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City of Mountlake Terrace
2011-2012 Proposed Biennial Budget
Budget Message
October 4, 2010
Budget Message
• Financial Plan and Roadmap
– Financial and Operation Document
– Guide that Determines the Direction of Government
• Policy Document
– Provides direction for all programs & services
– Competing Needs and Choices versus Limited Resources
• Implements City Council Goals
• Review and Adoption of Budget is one of the City Council’s Most
Important Roles as Legislative Body
• Community Values and Amenities
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City of Mountlake
Terrace…part of the solution…
• Continues to meet key community priorities
– Public life, health and safety (e.g., police, fire, emergency medical services; building
inspections; traffic control; water, sewer, and storm drainage service and infrastructure
maintenance)
– Legal mandates (e.g., accounting/auditing/financial reporting; land-use planning)
– City facilities and property: maintenance of park land, buildings, streets, right-of-way, and
equipment
– Recreational, athletic, aquatic and youth programs
– City Council and Community goals
• Retains existing municipal jobs
• Continues with aggressive and ambitious capital investment program
• Maintains existing levels of municipal service that our citizens have come to
expect and demand
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Mountlake Terrace Community
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Incorporated Nov 29, 1954
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Council-Manager form of government
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20,990 people
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3.95 square mile areas
• Density: 5,157 residents per sq mile
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Full-service city – 159 employees
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Median age: 34
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Total households: 8,150
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Avg assessed home value: $256,200
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Property tax rate: $1.88/$1,000 AV
Mountlake Terrace Community
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College degrees: ¼ adult population
Professional occupations: 77% of workforce
Annual median household income: $64,122
Average annual wage of jobs in City: $44,400,
rank 10th of 50 Puget Sound cities
7,000 jobs
Jobs to households: 0.80
545 businesses
Convenient transportation choices
Regional recreation facilities
– Recreation Pavilion
– Off-Leash Dog Park
– Disc Golf Course
– Nile Golf & Country Club
– Ballinger Lake Golf Course
– 12 w/262 acres of parkland & open space
Community Recognition
Recreation Pavilion: Awards & Accolades
ParentMap Magazine selects us as
"Best Place to Swim"!
Seattle Metropolitan Magazine names us
"Best Place For A Pool Party"!
Recipients of Aquatics International's
2006 "Best of Aquatics" Award
Excellence in Aquatics Award 2007 for
pools serving communities with a
population of 20,000-50,000.
Partnerships & Participation
with Regional Organizations
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Snohomish County Fire District #1
Lake Ballinger/McAleer Creek Watershed Forum
Association of Washington Cities (AWC)
Prosperity Partnership/PSRC
EDC, SSCCC, MLTBA
Snohomish County Committee
for Improved Transportation(SCCIT)
Sound Transit & Community Transit
State & Federal Delegation
MTYAA
The Economy
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“Great Recession” -- 36 months by December 2010
Deterioration of economy
Massive layoffs
Service reductions
Elimination of services
Delay of infrastructure projects
Continued unemployment and growing under-employment (20-25%)
Slumping real estate market
Tight credit markets
Continued slowdown in consumer spending
Consumer confidence lowest in decades
Most difficult years (perhaps next decade) may still be ahead
Change and uncertainty of economic conditions
City’s Approach to
Economic Recession
• Opportunity in Crisis…
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Different Economic Environment from just a year ago
The New Normal
Economic Reset
The Lost Decade
How to address continued change and uncertainty
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– Services to our citizens and community have been maintained
– No lay-offs or reductions in services
– Continued and ongoing focus on service delivery and identification of
organization and resource efficiencies
– Aggressive capital improvement program
– Focus on economic development
City’s Approach to
Economic Recession
• Why is the City of Mountlake Terrace weathering the
most difficult economic times in generations?
– Strong and Effective Leadership
– Strategic Focus on Community Priorities (e.g., capital investment, economic development,
finances, public safety, recreation & parks, public works)
– Resources aligned with Community’s Priorities
– Adhering to sound & prudent financial policies
– Balanced budget (operating revenues align with operating expenditures)
– Maintaining Adequate Reserves
– Six-year financial forecast
– Continuous Focus on Business Model & Organizational Improvements
– Balance between Basic Services & Capital Investment
– Local, Regional & National Partnerships
– Advancing Technological Solutions
– Fees for Service Reflecting Cost of Delivery
City’s Approach to
Economic Recession
• We no longer subscribe to…“That’s the way we always
did it”
– Economic Development as a priority (e.g., broaden & diversify economic base, focus on
underdeveloped/underutilized commercial areas)
– Aggressive $83.8 million CIP
– Leveraging $5.0 million in state and federal funds
– Increased Services
• Public Safety (e.g., SWAT, code enforcement, bicycle patrol, animal control)
• Parks Maintenance
• Streets & ROW Maintenance
• Facilities Maintenance
– Streamlined Services (examples)
• Contract for fire & EMS services ($600,000 per year beg 2005)
• Custodial services transitioned from in-house to contract ($250,000 per year beg 2007)
• Elimination of management positions ($400,000 per year beg 2006)
• Fleet management best practices ($300,000 per year beg 2009)
• Proactive (vs. reactive) approach with implementation of action strategies and preventative
measures
Town Center &
Economic
Development
• Code updates the past few
years have made a difference
• Over 45 development projects
on the horizon
• Several in Town Center alone
total $65-$100 mil
• Average new construction
citywide in previous decade
totals $15-$20 million per year
“READY TO GO &
OPEN FOR BUSINESS”
 Town Center Plan Adopted
Working with Interested Developers for Private
Parcels
Capital Investment Underway
 Public Process Alive & Well
 Public Transit Up and Running
 Zoning in Place
Housing Choices Program provided
 Recreation & Parks Thriving
 Arts & Culture Plan in Process
 Civic Facilities Defined
 Sustainability & Conservation Strategy
Completed
 Economic Development Plan in Place
State & Federal Partnerships Established
 City Council and Community Support
Town Center Vision
Next Steps
• Economic Development Office (2011/2012 Biennial Budget)
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Town Center Plan
Economic Vitality & Marketing Strategy
Economic Development Council (EDC)
Welcome & Information Packet
Branding Opportunities
• Infrastructure Financing/Economic Development Tools
(e.g., 56th Ave W, Town Center, parks & open space, arts, watersheds, etc.)
– Local Infrastructure Financing Tool (“L.I.F.T.”)
– Local Revitalization Financing (“LRF”)
– Grants
– Federal Funding
– State Capital Budget
Town Center: 56th and 236th
Mountlake Terrace Farmers’ Market
Mountlake Terrace Transit Center
Federal & State Funds - $5.0 mil
52nd/53rd Avenues Water Main Construction Project
$500,000 - FY 2008 federal funding for phase 1 of downtown water main project
$500,000 - FY 2009 federal funding for phase 2 of downtown water main project
52nd Ave W Reconstruction Project (212th-220th) Project
$1,000,000 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
230th Street SW Reconstruction Project
$961,350 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
$245,995 - State Transportation Improvement Board funds (sidewalks)
222nd Street Sidewalk Connection Project
$195,254 - CDBG funds in support of sidewalk project adjacent to Jack Long Park (222nd Street SW between 58th and 60th
Avenues W)
222nd Street Sidewalk Connection Project
$200,000 - CDBG funds in support of sidewalk project along 222nd St SW between 39th and 44th connecting to Cedar Way
Elementary School and Bicentennial Park
212th Street SW Overlay Project (from 44th to 52nd Avenues W)
$285,590 – Surface Transportation Program (STP) funding in partnership with City of Lynnwood ($571,180)
Federal & State Funds - $5.0 mil
Stormwater Program
$50,000 - Phase II Stormwater Pass-Through Grant Program in support of NPDES II training, community education, and
replacement of street sweeper
$50,000 (2008) - Phase II Stormwater Pass-Through Grant Program in support of NPDES II training, community
education, and replacement of st sweeper
$75,000 (2009) - Phase II Stormwater Pass-Through Grant Program in support of NPDES II training and community
education
$125,930 (2010) - Phase II Stormwater Pass-Through Grant Program in support of NPDES II, anticipated uses in our
community include public education efforts using a multimedia approach, expansion of an existing water quality
monitoring program on Lake Ballinger to include Hall Creek and planning, design and construction of a city
sponsored storm retrofit and Low Impact Development project
$200,000 (2009) - State appropriation in support of Lake Ballinger/McAleer Creek Watershed to develop Strategic
Action Plan (SAP) in partnership with cities of Edmonds, Lake Forest Park, Lynnwood, Shoreline and Snohomish
County
Lakeview Trail
$200,000 – FY 2010 federal funding connecting Mountlake Terrace Transit Center at I-5/236th St West to Interurban
Trail along Lakeview Drive
Town Center
$135,000 - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)
$75,000 - Energy Efficiency through Transportation Planning Grant
$100,000 – Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Alliance through State Department of Commerce
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
$52,000 - Department of Energy and Coulomb Technologies Grant -- This project will furnish ten electric vehicle
charging stations to the City for installation at the Mountlake Terrace Transit Center
2010 Federal Funding Requests
Stormwater Program
$500,000 – federal appropriations in support of Civic Campus & Lake Ballinger/McAleer Creek Watershed
Basin
$1,200,000 - 2010 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Project Request in support of Lake
Ballinger/McAleer Creek Watershed Basin
Lakeview Trail
$1,000,000 – federal funding connecting Mountlake Terrace Transit Center at I-5/236th St West to Interurban
Trail along Lakeview Drive
Emergency Response Interoperability
$500,000 federal funding to replace and upgrade our integrated regional 9-1-1 system along with a series of
modern law enforcement tools needed to meet public safety obligations in our community
Pedestrian/School Safety Sidewalk Project
$750,000 - federal funding for sidewalks along 214th St SW between 40th and 44th connecting to Mountlake
Terrace High School and 54th Ave between 220th and 223rd connecting to Mountlake Terrace Elementary
School
Current Grant Applications
Safe Routes to School
$330,000 - 54th Ave W, 220th to 223rd Sidewalks (pending)
State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB)
$250,000 – 214th St SW, 40to to 44th Ave W Sidewalks (pending)
Sustainable Communities
Up to $5.0 mil – Regional Planning Project (pending)
Community Challenge Planning Grant
$120,000 – Comprehensive Plan (pending)
PSRC/Public Works Prioritization Grant
$1,000,000 to $3,000,000 – 56th Avenue West (will be submitted on October 8)
Transportation Enhancement Program
$1,900,000 – Lakeview Trail (not selected this year)
PSRC/CMAQ
$300,000 – Lakeview Trail (not selected this year)
Mountlake Terrace Civic Campus
May 17, 2010
Ballot Consideration
Standard & Poor’s (S&P)
Bond Rating
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S&P assigned its ‘AA’ Rating
Stable outlook
Recognized for sound financial policies & practices
Provides quarterly financial performance review
Developed six-year forecasting model
City is a quality borrower
Very strong capacity to meet its financial commitments
City commended for its resourcefulness in responding to
changing conditions
• City stands out in management
• City is clearly different than the city of three or so years ago
Organization of the Budget
• Department and Program Budget
– Mission
– Services Provided
– Goals & Objectives
– Performance Measures
– Highlights & Changes
– Multi-Year Summary of Costs and Personnel
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Organization of the Budget
• General Government
Funds (9)
– General Fund (1)
– Special Revenue (6)
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Street Operations
Strategic Reserve
Hotel/Motel Tax
Solid Waste Service
Recreation
Accumulated Leave
Reserve
• Capital Improvement Funds (3)
– Real Estate Excise Tax (REET)
– Street Construction
– Capital Improvement
• Utilities (3)
– Storm Water/Drainage
– Sewer
– Water
– Debt Service (1)
– Internal Service (1)
• Fleet Management
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Council Goals
• Protect and Enhance the City’s Financial Health and Stability
• Generate Economic Development throughout the Community
• Review and prioritize Capital Infrastructure Needs and
Implement Projects
• Develop and Implement a Strategy to address the City’s Aging
Public Facilities
• Develop and Implement effective Communication and Outreach
with the Community
• Maintain appropriate and essential Public Services in a cost
effective manner
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Budget Summary and Highlights
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General Government Sources
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General Government Revenues
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General Government Uses
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General Government Uses
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General Government Expenditures
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Capital Improvement Funds
• Consequences of investments and capital projects extend far
into the future;
• Decisions to invest are often irreversible; and
• Such decisions significantly influence a community’s ability to
grow and prosper
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Capital Improvement Funds
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Utility Funds
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Utility Funds
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Budget Highlights by Council Goal
Protect and Enhance the City’s Financial Health and Stability
• Balanced Budget
• Performance Measures
• 6-Year Financial Forecast
• 6-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
• 6-Year Information Technology Plan
• Utility rate structure
• Operational efficiencies & alternative delivery service means
• Prioritization of unfunded CIP needs
• Strong Reserves
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Budget Highlights by Council Goal
Generate Economic Development throughout the Community
– Economic Development Office
• Town Center Plan
• Infrastructure Financing/Economic Development Tools (e.g., 56th Ave
W improvements)
• Economic Vitality & Marketing Strategy
• Economic Development Council (EDC)
• Welcome & Information Packet
• Branding Opportunities
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Sustainability & Conservation Strategy
Strategic Cultural Arts Plan
Streamlined Development Services Process
Comprehensive Plan Amendments, Zoning Code updates &
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Shoreline Master Plan
Budget Highlights by Council Goal
Review and prioritize Capital Infrastructure Needs and
Implement Projects
• Updated 6-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and Pavement Mgt System
– Ambitious street construction program that is consistent with Transportation
Master Program (TMP) adopted in 2007 (e.g., overlays, chip sealing, sidewalks,
and street reconstruction projects, traffic calming and bicycle lanes).
– Neighborhood chip seal program (5.03 miles)
• 212th Street SW (52nd to the west city limit) – partnership with Lynnwood
• Cedar Way (232nd to 244th)
• The streets bounded by 230th, 236th, 48th and 56th
– Overlay projects (1.00 miles)
• 212th St SW (44th to 52nd) – partnership with Lynnwood
• 228th St SW (39th to 44th)
• 44th Ave W (228th to 230th)
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Budget Highlights by Council Goal
Review and prioritize Capital Infrastructure Needs and
Implement Projects (cont’d)
– Lakeview Pedestrian/Bicycle Trail (Mountlake Terrace Transit Center to
Interurban Trail)
– Sidewalk installation at 222nd St SW, 39th to 44th (Bicentennial Park &
Cedar Way Elementary School)
– Sidewalk installation at 54th Ave W, 220th to 223rd (Mountlake Terrace
Elementary School)
– Installation of ADA sidewalk ramps
– Bike route signage and lane striping
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Budget Highlights by Council Goal
Review and prioritize Capital Infrastructure Needs and
Implement Projects (cont’d)
– Information Technology
– Property Management
– Parks
– Recreation
– Public Safety
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Budget Highlights by Council Goal
Review and prioritize Capital Infrastructure Needs and
Implement Projects (cont’d)
• Storm Water Utility Construction Projects
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2011 projects [$1,646,989]:
• Lake Ballinger Watershed Partnership (to be determined)
• Decant Station at Public Works
• Remove culverts at 230th Street crossing of Hall Creek
• Rehab & reroute storm in advance of 212th Street SW Overlay
• Reroute storm to 216th St. SW for 52nd and 53rd Pl. cul de sacs (north of 216th)
• Replace storm line on 46th Ave. W between 239th and 243rd
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2012 projects [$865,609]:
• Lake Ballinger Watershed Partnership (to be determined)
• Replace storm line on 228th St. SW between 40th St. SW and 42nd in advance of 2012 overlay
• Sellen Construction Site Hall Creek Improvements (bank stabilization needed)
• Replace storm line on 46th Ave. W between 239th and 242nd
• Replace storm line on Lakeview Drive adjacent to the Ballinger Swim Beach
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• Replace storm line on 238th Street SW between 54th & 55th
Budget Highlights by Council Goal
Review and prioritize Capital Infrastructure Needs and
Implement Projects (cont’d)
• Sewer Utility Construction Projects
– 2011 projects [$948,167]:
• Decant Station at Public Works
• Replace 300 feet of 8-inch sewer along with support piling at the City’s golf course.
• Construct replacement lateral at 5700 block of 212th Street
• Replace 175 feet of 8-inch sanitary sewer (reverse grade) and a lateral in 47th, north
of 232nd
• Replace 75 feet of 8-inch sewer at 229th and Cedar Way in advance of 2012 overlay
– 2012 projects [$902,253]:
• Reline sewers mid-block between 37th and 38th, and between 38th and 39th, from
220th to 223rd
• Reline the sewer in 220th Place from 36th to 39th, and
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• Reline the sewer northeasterly of 44th & 228th
Budget Highlights by Council Goal
Review and prioritize Capital Infrastructure Needs and
Implement Projects (cont’d)
• Water Utility Construction Projects
– 2011 projects [$1,775,612]:
• Decant Station at Public Works
• Recoat 2.5 MG Water Reservoir
• Automatic meter reading (AMR) Project
• Relocate water main at 230th Street crossing of Hall Creek
– 2012 projects [$1,648,982]:
• Replace steel main in 219th Street SW, west of 58th
• Replace steel main in 54th Avenue W and 216th Street SW, from 56th to Maple Glen Apts
• Install 8” main from 56th & 214th to Maple Glen Apartments
• Automatic meter reading (AMR) Project
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Budget Highlights by Council Goal
Review and prioritize Capital Infrastructure Needs and
Implement Projects (cont’d)
– Proactive approach to identify and pursue applicable grant & loan
opportunities
– Identified and prioritized unfunded CIP needs totaling over $142 million to
include financing options
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Public Facilities
Street & Sidewalk Improvements
Parks & Open Space
Citywide Equipment
$74,282,400
$57,128,135
$10,753,000
$693,500
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Budget Highlights by Council Goal
Develop and Implement a Strategy to address the City’s
Aging Public Facilities
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Civic Campus Plan
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for all public facilities
Public Works Shop
Recreation Pavilion
Green Building Practices
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Budget Highlights by Council Goal
Develop and Implement effective Communication and
Outreach with the Community
• Continuation of current community outreach and information
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Webpage
Social Networking
City Happenings
E-Government (e.g., MLT Anytime, online utility payment, online
recreation registration)
– Coffee with the City
– Police Citizen Academy
– Partnerships with state and federal delegations
• Community Relations Specialist
• Community Events (e.g., May clean-up, concerts in the park, Tour de Terrace,
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National Night Out, Evergreen Awards, Arts of the Terrace, Tree Lighting Event)
Budget Highlights by Council Goal
Maintain appropriate and essential Public Services in a cost
effective manner
• Police Bicycle Patrols
• SWAT/Felony Search Warrant Team
• Resources allocated to target areas of the city experiencing elevated
levels of crime (e.g., vehicle prowls, burglaries)
• Code Enforcement
• Community Assistance in support of code enforcement
• Recreation & Parks amenities
• Beautification & appearance of roads, streetscapes, parks grounds and
facilities
• Park Maintenance
• Support of various Community Programs (Mountlake Terrace Seniors Group,
Mountlake Terrace Garden Club, Tree Lighting Event, Evergreen Awards, and Tour de
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Terrace)
Other Issues Affecting the Budget
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Change and uncertainty of economic conditions
Reliance on Gambling Taxes
Legislative Changes & Initiatives
Rising Employee Health Care & Pension Costs
Growing demand for services (e.g., economic development,
senior services, community events/grants)
• Underdeveloped/underutilized commercial areas (e.g.,
downtown)
• Age of City’s physical infrastructure (30-50 years old)
• Unfunded Capital Improvement Needs
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Impact of Economic Recession
Fall 2010 Forecast vs. Fall 2008 Forecast
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City of Mountlake Terrace
Unfunded Capital Needs
$142,857,035
Parks & Open Space
$10,753,000
8%
Citywide Equipment
$693,500
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Street & Sidewalk
Improvements
$57,128,135
40%
Property Management
& Facilities
$74,282,400
52%
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Acknowledgements
• Scott Hugill, Assistant City Manager/Administrative Services
Director
• Sonja Springer, Finance Director
• Leslie Choate, Executive Assistant
• Mick Horton, Finance Technician
• Terri MacIsaac, Finance Technician
• Myrna Osborne, Finance Technician
• Terry Stausser, Finance Technician
• Dana Volk, Finance Technician
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Conclusion
Mountlake
Terrace’s best
days are not
behind us…
…but are in
front of us.
• City Council Leadership
• Strategic Approach to Economic
Development
• Town Center Plan
• Zoning in Place
• Housing Choices & Options
• Public/Private Partnerships
• Revitalization & redevelopment
opportunities
• Sustainability and Conservation
Strategy (“Creating a Livable
Community”)
• High level of municipal services
• Financial accountability
• Streamlined permitting process