and Pinellas County Since 1990 What is the Penny for Pinellas? A 1% - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Building a Better St. Petersburg and Pinellas County Since 1990

What is the Penny for Pinellas?

• A 1% salestax paid for by everyone

who spends money in Pinellas County.

• Nearly 1/3 of the Penny is paid by

tourists and seasonal visitors.

• Not a new tax – the Penny has built

a better St.Petersburg and Pinellas Countysince1990.

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Penny Facts

• Not collected on essentials,

such as groceries or medications.

• Only applies to first $5,000
• f a single purchase.

Stays Local The Penny is collected in Pinellas County and builds a better St. Petersburg and Pinellas County.

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Penny Facts

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• Funds long-term, infrastructure

investments in roads, bridges, trails, parks, public facilities, public safety equipment, storm water projects and others. Funds projects without using property tax.

• Generates equivalent of

1.5314 mills of city property tax (based on FY17 values)

What is the Penny for Pinellas?

From bridges that span our waterways to neighborhood recreation centers, the Penny funds investments in areas that matter most to our citizens.

Improved Roads, Bridges & Trails Safe, Secure Community Stormwater Projects & Flood Prevention Preserving Parks & Our Environment

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How Have Penny Resources Been Used in St. Petersburg?

Storm rmwat ater er Projec jects ts (2010-2020) 2020) $10 million of Penny resources have been combined with:

• $13 million in SWFWMD Grants (through FY16)
• $12 million in Stormwater Utility resources

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Mahaffey y Theat ater er

• Orchestra Band Shell – $1M State Arts Grant and $800k of

Penny resources

• Kitchen Facility - $500k State grant and $620k in city Penny

funding Ai Airp rpor

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• Total of $950k of city Penny resources were used as

matching funds to secure FAA and State of Florida grants, totaling $4.7M

Building a Better St. Petersburg

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Public Safety

(current Penny round)

• New St. Petersburg Police

Headquarters/EOC project (in progress)

• 79 Police cruisers purchased
• Future Fossil Park Fire Station #7
• Eight engines, two ladder trucks,
• ne aerial truck and one squad

support vehicle purchased

• Improvements & renovations to

Lakewood Fire Station #11

• St. Petersburg Police HQ/EOC

Future Fossil Park Fire Station #7 Major Fire Apparatus

Building a Better St. Petersburg

Citywide Infrastructure

673 city street lane miles resurfaced (2010-2020); 2,391 total lane miles for all Penny rounds

• 10 bridges rebuilt; service life of 76

bridges extended – all Penny rounds

• 30,000 linear ft. of seawall

repaired/replaced – all Penny rounds

• 15 major storm drainage

projects completed

Demens Landing Bridge Street and Road Improvements Storm Drainage Line Rehab/Replacement 8

Citywide Infrastructure, Cont.

• Implemented 88 Neighborhood

Transportation Plans during all Penny rounds

• Installed 207 traffic calming

features during 2010-2020 Penny; 1,568 features installed during all Penny rounds

Building a Better St. Petersburg

Sidewalks, crosswalks and ADA access for pedestrians

Neighborhood Transportation Plans Sidewalk Repair/Replacement Traffic Calming 9

Building a Better St. Petersburg

10 Lake Vista Center

Recreation & Culture

(current Penny round)

• Eight Recreation

Centers renovated or replaced

• Major improvements to city parks, i.e.

picnic shelters, boat launches, lighting, restrooms

• Playground Equipment

Replacement

Bay Beach Restrooms Kiwanis Park Playground

Building a Better St. Petersburg

Northwest Pool

Recreation & Culture, cont.

• Pool Improvements
• Athletic Facility

Improvements

• Park Restroom

Improvements

Northwest Lighted Baseball Field #8 11 Little St. Mary's Restroom

Recreation & Culture, cont.

Improvements at City Libraries

• Major Improvements at

Mahaffey Theater, Sunken Gardens, and The Coliseum

Building a Better St. Petersburg

Mirror Lake Library Sunken Gardens Marquee 12

City Facilities

• Improvements at

the Dwight Jones Center Major Improvements at Jamestown ($2M in funding

from Pinellas County)

• Building a Better St. Petersburg

Dwight Jones Center Jamestown

HVAC Improvements/Roof Repair/Waterproofing at various facilities

Improvements to City Facilities 13

What could a renewed Penny do?

$2 Billion

Estimate 2020-2030

Penny revenue would be split between Pinellas County, St. Petersburg and 23 cities to invest in critical areas to improve the community

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How could the Penny help St. Petersburg?

Learn more

www.stpete.org/penny

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Next Steps

 Public Education and Outreach  Speakers Bureau. Contact us at www.stpete.org/penny or 893-7436.  November 7, 2017 – Referendum vote on Penny renewal for 2020-2030

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Questions?