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1 Metropolitan Council 2013 Operating Budget and Capital Program Legislative Commission on Metropolitan Government December 17, 2012

2 Changes from Public Comment Drafts Unified Operating Budget ($1 M) Small Business Disruption Loan Program ($526 k) Metro Transit Projected Ridership Adjustment $211 k ODEO Support for Vikings Stadium $699 k Passthrough to Suburban Transit Providers 2013 Unified Capital Program Updated to reflect amendments

3 3 Budget Schedule July Approve Wastewater Rates Aug Preliminary Operating Budget and Levies Oct Preliminary Capital Program Oct 24 Adopt Public Comment Drafts Dec 12 Adopt Final Budgets

4 Dollars in Millions Operating Budget Comparison 4 $900 $800 $700 $600 $95 $149 $110 $146 Passthrough Debt Service $500 $400 $300 $200 $100 $- $536 $ $780 Proposed $828 Operations

5 Total Budget Change - $48 Million 5 $36 M Operations $19 M Inflationary Pressures $7 M Green Line (CCLRT) $2 M Red Line (Cedar Ave BRT) $2 M Plant Maintenance $5 M Metro Mobility $15 M Passthrough, Grant & Loan Programs $7 M HRA Rent Subsidies $4 M LCDA Transit Oriented Development Grants $4 M Suburban Transit Provider MVST $1 M I & I Grants ($3 M) Debt Service ($3 M) Parks, ($3 M) Transportation & $4 M Wastewater

6 2013 Operations - $572 M Environmental Services $127 22% Community Development $14 3% Regional Administration $6 1% Transit Programs $65 11% Consulting & Contractual $46 8% Materials, Supplies & Chemicals $43 8% Other $69 12% 6 Transportation $425 74% Sources Salaries & Benefits $349 61% Uses by Division Property Taxes $10 2% Wastewater $122 21% MVST $181 32% Fares $101 18% State $55 9% Federal $32 5% Other $55 10% Reserves $16 3% Uses by Category

7 Transportation Operations - $425.2 M 7 CCLRT $7.4 2% HLRT $29.7 7% Northstar $18.0 4% Metro Transit Bus $ % Uses by Department CTIB\Local $22.6 5% Metro Mobility $ % Transportation Planning $5.9 1% Dial-a-Ride $5.8 1% Fixed Route $17.9 4% State $ % Sources Fares $ % MVST $ % Consulting & Contractual $15.0 3% Materials & Supplies $28.0 7% Transit Programs $ % Salaries & Benefits $ % Interdivisional Allocations $22.5 5% Other $ % Federal $25.4 Uses by Category 6% Fund Transfers $24.1 6% Other; $6.7 ; 1% Reserves $12.6 3%

8 Transportation Passthrough - $25 M 8 Sources Uses Motor Vehicle Sales Tax (MVST) $25 100% Base $20 80% Regionally Allocated $5 20%

9 Regional Ridership Metro Mobility Contracted Services Suburban Providers Northstar HLRT Bus Actual Budget

10 Environmental Services Operations - $126.8M Uses by Department GM Office $3.2 2% EQA $10.6 8% Treatment Services $ % Interceptors $ % Technical Services $2.5 2% Other $ % Sources Materials, Supplies & Chemicals $6.8 5% Consulting & Contractual $ % Chemicals $7.7 6% Salaries & Benefits $ % Interdivisional Allocations $10.9 Rent & 9% Utilities $ % 10 Other $5.5 4% Reserves $2.8 2% Other $1.9 2% Industrial Waste Charges $ % Municipal Wastewater Charges $ % Uses by Category

11 Comparative Rates Washington D.C. $ Seattle $383 Sacramento $240 San Diego $608 Denver $164 Phoenix $293 St. Louis $333 San Antonio $234 Twin Cities $216 Chicago $362 Fort Worth $307 Milwaukee $574 Columbus $507 Memphis $204 Detroit $618 Cleveland $367 Cincinnati $614 New York $444 Rochester, NY $153 Philadelphia $391 Virginia Beach $181 Honolulu $935 Austin $ Retail Rates

12 Community Development Operations - $13.9M 12 Research $1.3 9% Livable Communities $1.7 12% Corridors of Opportunity $2.4 17% Uses by Category Consulting & Contractual $3.8 27% Interdivisional Allocations $0.5 4% Other $2.5 18% HRA Administration $5.9 43% Other $2.6 19% Sources Salaries & Benefits $7.1 51% Uses by Department Federal $6.3 45% Other $2.1 15% Property Taxes $4.8 35% Reserves $0.7 5%

13 Community Development Passthrough - $84.1M 13 State $9.9 12% Sources Other $1.2 1% Property Taxes $ % LC Demonstration Acct $ % Uses Tax Base Revitalization $5.3 6% Local Housing Incentives $1.6 2% Parks O & M $8.5 10% Federal $ % Metro HRA $ %

14 Regional Administration: $39.7M Information Systems $ % Other $6.1 15% Legal $2.6 7% Human Resources $4.7 12% Procurement & Contracting $2.2 Finance & Budget 5% $6.0 15% Software Maintenance $5.0 13% Sources Uses by Category Consulting & Contractual $5.3 13% Salaries & Benefits $ % 14 Materials, Supplies & Chemicals $2.4 6% Other $1.6 4% Uses by Department Interdivisional Allocation $ % Property Taxes; $4.9 ; 12% Other; $0.9 ; 2%

15 15 Capital Program Principles Organization-wide, unified plan Primary focus is to preserve existing regional infrastructure Resource-constrained, balanced to anticipated resources federal / state / regional Contingent on obtaining capital and operating funding

16 Millions 16 Unified Capital Program Authorized Capital Program - $3.6 B Planning Request - $2.3 B Closed Projects - $1.1 B

17 Millions 17 Unified Capital Program CIP = $3.3 B Authorized Capital Program - $3.6 B Planning Request - $2.3 B Closed Projects - $1.1 B

18 Millions 18 Unified Capital Program Capital Budget $573 M Authorized Capital Program - $3.6 B Planning Request - $2.3 B Closed Projects - $1.1 B

19 Transportation $2.3 70% Capital Improvement Plan: $3.3B Uses By Division Environmental Services $0.8 24% Parks and Open Spaces $0.2 6% Regional Borrowing $1.0 32% Sources Transitways $1.6 50% CTIB $0.4 12% State $0.3 9% Uses By Objective Expand $0.3 9% Preserve $1.2 36% Improve $0.2 5% 19 Federal $1.3 39% Other $0.3 8%

20 Transportation CIP: $2.3B Uses By Category Uses By Objective 20 Equipment $0.1 4% Transitways $1.6 72% Fleet $0.4 19% Facilities $0.1 5% Sources Transitways $1.6 72% Preserve $0.6 25% Regional Borrowing $0.3 11% Federal $1.3 56% CTIB $0.4 17% State $0.2 7% Other $0.2 9% Expand $0.1 3%

21 Transportation Division Transitways: $1.63B 21 Southwest Light Rail Central Corridor Light Rail I-35W BRT Interchange and Intermodal Terminal 3-Car Train Program (substations, MOA, Target Field & vehicles) Cedar Avenue BRT Snelling Avenue BRT Hiawatha LRT Fort Snelling Park & Ride Bottineau Corridor Union Depot Newport Park & Ride Northstar Commuter Rail Other (Transitway Planning, Red Rock, Robert Street, Nicollet Urban Circulator, Arterial BRT) $1.238B $272.8M $22.0M $21.0M $20.5M $16.9M $6.5M $6.3M $6.1M $5.3M $3.7M $2.2M $1.9M $8.8M

22 Millions Transportation Capital Improvement Plan: $2.3 B 22 $600 $528 $500 $120 $429 $468 $400 $300 $321 $360 $200 $408 $247 $426 $466 $360 $186 $100 $- $184 $74 $3 $2 $ Authorized: $489 M Planned: $1.8 B

23 Environmental Services CIP: $801 M Uses By Category Uses By Objective 23 Interceptors $466 58% Treatment Services $335 42% Sources Preserve $544 68% Improve $79 10% Expand $178 22% Regional Borrowing $749 94% PAYGO $52 6%

24 MCES Systems Map 24

25 Interceptor Rehabilitation Projects 25 Brooklyn Park Forcemain Lake Minnetonka Area Plymouth Forcemain Hopkins Lift Station & Forcemain Minneapolis Interceptors Burnsville Interceptor Shakopee Interceptor Savage Interceptor

26 Millions Environmental Services Capital Improvement Plan: $801 M 26 $150 $125 $129 $12 $129 $131 $138 $127 $100 $42 $75 $147 $89 $112 $90 $50 $117 $87 $25 $- $42 $26 $ Authorized: $457 M Planned: $344 M

27 Parks and Open Space CIP: $189M Uses By Category Passthrough $3 2% Land Acquisiton $35 18% Uses By Objective Improve $90 48% 27 Park Agencies $151 80% Sources Preserve $52 27% Expand $47 25% State $145 77% Regional Borrowing $44 23%

28 Parks and Open Space CIP: Purposes, Sources, and Shares Purpose and Funding Source State Share Regional Share 28 Specific projects State bonds & Metro Council bonds 60% 40% Specific projects 90% of Parks and Trails Fund Appropriation 100% Land Acquisition 10% of Parks and Trails Fund, Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund & Metro Council bonds 60% 40% Specific projects State bond pass-through grants 100%

29 $17.5 M State & MC Bonds--Parks CIP & $28.6 M FY Parks & Trails Fund State & MC Bonds Parks & Trails Agency Shares Anoka County Carver County Dakota County 3 Rivers Park District $ 1,810 $ 451 $ 454 $ 1,811 $ 3,760 $ 2,733 $ 547 $ 557 $ 2,221 $ 6,902 Mpls Park & Rec. Bd. Ramsey County St. Paul Scott County ($ Thousands) Bloomington Washington County 29 State & MC Bonds Parks & Trails $ 3,579 $ 1,458 $ 2,357 $ 616 $ 1,205 $ 6,105 $ 2,459 $ 4,505 $1,041 $ 1,552

30 Park Acquisition Opportunity Grants 30 $26.9 million granted since 2001 to partially finance land acquisition 2,117 acres acquired worth $68.1 million (purchase price and associated costs) 75% financed by Park Acquisition Opportunity Grant and potential CIP reimbursement 25% local match

31 Millions Parks and Open Space Capital Improvement Plan: $189 M 31 $50 $45 $40 $35 $30 $25 $20 $15 $10 $5 $- $14 $35 $30 $24 $29 $29 $ Authorized: $65 M Planned: $124 M

32 Proposed Payable 2013 Property Tax Levies $78.5 M (+2%) 32 RALF $3.0 4% TBRA $5.0 6% General Purposes $ % Parks Debt Service $5.2 7% LCDA $ % Transit Debt Service $ %

33 In Millions $200 $150 $100 $50 $0 Levies and Fees for Debt Service $190.4 $170.4 $179.5 $162.5 $155.0 $149.1 $93.0 $86.3 $81.5 $77.2 $70.8 $73.5 $29.5 $31.4 $33.9 $36.1 $39.0 $41.8 $43.6 $43.9 $44.7 $44.6 $45.8 $47.6 $5.2 $6.2 $6.7 $8.2 $8.4 $ Calendar Year Wastewater Fees SAC Transit Parks 33

34 Changes in Property Tax Levies by Metropolitan Area Units of Government 34 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 36.8% 71.5% 59.5% 42.0% 20% 10% 0% 13.1% 10.9% Pay 03 Pay 04 Pay 05 Pay 06 Pay 07 Pay 08 Pay 09 Pay 10 Pay 11 Pay 12 Pay 13 Counties Cities & Towns Schools Council Council Base Inflation

35 In Millions $200 $150 Regional Borrowing: $931.8M $178.0 $170.0 $167.0 $158.0 $ $100 $50 $110.8 $63.3 $128.0 $122.0 $119.0 $123.0 $112.0 Wastewater $667.3 Transit $221.0 Parks $43.5 $0 $39.0 $35.0 $49.0 $41.0 $28.0 $29.0 $8.5 $7.0 $7.0 $7.0 $7.0 $ Calendar Year

36 In Millions 36 Outstanding Debt $1,600 $1,400 $1,319 $1,377 $1,439 $1,484 $1,509 $1,510 $1,200 $1,000 $800 $600 $1,081 $1,141 $1,185 $1,223 $1,254 $1,262 Wastewater Transit Parks $400 $200 $0 $222 $218 $234 $240 $234 $227 $16 $18 $20 $21 $21 $ Calendar Year

37 Peer Agencies Debt per capita (person)* 37 Memphis $145 Denver $237 Sayreville, NJ $306 Virginia Beach $347 Phoenix $362 MCES $370 Chicago $374 San Diego $414 St. Louis $450 Washington, DC $577 Arlington $593 San Antonio $660 Philadelphia $723 Dallas/Ft Worth $736 Cleveland $880 Milwaukee $940 Sacramento $1,094 Cincinnati $1,098 Columbus $1,624 Honolulu $2,345 Seattle $2,381 Austin $2,464 Charlestown $2,657 *2010 data from 2011 NACWA survey

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