2017.08.16 Special Budget Meeting Agenda C

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Proposed Changes in Service Level or Revenue Federally mandated storm water requirements have increased workload in the area of cleaning and maintenance of storm water facilities, and aging infrastructure, particularly in the water division, and have resulted in a growing work load. In the area of storm water the City is performing only the minimum necessary work to remain compliant with our NPDES permit. An engineering intern was hired in 2017 to inventory and inspect all of New Brighton’s storm water ponds. This position is important to the success of our maintenance program and has been budgeted in 2018 to ensure the City can carry out requirements of the permit. Strategic Opportunities and Challenges  Continue to focus on the maintenance and upkeep of the City’s infrastructure through the street renovation and contract maintenance programs. o Annual Street Reconstruction Program o Annual Pavement Management Program o Annual Crack Seal and Seal Coat Program  Manage the costs of motor fuel for the fleet. We currently partner with the City of St. Anthony on our gasoline purchases. We purchase diesel through the State of Minnesota’s cooperative venture program.  Manage the costs of the outside repairs of the fleet.  Manage the costs of salt for the winter snow plow season.  The City has traditionally included an engineering fee on street rehabilitation project bonding for projects the engineering staff designs. This procedure provides revenues of ~$200,000 to the General Fund. Service Description: Water, Sanitary Sewer, Stormwater, and Street Lighting DCAD provides the traditional City services that are essential for suburban communities: streets and sidewalks, water, sanitary sewer, storm water, fleet maintenance, and engineering. Streets and sidewalks, fleet maintenance, and engineering are paid for through general fund taxes whereas water, sanitary sewer, and storm water are enterprise funds and paid for through user fees. The Water Division provides residents with a safe, efficient, and economical water supply through state-of-the- art filtration plants, equipment, and monitoring. The water system consists of 92 miles of watermains, 750 fire hydrants, 5 water treatment plants, 11 wells, 4 water storage tanks, and 5,700 service connections. The City has an on-going odd/even lawn sprinkling policy to insure there will be an adequate supply of water for domestic purposes and fire protection during high water use periods. During the summer of 2016 New Brighton extended a pipeline from Minneapolis to utilize the additional capacity of this water source from the summer of 2016 until a new addition can be built to the Water Treatment Plant to remove 1,4-dioxane.  Provide safe and high quality water supply to meet present and future needs  Provide a healthy and attractive urban environment through the collection of sanitary sewage  To prevent flooding and erosion and enhance the water quality of City lakes, wetlands and watercourses 34