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Home My WebLink About2008-01-24 Council minutes~ r ~~~~~ Date: January 28, 2008 CITY O F 1 O WA C 1 TY MEMORANDUM To: Mayor and City Council From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk Re: Budget Work Session, January 24, 2008, 8:OOAM in Emma J. Harvat Hall Council: Bailey, Champion, Correia, Hayek, O'Donnell, Wilburn, Wright UISG: Volland Staff: Helling, O'Malley, Karr, Dilkes, Tharp, Davidson, Yapp, Fosse, Fowler, Miklo, Hargadine, Rocca, Trueblood, Knoche, Mansfield (A complete transcription is available in the City Clerk's Office) CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (CIP) The Mayor announced that the meeting would be broadcast live on Channel 5 and would be web streamed as well. A power point presentation was presented on the following projects with City staff present as noted. PW Director Fosse stated projects would be presented in categories: Airport; Landfill; Parking; Parks, Recreation and Trails; Public Safety; Public Utilities; Streets, Bridges and Traffic Engineering; Miscellaneous Other Projects; Recurring Projects; Projects Scheduled for Completion in 2008; On the Radar; and Questions. Airport Corporate Hangar "L" -Operations Specialist Tharp Apron Reconstruction & Connecting Taxiway -Operations Specialist Tharp Aviation Commerce Park South -Operations Specialist Tharp and PCD Dir. Davidson Landfill East Side Recycling Center - PW Dir. Fosse Landfill Cell - FY09 - PW Dir. Fosse and Finance Dir. O'Malley Parkin Parking Garage Access Controls -Parking & Transit Dir. Fowler Parking Garage Maintenance & Repair -Parking & Transit Dir. Fowler Near Southside Multi-Use Parking Facility -Parking & Transit Dir. Fowler &PCD Dir. Davidson Parking Elevator Upgrades -Parking & Transit Dir. Fowler Parks, Recreation and Trails Sand Lake Recreational Area -Parks & Rec. Dir. Trueblood Iowa City Kicker's Soccer Park -Parks & Rec. Dir. Trueblood Special Council Work Session January 24, 2008 Page 2 Butler Bridge Pedestrian Trail -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood, JCCOG Ex. Dir. Yapp City Park Trail Lighting -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood Frauenholtz-Miller Park Development -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood & Sr. Planner Miklo Hickory Hill Park Bridge -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood Napoleon Softball Field Renovation -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood North Market Square Park Redevelopment -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood Outdoor Ice Rink -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood & Sr. Planner Miklo [Correia left 9:15] Pedestrian Bridge Rocky Shore Dr. to Peninsula -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood, Sr. Planner Miklo, & JCCOG Ex. Dir. Yapp Peninsula Park -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood Rec Center Roof Replacement -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood Rec Center Improvements Waterworks Park Hospice Memorial -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood Wetherby Splash Pad -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood &PCD Dir. Davidson Public Safety Fire Station # 4 -Fire Chief Rocca &PCD Dir. Davidson Fire Apparatus- Fire Chief Rocca Police Records & Computer-Aided Dispatch -Police Chief Hargadine & Fire Chief Rocca [Correia returned 9:50] Radio System Upgrade- Police Chief Hargadine & Finance Dir. O'Malley Public Utilities Highlander Lift Station Force Main Replacement - PW Dir. Fosse Rapid Creek Watershed Sewer Service Study - PW Dir. Fosse &PCD Dir. Davidson Sandusky Storm Sewer -City Engr. Knoche N. Gilbert St. Box Culvert -City Engr. Knoche Utility Billing Software -Finance Director O'Malley Streets Bridges Traffic Engineering and Public Utilities Burlington/Madison Intersection and Median -City Eng. Knoche &PCD Dir. Davidson Burlington/Clinton Intersection Improvements -City Eng. Knoche &PCD Dir. Davidson Burlington Street Median -City Eng. Knoche &PCD Dir. Davidson 420`h Street Improvements Hwy. 6 to Taft Avenue -City Eng. Knoche &PCD Dir. Davidson American Legion Road Scott / Taft Avenue -City Eng. Knoche &PCD Dir. Davidson First Avenue / IAIS Railroad Crossing -City Eng. Knoche &PCD Dir. Davidson Gilbert St. Streetscape -City Eng. Knoche, JCCOG Ex. Dir. Yapp & PW Dir. Fosse Lower Muscatine Avenue -Kirkwood to First Avenue -City Eng. Knoche &PCD Dir. Davidson Mormon Trek Left Turn Lanes -City Eng. Knoche, PW Dir. Fosse, PCD Dir. Davidson & JCCOG Ex. Dir. Yapp Park Road Bridge & Intersection Improvements -City Eng. Knoche, PCD Dir. Davidson & PW Dir. Fosse Salt Storage Building - PW Dir. Fosse Public Works Facility Site Work - PW Dir. Fosse Vehicle Wash System- PW Dir. Fosse Fuel Facility- PW Dir. Fosse Special Council Work Session January 24, 2008 Page 3 Scott Blvd. Pavement Overlay -City Engr. Knoche Sycamore Street -Burns Street to the City Limits -City Engr. Knoche, Sr. Planner Miklo &PCD Dir. Davidson Burlington Street Pedestrian Bridge Rehabilitation -City Engr. Knoche Burlington St. Pedestrian Bridge Rehabilitation- City Engr. Knoche Rochester Avenue Bridge- City Engr. Knoche & PW Dir. Fosse Miscellaneous Other Projects Cemetery Resurfacing -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood City Hall Lobby & Revenue Division Remodel -Finance Director O'Malley Geographic Information System Software -City Engr. Knoche & PW Dir. Fosse Recurring Projects Parks Recurring Projects Parks Bike Trails -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood &PCD Dir. Davidson Brick Street Repair -City Engr. Knoche, PW Dir. Fosse &PCD Dir. Davidson Bridge Maintenance -City Engr. Knoche & PW Dir. Fosse City Hall & Other Projects -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood Curb Ramps -City Engr. Knoche Open Space Land Acquisition -Park &Rec. Dir. Trueblood Over Width Paving & Sidewalks -City Engr. Knoche Parks Recurring Project Maintenance and Improvements -Park &Rec. Dir. Trueblood Pavement Rehabilitation -City Engr. Knoche Public Art -PCD Dir. Davidson Railroad Crossings -City Engr. Knoche Sewer Main Replacement - PW Dir. Fosse Sidewalk Infill -City Engr. Knoche &PCD Dir. Davidson Street Pavement Markings -City Engr. Knoche Traffic Calming -PCD Dir. Davidson Traffic Signals -City Engr. Knoche Water Main Replacement - PW Dir. Fosse Projects Scheduled for Completion in 2008 Airport Runway 7- Operations Specialist Tharp Brookland Park Redevelopment -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood Court Hill Trail -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood &PCD Dir. Davidson Lower City Park Improvements -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood Napoleon Park Restroom -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood Rec Center Window Replacement -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood Lower City Park Riverbank Protection -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood Trail Connectivity -Parks &Rec. Dir. Trueblood, JCCOG Ex. Dir. Yapp &PCD Dir. Davidson Fire Station # 2 -Fire Chief Rocca Dodge Street Reconstruction -City Engr. Knoche, PW Dir. Fosse, PCD Dir. Davidson Gilbert / Bowery / Prentiss Intersection Improvements -City Engr. Knoche Lower West Branch Road Reconstruction -City Engr. Knoche McCollister Boulevard -City Engr. Knoche &PCD Dir. Davidson South Grand Roundabout -City Engr. Knoche Special Council Work Session January 24, 2008 Page 4 On The Radar Unfunded # 10 Brick Street Replacement - PW Dir. Fosse &PCD Dir. Davidson Unfunded # 18 I-80 Aesthetic Improvements -PCD Dir. Davidson Unfunded # 45 Dubuque St. Pedestrian Bridge Over I-80 -PCD Dir. Davidson & City Engr. Knoche Unfunded # 46 Hwy. 1 Pedestrian Bridge Over I-80 -City Engr. Knoche & Parks & Rec. Dir. Trueblood Pedestrian Bridges Over I-80 -PCD Dir. Davidson & City Engr. Knoche I-80 Interchange Improvements - PW Dir. Fosse Unfunded # 54 Willow Creek Trail -West -Parks & Rec. Dir. Trueblood &PCD Dir. Davidson Unfunded # 58 Rohret Road South Sewer - PW Dir. Fosse &PCD Dir. Davidson Unfunded # 71 Sand Prairie Enhancement -Parks & Rec. Dir. Trueblood Unfunded # 72 Scott Park Development -Parks & Rec. Dir. Trueblood & P Dir. Fosse Unfunded # 81 Neighborhood Pedestrian Lighting -PCD Dir. Davidson Unfunded # 85 Riverside Drive Redevelopments - PW Dir. Fosse &PCD Dir. Davidson Gilbert Street /Highway 6: Dual Left Turn Lanes -PCD Dir. Davidson, CA Dilkes, PW Dir. Fosse & City Engr. Knoche Washington /Van Buren Intersection Improvements -PCD Dir. Davidson Police Firing Range -Police Chief Hargadine HANDOUTS: ^ FY09 Capital Improvements Program-Presentation to Council January 24 ^ City of Iowa City, Iowa Capital Improvements Projects -Projects by Funding Source - Receipts Detail ^ Hard copy of CIP Power Point Presentation ^ Map of Capital Improvement Projects ^ Email from Mark Wyatt re Bike to Work Week 2008 ^ Budget '09 -Pending Discussion Items (for 1/28 work session) ^ Change in Residential Valuation versus Consumer Price Index (Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers) (for 1/28 work session) ^ Ten Year General Fund Budget versus Actual Cash Balance History ^ Library Budget Updated from Budget Analyst (distributed 1/17) ^ General Fund Balance History and Projects -January 15 (distributed 1/17) DISCUSSION/DIRECTION ICM Helling and Finance Dir. O'Malley reviewed the debt service levy policy (pages 26 & 27). Majority agreed to proceed with the FY09 program and receive additional information regarding allowable debt and self imposed policies related to borrowing of other cities with Aaa credit ratings. Schedule further discussion prior to preparation of the FY10 budget. (Unfunded # 81 -Neighborhood Pedestrian Lighting Project) Directed staff to develop plan with Council and Neighborhood Council to develop criteria similar to current traffic calming program (where neighborhoods request dollars) and set aside placeholder amount in FY10 Special Council Work Session January 24, 2008 Page 5 (Unfunded # 85 -Riverside Drive Redevelopment) Schedule work session for discussion of phasing in project including timeline and funding. (Unfunded # 66 -Leisure Pool Development) Directed staff to remove references to City Park & leave in as a placeholder for another pool in a different location. (Unfunded # 52 -Sidewalk -Highway # 921) Directed staff to approach County regarding cost participation and streetscape work. (Unfunded # 58 - Rohret South Sewer) Directed staff to notify Council if developer interest surfaced in the area. Parking (page C-5, Garage Maintenance & Repair) -agreed to move $961,351 from FY08 to FY10 and $652,500 from FY10 to FY12; and Parking Garage Elevator Upgrades -Capitol & Dubuque St. Garages move $300,000 from FY11 to FY10 Pedestrian Bridge Rocky Shore (page C-9) -Designate $690,000 (page C-24) from trail connectivity FY08 project to FY10 pedestrian bridge project. Trail Lighting (page C-8) -move up $240,000 from FY12 to FY10 and move back Frauenholtz- Miller Park Development (page C-8) from FY10 to FY12. COMMUNITY EVENTS FUNDING Council agreed to the following: All-Iowa New Horizons Band Extravaganza - 250.00 Bike to Work Week - 1,500.00 Evert Conner Rights & Resource Center - 972.00 Extend the Dream Foundation - 1,000.00 Johnson County Local Food Alliance - 2,020.00 IC Community String Orchestra - 400.00 ACE Xperiment (formerly Habeas Corpus) - 2,020.00 JC Historical Society - 10,000.00 Jaycees - 4th of July - 10,000.00 Riverside Theatre -Shakespeare Festival - 4,000.00 Summer of the Arts - 60,000.00 Youth Advisory Commission - 3,000.00 TOTAL $95,162.00 Meeting adjourned 4:50 PM