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<br /> Retaining capital investment in facility preservation at current levels is necessary to maintain the <br /> functionality of City buildings and prevent the backlog of deficiencies from increasing. <br /> The Capital General Fund budget is for the repair of existing facilities and "catch-up" of deferred <br /> maintenance; and is allocated to Preservation and Maintenance and Site and Facility <br /> Improvements'for each year of the program. Of the total funding, over 75 percent is dedicated to <br /> facility-related capital preservation and maintenance projects. <br /> The strategy of referring general obligation bonds to the voters to pay for major reconstruction or <br /> improvements to City facilities is being pursued in combination with other funding sources. In <br /> 1998, the City Council dedicated $18 million of Urban Renewal funds to construct a new library. <br /> Private contributions will be required to complete the new facility based on community needs. <br /> In November 1998, voters approved an operating levy for the new library as well as funding for <br /> park acquisition and improvements to Amazon Pool. More recently, voters approved an $8.68 <br /> million bond issue for construction of a new Downtown Fire Station and a Live Fire Training <br /> Building in May 2002. Council has also approved the use of up to $3.9 million from the Facility <br /> Replacement Fund to construct a Police facility on Garfield Street adjacent to the Public Works <br /> Department's Roosevelt Yard. <br /> Note: The Draft CIP does not show any Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding <br /> for Fiscal Years 2004-2009. In the past, CDBG-funded projects have been in the Building and <br /> Park Facilities program, and typically included accessibility improvements to City facilities and <br /> park improvements in low-income neighborhoods. In 2000, afive-year Consolidated Plan was <br /> prepared for several local HUD-funded programs and was approved by the City Council. As part <br /> of that plan, every year aOne-Year Action Plan for the use of CDBG funds is approved by the <br /> City Council. The current allocation for use of CDBG funds in Fiscal Year 2003 was approved <br /> by the City Council in Apri12002. Planning is underway for Fiscal Year 2004 and will be <br /> presented for City Council approval in April 2003. It is anticipated that future plans will allocate <br /> a portion of the projected approximately $1.6 million annual CDBG Federal grant to capital <br /> improvements. <br /> City of Eugene 2004 - 2009 Capital Improvement Program <br /> Page 4 <br /> <br />