Professional Services Agreement - Urban3 LLC - South Bend Cost Study

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CITY OF SOUTH BEND COST STUDY - PHASE 2 This subtask requires that Urbana gain access to all revenue source data, including charges for service data and impact fees. An Urban3 analyst will conduct a 2 day site visit in South Bend during this research phase to procure data, connect with key members of the City team to field data questions, and to conduct work on site with City staff. South Bend City Staff time: 1.5 weeks C. Cost Data Correction Typical corrections include addressing parcel anomalies, fixing road topology issues, and preparing street and pipe data for network analysis. South Bend City Staff time: 2 days Task 1 Deliverables: Updated Revenue Model GIS files, PowerPoint Draft Report on research findings, Storymap with Updated Revenue Model Task 2: Overall Infrastructure Liability Analysis Urban3 will compare South Bend's total infrastructure liability to its long term fiscal health. Our work will determine if city will be able to maintain its infrastructure footprint. We will analyze how the City's revenue capacity compares to the long-term maintenance and replacement needs of South Bend's transportation and pipe systems. Urban3 will investigate these items by analyzing and visualizing data of current land use conditions, how those conditions evolved through past development, and how these conditions may affect the long term financial future of South Bend. The analysis will further explore any discrepancies between the real, complete costs for infrastructure and the amount the City has budgeted for maintenance. The transportation system and underground infrastructure will be the primary focus, as these are heavily impacted by the pattern and location of development. We will evaluate the fiscal sustainability of South Bend's development footprint. The analysis will determine if South Bend's current footprint pays for itself and what the cash flow will be over time given long term infrastructure liabilities. This analysis will allow the City to use data when considering potential annexation and determining what types of development to incentivize.