FY2020 Budget

it occurs. These funds are spent in correlation with information received from a bi-annual pavement condition report.

The Sidewalk/Pedestrian Enhancements Capital Project Fund was established in Fiscal Year 2018 to accumulate prior year allocations, more effectively reconcile the expenditures and offsetting revenues, and demonstrate commitment to utilizing allocations for their intended purpose. All projects in progress at the end of Fiscal Year 2017 except Airport Boulevard are complete. Town Council provided direction for a reconciliation of remaining funds that could then be used to initiate engineering design and cost estimates for filling sidewalk gaps in the existing sidewalk network. No allocation is proposed for FY 2020, while those projects are designed. An RFQ for design services is being prepared to begin that work as soon as possible. Significant (> $250,000), non-routine appropriations of operational budget capacity not mentioned previously in the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020 are provided below. Capital Investment Program (CIP) projects are discussed separately later in the Budget Message . • Vehicle Replacements ($512,000): Replacement of five police vehicles and six other vehicles supporting the Inspections, Engineering and Parks & Recreation Departments. Vehicle replacements are evaluated every year, but generally follow a 6-year (public safety) or 12-year (non-public safety) replacement schedule. The proposed FY 2020 budget also includes an additional $102,000 to purchase two new vehicles for requested positions (fire, inspections). • Fire Apparatus ($350,000): Remaining funding towards the purchase of the Ladder 2 replacement. The FY 2020 proposed operating budget includes the appropriation of funds for the purchase of this vehicle ($1,250,000). The specifications for this vehicle are ready for issuance once approved by Town Council. A fire vehicle takes approximately one-year from order to delivery. Other non-routine items are more fully described in the Budget Priorities Summary . Many of these items relate to a need to refurbish, replace or repair/maintain existing assets and equipment necessary for programs and services. Fiscal Year 2020 proposed operating budget recommendations for personnel, debt, and use of fund balance are described in those sections of this Budget Message . The Stormwater Fund, an Enterprise Fund, is funded primarily by Stormwater Fund revenues based on an equivalent residential unit (ERU) fee, currently set at $25 per ERU, permits fees, and any grant revenues received for stormwater projects. The stormwater ERU fee has not changed since FY 2016 and no change is recommended for Fiscal Year 2020, pending the receipt and review of the stormwater enterprise study and subsequent consideration of the desired level of service and future general fund support. Stormwater ERU revenues are increased by 4% over the Fiscal Year 2019 budget. The stormwater enterprise fund has been balanced this year without a general fund subsidy. The basic level of stormwater programming for the upcoming fiscal year remains consistent with existing operation levels. The Municipal Service District (MSD) budget for Fiscal Year 2020 assesses a tax rate of $0.10 per $100 assessed value for the costs related to the transfer and improvement of the private streets to public street standards. Five of six original MSD projects are complete. The Gables is the final project and will be included in the FY 2021 proposed operating budget after enough resources have been accumulated to complete this last project.

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