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Safety director outlines grant applications and multimillion-dollar capital requests
Summary
Safety service director reported applications for a planning grant for a southeast-state street intersection, capital funding requests for Lincoln Plaza, and congressional-directed funding requests that include a $3.6 million ask toward a $4 million police renovation and a $7.2 million ask toward an $8 million new fire station.
Safety service director Mr. Capazello told the council the city has applied for multiple grants and submitted requests for capital funding that would support several infrastructure projects.
He said the city submitted an ODOT transportation planning grant application this week for traffic planning at the intersection of Southeast Boulevard and State Street. The planning grant request is for about $225,000 to $250,000; the estimated construction project cost is roughly $1.1 million, and the grant would fund planning so the city would be ready when construction funding becomes available.
Capazello also said the city submitted a capital budget request to the state for the third and final phase of Lincoln Plaza, estimated at about $1.1 million. Separately, he described congressional directed-spending requests submitted for a police department renovation (a project the director estimated at $4 million; the city requested $3.6 million) and a new fire department (estimated at $8 million; the city requested $7.2 million). He said the city would anticipate funding about 10% of each project if the requested federal or state funds are awarded.
Mr. Capazello said these funding requests are long shots but worth pursuing; he invited questions from council members and described the applications as submitted to ODOT and to congressional and state appropriations processes.
Why it matters: If funded, the projects would affect public safety facilities and transportation infrastructure and would require local matching funds. The council did not make a final funding commitment during the meeting; the director described the grant applications and estimates.
