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Update of the 5-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements in the Capital Improvements Element of the Comprehensive Plan (B)
Ordinance No. 180102
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, updating Table 14: 5-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements in the Capital Improvements Element of the Comprehensive Plan; providing directions to the City Manager; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
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The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
STAFF REPORT
This ordinance is the state-required annual update of the City's 5-Year Schedule of Capital Improvements, which is found in the Capital Improvements Element of the Comprehensive Plan. This update will reflect the City's capital improvements projects that are scheduled from FY 19-23. Capital improvements are defined as: land, non-structural improvements to land, and structures (including the costs for design, permitting, construction, furnishings and equipment) with a unit cost of $25,000 or more and that have an expected life of at least two years. The capital improvements in the 5-Year Schedule are primarily related to levels of service (LOS) adopted in the Comprehensive Plan and are needed to: correct existing deficiencies in LOS; maintain existing LOS; or deal with projected LOS deficiencies that will occur during the 5-year planning period.
In addition, beginning in calendar year 2019, the required 5-Year Schedule will be incorporated into the capital planning process of the City of Gainesville. That broader capital planning process will include a 5-Year Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) and a 6-10 year CIP. The purpose of the broader capital planning process is to provide the City Commission, citizens, and staff (General Government and GRU) with an integrated capital plan with coordinated planning, funding, timing, and implementation. The 6-10 year component (unlike the 5-Year Schedule) is not a statutory requirement, but it is being added for consistency with the revised capital planning process that was approved by the City Commission at the April 24, 2018 budget workshop. Staff finds that this proposed update to the Schedule of Capital Improvements is consistent with the various elements of the Comprehensive Plan. The City Plan Board held a public hearing on June 28, 2018, where it voted to recommend approval of this update to the Schedule of Capital Improvements.
CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM
This ordinance requires two hearings and shall become effective immediately upon adoption at second reading.