Item Coversheet

CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 9/15/2015
District H
Item Creation Date: 8/18/2015

MYR - Ordinance approving the FY16 Budget for Old Sixth Ward and the FY16 2016-2020 Capital Improvement Plan for Reinvestment Zone Number Thirteen

Agenda Item#: 15.


 
                               
Summary:

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the OLD SIXTH WARD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THIRTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (OLD SIXTH WARD ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvement Projects Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ

Background:

 

SUBJECT:   Ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for Old Sixth Ward Redevelopment Authority and Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Budget for Reinvestment Zone Number Thirteen (Old Sixth Ward).

 

RECOMMENDATION:  (Summary)

Ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for Old Sixth Ward Redevelopment Authority and Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Budget for Reinvestment Zone Number Thirteen (Old Sixth Ward). 

 

 

SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:

The Administration has undertaken a comprehensive review of the proposed FY16 TIRZ budgets and recommends approval of the FY16 Operating Budget for Reinvestment Zone Number 13 (Old Sixth Ward Zone).

 

Total Operating Budget for FY16 is $2,581,940, which includes $885,346 for required fund transfers, and $1,696,594 for project costs.

 

The FY16-FY20 CIP Budget totals $2,950,000, and includes provisions for sanitary sewer rehabilitation, street and drainage improvements, park improvements, streetscape improvements, bus stop enhancements, a HAWK signal installation, and sidewalk rehabilitation

 

The FY16 Operating Budget includes $47,000 for administration and overhead. The Authority must advise the Chief Development Officer of any budget amendments. Adjustments to the Project Costs in the Operating Budget that exceed $400,000 require City Council approval.

 

The budget includes a municipal services cost payment in FY16 of 40,000 to pay for the incremental cost of providing services to the area.

 

The Department of Public Works and Engineering has received the budget information and has provided input and recommendations accordingly. The five year CIP is consistent with last year’s CIP with the following exceptions representing new projects: (1.) HAWK pedestrian crosswalk, Metro bus stop enhancements, Washington Ave curb and sidewalk rehab and a traffic sign rehabilitation.

 

Attachments: FY16 Operating Budgets

 

CC:

Marta Crinejo, Agenda Director

Anna Russell, City Secretary

Donna Edmundson, City Attorney

Gary Dzierlenga, Sr. Assistant City Attorney

Prior Council Action:
Ord. No. 2014-0846
Amount of Funding:

No funding required

Contact Information:
Gwendolyn F. Tillotson           Phone: (832) 393-0937
ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionType
RCA TIRZ 13 Old Sixth Ward FY16 RCASigned Cover sheet
RCA TIRZ 13 Old Sixth Ward FY16 BudgetBackup Material
2014-846 TIRZ 13 Old Sixth Ward FY15 BudgetBackup Material