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Pr Propose osed d Ala lachua hua Co County y St Storm rmwater ater Assessment sessment Board of County Commissioners March 30, 2017 1

Summ mmar ary y of f Pre revious vious BoCC oCC Ac Action ions s • 3/7/17 Discussion of Water Quality Projects • 2/21/17 Authorized staff to continue stormwater assessment adoption process assuming a $30 Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) rate and an FY18 effective date • 12/13/16 Adoption of Resolution of Intent to establish stormwater assessment • 10/4/16 Review and discussion of Alachua County Stormwater Funding Strategies Report prepared by Government Services Group, Inc. 2

Foll llow w up to February uary 21, 20 2017 BoCC Meeting ing  Staff authorized to continue proposed assessment adoption process to be effective in FY18  Assumes a $30 Equivalent Residential Unit rate  Assumes a 50/50 budget allocation split between Water Quality and Operation/Maintenance Functions  Estimated Annual Revenue ranging from $1,181,133 up to $1,327,133 depending on exemptions policy 3

Foll llow up to Febru ruar ary y 21 21, 201 2017 7 BoCC CC Meeting ing (continued inued)  Requested additional information regarding potential exemptions for Government and Institutional (Not- for-Profit) Facilities  Requested additional information on proposed Water Quality Projects (update provided on March 7, 2017) 4

Imp mpact act of f Exemp mpting ting Government vernment or r No Non-Profit Profit Fac acilities lities at at $30 0 ERU Rat ate  Exempting Institutional (Not-for-Profit) Facilities would result in a loss of $ 27,217 in annual revenue  Exempting Government Facilities would result in a loss of $109,967 in annual revenue  Exempting both categories would reduce estimated annual revenue from $1,327,133 to $1,189,949 5

Next xt Steps eps  March 30, 2017 Staff Receives BoCC Direction  April-June, 2017 Public Outreach  Early May, 2017 BoCC Adopts Initial Assessment Resolution  Mid May, 2017 Mail out First Class Notices to Property Owners  June, 2017 BoCC Adopts Final Assessment Resolution  Sept 15, 2017 County Certifies Stormwater Assessment to Tax Collector  Sept 26, 2017 BoCC Final Adoption of FY18 Budget  November, 2017 Tax Bills Mailed with new Stormwater Assessment included 6

Recomme commended nded Actio ion  Authorize staff to continue the process of establishing a Non-Ad Valorem Stormwater Assessment to be effective Fiscal Year 2018 at a $30 Equivalent Residential Unit Rate (ERU) assuming a FY18 budget allocation 50/50 split between Water Quality and Operation/Maintenance Functions 7

Why y Estab ablish lish a a Stormwater ormwater Assessment? ssment? • Reduced dependency on Gas Tax and MSTU • Dedicated funding for management of County’s stormwater infrastructure for drainage, pollution reduction, and water quality improvements • Increased leveraging of water management district, state, and federal funds for Water Quality Projects 8

Wh Why y Establish ablish a a Stormw ormwate ater As Assessment? sment? Incr crea easing ing State e and Federa ral l Re Requir iremen ements: ts: • Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit • Orange Creek and Santa Fe River Basin Management Action Plans (BMAP) for Impaired Waters • Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Allocations • Numeric Nutrient Criteria (NNC) • Outstanding Florida Springs (OFS) • Outstanding Florida Waters (OFW) • Non-Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMP) for small local government stormwater management 9

State Mandated Water Quality Improvement and Protection Zones MS4 Permit 10

State Mandated Basin Management Action Plans for Water Quality Improvement MS4 Permit 11

Why y Estab ablish lish a a Stormwater ormwater Assessment? sment? • Restore Clean Water Recharge to Local Springs, Creeks, Rivers, Lakes, and Drinking Water Aquifers • Reduce Groundwater Pumping 12

What at Costs sts ar are Covere vered d by y Pro roposed posed Stor ormw mwater ater Ass ssess ssmen ment? t? • Operation and Maintenance of County’s Stormwater Infrastructure • Water quality Improvements • State and Federal Environmental Compliance 13

Wh What at Costs sts ar are No Not Covered vered by y Pro ropo posed ed Stormw ormwate ater As Assessment? sment? • Agricultural Runoff (State Preemption) • Special Assessments for Localized Flooding • Land Developers Obligations • Homeowners Associations Obligations 14

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Parc arcel l Apportionme ortionment nt Me Meth thod odol ology ogy The apporti rtionme onment nt methodo odolog logy y recommen mended ded by GS GSG in G inclu ludes des the im impervio rvious us area rela lativ ive e stormwa wate ter runoff ff calc lcula lation tion and the in incorpora oration tion of three rate cla lasses: ses: Singl Si gle Family ily Resid identi ential al  Condomi ominiums niums  Ge Genera ral l Parc rcels ls 

Sin ingle gle Fami mily ly Residen idential tial Parcel rcels Four r re resid identia ential l bil illi ling ng tie iers rs are re pro roposed sed based ed upon n the amount unt of im impervio vious us area lo located d on the property: ty: Tier Building Footprint Range Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) Assigned Small 100-1,500 square feet 0.51 ERU Medium 1,501-3,000 square feet 1.00 ERU Large 3,001-6000 square feet 1.66 ERU Very Large Over 6000 square feet Assigned ERUs based upon actual impervious surface area divided by the ERU value (4,011 square feet)

Condominiums ondominiums The numb mber er of Equiv ivalent lent Resid ident entia ial l Un Unit its (ERUs Us) assigned igned to ea each ch re resid identia ential l co condomin ominium ium parc rcel l is is determined mined by div ivid idin ing g the total l im impervio vious us area of the condomini minium um comple lex x by the ERU U valu lue (4, 4,01 011 1 squar are e feet) t) and div ivid idin ing g the re resul ult by the total l numb mber er of resid ident entia ial l condomi minium nium parcels. ls.

Gene neral ral Parcel rcels Ge Genera ral l parc rcels ls are re all ll ot other r parc rcels ls not cl classified sified as sin ingl gle e fami mily ly resid identi ential al or co condomi minium nium parcels. ls. The numb mber er of Equiv ivalent lent Resid ident entia ial l Un Unit its (ERUs Us) assigned igned to ea each ch Ge Genera ral l Parc rcel l is is determine rmined d by div ivid iding ing the total l im impervio vious us area of the Ge General al Parcel l by the ERU v U valu lue e (4,011 squar uare e feet)

Uni ninc ncorporated orporated Alach achua ua Cou ounty nty Data tabase base An Analy alysis sis Sum ummary mary Rate Class Parcel Count Total Number of Equivalent Residential Units (ERUs) Residential 32,974 31,243.0 Condominiums 1,769 515.7 General Parcels 2,725 16,363.3 Totals 37,468 48,122.0

Proposed Stormwater Assessment at $15.00 Annual ERU Rate Estimated Revenue $663,567 LARGE HOME MEDIUM HOME SMALL HOME $24.90 per year $15.00 per year $7.65 per year 1.6 ERU 1.0 ERU 0.51 ERU Proposed Expenditures $ 480,000 Drainage Operation and Maintenance $ 183,567 Water Quality 22

Proposed Stormwater Assessment at $30.00 Annual ERU Rate Estimated Revenue $1,327,133 LARGE HOME MEDIUM HOME SMALL HOME $ 49.80 per year $ 30.00 per year $ 15.30 per year 1.6 ERU 1.0 ERU 0.51 ERU Proposed Expenditures $ 663,567 Drainage Operation and Maintenance $ 663,566 Water Quality 23

Proposed Stormwater Assessment at $60.00 Annual ERU Rate Estimated Revenue $2,654,266 LARGE HOME MEDIUM HOME SMALL HOME $ 99.60 per year $ 60.00 per year $ 30.60 per year 1.6 ERU 1.0 ERU 0.51 ERU Proposed Expenditures $ 1,327,133 Drainage Operation and Maintenance $ 1,327,133 Water Quality 24

Proposed Stormwater Assessment at $90.00 Annual ERU Rate Estimated Revenue $3,981,400 LARGE HOME MEDIUM HOME SMALL HOME $ 144.00 per year $ 90.00 per year $ 45.90 per year 1.6 ERU 1.0 ERU 0.51 ERU Proposed Expenditures $ 1,990,700 Drainage Operation and Maintenance $ 1,990,700 Water Quality 25