Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 05-08-2007 regular agenda — reading text

33, 000 Operation & Maintenance Street Sweeping $ 97,000 $ 100, 000 $ 103, 000 $ 106,000 $ 109,000 $ 112, 000 Ditch Mowing and Repair $ 575, 000 $ ( jf) 2, 000 $ 610, 000 $ 628, 000 $ 647,000 $ 666, 000 Sewer System Maintenance $ 10, 000 $ 10. 000 $ 10, 000 $ 10, 000 $ 10, 000 $ 10, 000 Roadside Ditch & Culvert Maintenance $ 5, 000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 5, 000 $ 5, 000 $ 5,000 7, 000 $ 7,000 $ 7, 000 $ 7, 000 $ 7, 000 $ 7,000 System Inspections $ NPDES Illicit Discharge Inspections $- $ 7, 000 $ 7, 000 $ 7, 000 $ 7, 000 $ 7, 000 Pond Maintenance $ 24, 000 $ 25, 000 $ 26, 000 $ 27, 000 $ 28, 000 $ 29, 000 Capital Improvements Existing CIP $ 314, 000 $ - $- $- $- $- Debt Service on $ 5 million CIP $- $ 462. 000 $ 462, 000 $ 462, 000 $ 462, 000 $ 462, 000 Small/ Emergency Project Reserve $- $ 300,000 $ 309, 000 $ 318, 000 $ 328, 000 $ 338, 000 Equipment Replacement Reserve $- $ 88, 000 $ 88, 000 $ 88,000 $ 88, 000 $ 88, 000 Depreciation on Existing Equipment $- $ 53, 000 $ 53, 000 $ 53, 000 $ ;; 3, 000 $;; 3.000 TOTAL ANNUAL EXPENSES $ 1, 196, 000 $ 1 2, 011, 000 $ 2, 041;1, 000 $ 2,01111, 00.0 $ 2,1211, 000  Engineering/ Consulting Services, Stormwater Utility Study, RFP 113 07.. 2. 3 Exemptions ch will conduct an analysis of publicly EarthTE:> ownE:>dandtax~E:> xempt property to rmine detE:> iVthey should be exempt from payiogaU/ oraportion. of the City' s rfee. The stormwatE:> criteria that should be diisp~ uSE:> rmination of tE:> the sedqnthedE:> rthE:> whethE:> rty. is prOPE:> a user of City' s s t o r m Wi<l t e r m < i l o agEl . ntinfrastructure rnE:> and Other City stormwater services. Some mayh(ilveNPDESJ> tormwater permits simil(rtohatofheCity' s that may be grounds fOfeXclusion or reduction of fees. r, in light of the Gainesville v FDOT( 2006) ruliogitis unclear whether a HoweVE:> stormwj;itE:> rfee maybe imposed on the StatewithoutitsexpresSyonsent. Earth Tech Will analyze the specific facts in Fort Walto !i3e< ilchandreviewthE:> m with Mr. Kurt . spitzer, ..ExeclJtive Director of theFlorida< StormINater Association, to termineifGainesville v FOOT might influence hQwtheratestructure or fees are dE:> determined. strategies will be developed with...staff, .Techoical Assessment Committee and elected officials to partner withtax\ s to address exemptpropertiE:> stormwater management and satisfy the finding of Gainesville v FOOT. 2. 4 local - Regional Stormwater Utility Earth Tech will discuss with City staff and the Technical Assessment Committee the .. poteotialjd; vantj; iges of forming a RegionalStofrnINater Utility. Two advantji;gE:> s that j;ire likely to come forward j;ire( t) better /coordination and j;iplicj; ition . of storm water management standardsji; nd( 2) j;ibjlty to fund Ij;irger Earth Tech will estimate of the potential cj;ipit( ill/ projects. thepotepij; lrev nue member communities. Earth Tech will discuss wittr Gity stafl' and. the Technical Assessment Committee a strategy and estimjite;h lev Lofel' Ortthat would be necessary for determining the level of intersof rmingj;rElgional authority. Factors to consider .include what will happen toexistngstj;iff< i l n d equipment that Fort.Walton Beach 20,619 are currently responsible for stormwater mji;nj; igement. . Qptions. that could be Crestview 17, 206 dj;ire any combination of forming. ( 1) j; considerE:> i regionj;ilauthority with total control and responsibility, ( 2) regionji; l funding but locaL implementation and ( 3) Niceville 12, 791 regional funding and planning with some regional implementation and some local Destin 12, 015 implementation. 6,492 Valparaiso Mary Esther 4.211 Task 2. 5 Feasibility Report Preparation Shalimar 723 Earth Tech will prepare a summary report of the findings <: Ind recommendations of Laurel Hill 569 the development of the rate structure. Public.. policy. decisions like the Cinco Bayou 366 development of the stormwater fee need to be m<:lde open to the public. The Total 185,958 documentation of the decisions made during the development and implementation of thestormwater fee is an important piece of the public disclosure. The report will document the sequencing of decisions that were made that led to the selected alternative. Task 3. 0 Enabling legislation Two critical features of a fair, equitable and legally defensible stormwater utility are its credjtpolicyand appeals policy. Appellants must exhaust their local appeals before they are taken to court or the Public Services Commission. It is cheaper for  Engineering/Consulting Services, Stormwater Utility Study, RFP 07- 113 commLJnities to handle appeals themselves than to defend them in court. Therefore, it. is Jmportant that the ordinance giveS) stp eJ<ls:fair. consideration by staff, comrnitteesand. elected officials. The City SE;) eksto have the ordinance est<JPU:shing the utility in place by September 30,. 2007, Whichrneansthat the draft ordinc;mce shQuld be Jeady to begin its reviwbynoJsterh<:1pAug st 1, 2007 ( two monthsJPradpption), Assuming that the. billingsystemjs functioning by mber30, 2007, rates should be established no laterth<Jn:October 1, 2007, so NOvE;) that the billing system can be fully tested before having to go live in December. 3. 1 Draft Ordinances Earth TechwHI prepare a Draft Ordinance for establishing a stormw1<:ter utility that reflectsthesel.ected recommended rate Jndcr~ ditpplicy. The Draft structurE;)<: distributed to staff and the City' s Jegal council for comment. The Ordinance will bE;) Draft Ordinance will be revised based on ntsT~ commE;) d<: Jnd then returned to ceivf:'\ the City' s legal council who will be responsibl~) forthefinal format of the Ordinance. Issues and policy that will be addressed in the ordinance include: Who will oversee the administration of the utility II Billing of property owner versus tenant utility customer II The appointment of and authority of a govemingboard II The need for and authority of an outside advisory council II Inactive LJtility accounts II Delinquent payments