Regional Roads Network Comparison April 17, 2019 Purpose To respond - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Regional Roads Network Comparison April 17, 2019

Purpose – To respond to Motion #136-18 July 2018 Resolved That the Council of the County of Frontenac receive the Chief Administrative Officer – Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund – Access to Funding report for information; And Further That the Council of the County of Frontenac direct staff to fully investigate the process for accessing the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund – Top Up (OCIF-TU) grant for core infrastructure, including consultation with legal counsel, Frontenac County Chief Administrative Officers and other municipalities; And Further That a full report and recommendation be presented to County Council in January 2019, with a view towards a first application to the fund in August 2019. And Further That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the County's Member Municipalities. Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Background • The City of Kingston/County of Frontenac Restructuring Order (February 1997 – Article 6.2) states that Frontenac “… is not deemed to be a county for road purposes and shall not own, maintain, repair or construct road” Link - R.O. • Builds upon two prior regional roads reports completed (C.N. Watson 2011 and D.M. Wills 2014) • This presentation has been reviewed and endorsed by the CAO’s, Public Works Managers and Treasurers Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Purpose of the Presentation • Provide context for regional roads discussions • Compare the road infrastructure/funding for: United Counties of Leeds & Grenville (UCL&G), 1. County of Lanark, 2. County of Frontenac, 3. County of Lennox & Addington (L&A) 4. County of Hastings 5. • Hastings & Frontenac do not have County Roads Network • The 5 Counties include a total of 45 municipalities, • East to west geography and weather are generally similar Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Process Municipal Financial Information Returns for the last three years (2015-17) provided data for 13 parameters: 1. Number of Households 2. Population 3. Road Grants 4. Assessment 5. Tax Levy 6. Roads Expenditures 7. Total Book Value for Roads 8. Total Reserves 9. Dedicated Roads Reserves 10.Number of Public Works Employees 11.Lane km (Paved and Unpaved) 12.Total Bridges & Culverts 13.Total km of Roads Rated Good+

Base Data and Grants

Roads as % of Total Assessment 15% 30% 15% 16% 24% UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Lane km and % of Regional Lane km 5,316, 23% 5,698, 25% 3,768, 16% 4,407, 19% 3,871, 17% UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Number and % of Total Regional Bridges & Culverts 208, 22% 211, 23% 170, 18% 224, 24% 121, 13% UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Relative % of Grants Received in Regional Comparison 15,134,959, 27% 15,481,635, 28% 8,568,384, 15% 11,410,647, 20% 5,742,120, 10% UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

% of Total Land Area (km 2 ) 3,573, 19% 5,517, 29% 3,186, 17% 2,972, 15% 3,754, 20% UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Grant $/Lane km (2015-17) $3,000 $2,847 $2,717 $2,589 $2,500 $2,274 $2,000 $1,483 $1,500 $1,000 $500 $- UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Pct of Roads Rated Good+ (2017) 90% 85% 80% 71% 70% 60% 54% 51% 50% 40% 31% 30% 20% 10% 0% UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Base Data Summary • Grants per lane KM, Frontenac received: $1,364 less/KM than Hastings $1,234 less/KM than UCL&G $1,106 less/KM than Lanark $791 less/KM than L&A • Only 54% of Frontenac Roads are rated Good+ (L&A = 85%) Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Frontenac has: • Of the total road 17% But only network receives • Of the total 16% 10% of assessment the • Of the total land area 20% grant dollars • Of the total bridges & 13% culverts Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

What if Frontenac was Funded at the Same /lane km $’s as the Other Counties? Three Year Summary UCL&G Lanark L&A Hastings Frontenc if $ 10,517,622 10,022,831 8,802,605 11,020,961 Frontenac Actual $ 5,742,120 5,742,120 5,742,120 5,742,120 Difference $ 4,775,502 4,280,711 3,060,485 5,278,841 Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

What if Frontenac was Funded at the Same /lane km $’s as the Other Counties? Three Year Summary UCL&G Lanark L&A Hastings Frontenc if $ 10,517,622 10,022,831 8,802,605 11,020,961 Frontenac Actual $ 5,742,120 5,742,120 5,742,120 5,742,120 Difference $ 4,775,502 4,280,711 3,060,485 5,278,841 Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

What if Frontenac was Funded at the Same /lane km $’s as the Other Counties? Three Year Summary UCL&G Lanark L&A Hastings Frontenc if $ 10,517,622 10,022,831 8,802,605 11,020,961 Frontenac Actual $ 5,742,120 5,742,120 5,742,120 5,742,120 Difference $ 4,775,502 4,280,711 3,060,485 5,278,841 Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

What if Frontenac was Funded at the Same /lane km $’s as the Other Counties? Three Year Summary UCL&G Lanark L&A Hastings Frontenc if $ 10,517,622 10,022,831 8,802,605 11,020,961 Frontenac Actual $ 5,742,120 5,742,120 5,742,120 5,742,120 Difference $ 4,775,502 4,280,711 3,060,485 5,278,841 LOW HIGH Average = $4.34M Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

A Deeper Dive

Tax $'s Gen/$ of Assess. (Front. = $1, 2017) $1.60 $1.47 $1.40 $1.30 $1.24 $1.20 $1.10 $1.00 $1.00 $0.80 $0.60 $0.40 $0.20 $- UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Total Tax Levy ($M 2017) $100 Millions $91 $90 $83 $80 $70 $59 $60 $54 $50 $43 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0 UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Total Road Expenditures (2015-17) $160 Millions $134 $140 $120 $105 $98 $100 $81 $80 $67 $60 $40 $20 $- UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Road Exp. as a Pct of Total Budget (2017) 30% 28% 26% 25% 25% 22% 20% 15% 13% 10% 5% 0% UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

70% Road Exp. As a Pct. Of Total Budget (2017) 59.8% 60% 51.9% 48.8% 50% 46.6% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0.0% 0% CoF FI SF CF NF Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Ave. Annual Exp. by County/Lane KM (2015-17) $10,000 $8,658 $9,000 $7,955 $7,865 $8,000 $7,000 $5,809 $6,000 $5,056 $5,000 $4,000 $3,000 $2,000 $1,000 $- UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

$8,000 Road Exp. Per Lane KM (2017) $6,721 $7,000 $5,933 $5,813 $6,000 $4,907 $5,000 $4,000 $3,000 $2,000 $1,000 $- CoF FI SF CF NF Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

6,000 Lane kms Paved/Unpaved (2017) 32% Unpaved 58% Unpaved 5,000 41% Unpaved 2,221 47% Unpaved 30% Unpaved 4,000 3,887 2,606 3,000 2,090 2,624 2,000 3,095 1,000 1,811 1,801 1,781 1,144 0 L&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Unpaved Paved Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Reserve $ as a Pct of Tax Levy (2017) 120% 111% 110% 108% 100% 79% 80% 75% 60% 40% 20% 0% UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Reserve $ as a Pct of Total Budget (2017) 70% 57% 60% 57% 50% 37% 40% 34% 28% 30% 20% 10% 0% UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Dedicated Road Reserves/Lane km (2017) $3,000 $2,551 $2,500 $1,891 $2,000 $1,500 $1,355 $1,028 $884 $1,000 $500 $- UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Book Value/Lane km (2017) $60,000 $56,005 $50,000 $43,148 $40,302 $40,000 $30,601 $30,000 $20,874 $20,000 $10,000 $- UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Lane km/Employee (2017) 70 In Frontenac, each PW employee is “responsible” for 47 lane KM of road, or 9 57 60 KM more than in L&A 50 47 42 41 38 40 30 20 10 0 UCL&G Lanark Frontenac L&A Hastings Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019

Summary Good News • Frontenac’s over all reserve position is strong • Frontenac’s tax burden is low. All comparators collect more tax dollars/dollar of assessment Regional Roads Network Comparison – April 17, 2019