City of Savannah - SPLOST VII List (approved July 22, 2019)

By Category
Recommended
Category Project Name Funding
Infrastructure, Buildings and Streets Springfield Canal Drainage Improvements (Ph. 1 Louisville to Outfall) $ 45,000,000
Casey South Drainage Improvements (Phase 2B) $ 22,000,000
Street Paving and Pavement Rehabilitation $ 22,749,915
Sidewalk Replacement and Installations $ 6,500,000
Traffic Safety and Calming $ 5,000,000
City Hall Historic Renovation $ 3,000,000
Grant Center Replacement (Add to Complete) $ 2,500,000
Grayson Stadium Improvements $ 2,500,000
Riverwalk Extension $ 2,000,000
Waters Avenue Revitalization (Phase 3) $ 2,000,000
Swimming Pool Rehabilitations (Haven, Shuman, W.W. Law) $ 1,250,000
Daffin Park Pool Rehabilitation and Park Improvements $ 500,000
Southside Community Center $ 1,000,000
Tide to Town $ 1,000,000
Abercorn Streetscape (CNU) $ 3,000,000
Liberty City (Parking and Facility) $ 300,000

Infrastructure, Buildings and Streets Total $ 120,299,915

Other City-Wide Blighted Property Acquisition and Redevelopment $ 10,000,000

Broughton Street Streetscape, Phase 2 (Add to Complete) $ 8,000,000
Eastside Early Learning Center $ 3,125,000
Other Total $ 21,125,000

Public Safety Police Records Management System Replacement $ 3,200,000

Public Safety Technology Improvements $ 2,500,000
Fire Truck Replacement $ 2,000,000
Public Safety Total $ 7,700,000
Financial Downtown Streetscape General Obligation Bonds Retirement $ 6,700,000
Financial Total $ 6,700,000

Grand Total $ 155,824,915

Note: After SPLOST 7 revenue collections exceed $420 million, the next $10 million will be allocated as follows:
Grayson Stadium (add to complete) $ 3,000,000
Guy Minick Park Improvements (Phase 3) $ 2,000,000
Fiber Optic Cable Replacement $ 3,000,000
City Hall Historic Renovation (add to complete) $ 2,000,000
2019 SPLOST
Referendum
Planning for our Future
 What is SPLOST?

• One penny is collected on every dollar of taxable sales

• Pays for large, capital projects for local governments
• Uses Visitor spending for local benefit
• Reduces debt carried locally
• Approved by voters
• Referendum Date: November 5, 2019 effective Oct. 1, 2020
• Current SPLOST term expires September 30, 2020
 What are the current Sales Tax for each Dollar
spent?
• 4 cents – Georgia Department of Revenue for State
• 1 cent – Local Option Sales Tax
• Used for operations of local governments
• Split among all cities (77%) and County (23%)
• Negotiated every 10 years
• 1 cent – ESPLOST to local board of education
• 1 cent – SPLOST to County
 SPLOST 7 Distribution Summary
Amount
Jurisdication % Amount In $ Millions
County - Judicial Complex 15.75% 63.00
County projects 28.46% 113.82
Transit equipment 2.5% 10.00
Early Learning Center - County .78% 3.13
Early Learning Center - Savannah .78% 3.13
Savannah 38.18% 155.82
Other municipalities 13.55% 54.23
Total 400.00
Distributions above $400 million
County - Judicial Complex 20.00
Savannah 10.00
County for SEDA 10.00
Distributions above $440 million
Use 2020 Census population #.
 Other Municipal Distributions
Distributions $ Millions

Pooler 25.64
Garden City 10.03
Port Wentworth 8.47
Tybee Island 3.94
Bloomingdale 3.06
Thunderbolt 2.95
Vernonburg 0.13
54.23
 County Project Summary
• Judicial Complex $63 million
• Recreation Facilities & Parks $32.5 million
• Drainage $30 million
• Roads $30 million
• County facilities $11 million
• Transit equipment $10 million
• Public safety communications $6 million
• Early Learning Center $3.125 million
• Disaster capital outlay/other adopted CIP $2.4 million
• Vehicle & equipment $1.7 million, Sewer $250,000
 County Projects – Judicial Complex
• Judicial Complex Expansion $63 million
• Site: Montgomery/Liberty/MLK (old jail)
• 160,000 square feet
• Courtrooms – Superior & State Court
• Jury selection room
• Judges & staff offices
• Additional $20 million if SPLOST exceeds $20 million
County Projects – Recreation Facilities & Parks
• Projects are in line with Recreation Master Plan & Blueprint
• Indoor recreation facilities $17 million
• Outdoor multipurpose sports fields $7 million
• Existing parks improvements $3 million
• Gardens & greenspace $2 million
• Multi-purpose center $1.5 million
• Trails & park connectivity $1 million
• Carnegie Library improvements $1 million
 County Projects - Drainage

• Westlake/Red Gate drainage basin $23.5 million

• Design/construct new outfall channels at Westlake and near CSX tracks
• Talmadge Canal/Salt Creek channel improvements
• Henderson Community drainage system improvements
• Wilmington Island Road storm drainage improvements
 County Projects - Roads
• Little Neck Road $10 million (US17 to I-95)
• Old River Road $4 million local match
• Jimmy DeLoach Parkway / Little Neck Road at I-16 $1 million local match for preliminary
design
• Resurfacing $8 million (major roads)
• Walthour Road stabilization and sidewalks $2 million
• Penn Waller Road pedestrian improvements
• Bush Road – guardrail and resurfacing
• Quacco Road widening (US17 to I-95)
 County Projects – Other projects

• Museums $6 million including Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum facility

expansion
• Fleet Facility / Garage $2.5 million
• Public Safety Facility $2.5 million
• E911 Dispatch Center equipment/technology $2 million
• Public Safety Radio Tower $2 million
• Fiber Network $2 million
 Referendum Timeline
• Monday, July 22, 2019 – Savannah City Council approved
the SPLOST IGA between Savannah & Chatham County
• Friday, July 26, 2019 – Board of Commissioners approved
the SPLOST IGA and the Resolution Authorizing the
Referendum
• No later than Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - Public notice
on Call for Special Election will be published weekly for 90
days before the election and the Call for Election will be
forwarded to Board of Elections office
• Beginning October 8, 2019 – Ballot question published
weekly in newspaper for four weeks each Tuesday
• Referendum date – November 5, 2019