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Naples council adopts four‑year stormwater fee increase to fund infrastructure replacement
Summary
On second reading the council unanimously adopted a four‑year phased stormwater utility rate increase intended to generate about $168 million toward a multi‑year infrastructure replacement program; staff said the total multi‑basin need exceeds $600 million and the new revenue will be leveraged with state and federal funds.
The Naples City Council unanimously adopted on Dec. 3 a four‑year, phased increase to the stormwater management utility fee aimed at funding long‑term infrastructure replacement and multi‑basin projects.
City Manager Gary Young summarized the ordinance on second reading and said the phased rate adjustment is designed to generate about $168 million over four years; he framed the change as part of a broader planning effort that estimates more than $600 million of needed capital work across basins and said the new revenues will be leveraged with federal and state assistance. The ordinance amends Appendix A (Fees and Charges) to codify the multi‑year rate adjustments and included typical code housekeeping language (codification, conflict, severability, scrivener corrections).
Council members voiced support for establishing a long‑term funding mechanism to address aging stormwater assets. After a brief discussion, Council Member Kramer moved approval, Council Member Petronoff seconded, and the ordinance passed on a unanimous roll call vote.
City staff said the funding mechanism will support design and bidding for prioritized projects identified in the master plan, and that any CIP projects coming out of the master plan would still need to be added to future budgets and go through normal design and procurement processes.
