City of
Memorandum 08-138
Attached
is a draft resolution to serve as a starting point for City Council action to
establish the FY 2010 Legislative Request (a.k.a. CIP “short list”). In the
coming months, the City will advocate for state funding for all of the projects
on the legislative request list and will focus on a smaller subset of projects
for federal funding. Advocacy at the state level will begin immediately and
continue until the Legislature finalizes the FY 2010 capital budget next April.
At the federal level, Alaska’s two senators and lone representative have
typically required funding requests to be submitted by early February for the
following fiscal year.
With
a couple of exceptions, the draft resolution does nothing more than list the
projects that appeared on at least two lists at the City Council work session
of September 22 (Committee of the Whole). Alternative Water Source appears at
the top, reflecting advice from Public Works Director Carey Meyer. All the
other projects are listed according to how many nominations they received.
You
will note that “Main Street Intersection/Reconstruction” has been added even
though it did not receive any nominations at the work session. It was apparent
to me that City Council members referred to the Project Table that I prepared
in order to come up with their individual lists. Since the Project Table did
not include state transportation projects or non-profit projects, Main Street
may have been overlooked even though it has been on the City “short list” for
the last two years and would become a City street once it is upgraded. I have
added it to the draft reso at the City Manager’s request, for your
consideration.
Likewise,
“Paving Freight Dock Road” was removed to reflect the City Manager’s view that
this project would be unlikely to receive state funding and perhaps could be
funded with City revenues. “Communications System Upgrade” was removed because
it has recently received grant funds and can therefore be moved to the
“Accomplished (Funded)” projects page in the CIP.
It
is now up to the City Council to re-order the projects, remove projects, and/or
add projects as you see fit.
The
following is intended to summarize the key points that I heard at the Sept. 22 Committee
of the Whole meeting, in regard to the Capital Improvement Plan “short list” or
“Priority Level 1” projects.
·
Beth Wythe was the only
Council member to list recommendations in priority order. They were: 1)
Alternative Water Source, 2) Water Storage/Distribution Improvements, 3) Sewer
Treatment Plant Bio-solids Treatment Improvements, 4) Port & Harbor
Building, 5) Communications System Upgrade, 6) Harbor Float Replacement,
7) Fire Training Facility, 8) Fire Pump Testing Trailer, 9) East Boat
Harbor, and 10) Spit Trail Completion.
·
Matt Shadle did not read
from a prepared list. After Councilor Wythe spoke, Councilor Shadle said
something to the effect that he agreed with her list but would move East Boat
Harbor up closer to the top. For the tally that is noted below, Councilor Wythe’s
choices were counted twice to reflect both her and Councilor Shadle’s views.
The
remaining Council members named the projects to which they had assigned
Priority Level 1, but they did not attempt to put them in priority order.
Instead, they are in the order in which they appear in the Project Table.
·
Francie Roberts: Land Acquisition
for New Roads, Paving Freight Dock Road, Town Center Infrastructure, Spit Trail
Completion, Deep Water Dock Expansion, East Boat Harbor, City Hall, Karen
Hornaday Park Improvements, Port & Harbor Building, Skyline Fire Station,
Alternative Water Source, Communications System Upgrade, Harbor Float
Replacement, Bishop’s Beach Park Picnic Shelter, Fire Engine 4 Refurbishment,
and Sewer Treatment Plant Bio-solids Treatment Improvements.
·
Mike Heimbuch: Paving
Freight Dock Road, Spit Waterline Replacement, Pioneer Dock Fenders, Fire
Engine 4 Refurbishment, Fire Pump Testing Trailer, Sewer Treatment Plant
Bio-solids Treatment Improvements.
·
Barbara Howard: Land
Acquisition for New Roads, Paving Freight Dock Road, Spit Trail Completion,
Deep Water Dock Expansion, East Boat Harbor, Alternative Water Source,
Communications System Upgrade, Harbor Float Replacement, Harbor Erosion
Control, Port & Harbor Building, Fire Engine 4 Refurbishment, Sewer
Treatment Plant Bio-solids Treatment Improvements.
·
Dennis Novak:
NOTE:
There was some discussion about tidal power and the PORTS project (Tidal
Gauge/Meteorological Station), but I did not hear anyone say, “Add this to my
list” – so I didn’t.
The
final tally is as follows:
|
Projects
on six Council member lists: Sewer
Treatment Plant Bio-solids Treatment Improvements |
Projects on three Council member lists: Deep
Water Dock Expansion |
|
Projects
on five Council member lists: Harbor
Float Replacement |
Projects
on two Council member lists:
|
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Projects
on four Council member lists: Communications
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