Green Valley Road Repair Forum Carmine DeBonis Jr. Deputy County Administrator – Public Works September 25, 2017
Today’s Topics • How Transportation Services are Funded • Classification of Roadways • Summary of Road Conditions • Overview of Regional Local Road Repair Program • Future Funding Considerations • Questions
Transportation Funding Sources • Highway User Revenue Funds (gas tax) • Vehicle License Tax Portion dedicated to Transportation General Fund for general government purposes • Other (Impact Fees, License & Permit Fees, etc.)
Primary Funding Sources - HURF Highway User Revenue Funds • 18-cents per gallon since 1990 • Allocated by location of fuel sales & population Maricopa receives 3x per person than Pima County • Impacts to funds received by County State diversion of HURF funds for other purposes Lower sales due to Recession and fuel efficient vehicles Reduced buying-power due to inflation
• If indexed to CPI since 1990, it would be 30 cents per gallon • County FY 2016/17 share would have been $10.1 million more
• Arizona gas tax is 6 th lowest in U.S. • Twenty-three states increased gas tax between 2013 and 2017 • Thirty states increased gas related taxes 50 times between 1997 and 2017
Primary Funding Sources - VLT Vehicle License Tax • Enacted in 1940 for general government purposes and local school districts • 1970’s: change distribution of schools funds to the State General Fund • 1980’s: dedicate portion for transportation purposes History of VLT funds for general government purposes Currently 31.5 percent of VLT for transportation
Use of HURF & VLT for Transportation Road Maintenance Installation and maintenance of Grading dirt roads traffic control devices Signing Pothole repair Pavement Markings Street sweeping Electrical Services Clearing weeds and trees in Streetlights and traffic signals right-of-way and medians Shoulder and sidewalk repair Administering construction of Debt Service on 1997 Road road improvements Bonds Planning Engineering Pavement Preservation Permitting Arterial and collector roads Inspection Local roads
HURF for 1997 Bond Program • County-wide vote for $350 million Included roadways in County, cities & towns • To date, $276.6 million of HURF bonds issued 250 lane miles of capacity improvements 90 safety improvement projects • FY 2017/18: 38 percent ($18.6 million) of HURF revenues to pay this debt
• Sizeable decrease in 2022/23 - $6 million less than current • 10 years from now $12 million less; $15 million less in 15 years
Roadway Classifications Arterial / Collector Roadways • Arterial: major road • Collector: moves traffic from local streets to arterial roads • Pavement Preservation funded with HURF Current year: $6 million and 59 miles to be treated
Roadway Classifications Local Roadways • Neighborhood or subdivision streets • Regional Local Road Pavement Preservation Program enables repair of local roads
Cost to Treat Unincorporated Pima County Roads to at Least Fair Condition Cost per Condition Arterial Collector Local Total Treatment Type Mile Cost Unrated 2 2 62 66 Failed 8 109 212 329 Rehabilitation $246,400 $81,065,600 Poor 90 201 582 873 Rehabilitation $246,400 $215,107,200 Fair 16 28 119 163 Major Seal Coat $70,400 $11,475,200 Good 47 60 102 208 Minor Seal Coat $26,400 $5,491,200 Very 37 32 158 227 Nothing $0 $0 Good 200 432 1,235 1,866 $313,139,200 • $313.1 million for all 1,866 miles of paved roads • $296.1 million for 794 miles of Poor or Failed local roads • 60% of unincorporated roads are in Poor or Failed condition
Road Condition Miles by Supervisor District 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 # Miles # Miles # Miles # Miles # Miles # Miles Very Good Good Fair Poor Failed Unrated BOS1 25 24 50 264 77 10 BOS2 13 12 3 25 11 3 BOS3 52 18 23 138 45 32 BOS4 62 34 29 103 59 17 BOS5 7 14 13 52 20 1 BOS1 BOS2 BOS3 BOS4 BOS5
Regional Local Road Repair Program • Property tax enacted for FY 2017/18 25-cents per $100 assessed value Applies to County, cities & town residents Proposed for 5 years, but requires annual approval • Generates roughly $19.5 million annually • Distributed to jurisdictions by assessed valuation • Road repair recommendations by 13-member Transportation Advisory Committee
Examples of Local Road Repair Options Total Miles Treatable in Unincorporated Pima County Local Road Improvement Year 1 Total Miles Condition 1 Cost Total 2 Disbursement 3 Miles Treatable Good 102 $5,491,200 102 (G) + 38 (FR) = 140 Fair 119 $8,307,200 116 (FR) $8,190,296 Poor 582 $215,107,200 33 (PR) Failed 212 $52,236,800 33 (FL) 1 Good (G), Fair (FR), Poor (PR), Failed (FL) 2 Cost for each Treatment (per mile): G‐$26,400; FR‐$70,400; PR‐$246,400; FL‐$246,400 3 Year 1 disbursement for unincorporated area prior to financing and insurance fees • TAC to decide method and prioritization for repairing roads • It would take 35 years to repair unincorporated local roads using property tax
Transportation Advisory Committee Input
Consideration of Future Funding Options • County Sales Tax - $70 million shared with cities & towns • Reallocate unscheduled 1997 bonds to road repair - $16 million • County General Fund Past allocations of $5 to $10 million Would require cuts to core services • Ten-Cent Statewide Gas Tax Increase Additional $18.7 million for Pima County and cities & towns; $8.4 million unincorporated share
Consideration of Future Funding Options (cont.) • Ten-Cent Local Gas Tax on fuel sales in Pima County $39 million; unincorporated share $13.9 million • Sales Tax on Gas at Pump or Variable Tax on Wholesale 5 percent local gas sales tax in Pima County would generate $42.4 million; unincorporated share $15.1 million • General Obligation Bonds – rejected in 2015 • Additional Regional Transportation Authority Tax Half- Cent Sales Tax $73.5 million first year; $26.3 million unincorporated share
Upcoming Committee Meetings Pima County Pima County Transportation Advisory Sales Tax Advisory Committee Committee Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Friday, September 29, 2017 12:00 PM 9:30 AM Abrams Public Health Center Casas Church, Palo Verde Room 3950 S. Country Club Road 10801 N. La Cholla Blvd. Tucson, Arizona Tucson, Arizona
Questions Carmine DeBonis Jr. Deputy County Administrator for Public Works carmine.debonis@pima.gov
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