maintenance (page 232, 233), Storm Sewer Cleaning (page 244), Water Pollution Control Plant upgrade (page 357), Water Tower and Main extensions (page 335, 352), Water Internal Main revolving loan fund (page 336), Annexation and West End Annexation Study and Implementation (pages 347, 350, 351), Public Works vehicles and equipment (pages 378-383), Solid Waste vehicles (page 384), Stormwater Ditch Remediation program (page 243), America’s River Festival Equipment (page 434), Community Plus upgrade (page 439),Finance Plus Upgrade (page 438), Water Meter Replacement (page 343), Water Main Replacement (page 333), Expansion to South Siegert Farm (page 400), Purchase former Tri-State Building (page 399), Catch Basin Maintenance (page 247), Bunkerhill, Catfish, Perry Street and Bradley Street Pump Station improvements (pages 345, 358-361), I & I Reduction Program (page 208), Sanitary Sewer Manhole Replacement Project (page 211), Storm Sewer System Assessment (page 245), Storm Sewer Improvements/Extensions (page 246). Improved Connectivity: Transportation and Telecommunications Intersection preemption system (page 6), Ladder Truck, Pumper and Ambulance replacement (page 7), Police mobile data computers (page 5), Wireless Data Transmission System (page 1), Airport Improvement projects (pages 177, 178, 183-188, 192, 196, 197), Airport Terminal projects (pages 179-182, 189-195, 198, 199), Sidewalk programs (pages 291, 293), ADA Curb Ramp Construction (page 292), Street Fiber Optic projects (pages 270), Traffic Fiber Optics (pages 321), Traffic signalization projects (pages 313-317, 319), NW Arterial capacity improvements (page 327), University & Asbury Intersection improvements (page 332), Renovation of park sidewalks (page 84), Granger Creek Nature Trail (page 110), North End Neighborhood Trail – asphalt (page 112), Trail sealcoating (page 111), McAleece Park overlay asphalt & parking lots (page 56, 58), Highway 20 – mulch roses (page 106), Welcome sign-east (page 107), Asphalt milling, concrete, and curb programs (pages 362-365), North Cascade Road reconstruction (page 287), Foye, Merchant, Gold Streets reconstruction (page 289), Ramona & Pamela Court Resurfacing (page 280), Chavenelle Drive Improvements (page 283), Southwest Arterial-IA 32 (page 271), Derby Grange-Plaza Drive Intersection th (page 278),14 Street Overpass at Elm (page 288), Guardrail replacement (page 298), Railroad crossing improvements (page 297), Railroad Signal Line conversion (page 310), Keyline Facility Improvements (page 403), Intermodal Facility Feasibility study, design and construction (page 401), Fixed Route Bus replacements (page 440), Structured Wiring Update (page 441), Warehouse District Street Improvements (pages 214,251,273,274,196,342), Highway landscaping and signage (pages 106-109), Snow equipment purchases (pages 88, 379,381-383), ADA curb improvements (page 292), Steps, handrails, wall railing project (page 366), Wayfinding sign replacements (page 370), public work vehicles and equipment replacement (pages 378-38), US 61/151 Corridor (page 326), Streetlight replacement (pages 318, 320), Street Assessment Assistance Program (page 268), Street Construction General Repairs (page 269), Cedar Cross Road Reconstruction (Starlight to Cedar Cross Court) (page 275), Sunset Ridge Reconstruction (page 276), Derby Grange-Plaza Drive Intersection Construction (page 278), Kaufmann Avenue Resurfacing (Chaney-JFK) (page 279), Picket Street Reconstruction (Henion-Cornell) (page 281), Brunskill Road Bridge th Replacement (page 282), Century Drive Reconstruction (page 284), Cox Street Reconstruction (Loras Blvd.-17 St. Partnering for a Better Dubuque Multi-cultural family center (page 16), New park development (pages 18 – 25, 130), HEART/Youthbuild project (page 85), Storybook Hill play unit ( page 76), Veterans Memorial Plaza (page 91), Grand River Center (pages 113-129), Warehouse District (pages 214, 251, 273, 274, 296, 342), Downtown Rehabilitation Financial Consultant (page 393), Housing Trust Fund (page 423), Library renovation (page 176, 311), Safe Routes to School (page 302), Crescent Community Health Center (page 299), Historic District Public Improvement Program (page 428), Sanitary Sewer Assistance programs (pages 203, 209, 210), Stormwater Assistance programs (pages 242-249), Street Assessment Assistance Program (page 268), Neighborhood Infrastructure program (page 300), Service Line Replacement Assistance (pages 340), Destination for Opportunity (page 394), CDBG Economic Development loan (page 395), Port of Dubuque Improvements (page 397), Community Partnership Program (page 426), Homeownership Grants in targeted neighborhoods (page 421), Homeowner Rehabilitation program (page 419), First Time Homebuyer (page 422), Rental Dwelling Rehabilitation loan (page 417), Fiber Optic projects ( page 324, 325), Neighborhood Grants (page 432), America’s River Festival Equipment (page 434), Water Internal Main new development revolving loan fund (page 336), All-America City Award (page 437), Sanitary Sewer Internal Main-New Developments-Revolving Loan Fund (page 202), Lateral Replacement Assistance to Low/Moderate Income for Street Program Project (page 209), Lateral Replacement Assistance to Low/Moderate Income for I & I Reduction (page 210), Stormwater Subsidy-Residential Farms (page 229), Stormwater Subsidy Property Tax Exempt Properties (page 241), Stormwater Fee Assistance Program-Low Income (page 242). 2010 CITY COUNCIL POLICY AGENDA: The following are projects that were identified as the 2009 Policy Agenda by the City Council and are included in the 2009 CIP budget. Workforce Development Strategy / Project HOPE – Top Priority The priority is being addressed through funding for Destination for Opportunity (page 394) in the CIP budget and funding for DubuqueWorks and Project HOPE in the FY 09 operating budget. Warehouse District Redevelopment and Plan – Top Priority The priority is being addressed through numerous Warehouse District rehabilitation and construction CIP projects ((pages 214, 251, 273, 274, 296, 342). Port of Dubuque Development – Top Priority This priority is being addressed through Port of Dubuque Outdoor Plaza Phase II and Port of Dubuque Park (page 308), Maintenance and Dredging of Harbor Area (page 305), Port of Dubuque Ramp Major Maintenance (page 407), Port of Dubuque Parking Ramp Surface Seal (page 416) and America’s River Festival Equipment (page 434). Sustainability Plan – Top Priority The priority is being addressed through the FY 09 operating budget for the newly established office of Sustainability, the Sustainable Dubuque Task force and the Growing Sustainable Communities Conference. Street Program - Continued Funding – Top Priority This priority is being addressed through the Asphalt Milling Program CIP (page 362), Low/Moderate Assistance for Street Program Projects (pages 209, 210, 268), Foye, Merchant, Gold Streets Reconstruction page 289), Sunset Ridge Reconstruction (page 276), Picket Street reconstruction (page 281), Century Drive Reconstruction (page 284), Cox Street Reconstruction (page 285), North Cascade Road Reconstruction phase 1 (page 287), Ramona & Pamela Court Resurfacing (page 280), Warehouse District Street Reconstruction (page 274), and Chavanelle Drive improvements (page 283). Public Transit – New Model – Top Priority This priority is being addressed through the FY ’09 Operating Budget and through the CIP budget with the Keyline Facility Improvements (page 403) and Fixed Route Bus Replacements (page 404). Development Standards Incorporating Green Standards – High Priority This priority is being addressed through the FY 09 Green Alley project and in the CIP budget through the Park Division Headquarters biomass heater project (page 79), Ecological Restoration (page 99), Trail Improvements (pages 109-111), NPDES compliance (pages 233- 239), Bee Branch Creek Restoration project (page 249), Warehouse District rehabilitation and construction (pages 213, 250, 272, 273, 295, 341), Water Pollution Control Plant Upgrade Engineering and Construction (page 356), Public Works Fleet Global Positioning System Project (page 371), Downtown Rehabilitation Loan (page 387), Downtown Rehabilitation Grant Program (page 389), Historic Preservation Revolving Loan (page 391), Port of Dubuque Improvements (page 396), Dubuque Industrial Center West Wildflowers (page 397), Rental Dwelling Rehabilitation Programs (page 415), Homeowner Rehabilitation Program (page 417), Homeownership Grants in Targeted Neighborhoods (page 419), Historic Preservation Homeownership Program (page 422) and Historic District Public Improvement Program (page 426). Unified Development Code – High Priority This priority is being addressed through the Fiscal Year 2009 operating budget. Rental Licensing / Irresponsible Landlords – High Priority This priority is being addressed in the FY 09 operating budget through the hiring of a sworn police officer as a housing inspector and in the CIP budget through Homeownership Grants in Targeted Neighborhoods (page 421) and Problem Properties Management (page 423). Downtown Master Plan – High Priority This priority is being addressed through the Downtown Rehabilitation Programs (388, 390, 393), Main Street Rehabilitation (page 98, 99), Main Street Streetscape Improvements (page 277), Warehouse District rehabilitation and construction (pages 213, 250, 272, 273, 295, th 341), Port of Dubuque Improvements (page 396), Intermodal Facility (page 401), Downtown Public Parking Ramp (page 411), 7 Street Pedestrian Walkway Study (page 410), Parking Meter Replacement (page 414), Wayfinding Sign replacement project (page 370) Neighborhood Investment / Code Enforcement – High Priority This priority is being addressed through the Neighborhood Infrastructure Program (page 300), Rental Dwelling Rehabilitation programs (page 417), Homeownership Grants in Targeted Neighborhoods (page 421), Problem Properties Management (page 425) and Neighborhood Grants (page 432), The City Council also identified projects that were previously on the priority list but whose implementation has already begun and therefore these projects are now a part of the Dubuque 2008-2010 Management Agenda and the 2008-2010 Major Projects Agenda. These represent short- term projects for the City Manager and City of Dubuque staff and have previously been budgeted in Fiscal Year 2009 or prior. 2008 – 2010 Management Agenda Industrial Riverfront Leases: This priority is being addressed through the FY 2009 operating budget and through Riverfront Leasehold Improvements (page 301), Maintenance and Dredging of Harbor Area (page 305). National Trust for Historic Preservation Memorandum of Understanding: This priority is being addressed through the FY 09 operating budget and in the CIP through the Warehouse District projects (pages 214, 251, 273, 274,296, 342.) Bee Branch Project: This priority is being addressed through the Bee Branch Creek Restoration CIP (page 250). Every Child / Every Promise, Partner with Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque: This priority is being addressed through funding in the FY 2009 Operating Budget for Every Child/Every Promise and Uptown Recreation program. This is also being addressed through the CIP in improvements to Kephart’s Building-Multicultural Family Center (page 16), HEART/YouthBuild Partnership (page 85), New Park Development (page 19-25, 130), Jackson Park restrooms (page 52), Safe Routes to School (page 302) and Playground Improvements and equipment (pages 74-76). Southwest Arterial: This priority is being addressed through the Iowa Highway 32-Southwest Arterial (page 271). Washington Neighborhood Plan: This priority is being addressed in the FY 09 Operating Budget and through the Neighborhood Infrastructure Program (page 300). Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Actions: Continue Implementation & Education: This priority is being addressed through the FY 2009 operating budget and through the Accessibility Barriers and Building Modifications (page 303), ADA Curb Ramp Construction Project (page 292). Envision 2010: This priority is being addressed through the Warehouse District (page 214, 251, 273, 274, 296, 342), Trail projects (pages 110-112), Library Renovation projects (page 176 and 311), Crescent Community Health Center Flag Poles (page 299) and the Intermodal Facility Feasibility project (page 401). Library Project: This priority is being addressed in the FY 09 Operating Budget and in the CIP through the Library Renovation projects (page 176 and 311). Airport Master Plan: This priority is being addressed through numerous Airport Terminal CIPs (pages 179-182, 193-195, and 198-199). Attachment 4 Source of Funds and Important Details The Fiscal Year 2010-2014 CIP presents a financial plan and continues to reflect no general property tax levy supported General Obligation Bond borrowing that is not abated. It is anticipated that other borrowing from non utility funds can and will be minimized by using other sources of funds such as future DRA annual distributions of operating surplus and sales tax revenue. The Fiscal Year 2010 budget recommendation includes significant changes to revenues supporting the five year CIP from the prior year projections As reported last year, with the opening of the renovated Diamond Jo Casino, there will be a decrease of $7.6 million in operating revenues for the City over five years. The capital improvement budget was originally estimated to decrease $15.9 million; however it is now estimated to decrease $10.7 due to the Dubuque Racing Association projecting distribution of net cash proceeds to the City and charities in Fiscal Year 2012 through 2014. It was originally projected that the City would not receive a distribution of net cash proceeds over the next five years. Gaming revenues generated from lease payments from the DRA were further adjusted in this budget process by a revised DRA projection of a reduction of lease payments of just over one million dollars per year or $5,500,000 over the next five years.Gaming revenues from taxes and the DRA lease (not distributions) are recommended to be changes from the Fiscal Year 2009 split of 76% operating / 24% capital to 85% operating / 15% capital. In addition, there are large projects planned in Water, Sewer, Stormwater, Parking, Industrial Parks and Library that are more than the projected revenues will fund and will require additional borrowing. The following important details are called to your attention about the source of funds: UTILITIES Stormwater The Stormwater Utility was formed on July 1, 2003, to update the City’s aging infrastructure and implement the City of Dubuque $39 million Stormwater Management Plan, which consists of three projects – two detention basins and a mile-long open waterway known as the Bee Branch Project. It is the reconstruction and restoration of over 4,500 feet of buried creek. It will reintroduce the confined Bee Branch Creek to the North End Neighborhood. The implementation of the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project is the key to saving over 1,150 homes from flooding during severe rainstorms that seem to come all too frequently. This budget recommends funding for this project and an acceleration of the construction schedule. Fiscal Year 2010 will be the second fiscal year that the Stormwater User Fee is recommended to be fully funded by stormwater user fees. Quickening the pace on the part of the project from the 16th Street Detention Basin through the damming affect of the railroad tracks will allow for a quicker redevelopment of the former Dubuque Pack site and timelier flood relief for North End residents. The fees, as recommended in FY 2010, are as follows: FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 Current Rates $4.00 $5.00 $5.50 $6.35 $7.00 $7.00 Proposed Rates $4.00 $4.00 $5.25 $5.60 $6.85 $6.90 The stormwater rate for FY 2010 will remain at a $4.00 monthly fee; previously it was projected to increase to $5.00. Fiscal Years 2011-2014 stormwater rates were also decreased from what was previously projected. Beginning FY 2007, State Revolving Loan funds (SRF) replaced a portion of the Corporate Purpose General Obligation (GO) borrowings to take advantage of 0% interest on engineering and design, and 3.25% interest on construction. This is compared to the regular GO borrowing projected rate of 4.50%. FY 2010 reflects additional Corporate Purpose GO borrowing of $1,226,750 for property acquisition (not allowed for SRF financing), and SRF GO borrowing of $3,453,235 (for design and construction) for the Stormwater Management Plan. GO borrowing anticipated in FY 2011 – 2014 in the Stormwater Construction fund to support the Stormwater master plan will be as follows: $437,250 Corporate Purpose GO borrowing for acquisition and $3,288,052 SRF GO borrowing in FY 2011; $304,250 Corporate Purpose GO borrowing for various stormwater projects and $3,897,357 SRF GO borrowing in FY 2012; $364,450 Corporate Purpose GO borrowing for various stormwater projects and $6,248,141 SRF GO borrowing in FY 2013; and $268,000 Corporate Purpose GO borrowing for various stormwater projects in FY 2014. Debt service related to the total $19,487,485 GO borrowing over the next five years will be paid from stormwater fees. All operating expenses related to stormwater management and maintenance is recharged to the Stormwater Utility Fund. These expenses include 2.01FTE of employee expense ($115,141), supplies and services ($86,484) for one call operation and other expenses, Public Works stormwater maintenance charges ($233,061), and Utility Billing recharges ($144,198). The annual payment to the depreciation fund in Fiscal Year 2009 was $914,555. The Fiscal Year 2010 - 2014 CIP anticipates $679,366 in Fiscal Year 2010, $844,816 in Fiscal Year 2011, $862,359 in Fiscal Year 2012, $894,068 in Fiscal Year 2013, and $945,980 in Fiscal Year 2014. Water Water revenue represents a portion of the monthly water bill that goes for maintenance, repair, replacement and improvement of the Eagle Point Water Plant and water distribution system on a pay-as-you-go basis for all projects except the major extensions. The annual payment to the depreciation fund in Fiscal Year 2009 was $767,190. The Fiscal Year 2010 - 2014 CIP anticipates $632,711 in Fiscal Year 2010, $592,551 in Fiscal Year 2011, $593,190 in Fiscal Year 2012, $491,536 in Fiscal Year 2013, and $613,786 in Fiscal Year 2014. Beginning FY 2007, State Revolving Loan funds (SRF) will replace some of the previously planned Corporate Purpose GO borrowings to take advantage of 0% interest on engineering and design, and 3.25% interest on construction. This is compared to the regular GO borrowing projected rate of 4.50%. Water Revenue Bonds will be used to finance water projects in FY 2010-2014 as follows: FY 2010 of $2,200,000, FY 2011 of $4,763,800, FY 2012 of $3,660,500, FY 2013 of $2,495,500, and FY 2014 of $915,000. Debt service related to the total $14,034,800 Water Revenue borrowing over the five years will be paid from water fees and offset by reduced payments to Depreciation (Construction Fund). The borrowing supports such projects as the city-wide water meter replacements, street program related water main replacements, and water main extensions relating to annexations. The water fees in FY 2010 are recommended to increase 5%; all for operating needs. Sewer Sewer revenue represents a portion of the monthly sewer bill that goes for the maintenance, repair, replacement and improvement of the Water Pollution Control Plant; lift stations, and sewer lines on a pay-as-you-go basis. The annual payment to the depreciation fund in Fiscal Year 2009 was $1,499,556. The Fiscal Year 2010-2014 CIP anticipates $1,483,534 in Fiscal Year 2010, $802,741 in Fiscal Year 2011, $380,251 in Fiscal Year 2013, $153,517 in Fiscal Year 2013 and $309,509 in Fiscal Year 2014. Beginning FY 2007, State Revolving Loan funds (SRF) will replace a portion of the Corporate Purpose GO borrowings to take advantage of 0% interest on engineering and design, and 3.25% interest on construction. This is compared to the regular GO borrowing projected rate of 4.50%. Borrowings are anticipated as follows: FY 2010 SRF GO borrowing of $13,070,050 and Corporate Purpose Revenue borrowing of $2,166,000, FY 2011 SRF GO borrowing of $12,907,150 and Corporate Purpose Revenue borrowing of $1,985,435, FY 2012 SRF GO borrowing of $11,889,600 and Corporate Purpose Revenue borrowing of $2,001,244, FY 2013 SRF GO borrowing of $6,020,250 and Corporate Purpose Revenue borrowing of $1,062,958 and FY 2014 SRF GO borrowing of $5,601,700 and Corporate Purpose Revenue borrowing of $575,000. The debt service related to the total $57,279,387 revenue bonds over the 5-years will be paid from sewer fees and offset by reduced payments to Depreciation (Construction Fund). The GO borrowing supports such projects as sanitary sewer extensions relating to annexation, Southfork Catfish Creek interceptor sewer upgrade project, warehouse district sanitary sewer rehabilitation, and the Water Pollution Control (WPC) Plant Facility design and construction. The sewer fees in FY 2010 are recommended to increase 5%; all for operating needs. In FY 2008, a facilities planning study determined the best type of upgrade for the plant to be anaerobic digestion with land application for solids management. It has been estimated by the consultants performing the study that the plant will cost approximately $46 million which will require long-term debt. In FY 2007, a 1% rate increase per year was approved to provide capacity for a future borrowing. This renovation is recommended to be conducted in phases using SRF borrowings that will allow for debt service savings, eliminating the need for a 1% reserve. Major portions of the Water Pollution Control Plant are reaching the end of their useful life and need to be reconstructed or replaced. Included in the list of improvements necessary to maintain the operation of the facility are five key areas: 1) Influent Screening; 2) Biological Treatment; 3) Disinfection; 4) Residuals Management; and 5) Solids Management. Included in the construction budget is the cost to make modifications to the Influent Screening process; purchase new components and undergo restoration for the Biological Treatment Process; make modifications to the Disinfection and Residuals Management process and to implement miscellaneous equipment replacement for operational efficiencies. Also included in the budget is the cost to implement anaerobic digestion with land application for solids management. The anticipated sewer fee increases over the next five years are as follows: FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 Plant Renovation 0% 6% 8% 9% 11% Operating & Other Capital Needs 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Total Sewer Fee Increase 5% 11% 13% 14% 16% Parking Parking revenue represents three primary sources: (a) the balance of prior year depreciation funds set aside for the maintenance and repair of the four parking ramps; (b) future payments to the depreciation fund for repair and maintenance of the parking system ($293,000 in FY 2009, $220,000 in FY 2010, $263,000 in FY 2011, $240,000 in FY 2012 and $263,000 in FY2013-2014); and (c) interest income. Major ramp improvement borrowings are planned in FY 2011 for $341,886. The major ramp improvement borrowing will be abated with parking funds. In addition there is a borrowing planned in FY 2011 for $11,169,003 for a downtown parking ramp. The downtown parking ramp borrowing will be abated with parking funds and Greater Downtown TIF revenue. Solid Waste Refuse revenue represents a portion of the monthly refuse bill that goes for the purchase of solid waste collection vehicles.The annual payment to the depreciation fund in Fiscal Year 2009 was $244,000 and will be $244,000 in FY 2010, $594,371 in FY 2011, $225,000 in FY 2012, $252,100 in FY 2013, $535,000 in FY 2014. This CIP reflects a purchase of a hybrid refuse vehicle in FY 2009. This vehicle is equipped with a diesel-electric hybrid powered engine. These truck chassis currently cost $60,000 more per unit than comparable diesel-engine-only powered truck chassis. If this hybrid vehicle demonstrates reliability and overall cost savings, the City will buy hybrid vehicles on a consistent basis in the future. The refuse fees in FY 2010 are recommended to increase 25 cents, all of which goes towards operating. GENERAL FUND The current revenue amount of $1,206,120 during the five-year period represents $105,000 in golf funds for improvements to the Bunker Hill Golf Course, $238,280 from the Water Fund for advances from the General Fund for industrial park related utility extensions, $45,000 in Historic Preservation Loan repayments, and $817,840 in loan repayments to the Downtown Loan Pool. LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX (LOST) The local option Sales and Services Tax approved by the voters on February 2, 1988, provided that 20 percent of the proceeds would be used for: (a) the upkeep of City-owned property such as sidewalks, steps, storm sewers, walks, curbs, traffic signals and signs, bridges, and buildings and facilities; (b) transit equipment such as buses; (c) riverfront and wetland developments; and (d) economic development projects. This portion of the Sales and Services Tax shows up on the CIP Source of Funds Summary as “Sales Tax (20%)” totals $8,495,872 and represents 2.73 percent of the total CIP. The local option Sales and Services Tax approved by the voters on February 2, 1988, provided that 30 percent of the proceeds would be used to: (a) reduce street special assessments by at least 75 percent; and (b) maintain and repair streets. This portion of the Sales and Services Tax shows up on the CIP Source of Funds Summary as “Sales Tax/Street Projects (30 percent)” and totals $13,010,929, or 4.18 percent of the total CIP. GAMING DRA payments represent 15 percent of the projected gaming taxes, rent, and admissions from the race track, slots and riverboat operations ($5,879,992) over the five-year period. To the extent that there is any revenue shortfall in future years, capital projects will be eliminated or deferred. DRA distribution revenue projections are discounted consistent with the adopted budget guidelines by 5% in FY 2012, 10% in FY 2013 and 15% in FY 2014. Gaming revenues from taxes and the DRA lease (not distributions) changed from the FY 2009 split of 76% / 24% between operating and capital budgets for FY 2010 to 85% / 15% between operating and capital budgets for FY 2010. The operating portion of the split includes the debt service required on the 2002 general obligation bonds for the America’s River project that was previously considered as part of the capital portion of the DRA lease. Debt obligations are considered a continuing annual expense and are more accurately reflected as part of the operating portion of the DRA Lease. No DRA profit distribution funds go into the operating budget. This is consistent with the policy guidelines. Gaming revenue projections include the impact of the Diamond Jo’s anticipated expansion beginning FY 2009 (12/11/08), which includes a decrease to the Dubuque Greyhound Park & Casino gaming market of 21%. There will be a decrease of $7.6 million in operating revenues for the City over five years. The capital improvement budget was originally estimated to decrease $15.9 million; however it is now estimated to decrease $10.7 due to the Dubuque Racing Association projecting distribution of net cash proceeds to the City and charities in Fiscal Year 2012 through 2014, It was originally projected that the City would not receive a distribution of net cash proceeds over the next five years. Based on the projected market share loss, the City is not expected to receive a distribution of cash flows from the DRA in Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011. Gaming revenues generated from lease payments from the DRA were further adjusted in this budget process by a revised DRA projection of a reduction of lease payments of just over one million dollars per year of $5,500,000 over the next five years. This impacts the capital improvement budget with a decrease of $825,000 in Fiscal Years 2010-2014. In addition, from FY 2010-2014, $3,213,548 of the DRA revenue is committed to debt abatement on the America’s River Project GO bonds and $425,000 of this revenue is committed to debt abatement on the loan from Dubuque Initiatives for the land purchased for the fire station expansion/relocation project. FEDERAL FUNDING Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) The Fiscal year 2010 - 2014 CIP anticipates that Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds will $1,209,427 per year throughout the five-year period. CDBG has received a reduction in funding each year since FY 05 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development going from $1,481,000 in FY 05 to $1,209,427 in FY 09. The figure also includes rehabilitation loan repayments generated by the Housing and Community Development Department of $1,500,000. Due to the CDBG funds remaining at the reduced level of the prior year, many projects were reduced in FY 2010. If the Federal Government does not allocate additional resources beginning in Fiscal Year 2010, many CDBG funded projects will be eliminated. UDAG Repayments UDAG obligations will be funded using General Fund for amounts over the UDAG loan repayments revenue received beginning FY 2010. A.Y. McDonald paid off their $1.2 million loan early as part of the agreement to purchase naming rights for the park at the Hawthorne Peninsula and supports such projects as Crescent Community Health Center funding in FY 2007 ($895,647), Airline Revenue Guarantee in FY 2007 ($250,000), and the continuing project for Destination for Opportunity in FY 2010-2014 ($750,000). Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) The FAA funding of $27,422,115 provides 95 percent match on most airfield related improvements. The Fiscal Year 2010-2014 budget includes readying a site (land acquisition, design, utilities locations and other site work) for a new terminal facility. Passenger Facility Charge funds of $1,502,261 over the five-year period provide a source of funding for Airport related projects and can be used as the local match on FAA funded projects. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) The FTA funding of $13,544,400 provides for the federal share of an intermodal facility feasibility in the Port of Dubuque and para-transit bus replacements. Other Federal Grants The following federal funds are anticipated for the Southwest Arterial over the next five years: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (STP) of $5,951,854, and the 2005 Federal Transportation Bill of $47,657,976. In addition, $8,963,997 of federal assistance is needed to build the downtown parking ramp. STATE FUNDING Road Use Tax Road Use Taxes Road Use Tax Funds (RUTF) of $1,147,420 over five years represents the balance of annual payments not required for support of the operating budget and funds that had been reserved to $5,700,000 finance high priority transportation projects. The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) $5,600,000 provides annual projections on the amount of RUTF the City of Dubuque will receive over the $5,500,000 next five years based on a per capita amount. In FY 2007, the IDOT estimates were revised $5,400,000 causing a decrease in RUTFs from the prior year of $1,111,696 over five years. In December $5,300,000 2006, the IDOT impact was $92,298 more over five years and in December 2007; the IDOT $5,200,000 impact was $74,992. In December 2008, the IDOT increased RUTF projections due to the new $5,100,000 legislation passed into law in 2008 for higher vehicle registration fees. The increase in RUTF $5,000,000 projections results in more RUTF eligible expenses shifted back from other payment sources. $4,900,000 20102011201220132014 Other State Grants IDOT RUT projection provided in FY 10 State funding includes a $5,000,000 RISE loan for the Southwest Arterial over the five-year IDOT RUT projection provided in FY 06 period and $400,000 RISE loan for Dubuque Industrial Center West expansion. State Airport funding of $472,458 is anticipated over the five-year program. Iowa Finance Authority funding of $1,250,000 is anticipated over the five-year program for the Housing Department’s Housing Trust Fund to provide permanently affordable housing or assistance to nonprofit organizations providing the same. The other state assistance represents IDOT grants ($210,000) for NW Capacity Improvements and U.S. 61/151, as well as $3,025,296 of additional TIME-21 funding from the state for the Southwest Arterial, and REAP grant ($200,000) for Dubuque Industrial Center West expansion. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING (TIF) Dubuque Industrial Center West TIF District In FY 2006 and 2007, Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds were committed towards abatement of the 20 year G.O. Bond issue for a Dubuque Industrial Center West (DICW) expansion and Chavenelle Road extension project, thereby delaying payback to the general fund for prior year development costs. In FY 2007, the TIF assessed values increased, allowing for additional increment for projects and cost recovery to continue. The FY 2010 CIP includes continued expansion of DICW including the conversion of the existing grass trail in Bergfeld Recreation Area to an asphalt surface ($2,742,000). The expansion includes the next phase of the north Siegert farm and a north and south road that will eventually connect Chavenelle Road with Middle Road. Expansion of the DICW is necessitated by the number of recent development agreements and land sales in the development portions of this area. Urban Renewal GO Bonds abated with DICW tax receipts and land sales will fund the continued costs of the expansion. In addition, capital projects are included for DICW grading/railroad spur/ expansion to South Siegert Farm ($4,696,883) and the establishment of wildflowers ($180,000). Technology Park South TIF District The FY 2012 CIP includes a project to provide for asphalting the Granger Creek Nature Trail at Dubuque Technology Park ($193,000). Annexation Initiatives As annexation and development continues, the City has taken the following initiatives to provide services to annexed areas: Additional Police Officers (Operating Budget) With the Police Department’s crime strategy, Territory Accountability Design, in full implementation, the department projects the need to increase Dubuque’s current six patrol territories to seven as new areas of the city are developed. To add a seventh territory, five additional police officers are needed. Partly in response to this need, the Police Department has developed a Sworn Officer Plan which proposes the addition of 14 sworn police officers over a five-year period, with the first four (three Police Officers and one Police Corporal acting as a Section 8 Investigator) approved in December 2007, four more approved in FY 2009, and three more proposed in the FY2010 budget recommendation. The plan’s staff increases will create sufficient staffing to establish an additional patrol territory, proposed for the third year of the plan. Additional Snow Plow Drivers and Snow Plow Route (Operating Budget) Dubuque’s expansion will also increased the number of streets and roads that must be maintained by the City’s Public Works Department. In order to maintain our current level of street maintenance, street cleaning, and snow and ice control to all areas of the city, the Public Works Department was approved for the addition of a snow plow driver in FY2009 and another is expected to be requested in a future year. Two drivers are needed to staff a route 24 hours a day in a snow event. The Public Works Department plans to create another snowplow route with these two employees as annexation and development dictates. In the warm months, this position will be assigned to the Leisure Services Department to maintain City parks and landscaping in the Washington Neighborhood, Port of Dubuque, Iowa Street and the Locust Street connector. In Fiscal Year 2009, the Public Works Department also began using Refuse, Recycling and Yard Waste Collection employees at the end of their collection routes and on overtime to assist in snow removal duties. New Fire Station A Fire and Emergency Service Response Study was completed in November 2006 by the Matrix Consulting Group. The report stated, “As development occurs, the City should add one additional station and relocate one current station to accommodate the increase in fire department workload. This scenario would consist of adding a station at or near Chavenelle Road to provide service to the west side of the City.” To act on this recommendation, a CIP budget item was created to provide funds to begin preparing the site, with design of the facility anticipated in FY2014. In fall 2007, the City Council approved a purchase agreement with Dubuque Initiatives for 1.8 acres along the Northwest Arterial in the Dubuque Industrial Center West to provide a site for a new West End fire station. Water and Sanitary Sewer Service The City is in the process of extending sanitary sewers and water service into new development areas or recently annexed areas as part of pre-annexation agreements. In 2003, a new water main was activated from Highway 20 north on the east side of the Northwest Arterial to John F. Kennedy Road then west to a new 1.25 million gallon water tower located at the Dubuque Soccer Complex. By constructing this tower and with this water main extension in the fourth pressure zone of the City's water distribution system, it allowed growth to take place for residential, commercial and industry to the west of the community. Funds have been reserved for a project to conduct a water consumption study in the Roosevelt Road and Industrial Park West areas to evaluate the timetables that additional water towers should be built in these areas. The project includes, as needed, a new one-million-gallon water tower after 2011. To date, both sanitary sewer and water service have been extended through the Dubuque Industrial Center West, along Seippel Road to the north edge of the Callahan subdivision. Funds are budgeted in the current year to extend service to the 700-acre west-side annexation area as well as the 270-acre Corey/Herrig development on the northwest side of Dubuque. Additionally, service will be extended, in phases over the next two years, to the 280-acre McNamer residential property on North Cascade Road on the south side of Dubuque over the next two years. Additional funds are available to extend water and sewer service to the 643 acres annexed this year and to other areas under consideration for annexation. The City is spending in excess of $2 million to replace mush of the North Fork Catfish Creek Sanitary Sewer Line. Greater Downtown TIF District This district was formally the Downtown and Ice Harbor TIF districts but now have been combined to the Greater Downtown TIF district. Many projects, which are City Council priorities, are able to move forward due to the availability of Greater Downtown TIF revenue due to continued growth to further sustain a rejuvenated downtown and port of Dubuque. The following are projects included in the FY 2010 – 2014 CIP: Intermodal Facility in Port of Dubuque (page 401) This project provides 20% local funding for design and construction for an – Intermodal Facility (total cost $14.7M) to be located in the Port of Dubuque. The City’s portion of $2,900,000 will be funded with an Urban Renewal GO bond, abated with Greater Downtown TIF receipts. A request has been made to the Federal Government for 80% funding. Federal Building Renovation project (page 306) – During Phase I the need was identified for the Federal Building to have a strategic long term capital improvement plan in order to properly budget for the periodic replacement of major building systems such as the roof, HVAC, etc. In FY09, $30,000 is budgeted to have the project architect develop a long term improvement plan for the building.FY10 includes $80,000 to design a replacement for the buildings two chillers that are approximately 40 years old and reaching the end of their service life. The FY11 budget includes $25,000 to make additional ADA bathroom upgrades throughout the building. FY12 and FY13 provide construction funds to replace the two chillers over two years for a total of $1,100,000 ($550,000 per year). Greater Downtown Revolving Loan Pool and Grant Program (page 388 & 390 This program provides low interest loans for ) – rehabilitation and adaptive reuse for buildings and grants for planning/design costs and façade improvements in the Greater Downtown TIF District. Due to the growth in this District and demand for this program, FY 2010-2014 CIP reflects additional Greater Downtown TIF funding of $817,662 to support the existing demand. Warehouse District Improvements (pages 272, 273, 295) – These projects provide for improvements in the historic Warehouse District which include street reconstruction of $1,480,000, streetscape and amenity improvements of $1,200,000, and Fiber optic conduit and fiber optics of $400,000. All Warehouse District projects will be funded with Urban Renewal GO bonds, abated with Greater Downtown TIF receipts. The plan for the district shows a City-owned parking ramp, but no funding is available. The most likely source of funds is incremental property tax increases from building improvements. Main Street Streetscape Improvements 9th to 14th (page 278) - This project ($859,537) provides for the replacement of all pedestrian walkways, the replacement of concrete curb and gutter, new conduit and wiring for the installation of new historic lighting and the installation of fiber optic conduit. The Upper Main Street streetscape would be similar to the current improvements on Main Street between 5th to 9th Street. The proposed decorative concrete sidewalk would be 11-foot wide, buff colored, broom finished with saw cut and charcoal medallion paver insert design, similar to the standards implemented on Main Street between 5th to 9th Street. This project will be funded with Urban Renewal GO bonds, abated with Greater Downtown TIF receipts. Port of Dubuque Improvements Contribution (page 397) - The project will assist in the future construction needs in the Port of Dubuque. This project ($1,000,000) will be funded with Urban Renewal GO bonds, abated with Greater Downtown TIF receipts. Downtown Rehabilitation Financial Consultant (page 393) - This program ($125,000) would provide grants in the Greater Downtown Urban Renewal District for hiring a financial consultant to analyze the feasibility of projects that apply for the Downtown Rehabilitation Loan Program. Purchase of the Former Tri-State Building (page 399) – This project would provide for the purchase of the former Tri-State building in downtown Dubuque with an eight year land contract with the IDOT ($1,078,021). Industrial Park Land Sales Industrial park land sales revenue is revenue generated by projected land sales in the City’s industrial parks and is used to recoup the development costs for each park. Over the next five years, land sales of $2,000,000 are projected in the Dubuque Industrial Center West TIF district, which will reimburse the general fund for prior year development costs and the balance will help fund the expansion of Dubuque Industrial Center West. Also, land sales of $740,000 are projected in the South Technology Park TIF district, which will reimburse the sewer fund for prior year development costs. MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES Private Participation Private contributions represents the non-City share of the cost of several projects including private participation, fund raising, loans, grants and future resource allocation of City funds. Private participation funds included in the five year CIP include; funds to develop a new dog park ($322,000 in FY 2010); contingency funds to provide furnishings for the Library Renovation ($276,000 in FY 2010); funds for submittal for the National Civic League’s All America City Award ($40,000 in FY 2012) and funds from the County for the Southwest Arterial of $1,555,088. Sponsorship naming opportunity for Phase II of the Outdoor Plaza project to implement urban park design in the northwest corner of the intersection adjacent to the new McGraw Hill office building ($1,058,000 in FY 2011). Special Assessments Special Assessments represent that portion of street and sanitary sewer improvement projects anticipated to be assessed to benefiting property owners. The $1,689,000 amount breaks down: (a) $833,000 (49.3 percent) for street special assessments, (b) $841,000 (49.8 percent) for sanitary sewer special assessments, and (c) $15,000 (.9 percent) for stormwater special assessments. The $1,689,000 represents the total street project special assessment amount with the remaining portion being provided by road use tax, sales tax 30% proceeds, state, or federal funds. Cable TV It is anticipated that Cable TV funds will be used in the five-year CIP of $18,570 for projects such as computer replacements and structured wiring upgrade.