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On December 14, 2004, three members of the public spoke at a public hearing held by the Planning Commission. In addition, three pieces of written testimony were received by the Planning Commission and were included in materials distributed to the council for its March 7, 2005, meeting. On January 10, 2005, the Planning Commission approved a motion to recommend that the council adopt the Draft CIP with the following amendments: · Move projects including traffic-calming, residential street lighting, residential street trees, access ramps and mixed-use pedestrian amenities from the unfunded category to the funded category of the transportation section. (The Planning Commission did not identify a funding source.) · Reinstitute the neighborhood needs analysis process in the next CIP process. The Planning Commission also asked that the council pay close attention to the long held goals of the City while reviewing the CIP and to acknowledge that not all of the projects in the Draft CIP were completely through the deliberation process. On February 7 and February 22, the Budget Committee reviewed the draft CIP. While the committee did not conduct a formal public hearing, two individuals at those meetings provided testimony indicating projects they supported and those they did not support. They also expressed concern regarding funding for capital projects ahead of other City needs. On February 22, the Budget Committee recommended that the council adopt the Draft CIP with the staff-recommended changes (Attachment A) and the following additional amendments: · Combine City Hall Phase 1 and Phase 2 into a single, unfunded project in FY09. · Restore $30,000 in General Funds for traffic calming in each of the six years of the CIP. · Increase the funding for Street Lighting (Arterials and Collectors) by $30,000 and reduce the funding for Transportation Services for New Development by a like amount. On February 28, the council held a public hearing on the draft CIP where one person provided testimony identifying projects that he did not support and expressing concern regarding the opportunities for the public to provide input on the Draft CIP. The council delayed the adoption of the CIP in order to provide staff an opportunity to review three policies related to capital projects proposed by Councilor Bettman at the March 7, 2005, council meeting. A copy of the proposed policies including staff-recommended edits has been included in Attachment B. RELATED CITY POLICIES The City's Financial Management Goals and Policies include a goal to have a capital improvement program that adequately maintains and enhances the public's assets over their useful life. In part, the policies state that the City will plan for capital improvements over a multi-year period and the projects will directly relate to the long-range plans and policies of the City. COUNCIL OPTIONS There are three options, should the council choose to take action on this item at this time. L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050411\S0504116.doc