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
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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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