HomeMy WebLinkAbout29. 20-491 DECEMBER 8, 2020 20-491 RESOLUTION
(CARRIED 7-0 LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN )
PURPOSE: APPROVE AMENDMENT TO 2020 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
BUDGET TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A TRANSPORTATION
UTILITY ANALYSIS
INITIATED BY: FINANCE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the Common Council has adopted the 2020 Capital Improvement
Budget, which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and available for public inspection;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council requested staff to consider options to replace Special
Assessments as a funding source for capital projects; and
WHEREAS, City staff met with RA Smith to develop a model for the City of
Oshkosh to provide an analysis of the feasibility of a Transportation Utility based on
traffic trip generations; and
WHEREAS, the cost to perform the analysis is estimated to cost approximately
$55,000.00.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Oshkosh that the 2020 Capital Improvement Program, on file in the City Clerk's Office, is
hereby amended to include fifty-five thousand dollars ($55,000.00) within Account
Number 0317-0410-6401 - Special Assessment Fund, Public Works Administration -
Contractual Services; with the funding coming from a transfer from Account Number
0323-0071-7206-6500-CIP Contingency.
Cityof
Oshkosh
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Cor r�on Council
FROM: James Rabe, Director of Public Works
DATE: December 3, 2020
RE: Approve Amendment to 2020 Capital Improvement Budget to Provide Funding for
a Transportation Utility Analysis ($55,000)
BACKGROUND
In July 2019, Council rejected a proposed ordinance to replace special assessments for road
construction with a Transportation Utility Fee (TUF) modelled in part from the City of Neenah
(Neenah). The Neenah model used impervious surface as a surrogate to estimate traffic impact.
Following the decision to not proceed with this model, Council established an ad hoc committee
to review alternatives to replace special assessments. The ad hoc committee began its work in
September and concluded its work with a recommendation in January 2020.
At the February 25, 2020 meeting, the Common Council discussed the recommendation from the
ad hoc committee, as well as the information that the City of Janesville had an active Request for
Proposals out to conduct a feasibility study for establishing a Transportation Utility. At this
meeting, the Common Council decided to delay action to await the results of the feasibility study
from the City of Janesville.
At the June 23, 2020 meeting, the Common Council directed the City Manager to bring back for
consideration options to consider for the next steps to replace special assessments. Staff presented
options in a memo to Council at the July 28, 2020 meeting. Discussion at that time was laid over
due to other important topics on the agenda that night.
The engineering consulting firm (RA Smith) that was a part of the Janesville study team is
conducting similar analyses for several other communities in the State of Wisconsin. Staff has
had conversations with RA Smith to determine a scope of services and cost estimate to develop a
model for the City of Oshkosh in order to provide specific information to assist the Common
Council in an eventual decision.
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ANALYSIS
In an effort to provide the Common Council with the best possible information from which to
make a decision, staff believes the completion of this study is necessary. Utilizing the same
consulting firm that is conducting these same analyses for several other communities reduces the
"learning curve" associated with getting a project underway. It also allows the City to benefit
from "lessons learned" during the development of models for other communities, thus reducing
the total time necessary to develop the model, reducing the overall cost to the City.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding was not provided within the Capital Improvements Program (CIP) to conduct this
analysis, so a CIP Amendment would be necessary to reallocate funds from the "Contingent
Capital" account to cover the cost of this engineering analysis. The estimated cost of this analysis
is $55,000. Funding is available in the 2020 Contingent Capital account to transfer for this
analysis.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends approval of this CIP Budget Amendment to transfer funds from the 2020 CIP
Contingent Capital account to fund this analysis.
Approved:
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Mark A. Rohloff
City Manager
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