Ward 1 Town Hall Presentation by DouglasvilleGA

Jessie Davis Park Construction Update

DOUGLASVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION

Overview

• New Gymnasium w/ 2 full courts

• New Community Center with warming kitchen

• New Senior Center w/ 2 multipurpose rooms

• 5,200 Sq Ft Zero entry swimming pool

• Shaded pavilions with restrooms

• New Playground

• Additional walking/ running trails

• 260 additional parking spaces

PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT

RECYCLING CENTER

In efforts to prepare for the upcoming construction of the Recycling Center, we have begun clearing off “The Hill” space.

COMING SOON

8145 Cedar Mountain Rd

SITE LAYOUT

RECYCLING CENTER RENDERING

Financial Overview

Presented By Karin Callan, CPA Assistant City Manager and CFO Shane Byrd Assistant Finance Director

Topics

• General Fund Revenues

• Local Option Sales Tax (LOST)

• Millage Rate Overview and History

• General Fund Expenses

• Personnel Versus Capital Outlays

• Fire and Animal Control Services Review

• Fund Balance

• Policy Highlights

• Current Balances and History

• Debt

• Overview and History

General Fund Revenues

GOVERNMENT USES FUND ACCOUNTING

REVENUES = EXPENSES

General Fund Revenues

Adopted Budget Fiscal Year 2023-24 $ 43,123,682

PROPERTY TAXES 38% LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX 24% OTHER TAXES 19% LICENSES & PERMITS 9% CHARGES FOR SERVICES 5% OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 0% FINES & FORFEITURES 3% MISCELLANEOUS 0% INVESTMENT INCOME 2% INTERGOVERNMENTAL 0% CONTRIBUTIONS & DONATIONS 0%

Cities/ Counties SPLIT Board of Education SPLOST

of Georgia Sales Tax 7% in Douglas County Local Option Sales Tax 24% of

Revenue

State

Total

24.0% 24.5% 25.0% 25.5% 26.0% 26.5% 27.0% 27.5% 28.0% 28.5% 29.0% 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 Sales Tax % 10-Year 28.5% 25.5% 26.5% 27.5%

Sales Tax History 5 - year Projections

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 % Change 11% 11% 5% 8% 14% 3% 6% 8% 8% 8% 6% 2018, 11% 2019, 11% 2020, 5% 2021, 8% 2022, 14% 2023, 3% 2024, 6% 2025, 8% 2026, 8% 2027, 8% 2028, 6% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16%

28.47 to 25.50 2026:

25.50 to 26.50

2023: From

From

Millage Rate

MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS MILLAGE BOND MILLAGE

Property Tax Millage Rate History

3.854 3.854 3.854 3.854 3.854 3.853 5.784 7.534 6.911 6.911 7.211 7.211 7.211 7.211 7.211 7.711 0 0 1.215 1.55 1.643 1.643 1.67 1.616 1.526 1.35 1.24 1.12 1.068 0.9 0.9 1.3 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

General Fund Expenses

GOVERNMENT USES FUND ACCOUNTING

EXPENSES = REVENUES

General Fund Expenses

Adopted Budget

Fiscal Year 2023-24 $ 43,123,682

GENERAL GOVERNMENT 32% COURT SERVICES 2% PUBLIC SAFETY 35% PUBLIC SERVICES 10% CULTURE & RECREATION 13% PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT 5% DEBT SERVICE 3%

Personnel Services v. Capital Outlays

Fiscal Year 2023-24

Personnel $24,766,272

Capital $2,452,759

Personnel Services 57% Capital Outlays 6% Other Expenditures 37%

Fire & Animal Control Services 5-Year Outlook

$1,600,000 $1,600,000

FY2026

$3,050,000 $4,567,500 $4,704,525 $4,845,661 $250,000 $250,000 $323,065 $402,072 $414,134 $426,558 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025

FY2027 FY2028

Fire

Services Animal Control

Fund Balance

“RAINY DAY” FUNDS

Fund Balance Policy High-Points

No Less Than A Minimum Of 33% Of Operating Revenues Measured At The End Of The Fiscal Year With A

FY 23 AUDITED FUND BALANCE = $32,067,141

= $32,261,353 33% = $10,646,246 50% = $16,130,677

FY 23 Revenues

Goal

50%

Unassigned Fund Balance History

50% Fund Balance Per Policy

8,799,775

Balances as of Fiscal Year 2023 Audited Results

6,354,443 5,480,501 5,326,868 6,097,136 8,658,815 10,096,493 12,185,372 14,487,097 15,537,559 21,005,015 25,983,366 30,006,156 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Debt Service

CURRENT DEBT AND FUTURE DEBT RETIREMENT

Project Debt Type Retirement Date Annual Payment ($) Funding Source Public Services Building Revenue Bonds 2026 526,000 Lease Payments From State Agencies Public Safety Building GO Bonds 2029 1,600,000 Bond Levy Conference Center Revenue Bonds 2035 $964,000 Hotel Motel Tax West Pines Bonds Revenue Bonds 2035 $257,119 General Fund Jessie Davis Park GO Bonds 2047 $1,500,850 Bond Levy Amphitheater Revenue Bonds 2047 $ 809,774 General Fund

$43,562,738

Debt History

$40,476,692 $38,386,428 $38,037,767 $36,347,215

$33,615,853 $31,697,772 $28,760,112

$66,523,722

$63,185,753

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Questions & Comments

Plans Update

Downtown Master Plan & 10-Year Strategic Plan Update

“DOWNTOWN

DOUGLASVILLE SHOULD BECOME A PLACE WHERE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WANT TO BE AND SHOULD BE COMPARABLE TO OTHER HISTORIC SUBURBAN DOWNTOWNS IN THE ATLANTA REGION.”

Previous Downtown Master Plan

• ADOPTED DECEMBER 2017

• SCOPE:

• Assess existing conditions of Downtown and its impact on the plan

• Conduct market study that examines demographics, market trends, and real estate trends

• Develop overarching vision and goals decided on by the community

Land Use and Development Goals

• PROMOTE A MIX OF USES THAT CREATES A LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY ENVIRO NMENT

• Entertainment District enacted in 2019

• CREATE A TOWN GREEN THAT CAN PROVIDE A PLACE FOR PASSIVE RECREAT ION AND HOST COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

• Amphitheater- Ongoing project

• DEVELOP NEW HOUSING THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR A RANGE OF AGES AND LIFESTYLES TO EXPAND THE DOWNTOWN POPULATION AND INCREASES CONSU MER DEMAND FOR EXISTING AND NEW BUSINESS

• LCI Update

• Housing Study- Completed by ACR

• BEAUTIFY DOWNTOWN DOUGLASVILLE WITH NEW LANDSCAPING

• Keep Douglasville Beautiful planters

• O’Neal Plaza renovation

Transportation Goals

• BUILD ON DOWNTOWN DOUGLASVILLE'S WALKABILITY BY IMPROVING THE STREETSCAPES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA

• LCI Update

• Gateway Art Signage and Wayfinding Plan

• Arts Downtown Master Plan

• Northside Trail System Plan

• Northside Redevelopment Plan

• Fairburn Road Improvement Plan

• WORK WITH GDOT TO IMPROVE THE CURRENT DESIGN OF W. BROAD STREET IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE WALKABILITY AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE ON - STRE ET PARKING FOR BUSINESSES FRONTING THE STREET

• On hold

• CREATE A NETWORK OF CONNECTED BICYCLE FACILITIES TO GIVE RESIDEN TS AND VISITORS AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION IN DOWNTOWN

• Douglasville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan

Arts & Culture Goals

• CREATE AN OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER FOR CONCERTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

• Town Green Amphitheater

• ENHANCE AND PROMOTE MORE EVENTS AND FESTIVALS TO BRING MORE ACTI VITY INTO THE DOWNTOWN AND SUPPORT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

• Pop Up Shops, Food Truck Mondays, Downtown Scavenger Hunt, Restaurant Week, City’s Birthday Celebration

• DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO INTEGRATE MORE PUBLIC ART INTO DOWNTOWN DOUGLASVILLE

• Arts Master Plan

• Art in the Park

• Fence Art

• Love Where You Live

• Rain Art

• Public Arts Commission

Economic Development

• REDEVELOP THE FORMER COUNTY JAIL INTO A RECOGNIZED DOWNTOWN ANCH OR WITH A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND CIVIC USES

• Amphitheater

• CONSIDER FINANCING EFFORTS FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO ATTRACT DEVELOPER INTEREST AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT

• Tax Allocation District

• DDA Façade Grant (Internal/External Features)

• RECRUIT MORE RESTAURANTS (AND RETAIL STORES) TO ANCHOR DOWNTOWN AND GENERATE EVENING AND WEEKEND CUSTOMER TRAFFIC

• DDA Seating/Lighting Project

• 12 new restaurants and retail stores

Urban Redevelopment Plan

What is an Urban Redevelopment Plan?

- ASSESSES & ENHANCES THE GROWTH AND QUALITY OF UNDERUTILIZED AREAS

- CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING HOUSING, BUSINESS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS

- DESCRIBES CONCRETE ACTION STEPS TO ACHIEVE A VISION FOR UNDERUTILIZED AREAS

- IS REGULATED BY STATE AND/OR FEDERAL GUIDELINES

QUALIFIED CENSUS TRACTS (QCT)

At least 50% of households have an income less than 60% of the Area Median Gross Income (AMGI) or;

Poverty rate of 25% or more (HUD)

Median Gross Income for Douglas County: $67,731

- DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP AREAS (DDA)

Areas with high land, construction and utility costs relative to the area median income

- CAN SPEED IMPLEMENTATION AND DECREASE ADMINISTRATIVE

BURDEN, WHILE IDENTIFYING AREAS OF NEED AT A HIGHLY LOCALIZED LEVEL

Study Area

Comprehensive Plan Update

What is a Comprehensive Plan?

Statutory Mandate: Required by the State of Georgia to shape orderly development of land.

Role: A GUIDE for decision making on land use:

• Community Goals

• Community Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT)

• Land Use, Housing, Economic Development, Transportation, and a Short-term Work Program

• Broadband Internet

Scope: 5 – 20 years

Douglasville’s Status: The City of Douglasville met the state’s deadline of October 31, 2023 and remains to have the state’s “Qualified Local Government” status.