FY23 FULL BUDGET REPORT ADOPTED

Harris Mill Fire Station: Construction award for this approximately 15,700 square foot, two + bay facility (including EMS) is anticipated on May 10; construction will begin soon after. The facility is expected to be completed in summer 2023. Morrisville-Carpenter Road: Widening of Morrisville Carpenter Road from 2 lanes to 4 lanes from Davis Drive to NC 54, including a landscaped center median, intersection improvements at Town Hall Drive, a connection at Franklin Upchurch Sr. Street, and associated streetlights, sidewalks and pedestrian crosswalks. Phase 1 is complete; Phase 2 is well underway with projected completion this fall. Morrisville Community Park Phase 3: Construction of tennis courts, pickleball courts, walking trail extension and related amenities to the existing Morrisville Community Park started in February 2022. The project is slated for completion in fall 2022. Public Works Facility: This project is for schematic design of a new public works facility in conjunction with a new Wake County solid waste convenience center on Aviation Parkway. Schematic designs are approximately 40% complete; related open space, tree preservation and other environmental items continue to be evaluated on this project. The future NCDOT Aviation Parkway widening project is also being considered as a part of this project timeline. Only design has been funded – future construction costs are included in the long-range CIP plan. Sidewalk Improvement Projects: Design work on Church Street, Louis Stephens Drive, and inMorrisville Community Park is underway. Construction will be funded through voter approved bonds and other resources as necessary. Town Council has also made several strategic land purchases to advance Town Center and Parks Open Space priorities throughout the year and continues to evaluate opportunities as they arise. A new Stormwater Capital Investment Program is discussed as a part of the Stormwater Enterprise Fund section of this budget message. The Stormwater Fund, an Enterprise Fund, is funded primarily by stormwater revenues based on an equivalent residential unit (ERU) fee (currently set at $25 per ERU), permit fees, and any grant revenues received for stormwater projects. The purpose of the stormwater function is to meet state mandates for stormwater management and erosion controls. As a self-sustaining fund, fees should be leveraged to pay for operations and capital improvements. The stormwater ERU fee has not changed since FY 2016. A stormwater program review study was completed in 2020 that evaluated programming and administrative/operating components of the Stormwater Program. That study identified the need for an additional stormwater engineer, updated infrastructure mapping, more frequent infrastructure condition assessments, more preventative maintenance, and the need for CIP planning. In FY 2021, a stormwater master plan study to compile an inventory and estimate costs of future capital projects and maintenance needs for the stormwater utility was commissioned. The report included a 10- year prioritized CIP to address ten areas of concern, with an associated $10,000,000 of estimated cost over the next 10 years. Without a long-range CIP plan, the significant costs of these future infrastructure projects that are the responsibility of the Town could not be planned for or adequately funded. The current stormwater fee is not sufficient to fund capital projects identified in the master plan at this level. STORMWATER ENTERPRISE FUND

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