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Coppell staff recommend $5.5 million general‑fund advance to cover stormwater projects; council signals support for transfer
Summary
Public works and finance staff told the council the Drainage Utility District faces a $6.9 million projected deficit by 2034 unless the city advances funds or raises rates. Staff recommended a $5.5 million general‑fund advance and a new rate study; council members favored a direct transfer and asked staff to bring an item for formal vote.
City staff recommended a $5.5 million advance from the general fund to the Drainage Utility District on Wednesday and a new rate study to set repayment or future rate recommendations after council discussion.
Mister Garza, public‑works staff, gave council a history of the city’s stormwater fee, noting “the original fee was adopted by council in 02/2007” to support the city’s stormwater management responsibilities tied to federal permit requirements. He said the 2019 rate study restructured fees and that the current fee now generates about $2.6 million per year.
Nut graf: Staff told council that new unfunded federal permit requirements and unanticipated erosion projects have increased projected capital and…
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