HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 10536 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10536
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council January 12, 2021
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SUBJECT: TRANSPORTATION FUTURE IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENTS AND
r rA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COMPLETION
This Informal Report is to provide an update on Transportation and Public Works' (TPW) efforts to verify
construction of and apply Future Improvement Agreements (FIA) funds to those projects so as to recover general
funds for future transportation infrastructure needs.
Background
During the development permitting process, the City assesses the impact of development on City infrastructure to
determine the developer's requirements, if any,to construct infrastructure improvements. If it is not feasible or
prudent to construct the required infrastructure at the time of the development,the City allows the developer to
pay the estimated construction cost of the improvements to the City using a Future Improvement Agreement.The
City then uses those funds when the transportation improvements are constructed.
When incorporated into a larger city improvement project,the developer's FIA contributions are usually just a small
portion of the total cost of that project.TPW appropriately prioritizes the expenditure of the City's funds based
upon need, not based upon the timing of these relatively small developer contributions. As a result, many FIA funds
collected for various future needs across the City's transportation network have accumulated over time.The list of
FIAs compiled by TPW includes 183 FIAs, most of which are more than 10 years old -the oldest is from 1998.The
average value of the 183 FIAs is$69,221,for an approximate total value of$12.8M.
In an effort to ensure the City utilizes these FIA funds for transportation infrastructure,TPW reviewed the FIAs in
coordination with the Legal Department with the following questions in mind:
• Have the improvements been completed?
• Were the developer contributions applied to project funding?
• Do we have an active or planned project for the improvements in the FIA?
• Is the previous funding amount sufficient to complete the work?
• Is the project still feasible (for example is the needed ROW preserved)?
TPW's review was completed based on the documentation currently available. In many cases the research was
limited due to the age of the FIA and thus, logical assumptions had to be made to reach a conclusion. Due to the
amount of effort needed to research each FIA, smaller FIAs—those with a value below$100k(the average value of
which were$39k)were summarily reviewed based on the street condition to determine if improvements have been
made.
Results
The review found that the 183 FIAs fell into four main categories: completed projects for which improvements have
been performed, incomplete projects that are currently active or planned, incomplete projects with insufficient
additional funding, and funds without associated scope (residuals or interest).These categories allowed staff to
analyze the FIAs and the associated values.The analysis of the number of projects in each category and value of
those categories are shown below.
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10536
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council January 12, 2021
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SUBJECT: TRANSPORTATION FUTURE IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENTS AND
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FIA Category Project Count Value of Projects
Complete Project (Under$100K) 149 $5,675,505
Complete Project (Over$100K) 18 $3,871,897
Incomplete, Insufficient Funding 14 $2,751,572
Incomplete, Planned Project 1 $281,885
Funds Only(Interest Earnings) 1 $245,275
Total 183 $12,826,134
These results show that over time, TPW completed improvements specified by the respective FIAs, but did not, at
that time, utilize the FIA funds for construction. The cumulative funding amounts for the projects deemed
completed is $9,547,402, plus interest earnings in the amount of$245,275, for a total value of$9,792,677.
Incomplete projects with insufficient funding will remain in the fund until the scope of work has been
accomplished. Given these results and for fiscal stewardship, TPW and Legal staff recommend that these FIA
projects be recognized as completed and the associated developer funds be applied toward them retroactively,
thus freeing up the equivalent amount to be reallocated for future TPW infrastructure projects. Staff recommends
using the funds to facilitate delivery of the 2022 bond program, such as design and right of way acquisition for high-
priority arterial projects. A Mayor and Council Communication proposing to reassign project funds will be
forthcoming.
If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Prieur, Transportation and Public Works Assistant Director, at 817-
392-6035.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS