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3. Staff compiles and develops the Draft CIP document using input and requests from a <br /> Funding Sources <br /> variety of sources, including neighborhood groups, individual citizens, adopted plans <br /> <br /> The major source of funds available for capital projects are dedicated funds. Dedicated funds and policies, etc; <br /> must be used for a particular purpose. For the most. part, these funds are accounted for in the <br /> City's special revenue or enterprise funds, such as the Road Fund, the Municipal Airport Fund, 4. The Draft CIP is published and made available to the public by early <br /> December. City <br /> or the Systems Development Capital Projects Fund.. Projects which are not supported by ~ staff solicit informal citizen input by speaking to civic and <br /> neighborhood groups as <br /> dedicated revenue are financed by a transfer from the General Fund. The City. may. also requested; <br /> receive direct funding for projects from. other jurisdictions or through grants and donations. <br /> ation of the s ecific funding sources for the Capital Improvement Program is 5. .Concurrently, the Draft CIP is reviewed bythe Planning Commission. The primary role <br /> A brief explan p <br /> located in the Appendix of the Planning Commission is to evaluate whether the Draft CIP conforms with <br /> adopted City goals, policies, and plans. The Planning Commission conducts a public <br /> The CIP & Amendment Process hearing in December or January. After considering testimony and reviewing the Draft <br /> CIP, the Planning Commission forwards its comments to the Budget Committee and <br /> Typically, development of the Capital Improvement Program is a ten-month process, which City Council; <br /> begins in May of even-numbered years and ends the following February. <br /> 6. The Budget Committee, with the benefit of the public hearing minutes and the <br /> In previous cycles (prior to 1994), the Planning and Development Department distributed Planning Commission's comments, reviews the Draft CIP in January. <br /> Its focus is on <br /> Neighborhood Needs Request (NNR) forms to all neighborhood groups. Completed NNR financial! budget issues. Recommendations and comments are forwarded to the. <br />City <br /> forms were forwarded to the appropriate City departments, where they were reviewed for Council; <br /> consistency with City goals, policies -and plans and prioritized as final capital project lists The City Council conducts a public hearing in February. <br /> After consideration of this <br /> were developed. testimony and testimony from the Planning Commission hearing, as well as review of <br /> The NNR format was originally intended to augment the CIP development.cycle. Over time, comments from the Budget Committee and Planning Commission, the City Council <br /> however, the NNR process evolved as a method to submit a wide variety of service requests. finalizes and adopts the CIP. <br /> Staff found that many of''these requests were either addressed through existing programs <br /> (Neighborhood Traffic Calming, Sidewalk Program) orother on-going operationallmaintenance Budget Development <br /> efforts. Very few requests were strictly CIP related. A summary of NNRs submitted by <br /> neighborhood organizations or individuals since 1992 is archived with the Transportation Following adoption of the CIP by the City Council, the projects in <br /> the first year become the <br /> Division and is available on request. A compilation of this year's-neighborhood CIP requests basis for preparation of the next fiscal year's Capital Budget The <br />Capital Budget is submitted <br /> is included following the Budget' Development discussion below. to the Budget Committee in the spring of each year and adopted by the City Council in June. <br /> Any changes or additions to the CIP in the first fiscal year are handled through an amendment <br /> As a result, the following practice' has been adhered to for this draft CIP: and supplemental budget process. <br /> 1. In ]une or July, Public Works staff' presents CIP public involvement component to the Projects in the CIP's second fiscal year (off year) become the basis <br /> of the subsequent fiscal <br /> Citizen Involvement Committee for their comment and approval; year's Capital Budget. At the time each year's Capital Budget is adopted, any changes <br /> to <br /> project timing or funding in the Capital Budget are automatically adopted as amendments to <br /> 2. In late summer,. staff meets with the City's neighborhood leaders to provide an the CIP. <br /> overview of the CIP, its process and focus. Upon request, staff is made available to <br /> attend neighborhood meetings. Neighborhoods are requested to submit any capital- <br /> related requests by the end of September. Individual citizens are also able to make <br /> requests directly to City staff or elected officials; <br /> City of Eugene 2000-2005 Capital Improvement Program City of Eugene 2000-2005 Capital .Improvement Program <br /> Overview Overview <br /> 6 ~ <br /> i> <br /> <br />