City Propositions A-E November 6, 2012 City of Houston Bond Election

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1 City Propositios A-E November 6, 2012 City of Housto Bod Electio

2 Why do we eed the City Bods? Bod reveues are a primary resource i fudig the city s capital improvemet projects Our curret eeds rage from roof ad foudatio repairs at city-owed buildigs, to etirely ew police ad fire statios, to improvemets to parks, libraries ad health, trash ad recyclig facilities The city is askig voters to authorize the sale of $410,000,000 i bods o the November 6 ballot

3 Why ow? Fiscal plaig. The city asks voters to authorize the sale of bods every 5 6 years The curret authorizatio, approved i 2006, will last for about oe more year A five-year bod authorizatio provides time for plaig for cotiued maiteace ad improvemets at public facilities This is a pre-approval; the actual sale of ay of the bods caot occur without a subsequet vote of City Coucil

4 Fiscal Impacts The City Bods do ot require a tax icrease The curret bod proposal is the smallest i more tha 30 years ad hudreds of millios of dollars less tha the three previous bod measures: $545 millio $776 millio $625 millio $410 millio

5 The November 6 Ballot Measure The city is askig voters to approve a package of bods totalig $410 millio: Propositio A: $144 millio i Public Safety Improvemet Bods Propositio B: $166 millio i Park Improvemet Bods Propositio C: $57 millio i Public Improvemet Bods for health, saitatio/recyclig ad essetial improvemets at city facilities Propositio D: $28 millio i Library Improvemet Bods Propositio E: $15 millio i Public Improvemet Bods for affordable housig efforts.

6 Propositio A $144 millio i Public Safety Improvemet Bods Improvemets at eighborhood police statios citywide Expasio of Fire Statio 55, City Coucil District D New fire statio to serve Pie Brook area, City Coucil District E Expasio of Fire Statio 22, City Coucil District I Fire statio maiteace/improvemets citywide Facility security improvemets Other buildig repairs

7 Propositio B $166 millio i Park Improvemet Bods Improvemets at parks citywide, icludig at Hade, Busby, Judso Robiso Sr., Jaycee, Wright, Bembry, Herma, Alief, Nieto, Squatty Lyos, Gragg, Braebur Gle ad Wildheather Parks Pavilio replacemets Swimmig pool upgrades ad replacemets Ball field lightig upgrades Trail replacemet ad overlays Bayou Greeways Project

8 Propositio C $57 millio i Public Improvemet Bods for health, saitatio/recyclig ad essetial improvemets at city facilities Repairs to City Hall ad City Hall Aex Reovatio of the Westpark recyclig facility, City Coucil District J Reovatio of the Cetral Depository, City Coucil District I Possible repair of Suywide Multi-Service Ceter, City Coucil District D Evirometal remediatio CIT Y PROPOSITIONS A- E NOVEMBER 6, 2012 CIT Y OF HOUSTON BOND ELECTION

9 Propositio D $28 millio i Library Improvemet Bods Reovatio of the Motrose Library, City Coucil District C Replacemet of the Moody Library, City Coucil District H Replacemet of the Meyer Library, City Coucil District K Reovatio of Robiso-Westchase Library, City Coucil District F

10 Propositio E $15 millio i Bods for Affordable Housig T hese bods will be used to demolish blighted properties to provide locatios for costructio of affordable housig usig federal fuds. Ella Square was demolished i This is a example of how these bods will be used to pay for demolitio projects. CIT Y PROPOSITIONS A- E NOVEMBER 6, 2012 CIT Y OF HOUSTON BOND ELECTION

11 h i t Bayou Greeways Project A $200 millio public-private partership: $100 millio of the $166 millio Park Improvemets Bod $100 millio raised from other fuds, icludig idividuals, foudatios ad federal grats Completes the 100-year old visio of Mayor Horace Baldwi of cotiuous public parks ad trails alog every major bayou segmet i the city Whe completed, this project will provide improvemets i every City Coucil district Tomorrow's i Housto. Bayous! C y p r e s s C r e e k G r e e s B a y o u W S p r i g C r e e k H a l l s B a y o u Leged Bayou Greeways Other Major Parks Bayous ad Waterways Dowtow Museum District Texas Medical Ceter Reliat Park Major Uiversities Housto City Limits e O a k B a y H u t i g B a y o u o u B u f f a l o B a y o u S h i p C h a e l B r a y s B a y o u Data: City of Housto, CITY PROPOSITIONS Housto Parks Board A-E NOVEMBER 6, 2012 CITY OF HOUSTON BOND ELECTION Created for Parks By You Date: July 2012 Miles S i m s B a y o u 1:300,000 C l e a r C r e e k G a l v e s t o B a y

12 Propositios A-E are located ear the bottom of a very log ballot. Please remember to vote! Electio Day is November 6. Early Votig begis October 22. For more iformatio, call Nelso at (832) or visit: