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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2013 Stormwater Management Utility Fee Rate Change
DATE: May 31, 2012
I recommended and the City Council approved in March 2012, during the City budget,
an ordinance that increased the Stormwater Fee from $5.60 per month to $7.00 per
month to cover the capital, maintenance and operational needs of the City's Stormwater
Management Program, including construction of the almost $60 million Bee Branch
Creek Restoration Project. Budget Director Jennifer Larson is now recommending the
ordinance be rescinded and that the fee be maintained at $5.60 per month at least
through June 30, 2013.
The City continues to pursue grant opportunities to reduce the project impact on the
Stormwater Fee. Since the budget was adopted, the City has learned of two new grant
programs. The U.S. Economic Development Administration has funded a program to
help communities recover from 2011 disasters. The City will be applying for $4 million
from that program. In this year's legislative session, the State of Iowa created a grant
program to assist with flood protection projects. The final rules and application process
have not yet been written, but the City will submit an application as soon as the State
initiates the program.
The Stormwater Management Utility Fee rate for Fiscal Years 2014 -2018 will need to be
determined after final decisions on grants and project scope have been made and thru
the Fiscal Year 2014 annual budget process.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
MCVM:jh
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Jennifer Larson, Budget Director
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TO: Michael C Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Jennifer Larson, Budget Director
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2013 Stormwater Management Utility Fee Rate Change
DATE: May 30, 2012
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memo is to recommend rescinding Ordinance 21 -12 which established
Stormwater Management Utility Rate of $7 00 to be effective July 1, 2012 and to modify
Section 13 -4 -5 (D) of the Code of Ordinances, thereby adjusting the Fiscal Year 2013
Stormwater Management Utility Rate to remain the same as the adopted Fiscal Year 2012
fee of $5 60 per single family unit per month
BACKGROUND
In March of 2011, the City Council adopted Ordinance 25 -11 establishing the Stormwater
Management Utility Rate of $5 60 effective July 1, 2011 In March of 2012, the City Council
adopted Ordinance 21 -12 establishing the Stormwater Management Utility Rate of $7 00 to
be effective July 1, 2012
DISCUSSION
Since the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2013 budget, many grant opportunities have become
available for the Bee Branch Creek Restoration Project City staff is actively pursuing
those grant opportunities and it will be unknown for several months if the City will be
successful in the grant applications
Until a more informed decision on the Stormwater Utility Rate can be made based on any
successful grant applications and updated project costs, it is recommended that the
Stormwater Utility Rate remain at the FY 2012 rate of $5 60 per single family unit per
month
Analysis of the Stormwater Enterprise Fund's revenue and expenses for FY 2012 and
2013 confirm that keeping the Stormwater Utility Rate at $5 60 in FY 2013 will produce
enough net income to cover the revenue bond covenant requirement of 110% for the State
Revolving Loan Funds that are outstanding for the Stormwater Fund It is estimated that
the Stormwater Fund will actually have net income of 218% of revenue bond debt service
The City could actually lower the Stormwater Utility Rate to $4.90 effective July 1, 2012
and still cover the bond costs and maintenance costs for FY13, including the revenue bond
covenant of 110% (attachment I). However, staff recommends keeping the stormwater
rate at $5.60 to remain conservative in case there are unforeseen operating expenses in
Fiscal Year 2013, to minimize future rate increases and to provide some funds to mitigate
the size of future borrowing.
The Stormwater Management Utility Fee rate for Fiscal Years 2014 -2018 will need to be
determined after final decisions on grants and project scope have been made and thru the
Fiscal Year 2014 annual budget process.
RECOMMENDATION
I respectfully recommend rescinding Ordinance 21 -12 and passing the attached ordinance
amending Section 13 -4 -5 (D) of the City Code of Ordinances to reflect the stormwater
management utility fee rate of $5.60 to be effective July 1, 2012.
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Ken TeKippe, Finance Director
Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer!!
STORM WATER UTILITY
No Upper Bee Branch - Only finish property acquisitions
SCENARIO RATES
$ 5 60
$ 4 90
$ 6 25
$ 6 25
$ 6 25
$ 6 95
$ 7 15
Resources:
1% Rate Increase
Tab
$ 30,251 76
F't`'12 i-XDOPTED RATES:
Miailiairail
Transfer -
$ 5 60
FY 2012
1,137,138
$ 7 00
FY 2013
(775,382)
$ 7 50
RISSEMME2015
708075
S 8 00
375,575
$ 8 50
FY 2016
492,168
$ 9 00
FY 2017
M11,760
TOTAL
$ 9 50
FY 2018
Storm Water Utility
Beginning Balance Const Fund 7 -1 -12
115,157
1,092,376
(155,848)
(135,348)
(220,228)
(303,152)
(95,980)
(117,877)
(55,090)
(173,800)
(125,910)
(42,084)
-
1,061,096
1,061,096
Storm Water Utility
Beginning Balance Operating Fd 7 -1 -12
(385,125)
(385,125)
Storm Water Utility
Storm 2003 GO Bonds
(152,42
(137,46
(220,478)
(297,528)
(99,990)
(118,764
(167,4004
(148,275)
(121,650)
(50,609)
879,721
(67,662)
2,661,279
(204,686)
-
(959,034)
(153,865)
(154,965)
(155,765)
(155,765)
(772,788)
(156,255)
Storm Water Utility
Storm 2005 GO Bonds
(134,322)
(136,092)
(132,582)
(132,582)
(673,046)
(133,982)
Storm Water Utility
Storm 2006 GO Bonds
(250,472)
(220,275)
(224,885)
(224,885)
(1,140,995)
(224,035)
Storm Water Utility
Storm 2009 GO Bonds
(301,902)
(300,502)
(298,902)
(298,902)
(1,497,736)
(297,102)
Storm Water Utility
Storm 2010 GO Bonds
(98,640)
(97,040)
(95,190)
(95,190)
(486,050)
(98,290)
Storm Water Utility
Storm 2011 GO Bonds
(117,391)
(118,232)
(119,029)
(117,477)
(590,893)
(117,956)
Storm Water Utility
Storm 2012 GO Bonds
(167,328)
(165,413)
(165,305)
(164,184)
(829,630)
(164,817)
Storm Water Utility
Refinance Bee Branch Bridges - 20 Years
(148,275)
(148,275)
(148,275)
(148,275)
(741,375)
(148,275)
Storm Water Utility
Storm 2010 SRF Bonds- West 32nd Detention
(126,100)
(126,565)
(125,932)
(125,932)
(626,179)
(126,235)
Storm Water Utility
Storm 2010 SRF Bonds- NF Catfish Creek
(50,609)
417,701
(99,788)
-
(204,686)
-
(959,034)
(50,609)
618,800
(147,381)
-
(204,686)
-
f959.0341.
-
(50,609)
689,000
(200,374)
-
(204,686)
(959,034)
-
(50,609)
473,000
(236,754)
-
(204,686)
(959,034)
-
(253,045)
(50,609)
Storm Water Utility
Amount from GO Bonds - Other
3,078,222
165,000
(249,444)
(204,686)
(959,034)
Storm Water Utility
Debt Service Payments on 20 year bonds @4 5%
-
(751,959)
Storm Water Utility
Amount from GO Bonds - Bee Branch
671,000
2,661,279
Storm Water Utility
Debt Service Payments on 20 year bonds @4 5%
(51,608)
(1,023,428)
Storm Water Utility
Debt Retired on State Revolving Loan Funds 30 Yrs at 3 25 °/
4,618,880
(959,034)
-
(651,564)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
Debt Service on State Revolving Loan Funds
(4,795,172)
-
-
Storm Water Utility
America's River Fundraising
Storm Water Utility
O &M Expense charged to user fee
(476,596)
(486,128)
(495,850)
(505,767)
(515,883)
(2,480,225)
(515,883)
Storm Water Utility
Stormwater Recurring Improvement Packages
(33,305)
(33,971)
(34,651)
(35,344)
(36,050)
(173,321)
(36,771)
Storm Water Utility
Stormwater Non - Recurring Improvement Packages
(56,222)
-
-
-
(56,222)
-
Storm Water Utility
Sale of Bee Branch Houses
300,000
300,000
-
-
-
600,000
Storm Water Utility
SRF Forgiveable Loan - Bee Branch
-
-
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
RECAT Grant Bee Branch
-
-
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
NSB Grant - Bee Branch Trails
-
-
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
MRT Grant - Bee Branch Trails
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
Additional Overhead Recharges
-
3,965,000
184,248
Storm Water Utility
I -Jobs Grant for Lower Bee Branch
Storm Water Utility
Other Stormwater Revenue (Not User Fees)
184,248
184,248
184,248
184,248
184,248
921,240
184,248
Stormwater Growth Rate
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
Storm Water Utility
Stormwater User Fee(488,000 Sfu)
3,081,802
2,758,213
3,573,293
3,644,759
3,717,654
4,208,384
17,902,303
4,413,656 66
Rate
$ 5 60
$ 4 90
$ 6 25
$ 6 25
$
6 95
$ 7 15
Total
10,640,940
4,147,337
1,142,731
1,088,237
1,169,223
1,399,424
8,946,952
1,279,530
Rate Increase
6 67%
-12 50%
27 55%
0 00%
0 00%
11 20
Funding Overage (Shortage)
20,623
16,955
93,862
(11,945)
(102,33:)
17,159
Re . uirements:
Tab
Storm Water Utility
Department
54
= 'udget Unit itle
WATER LEVEL ALARM PROJECT
FY 2012
FY 2 i
9,500
' i
9,635
' i
9,775
• 1 .
9,918
• 1 7
TOTAL
38,828
• ii
-
4,618,880
75,000
14,075
-
Storm Water Utility
55
ARROWHEAD DRIVE STORM SEWER
-
-
-
-
td(ti!i!
75,000
23,000
46,000
2,661,279
36,000
250,000
160,810
105,000
-
118,800
-
-
-
23,000
-
46,000
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
55
ASBURYAND BUNKER STORM SEWER
IMPROVEMENTS
Storm Water Utility
55
AVOCA STORM IMPROVEMENTS
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
55
BEE BRANCH CREEK RESTORATION
2,661,279
-
50,000
29,400
-
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
55
BENNETT STREET STORM SEWER
IMPROVEMENTS
-
50,000
30,700
105,000
-
36,000
50,000
32,100
-
50,000
33,550
-
50,000
35,060
Storm Water Utility
55
CATCH BASINNVESTSIDE STOR
175,000
-
Storm Water Utility
55
CATFISH CRKWATERSHED PRT
Storm Water Utility
55
CEDAR CROSS RECONSTRUCT -
STORM SEWER
-
-
118,800
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
55
CENTER GROVE DRIVE INTERSECTION
STORM SEWER
-
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
55
CENTURY DRIVE RECONSTRUCTION
STORM SEWER
-
-
-
-
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Storm Water Utility
Department
55
Budget 1 nit it e
DETENTION BASIN MAINTENAN
' 1
Y 20 3
26,000
26,000
26,000
=1" J:
26,000
_u'J,
26,000
TOTAL
130,000
55,000
100,000
400,000
165,000
160,000
650,670
91,000
63,000
113,000
495,000
223,354
50,000
160,000
50,000
50,000
47,000
50,000
85,000
30,000
140,000
150,000
297,284
60,000
170,000
26,000
26,000
20,000
I 100,000
33,000
-
-
-
-
10,000
25,000
5,000
Storm Water Utility
55
DETENTION BASIN SECURITY
IMPROVEMENTS
55,000
-
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
55
DRAIN TILE PROGRAM
20,000
75,000
33,000
20,000
75,000
33,000
20,000
75,000
33,000
20,000
75,000
33,000
20,000
100,000
33,000
20,000
Storm Water Utility
55
GENERAL REPAIRS
110,000
Storm Water Utility
55
GREEN ALLEY PILOT PROJECT
Storm Water Utility
55
GUNITE ROCK STORM SEWER
-
1.0911
91,000
-
-
-
-
-
80,000
80,000
-
80,000
Storm Water Utility
54
HESCO FLOOD CONTROL UNITS
-
Storm Water Utility
55
MILLWORK DIST -STORM SEWER
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
55
N GRANDVIEW STORM
RECONSTRUCTION (W 3RD TO HALE)
-
113,000
63,000
-
III. 165,081
45,000
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
55
NORTHRIDGE DRIVE COURT -STORM
SEWER EXTENSION
-
-
43,614
-
165,000
45,000
165,000
45,000
-
Storm Water Utility
55
NORTH END STORM SEWER
IMPROVEMENTS
-
44,740
165,000
Storm WaterUtility
55
NPDES - EROSION CONTROL
45,000
Storm Water Utility
55
NPDES - ILLICIT DISCHARGE
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
Storm Water Utility
55
NPDES- POST CONSTRUCTION
30,000
30,000
30,000
35,000
35,000
35,000
Storm Water Utility
55
NPDES PROGRAM
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
Storm Water Utility
55
NPDES- PUBLIC EDUCATION
5,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
Storm Water Utility
55
NPDES- PUBLIC PARTICIPATI
-
8,000
9,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
Storm Water Utility
55
NPDES- MUNICIPAL OPERATION
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
Storm Water Utility
55
PENNSYLVANIA CULVERT
REPLACEMENT
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
85,000
-
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
55
REMOVAL OF SILT 32ND ST
25,587
30,000
140,000
150,000
60,000
30,000
30,000
Storm Water Utility
55
ROCKDALE ROAD STORM SEWER
-
Storm Water Utility
55
STORM SEWER CLEANING
-
-
25,000
Storm Water Utility
55
STORM SEWER IMPR /EXTENSIO
5,000
25,000
0 100,000
220,000
-
-
57,918
-
30,000
50,000
70,000
5,000
200,000
133,268
41,500
39,200
2,700 00
-
30,000
50,000
70,000
5,000
F 60,000
-
30,000
50,000
70,000
5,000
60,000
60,000
Storm Water Utility
55
STORM SEWER SYS ASSESS
30,000
30,000
100,000
200,000
5,000
30,000
Storm Water Utility
55
STORMWATER DITCH REMEDIAT
50,000
50,000
Storm Water Utility
55
STORMWTR INFILT & INFLOW
100,000
350,000
630,000
25,000
100,000
Storm Water Utility
55
STORMWTR INFILT &INFLO PRE
220,000
220,000
Storm Water Utility
55
STREAMBANK REHAB
5,000
5,000
Storm Water Utility
55
14TH STREET RECONSTRUCTION
-
-
-
-
200,000
133,268
41,500
39,200
-
Storm Water Utility
55
7TH STREET STORM SEWER
-
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
55
WEST 32ND ST DETENTION BASIN
IMPROVEMENT
-
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
55
WINDSOR STORM EXTENSION (BUENA
VISTA TO STAUSS)
-
-
-
-
-
Storm Water Utility
77
INTERNET,MICROS & PRINTER
-
2,700 00
2,700 00
2,700 00
10,800 00
-
Total
6,427,018
4,126,714
1,125,776
994,375
1,181,168
1,501,760
8,929,793
1,226,000
Total Resources
10,640,940
4,147,337
1,142,731
1,088,237
1,169,223
1,399,424
8,946,952
1,279,530
Total Requirements
6,427,018
4,126,714
1,125,776
994,375
1,181,168
1,501,760
8,929,793
1,226,000
Variance
4,213,922
20,623
=MEN 93,862
M 17,159
53,530
ORDINANCE NO, 35 -12
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 13 -4 -5
(D) SFU RATE, CHARGES; UTILITY REVENUES.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. That City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances Section 13 -4 -5
(D) is amended to read as follows:
(d) The SFU rate to be applied to residential and nonresidential properties
shall be as follows:
(1) For the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 the SFU
rate shall be $5.60 per SFU;
Passed, approved and adopted this 4th day of Ju; e , 2012.
Attest:
oy D. Buol, Mayor
OFFICIAL
PUBLICATION
ORDINANCE NO. 35-12
AMENDING CITY OF
DUBUQUE CODE OF
ORDINANCES SEC-
TION 13-4 -5 (D) SFU
RATE, CHARGES;
UTILITY REVENUES.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DUBUQUE,
IOWA:
Section 1. That City of
Dubuque, Code of'i
Ordinances Section 13
4 -5 (D) is amended to'
read as follows:
(d)The SFU rate to be
applied to residential
and nonresidential
properties shall be as
follows:
(1) For the period July I
1, 2012 through' June
30, 2013 the SFU rate
shall be $5.60 per SFU;
Passed, approved and'
adopted this 4th day of
June, 2012.
/s /Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest: /5/ Kevin S.
Firnstahl, City Clerk
Published officially in
the Telegraph Herald
newspaper on the 8th
day of June, 2012.
/s/Kevin S. Firnstahl,
City Clerk
it 6/8
STATE OF IOWA {SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATION OF PUBLICATION
I, Suzanne Pike, a Billing Clerk for Woodward Communications, Inc., an Iowa
corporation, publisher of the Telegraph Herald,a newspaper of general circulation
published in the City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby
certify that the attached notice was published in said newspaper on the following
dates: June 08, 2012, and for which the charge is $8.49.
Subscribed to before me otary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa,
,20/�
this —� day of
Notary Public in and for Dubuque County, Iowa.
MARY K. WESTERMEYER
Commission Number 154 r5 ;'