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Committee accepts updated EMRP and CMRP; inflation and new public improvements drove cost increases
Summary
The committee recommended Council acceptance of updated enterprise (water/sewer) and capital (roads, lights, fleet, facilities) maintenance and replacement plans; staff said inflation accounted for about 88% of the EMRP increase and 64% of the CMRP increase, and noted new public improvements and potential earmarked cannabis revenue for CMRP needs.
Director Cooper presented staff‑recommended updates to the Enterprise Maintenance & Replacement Plan (EMRP) and the Capital Maintenance & Replacement Plan (CMRP). For the EMRP Cooper said the memo includes two years of inflationary increases and additions from accepted public improvements; "the inflationary increases account for about 88% of the overall increase from 2023 till now," Cooper said. He noted the EMRP does not yet include the new water tower or treatment plant because those projects are unfinished.
On the CMRP Cooper said inflation explains roughly 64% of the increase and that more public improvements were accepted into the CMRP inventory. Alderman Davalos asked whether revenues are keeping pace with demands; staff noted the recent opening of Prairie Cannabis will generate cannabis revenue dedicated to the CMRP and the CMRP work group will consider alternative revenue mixes to avoid recommending tax increases.
Alderman Lockett moved to recommend City Council accept the EMRP updates and to incorporate adjustments into an updated EMRP document; the motion passed. The committee then moved to accept the CMRP updates and direct staff to incorporate the adjustments; that motion also passed.
