Subject: DMF – Quality of Services for our Tax Dollars

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FY 2016 Proposed Work Session Follow-Up

April 16, 2015 The attached information is provided in response to a question raised by Mr. Tejada regarding the services Arlingtonians receive for their tax dollars.

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Tax & Fee Burden on Average HouseholdPrince

CY 2014 Arlington City of Fairfax William Loudoun

County Alexandria County County County

Average Residential Assessment $552,700 $490,422 $497,962 $310,823 $423,000

Estimated Taxes

Real Estate $5,505 $5,115 $5,547 $3,796 $4,886

Personal Property 928 928 848 688 780

Residential Consumer Utility 72 72 96 72 65

Subtotal $6,505 $6,115 $6,491 $4,556 $5,731

Estimated Fees

Water/Sewer $913 $985 $735 $834 $687

Solid-Waste/Recycling 271 325 345 396 326

Decal Fee 66 66 66 48 50

TOTAL $7,755 $7,491 $7,637 $5,834 $6,794

Amount more (less) than Arlington ($264) ($118) ($1,921) ($961)

Percent more or less than Arlington -3.4% -1.5% -24.8% -12.4%

Arlington’s taxes and fees

fund a high level of service

delivery including:

• Higher per pupil

spending than any

other jurisdiction

• Streets maintained by

the County instead of

the State

• Metro (not in Prince

William or Loudoun) &

ART

• Commitment to

Affordable Housing &

human services support

• Robust library &

community center

services

• Water/sewer

improvements to

enhance environmental

quality

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Community Profile

% w/ C ollege Graduates 71.7%

% w/ Graduate or P rofes s ional D egrees 37.4%

AP S F Y 2015 C os t P er P upil $19,040

P er C apita Income $85,900

F Y 2015 Median Hous hold Income $106,408

E ducation & IncomeAcres of C ounty O pen S pace 1,190

Miles of B icyc le/J ogging Trails 86

C ounty P arks 149

Tennis and B as ketball C ourts 152

Athletic F ields 138

L ibraries 8

S ynthetic F ields 12

Nature C enters 3

S enior C enters 6

Northern Virginia R egional P arks 3

C ommunity C enters 14

F ire S tations 10

C ommunity F ac ilities In Arling ton

Racial/Ethnic Group 2013* % of Pop.

White alone 153,109 71.3%

Black or African American alone 17,966 8.4%

Asian/Pacific Islander 20,669 9.6%

Multi-Racial 23,117 10.8%

Total Population 214,861

Identify Hispanic/Latino 32,809 15.3%

*The 2013 figures are from the American Community Survey

SELECTED SERVICE INDICATORS

FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015

Actual Actual Estimate

General Obligation Bond Rating* Aaa/AAA/AAA Aaa/AAA/AAA Aaa/AAA/AAA

New Voters Registered by Electoral Board (Calendar Year) 7,648 8,000 7,500

Inspections Conducted for Fire Code Enforcement, fire

protection system, and hazardous materials inspections 2,727 2,750 2,800

Percentage of Fire Emergencies Reached Within Four

Minutes of Dispatch 45% 48% 45%

Fire/EMS/Public Service Responses 49,943 54,401 51,500

Refuse Collected on County and Contracted Routes (Tons) 37,976 35,419 35,000

Total Curbside Recycling Tonnage Collected 14,069 13,946 14,250

Licensed Child Care Facilities (Family Day Care Homes) 160 160 165

Number of registrations in Parks and Recreation programs 42,380 48,159 50,000

Number of individuals registered with the Office for Senior

Adult Programs (OSAP) 4,870 5,534 5,534

Police response time for Priority 1 calls (minutes from

dispatch to arrival) 4:45 4:37 4:37*The County’s General Obligation Bond Rating w as reaffirmed in May

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Human Services

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A Safe & Secure Community

3

Police Department – Part I Offenses

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Service Change(FY 13 to FY 14)

Trend

Number of Fitness Memberships 5%

Number of Youth Served 19%

Number of Teens Served 11%

Number of Youth Sports Participants

14%

Number of Office of Senior Adult Programming (OSAP) Registrants 14%

Number of Scheduled Hours on Natural Grass Fields

34%

Number of Individuals Receiving Fee Reductions

28%

Number of Enjoy Arlington Class Enrollments

6%

A Livable Community

51,57059,424

77,796

97,109

116,448

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015

CHILDR EN & YOUN G A DULTS ATTEN DIN G

LIB R A R Y PR OGR A M S

1,778,8261,760,453

1,777,851

1,816,398

1,872,770

1,700,000

1,750,000

1,800,000

1,850,000

1,900,000

FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015

LIBRARY PATRON VISITS

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Investment in Public Infrastructure

5

FY1996 ActualFY2013 Actual % Growth

Metrorail Arlington Stations 45,335,000 59,528,744 31.3%

Metrobus Arlington Routes 12,049,000 14,848,036 23.2%

VRE – Crystal City 567,000 1,102,076 94.4%

Arlington Transit (ART) 105,000 2,644,000 2,518%

Total Annual Ridership 58,076,000 78,122,856 34.5%

40% of Virginia’s total annual transit ridership is from Arlington-related trips

75 Lane Miles Paved

7,887 Potholes Filled

Quality of Life

• Park Maintenance Capital

• Replacement & Expansion of Turf fields

Livable & Safe Community

• Transportation Maintenance - 974 miles of paved

streets, bridges, bus stops, street lights, bicycle & pedestrian safety

• Public Safety Needs

• Neighborhood Conservation

Investments in Service Delivery

• Facilities Maintenance of 84 facilities and 2

million square foot of property• Facilities Planning • Technology Investments in core network and

equipment needs

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Awards& Accolades

•Ranked #3 of 100 Best Places to

Live by Livability.com – 2015

•Selected as a Top 7 Intelligent Communities in

the World for 2015 by Intelligent Communities

Forum – 2015

•Ranked #5 for Best Places for Black-owned

Businesses by nerdwallet.com – 2015

Arlington is #6 Healthiest City

What helped land Arlington on the list of the Top 10

Healthiest Citieswas the high percentage of residents who

engage in healthy behaviors like exercising regularly,

carpooling to work, recycling, not smoking and drinking in

moderation. Arlington’s healthy status is one of the

reasons it made out 2015 Best Places to Live list. (April

2015)

Arlington Named #19 Top Bike-Friendly City

Bicycling Magazine has again named Arlington as one of

the Top 50 Bike-Friendly Cities in the nation, citing our

real-time bike counters on trails, bike shops, community

connections and the Air Force Association Cycling

Classic. (September 2014)

No. 1 in Cultural Diversity

The National League of Cities awarded Arlington its 2012

Cultural Diversity Award. Arlington won first place in the

population category of 100,001-400,000 for its

Multicultural Outreach Program, which spans all County

departments. (March 2012)

Arlington Named Top Ten Digital County – 2014

Arlington is ranked one of the top ten in the Center for

Digital Government’s 2014 Digital Counties Survey.

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