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City of Iowa City
FY2021 Budget Proposal
January 4, 2020
City Council Budget Review Schedule
July & August 2019:
Community Budget
Engagement
0
February 18:
Public Hearing on
Budget / Adopts
Resolution Setting
Max Property Tax IC
March 6:
Setting of Public
Hearing on Budget
0
August 20:
Council Work Session
on Budget Priorities
February 4:
Setting of Public
Hearing on Proposed
Maximum Property
Tax
January 4:
Operating Budget
Review
i
January 7:
Capital Improvement
Plan Review
March 17: March 31:
Public Hearing on Certification with
Budget /Adoption of County Auditor
Budget
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Budget Document
Areas to Focus:
Transmittal Letter (Executive Summary)
Economic Trends
Fund Structure and Description
Financial and Fiscal Policies
Long Range Financial Planning
General Fund Summary
Pages 9-26
Pages 36-39
Pages
68-73
Pages
83-89
Pages
90-93
Pages
1 13-127
City of Iowa City
Fund Structure
Budgetary Funds Non Funds -Budgetary
Special Internal
Debt Service Enterprise Capital
General Fund Revenue Service
Fund Funds Projects Fund Funds
Debt SerNce
General (10") CDBG (2100) Parking (710') Capital Projects Equipment (810')
HOKE Grant (2110) Transit (715') Risk Management
(8200)
Road Use Tax Information
(2200) wastewater (720') Technology
Services 830'
Other Shared Water (730') Central Services
Revenues (2300) (8400)
Metro Planning
Organ¢ation of Refuse Collection Health Insurance
Johnson County (7400) (8500)
2350
Employee Benerrts Landfill (750*) Dental Insurance
(2400) (8600)
Emergency Levy
(2450) Airport (7600)
Affordable Housing gency
Stormwt
(2500) Water (T700) Funds
Peninsula Housing Authority Project G
Apartments (2510) (79") (9102)reen
Tax Increment
Financing (26")
Self-Supportlng
Majorfunds fvLnicipal
Improvement
Diamct (zezo)
Iowa City: A Robust Era of Growth
4th largest population
growth in the State of
Iowa (top 3 in DSM Metro)
Estimated growth in this
decade is already greater
than the previous two
decades combined
2014-2018 five year annual
averages:
159 new single-family and
duplex residential units
476 new multi -family
residential units
Takeaways:
August 20, 2019 Budget Work Session
Aggressively respond to
the City Council's
climate crisis
declaration
nvest in new
permanent staff
positions with a
basic services a
Council strategi
priorities
Continue to contribute
$1 million to the City's
Affordable Housing
Fund
Achieve a moderate
reduction in the City's
overall property tax rate
Raise the minimum
wage for temporary
employees to $13.25
Develop strategies for
funding road and transit
needs
If'A
Social Justice
Step 2 of the hourly wage rate increase for temporary
employees ($13.25/hr)
Step 1 to $1 1.50/hr, estimated to cost $261 k (FY 2020)
Step 2 to $13.25/hr estimated to cost $275k (FY 2021)
Step 3 to $15.00/hr estimated to cost $400k (FY 2022)
$75k for the Social Justice and Racial Equity
Grant program
$25k to support the expansion of Kirkwood Community
College's English Language Learning program
Further expansion of translated City documents and
operational resources for continued cultural outreach
programming and training
Funding for accessibility improvements
(parks, sidewalks and public facilities)
Social Justice — Aid to Agencies
The City Council made a mid -year decision in FY2020 to include a
one-time budget increase to fund all requests from 'legacy agencies'
General Fund Support
FY2018 $246,656
FY2019 $250,000
FY2020 budget $501,500
FY2021 proposed $345,850
General Fund support is in addition
to approximately $100,000 from
Community Development Block
Grant funds
FY2021 proposed budget includes a 25% increase in General Fund
funding over historical levels (in addition to shifting utility fund support
to the General Fund)
• The 25% increase in General Funds exceeds both a 2% inflation factor
and CPI increases since General Fund support leveled -off in FY2010
The Housing and Community Development Commission has
requested a joint meeting with the City Council to discuss a
permanent expansion of funding of this program at or above the
level that Council set with the FY 2020 mid -year adjustment
Affordable Housing
Since FY2015 the City has invested approximately $10 million in affordable
housing initiatives 111
• Funds have assisted more than 450 affordable units (excludes public housing and workforce housing
tax credits)
• City funds have leveraged $6.75 million in outside Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funding
• The majority of funds provided to the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County are distributed as loans
and thus will continue to bolster affordable housing resources as loans are paid off
The FY2021 budget contains $1 million in General Fund support for Affordable
Housing for the third straight year (including $350,000 in one-time funding)
• 70% of funds will be distributed to the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County (20% reserved for LIHTC)
• 7.5% of funds are dedicated to an Opportunity Fund
• 7.5% of funds are dedicated the City's Healthy Homes Program
• 10% is reserved for community security deposit assistance and a risk mitigation fund projects
• 5% is reserved for emergent situations (e.g. sudden displacement)
Investments in Roads
Budget continues to increase funding
for pavement rehabilitation
Provides for new equipment to help
the Streets Division improve efficiency
and effectiveness of in-house
pavement management efforts
Necessarily increasing our reliance on
General Obligation bonds for road
projects in the CIP
$3,500,000
$2,500,000
••• •••
$1,500,000
Annual Pavement Rehabilitation Capital
Expenditures
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Major Road Improvements
Major Upcoming
CIP-Funded Road
Projects (outside
of the annual
pavement rehab
program)
2020: McCollister Blvd extension
First Ave and Scott Blvd intersection
American Legion Rd reconstruction
2021: Rochester Ave00,
reconstruction
Benton Street improvements
Orchard Street reconstruction
Melrose Ave improvements
Gilbert Street Bridge replacement
2022: Court Street reconstruction
Market/Jefferson two-way conversion
2023: Kirkwood/Capitol connection
Dubuque Street reconstruction
2024: Dodge Street reconstruction
Park Rd reconstruction
N. Gilbert Street reconstruction
Bike and Park Master Plan Implementation
• Bicycle lanes:
• Crossing Burlington St Bridge
• Benton Street
• Southgate Ave
• Governor Street
• Complete Foster Road lane striping
• Bike Boulevards:
• Sandusky/Taylor
• Prentiss and Bowery
• Keokuk 4 to 3 lane conversion
• Construction of McCollister from Gilbert to
Sycamore with bike lanes
• Reconstruction of American Legion Road
with bike lanes
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Changes to Staff Support
Council directive to increase
minimum wage for hourly staff to
$13.25/hour:
FY2021 $275,000
Initiative to convert
temporary/hourly positions to
permanent resulted in a wage and
benefit increase of:
FY2021 $272,526
Projected cost for salary and
benefits of positions not
recommended: $430,036
Positions converted to
permanent status in FY2021-22
Police Officer
1.00
Continuation of Data -Driven Justice initiatives
Maintenance Worker - Forestry
2.00
Urban forestry/climate initiatives
Building Inspector
1.00
Enhanced energy code inspections
Associate Planner
0.50
Long-term planning/ code revisions
Civil Engineer
1.00
Significant engineering project workload
Transportation Operations Supervisor
0.25
Transit and Parking evening operations support
Data Analyst - Transportation Services
1.00
Enhanced operations and planning
Customer Service Representative
(Parking, Transit, Refuse, Landfill)
0.75
Improved customer service response time
Maintenance Worker I - Parking
1.00
Enhanced service and response in PM hours
Management of additional HUD special
Housing Program Assistant
0.63
population housing vouchers issued in late 2019
Senior Center Receptionist
0.13
Enhanced customer service desk coverage
Total
9.26
Future Concerns
Sustaining our Strong Fiscal Position
Commercial backfill
from State of Iowa
continues to be
vulnerable
Multi -residential
taxability continues
to erode
2024 cliff - preparing
for sharp, immediate
decline in multi -
residential taxability
Multi -Residential Property Taxability
Multi -residential property class has been separated from
Commercial and is taxed at a declining rate -
the taxable percentage decreases annually
until it equals the residential tax rate in 2024
In FY21, multi -residential property will be taxed at 71.25%,
which equates to a loss of $157 million in taxable value
The loss of taxable value equates to approximately
$2.5 million in lost property tax revenue for FY2021
Cumulative loss through FY2021 is projected to be
over $8 million without a state backfill
Residential Rollback Trend
90-/1
81%
80%
70%
v
60%
Rollback by Assessment Year
53%
50%
44%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018
The rollback dropped to
55% in FY2021
A 1% change in the
rollback figure
represents
approximately $788k
in tax revenue
2024:
Multi -Residential Cliff
Prior to 2013 property tax reform, multi -
residential properties were classified as
commercial and taxed at 100% of value
After FY 2024, multi -residential properties will
be taxed at the same percentage as
residential properties
Residential has dipped as low as 44% in
recent years (2007 Assessment Year)
• Multi -residential is approximately 9% of Iowa
City's taxable valuation
The single year drop in tax revenue between
FY23 and FY24 could be a million or greater
State of Iowa Backfill
Future of Backfill Remains Uncertain
State lawmakers have previously called
for the elimination or phase out of the
backfill.
In 2018 negotiations on a phase out bill
stalled on the last day of the legislative
session
Iowa City Budget Equivalents
$.36 added to our property tax levy
13.5 police officer or fire firefighter
positions
Other Variable Costs
Fue
Moving to higher efficiency or
electric vehicles and lower fuel costs
are reducing costs, but buses, waste
trucks, and heavy equipment must
run.
Five years ago, the City's
aggregate fuel cost was nearly
$760k more than anticipated
fuel costs today.
Di
Snow & Ice
Management
It's challenging to predict a full
season of winter weather therefore
we may see periodic spikes in costs
to manage
snow and ice.
The 2018-2019 snow season
saw a salt/sand and overtime
cost increase of $100k (33%)
over an average year.
Healthcare
Health insurance costs vary
year to year. As a self-insured
organization, healthcare
claims add up to real dollars.
In the last five years, costs
have increased by 47%.
Revenue
Pro ert Taxes
$
60,296,653
$
65,910,973
9.3%
Other Cit Taxes
$
6,210,156
$
5,551,041
-10.6%
Licenses &Permits
$
2,585,810
$
2,735,470
5.8%
Use of Money &Prop
$
3,615,275
$
3,143,149
-13.1%
In
$
46,379,146
$
35,159,064
-24.2%
Charges for Services
$
41,800,437
$
42,579,844
1.9%
Miscellaneous
$
6,941,014
$
7,294,955
5.1%
Other Financial Sources
$
14,482,393
$
13,077,981
-9.7%
ota 1
$182,310,884
$175,452,477
-3.8%
All Funds Revenue Sources
All Funds Revenue Sources
Use of Money & Pr,
2%
Licenses & Per
2%
Othe
3%
ier Financial Sources
7%
General Fund Revenue Sources
Charges for Services (2%) include
program fees, fire inspections, housing
and building inspections, animal care,
cemetery, etc.
Other Financing Sources
(1 %) are primarily loans or
sale of assets
Use of Money & Property
2%
Licenses& Permits
5%
Other City Taxes (5%) includes hotel/motel and
utility franchise taxes
Property Tax Rate Trend
tJ SMO
$3,500
$3,000
c
0
$2,500
c
$2,000
l
9 $1,500
X
X
12 $1,000
$500
Taxable Value and Levy Rate
�V
FY12
FY13
FY14
FY15
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20
FY21
Tax Val (millions)
$2,848
$2,960
$3,036
$3,137
$3,183
$3,421
$3,543
$3,745
$3,923
$4,259
Val % Change
327%
3.93%
2.56%
3.32%
1.46%
7.50%
3.55%
5.72%
4.74%
8.55%
+Rtax Rate
17.842
17269
16.805
16.705
16.651
16.583
16.333
16.183
15.833
15.773
Rate % Change
0.48%
-3-21%
-2.69%
-0.60%
-0.32%
-0-41%
-1-51%
-0.92%
-2.16%
-0.38%
`lFM
17
16.5
U
15.5
IR
*FY2021 Proposed
Overlapping Tax Rate — FY2020 Levy Rates
• The City of Iowa City tax levy rate is
one component of the total
property tax rate property owners
pay
• The three largest components of the
overlapping property tax rate are
the City, the School District, and the
County
The City's Levy rate has dropped each of
the last 8 years but our rate accounts for
less than half the total rate paid by
property owners
Percent of Overlapping Tax Rate
State o
Iowa
0%
Kirkwood
3%
*The State of Iowa has a special levy of $0.0031/$1,000 of
taxable value 29
Overlapping Tax Rate Trend
$45.00
$40.00
$35.00
$30.00
$25.00
$20.00
$15.00
$10.00
$S.OD
$O.OD
FYI] FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20
� ICCSD Johnson County Kirkwood State of Iowa City of Iowa City ♦Iowa City Percentage of Total
44.50%
43.50%
42.50%
41.50%
40.50%
39.50%
38.50%
Property Tax Levy Comparison
mm
FY2020 Tax Rate
FY2012 Tax Rate
Change
FY12-FY20
Council Bluffs
$18.26
$17.85
2.30%
Waterloo
$17.55
$18.53
(5.30%)
Davenport
$16.78
$15.53
8.05%
Des Moines
$16.64
$16.58
0.36%
Iowa City*
$15.83
:4
Sioux City
$15.68
$16.66
5.88%
Cedar Rapids
$15.44
$15.22
1.42%
Coralville
$13.53
$13.53
0.00%
North Liberty
$11.03
$11.03
0.00%
West Des Moines
$10.99
$12.05
8.80%
Dubuque
$10.33
$10.45
1.13%
Ames
$10.03
$10.84
7.51
* Proposed Iowa City tax rate for FY2021 is $15.77.
Levy Breakdown
Emergency Levy
Use of the $.027 emergency levy is
permitted after the $8.10 General
Tax Levy is fully utilized.
The emergency levy is used by
45% of cities in Iowa.
As of November2018, 50% of Iowa
cities with populations over 50,000
were using the emergency levy,
all of them at the max of $0.27.
Major Revenue Sources — Hotel / Motel
$1,400,000
$1,200,000
$1,00(),00()
W,000
$600,000
$400,000
$200,000
0 Hotel Motel Tax
FY 2011
FY 2012
FY 2013
FY 2014
FY 2015
FY 2016
FY 2017
FY 2018
FY 2019
FY 2020*
FY 2021 **
$776,501
$813,896
$871,706
$967,049
$1,057,386
$1,078,762
$1,136,712
$1,045,686
$1,301,827
$1,045,696
$1,301,820
Major Revenue Sources — Utility Franchise
$1,050,000
$1,000,000
$950,000
$900,000
$850,000
$800,000
Utility
Franchise
Tax is
currently
1%
$750,000 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019
City
FY2017
Franchise
Fees Rate
North Liberty
0%
Davenport
0%
West Des
Moines
0%
Ames
0%
Coralville
Iowa City
Council Bluffs
1%
14141
2%
Cedar Rapids
3%
Waterloo
3%
Dubuque
5%
Sioux City
5%
Des Moines
5%
Cable Franchise Fee Revenue
$815,503
FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020
budget
Cable TV Franchise
• Revenue declining as alternate
forms of media increase in
popularity
• City franchise agreement expired
August 1, 2018 and will result in
additional loss of funds
• Pass through funding for PATV
(-$242k) and PEG funding (-89k)
have ceased - PATV merged
with PSI in 2019
• Future of franchise fee revenue is
uncertain at best
Major Revenue Sources — Road Use Tax
$10,000,000
$9,000,000
$8,000,000
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
Road Use Tax Receipts
FY2011
FY2012
FY2013
FY2014
FY2015
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
$5,881,020
$6,436,785
$6,589,111
$6,744,663
$7,230,663
$8,320,117
$8,672,279
$8,426,502
8,820,138
es Moines
2019
None
$45,268,074
edar Rapids
2009
2024
$19,368,587
avenport
1989
None
$16,522,128
oux City
1987
None
$12,317,912
est Des Moines
2018
None
$11,051,230
ouncil Bluffs
1990
None
$9,848,279
'aterloo
1991
2025
$9,702,458
ubuque
1988
None
$8,775,003
mes
1987
None
$7,849,222
50 % Property Tax Relief, 50% Street,
Neighborhood and Public Safety Improvements
100% Street Repair
60% Property Tax Relief, 40% Capital
Improvements and Equipment
60% Property Tax Relief, 20% Infrastructure
Projects, 10% City Facilities, 10% EDX
50% Property Tax Relief; 50% Quality of Life
Projects
100% Streets and Sewers
100% Street Repair
50% Property Tax Relief, 20% City Facilities
Maintenance, 30% Special Assessment Relief
60% Property Tax Relief, 40% Community
Betterment
Expenditures
All Expenditures by Category
� ��� $00
$o
FY2021 Expenditures by State Budget Category
Excludes transfers
Public Safety Public Works Culture & Community & General Debt Service Capital Projects Business Type
Recreation Economic Government Activities
Development
General Fund Expenditures
Personn
74%
Services
Contingency
1%
Supplies
3%
Capital Outlay
4%
ier Financial Uses
1%
Excludes transfers
40
onnel $43,813,771
ices $12,414,445
upplies $1,814,362
;apical Outlay $3,122,110
Dther Financial Uses $861,000
.ontingency $530,596
otal Expenditures* $62,556,284
$46,581,470 6.1
$11,026,756 -11.1
$1,752,995 -3.
$2,445,585 -21.
$400,000
-53.54
$617,000
16.28
2,823,806
0.43
Public Safety Pension Contributions
*Amended
** Proposed
3,000,000
2500,000
2000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
0
FY2012
FY2013
FY2014
FY2015
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020*
FY2021**
■Fire
961,815
1,052,753
1,226,921
1,289,744
1,208,773
1,158,015
1,178,514
1,223,644
1,258,262
1,318,504
■Police
1,251,111
11344,954
1,688,246
1,668,273
1,585,142
1,532,865
1,591,762
1,683,193
1,778,122
1,812,778
Total
2,212,926
2,397,707
2,915,167
2,958,016
2,793,915
2,690,880
2,770,276
2,906,837
3,036,384
3,131,282
%Change
31.27%
8.3517
21.5817
1.4717
-5.55%
-3.69%
2.9517
4.937
4.4617
3.137
*Amended
** Proposed
IPERS Pension Contributions
4,000,000
3,500,000
3,000,000
2500,000
2000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
*Revised
**Proposed
FY15
FY16
FY17
FY18
FY19
FY20*
FY21**
■ IPERS
2,550,271
2,555,490
2,655,816
2,710,906
2,914,700
3,270,393
3,455,884
■ % Change
-0.66%
0.20%
3.93%
2.07%
7.52%
12.20%
5.67%
*Revised
**Proposed
Debt Service
MIA
Debt Service
Debt restructuring and elimination continues to be
a critical component of the strategy to respond to
property tax reform
State of Iowa limits
debt service to no
more than 5% of
total assessed
property value.
Iowa City currently utilizes
19.8% of the allowed
debt limit
City goal is to meet
Moody's Aaa
benchmark of net
direct debt
outstanding of .75%
of city's total
assessed value.
Iowa City is projected
to be at 0.99% of
total valuations
Iowa City policy
specifies that debt
service levy shall
not exceed 30% of
the total City levy
in any fiscal year
The projected debt
service levy is
approximately 16.3%
of the total levy
Distribution of Moody's General Obligation
Ratings for All US Cities
800
.••
500
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0
Aaa Aal Aa2 Aa3 Al A2 A3 Baal Baa2 Baa3
■ National 238 306 709 531 405 205 96 36 31 20
%of Total 1 9.15% 111.77%127.27%120.42%115.58%1 7.88% 1 3.69% 1 1.38% 1 1.191Y. 1 0.77%
Moody's
Aaa
Rating
Distribution of Moody's General Obligation Bond
Ratings for Cities in Iowa
20
18
16
14
12
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Aa3
Al
A2
A3
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6
4
6
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%ofTotal
4.35%
8.70%
17.39%
18.84%
27.54%
14.49%
8.70%
0.00%
0.00%
Moody's
Aaa
Rating
Analysis and
Summary
Mo
Enterprise Fund Balances
Fund
Parking
Transit
Wastewater
Water
Refuse
Landfill
Airport
Stormwater
Estimated Revenues Budgeted Estimated Fund
and Transfers In Expenditures Transfers out and Balance 6/30/20
Restricted, Unassigned
Committed, Fund Unassigned Balance as
Assi ned Balance, % of Rev .Trans In
g urn mnon
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FY2021 User Fee Changes
No fee increases recommended for sewer, storm water,
parking, or transit
5% water rate increase previously approved for FY2021
to fund system upgrades and maintenance
$0.90 monthly refuse fee increase is recommended to
support operations due to growth in recycling
program use
$2.50 Landfill trash disposal tipping fee increase
recommended, along with a $3.00 increase for
recycling TV monitors over 18"
Property Tax Impact
FY2021 w/ Avg
Assessment
Increase
$100k used to allow for easy adjustment to an individual's home value. The average
valuation increase for residential properties this year is 9.1 %. 51
Annual Financial Household Impact
$2,500
$2,000
$1,500
Based on a residential
customer with $100,000 $1.000
property valuation.
$500
$0
PJVV
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
FY2021
e Property Taxes
$928
$922
$930
$900
$901
$869
■Stormwater
$42
$54
$54
$54
$60
$60
■ Refuse
$191
$191
$205
$229
$229
$240
■ Sewer - 800 cubic feet
$433
$433
$433
$433
$433
$433
Water— 800 cubic feet
$362
$362
$362
$380
$399
$419
Total
$1,955
$1,962
$1,984
$1,996
$2,022
$2,021
Percent Change
1.9170
0.376
1.1%
0.676
1.376
-0.1%
Building Critical Reserves
• Emergency Reserve (Balance =$5.2 million)
• Disaster response and mitigation (including land acquisition)
• Cover unexpected shortfalls in revenues or loss in State funding
• Mitigate sharp spikes in volatile line items (pensions, insurance, etc.)
• Avoid any defaults in bonded debts
Rehabilitation / replacement of depreciated / outdated municipal buildings
Other financial emergencies declared by the Council
• Facility Reserve (Balance = $4 million)
• Reduce need for bonded debt
• Avoid referendum requirement
• Significant ten year facility needs:
• Police Station
• Transit
• Equipment Maintenance
• Senior Center (Rehabilitation)
• Fire Station (Two new and one rehabilitation)
• Pools and Rec Centers
Next Year's Budget
Plan for.
• Slowing growth in our taxable
base (development activity
normalizing + non -assessment
year)
Fairly stable utility fund rates
A comparatively small
reduction in the debt service
levy
Continued effort to expand the
Facility Reserve fund
• More specificity on financial
resources needed to execute the
City's climate actions
• Adequate resources for
continued strategic and master
plan initiatives
Continued pressure for
enhanced staffing in key service
areas
Major Considerations for the City
Council Prior to FY 2022
Transit Service Expansion Roadway Maintenance Funding
Study and recommendations
expected to be complete in
summer 2020
Service enhancements such as
Sunday service, expanded
hours/frequencies and fare free
operations will be costly
The City will need to look to new
revenue sources to implement the
recommendations
• Property taxes
• Utility taxes
Parking fees
Road condition study nearly
complete
Iowa City's road condition stacks up
well against other large cities in
Iowa
Maintaining our overall road
conditions will require significant
investment beyond our current
efforts
Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) should
be considered as Road Use Tax
monies will stagnate and more
pressure will be placed on general
obligation bonding
Continues a significant commitment to Affordable Housing
with a $1 million General Fund contribution and increases
non-profit support with a 25% General Fund increase to the
Aid to Agency grant program
Aggressively funds Climate Action and Adaptation efforts
setting the table for Iowa City to be a national leader
Makes the biggest investment in staff in well over a decade
with a minimum wage increase, temporary to permanent
conversions, new staff positions and investments to improve
working conditions
Continues implementation of recently adopted bicycle,
parks and natural areas master plans
At the same time, the FY2021 budget:
(1) Builds stronger reserves for the future
(2) Avoids significant spikes in utility and user fees
by making incremental changes in
water, recycling and landfill rates
(3) Continues to reduce the tax levy, bringing our rate
more in line with other large Iowa cities despite not
accessing alternative revenues such as LOST
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Thank You
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