Item 1: FY08-FY13 Draft Capital Improvement Program

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newsletters informing citizens about local proposed projects and asking for their input. Neighborhood- specific articles have been sent to each neighborhood newsletter editor with the request that they be included in their December-February editions. The Draft CIP was published and made available to the public in early November. In addition to posting the CIP to the City’s web page and distributing the document to various public locations and interested parties, a copy of the CIP was sent to the chairperson of each neighborhood association along with an offer to make a presentation at any upcoming neighborhood meeting. Citizen Members of the Budget Committee Review On November 8, 2006, staff gave an informational presentation of the Draft CIP to the citizen members of the Budget Committee. The members gave favorable comments on the new document format. They also discussed how new projects are added into the CIP and how public input affects project selection. Specific questions were asked including the timing of park and open space acquisitions and the funding source for the City Hall Complex placeholder project. An excerpt of the draft minutes of the meeting is included as Attachment A. Planning Commission On December 11 and 12, the Planning Commission held a work session and a public hearing on the Draft CIP. The commission discussed the citizen involvement process, asked specific questions on Ridgeline Trail acquisitions, the funding status for the Courthouse District Plan, and the need for the Elmira Road Project. Upon completion of the discussion, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward a recommendation to the council to approve the CIP without further amendments. An excerpt of the draft minutes of the meetings is included as Attachment B. Budget Committee Review Public Comment - On February 7, 2007 the Budget Committee met to review the CIP. The Committee received public comments from six citizens regarding CIP projects. Mike James, Lisa Warnes, and Robert Olsen expressed concerns about the Dillard Road project. ? Those concerns included the underlying geologic stability of the area, the impact on the environment, and the City’s process in reviewing this project. Arnold Hultberg commented on the Jeppesen Acres Road project and urged that traffic-calming ? improvements be added to the project. He submitted a petition signed by 54 residents who reside along Jeppesen Acres Road supporting traffic-calming efforts (See Attachment C). Rob Handy requested that the committee provide more funding for traffic-calming and street ? trees projects. He also suggested more work needs to be done on the River Road annexation process. David Hinkley commended the Budget Committee on its past efforts on traffic-calming and ? street trees. He asked that the City stop developing new roads until a solution can be found for the current transportation maintenance backlog. All citizen input received during the CIP update process will be summarized in the materials provided to City Council and incorporated in the Adopted CIP. A compilation of the public input received to date on the CIP has been included as Attachment C. Budget Committee Deliberations – The committee’s discussion included comments on the backlog of traffic-calming projects, the Roosevelt Boulevard – Legacy Street project, the Dillard Road project, and L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070220\S0702201.doc