City Council Work Session and Regular Meeting
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Consideration of actions arising from the work session pertaining to various city trail projects
3:21:45Melissa Shinaberryclerkby voiceOur next public hearing is on an ordinance submitting a chapter 102, Article 5, Section 102-203, M-Parens B, of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, to set the rate for stormwater utility service furnished by the city at $34.30 per BU, M-Parens billing unit, a 6.0% increase. I'll recognize JC Martinez, Chief Financial Officer, to provide the staff presentation.
JC MartinezstaffThank you, Mayor, Council. The city's stormwater utility fund initial rate was $28.80 per billable unit, also known as BU, and was set at a time when the stormwater utility was created on December 14, 2021. This action is to set the rate at $34.30 per BU, or a 6% rate increase, for calendar year beginning January 1, 2025. user fees are expected to generate stormwater utility revenue of approximately 3.2 million dollars or an increase of about a hundred and eighty three thousand dollars of note we do issue stormwater credit credits and on average that's about a hundred and thirty thousand dollars per year happy to answer any questions are
Introduction of appropriation resolutions for the General, Capital, Wastewater, Transit, Stormwater, Cable, Old Town, Transportation Tax, Debt Service, and ARPA Funds for the FY26 budget year
4:30:09JC MartinezstaffThank you. Mayor, council, as a city clerk just mentioned, this is just an introduction of an appropriations resolution which is needed for the general capital wastewater transit stormwater utility cable Old Town transportation tax debt service and the American Rescue Plan Act funds in order to implement the FY 2026 budget. The amounts contained on the staff report are pending approval of the final FY 2026 budget adoption as we're working through this process we will have a budget adjustment worksheet which will show all the debits and the credits and the changes to the final appropriation which will be voted on on budget adoption night May 6 happy to answer any questions
Stacey Hardy-Chandlermove Introduct a move introduction of the appropriation resolutions for the general capital wastewater transit stormwater utility cable old town transportation tax debit debt service and arpa funds for the fiscal year beginning july 1 2025. i further move to waive the first reading and set the public hearing for may 6 2025.