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Council reviews expanded five‑year CIP; airport plan adds new share of projects
Summary
Staff presented a refreshed five‑year capital-improvement plan that incorporates airport master‑plan recommendations and new airport spending requests; several projects require a Lewon cost share or CDS match.
Councilors reviewed a five‑year capital improvement plan on March 16 that staff described as a planning document to be refined before formal appropriation. City Manager Phil Croll said the FY27 column in the draft is a placeholder that staff will prioritize and adjust before final budget adoption.
The airport was a focal point: staff presented a more detailed five‑year plan built from Jonathan, the airport manager’s, master‑plan work. The presentation listed routine items (pavement management, terminal parking, hanger projects) and noted city cost shares where Auburn and Lewon share expenses. One airport hanger project includes Congressional Directed Spending (CDS) funds that require a local match; staff said the city’s FY27 request will include the municipal share so the larger federally funded project can proceed.
Councilors also discussed other CIP items across departments: clerk records restoration, finance software (Reval final year of contract), turnout gear and breathing‑air equipment for fire, ambulance remount strategies to reduce total replacement cost, and recreation‑facility flooring replacements. Staff explained long lead times for large apparatus such as fire trucks (three years to build) and the practice of restricting fund balance for future purchases or using bonds to secure a purchase order.
Information-technology capital needs were discussed separately: IT director Jill described incremental fiber expansions that reduce leased-line costs and enable security camera deployment in parks and municipal buildings. The manager said ARPA funds helped initiate the fiber effort and that remaining connections for fire stations and other locations will be phased over successive budgets.
Councilors asked for follow-up detail on specific items (airport cost‑shares, pavement schedules, and the fire‑truck restricted fund process) and staff committed to provide department‑level sheets and prioritization when the FY27 CIP is returned for council review.
