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B-6 Sales Tax: The City of Boulder levIes a m,e cent sales tax that is earmarked for major thoroughfares and open spaa. acquisition, Where such a tax is levied, a portion of the money used for major thoroughfares can be designated for drainage facilIties, since provision of adequate drain- age is necessary for the proper construction, clperation, and maintenance of major thoroughfares, The portion of the money earmarked for open space can, in part, be related to drainage facilitie, since, in the pilot drain- age project, the rights-of-way wi 11 be mul t; -pul-pose features that woul d serve as greenbelts and recreational areas, as well as functioning as drain- age faci 1 itles, General Corporate Levy: The City's I)eneral funds are used to finance drainage facilities in conjunction with street maintenance and bridge con- struction, Also, capital improvements al-e budseted on a five..year basis and drainage facIlities could be included in this mclnner, User Charges: A program could be worked cut in which user charges would be levied, This would be the service chclrge mentioned earlier, Development Agreements with Subdivl,!ers: ThIs ~Iould be a procedure whereby potential subdivIders would contribute to the cost of drainage facll ities made necessary because of thei r developme,nt. It Is the same procedure that was discussed under the County funding provisions, Sl?ecial improvement Bonds: A Special Improvement District could be organized and persons who benefit directly from the drainage faci 1 itles that would be constructed would be assessed the costs of the facll ities. The money obtained from these assessments would be used to retire the bonds which finance the constructIon, This would be particularly applicable to those who constructed buildings in an imprudent manner in the flood piains, Local Improvement Bonds: A Local Improvement District could be form- ulated and ad valorem tax used to finance necessary improvements, These taxes would then be used to retl re the local improvement bonds that would be used to fi nance the project. POTENTIAL USE AND MAGNiTUDE OF ~ Financing dr/linage faci litles In Boulder should not be as dIfficult as one might think if a little preplanning and "politkking" is done, The key to financing drainage Improvements is to identify drainaqe with roads, streets, and bridges, and with open space and parks and recreation areas, Certainly the street and road personnel realize that maintenance, repairs, and rebuilding area necessitated in part by surface waters. and if adequate drainage Is avai lable, the aforesaid problems are reduced, The job of "politicking" is to get county commissioners and city councilmen to realize this simple fact and In theIr budget deliberations make separate provisions for provIding for drainage rather than putting all of their resources into streets, roads, and bridges,