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15 - FLOODING AND DRAINAGE ISSUESItem No. 15 COUNCIL MEMBER AGENDA ITEM REQUEST Please complete this form to have an item placed on the agenda for the Council's consideration. The deadline for requesting an item on an agenda will be the Wednesday before the council meeting takes place. This time is necessary so that staff can research the matter and prepare /review an ordinance, resolution, or other document such as a contract. In order for your fellow Council Members to fully understand your item, have productive discussion, ensure efficient council meetings, and for staff to be able to assist you as completely as possible, it is important that you describe the item with as much detail as possible and include any supporting documentation so that it may be included in the Council's meeting packets. Please return this completed form to the City Manager's office or the City Clerk's office. Council member making request: ❑ Aaron Jenkins ❑ Matt Frierson ❑ Sue Lancaster ❑ Edwin Pickle ❑ Benny Plata ® A.J. Hashmi ❑ Steve Clifford Description of Item: Due to the recent storms large amounts of rainfall, and flooding, which added to the city's already existing g rainage issues, I feel that as a Council we need to address drainage issues throughout the City with a more aggressive plan of action. Discuss flooding of houses in city areas and take action on appropriating funds from General Fund Reserves and other sources for drainage improvements, in an effort to avoid future occurrences. Are additional sheets or supporting materials attached? ® Yes ❑ No I request that this item be placed on the agenda for the: ® City Council meeting on this date: May 16, 2016 ❑ Sometime in the next 2 meetings ❑ No specific time in mind — just keep it on a list of pending issues Signature: A.J. Hashmi Date: 5 -10 -2016 City of Paris Revised 05/12/2015 NE Loop 286 Honda Dealership �c North Main Street Sonic Drive -In a North Main /Center Street Ll I C� A i K aLli +lt i m 0 E3 x Ll 0 1 EUM 0 24th..SE/Lamar Avenue Signal light,. west bound -,i Zr a 24th..SE/Lamar Avenue Signal light,. west bound o Over the last few weeks, severe thunderstorms poured down large amounts of rainfall, leaving many parts of the city flooded. o The damage to homes and businesses was worse because the ground was saturated from heavy rains earlier in April and May. o The ground simply could not handle more water. Equally to blame are years of decay in the city's drainage system. Reasons o The city staff tries its best to maintain the city's huge drainage problem, but its a hugely expensive problem. There simply is not enough money in the budget to seriously attack the problem. o The city's inability over the years to create an adequate draining infrastructure has resulted in a continuing and unacceptable inconvenience to residents of Paris. E It is time that we as a City Council look at ways to resolve this problem. a The areas of Paris that have suffered the most are the most financially challenged sections, where residents generally are inadequately insured. Calls to PD for Help o Following is the list of calls the Paris Police Department received from residents who reported their homes were being flooded. o I personally visited areas of heavy flooding in my own district, as I am sure each of you also did. Police calls: 0 800 Sherwood o 500 NW Loop 0 200, 600, & 1900 0 Bonham 0 2100 Church o 0 500, 2400, 2800, & 3700 0 Lamar o 0 2400 & 2500 N Main o 3000,3100, & 3200 NE Loop 4000 SE Loop 1800 Fitzhugh 800 & 900 S Collegiate 400 Grand 0 2400 & 2500 Clark o 500 E Sherman Lane o 1100 & 1200 W Center 0 500,2000,2600,3100, 0 1700 W Walker 3200, & 4100 Clarksville o 700 SW 25 ", 0 1700 Cleveland 0 2200 W Shiloh 0 2400 Hubbard 0 2400 Simpson 0 2500 E Hickory a 2700 Culbertson 0 295 & 30OStone Ave 0 300 E. Houston 0 3800 Lake Crook Rd 0 500 Hearon 0 600 SW 15'x' 0 600 SW 41h 0 800 Old Jefferson Rd 0 900 SE 33'`{ 0 1000 & 1400 SE 6 "' 0 1200 & 1400 NW Th 0 100 NE 6 "' 0 100 SW 19'" 0 1000 SE 8 ", o 1400 W Washington 0 300 NE 51h 0 300 SW 1" 0 200 SE 10th Actions by The Council o The council needs to take immediate action to assure that our residents' flooding issues are resolved. o Over the next few years,, we must come up with a drainage plan that insures that incidents like these are minimized. Our financial status in a nutshell: o The city so far has enjoyed a sound financial status. We have been able to meet most of our requirements and to pay our debt in a timely fashion. o We have been able to do a $45 million water and sewer bond issue that is progressing well for the most part -- with some glitches here and there that are already being addressed by city staff. o We have kept our tax rate down compared to other cities with similar population. How much do we owe? o Attached in the next slide is where we stand with our committed debt. o As seen, by the year 2020 -three years from now -- we will have a reduction in our payment by $460,000 a year. o A one -cent increase in the city's tax rate will raise approximately $148,000, which city finance director Gene Anderson says will cover a debt payment of $1.8 million. o A one -cent raise in taxes would amount to $8 more a year for the average $80,000 residence in Paris, and the city's tax rate would continue to be lower than other Texas cities of comparable size. Tax supported debt 0 201.6 1,071,023 0 2017 1,068,354 0 2018 1,073,960 0 2019 71083,344 0 2020 1,080,222 0 2021 (32,966 0 2022 632,927 0 2023 227,435 Moving Forward, I Propose: That the council immediately implement acity -wide drainage improvement plan to be financed by: :• Lowering the required minimum reserves from the current five months of operating expenses to four months - freeing approximately $1.84 million for drainage improvement. .• Consider raising $148,000 a year by an increase in the city's tax rate by 1 cent - enough to support debt of $2.1 million a year to be applied toward improving the drainage system, with the next budget year. Allocations o The amount of money we are allocating may not be able to cover all the costs, but would certainly make a significant dent toward resolving the drainage issue. o City officials estimate it will take approximately $8 million to adequately address the city's drainage issues, including engineering and planning. o These proposals will raise at least half of that amount. For the remainder, we can look forward to 2020, when the city will pay off a major bond issue. Financing Drainage Improvements o One month of General Fund reserves equals $1,806,141. o A one -cent tax rate increase, which would cost the average resident about $8 a year, equals approximately $148,000. E Revenue from that one -cent increase would serve the debt for approximately $2.1 million in drainage improvements.