Title
FY23 Final Capital Improvement Plan with Public Comments
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Issue/Request:
FY23 Final Capital Improvement Plan with Public Comments
Key Issues:
• The City's 5-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is updated each year with the first year of expenditures adopted as part of the next fiscal year budget.
• Elected Officials have requested to review the draft version of the CIP before formal, public hearing presentations.
• An electronic version of the FY23 CIP Summary Pages is attached.
• Public Comments received from the online forum are attached.
• The entire FY23 CIP is available online.
• The FY23-27 CIP is scheduled for Planning Commission Public Hearing on May 24th in consideration of adoption by the Planning Commission by Resolution as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.
Background:
The City's 5-year Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) serves as a planning document that incorporates both project and financial planning for infrastructure improvements throughout the city. The plan is organized into eight categories: Public Works/Water Utilities Programs; Airport; Bridges, Streets & Signals; Facilities; Parks & Recreations; Stormwater; Sanitary Sewer; and Water.
The front-end summary, proposed funding summaries, and maps of the various categories from the draft FY23 CIP were submitted to City Council on April 19, 2022 in the form of a written report during Staff Roundtable. That report provides an overview of the FY23 CIP. The entire 168-page document is available for review online, on the City's website at https://cityofls.net/public-works/infrastructure-capital-projects/capital-improvement-plan-cip/cip-public-hearing. Residents can also find the CIP comment page by going to www.cityofls.net, and then type "CIP public hearing" in the search box near the top right of the home page of the City's website.
The plan is updated each year to remove completed projects, add new projects, re-sequence projects, and revise cost estimates and schedules of ongoing projects as appropriate. The proposed document is financially constrained to match anticipated expenditures with anticipated revenues on a cash flow basis.
By state law, all publicly constructed projects must be presented at a public hearing. This will occur on May 24, 2021 at the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission will adopt the CIP to incorporate it in the City's Comprehensive Plan. The City Council will consider adoption of the CIP for FY23 Budget. In an effort to promote wider dissemination and reach more residents, the FY23-27 CIP will be available for public review and comment as part of a virtual public meeting on the City’s website between April 12 and May 24. Public Comments on CIP, and suggested improvements, are also considered throughout the year in Service Requests, CIP Public Meetings, Public Comments at City Council Meetings, Etc. The FY23 CIP will also be presented to the Public Works Committee (PWC) on May 3, 2021, and then on May 11, 2021. The purpose of this summary report is to provide Council members additional information in advance of the Planning Commission meeting, with ample time to review the document, ask questions, submit comments, and prepare for the final presentation at Council preceding the budget approval after the Planning Commission resolution. This summary report is unchanged from the last summary provided, except that it includes public comments received.
Presenter
Michael Park, Director of Public Works