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Consider a memorandum/resolution expressing an official intent regarding the issuance of certificates of obligation for street improvements.
Summary
DATE: November 9, 2021
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Jonathan Locke, Executive Director of Finance
SUBJECT: Street Improvement Certificates of Obligation Repayment Source
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
During the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget process, City Council deliberated the different options to address street maintenance and reconstruction. A street condition assessment conducted in 2019 recommended annual street maintenance of $4.3 million to maintain streets at their current condition. The assessment also identified $120 million in streets that are beyond the point of maintenance and need to be reconstructed. Following the assessment, Winter Storm Uri further deteriorated street conditions and added another $40 million of streets that require reconstruction. On September 14, 2021, City Council approved adjusting the Street Maintenance Fee to a monthly rate of $10 per single-family equivalent that is expected to generate $9.7 million annually. The additional revenue from the Street Maintenance Fee will be used to meet the recommended $4.3 million annual street maintenance, provide approximately $4 million annually for street reconstruction, and repay a $24 million bond issue for street reconstruction.
Local Government Code, Section 271.052, authorizes certificates of obligation to be paid from and secured by other revenues if the revenue source is specifically identified in the state constitution or other statute. Since the Street Maintenance Fee is not specifically identified in the state constitution or other statute, revenues from the Street Maintenance Fee cannot be used to secure the certificates of obligation. Street Maintenance Fee revenues can be used to repay the certificates of obligation. Since the St...
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