May 2019

One-Cent for Transportation

Presentation

Presented by:

Osceola County

Countywide FY19 Adopted Budget

• $1,169,289,994 • Includes over 75 individual Funds

Restricted Funds = $641,756,014 or 55%

Revenue restricts the use of the funds because of:

• Federal Law • Statutes • Ordinances • Voter Approved • Bond Covenants • Assessments • Grants • Agreements

Committed Funds = $175,353,756 or 15%

Required to fund services such as:

• Constitutional Officers: • Sheriff • Tax Collector • Property Appraiser • Supervisor of Elections • State Attorney • Public Defender

• Required Reserves • Court Administration

• State Mandates: • Medicaid/HCRA, Juvenile

Justice, Health Department, Baker Act, Burials/ Cremation, Legal Aid, Medical Examiner

Other Functions = $125,938,327 or 10.8%

Other County functions includes some of the following:

• Jail • Emergency Mgmt. • Veterans Affairs • Economic

Development • Human Services • County Admin • Development

Review • Parks & Recreation • Code Enforcement • Comptroller

• Courthouse Security • Planning • Probation • Facilities Maintenance • Animal Services • Commission Auditor • County Attorney • IT • HR • OMB • Clerk • Reserves

Restricted/Committed For Transportation = $170,548,552 or 14.6%

Obligation: • Statutes • Ordinances • Debt Service • Grants • General Funds • Capital Funds • Agreements

Includes funds committed for items such as: • Projects & Funds carried

over from prior Fiscal Year • Osceola Parkway • West 192 MSBU • Fleet Maintenance • Stormwater • Administrative Functions • Reserves

Transportation Commitments For FY19 = $55,693,345 or 4.8%

Obligation: • Statutes • Ordinances • Grants • General Funds • Capital Funds Capital and Operating funds • Agreements budgeted in FY19 for the

following…

New FY19 Capital Projects for Transportation -Advanced Traffic $19,609,696

Management System (Federal/State Grants):

$2,264,350 Sidewalk/Trails (Federal/State Grants):

$592,800

Traffic Signals: $1,285,000

Roads: $9,667,546

Roads (Federal/State Grants): $5,800,000

Consists of approximately 44% Federal & State Funds.

Funding (Revenue) Sources for New FY19 Capital Projects:

Funding Source:

Transportation Trust Fund $ 98,600

Mobility Fee - East Zone $ 2,200,600

Mobility Fee - West Zone $ 3,771,500

State and Federal Grant Funding $ 8,657,150

Local Option Infrastructure

Sales Surtax (Transportation Portion) $ 4,881,846

Total: 19,609,696$

FY19 Adopted

Budget:

FY19 Operating Budget - $36,083,649

$972,435

Road and Bridge $19,419,723

Roadway and Construction

Traffic Operations $5,432,658

Lynx $7,626,542

Engineering/Programming

Transportation Planning $2,294,077

$338,214

Funding (Revenue) Sources for the FY19 Operating Budget:

Funding Source:

Transportation Trust Fund1 to 6 Cents Local Option Fuel Tax

County Voted Ninth-Cent Fuel Tax

County 7th

Cent Gas Tax

General Fund Support

Red Light Camera Revenue $ 625,300

Constitutional Gas Tax FundConstitutional Gas Tax

Support from General Funds

1 to 5 Cents Local Option Fuel Tax $ 10,627,886

Total: $ 36,083,649

$ 18,080,463

$ 6,750,000

FY19 Adopted

Budget:

Money is transferred from General Funds to support costs of operations.

Transportation Capital Spending

• Results in ONE road project every 7 to 10 years

• Traffic congestion negatively Impacts quality of life Hurts local businesses Increases emergency vehicle response time

Population Growth

Estimates as Projections as of April 1 Percent

  County: of April 1, 2017: 2025 2035 2045 Increase:

Orange 1,313,880 1,576,700 1,814,900 2,013,600 53.0%

Osceola 337,614 452,400 560,200 649,800 92.5%

Seminole 454,757 502,900 547,700 582,600 28.0%

Source: University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research

How Does Osceola County Compare?

• Osceola County has the highest development fees in Florida Nearly $22,000/residential

unit New development can’t pay

for the sins of the past 0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

$8,419.00 $9,838.06 $10,497.00 $15,094.00 $21,843.73

Polk Brevard Seminole Orange Osceola

Development Fees Paid in Central Florida per Home

What about the gas tax?

• In 2016, Osceola County started collecting an additional 5-cent gas tax. Averages $7.7 million annually Used for road resurfacing, LYNX, and

transportation capital projects

• Prior to gas tax, road resurfacing funded at $3 million/year.

• FY19 road resurfacing is funded at $9 million.

What about the current sales tax?

Of the total 7.5% Sales Tax, Osceola County receives 0.9%

5.50% 0% 0% 0% 0%

0% 0.36% 0.09% 0.06% 0%

Infrastructure: 1.00% 0% 0.54% 0.13% 0.08% 0.25%

School Capital: 0.50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.50%

5.50% 0.90% 0.22% 0.14% 0.75%

$5.50 $0.90 $0.22 $0.14 $0.75

Osceola

County:

School

District:

City of

Kissimmee:

Distribution to Entities:

Type of Sales Tax: Rates: State:

City of

St. Cloud:

Total Current Sales Tax

(7.5%) Distribution:

On a $100 Purchase,

there is $7.50 in Sales Tax:

State of Florida

Rate:6.00%

One Cent for Transportation

• Will raise more than $67 million/year for transportation projects in Osceola County

• For about $10/month New and improved roads and bridges Additional pothole repairs Improved intersections Fewer rush hour bottlenecks Safer walking and biking options Enhanced bus services Expanded public transit service

• Visitors/Non-residents will pay at least 46% of the tax

• To generate same income, property taxes would have to INCREASE BY 40%

Improve Roads and Bridges

Roads: Estimated at over

$1.1 billion in today’s dollars

Improve Roads and Bridges – Resolution 19-074R

• On May 6, 2019, Osceola County BOCC voted to amend 2019-2023 Five Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) identifying priority projects to levy Transportation Sales Surtax

• Priority projects total more than $690 million • A minimum of 75% of the proceeds to be spent on

improving roads and bridges, fixing potholes, relieving rush hour bottlenecks, and making walking and biking safer

• No more than 25% of the proceeds will be spent on enhancing bus services and expanding public transit options

Improve Roads and Bridges – Amended CIP

Roadway From To

Boggy Creek Road Simpson Rd Narcoossee

Canoe Creek Road Lake Cypress US 192

CR 532 Old Lake Wilson Rd US 17/92

Neptune Road Partin Settlement Rd US 192

Old Lake Wilson Road Sinclair CR 532

Old Tampa Highway US 17/92 Pleasant Hill Road

Improve Roads and Bridges – Amended CIP

Roadway From To

Partin Settlement Road Neptune Road Lake Shore

Poinciana Blvd Pleasant Hill Road Crescent Lakes Way

Reaves Road Marigold Ham Brown Road

Sherberth Road US 192 Orange County Line

Simpson Road US 192 Boggy Creek Road

Improve Roads and Bridges – Amended CIP

• Intersection Improvements Carroll Street/US 441 Clay/Pleasant Hill/Old Tampa Highway Pleasant Hill Road/JYP Pleasant Hill Road/Reaves Road Poinciana Blvd/535

Resurfacing - Additional Pot Hole Repair

• Currently, the County maintains 2,060 lane miles of paved roadways.

• With FY19 Budget of $9,000,000, 134 lane miles will be resurfaced.

• Recommended budget level is $12,000,000/year to meet life cycle costs for 2,060 lane miles of paved roadway.

Improve Intersections • Identify

intersections throughout county for operational improvements to improve traffic during rush hour bottlenecks

• Implement the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)

ATMS = Advanced Traffic Management Systems Masterplan

Make Walking and Biking Safer

Sidewalks: Estimated at

over $250 million in

today’s dollars

Make Walking and Biking Safer

Trails: Estimated at

over $445 million in

today’s dollars

Enhance Bus Services

Expand Public Transit Options

Questions? Need more information? Please contact us at:

WWW.OSCEOLA.ORG or call:

407-742-ROAD (7623)