City staff proposes $3 million CIP increase, drawing funds from utility fund balance to cover paving and elevator projects
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Summary
Staff proposed a budget amendment to increase the city’s CIP from $21 million to $24 million by using $2.7 million of fund balance, including $813,000 in utility fund transfers to cover elevator replacements and multiple paving projects; commissioners asked for change-order details and republishing of some items.
City staff outlined a proposed capital improvement program (CIP) budget amendment that would increase the program budget from $21 million to $24 million by drawing $2.7 million from fund balance. The amendment would fund a set of paving projects and provide $813,000 of transfers within the utility CIP fund for items including elevator replacements at the Westwater treatment plant and the Utility Administration Building.
Why it matters: The budget amendment reallocates reserve funds to cover construction and maintenance projects that staff say are ready to proceed. Commissioners sought specific change-order and project-cost details before final approval.
Details discussed: Staff identified several line items that would be covered, including Gulfview Harbor ($886,000), Meadows resurfacing ($554,000), and multiple MLK resurfacing segments (each over $300,000 combined). Staff said a change order for the Chapel Hill paving project is forthcoming and that some projects pushed the overall spend past a $200,000 administrative threshold, requiring commission action instead of staff-level approval.
Process and next steps: Commissioners requested the change order and supporting cost details; staff said they would republish the agenda with the Chapel Hill change order and return with the finalized materials. No formal budget amendment vote was recorded in the transcript during this meeting; the item remained on the agenda for future action.