Participant s briefing on Creating a Neighborhood SSD to Partner with the City for Dredging g Chesopeian Colony December 6, 2011 DCM Dave Hansen Phill Roehrs 1
Prior Efforts / Reviews 1997 Citywide Analysis Too big, too long, unaffordable 2004 2005 2005 Series of 4 Council Briefings Four potential courses of action identified No formal council action 2
Hybrid Alternative: Individual neighborhood SSD s, specific scopes and timelines (3 cycles, 16 years) Includes City funded Spur Channels (early appropriations allow for 1 st dredging in year 2) Partnership Cost sharing (3 sources) City management of effort formulation, funding, design, permitting, construction, maintenance Creates a viable solution to reclaim navigation & improve water quality Establishes a reasonable timeline with visible results 3
Lynnhaven Bay Western Branch Eastern Branch CHESOPEIAN COLONY 4
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Legal Considerations VA Code 15.2 2403 Authorizes SSDs for navigation Minimum i of 51% property owner approval Formal adoption by City Council Council perference: 80% property owner approval Funds collected must be accounted for and spent only for this project 7
Current Proposal for Chesopiean Colony: Fina ancing Stra ategy Neighborhood channel funded by SSD City cost share s s by funding spur channel Individual funding of turn basins City management of project Economies of scale Defined schedule Sunset duration 3 Fund ing Sourc ces 8
Neighborhoods oods In Play 1. Old Donation Waterway SSD adopted 9/13/11 2. Bayville Creek SSD petitions sent 11/23/11 3. Robin Hood Forest SSD petitions sent 11/10/11 4. Thoroughgood 5. Chesopeian Colony 6. Harbour Point 7. Baycliff 8. Hurds Cove 9. Middle Plantation 10. Buchanan Creek 11. Shadowlawn 9
Neighborhoods oods In Play BAYVILLE + THOROUGHGOOD BAYCLIFF OLD DONATION CREEK MIDDLE PLANTATION ROBINHOOD FOREST CHESOPEIAN COLONLY BUCHANAN CREEK HURDS COVE SHADOWLAWN HARBOUR POINT 10
Real Estate tt Voluntary Dedication of Construction Easements and Rights Of Way Obtain consent from owner of bottomland: McLeskey 11
Mechanical Dredging Project Format Potential for neighborhood ihb h dredged d d material il transfer City Dredged Material Transfer Site Network Deposition at City Disposal Area :Whitehurst Borrow Pit 12
POTENTIAL MECHANICAL DREDGING TRANSFER SITES Maple Street Crab Creek Long Creek & Broad Bay Upper Western Branch Linkhorn Bay Lower Western Branch Eastern Branch Laskin Road TBD Former Recording Studio V.B. Blvd. TBD 13
Dredging Cycles Initial dredging: 2 years after SSD adoption Projected cycle: 7 years 2 nd cycle anticipated at 70% of initial volume 3 rd cycle anticipated at 50% of initial volume 1 st Dredging 2ndDredging 3rdDredging Year 2 9 16 14
1 st Dredging Cost Estimate City Portion: $25,812 SSD Portion: $1,062,000 Individual Channels: could average up to $5,000 each 1 st Dredging engineering and construction contract could reach $1,500,000 Includes design, administrative costs, survey and construction 15
Life Cycle Estimated Costs City Portion Cycle Volume Cost 1 717 CY $25,812 2 502 CY $24,212 $4, 3 359CY $24,336 1,578 CY $74,360 (includes 5% cost escalation) ($30, $40.20, $56.57) 16
Life Cycle Estimated Costs SSD Portion Cycle Volume Cost 1 13,576 CY $1,062,000* 2 9,503 CY $996,156 3 6,788 CY $1,001,289 29,867 CY $3,059,445 (includes 5% cost escalation) * Does not include initial navigation aids costs 17
Appropriations Schedule Cycle Year Design Construction 1 1 $220,000 2 $880,000 2 8 $210,000 9 $840,000 3 15 $200,000 16 $820,000 Total $630,000 $2,540,000 Neighborhood & City channels only = $3,170,000* * Does not include initial navigation aids costs 18
SSD Data Total SSD assessed value: $79,841,800 147 properties in the neighborhood district Each penny surcharge raises $7984/year SSD rate covers costs for 16 year life: 23.95 /$100 of the FY12 assessed value Average $543,141 property contributes $1,304/year Review rate at end of every 4 th year 19
Environmental permits Encroachment approval Real estate dedication Risks: Real estate valuation changes Cost escalation assumption (5% annually) 20
Next Steps for Chesopeian Colony Assess communities willingness to continue Brief City Council on project Determine if 80% willing, formal petition Public hearing City Ordinance establishing SSD Begin design and permitting 21