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Jeremy Allen Deputy City Administrator Director of Planning and Building

Infrastructure Public Safety Community Services

General Government 3% Finance and Adminstration 11% Community Services 14% Streets 8% Fire Dept 24% Police 37% Planning and Building 3%

Government At Work

General Government Finance and Adminstration Community Services Streets

Of the property taxes a citizen pays which includes SISD, County and City

• nly 22% goes toward the City of Stephenville

Average homeowner last year paid $514.18 in City taxes. * Based on average home price of $104,954

• Dept. Expenses

% Budget $ per year $per month General Government $328,003.002.70% $13.90 $1.16 Finance and Administration $1,340,652.0011.05% $56.80 $4.73 Community Services $1,735,764.0014.30% $73.54 $6.13 Recreation 3.90% $20.05 $1.67 Parks 5.20% $26.74 $2.23 Cemetery 1.40% $7.20 $0.60 Library 1.80% $9.26 $0.77 Senior Center .9% $4.63 $0.39 Splashville 1.50% $7.71 $0.64 Streets $1,006,050.008.29% $42.63 $3.55 Fire Dept $2,942,175.0024.24% $124.66 $10.39 Police $4,435,155.0036.55% $187.91 $15.66 Planning and Building $348,014.002.87% $14.74 $1.23 $12,135,813.00 100.00% $514.18 $42.85

Planning and Building

Planning and Building

Planning and Building

The Planning and Building Department’s goal is to make Stephenville safe, livable, and attractive by promoting orderly growth and development, safe construction and neighborhood vitality. Planning and Zoning: Zoning, Subdivision Regulations, Comprehensive Plan Building Safety Building, Plumbing, Electrical and HVAC Permits and Inspections Code Compliance: Enforcement of Health and Sanitation Codes, Mowing and Clean-up, Food Service Permits and Inspections.

Planning and Building

The Planning and Building Department’s goal is to make Stephenville safe, livable, and attractive by promoting orderly growth and development, safe construction and neighborhood vitality. Staff: Planning and Building Director of Planning and Building – Jeremy Allen (254) 918-1216 Building Official – Robert Turk (254) 918-1214 Building Inspector – Terry Adams (254) 918-1270 Permit Technician – Shyra King and Kim Lindsey (254) 918-1213 Code Compliance Officer – Jimmy Finney (254) 918-1215 ___________________________________________________________ Public Works Nick Williams – Public Works Director (254) 918-1223 Gene Calvert – City Engineer (254) 918-1201 Fire Department Cody Derrick – Fire Marshall (254) 918-1250

Planning and Building

The Planning and Building Department’s goal is to make Stephenville safe, livable, and attractive by promoting orderly growth and development, safe construction and neighborhood vitality. Planning and Zoning: Zoning, Subdivision Regulations, Comprehensive Plan, Comprehensive Plan:

• The Comprehensive Plan is the City of Stephenville’s official guide for making

decisions about growth and development. The Plan is a summary of the goals,

• bjectives, policies, strategies, programs, and projects that will enable the city to

achieve its mission of focusing on the future, working together to build strong neighborhoods, develop a sound economy, and provide a safe community.

• The Texas Local Government Code establishes the legal basis for the

comprehensive plan. The code states that a municipality may adopt a comprehensive plan for long-range development. If a city adopts a comprehensive plan, it must be used as the basis of subsequent zoning

• amendments. The comprehensive plan is described as a plan for the orderly growth

and development of the city and its environs. The plan should “facilitate the movement of people and goods, and the health, safety, and general welfare for the citizens of the city.”

Planning and Building

The Planning and Building Department’s goal is to make Stephenville safe, livable, and attractive by promoting orderly growth and development, safe construction and neighborhood vitality. Planning and Zoning: Zoning, Subdivision Regulations, Comprehensive Plan, 2030 Comprehensive Plan:

• Vision and Goals
• Land Use
• Transportation
• Community Facilities and Public Service
• Parks and Recreation
• Utilities and Drainage
• Economic Development
• Plan can be found at www.stephenvilletx.gov/Departments/Planning and

Building/2030Comprehensive Plan

Planning and Building

The Planning and Building Department’s goal is to make Stephenville safe, livable, and attractive by promoting orderly growth and development, safe construction and neighborhood vitality. Planning and Zoning: Zoning, Subdivision Regulations, Comprehensive Plan, 2030 Comprehensive Plan:

• Vision and Goals (Strategic Plan)
• Land Use (Update of our Subdivision Regulations) (In Jan. begin the process to update Future Land

Use)

• Transportation (Thoroughfare Plan)
• Community Facilities and Public Service (Assest Management Plan – Capital Improvement

Plan)

• Parks and Recreation (Updated Master Plan)
• Utilities and Drainage (Water Master Plan and Evaluating Basins)
• Economic Development (SEDA created and the arrow is pointed)
• Plan can be found at www.stephenvilletx.gov/Departments/Planning and

Building/2030Comprehensive Plan

Planning and Building

The Planning and Building Department’s goal is to make Stephenville safe, livable, and attractive by promoting orderly growth and development, safe construction and neighborhood vitality. Future Land Use Plan The Future Land Use Plan serves as a guide for the City of Stephenville to help address issues such as physical factors and man-made constraints that influence development, demographic makeup of the city, existing land use patterns, and future growth and development opportunities. The Future Land Use Plan should be used as a guide for future zoning decisions. Council adopted the existing Future Land Use Plan 2009. Stephenville looks different! The Future Land Use Plan does not affect current resident’s property and does not affect current zoning.

Planning and Building

The Planning and Building Department’s goal is to make Stephenville safe, livable, and attractive by promoting orderly growth and development, safe construction and neighborhood vitality.

Zoning regulations govern the use of land, and the location, size and height

• f buildings. Zoning divides a jurisdiction into multiple districts, with each

district containing a distinct set of regulations that are uniformly applied to all property within the district. Zoning ordinances consist of a text specifying the regulations and a map defining the location of the districts.

• District regulations
• Uses
• density,
• heights,
• setbacks,
• building bulk

Other regulations Parking – landscaping – architectural - etc. Planning and Zoning: Zoning, Subdivision Regulations, Comprehensive Plan,

Planning and Building

The Planning and Building Department’s goal is to make Stephenville safe, livable, and attractive by promoting orderly growth and development, safe construction and neighborhood vitality. Planning and Zoning: Subdivision Regulations, Comprehensive Plan, Zoning

Purpose of Subdivision Regulations

• Conversion of raw land into buildable lots
• Requirements for public improvements
• Standards for land development
• Procedures for submittal, review and approval of plats
• Shape future development
• Determine physical shape and function of community
• Lasting impact on community design

Planning and Building

The Planning and Building Department’s goal is to make Stephenville safe, livable, and attractive by promoting orderly growth and development, safe construction and neighborhood vitality. Building Safety Building, Plumbing, Electrical and HVAC Permits and Inspections Building codes are sets of regulations governing the design, construction, alteration and maintenance of structures. They specify the minimum requirements to adequately safeguard the health, safety and welfare of building occupants.

• Stephenville uses/follows the International Building Code (ICC)
• Review all building plans to be sure that they meet code
• Inspect all buildings as they are being constructed to approved plans
• HVAC
• Electrical
• Plumbing
• Building

Code Compliance

Enforcement of Health and Sanitation Codes, Mowing and Clean-up, Food Service Permits and Inspections.

Code Compliance consists of several elements. It not only includes removal of high grass and weeds, but includes regulations on the accumulation of rubbish and brush, parking on a grass surface, junk or abandoned vehicles, and dangerous buildings.

Code Compliance

 Current population is over 21,000; with school in- 24,000.  There are 6,247 properties within the city limits.  Just over half of the residential properties are rented properties.  Over 2,350 violations were reported in 2017

Code Compliance

The top three violations in our city are:  High grass and weeds  Rubbish Accumulation  Illegal Parking in a yard area

Code Compliance

Things to do to mitigate violations:  Education and awareness  See and report  Volunteer and assist

Code Compliance

Upcoming changes in the near future:  Educating TSU students using social media  Automated ticket writer  Quarterly radio shows

Code Compliance

Planning and Building

The Planning and Building Department’s goal is to make Stephenville safe, livable, and attractive by promoting orderly growth and development, safe construction and neighborhood vitality.

Planning and Zoning Department Measurements

• Process zoning verification letters within 48 hours
• Approve select development applications (Certificate of Occupancy)

within 7 business days.

• Process land development applications, i.e. Platting, Site Plan,

Zoning changes and Conditional Use Permit requests within 10 days or as established by City and State Law

• Review and respond to Single-Family Building Permits within three

business days of receipt

• Review and respond to all commercial building plans within seven

days of receipt

• Respond and complete all inspections upon request within 24 hours.

Code Compliance

• Respond to complaints within 24 hours
• Patrol each neighborhood weekly - initiating code violations
• Inspect 100% of all inspections on date requested within one

business day

Planning and Building

The Planning and Building Department’s goal is to make Stephenville safe, livable, and attractive by promoting orderly growth and development, safe construction and neighborhood vitality.

American Planning Association

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• Water Production
• Water Distribution
• Customer Service
• Wastewater Collection
• Wastewater Treatment
• Streets
• Storm Water Drainage
• Landfill
• Engineering
• http://www.stephenvilletx.gov/departments/public-works/

Public Works

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SSO Invitation Letter from TCEQ – November 10, 2008 “…it was recommended that the City of Stephenville be placed into the Sanitary Sewer Overflow (“SSO”) Initiative Program.” “We propose that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“Commission” or “TCEQ”) and the City of Stephenville enter into the enclosed Agreement.”

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Basin Evaluations City implemented a phased infiltration/inflow reduction plan. Wastewater Collection System

• Manholes,
• Pipelines,
• The City of Stephenville has approximately 109 miles of sanitary sewer within the collection system.
• These collection system assets have a replacement value of approximately $86.4 million.
• Sixty-five percent (65%) of the system is comprised of six inch pipeline with the predominate material being

vitrified clay.

Eastside Sewer Project

Relief Load Transfer Point

Collection System Bottleneck

Purpose of the project?

Eastside Sewer

Phase I, Phase II & Phase III Layouts

Cost Estimates

Phase I $9,500,000 Phase II $2,300,000 Phase III $4,400,000 TOTAL $16,200,000

(2) 15-Inch Lines Approximate Collection Area

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The City maintains 87.4 miles of streets

• 3.0 miles of Brick
• 4.2 miles of Concrete
• 80.2 miles of Asphalt

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Pavement Type # of Miles # of Square Yards % by # of Square Yards Weighted Average PCI Asphalt 80.2 1,132,522 91.9% 56 Concrete 4.2 56,710 4.6% 89 Brick 3.0 43,750 3.5% N/A Total 87.4 1,232,982 100% 58

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$3.2M $2.1M $1.0 M $250 k

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West Green Street, rated “good” North Belknap Street, rated “poor”

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• Total estimated cost to improve all brick streets to “Good”: $1,070,000
• Consider designating brick street districts (downtown, near historic marker on Vanderbilt)
• Consider reconstructing heavily traveled streets in poor condition with asphalt

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Year

Reconstructed (ft)

Chip Seal (ft) Micro-Surface (ft) Total (ft) Total (Miles)

2016 2,116 41,000 48,152 91,268 17.28 2017 4,449 25,637 16,198 46,284 8.77 2018 2,829 25,714 22,489 51032 9.67 Total 9,394 92,351 86,839 188,584 35.72 1.78 miles 17.49 miles 16.45 miles 37.71 miles 35.71 miles

(41%)

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Community Services

• Parks
• Bosque River Trail
• Plaza
• Recreation
• Splashville
• Library
• Senior Center
• Airport
• Special Events

Airport Extension

Parks

 Maintenance  Benches/Tables  Fields  Lighting/Grant  Restrooms  City Park  Jaycee Park  Medians  NRCS – Riverbanks  RV Spaces

Park Projects

 Flag Football Fields  Baseball Field  Playground Equipment  Dog Park  Lights  Parking  Trail in Park

Recreation

 Structure (Rules)  New Software

 Sign-up Online

 Remodel

 Offer Additional Classes and Programs  Inviting Atmosphere

 Scheduling  Adult Programming

Special Events

 Texstar Ford Concert

Series

 Easter Egg Hunt  Pumpkin Carving  Christmas Program  Cross Country Track Meets  Fish Day in the Park  Antique Tractor Show  School Related Events

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Tarleton TIAER Contest

 Donkey Basketball

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Zonta Penny Auction

 July 4th/DairyFest  ASA Softball

Tournaments

 Texas Teen-Age

Baseball Tournaments

 Tennis Tournament  Lions Club Fun Run  Relay For Life  United Way Fish Fry  Arts & Crafts Show  Veteran’s Day

Program

 Karate Tournament

Senior Center

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Fresh new look

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Average 80 patrons a day

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Free meals provided by North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging

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Tuesday and Thursday

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Potluck Wednesdays

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Safe Trick “r” Treat

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Costume Contest

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Line Dancing Class

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Art Class

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Yoga

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Bingo

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Daily games of cards and dominos

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Tuesday Dances

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Sponsors – Andy’s Tire, Woods Furniture

Head Count 45,000 Computer Usage 16,500 Items Checked Out 35,000 New Patrons 1154 New Items added 2700 Event Participants 2400

Library

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Adult Programming

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Computer Class

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Painting with Katy

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Coloring with Cathy Club

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Book Club

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Crotchet with Kathleen

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Movie Club for Adults

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Photography with Molly (or TSU)

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Photoshop Class with TSU

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Creative writing with Molly/TSU

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Facebook Class with Mary & Elias

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Chess Club

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Overdrive Class

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Resume Help

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Coupon Club

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Newspaper Portal tutorials

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Language Classes

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Remote Legal Clinic Program...Provide free cameras, headsets, scanner and lawyers!

Library

 Youth

 Non Fiction  $18,000 

Digitize all news article

 Partnership with Tarleton  $10,500 Grant 

280 Kids participated in our summer reading program

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Boo for Books

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Meals on Wheels

Boards and Commissions

Boards and Commissions

Planning and Zoning Commission Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Airport Advisory Board Senior Citizen Advisory Board Library Advisory Board Mechanical Board Electrical Board Plumbing Board Stephenville Economic Development Authority City Council

Questions??