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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
July 16, 2019
4:00 PM, City Council Chambers
130 S Galena Street, Aspen
I.COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE 4:00-4:10
II.WORK SESSION
II.A.General Fund Overview and 2020 Budget Assumptions and Benefits Update
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General Fund / AMP –
High Level Overview
July 16, 2019
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General Fund (2019 Budget)
Department
Related
Collections
$12,022,830
GF Overhead
Allocations
$5,359,400
City Share of
County Sales Tax
$9,839,000
Property &
Ownership
Tax
$4,384,000
Occupation
Taxes
$1,486,000
Transfers
$2,149,530
Other
Revenues
$829,420
2019 Revenue Mix of Taxes and Fees
•Share of County Sales Tax
•Property Tax (55% Split)
•Overhead Allocations
•Department Collections
•City Tobacco Tax (2018 1st Yr )
$279,150
$106,650
$185,630
$448,260
$477,000
$1,089,000
$2,427,140
$7,010,000
$0 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 $6,000,000 $8,000,000
All Other Depts
Env. Health
Police
Red Brick Arts
Streets
Engineering
Recreation
Com. Dev.
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General Fund (2019 Budget)
Administrative
Plus Grants
$9,924,510
ComDev and
Engineering
$6,058,720
Red Brick Arts
$529,320
1%Recreation
$4,689,500
Police
$5,379,310
Parks
(Downtown)
$216,200
1%
Streets
$1,997,990
Environmental
Health
$694,060
Events
$887,830
IT Overhead
$1,160,700
3%Transfers
$5,427,350
15%
2019 Uses •Administrative Offices
•City Council, Clerk, City Manager Office,
Human Resources, Attorney Office,
Finance, Asset Management
•Development
•Building and Planning Offices
•Public Works
•Streets and Engineering
•Public Health and Safety
•Police and Environmental Health
•Recreation & Arts
•Aspen Recreation Center, Aspen Ice Garden,
Parks Downtown Malls, Events, Red Brick Arts4
Asset Management Plan (2019 Budget)
Property Tax
(45%)
$3,383,000
Interest & Other
Revenue
$361,680
Transfers
$2,858,400
Debt Proceeds
$26,000,000
2019 Revenues •45% of General Property Tax
•One-Time Sources
•Debt Financing (City Offices)
•Cash Transfers (City Offices +)
•Transp: $2.0M
•Parking: $3.7M
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Asset Management Plan (2019 Budget)
Asset
Management
$10,358,300
Engineering
$1,288,000
Streets
$1,654,450
Recreation
$1,011,000
Other GF
Departments
$455,900
Operational Costs
& Debt Service
$113,700
2019 Uses •Asset Management:
❑New City Offices: $6.5M
❑Pedestrian Mall: $3.7M
•Streets:
❑Three Year Paving Cycle: $875K
❑Annual Fleet Replacement (7Yrs/80K): $725K
•Engineering:
❑Annual Concrete Replacement: $453K
❑Garmish Bus/Ped Improvents: $165K
❑Streets to Trails: $130K
❑Hwy 82 Roundabout Evaluation: $128K
•Recreation:
❑ARC Downstairs Remodel: $450K
❑Zamboni Replacement: $130K
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Budget Process
•Discussion with Council on Base Budget
•Base (Existing Service Levels)
•Supplementals (Additional Resources)
•Budget Meetings on Proposed Budget
•In Depth Discussion on Each Fund
•Budget Adoption
•Mill Levy (Dec 15) and Fee Ordinance
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Revenue Update
July 16, 2019
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Revenue Update
Total revenue (all funds) is below prior year through June
•2018 included $5.1MM housing unit sales & $1.1MM in transportation grants
•Other increases and decreases largely offsetting (permits / County sales tax)
Jun-17, $51,998,002
Jun-18, $58,324,877
Jun-19, $50,359,023
$0
$20,000,000
$40,000,000
$60,000,000
$80,000,000
$100,000,000
$120,000,000
$140,000,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov DecRevenue CollectedCumulative Revenue by Month
2017 2018 YTD 2019
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Revenue Update
Tax-specific revenues (all funds) are up year-over-year
•YTD Jun-19 tax collections are up 4.9% over the same period ‘18
and 10.6% over ‘17
Jun-17, $22,350,366
Jun-18, $23,571,517
Jun-19, $24,718,663
$0
$5,000,000
$10,000,000
$15,000,000
$20,000,000
$25,000,000
$30,000,000
$35,000,000
$40,000,000
$45,000,000
$50,000,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov DecRevenue CollectedTax Revenue* by Month
2017 2018 YTD 2019
*Tax revenue includes sales, lodging, use and RETT taxes 10
Revenue Update
Composition of revenue sources impacts fund cash flows
$0 $10,000,000 $20,000,000 $30,000,000 $40,000,000
Housing Fund
Parks Fund
General Fund/AMP
Fund Revenue by Source
Tax Revenue Permits, Fees, Intergov Revenue*Other Revenue
*Permit, fee and intergovernmental revenue includes state, local
tax revenue, investment income and refund of expenditure
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Revenue Update
$0
$5,000,000
$10,000,000
$15,000,000
$20,000,000
$25,000,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
General Fund/AMP Revenue (YTD)
2017 2018 YTD 2019
$0
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,000,000
$4,000,000
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Parks Fund Revenue (YTD)
2017 2018 2019
$0
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Housing Fund Revenue (YTD)
2017 2018 2019
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Revenue Update
City Sales Tax
•2018 finished stronger than previously forecast
•2019 taxable sales are up 6.9% through first five months
o Softened Oct and Nov relative to 2018 actuals
•2020 assumes minimal visitation growth
o Largely just inflationary price pressure driving additional revenue
2018 Actual
Taxable Sales Change 2019 Budget 2019 Projection
2018 to 2019
Change 2020 Projection
2019 to 2020
Change
Accommodations 221,056,054 2%225,560,000 232,109,134 5.0%239,070,000 3.0%
Restaurants 131,841,092 2%134,280,000 137,110,006 4.0%141,220,000 3.0%
Sporting Goods*50,482,238 5%50,390,000 51,998,264 3.0%53,560,000 3.0%
Clothing*60,354,675 5%59,410,000 62,183,416 3.0%64,050,000 3.0%
Food & Drug 57,182,857 2%57,800,000 58,599,160 2.5%59,770,000 2.0%
Liquor 10,745,724 2%11,045,000 10,960,588 2.0%11,220,000 2.4%
Marijuana 11,757,528 4%12,606,000 12,108,714 3.0%12,470,000 3.0%
General & Miscellaneous 64,668,136 28%59,700,000 67,902,000 5.0%69,939,000 3.0%
Luxury Goods*30,027,455 2%30,450,000 33,031,687 10.0%31,390,000 -5.0%
Utilities 46,076,938 6%47,378,000 45,155,125 -2.0%46,310,000 2.6%
Construction 58,252,544 1%69,454,000 58,835,769 1.0%58,830,000 0.0%
Automobile 20,038,125 -4%22,520,000 21,043,497 5.0%21,470,000 2.0%
Total Taxable Sales 762,483,367 4%780,593,000 791,037,361 3.7%809,299,000 2.3%
Net Tax 15,849,493 3%16,330,000 16,443,000 3.7%16,822,600 2.3%
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Revenue Update
Lodging Tax
•2018 finished down 0.5% relative to 2017
•2019 taxable sales are up 8.7% through first five months
o Advanced bookings showing hesitation but last year’s Dec was muted
•2020 again assumes minimal visitation growth
o ADR is forecast to be the underlying driver for revenue growth
$922,069
$2,766,215
$968,300
$2,904,800
$997,300
$2,991,800
$0
$500,000
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,000,000
$2,500,000
$3,000,000
$3,500,000
Transportation Marketing
2018 2019 2020
2018 2019 2020
(0.5%)5.0%3.0%
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Revenue Update
RETTs
•Volatile source of income
•2019 down roughly 2% year-to-date
o Transaction volume is up, but transfers are not as big of dollars
•2019 and 2020 projections to come in October
Transactions Wheeler RETT Housing RETT
Jan 28 $407,558 $784,556
Feb 23 $500,816 $895,243
Mar 23 $346,604 $672,397
Apr 23 $223,663 $425,425
May 28 $389,336 $741,897
Jun 21 $372,788 $721,175
2018 Thru June 146 $2,240,764 $4,240,693
Jan 33 $569,253 $1,105,098
Feb 14 $109,065 $204,130
Mar 41 $462,116 $892,017
Apr 34 $296,169 $551,428
May 31 $448,417 $793,639
Jun 28 $312,614 $600,971
2019 Thru June 181 $2,197,635 $4,147,285
Change 24%(2%)(2%)15
Revenue Update
City Share of 2.0% County Sales Tax
•2019 projection assumes roughly 8% increase
o Wayfair case has had an impact –up 13% year-to-date
•2020 assume same 2.3% increase as City sales tax forecast
City Use Tax
•Seeing less activity on the new permit side -but bigger projects
•This is future revenue -realized when project are completed
o May realize less due to Wayfair case impact
•Transportation Fund will still experience positive revenue for awhile
Permits Deposits
2018 Thru June 65 $595,645
2019 Thru June 60 $965,534
Change (8%)62%16
2020 Budget Assumptions
July 16, 2019
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2020 Budget Assumptions
Base Operations
•2% increase based on CPI
•Current LRP assumptions
•Healthcare premium increases at 8%
•Wage growth set at 3.5%
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2020 Budget Assumptions
Total Compensation
•Near-term (2020)
•Increase Annual Cafeteria Benefit from $800 to $1,000
•Increase Annual Wellness Benefit from $300 to $500
•Merit-based increase remains unchanged -up to 4%
•Healthcare premium increase of 3%
•Compensation plan structure increase of an avg. of 2%
June 2018, 12.6%May 2019, 14.4%
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
18.0%
Staff Turnover Rate (Rolling Average)
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