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Waukesha City finance committee reviews $182.9 million CIP, plans council recommendation
Summary
On Aug. 27 the Waukesha City Finance Committee heard a staff overview of the 2025–2029 Capital Improvement Program totaling $182.9 million, including major street work, flood mitigation, water and sewer upgrades, and fleet replacements; staff will take committee questions and seek a council recommendation at the next meeting.
On Aug. 27, 2024, the Waukesha City Finance Committee met at the city garage for a Capital Improvement Program overview and staff walkthrough of fleet items slated for replacement. A staff presenter identified in the meeting as Tony said the attached CIP book lists $139,700,000 for major projects, $13,600,000 for equipment replacements and $29,600,000 for fleet replacements, ‘‘which is a total of $182,900,000.’’
Tony said the city funds most capital through general obligation debt (tax-levy backed), revenue debt (typically paid with utility charges) and state and federal grants. He highlighted several 2025 projects on the governmental side: major-street reconstruction (Silverdale Road from State Highway 318/University), a $3,200,000 flood-mitigation project, general resurfacing and concrete work (about $2,900,000) and facility upgrades (about $3,000,000). On the enterprise side, he identified pump-station rehabilitation projects (Gear Trails and Fox Lake Village) and sewer lining work; sanitary-sewer extensions tied to the Silverdale road project are shown at $1,300,000. The CIP also includes a $4,700,000 line for emergency generators.
Tony noted fleet peaks in 2026 and 2028 are largely driven by scheduled fire-truck purchases already approved by council and that the 10-year Axon contract for police body and fleet cameras is being discussed; ‘‘What’s going on right now is we are discussing a 10 year contract with them,’’ he said. He said staff plan to take committee questions before returning to the finance committee and that, ‘‘if it be your will, we would ask that for recommendation at that meeting to council to approve the CIP budget.’’ Staff confirmed the next finance committee meeting date as Sept. 10.
Committee members and staff agreed to solicit and exchange detailed questions between meetings so aldermen who are not on the finance committee may propose amendments. The chair closed the presentation portion by reminding members to review the full CIP and submit any amendment requests ahead of the next meeting.
The committee then moved to the scheduled garage tour and adjourned from the garage after that walkthrough. The finance committee will take committee-level questions and consider a recommendation to the common council at the next meeting, currently scheduled for Sept. 10.
