Item 1: FY08-FY13 Draft Capital Improvement Program

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Funded Projects Municipal Airport continues to have a fully funded capital program with $33 million in funded projects. Projects are funded by the FAA, Passenger Facility Charges and excess operating revenues. With limited exceptions the projects are from the Airport Master Plan and/or the FAA and State five-year plans. The Airport’s projects include pavement preservation, a new de-icing collection system and expanding air cargo handling capacity. Parks and Open Space is the largest category in this CIP at $51 million over the six-year planning horizon. Neighborhood and community park acquisition and development projects account for over $39 million of the Parks and Open Space projects. The recently approved parks bond will fund $26 million in park and open space projects over the next six years. Public Buildings and Facilities has $22 million in funded projects, including $16 million allocated to preservation and maintenance. The Facilities section contains a discussion in the CIP on deferred maintenance and expected deficiencies. The placeholder list of facilities projects does include the City Hall Replacement project in the amount of $130 million. Stormwater is planning to invest $13 million on improvements in this CIP. Restoration efforts include partnerships with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other metro agencies to that may include restoration of portions of Amazon Creek and salmon habitat. Also included are restoration and enhancement of the wetlands in West Eugene and ongoing stream corridor acquisition. Transportation is the second largest category with just over $40 million in proposed projects. Pavement preservation accounts for over $20 million over the next six years in this category. Other significant projects include the Delta Ponds Overpass and the Chad Drive Extension. Smaller projects include street lighting, traffic calming, and installation of accessible pedestrian signals. Wastewater has listed four ongoing generic projects totaling $16 million. The majority of the cost, $11.8 million, preserves and rehabilitates the aging wastewater system, decreases inflow and infiltration and addresses increased wet weather flows. The remainder is for services for new development. Projects with Funding Not Identified and Placeholder Projects The CIP contains projects totaling $67 million for which funding has not been identified. The Public Buildings and Facilities category includes $46 million of these unfunded projects. The largest projects in this category are the Willow Creek/Churchill Aquatic and Community Center project at $14 million, the Fleet Maintenance Facility project at $12 million, and the Deferred Maintenance project at $9 million. Placeholder projects are large scale projects in the initial planning phase awaiting further review and direction from the community and the City Council. The City Hall Renovation or Replacement project at $130 million is the largest placeholder project. A complete list of all placeholder projects is on page 35. CIP Development and Review Neighborhood Leaders Council On September 26, 2006, staff attended the Neighborhood Leaders Council (NLC) meeting to discuss opportunities for public comment on the Draft Capital Improvement Program. Staff also asked for, and was granted, the NLC’s support for including neighborhood specific CIP articles in neighborhood L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070220\S0702201.doc