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Stormwater fund review: Public Works plans 10–15 construction projects in FY26 using bond and loan financing
Summary
Public Works told the budget committee the stormwater program will move 10–15 construction projects into FY26 using WIFIA loans and stormwater revenue bonds; the fund collects roughly $37 million a year in stormwater fees, and staff flagged a forecasting notation about an intra‑fund balance transfer.
Public Works briefed the budget committee on May 7 about the Stormwater Fund and a set of planned drainage projects it expects to advance in fiscal 2026.
Scott Morgan, director of the Division of Public Works, said the city funds a stormwater capital program that is supported by the stormwater fee, collected on MLGW bills, and that the division is working under an MS4 permit and a large basin program manager to convert completed basin studies into design and construction work.
"We probably got about 30 or 40 design projects and probably 10 to 15 construction projects will happen in FY '26," Morgan told the committee about the basin‑study pipeline.
Morgan said the fund brings in roughly $37,000,000 in revenue from the stormwater fee and that debt instruments, including WIFIA loans and stormwater revenue bonds, are part of the capital financing plan. Committee members questioned a forecast line that had shown a previously anticipated $3,000,000 intra‑fund transfer; Public Works clarified the item was an intra‑fund designation and said reporting would be adjusted.
The division emphasized continued work on inlet cleaning, street sweeping and stormwater pollution prevention inspections to reduce localized flooding during heavy rains. Morgan said the department has a mapped set of recurring trouble spots and deploys crews to clear known hot‑spot inlets before predicted heavy rain events.
No formal action was taken at the meeting; Public Works requested follow‑up clarification on the forecast presentation and noted the continued role of bond and loan financing in advancing multi‑year drainage projects.
