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Public Property and Fleet outline capital needs, EV goals and a plan to map city properties
Summary
Commissioners for Public Property and Fleet Services defended FY27 requests and described plans to expand electric vehicles and charging while building a real‑estate team to inventory city properties and explore purchasing versus leasing.
Two city commissioners told council they are requesting budget authority to maintain and modernize city assets and to accelerate the fleet's shift to alternative fuels.
Joe Braske, Commissioner of Public Property, thanked council and said his department is building staff capacity — including a newly onboarded deputy of real estate and GIS staff — to inventory city‑owned buildings and speed disposition or maintenance work. Braske said he will provide council with a breakdown of which departments lease space and a plan to identify opportunities to buy buildings instead of long‑term leasing.
Joseph Rosati,…
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