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and the possibility of an additional 3-cent increase to the tax. The subcommittee's <br />recommendations will be brought to the full council for discussion in May. <br />The FY08 budget proposal assumes continuation of a 5-cents-per-gallon local gas tax, all <br />dedicated to pavement preservation. We will adjust the capital and operating budgets and <br />forecasts as necessary after the council has an opportunity to respond to the work of the council <br />subcommittee on transportation. <br />Other Funds <br />The primary changes in spending in other funds are the transfers of Library and Youth Services <br />to the General Fund and the transfer of $1.4 million from the Telecommunications <br />Registration/Licensing Fund to the General Fund to support the City's commitment to the <br />regional Area Information Records System (AIRS) upgrade. This important tool is the <br />backbone of regional public safety services because it maintains and manages the records of <br />calls for service, dispatch, and all actions related to court cases and corrections. An upgrade of <br />the computer system has been underway since FY00, and several important modules have been <br />completed, such as Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD), jail management, mobile <br />communications, Oregon Law Enforcement Data System (LEDS) integration and Fire & EMS <br />records management. The law enforcement records, field-based reporting, and court modules <br />are currently under design and will take several more years to complete. <br />Other smaller changes to other funds. include expanding services to general aviation, promoting <br />and educating green building practices, asset tracking, increasing maintenance and equipment <br />in the wastewater and stormwater programs, and increasing slightly the capacity to remove <br />hazardous trees in the City rights-of--way. <br />Capital Budget <br />The FY08 budget proposal allocates $33.6 million for new capital projects according to the plan <br />established in the newly updated. and approved FY08-13 Capital Improvement Program. <br />Thanks to voter support of the $27.5 million parks bond measure in. November 2006, Eugene <br />will continue investing in parkland to keep our system of parks and open space in balance with <br />community values and growth. Voters have demonstrated the high value this community places <br />on outdoor recreational assets by consistently supporting new taxes for park acquisition. In <br />FY08, the parks bond supports projects totaling 30% of the capital budget - an expenditure of <br />$10.0 million. A total of $14.1 million from all funding sources will be spent on parks and <br />open space projects in FY08. <br />Proposed spending on transportation projects totals $7.8 million. The majority of the funds <br />($4.2 million) will be spent on projects that preserve and maintain the existing system. <br />The Airport plans to spend $4.2 million on capital projects, primarily on improvements to move <br />the baggage screening area out of the terminal lobby and to expand the air cargo ramp to <br />accommodate. larger aircraft and increased cargo handling capacity. <br />r. <br /> <br />Public buildings and facilities projects focus on preserving and maintaining existing City- <br />owned assets, purchasing land for future affordable housing projects, and providing <br />telecommunications improvements in City facilities. The budget proposes $3:1 million in <br />projects in this spending category. <br />9 <br />