and Pinellas County Since 1990 What is the Penny for Pinellas? A 1% - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Building a Better St. Petersburg and Pinellas County Since 1990

What is the Penny for Pinellas? A 1% salestax paid for by everyone • who spends money in Pinellas County. • Nearly 1/3 of the Penny is paid by tourists and seasonal visitors. Not a new tax – the Penny has built • a better St.Petersburg and Pinellas Countysince1990. 2

Penny Facts • Not collected on essentials, such as groceries or medications. • Only applies to first $5,000 of a single purchase. Stays Local The Penny is collected in Pinellas County and builds a better St. Petersburg and Pinellas County. 3

Penny Facts Funds projects without using property tax. • Generates equivalent of 1.5314 mills of city property tax (based on FY17 values) • Funds long-term, infrastructure investments in roads, bridges, trails, parks, public facilities, public safety equipment, storm water projects and others. 4

What is the Penny for Pinellas? From bridges that span our waterways to neighborhood recreation centers, the Penny funds investments in areas that matter most to our citizens. Improved Roads, Stormwater Projects Bridges & Trails & Flood Prevention Preserving Safe, Secure Parks & Our Community Environment 5

How Have Penny Resources Been Used in St. Petersburg? Storm rmwat ater er Projec jects ts (2010-2020) 2020) $10 million of Penny resources have been combined with: • $13 million in SWFWMD Grants (through FY16) • $12 million in Stormwater Utility resources Mahaffey y Theat ater er • Orchestra Band Shell – $1M State Arts Grant and $800k of Penny resources • Kitchen Facility - $500k State grant and $620k in city Penny funding Ai Airp rpor ort Total of $950k of city Penny resources were used as • matching funds to secure FAA and State of Florida grants, totaling $4.7M 6

Building a Better St. Petersburg Public Safety (current Penny round) • New St. Petersburg Police Headquarters/EOC project (in progress) St. Petersburg Police HQ/EOC • 79 Police cruisers purchased • Future Fossil Park Fire Station #7 • Improvements & renovations to Future Fossil Park Fire Station #7 Lakewood Fire Station #11 • Eight engines, two ladder trucks, one aerial truck and one squad support vehicle purchased 7 Major Fire Apparatus

Building a Better St. Petersburg Citywide Infrastructure 673 city street lane miles resurfaced (2010-2020); 2,391 total lane miles for all Penny rounds Street and Road Improvements 10 bridges rebuilt; service life of 76 • bridges extended – all Penny rounds • 30,000 linear ft. of seawall Demens Landing Bridge repaired/replaced – all Penny rounds 15 major storm drainage • projects completed Storm Drainage Line 8 Rehab/Replacement

Building a Better St. Petersburg Citywide Infrastructure, Cont. Sidewalks, crosswalks • and ADA access for pedestrians Sidewalk Repair/Replacement • Implemented 88 Neighborhood Transportation Plans during all Penny rounds Neighborhood Transportation Plans Installed 207 traffic calming • features during 2010-2020 Penny; 1,568 features installed during all Penny rounds Traffic Calming 9

Building a Better St. Petersburg Recreation & Culture (current Penny round) • Eight Recreation Centers renovated or replaced Lake Vista Center • Major improvements to city parks, i.e. picnic shelters, boat launches, lighting, restrooms Bay Beach Restrooms • Playground Equipment Replacement Kiwanis Park Playground 10

Building a Better St. Petersburg Recreation & Culture, cont. • Pool Improvements Northwest Pool • Athletic Facility Improvements Little St. Mary's Restroom Northwest Lighted Baseball Field #8 • Park Restroom Improvements 11

Building a Better St. Petersburg Recreation & Culture, cont. • Improvements at City Libraries Mirror Lake Library Major Improvements at • Mahaffey Theater, Sunken Gardens, and The Coliseum Sunken Gardens Marquee 12

Building a Better St. Petersburg City Facilities • Improvements at the Dwight Jones Center Dwight Jones Center • Major Improvements at Jamestown ($2M in funding from Pinellas County) Jamestown • HVAC Improvements/Roof Repair/Waterproofing at various facilities 13 Improvements to City Facilities

What could a renewed Penny do? $2 Billion Estimate 2020-2030 Penny revenue would be split between Pinellas County, St. Petersburg and 23 cities to invest in critical areas to improve the community 14

How could the Penny help St. Petersburg? 15

Learn more www.stpete.org/penny 16

Next Steps  Public Education and Outreach  Speakers Bureau. Contact us at www.stpete.org/penny or 893-7436.  November 7, 2017 – Referendum vote on Penny renewal for 2020-2030 17

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