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County staff present options for prioritizing bus and fleet purchases during CIP process
Summary
Office of Strategy, Budget and Performance staff and the Department of Transportation reviewed two alternatives for how the Capital Improvement Committee could prioritize annual bus and fleet replacement requests: maintain the current scoring process or create a dedicated carve‑out for bus/fleet projects.
County budget staff presented two approaches for prioritizing annual bus and fleet replacement projects during the Capital Improvement Committee (CIC) process: (1) continue the status quo scoring and ranking system and make annual adjustments, or (2) create a carve‑out that treats bus and fleet projects similarly to contractual mandated or continuing projects and reserves a portion of bonding/cash caps specifically for them before scoring other projects.
Vince Masterson, capital budget coordinator from the Office of Strategy, Budget and Performance, reviewed the informational report and said both approaches preserve CIC member flexibility while giving different levels of priority and predictability to bus and fleet replacements. John Rogers, deputy director for the Department of Transportation, said the department concurs with the recommendations and will continue work throughout the budget period. The item was informational; Finance previously discussed it with no action taken at its March 17, 2025 meeting.
Staff said the draft agenda for the July CIC meeting will include the prioritization topic for further consideration and potential matrix changes to scoring and ranking methods.
