Charter County Surtax Information

• 139 people signed in at the April 10, 2013 Transportation Summit • 36 speakers at the Summit

o 14 speakers with reservationso 22 other speakers

• 464 survey responseso 5 via hand-written comment cards filled out at the Summit o 447 via the online survey form filled out after the Summit o 12 via hand-written survey forms filled out after the Summit

What are the characteristics of a transportation system

for a community in which you would like to live and work?

What are the most important steps that you believe need to happen now to begin building that transportation

system in Alachua County?

Charter County Transportation Charter County Transportation SurtaxSurtax

4. Used by the county for the planning, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of roads and bridges in the county; for the planning, development, expansion, operation, and maintenance of bus and fixed guideway systems; for the planning, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of on-demand transportation services; and for the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued for the construction of fixed guideway rapid transit systems, bus systems, roads, or bridges; and such proceeds may be pledged by the governing body of the county for bonds issued to refinance existing bonds or new bonds issued for the construction of such fixed guideway rapid transit systems, bus systems, roads, or bridges. Pursuant to an interlocal agreement entered into pursuant to chapter 163, the governing body of the county may distribute proceeds from the tax to a municipality, or an expressway or transportation authority created by law to be expended for the purpose authorized by this paragraph. Any county that has entered into interlocal agreements for distribution of proceeds to one or more municipalities in the county shall revise such interlocal agreements no less than every 5 years in order to include any municipalities that have been created since the prior interlocal agreements were executed.

Governmental Unit Population** %Percent Split Based of

F.S. 218.62 Estimated $

Unincorporated 99,113 40.07% 57.18% $17,153,915

Alachua 9,059 3.66% 2.62% $785,119

Archer 1,118 0.75% 0.32% $96,894

Gainesville 124,354 83.90% 35.92% $10,777,423

Hawthorne 1,417 0.96% 0.41% $122,808

High Springs 5,350 3.61% 1.55% $463,670

La Crosse 360 0.24% 0.10% $31,200

Micanopy 600 0.40% 0.17% $52,000

Newberry 4,950 3.34% 1.43% $429,003

Waldo 1,015 0.68% 0.29% $87,967

Total 247,336 100.00% 100.00% $30,000,000

BASED ON FLORIDA STATUTE 218.62

** 2010 US Census

Governmental UnitRoad

Mileage*%

Population**

%Split of Mileage and Population Except

UnincorporatedEstimated $

Unincorporated 907.4 59.04% 99,113 40.07% 49.55% $14,866,394

Alachua 55.8 3.63% 9,059 3.66% 3.65% $1,093,962

Archer 9.7 0.63% 1,118 0.45% 0.54% $162,467

Gainesville 390.2 25.39% 124,354 50.28% 37.83% $11,349,671

Hawthorne 15.9 1.03% 1,417 0.57% 0.80% $241,108

High Springs 60.7 3.95% 5,350 2.16% 3.06% $916,845

La Crosse 1.5 0.10% 360 0.15% 0.12% $36,472

Micanopy 14.9 0.97% 600 0.24% 0.61% $181,801

Newberry 71.4 4.65% 4,950 2.00% 3.32% $997,011

Waldo 9.5 0.62% 1,015 0.41% 0.51% $154,269

Total 1537.0 100.00% 247,336 100.00% 100.00% $30,000,000

BASED ON A COMBINATION OF ROAD MILEAGE AND POPULATION

* Florida Highway Mileage Reports – City & County, September 2010** 2010 US Census

Governmental Unit Negotiated Split % Estimated $

Unincorporated 43.24% $12,970,216

Alachua 3.74% $1,123,088

Archer 0.57% $172,120

Gainesville 43.24% $12,970,216

Hawthorne 0.87% $261,105

High Springs 3.31% $993,785

La Crosse 0.12% $36,084

Micanopy 0.69% $207,853

Newberry 3.67% $1,101,007

Waldo 0.55% $164,526

Total 100.00% $30,000,000

BASED ON THE PREVIOUS CITY/COUNTY NEGOTIATED DISTRIBUTION

DRAFT COUNTY DRAFT COUNTY PROJECT LISTPROJECT LIST

Initiative FormulationInitiative Formulation

• Develop Parameters of Initiative

• Determine Public vs Private Involvement

• Develop Final Project Lists and Interlocal Agreements

• Continue Public Engagement and Information Delivery

Task Time frame

Collect/Compile Draft Community-wide Project List and Recommended Initiative Features Based on Public Input

August – November 2013

Draft Community-wide Project List to BoCC November 2013

Elected Bodies Approve/Endorse Final List February 2014

Interlocal Agreements Signed April 2014

Draft Ordinance/Auth to Advertise to BoCC May 2014

County Commission Adopts Ordinance/Ballot Language

June 2014

Supervisor of Elections approves Form August 2014

General Election November 2014

Task Time frame

Petition with proposed ordinance to Supervisor of Elections for approval of format (no signatures)

August 2013

Political Committee Collects Signatures 180 Days

Completed Petition with Signatures to Supervisor of Elections for Signature Verification

February 2014

Draft Ordinance/Auth to Advertise to BoCC May 2014

County Commission Adopts Ordinance to Place on Ballot

June 2014

Supervisor of Elections deadline for November ballot

August 2014

General Election November 2014

Staff RecommendationStaff Recommendation

• Direct County staff to continue to work with municipal staffs towards a community project list for a 1 cent, Charter County Transportation Surtax Initiative.