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Sales Tax : Pavement Management Program. Special Meeting with the Board of County Commissioners September 20, 2011. Board Direction. April 5, 2011. Explain the process required for the Board to consider a sales tax referendum, and Process for engaging the public and local municipalities
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Sales Tax:Pavement Management Program Special Meeting with the Board of County Commissioners September 20, 2011
Board Direction April 5, 2011 • Explain the process required for the Board to consider a sales tax referendum, and • Process for engaging the public and local municipalities • Maintenance-only projects and projects that require enhancements • Definition of maintenance and reconstruction • Detailed list of what is required for each project August 23, 2011 • Accept the pavement management project ranking methodology • Ask the Manager to schedule, as soon as possible, a Board work session on the potential sales tax initiative
Pavement Management Program Presentation Outline • Transportation System Surtax vs. Infrastructure Surtax • Projects • Setting the parameters of the initiative • Engaging the community • Schedule/Timeline • Staff Recommendations • Next Steps
Charter County Transportation System Surtax §212.055(1), Florida Statutes • Up to 1% • Levy by Countywide referendum or charter amendment • Ballot includes term of levy and percentage • Funds deposited into trust fund • Uses (as many or few at discretion of governing body): • Countywide bus system, on-demand transportation services and fixed guideway rapid transit system (capital & operations and maintenance) • Road and bridge (development, construction, maintenance) • Capital debt service • Distribution: • To County • If funds are shared with cities or regional transportation authority, interlocal agreements are required • Ordinance specify projects?
Local Government Infrastructure Surtax §212.055(2), Florida Statutes • Either 0.5% or 1% • Levy by Countywide referendum • Ballot includes term of levy and percentage • Uses: • Land • New capital facilities • Improvements of capital facilities: 5 years or more life expectancy • Design and engineering costs • Public safety vehicles, equipment: 5 years or more life expectancy • NOT operations and maintenance • Distribution: • Interlocal; or • Statutory formula (§218.62, Fla. Stat.) – population based • Ordinance specify projects?
Ballot Question Requirements §101.161, Florida Statutes • 75 words ballot question; 15 words ballot title • Clear and unambiguous language • Must not mislead voter • State the chief purpose of the measure • Need attorney review – ballot requirements have been litigated often • Remedy: ask judge to remove question from ballot
Timeline – Ballot Question General Election
Pavement Management ProgramWhich Surtax? • Option 1: Charter County and Regional Transportation System Surtax • Option 2: Local Government Infrastructure Surtax • Staff Recommendation: Option 1
Definitions of Maintenance and ReconstructionTypes of Projects • New Construction • Maintenance • Routine / Operating • Capital (3R: Resurfacing, Restoration, Rehabilitation) • Reconstruction
Capital Maintenance3R: Resurfacing, Restoration, Rehabilitation • Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) “3R projects focus primarily on the preservation and extension of the service life of existing facilities and on safety enhancements.” • Florida Dept. of Transportation (FDOT) “Resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation (RRR) work is defined as work undertaken to extend the service life of an existing highway and/or enhance highway safety. “
Capital Maintenance3R: Resurfacing, Restoration, Rehabilitation After Before County Road 236
3R Projects • Extend the Service Life of the Roadway
3R May Include • Safety modifications
3R May Include • Improve Operational Characteristics
3R Projects in Alachua County • NW 51st St.
3R Projects in Alachua County • NW 51st St. • NW 39th Ave.
3R Projects in Alachua County • NW 51st St. • NW 39th Ave. • NW/NE 53rdAve.
Reconstruction • Changing the functionality/character of a roadway • Rural to Urban
Reconstruction • Changing the functionality/character of a roadway • Rural to Urban • 2-lane to 4-lane
Reconstruction • Changing the functionality/character of a roadway • Rural to Urban • 2-lane to 4-lane • Unimproved road to paved road
Definitions of Maintenance and ReconstructionCost Differences 3R Reconstruction
Sales Surtax InitiativeTypes of Projects • Pavement Management Projects • Tower Road Area Network Projects • Other Transportation-related needs
Pavement Management ProgramInitiative Parameters • Surtax Rate • ½-cent • 1-cent • Other • Length of time • 5 years • 10 years • 15 years • Staff Recommendation: 1-cent for 10 years
Engaging the Community Public Involvement • Engage municipalities • Begin at staff level • Encourage involvement • Public • Elected officials • Develop countywide project list • Look for community leaders • Provide consistent and accurate information to as many interested community groups as time allows
Pavement Management ProgramRecommendation • Direct staff to proceed with development of a 2012 ballot initiative for a 1-cent Charter County Transportation System Surtax for a period of at least ten years, to begin discussions with City of Gainesville staff and to begin the community involvement process