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One-Cent Transportation Surtax Presentation

Presented by:

Osceola County

March 2019

FY 19 Transportation Capital - $19,609,696

Budget consists of approximately 44% Federal and State Funds

ATMS - Federal / State Grants , $2,264,350 Sidewalk/Trails - Federal / State Grants, $592,800 Traffic Signal , $1,285,000 Roads, $9,667,546 Roads - Federal & State Grants, $5,800,000

Capital Funding Source Revenue

Funding Source FY19 Adopted Budget

Transportation Trust Fund $ 98,600 Mobility Fee - East Zone $ 2,200,600 Mobility Fee - West Zone $ 3,771,500 State and Federal Grant Funding $ 8,657,150 Local Option Infrastructure Sales Surtax (Transportation Portion) $ 4,881,846 Total $ 19,609,696

FY 19 Operating Budget - $36,083,649

Engineering/Programming $972,435 Road and Bridge $19,419,723 Roadway and Construction $338,214 Traffic Operations $5,432,658 Transportation Planning $2,294,077 Lynx $7,626,542

Operations Funding Source Revenue

Funding Source FY19 Adopted Budget

Total Transportation Trust Fund 1 to 6 Cents Local Option Fuel Tax County Voted Ninth-Cent Fuel Tax County 7th Cent Gas Tax General Fund Support $ 18,080,463 Red Light Camera Revenue $ 625,300 Total Constitutional Gas Tax Fund Constitutional Gas Tax General Fund Support Host Fees Support $ 6,750,000 1 to 5 Cents Local Option Fuel Tax $ 10,627,886 Total $ 36,083,649

Money is transferred from the General Fund to cover operations budget, including supporting road resurfacing.

Transportation Capital Spending

• Results in ONE road project every 7 to 10 years
• Traffic congestion negatively
• Impacts quality of life
• Hurts local businesses
• Increases emergency vehicle response time

Population Growth

Estimates Projections, April 1

County April 1, 2017 2025 2035 2045 Percent Increase Orange 1,313,880 1,576,700 1,814,900 2,013,600 53% Osceola 337,614 452,400 560,200 649,800 92.50% Seminole 454,757 502,900 547,700 582,600 28%

Source: University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research

• Osceola County has the

highest development fees in Florida

• Nearly

$22,000/residential unit

• New development can’t

pay for the sins of the past

How Does Osceola County Compare?

What about the gas tax?

• In 2016, Osceola County started

collecting an additional 5-cent gas tax

• Averages $7.7 million annually
• Used for road resurfacing, LYNX,

and transportation capital projects

• Prior to gas tax, road resurfacing

funded at $3 million/year. FY19 road resurfacing is funded at $9 million.

One Cent Sales Tax

• Will raise more than $67 million/year for transportation

projects in Osceola County

• For about $10/month
• New and improved roads and bridges
• Additional pothole repairs
• Improved intersections
• Fewer rush hour bottlenecks
• Safer walking and biking options
• Enhanced bus services
• Expanded public transit service
• Visitors will pay more than a third of the tax
• To generate same income, property taxes would have to

INCREASE BY 40%

Improve Roads and Bridges

Estimated at over $1.1 billion in today’s dollars

Resurfacing – Additional Pot Hole Repair

• Currently, County Maintains 2,060

lane miles of paved roadways

• With FY19 Budget of $9,000,000,

134 lane miles will be resurfaced.

• Recommended budget level is

$12,000,000/year to meet life cycle costs for 2,060 lane miles of paved roadway.

Improve Intersections

• Identify

intersections throughout county for operational improvements to improve traffic during rush hour bottlenecks

• Implement the

Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Masterplan

Make Walking and Biking Safer

Estimated at over $250 million in today’s dollars

Make Walking and Biking Safer

Estimated at

• ver $445

million in today’s dollars

Enhance Bus Services

Expand Public Transit Options

Questions? Need more information? Please contact us at: WWW.OSCEOLA.ORG

• r call:

407-742-ROAD (7623)