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Capital Improvement Plans: Providing a Blueprint for
the CommunityBill Goldy, Associate Principal/Senior Planner
David Doxtad, Associate Principal/Civil EngineerChris McKee, City Clerk of Gilmore City
Nick MacGregor, City Manager of Griswold
Handouts and presentations are available online at www.iowaleague.org.
CHRIS MCKEECity Clerk - City of Gilmore City
Iowa's Limestone Capital
Home to a Martin Marietta Quarry, a Calcium Products
plant,a Pro Cooperative, and rich farmland.
504Residents
NICK MACGREGORCity Manager - City Of Griswold
1,036Residents
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Capital Improvement Plans:Providing a Blueprint for Your Community
BILL GOLDYAssociate Principal, Senior Planner
DES MOINES
Fresno, CAChicago, IL
DAVID DOXTAD, PEAssociate Principal, Civil Engineer
STORM LAKE
OUR FIRM
• Fully integrated team
• Long history of work with Iowa communities
• Serve communities as an extension of their staff
OTHER SERVICES: MUNICIPAL PLANNING
• Land-Use Planning
• Urban Planning
• Pavement Management Plans
• Transportation Improvement Plans
• GIS Design & Services
• Water System Studies
• Water Distribution Modeling
• Well Field Studies
• Wastewater Treatment Facility Planning & Design
• Wastewater Collection Studies
• Stormwater Quality Assessments
• Utility Rate Studies
• Special Assessment Policies
• Public Outreach
• Infill Development Analysis
• Business/Industrial Park Planning & Design
• Parks & Recreation Planning & Design
• Aquatic Facility Planning & Design
• Facility Assessment Reports
• Grant Applications & Administration
• LEED-ND (Neighborhood Development) Consultation & Planning
• Capital Improvement Plans
WHAT IS CIP?
A flexible plan based on improvement planning, equipment and technology needs, and
financial projections.
Identifying these needs helps to schedule themajor public improvements* that may be incurred
by the City over the next five years.
*major public improvement = a project/item over $10,000.
CIP PROCESS
1. Supply City staff and the Council with the CIP Questionnaire to identify needs
2. Analysis of responses to the Questionnaire
3. Meet with City staff and Council in a Work Session to discuss priorities
4. Develop CIP Project Worksheets and Budgetary Requirements
5. Develop Program based on Worksheet Priority Indicators
6. Meet with City Staff and Council in Work Session to Review Draft Priority Lists
7. Present final CIP to Council for adoption
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Identify funding sources
Grants/loans
Explore project alternatives
Borrowing vs. budgeting
Economies of scale
SOURCES OF FUNDING
• Current Revenues – General Fund
• General Fund Reserves
• Special Funds
• Grant-in-Aid
• Road Use Tax Fund (RUTF)
• General Obligation Bonds (GO)
• Private Sector Funding
• Revenue Bonds
• Sanitary Sewer Funds
• Storm Sewer Utility Revenues
• Water Funds
• TIF
The city can utilize a variety of sources.
Many of these sources have a specific purpose:
CIP DESIGN: PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT CATEGORIES
Equipment and Technology: Includes vehicles, computers, software, and other equipment and technology.
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Public Facilities: Includes all municipal buildings.
Infrastructure by City Department: Includes utilities (municipal water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and refuse systems) and transportation (streets, walkways, traffic signs and signals, vehicular parking facilities, and street lighting) and other infrastructure as identified by the City.
EXAMPLE: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT WORKSHEETAND PROJECT CATEGORY IMPROVEMENTS
EXAMPLE: POTENTIAL FUNDING OPTIONS AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS
EXAMPLE: CITY PROJECT PRIORITY LIST
EXAMPLE: POTENTIAL GRANT FUNDING
EXAMPLE: GO ANALYSIS & RATE ANALYSIS
PANELIST QUESTIONS.• What was the main reason why your community felt it needed a
Capital Improvement Plan?
• Who participated in filling out the CIP questionnaires?
• Can you explain how you feel the CIP will help you with your budget process?
• Are you using the CIP as a tool to help inform the public about needed improvements and future needs?
• Is there anything else you would like to add about the process?
QUESTION & ANSWER.
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
David Doxtad, PE
Civil Engineer
Bill Goldy
Senior Planner