Rebuild Houston Street and Drainage

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REBUILD H U T NSTREET AND

DRAINAGE

FLOODING & DRAINAGE COMMITTEE


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REBUILD HOUSTON: STREET AND DRAINAGE

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November 2, 2010 Houston voters pass Proposition 1which requires:

- -You-Go Fund for Drainage and Streets.

Inclusion of the following funding sources:

Drainage charges initially set at levels to generate at least $125million annually

11.8 of the Cit s ro ert tax Proceeds from Metro, TxDOT, federal, other contracts or grants

Prohibition on the use of debt funding

mp ementat on y u y ,


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DEDICATED STREET AND DRAINAGE

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Rebuild Houston Horizon Funding Sources

Developer ImpactFee2%

3rd Party Funds(Metro, TxDOT orFederal Grants)

19%

Pay As You Go51%Drainage Utility Fee


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n y proper es rece v ng ra nage serv ces w

pay drainage charges

roper es exemp rom a ra nage ee w e on ythose required to be exempt by state law

o one sec or su s z ng ano er

(residential/commercial/industrial/other)

proper es w e c arge on e as s o e ramount of impervious area


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A lot or tract to which drainage service is made available.

An area compacted or covered such that it does not readily absorb

water or does not allow water to percolate through to undisturbed

un er ying soi strata.

Notification Letter

,exact drainage charge the user shall be billed per year.

Drainage Utility Local Government Code, Ch. 552, is Texas Municipal Drainage Utility

Systems Act


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Color Infrared Imagery

Oblique-Derived Building Footprint Polygons

Parcel Boundaries

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Owner Data


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Exam le:

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Residential curb and gutter street Typical lot size: 5,000 sq ft

yp ca ouse groun oor garage r veway: , sq. .(impervious cover)

Monthly fee: (1,875 x $.032)/12 = $5.00

pen tc street

Typical lot size: 5,000 sq ft

Typical house ground floor/garage/driveway: 1,875 sq. ft.(impervious cover)

Monthly fee: (1,875 x $.026)/12 = $4.06

Commercial Industrial ro erties

Fee calculated to be (hard areas sq. ft. x $.032)/12


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CREDITS

DEFINITION IMPERVIOUS SURFACE8

Calculation of im ervious surface ma be ad usted b

the director based on utilization of specific storm water

management techniques on the benefitted property.

Examples of techniques for possible adjustment ofdetermination are:

Porous pavement (based on demonstrated infiltration rate

exceeding minimum standard)

mitigation standards)

Rain barrels


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Eight of the ten largest Texas cities have drainage charges, with Corpus

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r s an mar o no curren y av ng ra nage c arges

Houston

Dallas

Austin

El Paso

Lubbock

Abilene

,exempt schools. El Paso has a 10% discount for schools

None of the 8 cities exempt churches


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School Districts,2.5%

ReligiousOr anizations 2.1%

Counties, 1.6%

Municipalities, 5.5%

Residential - SingleFamily (Curb &Gutter), 22.6%

Residential - SingleFamily (Open Ditch),

7.3%

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Non-Residential,48.7%

Multi-Family,

9.7%


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Scenarios(ExemptionsAllowablebyStateLaw)11

A B C D E F G

SingleFamilyResidential,OpenDitch 2.60 2.67 2.67 2.67 2.73 2.71 2.74 2.80

. . . . . . . .PercentIncrease

ifExemptionsAllowed 2.5% 2.8% 2.5% 4.8% 4.4% 5.5% 7.5%Counties

ExemptionsAllowablebyStateLaw SchoolDistricts

ReligiousOrganizations

ExampleMonthlyBillforSingleFamilyHouse(1,875squarefeetofImperviousSurfaceona5,000sf lot)

ExemptionScenario No A B C D E F GOpenDitch $4.06 $4.17 $4.17 $4.17 $4.27 $4.23 $4.28 $4.38

Curb&Gutter $5.00 $5.13 $5.14 $5.13 $5.25 $5.22 $5.28 $5.38


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Billin

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On existing water bill (annual charge number of billing cycles per year)

Billing on separate bill

W.A.T.E.R Fund As of July 1, 2011, this charitable fund established to assist low income residents

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Appeals can be made online or in writing using the appropriate form

Documentation should be presented in the form of a drawing with precise

measurements and an affidavit


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Committee

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The Mayor and Council will appoint an oversightcommittee, including stakeholders with significant

exper ence n construct on, eng neer ng, nance, etc. Appointees WILL NOT be city employees

,engineers or firms participating in the street anddrainage program

Oversight

Members will advise on project priorities and process


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Reduce the risk of flooding

Improve mobility and road safety

Address areas of greatest need first (worst first)


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Street and Traffic

Major Thoroughfares & Collectors

Storm Drainage

Major Storm Drainage

Local Non-Residential Street

Local Residential Streets

Neighborhood/Area Storm Drainage

Local Drainage

ng e urpose ro ec s

Intersections

Pedestrian Bic cle

Access Management

Neighborhood Traffic Mgmt.

Railroad Safety and Quiet Zones


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800

700

ReBuild Houston Total CapitalImprovement Project Fund

Capital Improvement ProjectFund with New Bonds

500

Adopted CIP

300

400

100

200

0


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800

600

700 Captured Ad Valorm Tax Impact Fee

Drainage Utility Storm Bond Funding

500

Street Bond Funding Third Party Funding

fDollars

300Millionso

100

200

0CIP Prop 1 CIP Prop1 CIP Prop 1

Fiscal Year 2015 Fiscal Year 2032Fiscal Year 2011


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CIP TRANSITION

- o -

FY12- FY16 Update

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Maintain previous commitments for FY12 through FY15

New Candidate Projects (FY16)

ons ruc on assoc a e w ex s ng es gn comm men s

Design Starts

Next Phases of existing projects

SWEET Priorities from on-going Feasibility Assessments

Feasibility Assessments included annually for storm

and street infrastructure categories

FY13- FY17 & Beyond


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City of Houston website www.houstontx.gov

Council District CIP Meetings (February & March)

Adopted CIP

New ReBuild Houston Website rebuildhouston.org

How do I provide input to ReBuild Houston?

Council District CIP Meetings

Rebuild Houston Website www.rebuildhouston.org

3-1-1 Service Helpline


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