2020/02/26 Council Agenda Packet

im EVERETT WASHINGTON Alternative Service Delivery/Funding Models: Financial Analysis Introduction The City engaged Berk&Associates to perform a benchmarking study in 2018. A key finding of the study was that Everett, unlike its peers, has not restructured its model for delivering any of its public services to the community to accommodate the revenue growth restrictions enacted in 1-747. By contrast, many cities have shifted their fire services to regional fire authorities,their library services to existing library districts, and partially funded their parks and recreation services through metropolitan parks districts. Other cities have also pursued regional solutions to issues such as public transportation, or found private solutions to providing downtown parking, golf courses, or other amenities. The table below details the peer group comparison for Fire, Library, Parks,Transit, and Water Utility service delivery. Exhibit 19.Local Service Governance Models Spokane Everett Auburn Bellingham Federaly Kent Kakland Renton Yakima Wa Valley fire City RF City Fire District RFA City RFA Fire District City Library Cit Library Library Library Library library Library Library city District District District District District District Parks and City City City/MPD City City City City City City Recreation Public Transit City PTBA County RTA/PTBA RTA/PTBA RTA/PTBA RTA/PTBA PTBA City Water/ Wastewater City City City Water City City City Districtr City Utility Source.BERK,20 t tt. The Berk study further suggested that the City should consider opportunities to reduce expenditures by changing the services it governs, modes of service delivery, and levels of service in order to achieve financial sustainability. This analysis describes the potential financial impact of pursuing alternative service delivery or funding models for the Library,Transit, Parks and Fire, with a focus on reducing the General Government's structural deficit. iiim az Alternative Service Delivery/Funding Models Wage