MA MONTHLY MEETING UPPER DUBLIN TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, :30 AM Main Meeting Room

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1 MA MONTHLY MEETING UPPER DUBLIN TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, :30 AM Main Meeting Room The meeting location is accessible to person with disabilities. A request for special accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting by calling x3220. The agenda may be amended during the meeting to add or delete items, change the order of agenda items, or discuss any other business deemed necessary at the time of the meeting. 1 CALL TO ORDER 2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3 CORRESPONDENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 4 STANDARD BUSINESS 4.a. 4.b. Move to accept the minutes of July 7, 2017 meeting without reading. Move to approve payment of invoices: High Swartz in the amount of $ and Boles-Smyth in the amount of $4, PUBLIC COMMENT 6 PRESENTATIONS 7 DISCUSSION ITEMS 7.a. Review project Funding Schedules to Determine Bond Amount Request. 7.b. Update on Dresher Triangle Improvement Concepts. 1

2 7.c. TDR credits. 8 ACTION ITEMS 9 NEW BUSINESS 10 NEXT MEETING: ADVERTISED FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 AT 7:30 A.M. 11 ADJOURN 2

3 Municipal Authority Agenda Item Report Agenda Item No Submitted by: Deb Ritter Submitting Department: Administration Meeting Date: August 4, 2017 SUBJECT Move to accept the minutes of July 7, 2017 meeting without reading. Recommendation: ATTACHMENTS MinutesMA pdf 3

4 A meeting of the Upper Dublin Township Municipal Authority (MA) of Upper Dublin Township (UDT) was held on Friday, July 7, 2017, at 7:30 A.M., in the Township Building, Chairperson Robert Pesavento presiding. In attendance were MA members Robert Pesavento, Robert Danaher, Michael Markman and Greg Diehl. Also present were Paul Leonard, Executive Director; Jonathan Bleemer, Finance Director; David Brooman, Solicitor representing the Municipal Authority; Jack Smyth and Ronald Wagenmann of Boles Smyth; and Commissioner Liz Ferry and Township Economic Development Specialist, Graham Copeland in the audience. Commissioner Ronald Feldman arrived late. Tab 3 CORRESPONDENCE & ANNOUNCEMENTS - None Tab 4 STANDARD BUSINESS a. Move to accept the Minutes of June 2, 2017 Meeting without Reading: Mr. Danaher motioned, with Mr. Markman seconding, to accept the Minutes of June 2, 2017 meeting without reading. VOTE ON MOTION 4-0 YES MOTION CARRIED b. Move to approve payment of invoices. Mr. Danaher motioned, with Mr. Markman seconding, to approve the payment of invoices to High Swartz in the amount of $ VOTE ON MOTION 4-0 YES MOTION CARRIED Tab 5 PUBLIC COMMENT None. Mr. Feldman joined the meeting at this time. Tab 6 PRESENTATIONS a. EB-5 Investor Program and Private/Public Projects by Graham Copeland This program allows foreign investment in infrastructure as a pathway to citizenship. Regional centers manage the investment. The Delaware Valley Regional Center, a for-profit entity, did the I-95 connector with $200 Million in EB-5 money. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and SEPTA were their clients. For that project, each person invested $1 Million in return for citizenship. Graham noted it is a funding option to consider for the PA Turnpike Virginia Drive Slip Ramp completion. Mr. Pesavento is concerned that the Turnpike would want to direct the monies to their highest priority projects that might not include the slip ramp. Mr. Smyth: The Township could work with Montgomery County to use this program to cover all the ramp projects. 1 4

5 Mr. Copeland: This is a controversial program that is up for a legislative vote in September. The projects selected would provide a revenue stream over time such as the Turnpike slip ramps. This would incentivize private investment. Mr. Leonard: The President has already outlined a Trillion dollar investment in infrastructure and the Turnpike Commission has already qualified for some of that money. Shovel ready projects will be first in line. We need to follow the timing on these funding opportunities and be ready for them. Mr. Markman: There are already major entities that have raised money to invest in these types of projects and it may be worthwhile to monitor how the MA may use this as a funding option. Mr. Copeland: There are also Public-Private-Partnerships (P3s). Private investment groups finance, design, construct and maintain road/bridge projects. Mr. Danaher: Why do they invest in this program? Mr. Smyth: An example is the PennDOT local bridge bundling program. The P3 group will be paid a revenue stream with a Return on Investment over the course of a stated number of years. If applied to a PA Turnpike project, the P3 group may negotiate a percentage of collected tolls. Tab 7 DISCUSSION ITEMS a. Review Project Funding Schedules to Determine Bond Amount Request. Mr. Pesavento: Any changes to schedules or priorities? Mr. Smyth: The Pine Run bridges completion did open Virginia Drive up to Camp Hill Road; the Rapp Run culvert should open today weather dependent. Mr. Leonard: We also have various options to discuss for various ways to apply an assessment. Mr. Smyth: Ron Wagenmann prepared a memo with those options to hand out. Mr. Bleemer: I also have a handout with updated spreadsheets. Mr. Wagenmann: There are several ways of applying an assessment: property square footage building square footage assessed property value or assessed property taxes number of parking spaces traffic generation street frontage impervious coverage 2 5

6 Debt service will be the MA's largest cost that has to be met on an annual fixed basis. Therefore, the selected method(s) should not be vulnerable to large annual variations or be subject to major changes. The County tax duplicates can be used for land, buildings, assessment, and taxes. For some other methods you will need to determine traffic generation or measure street frontage to calculate the assessment. We are recommending a two-tiered assessment approach. The first-tier method would apply to all properties within the boundary and would account for vacant and developed properties. The second-tier would add a second assessment method to the first-tier for developed properties. One of the problems with the building square footage usage method is it does not take into account various zoning uses. The number of parking spaces method is responsive to zoning and relates to intensity of use. It also recognizes impervious coverage and would be fairly stable. Mr. Leonard: There have been Supreme Court decisions in the last week that could affect assessments. We have to make sure that we are assessing the properties that are getting benefit. Even a vacant property gains benefit in terms of property value from improvements, which is a good reason to use property square footage or assessment in the first-tier. Mr. Markman: Building square footage is not necessarily a good indicator of use for a second-tier assessment. The less intensely developed properties could get an unfair burden. The parking space approach directly relates to the use and would be a better approach. Mr. Wagenmann: The first-tier method may be property square footage or property assessed value based on the land only. Montgomery County separates the assessed value of the land as part of the overall property assessment. Mr. Danaher: Could the assessed percentages be different for the two tiers? Mr. Pesavento: Therefore, the weighting would be different for the tiers. Mr. Danaher: Yes, as an example could 40% of the calculated overall assessment be based on the first-tier and 60% is on the second tier? Mr. Brooman: This needs to be confirmed, but it should be acceptable. Mr. Markman: Most of the properties in the park are developed. Mr. Leonard: For tier-one, property square footage would be a stable method because county assessment for the land may change, however, the square footage 3 6

7 will not. A potential benefit for use of the parking spaces method for tier-two may be developers revising their requests for over-parking. Mr. Markman: This makes sense. I would request a calculation based on a 50% tier-one property square footage and 50% tier-two parking spaces split. Mr. Danaher: I would also request a 40% tier-one and 60% tier-two split. Mr. Feldman: Does the MA have a spreadsheet with the number of parking spaces for each parcel? Mr. Leonard: No, but we could use Google to do this or use aerials that we have and count parking spaces. Mr. Smyth: The land development plans for parcels within the MA boundary should indicate the number of required versus actual parking spaces provided. Mr. Markman: Parking decks will have to be counted. Mr. Pesavento: How should the MA assess publicly owned properties? Mr. Leonard: Tax exempt properties with institutional uses are usually subject to these types of assessments. b. Update on Dresher Triangle Improvement Concepts Mr. Smyth: This is a carry-over from the last meeting and will be on the next two meetings. We are waiting on the bridges to open up to get the old traffic patterns back in place. We need Rhythm Engineering to reestablish the traffic signal timings to account for the old traffic patterns. c. Transfer Development Rights (TDR) credits. Mr. Leonard: TDR Task Force did report to the Board of Commissioners (BOC) to expand the number of receiving properties and update the map accordingly. This may be considered at a September or October hearing. Mr. Danaher: Is there anything related to this on Tuesday s BOC meeting agenda? Mr. Leonard: There is a request for discussion of a change in regulations to allow for construction in the floodplain by using established engineering methods to raise the building and parking out of the floodplain. Mr. Markman: The properties that are in the floodplain are being actively traded. 4 7

8 Tab 8 ACTION ITEMS - none Tab 9 NEW BUSINESS - none Tab 10 NEXT MEETING: Advertised for August 4, 2017 at 7:30 AM. Tab 11 ADJOURNMENT to Executive Session to Discuss Land Acquisition There being no more business to discuss, Mr. Feldman motioned, with Mr. Diehl seconding, to adjourn the meeting. VOTE ON MOTION 5-0 YES MOTION CARRIED Respectfully submitted, ATTEST: Deb Ritter, Recording Secretary Robert Pesavento, Chairperson 5 8

9 Municipal Authority Agenda Item Report Agenda Item No Submitted by: Deb Ritter Submitting Department: Finance Meeting Date: August 4, 2017 SUBJECT Move to approve payment of invoices: High Swartz in the amount of $ and Boles-Smyth in the amount of $4, Recommendation: ATTACHMENTS MA-Invoices pdf 9

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14 Municipal Authority Agenda Item Report Agenda Item No Submitted by: Deb Ritter Submitting Department: Administration Meeting Date: August 4, 2017 SUBJECT Review project Funding Schedules to Determine Bond Amount Request. Recommendation: ATTACHMENTS 1-FWOP-Auth-PriorityList-Rev pdf 2-FWOP-Auth-PriorityList-Timeline.pdf 14

15 Fort Washington Office Park Project Priority List Upper Dublin Municipal Authority 5/4/2017 CONSTRUCTED AND/OR COMMITTED TOWNSHIP PROJECTS TOWNSHIP FUNDED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY BOUNDARY OPINION OF Grant Funding Additional Developer Township Construction PROBABLE COST Awarded PennDOT Contribution Obligation Start Description (Millions) (Millions) (Millions) (Millions) (Millions) Date Status / Comments PINE RUN & RAPP RUN FLOOD RETARDING STRUCTURES $ CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE VIRGINIA DRIVE PINE RUN BRIDGES RECONSTRUCTION $ /2016 MUNICIPAL RETRO REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM VIRGINIA DRIVE RAPP RUN CULVERT RECONSTRUCTION $ /2017 PA DCED GRANTS VIRGINIA DRIVE ROAD DIET & TRAIL $ /2017 PENNDOT TAP PROGRAM MPMS FORT WASHINGTON CROSS COUNTY TRAIL & ROAD DIET $ /2018 PENNDOT MTF, PA DCED, PA DCNR, MONTCO CROSS COUNTY TRAIL FINAL SEGMENT $ /2018 PENNDOT TAP PROGRAM MPMS $ $ $0.500 $0.300 $ CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY BOUNDARY OPINION OF 2015 Grant 2016 Grant Grant Developer Municipal Committed HIGHLIGHTED FIELDS INDICATE GRANT APPLICATION POTENTIAL PROBABLE COST Awarded Awarded Award Contribution Auth Obligation Project Description (Millions) (Millions) (Millions) (Millions) (Millions) (Millions) (X = Yes) Status / Comments COMPLETE DELAWARE & VIRGINIA DRIVE ROAD DIET & TRAIL MIDDLE SECTION $ X GRANT AWARDED COORDINATION ONGOING PA TURNPIKE ZIP RAMP FROM PA 309 INTERCHANGE $ X GRANT AWARDED COMPLETION OF VIRGINIA DRIVE INTERCHANGE PRELIM ENG. PH I $ COMPLETION OF VIRGINIA DRIVE INTERCHANGE LAND ACQUISITION $ PRIORITY 1 DRESHER TRIANGLE CONCEPT DESIGN $ PROJECTS DRESHER TRIANGLE EARLY ACTION IMPROVEMENTS $ (0 TO 3 YEARS) GATEWAY ENTRANCE ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDING LANDSCAPING & SIGNAGE $ COMPLETE BODENSTEIN CHANNEL REVITALIZATION $ EVALUATE VIRGINIA DRIVE & CAMPHILL ROAD INTERSECTION $ CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL LOCAL TRAIL CONNECTIONS TO CROSS COUNTY TRAIL $ PRIOIRTY 1 PROJECTS OPINIONOF OF PROBABLE COST TOTALS $ $2.038 $0.400 $0.000 $0.462 $7.987 PRIORITY 2 PROJECTS (3 TO 6 YEARS) COMPLETION OF VIRGINIA DRIVE INTERCHANGE PRELIM. ENG. PH II $ DRESHER TRIANGLE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS STAGE II $4.000 TO BE SUBMITTED FOR DVRPC TRANS. IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP) CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL LOCAL TRAIL CONNECTIONS TO CROSS COUNTY TRAIL $ CONSTRUCT A LINEAR PARK ALONG CROSS COUNTY TRAIL $ CONSTRUCT PINETOWN ROAD BOULEVARD WITH LANDSCAPED MEDIAN $ PERFORM WARRANT ANALYSIS FOR PINETOWN & HIGHLAND $ COMPLETE RAPP RUN CREEK REVITALIZATION $ COMPLETE PINE RUN CREEK REVITALIZATION STAGE I $ COMMERCE DRIVE REMAINING ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTION $ VIRGINIA DRIVE REMAINING ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTION $ DELAWARE DRIVE ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTION & BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION* $ NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK & MARYLAND ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTIONS $ PRIOIRTY 2 PROJECTS OPINION OF PROBABLE COST TOTALS $ $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $ OPINION OF PROBABLE COSTS REQUIRE FURTHER ANALYSIS AND ARE ONLY FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES AND NOT FOR ASSESSMENT PURPOSES. GRANT POTENTIAL HAS NOT BEEN ANALYZED. 15 DRESHER TRIANGLE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS STAGE III $4.000 TO BE SUBMITTED FOR DVRPC TRANS. IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP) CONSTRUCT LANDSCAPED MEDIANS ONCOMMERCE COMMERCE, DELAWARE & VIRGINIA $ INSTALL PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING ALONG CROSS COUNTY TRAIL & PINETOWN $ OPINION OF PROBABLE COSTS REQUIRE FURTHER PRIORITY 3 RE GRADE HIGHLAND AVENUE APPROACH TO CAMPHILL ROAD $ ANALYSIS AND ARE ONLY FOR DISCUSSION PROJECTS CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL LOCAL TRAIL CONNECTIONS TO CROSS COUNTY TRAIL $ PURPOSES AND NOT FOR ASSESSMENT (OVER 6 YEARS) COMPLETE PINE RUN CREEK REVITALIZATION STAGE II $ PURPOSES. GRANT POTENTIAL HAS NOT BEEN CAMPHILL ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTION & BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION* $ ANALYZED. INSTALL LANDSCAPING ENHANCEMENTS TO OPEN VISTAS $ PRIOIRTY 3 PROJECTS OPINION OF PROBABLE COST TOTALS $ $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $ * NOTE TOTAL COST SHOWN, HOWEVER, DELAWARE DR & CAMPHILL RD RECONSTRUCTION TO WIDEN AND/OR PROVIDE PEDESTRIAN/TRAIL AMENITIES WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSESSMENT. REPLACEMENT OF THE STRUCTURES IN KIND IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TOWNSHIP OPERATIONS AND SERVICES DESCRIPTION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & FINANCE DIRECTOR MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY SOLICITOR SERVICES MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY ENGINEER SERVICES MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY ACCOUNTANT SERVICES PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSUME MAINTENANCE REPSONSIBILITY OF PINE RUN AND RAPP RUN FLOOD RETARDING STRUCTURES MISCELLANEOUS ADMIN (SUPPLIES, FEES, RECORDING OF MINUTES, ETC.) ANNUAL COST TOTAL NON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ANNUAL COST DESCRIPTION ENHANCED LEVEL OF SERVICES (ROADS, LIGHTING, TRAILS & TRASH, ETC.) OPERATE SHUTTLE SERVICE TO/FROM SEPTA REGIONAL RAIL STATION DEVELOP LOGO AND POTENTIAL RE BRANDING CAMPAIGN 0.01 ASSUMED ESTABLISH FLOWERS, TREES, SHRUBS SPECIES LIST ESTABLISH DESIGN STANDARDS FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY SIGNAGE 0.05 ASSUMED MARKETING INTIATIVES (SPACE AVAILABILITY, ECONOMIC DEV, ETC.) 0.03 INSTALL WAYFARER AND/OR TRANSIT SIGNAGE AT SEPTA/SHUTTLE STOPS PERFORM SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL SERVICES ON SIDEWALKS AND TRAILS COMMENTS THESE ITEMS ARE INTENDED TO BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE AUTHOIRTY AND WOULD BE ASSIGNED COSTS AS SO DIRECTED.

16 Fort Washington Office Park Project Priority List Upper Dublin Municipal Authority TOWNSHIP FUNDED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY BOUNDARY Other OPINION OF Township In Construction In Design Est. Design Est. Construction Funding Description PROBABLE COST Awarded Obligation (Millions) (Millions) (Millions) 1/17 3/17 6/17 9/17 12/17 3/18 6/18 9/18 12/18 3/19 6/19 9/19 12/19 3/20 6/20 9/20 12/20 PINE RUN & RAPP RUN FLOOD RETARDING STRUCTURES $ CONSTRUCTED CONSTRUCTED AND/OR COMMITTED TOWNSHIP PROJECTS VIRGINIA DRIVE PINE RUN BRIDGES RECONSTRUCTION VIRGINIA DRIVE RAPP RUN CULVERT RECONSTRUCTION $ $ VIRGINIA DRIVE ROAD DIET & TRAIL $ FORT WASHINGTON CROSS COUNTY TRAIL & ROAD DIET $ CROSS COUNTY TRAIL FINAL SEGMENT $ $ $ $ OPINION OF Other Funding Authority PROBABLE COST Awarded Obligation CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY BOUNDARY In Construction In Design Est. Design Est. Construction Description (Millions) (Millions) (Millions) 1/17 3/17 6/17 9/17 12/17 3/18 6/18 9/18 12/18 3/19 6/19 9/19 12/19 3/20 6/20 9/20 12/20 COMPLETE DELAWARE & VIRGINIA DRIVE ROAD DIET & TRAIL MIDDLE SECTION WITH CONSIDERATION OF A PA TURNPIKE ZIP RAMP FROM PA 309 INTERCHANGE COMPLETION OF VIRGINIA DRIVE INTERCHANGE PRELIM ENG. PH I COMPLETION OF VIRGINIA DRIVE INTERCHANGE LAND ACQUISITION $ $ $ $ PRIORITY 1 PROJECTS (0 TO 3 YEARS) DRESHER TRIANGLE CONCEPT DESIGN $ DRESHER TRIANGLE EARLY ACTION IMPROVEMENTS $ GATEWAY ENTRANCE ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDING LANDSCAPING & SIGNAGE COMPLETE BODENSTEIN CHANNEL REVITALIZATION EVALUATE VIRGINIA DRIVE & CAMPHILL ROAD INTERSECTION CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL LOCAL TRAIL CONNECTIONS TO CROSS COUNTY TRAIL $ $ $ $ $ $2.900 $7.987 OPERATIONS AND SERVICES $0.173 Annual $0.173 Annual $0.173 Annual $0.173 Annual 16

17 Municipal Authority Agenda Item Report Agenda Item No Submitted by: Deb Ritter Submitting Department: Engineer Meeting Date: August 4, 2017 SUBJECT Update on Dresher Triangle Improvement Concepts. Recommendation: ATTACHMENTS 7b-DresherTriangle-EarlyActionItems-June2017.pdf 17

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21 Municipal Authority Agenda Item Report Agenda Item No Submitted by: Deb Ritter Submitting Department: Administration Meeting Date: August 4, 2017 SUBJECT TDR credits. Recommendation: ATTACHMENTS 7c-TDR-Memo pdf 21

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