2021 City of Shakopee Budget

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Budget Impact:

When it rains, water flows downhill and sometimes it floods. Or your pond is green and not as clear and pristine as a lake. Surface water can be challenging to manage, especially with the many unfunded mandates of the Clean Water and Wetland Conservation Acts and the many overlapping jurisdictional authorities from three different watershed districts within the city, Minnesota Board of Water and Soils Resources, Army Corps of Engineers, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Scott County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The city obtains a permit through the MPCA’s National Pollution Discharge and Elimination System to discharge water from the city into downstream water bodies (e.g., the Minnesota River). The permit requires the city to establish a comprehensive storm water management program that includes education and outreach, public participation and involvement, illicit discharge detection and elimination, construction site runoff control, post-construction management, and pollution prevention/good housekeeping. This permit was updated by the MPCA and will be issued in November of 2020. The city will have 150 days to make updates to official controls to meet any new requirements as a result of the new permit. In 2018, the City Council and EDA approved an interfund loan to provide financing for the TIF District #20, which is the redevelopment of the old city hall site. Rather than the developer seeking private financing for $2.3 million in eligible public improvement costs, the City/EDA agree to finance this amount internally at a 4% interest rate. The $2.432 million interfund loan was fully issued in 2020, and will be repaid over the life of the TIF district from TIF revenues.

Organization Chart:

Public Works Superintendent

Maintenance Operator

Utility Foreman

Public Works Director/Engineer

City Administrator

Water Resources/ Environmental Engineer

Mayor & Council

Capital Improvement Program: The City prepares a five year capital improvement program (CIP). A separate CIP document was approved by Council on September 15, 2020. The CIP book provides a summary of each project location, description and source and use of funds. The CIP book also provides a cashflow for the fund.