FY 2019 CITY MANAGER’S PROPOSED BUDGET Livable, Green & Prospering City March 21, 2018
Strategic Plan Theme Areas • Distinct & Vibrant Neighborhoods • Inclusive City • Well-Managed Government • Safe & Resilient Community • Flourishing Arts, Culture & Recreation • Strong Econom y • Public W orks & Resource Recovery • Thriving Children & Youth • Environmental Sustainability • Healthy Residents • Multim odal Transportation 1
Agenda • Distinct and Vibrant Neighborhoods • Landmark, Eisenhower, Old Town North planning • Planning & Zoning Fee Increases • Strong Economy • King Street retail corridor • Waterfront Park • AEDP FY18 Report • Enhanced Landscaping • Public Works & Resource Recovery • Resource Recovery Strategic Plan • Sustainability & Efficiencies in Public Works • Multimodal Transportation • Vision Zero • Intelligent Transportation System/ Traffic Management initiative • DASH • WMATA 2
Landmark Mall Re-Planning • Anticipated start: April to July 2018 • Duration: 6-9 Months 3
Eisenhower East Phase 2 • Anticipated start of staff work: July 2018 • Anticipated start of public process: January 2019 • Duration of public process: approximately 9 months 4
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Planning & Zoning Fee Increases Proposed • Propose increase in developm ent fees : DSUPs, final site plans, and CDD concept plans. The original revenue estimate ($206,975) has been updated to $288,175 (+ $81,200). • Per 100 square feet: change fee from $12 to $15 • Fee cap increase from $60,000 to $80,000 • A new Zoning Determ ination Letter fee of $500 will be implemented. This is in line with neighboring jurisdictions and is estimated to generate $37,500 in additional revenue annually. 6
Planning & Zoning Fee Increases Not Proposed • Vacations and Encroachm ents: Original proposal was to increase fees (would have generated $4,000 annually). • Subsequent review found these fees are set by the Code of Virginia and would require Richmond’s concurrence. Staff is proposing to postpone these fee increases. • Non-Developm ent Cases: Original proposal would increase various fees for special use permits, special exceptions, etc., which will generate $50,075 in revenue annually. • Outreach with the development community yielded a recommendation that these fee increases be eliminated since they predominantly affect small businesses and homeowners. • Elimination of these fees can be absorbed by the $81,200 from the updated revenue calculation of fees for large projects. 7
Planning & Zoning Fee Comparisons Alexandria Alexandria Montgom ery Arlington Fairfax ( Current) ( Proposed) County County County Small $10K $12K $24K $45K $28K (Target addition) Medium $65K $89K $37K $54K $71K (WestParc Townhouses) Large $137K $157K $459K $71K $71K (Oakville Triangle) 8
King Street Retail Corridor Situation: • The Wharf and other new waterfront destinations are major competitive threats • Alexandria is vulnerable to market share erosion • While a B.I.D. did not move forward, there was a consensus around needs Solution: • A coordinated effort across City departments and private sector: • Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities • Department of Project Implementation • Transportation & Environmental Services • Office of Historic Alexandria • Visit Alexandria • Private sector partners 9
King Street Retail Corridor • This initiative is a coordinated effort to maintain the competitiveness of the historic district’s retail corridor amidst the emergence of new highly- funded waterfront destinations such as The Wharf, The Yards and MGM National Harbor. • The initiative includes a combination of City and private resources. • The initiative leverages the opening of the new King Street Park at the W aterfront to launch an inaugural year of new: • Program m ing • Beautification • Marketing 10
King Street Park at the Waterfront About the new park : • When it opens in the Fall of 2018, two of our biggest public assets: the waterfront and historic King Street corridor will come together in dramatic fashion • The calendar of programming will be developed with special attention to periods of slower activity. 11
Programming • Tall Ship Providence • Winter Ice Rink • Pop-Up Beer Garden • Public Art • Waterfront History Programs • Holiday Programs & Boat Parade • GW Parkway Classic 12
King Corridor Improvements Beautification : • Improved cleanliness of King Street • Hanging Baskets 13
Marketing • Goal • Bring attention to both Old Town generally as well as the initiative’s programming and new offerings specifically • Tactics: • Digital display and video • Print • Paid social media • Street banners • Public relations 14
King Street Retail Corridor • Public Private Partnership : • Supports the programming and marketing components • Private Sector Partners: • Eight private sector partners committed • $136,000 committed to date • Goal: $175,000 • City Contribution: • A one-to-one match requirement for the $175,000 in City funds 15
FY 2018 New Economic Development Projects & Initiatives Grow ALX Marketing Campaign Office Conversion and Obsolescence policies Pop‐Up ALX and Placemaking Initiatives (in office markets) Start‐up Growth & Financing Regional Cooperation (Amazon HQ2, Go Virginia) 16
Enhanced Landscaping • Addition of 4 mowing cycles to restore park services from 13 to 17 cycles per year • Services will be provided through increased seasonal staffing • Enhances overall park and public open space maintenance • Enhanced landscaping of 13 City Portals, 20 landscape beds, and increased vegetation control along City public Rights-of-Way 17
Resource Recovery Strategic Plan • Plan will provide a vision for the future of refuse, recycling, and organic materials collection as well as specific strategies to achieve that vision • Evaluation and benchmark of current City services, alternative collection and disposal methods, and projections for future options • Complimentary to EPC Environmental Action Plan update • Plan completion and Council endorsement Fall 2018 18
Sustainability & Efficiencies in Public Works • $75,000 savings in City facility recycling • Service has been performed by a contractor for 8 years • Capacity found with existing staff and equipment added to fleet in previous year to perform the service • $50,000 savings in pothole repair material • T&ES purchased an asphalt recycler last year and is making asphalt internally vs. buying cold mix for pothole repair 19
Vision Zero • Increased funds for data collection and education campaigns 20
Intelligent Transportation System/Traffic Management Initiative • Smart Mobility Project – Laying the Groundwork for a Smarter Alexandria • Keeping streets safe and better manage traffic • Laying the groundwork for emerging technologies • Detection: Cameras, sensors and data • Smart buses which can “talk” to traffic signals • Fiber optic cable 21
DASH Alexandria Transit Company • Alexandria City Public Schools Program Expansion • Senior Fare Program • Trolley Hours Reduction • DASH City Subsidy • DASH Fare Increase 22
Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) • Major investment that supports economic development in the City • Pending dedicated funding legislation vital to long term system reliability and safety • Loss of $6.5 Million in NVTA 30% , loss of TOT funds and loss of Grantor funds, will require a restructuring of some elements of the proposed budget 23
Budget Work Session Schedule Tuesday, February 20, 2018 Proposed Budget Presentation and W orksession # 1 : Revenues City Hall (301 King Street), City Council Chambers (7: 00 PM) Thursday, February 22, Public Budget Presentation 2018 Beatley Library, 5005 Duke Street (7: 00 PM) Monday, February 26, 2018 W orksession # 2 : Alexandria City Public Schools ACPS Headquarters, 1340 Braddock Rd. (1st Floor Board Room) (7: 00 PM) Wednesday, March 7, 2018 W orksession # 3 : Capital I m provem ent Program City Hall (301 King Street), Sister Cities Room # 1101 (7: 00 PM) Monday, March 12, 2018 Budget Public Hearing City Hall (301 King Street), City Council Chambers (4: 00 PM) Wednesday, March 14, W orksession # 4 : Accountable, Effective & W ell Managed 2018 Governm ent City Hall (301 King Street), Sister Cities Room # 1101 (7: 00 PM) Wednesday, March 14, Set the Maxim um Property Tax Rates 2018 City Hall (301 King Street), City Council Chambers (No earlier than 8: 30 PM) Wednesday, March 21, W orksession # 5 : Livable, Green & Prospering City 2018 City Hall (301 King Street), Sister Cities Room # 1101 (7: 00 PM) 24
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