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Lawton council reviews Propel 2040 CIP list ahead of $85 million funding request
Summary
City staff briefed the council on completed, in-progress and proposed Propel 2040 capital improvement projects, and said the council will be asked at the regular meeting to consider up to $85 million for the next round of CIP funding.
City staff presented an overview of the city's Propel 2040 Capital Improvement Program, listing projects completed since 2015, work now underway and the slate of projects tentatively scheduled for the next round of funding.
Dwayne, presenting the briefing, said the public would recognize several recent projects and that "we've invested over $400,000,000 so far in the CIP funds into the community." He told the council the list before them would be funded up to $85,000,000 unless the council directed staff to change the project list or amounts.
The presentation named completed work such as the public safety facility, the City Hall build-out, Fire Station No. 8, the aquatic center and the I-44 pedestrian bridge. Staff also highlighted ongoing projects, including a Toyota expansion, police technology upgrades, the Ellsworth Lake dam repair, wastewater treatment plant improvements and work to identify alternate groundwater sources.
Dwayne said staff had prorated the CIP allocations across the program's planning horizon to allow forecasting and prioritization, and noted a refinancing completed earlier in 2024 reduced financing costs and added capacity for the next round of projects.
Councilmembers asked for clarifications about budgets for museum work, library improvements and an animal welfare/adoption facility named among the proposed projects. Staff told the council that if additional money were required for an approved project, the council would need to shorten other items on the list or reprioritize.
The council did not take a final funding vote during the special meeting; staff said the funding resolution would be presented for consideration at the regular meeting the following day.
