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CR 93-135 Capital Improvements Plan _ r ~ .",.. ,. "'; y I \ 0 I (j ~ :MI . August 23, 1993 0 P K \ ~ i council Report: 93-135 1994-1998 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN Proposed Action. staff recommends the city council conduct the ~ublic hearinq on the 1994-1998 C.I.P. and schedule further review of the C.I.P. at the city Council's 9/14/93 work session. Approval of this action will allow the review and adoption process to continue on the Capital Improvements Plan. Overview. since May, city staff has been working on the preparation of the 1994-1998 Capital Improvements Plan for the City of Hopkins. At this point the plan has been reviewed by the City Manager, Finance Director, and department heads, as well as by the Planning Commission and Park Board. The Capital Improvements Plan is in a draft form and represents the recommendations from the various departments within the City. certain maps and other graphics are stil.l being prepared and will be incorporated as a part of the final adopted plan. Although the action requested by the City CoUncil only involves holding the public hearing, the city Council is encouraged to make . comments or ask questions on the plan as a part of the council's . review on Tuesday night. The Council will .also have an opportunity to fully comment on the proposed plan as a part of the Council work session September 14 and during the City Council meeting on October 5. Notice of the public hearing, along with a copy of the CIP, were mailed to all neighborhood associations and the Business council. Notice was also published in the newspaper. Primary Issues to Consider. o What is the purpose of a Capital Improvements Plan? o What are the highlights of the proposed plan? o What are the financial implications of the proposed plan? o What is the schedule for adopting the Capital Improvements Plan? o What comments were made by the Planning Commission and Park Board? su~porting Information. o Staff analysis of issues Alternatives Draft of 1994-1998 Capital Improvements Plan . Director " '. CR: 93-135 Page 2 . Analysis of Issues. 0 What is the purpose of a Capital Improvements Plan? The Capital Improvements Plan is a five-year forecast of project and equipment needs in the City of Hopkins. It is intended to alert the Council and citizens to the major capital needs on the horizon. The Capital Improvements Plan is intended to be a planning tool and is structured to present a meaningful, long-range perspective of the city's capital programming needs. At the same time, sufficient program details are provided to enable those who review the information to make informed decisions on the program projects over the next five years. The first year of the plan presumes an adopted capital bUdget. The remaining four years represent an estimate of project needs and funding capabilities of the city. 0 What are the highlights of the proposed plan? The proposed five-year Capital Improvements Plan, not including equipment replacement needs, outlines projects totaling $19,465,000 over the 1994-1998 period. This compares with total projects amounting to over $20 million in the current five-year Capital Improvements Plan (1993-1997). For 1994, $4,601,100 in capital projects are proposed. Major '. projects within the Capital Improvements Plan for 1994 include: 0 WA-2 Elmo Park Treatment Facility - $346,700 0 SS-2 Nine Mile Creek Improvements - $1,800,000 0 ST-5 & -6 street and utility Reconstruction - Hopkins .House Neighborhood - $1,025,000 0 ST-8 Improvements to Mainstreet from Fifth Avenue to Washington Avenue - $334,000 0 ST-9 CBD Alley Improvements - $130,000 0 MF-6 Public Works Building Expansion - $260,000 Major projects within the Capital Improvements Plan for the period of 1995-1998 include: 0 WA-2 Elmo Park Treatment Facility 0 ST-1 & -2 City Wide street & utility Reconstruction 0 ST-4 County Road 3 Improvements 0 ST-7 Reconstruct Fifth Ave. So.-Mainstreet-Co. Rd. 3 . 0 ST-11 County Road 61 (Shady Oak Road) Improvements 0 ST-12 Reconstruction of First street North / :&~- -~ \-- ,," CR: 93-135 Page 3 . 0 What are the financial implications of the proposed capital Improvements Plan? Included in the C.I.P. starting on page 14 is a summary of the financial implications as prepared by the Finance Department. 0 What is the schedule for adopting the capital Improvements Plan? 0 September 7 - Public hearing by City Council on proposed Capital Improvements Plan 0 September 14 - City Council review of Capital Improvements Plan during a work session ' 0 October 5 - Adoption of Capital Improvements Plan by City Council. 0 What were the comments made by the Planning Commission? The Planning Commission and Park Board have reviewed the CIP document. Questions have been addressed by staff. No specific changes have been recommended. Alternatives. . 1. Adopt staff's recommendation ,regarding the scheduling of the City Council's review of the CIP. 2. Approve the action as recommended by staff but set different dates for the Council's review. 3. Table matter for further information or discussion. . .