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Staff presents three stormwater fee scenarios to fund nine master‑plan projects
Summary
Public works presented a multi‑year stormwater-fee study with three options — 20%, 10%, or 5% annual increases — to finance drainage master‑plan projects; council signaled interest in the mid (10%) scenario subject to updates for pay increases.
Public works staff presented a multi‑year stormwater fee study that models three rate paths and ties them to a nine‑project master‑plan investment list.
Director Max Johnson said the city currently lacks stormwater fee revenue sufficient for capital projects identified in the 2020 drainage master plan and that, without additional revenue, the enterprise fund will show a deficit by FY29 under status quo assumptions. Staff presented three scenarios: an aggressive package (20% residential increases per year, which would fund about 79% of the listed CIP over five years), a middle package (10% per year, funding roughly 44% of projects), and a nominal approach (5% per year, about 29% funding).
Johnson noted that commercial rates lag peer cities and recommended adjusting commercial charges to better align cost responsibility. Council members generally favored a middle path (10%) with the caveat that staff should update modeling to include contemplated pay increases and other budget interactions before final adoption.
Staff will include revised stormwater scenarios and ordinance language in the FY27 budget materials for council consideration and reminded members that fee ordinances follow statutory notice and hearing requirements in addition to the budget calendar.
