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City'wide capital plan update shows $25 billion need; staff warn of deferred renewal backlog
Summary
Capital planning director Brian Strong told the committee the city's 10-year capital program totals about $25 billion and that state-of-good-repair needs are being deferred; staff highlighted the crime lab and jail replacement programs, geo-bonding and a $64 million pay-as-you-go recommendation for the coming cycle.
Brian Strong, director of capital planning, briefed the Budget and Finance Committee on the city's biannual two-year capital plan update and emphasized a widening gap between identified needs and available funding.
"The capital plan is about a $25,000,000,000 program," Strong said, noting the plan includes approximately $5 billion of general fund investments and roughly $11.4 billion in enterprise department projects. He said state-of-good-repair and renewal needs remain substantial, with the plan funding about $1.4…
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