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City of SpringfieldLieutenantGovernorKarynPolito

MayorDomenicJ.Sarno

CityofSpringfield

April30,2015

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Agenda

Welcome/Introduction Finance

UnionStation

WorkforceDevelopment

SchoolTransportation

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CityProfile

153,703population

4th LargestCity

in

New

England

33squaremiles

17neighborhoods

56schools 29,000students(2nd largestdistrictinNewEngland)

Over90%

students

eligible

forfree/reducedlunch

Overhalfbilliondollar

budget($581.9

million)

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Finance

LevyCalculation FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15

PriorYearLevyLimit 174,870,473 171,233,218 169,400,199 167,780,962 172,987,842

2.5%

Increase 4,371,762

4,318,594

4,452,106

4,194,524

4,324,696

Subtotal 179,242,235 175,551,812 173,852,305 171,975,486 177,312,538

NewGrowth 3,482,214 4,526,534 5,868,281 5,796,076 3,893,490

PotentialLevyLimit 182,724,449 180,078,346 179,720,586 177,771,562 181,206,028

LevyCeiling(ActualLevyLimit) 171,233,218 169,400,199 167,408,833 172,959,829 176,123,213

LOSTREVENUE

TO

SUPPORT

OPERATIONS 11,491,231

10,678,147

12,311,753

4,811,733

5,082,815

44,375,679TotallosttodateFY11FY15:

LostNewGrowth

FY11 3,482,214

FY12 4,526,534

FY13 5,868,281

FY14 5,796,076

FY15 3,893,490

Total 23,566,595

Since2008,thecityhaslostover$1billionin

newvalue

Asadirect

result,

the

City

has

reduced

workforce

byover270fulltimeemployeesthroughlayoffs

andunfilledvacancies

Request: HomerulelegislationtoallowCityto

capturenew

growth

above

calculated

levy

ceiling

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Finance

AverageSingleFamilyValue

2007 $151,500

2008 $139,300

2009 $137,700

2010 $135,300

2011 $133,800

2012 $127,200

2013 $131,8002014 $131,500

Lossof13%ofvaluesince2007

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UnionStation

$88.5millionprojecttoconsolidateareastransportationnetworkwithintegratedrailandbus

servicesaswellastransitorienteddevelopment

Constructionunderway,

set

to

be

complete

in

2016

in

line

with

expanded

passenger

rail

service

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UnionStation

RenovatedUnionStationterminaltosupportticketing,waiting,andsupportareasforbusandrailservice

Constructionofa26bayintegratedintercity/regionalbusterminalanda377spaceparkinggarage

Activationof

64,000

square

feet

of

leasable

commercial

space

on

upper

floors

of

the

terminal

building

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UnionStation

Request:SecureStatecommitmentof$12millionforfinalcomponentsofwork,includingtunnel

waterproofingandplatformimprovements

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WorkforceTrainingCenterofExcellence

GoaltopositionSpringfieldasthe

leaderfor

workforce

development

andmanufacturinginnovation

Criticalneedforexistingemployers

intheregionsuchasSmith&

Wessonand

new

companies

enteringthemarketincludingCNR

RailwaysandMGMSpringfield

Collaborationofpublicandprivate

sectorhas

initiated

conceptual

work

onaCenterofExcellencetobe

developedattheSpringfield

TechnologyPark

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WorkforceTrainingCenterofExcellence

Facilitynowunderdesign,components

toinclude:

ManufacturingInnovation

BusinessDevelopmentandCapacity

Building

RegionalWorkforceDevelopment

Partnerwithotherstoprovide IT,

computer,software,math,and

otherspecialskills

Request:Stateparticipationinfutureplanningsessionsandtheconsideration

offuturefinancialsupport

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School

Transportation $23.6millionFY2015adoptedbudget(projectedcost$25million+/)

$27millionFY2016projectedappropriation

McKinneyVento

homeless

students

Outofdistrictplacementsforspecialneedsstudents

Charterschooltransportation

Request:Reliefforunplannedincreasingcosts

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Other Police:

State

assisted

bonding

for

municipal

police

facilities

similar

to

MSBA

Fire:AdequatestaffingforWesternMassTrainingfacility

Fire:Maintainfundingforfirefighterbehavioralhealthservicesandstudent

firesafetyeducation

Parks:ReleasingEnvironmentalBondBillfundingforLowerVanHornPark

damrepairs,

citywide

tree

planting,

further

debris

removal

from

tornado

Facilities:GreenleafCommunityCenterimprovements,facilityefficiency

upgradesincludingUnionStation,assistancewithremovalofunderground

storagetanks

DPW: Unfundedmandatesforfloodcontrolsystemandstormwaterquality

testing,

MassDotregulations

for

additional

design

services

driving

up

costs

of

projects.

HealthandHumanServices:Expandedstatelegislationprovidinglocalcontrol

overbarbershopsandnailsalons

HealthandHumanServices:StatefundingsupportforTreatmenton

DemandCenter

in

western

Massachusetts

Libraries:AdditionalfundingsupportforAdultLiteracy Read/Write/Nowand

MassCulturalCouncilAfterSchoolLiteracyprograms

ElderAffairs:Expandedtransportationoptionsforseniorcitizens

Schools:Unemploymentcostsforteachersduringsummervacation

Citywide:

Increase

written

contract

threshold

from

$5,000

to

$25,000