Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Document - City of Urbandale
Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Document - City of Urbandale
Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Document - City of Urbandale
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Debt Performance Goals<br />
1. The <strong>City</strong> will limit long term debt to only those capital improvements that<br />
cannot be financed from current revenues.<br />
-- Due to the limited growth <strong>of</strong> the Road Use Tax, some street repair and<br />
maintenance expenditures are being transferred from the operating<br />
budget to the <strong>Capital</strong> <strong>Improvements</strong> <strong>Program</strong> in 2010-2015. A portion <strong>of</strong><br />
the Annual Concrete Street Rehabilitation <strong>Program</strong> will be debt financed<br />
during these years. However, all <strong>of</strong> the planned improvements will have a<br />
life <strong>of</strong> at least twelve (12) years in order to justify the use <strong>of</strong> debt<br />
financing.<br />
2. The maturity date for any debt will not exceed the reasonably expected<br />
useful life <strong>of</strong> the expenditure so financed.<br />
3. As a means <strong>of</strong> minimizing the impact <strong>of</strong> debt obligations on the <strong>City</strong>’s<br />
taxpayer, the following debt performance standards will be followed:<br />
a.) Thirty percent <strong>of</strong> the <strong>City</strong>’s available legal general obligation debt limit<br />
shall be reserved for emergency purposes.<br />
b.) The total direct general obligation debt shall not exceed 4% <strong>of</strong> the total<br />
actual assessed value <strong>of</strong> property.<br />
c.) Long term gross outstanding debt shall not exceed $1,300 per capita.<br />
d.) Long term gross outstanding debt shall not exceed 2% <strong>of</strong> taxable<br />
property valuation (including TIF and utility valuation).<br />
e.) Annual debt service on long term debt shall not exceed 25% <strong>of</strong> budgeted<br />
operating expenditures (not including capital expenditures).<br />
f.) Annual debt service should not exceed 40% <strong>of</strong> property tax revenues.<br />
These limitations shall not apply to any debt incurred for emergency<br />
purposes.<br />
-- The <strong>City</strong>’s performance for each <strong>of</strong> these debt standards is summarized<br />
below under the Debt Analysis section.<br />
4. The <strong>City</strong> will use special assessments, revenue bonds and/or any other selfliquidating<br />
debt measures instead <strong>of</strong> general obligation bonds where and<br />
when possible.<br />
-- Special assessments are utilized when a public improvement project<br />
directly benefits private property owners. This financing mechanism is<br />
used primarily for street paving and sidewalk projects. The recommended<br />
2010-2015 <strong>Capital</strong> <strong>Improvements</strong> <strong>Program</strong> includes $9,998,300 from<br />
special assessments for the financing <strong>of</strong> infrastructure improvements.<br />
-- The <strong>CIP</strong> also includes $2,371,100 in water system improvements. These<br />
improvements will be financed through water user fees.<br />
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