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New city manager lays out capital projects, new departments and $88 million CDBG disaster aid
Summary
City Manager Raquel Williams told the Infrastructure Task Force the city has launched a capital projects department, will create a utility services director role, and is preparing to allocate roughly $88 million in CDBG disaster relief funding from the April 2023 floods; staff also proposed a $33 million budget amendment for capital projects.
City Manager Raquel Williams addressed the Infrastructure Task Force and outlined organizational changes, funding moves and program priorities aimed at speeding city capital projects and improving coordination.
Williams said the city has launched a capital projects department (initially a “baby launch”) that will house the parks bond team and transportation project managers; a phase-two launch will bring additional public works project staff into the group. “We want to make sure…
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