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2. Site and Facility Improvements -Projects in this category include modifications andlor <br /> additions to existing facilities to meet operational, safety, and cost-efficiency goals and to <br /> comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The primary goal of this <br /> program is to address changing program functions and needs and/or to improve service <br /> delivery. This program does not include acquisition or construction of new sites. <br /> Projects include those that will help the City respond efficiently to changing service <br /> delivery requirements. <br /> This category is organized into two program areas: <br /> • General Site and Facility Improvements; <br /> • ADA Renovations. <br /> 3. New Capital Facilities -Projects in this category typically provide for either new and/or <br /> replacement facilities or are projects that expand existing facilities/services and are of <br /> such a scale to warrant classification asstand-alone projects. Large-scale facility changes <br /> that are needed to provide for community growth are found in this category of projects. <br /> The allocations in the Preservation and Maintenance and the Site and Facility Improvements <br /> <br /> . -•categories will-=fund specific General Fund projects based on City Council policies and direction, <br /> the Facility Condition Reports, and immediate maintenance priorities and needs. A number of <br /> projects in the New Capital Facilities category will be directly responsive to Growth <br /> Management Policy 19 (public safety). <br /> Funded and Unfunded Programs <br /> Given the extent of unmet Public Building and Facilities needs, projects are separated into two <br /> distinct programs: the Six-Year Funded Program and an Unfunded Program. <br /> The Six-Year Funded Program is comprised primarily of projects in Preservation and <br /> Maintenance, and Site and Facility Improvements. Overview on current CIP projects needs to <br /> be added. <br /> These projects have originated from long-range master plans and/or City Council goals and <br /> policies, or have a high priority based on City operational needs. <br /> It should be noted that the costs given for unfunded projects are only preliminary budget <br /> planning costs and are, for the most part, not based on detailed design cost estimates. <br /> Funding <br /> For the last several years, the City's General Fund has been the primary source of funding for <br /> Building, Facilities and Park Site Renovations. Since General Fund revenues have not kept up <br /> with service and capital requirements, the Public Building and Facilities have been consistently <br /> underfunded. <br /> In November 1999, the Budget Committee adopted a new General Capital Budget strategy when <br /> it approved the General Fund's Six-Year Financial Forecast as the basis of the development of <br /> City of Eugene 2004 - 2009 Capital Improvement Program <br /> • Page 2 <br /> r <br /> <br />