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Regarding the•stormwater system, Mr. Schoening said the main source of projects was the Stormwater <br />Basin Plan. He stated that when Lane County did a road project the City would chip in stormwater funds <br />to increase the size of the system to accommodate the entire basin, whereas Lane County focused only on <br />the road right-of--way. He explained that the Neighborwoods Program was funded out of the Stormwater <br />Fund because trees were a part of the stormwater filtration process. <br />Mr. Schoening stated that the capital budget reflected the reduction of stormwater programs so that the <br />rates would not increase, as directed by policy. He said the utility-funded portion of the stormwater CIl' <br />was $650,000 per year and the other elements of the stormwater program were the West Eugene Wetlands <br />Plan (WEWP) and the Mitigation Bank credits. <br />Mr..Schoening explained that the Transportation CIP drew its projects from the City's Pavement <br />Management System, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan, the Transportation Plan <br />(TransPlan), and the Regional Transportation Plan. He highlighted the funding mechanisms, including <br />federal funds which were allocated by the Metropolitan Policy Committee (Ml'C). He noted that the <br />Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds were traditionally used for handicapped <br />accessibility and would continue to be allocated through a separate process. <br />Mr. Schoening proceeded to touch upon the wastewater system. He underscored that most of the projects <br />focused on the rehabilitation of existing systems. <br />Glen Svendsen, division manager of the Facilities Division for the Central Services Department, spoke <br />about the CIP list for public buildings and facilities. He noted that the City Council received quarterly <br />• updates on the City's facilities through the City's Web site. He stated that the. bulk of the General Fund <br />projects. on the facilities CII' came from the Facility Condition Report. Those projects, he further <br />explained, were primarily related to, preservation and maintenance. of facilities. He noted that the President <br />of the United States had suggested a reduction in Neighborhood Block Grant funds and this could affect <br />the amount of funding available for ADA-related projects. <br />Mr. Svendsen said the facilities CIP was budgeted in two pieces, through the Budget Committee process <br />and an additional mid-year request from the City Council. Regarding Mr. Biggs' concern expressed during <br />the Public Input portion of the meeting, he stressed that the funding from the Facility Replacement Reserve <br />was not included in the first two years of the capital projects, but rather was linked to an FY08 timeline for <br />the City Hall complex replacement. He underscored that the project was a placeholder at this point and <br />had not been funded. <br />Regarding the Facility Condition report, Mr. Svendsen said while facility conditions had seemingly <br />improved and 75 percent of the buildings were rated. at good or better, the replacement value had increased <br />by a factor of 37 percent. In fact, he stated that the existing deficiencies increased by nearly $2 million. <br />He averred that deficiencies were moving faster than they could be addressed. He concluded by saying the <br />FY06 Budget was about $200,000 short of the 2% of asset value benchmark for annual facility <br />maintenance. <br />Mr. Mulligan opened the floor for questions and comments from the committee. <br />Mr.'McDonald asked how large the CDBG allocation was for the coming year. Mr. Svendsen responded <br />that the total revenue was $1.6 million spread over five program areas, $60,000 of which was dedicated to <br />sidewalks and between $200,000 and $240,000 dedicated to ADA-related building improvements. <br />MINUTES-Eugene Budget Committee February 7, 2005 Page 3 <br />