INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FOR URBAN GROWTH MANAGEMENT AREAS
Urban County Planning Commission
Work Session
7/11/2024
URBAN GROWTH MASTER PLAN TIMELINE
URBAN GROWTH MASTER PLAN RFP
CONSULTANT TIMELINE AND SCOPE
Infrastructure Funding
NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE
Transportation
• Roads & Highways
• Bridges
• Public Transit
• Sidewalks, bike lanes, and pedestrian paths
Utilities
• Stormwater & Detention
• Sanitary Sewer
• Telecommunications
Public Safety
• Fire & Emergency Services
• Police
Public Facilities
• Parks
• Trails & Greenways
• Community & Senior Centers
Housing
EXACTION PROGRAM
Unique process designed specifically for the 1996 Expansion Areas
Structural issues
• Inadequately defined roles for implementation and administration
o Tracking of debits/credits
o Maintenance of rate tables
• Park acquisition
• Lacked process to evaluate new needs/projects
Lessons Learned
• Lacked the coordination of a typical infrastructure funding program
• Needed dedicated cross-department staff to ensure program compliance
Infrastructure Funding
PES POLICY REVIEW
Potential Funding Mechanisms
Impact Fees
System Development Charges
Conservancy Partnerships
Special Assessment Districts
Value Capture (Tax Increment Financing (TIF))
LFUCG Utilized Funding Mechanisms
Developer Construction and Dedication of Infrastructure
County (LFUCG) Funding with Developer Reimbursements
Infrastructure Funding
EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS
Outer Perimeter Sewer System (OPSS)
1986 Implementation plan for sewer infrastructure
EPA Consent Decree Remedial Measures Program
Addresses sewer infrastructure
Began in 2011
• ~90 projects identified
• Over 75 completed to date
MPO Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
Identifies, prioritizes, reviews, and approves Federal, State and Locally funded projects
Includes public engagement
Infrastructure Funding
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING PLAN (IFP)
Tasks:
Project identification
Preliminary design
Prioritization
Identify Funding
Construction
Process:
Comprehensive Plan Policy Review
Developer participation Public engagement
Strategic Plan development Elected official action
Infrastructure Funding
URBAN GROWTH MASTER PLAN NEXT STEPS
Phase 1: (By December 1, 2024)
PC adopts the Urban Growth Management Master Plan
Identify projected costs
Provide recommendations:
Regulation changes
Infrastructure funding
Phase 2: (2025-2026):
Establish program leadership and staff
Adopt relevant ordinances
Identify specific funding sources and cost sharing arrangements
Identify and prioritize projects
Questions?