DRAFT Recommendation 20230328-001: WPD FY24 Budget-Programs-Projects — original pdf

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Watershed Protection Department FY24 Budget, Programs, and Projects 1 Overview ◦ Mission & Organizational Structure ◦ FY24 Budget Highlights ◦ Programmatic Activities ◦ Capital Improvement Program ◦ Project Highlights ◦ Resources 2 Mission & Organizational Structure 3 Our Department & Mission Established in 1991, Watershed Protection Department was charged with the goal of managing the City’s creeks, drainage systems and water quality programs. Our Mission: “…to protect the lives, property, and environment of our community by reducing the impact of floods, erosion, and water pollution.” Our Funding: Primary Source: Drainage Charge - >94% Other sources: Bonds (for Capital Projects), Development Fees, Interest Income, Grants 4 WPD Organizational Structure Watershed Protection Total FTEs: 442.5 Planning, Monitoring, & Compliance FTEs: 105.5 Project Design & Delivery FTEs: 62 Field Operations FTEs: 173 Support Services FTEs: 102 5 FY24 Budget Highlights 6 FY 2024 Budget Expenses by Program Total Budget: $114.7 Million Other Transfers 19.2 Projects Design and Delivery 8.6 Planning, Monitoring, & Compliance 14.6 Transfer to CIP 28.0 Support Services 15.8 Field Operations 28.5 7 Programmatic Activities 8 Funding Sources • Operations ◦ Drainage Utility Charge  Based on Amount and Percent of Impervious cover ◦ Other Fees and Interest Income  Site plans, subdivisions, MUD, PUDs; Permit Fees • Capital Projects ◦ Cash transfer from operations ◦ GO bonds ◦ Grants ◦ Tax Increment Financing ◦ RSMP and USCF Payments 9 FY24 Funding Source and Uses Funding Sources Revenue Source Drainage Utility Charge Development, licenses and permit Fees Interest Income and other misc. revenue Total Funding Uses Funding uses Personnel Cost Other program costs Transfers Total $Millions 104.1 1.4 5.2 110.7 $Millions 48.8 18.7 47.2 114.7 10 Watershed Operational Activities • Drainage infrastructure maintenance • Trash and debris removal • Land management & ponds maintenance 11 Watershed Operational Activities • Pollution prevention and response • Floodplain modeling and development review • Environmental policy and planning • Environmental research and data analysis 12 Watershed Operational Activities • Storm event monitoring • Replenishing creek beds • Community education and outreach 13 Capital Improvement Program 14 Capital Improvement Program: Overview ◦ Projects in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) are major improvements to our infrastructure, facilities, and waterways ◦ CIP projects have a higher price tag and longer lifespan than routine maintenance or in-house projects funded through the operating budget Storm drain improvement project 15 Capital Improvement Program: Priorities Flooding in the Onion Creek watershed ◦ We seek to maximize opportunities ◦ The WPD Strategic Plan defines the methodologies used to quantify and prioritize problem areas for each of the department missions ◦ The most severe problems—where the needs and risks are greatest— are generally considered first for solution implementation to address multiple watershed problems, advance community goals, & minimize negative impacts to our missions 16 Capital Improvement Program: Priorities ◦ WPD is evaluating how to incorporate social data into project prioritization and solution identification to acknowledge the disparate community impacts of watershed problems and advance racial equity through our work. ◦ WPD is actively engaging with the community to develop a proposal & implement changes to project prioritization as part of the Rain to River Strategic Plan update. Erosion along Little Walnut Creek 17  s t c e j o r P P I C e v i t c A 4 2 Y F FY 24 Active Projects by Project Type Water Quality Improvements, 14 Creek Flood Risk Reduction, 18 Vehicles/Facilities/ Equipment/IT, 4 Streambank Stabilization, 17 Plans/Studies/ Modeling, 13 Local Flood Risk Reduction, 46 112 Active Projects in FY24 19 FY24 Active Projects by Phase Preliminary, 21 Bid/Award/Execution, 10 Construction/ Implementation, 32 Design, 49 112 Active Projects in FY24 20 FY24 Project Highlights Oak Knoll Flood Risk Reduction Project 21 FY24 Project Highlights MoPac Steck Water Quality Pond Improvements 22 FY24 Project Highlights Atlas 14 Floodplain Studies 23 FY24 Project Highlights Boggy Creek USACE Flood Control Channel Ecosystem Restoration Project 24 FY24 Project Highlights Harold Court Service Center Improvements 25 FY24 Project Highlights Lower Buttermilk Stream Restoration Project 26 Capital Improvement Program: Resources WPD Active Projects This website has a list of major capital infrastructure projects that WPD currently has underway. Click on a project name to explore information about any listed project. https://www.austintexas.gov/ department/watershed- protection/projects 27 Capital Improvement Program: Resources Capital Project Explorer Interactive tool to find information about current capital projects for all City of Austin departments. Although information about all current projects is available, the map only shows projects that are in construction or that will be in construction within the next 6 months. Projects can also be filtered by Council District. https://capitalprojects.austintexas.gov/projects Stormwater Projects: https://capitalprojects.austintexas.gov/projects ?categoryId=Water:Stormwater&tab=projects 28 Capital Improvement Program: Resources WPD CIP Projects by Council District Interactive tool to find information about active and completed WPD capital projects. Can filter by district or search by project ID or name. 29 Questions? Budget & Programs Overview Anupa Gharpurey Financial Manager III Anupa.Gharpurey@austintexas.gov Capital Improvement Program Pam Kearfott Managing Engineer Pam.Kearfott@austintexas.gov 30