Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority Efficient, Effective, Responsive Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority Certification of 2020 Maximum Levy Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority September 24, 2019 Gina Mitteco, Regional and Multi-Modal Manager
Regional Railroad Authority 2020 Maximum Levy Efficient, Effective, Responsive Historically, Authority levy supports transitway capital and operating expenses METRO Red Line, METRO Orange Line Phase I, Orange Line Extension, Robert Street Transportation Sales and Use Tax enacted in 2017 Transitways eligible use of revenue Staff time directly attributable to Sales and Use Tax Projects eligible use of revenue
Regional Railroad Authority 2020 Maximum Levy Efficient, Effective, Responsive Utilize fund balance for near term capital and operating expenses Transfer to Transportation Operations for staff time on transitway activities Maintain sufficient fund balance for non-eligible expenses Great River Rail Commission and communications Transition eligible transitway related capital and operating expenses to Transportation Sales and Use Tax revenue Continue to certify Authority levy annually
Regional Railroad Authority 2020 Maximum Levy Total Estimated Ending Fund Balance based on DRAFT 2020-2024 CIP 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 $ 10.7 M $ 8.5 M $ 7.7M $ 6.5M $ 5.2 M
Regional Railroad Authority DRAFT 2020-2024 CIP Major 2020 Projects METRO Orange Line Phase I—Capital share, final payment 2021-2024 METRO Orange Line Phase I Operating Cost: 2022-2024 Extension to Burnsville Central 2022-2024 (Market Dependent) METRO Red Line Cliff Road Station Construction 2024 Palomino P&R not necessary in near-term, removed from CIP
Regional Railroad Authority 2020 Maximum Levy Efficient, Effective, Responsive Recommended Action: That the Dakota County Regional Railroad Authority hereby certifies a proposed maximum property tax levy of $0 for taxes payable in 2020.