2022 City of Shakopee Budget

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Budget Impact:

When it rains too much, it can flood. But if there is not enough rain, the streams, ponds and wetlands can dry up like they did in 2021. 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 Soil 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 Elimination System to discharge stormwater from the city into downstream water bodies (e.g., the Minnesota River). The permit (called the MS4 permit) requires the city to establish a comprehensive stormwater 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. The city’s MS4 permit was updated in 2021 and the city applied for subsequent coverage. There are several remaining steps to the application process, but once it is completed, the city will again be required to update 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. In 2021, the city updated its inventory of ponds and wetlands, which is reflected in the increase in the number of ponds and acres of wetlands in the table below.

Organization Chart:

Public Works Superintendent

Street/Utility Supervisor

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 21, 2021. 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.