HomeMy WebLinkAboutA 20180919 COW Packet from City of Neenah
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
of the
NEENAH COMMON COUNCIL
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
6:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
AGENDA
I. Call to Order & Roll Call
II. Public Appearances
III. Discussion on Proposed Transportation Infrastructure Fee
IV.Adjournment.
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Department of Public Works
211 Walnut St. P.O. Box 426 Neenah WI 54957-0426
Phone 920-886-6241 e-mail: gkaiser@ci.neenah.wi.us
GERRY KAISER, P.E.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 14, 2018
TO: Mayor Kaufert, and Members of the Public Services and Safety Committee
FROM: Gerry Kaiser, Director of Public Works
RE: Transportation Fee Proposal
A transportation fee scoping group has met on several occasions to consider and review
options for implementing a transportation fee to replace special assessment revenue, an
issue that has been previously discussed with Council. The options considered were
Wheel Tax
Fee Based on Trip Generation
Fee Based on Assessable Frontage
Fee Based on Parcel Area
Fee Based on Impervious Area
The last option listed has not been placed before the Council previously. The rationale
behind using Impervious Area as the fee basis was two-fold:
1) Impervious area can be viewed as an indication of the level of development and more
broadly viewed as an indicator of impact on the transportation system.
2) The data is available through the storm water utility.
The overall concept of the transportation fee is listed below.
Purpose: The purpose of the transportation fee is to generate revenue that will allow the
elimination of special assessments for Street Resurfacing, Street Reconstruction and
Sidewalk Construction projects.
Revenue Target: The revenue target is $400,000 annually. There is some variability in
the amount that is specially assessed for those types of projects from year to year. Over
the past 10 years, the average annual amount collected for these types of special
assessments is $328,300.
Fee Methodology: The fee calculated for each property would be based on the
Equivalent Runoff Unit (ERU) figure currently used for the storm water utility charge. The
ERU captures the amount of impervious surface measured for each property, which will
serve as a proxy measurement of site development and corresponding impact on the
transportation system. For the purpose of the Transportation Fee, we are terming it the
Developed Area Unit (DAU).
Fee Amount: The fee rate for Non-Residential property will be set 50% higher than the
assessment ordinance. Based on current calculations, the Residential rate is $18 per
DAU per year and the Non-Residential rate is $27 per DAU per year.
Fee Cap: Non- Residential Property would be capped at a maximum number of DAUs at
75 for a maximum annual fee of $2,025.
Minimum DAU: The minimum number of DAUs for a developed property is 1.
Residential DAUs: Current calculations use a minimum DAU for residential property of 1.
Slightly under 300 residential properties have more impervious area and are charged a
higher DAU. Given the difficulty in maintaining accurate impervious area figures for
residential property, I would suggest that all residential property be assigned a DAU of 1.
This was not the consensus of the scoping group but is my opinion based on our experience
with the storm water utility.
Fee Waiver: The fee would be waived for properties that received special assessments for
street resurfacing/street construction within the past 5 years based on the schedule below.
This waiver would also apply to properties that were specially assessed for new subdivision
street construction.
Year Assessed Fee Waiver Period
2018 2019-2023
2017 2019-2022
2016 2019-2021
2015 2019-2020
2014 2019
Billing: The fee would be included in quarterly installments on the utility bill.
Table A, attached, is a summary of the property types, the number of DAUs within that group
and the estimated charge for each of those groups.
Table B, attached, shows a comparison of the fee calculation versus potential assessment
charges for a small sample of properties.
Table A-Charge Summary