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2018 FLOOD
EVENT –
LOWER
BROADWAY
CURRENT ENVIRONMENT
Significant flooding
TxDOT ownership of Broadway – Austin Hwy to Burr
Aging water & sewer lines
Deteriorated sidewalks, curbs and drainage inlets
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BACKGROUND
2017
MPO awards $10M for multi-modal project
TxDOT awards $4M for reconstruction of roadway and traffic signals
TxDOT Holds Stakeholder Meetings #1 & #2
2018
TxDOT provides initial scope and budget - $34.4 million
COAH commissions economic impact study – Steve Nivin, SABER Institute
2019
Stakeholder Meeting #3
Parking Study - lower Broadway and school areas
Streetscape Design & Renderings - Overland Partners
Monthly meetings - COAH , TxDOT and LJA Engineers
City Council Workshop
PROJECT SCOPE OVERVIEW
Lower Broadway – 0.7 mile (Austin Hwy to Burr)
Streets
Sidewalks & Bike Lane
Storm water drainage
Underground utilities (water, sewer)
Landscaping
Broadway and Austin Highway total length – 1.13 miles
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TXDOT COST ESTIMATES – OCT. 2018
Scope Amount
Roadway – Austin Hwy to Burr $12,667,047
Regional Storm water $13,710,451
Landscaping $945,424
Utilities (underground & burial) $7,160,000
TOTAL: $34,483,283
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Reduce from 6 lanes to 4 lanes
New Traffic/Crosswalk Signals
Create consistencies
Existing northern Broadway configuration
Extension of COSA Broadway project to south
Turn Back Program
COAH to assume ownership of ROW
Funded 100% by TxDOT
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SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS
Widen Sidewalks
Increase pedestrian mobility
Multi-modal
Bike lanes
Extension of COSA Broadway Project
Primarily funded by the MPO
STORM WATER IMPROVEMENTS
Improve to 25-year Flood Plain
Remove 29+/- acres from flood plain
15% increase in property tax value*
Addresses regional storm water issues
Funded by COAH General Obligation Bonds
*est. $10.9M impact to GF over 20 years per Economic Impact Study
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UNDERGROUND UTILITIES
City of Alamo Heights Water & Sewer Lines
Aging infrastructure
Roadway already under construction
De-conflict with new storm drainage
Funded 100% by COAH Utilities Fund Certificates of
Obligation
Underground Duct Bank
Allow for utility relocation for future developments
Unfunded – design alternate if funding secured
LANDSCAPING
Low Impact Development Landscaping
Captures and slows down storm water
Improves quality of run-off at San Antonio River
Headwaters
Funded 100% by San Antonio River Authority
Infrastructure for future Landscaping &
Streetscape
Irrigation, electrical and minimal plantings
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PROJECT COORDINATION
Continue monthly meetings with TxDOT
Environmental Study
Constructability assessment
Ability to include scope within ROW
Design Documents
Construction phasing
Minimize impact to residents and businesses
Avoiding complete closures
FUNDING RESPONSIBILITY
Street & Sidewalks
MPO & TxDOT
Storm Water Drainage
City of Alamo Heights
Utilities
City of Alamo Heights
Water/Sewer Lines
Landscaping
SARA
Low Impact Design - to be included in SARA’s FY21 Budget
City of Alamo Heights
Infrastructure and minimal plantings
ESTIMATED PROJECT
COST:
$31,628,951
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FUNDING GAP
SOURCES SCOPE COMMITTED
MPO Road, Bike Lane, Sidewalks $10,000,000
TxDOT Roadway $4,000,000*
SARA LID Landscaping $1,300,500
SUB TOTAL: $15,300,500
PROJECT COST SUMMARY
PROJECT COSTS: $31,628,951
PROJECT GAP: $16,328,451
* TxDOT also absorbing all costs related to cost estimates, design, engineering, environmental and project management.
CITY OF ALAMO HEIGHTS RESOURCES
Project Construction Costs
General Obligation Bonds - $13.25M
Funded by ad valorem tax increase
Utility Fund Certificates of Obligation - $2.1M
Funded by Water/Sewer rates
Project Contingency Costs
General Fund Balance earmark FY21- FY25 - $978,000
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PROPERTY TAX RATE COMPARISON (PER $100)
.070000
2020 BOND
PROGRAM IMPACT
.406439
CITIZEN IMPACT
Home Value Projected Annual Difference* Projected Monthly Difference
$100,000.00 $20.00 $1.67
$350,000.00 $70.00 $5.83
$400,000.00 $80.00 $6.67
$450,000.00 $90.00 $7.50
$500,000.00 $100.00 $8.33
$550,000.00 $110.00 $9.17
$600,000.00 $120.00 $10.00
$650,000.00 $130.00 $10.83
$700,000.00 $140.00 $11.67
$750,000.00 $150.00 $12.50
$800,000.00 $160.00 $13.33
$850,000.00 $170.00 $14.17
$900,000.00 $180.00 $15.00
$950,000.00 $190.00 $15.83
$1,000,000.00 $200.00 $16.67
$1,100,000.00 $220.00 $18.33
*Properties with certain exemptions will not be impacted by increase
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NEXT STEPS
Call 2020 Bond Election
Current market = favorable rates
November Elections = market volatility
Community Education Process
May 2, 2020 voter election