20260304-002 Austin Watershed Protection Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Overview Presentation — original pdf

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Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Overview Austin Watershed Protection Overview ▪ Mission & Organizational Structure ▪ FY26 Operating and Maintenance(O&M) Budget Overview ▪ FY26 O&M Budget Program Activities ▪ Capital Improvement Program(CIP) Budget ▪ CIP Project Overview ▪ Resources 2 Mission & Organizational Structure Mission ▪ Austin Watershed Protection(AWP) protects lives, property, and the environment of our community by reducing the impact of flooding, erosion, and water pollution. ▪ AWP’s mission is achieved through services such as responding to/developing: ▪ Drainage issues ▪ Water pollution ▪ Storm drain item retrieval ▪ Integrated pest management ▪ Floodplain mapping ▪ Storm drain infrastructure. 4 Organizational Structure 5 AustinWatershed ProtectionTotal FTEs: 456.75OperationsFTEs: 182Modeling,Monitoring, and ComplianceFTEs: 89Office of the DirectorFTEs: 69Business EnterprisesFTEs: 61.25Project Design & DesignFTEs: 45.5Environmental Policy & ReviewFTEs: 10AWP Budget Information FY26 AWP O&M BUDGET BY PROGRAM Total Budget - $127.9M Business Enterprises, $10,045,470 , 8% Environmental Policy and Review, $1,356,811 , 1% Transfers, $48,869,392 , 38% Modeling, Monitoring, and Compliance, $13,433,743 , 11% Office of the Director, $11,988,137 , 9% Project Design and Delivery, $6,858,186 , 5% Operations, $35,311,386 , 28% 7 Funding Sources ▪ Operations ▪ Drainage Utility Charge ▪ Based on the 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 8 FY26 Funds Sources and Expense Type FY26 Revenue by Funding Category Drainage Utlility Charge 95% Interest Income and other misc. revenue Development, licenses and permit Fees 4% $5,459,738 1% $887,176 FY26 Budget by Expense Category Personnel Contractuals Transfers 47% 28% 23% $36,026,186 $29,119,257 Non-CIP Capital Expenditures Commodities 3% $3,233,339 0% $157,000 Expense Refunds -$751,608 -1% $118,655,633 $60,078,951 9 AWP Program Activities Operating & Maintenance Activities ▪ Drainage Infrastructure Maintenance ▪ Trash and Debris Removal ▪ Land Management & Ponds Maintenance 11 Operating & Maintenance Activities ▪ Pollution Prevention & Response ▪ Floodplain Modeling & Development Review ▪ Environmental Policy and Planning ▪ Environmental Research and Data Analysis 12 Operating & Maintenance Activities ▪ Storm Event Monitoring ▪ Replenishing Creek Beds ▪ Community Education & Outreach 13 Capital Improvement Program 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. 15 Capital Improvement Program: Priorities ▪ The AWP 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 ▪ We seek to maximize opportunities to address multiple watershed problems, advance community goals, & minimize negative impacts to our missions 16 Flooding in the Onion Creek Watershed Capital Improvement Program: Priorities ▪ AWP 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. ▪ AWP will continue engaging with the community to implement changes to project prioritization based on the Rain to River Strategic Plan recommendations. Erosion along Little Walnut Creek 17 FY25 Active and Completed CIP Projects 111 Active Projects Only active infrastructure projects are mapped. Projects such as studies are not mappable. 18 FY25 Active CIP Projects by Infrastructure Type Building and Improvements, 2 Information Technology, 7 Vehicles, 1 Plans and Studies, 15 Flood Risk Reduction, 31 Water Quality Protection, 9 Erosion Control, 16 Drainage, 30 19 FY25 Active CIP Projects by Project Phase Completed; 11 Construction; 16 Implementation; 36 Bid/Award/Execution; 7 Design; 43 20 FY25 Project Highlights Little Bear Creek Recharge Enhancement Facility https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/468 75131a786416fa2a21e76bd5eb8cd 21 FY25 Project Highlights Dick Nichols/Beckett Meadows Water Quality Pond Improvements 22 FY25 Project Highlights Atlas 14 Floodplain Studies https://atxfloodplains-austin.hub.arcgis.com/ 23 FY25 Project Highlights Roy G. Guerrero Park Channel Stabilization https://www.austintexas.gov/department/ roy-g-guerrero-park-channel-stabilization 24 FY25 Project Highlights Waller Creek Tunnel – Wet Well Mechanical Screens Project 25 FY25 Project Highlights Old Lampasas #3 Dam Modernization https://www.austintexas.gov/department/ old-lampasas-dam-modernization 26 (Found Here) (Found Here) 27 Capital Improvement Program: Resources AWP Active Projects ▪ This website had a list of major capital infrastructure projects that AWP currently has underway. ▪ Click on a project name to explore information about any listed project. https://www.austintexas.gov/department /austin-watershed-protection/projects 28 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 ?categoryId=Water:Stormwater&tab=projects 29 Interest from members for more project specific info Project Distribution Lists Project presentations from public meetings Proposal ▪ Add Environmental Commission members to distributions lists ▪ Can opt out ▪ Can be added to only particular distribution lists ▪ Share presentations from Public Meetings with Environmental Commission members 33 Questions