Capital Budget YAY!

One item in the capital budget has me singing Paul Soglin’s praises, he’s the first mayor in decades to create affordable housing for those in need, not in the name of “revitalization” (read: gentrification) of a neighborhood or because is it so run down something has to be done, but because, we need affordable housing! There may be some other things in here that I’m not so excited about, but, yay!! Today I am celebrating anyways!!! 100 people off the streets!!!

$300,000 in 2014 –

This project provides funding to support the two – phase development of up to 100 units of
very low cost permanent housing units for single persons. The project will be designed to serve persons who are
homeless or recently homeless. It anticipates new construction of housing facilities. Pre-development costs would be incurred in 2014 and 2015 and would include efforts to secure Section 42 Affordable Housing Tax Credits. Construction would take place beginning in 2015, with funding from both the City and other funding sources.

HERE’S THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE REST OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET
Of course, these are the highlights the mayor and departments want us to know about, there may be other issues that surface over the next few weeks as people dig into the budget, if you want to review it, it is all here.

2014 Executive Capital Budget – Mayor Paul Soglin

The 2014 Executive Capital Budget reflects the continuing need to replace aging infrastructure along with making investments to foster economic growth, provide services to the City’s diverse population, and support efficient, effective and sustainable use of our limited energy and financial resources. The increasing capital investment needs have been identified in previous capital improvement plans and are coming due over the next three to four years.

This capital budget reflects the need to balance present demands for infrastructure improvements with concern for debt service. As a result, while this is the largest capital budget I have submitted, it pushes back many important projects that are a priority for keeping our city great, including branch libraries and neighborhood centers, a public market, and critical energy sustainability projects, including a biodigester. These projects are among my top priorities and would be implemented much sooner if not for the previous commitment of city debt and resulting rise in debt service.

The most significant commitments proposed in the 2014 Executive Capital Budget and Capital Improvement Plan through 2019, include renovation of city office space in the landmark 86-year old Municipal Building as part of the Judge Doyle Square public-private redevelopment project, construction of a biodigester to reduce landfilling and convert waste to energy, a public-private cooperative effort to replace the aging Fire Administration facility as part of a multi-story residential and retail in-fill development, construction of replacement and new library branch and library support facilities, the renovation, stabilization and redevelopment of the Olbrich Botanical Gardens and adjacent Garver Feed Mill property, investments in new
neighborhood centers to support families and children, and partnership funding for a single-room occupancy facility to help Madison’s homeless population.

These investments will increase the annual funding level for capital projects over the next few years. The executive capital budget includes the following overall amounts for 2014. Additional funding information can be found in the attached tables and graphs.

Total funding in 2014 = $225.3 million
General Obligation Debt = $112.8 million
New Projects = $92.5 million
Reauthorized Funding = $20.3 million

Other Funding = $112.6 million
New Projects = $86.6 million
Reauthorized Funding = $26.0 million

Key Projects
Library
Considerable investments have been made in library facility infrastructure over the last several years. Most recently, the City partnered with private contributors and provided over $21 million of levy support for
a $30 million renovation of the Central Library. The 2014 capital budget continues those investments with the following projects:

2014 Capital Budget:
o Library Maintenance and Support Center ($100,000 in 2014; $3 million total) – planning and design in 2014 and 2015; construction in 2016 [this project replaces space at the Central Library]

2015–2019 Capital Improvement Plan:
o Pinney Branch ($6.8 million) – planning and design in 2015; construction in 2016
o Hawthorne Branch ($5.1 million) – planning and design in 2016 and 2017; construction in 2018
o Grandview Commons Branch ($5.9 million) – planning and design in 2017; construction in 2018

Fire Department
Replacement of the aging Fire Administration building will support a major in-fill development project in the State and West Johnson Street area. Funding is also provided for fire training facilities

2014 Capital Budget:
o New Fire Administration facility and remodel of Fire Station 1 ($13.9 million in 2014; $14.6 million
total) – construction in 2014.
o Fire Training facilities ($750,000 in 2014; $1.95 million total) – construction in 2014 and 2015.

Police Department
Primary infrastructure needs include a new district station and evidence and vehicle storage facilities. Under the leadership of Traffic Engineering, the public safety radio system is also being upgraded and replaced over the next several years.

2014 Capital Budget:
o Midtown District Station ($1.2 million in 2014) — site acquisition in 2014.
o Public Safety Radio System ($810,000 in 2014; $11.3 million total in Traffic Engineering; $100,000 in 2014;
$3.3 million total in Police Department) – 2014 through 2019. 2015 – 2019

Capital Improvement Plan:
o Property and Vehicle Storage Facility ($3.3 million) – planning, design and site acquisition in 2019; construction in future years.

Monona Terrace
In order to remain a competitive location for conferences and conventions, the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center plans and implements major renovations on a 10-year cycle. Capital funding for the Monona Terrace is typically from the Room Tax.

2014 Capital Budget:
o Major Renovation and Other Building Improvements ($2.25 million in 2014) – construction will be financed from Monona Terrace reserves in 2014. These reserves will be replenished with savings of $695,000 in annual debt service on bonds issued to construct Monona Terrace that will be retired in 2014.

Facilities Management
Funding is provided to maintain Madison as a leader in energy efficiency efforts and sustainable use of resources. Renovation of city office space in the Municipal Building as part of the larger Judge Doyle Square project is also included in the capital improvement plan.

2014 Capital Budget:
o Sustainability Fund ($1 million annually starting in 2014) – funding will be primarily invested in energy self-sufficiency achieving a goal of 1 mW of power from solar energy sources by 2020
o Madison Municipal Building ($2.2 million in 2014; $25.9 million total) – planning and design in 2014; construction in 2014 through 2016. The Parking Utility has also programmed $30 million ($7 million in 2014)
for replacement of the Government East parking facility as part of the overall Judge Doyle Square project.
o City – County Building ($820,000 in 2014; $1.5 million total) – remodeling of space on the 1st, 4th and 5th
floors (City Assessor’s Office, City Attorney’s Office, Human Resources).
o Automated External Defibrillator (AED) equipment ($20,000 in 2014; $60,000 total) – installation in city buildings in 2014 through 2016.

Major Streets
Significant investments have been made over the past several years to improve pavement conditions on arterials, collectors and local streets. The capital budget allocates sufficient funding to sustain those improvements and to address capacity needs in growth areas of the City. Some of the key major streets projects include:

2014 Capital Budget:
o County Highway M projects ($7.5 million in 2014; $33.4 million total – City GO debt and other municipalities, Dane County, state, federal funding) – 2014 through 2016.
o East Johnson Street ($7.1 million in 2014; $11.4 million total – City GO debt and state and federal funding) – 2014; 2017 – 2018.
o King and Main Streets ($1.1 million) – 2014; part of on-going Outer Capitol Loop reconstruction effort.
o Royster Clark Development ($2.7 million in 2014; $5.5 million total) – 2014 and 2015; infrastructure investments associated with major redevelopment project.

2015 – 2019 Capital Improvement Plan:
o Hoepker Road Bridge ($5.9 million–City GO debt and state and federal funding) – 2015-2016.
o Atwood Avenue ($830,000 in 2019; $8.3 million in future years – City GO debt and state and federal funding).
o Monroe Street ($10.5 million) – 2016 and 2017; 100% funded from City GO debt and special assessments.
o McKee Road (County Highway PD) West and East of County Highway M ($27 million – City GO debt and other municipalities, Dane County, state, federal funding) – 2015 – 2019; capacity expansion to address traffic needs as sociated with Epic Systems facility expansions in addition to residential growth.
o Darbo – Webb Connection ($550,000) – 2018; new street in response to neighborhood plan and Neighborhood Resource Team coordination efforts.

Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects
Major bicycle path and pedestrian-oriented projects include:

2014 Capital Budget:
o State Street 700/800 Blocks ($4.9 million) — 2014
o Goodman Path ($2.7 million in 2014; $5.8 million total) – 2014 through 2019.
o Ice Age Junction Path and Junction Road Overpass ($970,000 in 2014; $12 million total) – 2014 through 2019.
o West Towne Bike Path and Whitney Way Bike Crossing ($100,000 in 2014; $5.4 million total) – 2014 through 2019.

2015 – 2019 Capital Improvement Plan:
o Lake Mendota Path ($1.7 million) – 2015 through 2019

Fleet Service
Funding to replace service vehicles in the City Fleet has been reduced over the past two budgets as part of an overall effort to respond to rising debt service costs from rapid growth in capital spending in prior years. The 2014 capital budget restores funding to a level sufficient to sustain a reasonable replacement cycle. Funding is also provided to relocate Fleet and Fire Maintenance facilities out of the redeveloping East Washington Avenue Corridor to a recently a cquired site on Nakoosa Trail.

2014 Capital Budget:
o Equipment replacement ($6 million annually)
o Fleet and Fire Maintenance facility ($1 million in 2014; $9.9 million total) – 2014 and 2015.

Parks
Funding for Parks includes general categories for parkland acquisition, parks development, facility maintenance and playground equipment. Key projects include:

2014 Capital Budget:
o Splash Parks ($700,000 in 2014; $1.4 million total) – 2014 – Elver Park; 2015 – Far East side.
o Central Park ($400,000 in 2014; $900,000 total) – 2014 and 2015
o Garver Feed Mill ($3.65 million in 2014 – 50% City GO debt; 50% other sources).
o Breese Stevens Field turf replacement ($1.0 million from TID 36 and $200,000 from general fund supported GO debt).

2015–2019 Capital Improvement Plan:
o Olbrich Gardens Renovation ($10 million – 50% City GO Debt; 50% other sources) – 2017 and 2018.
o Penn Park shelter ($1.4 million) – 2016; Neighborhood Resource Team – identified project.
o Reindahl Park improvements ($5 million) – 2017

Streets
In keeping with Madison’s sustainable energy and zero-waste efforts, the capital budget include funding for a biodigester to divert organic waste from landfills to reuse as a source of energy and compost material.

2015–2019 Capital Improvement Plan:
o Biodigester Facility and Energy Distribution and Organics Collection Equipment ($21 million – 50% City GO debt; 50% from federal grants) – 2016

Planning, Community and Economic Development
Madison’s future depends on strategic investments in sustainable economic growth along with support for its families and neediest individuals. The capital budget includes several projects in keeping with these community values.

2014 Capital Budget:
o Neighborhood Centers ($400,000 in 2014; $9.4 million total) – 2014 through 2019
o Public Market ($3.5 million in 2014; $11.5 million total)– 2014 through 2017.
o SRO Housing Facility ($300,000 in 2014; $4.2 million total) – 110 units in two phases — 2014 through 2016,
o Park St. /Drake St. Area Housing Revitalization ($1 million in 2014) – small capital loans to help convert deteriorating rental housing stock into single-family homes starting in 2014.
o 800 Block of East Washington Avenue Redevelopment ($7.9 million in 2014) — anticipated TIF subsidy.
o 100 Block of W. Mifflin Street Redevelopment ($100,000 in 2014; $2.6 million total) – 2014 through 2016.

Water Utility
The Water Utility continues to implement its long-term plan to replace aging water mains and wells throughout the City, ensure safe and acceptable water, and respond to expanded demands due to growth and development. Projects reauthorized from the 2013 budget represent a significant share of the overall growth in 2014 capital bud get amounts.

2014 Capital Budget:
o Lakeview Reservoir ($3 million in 2014; $5 million total)
o Operations Building replacement ($6.8 million in 2014; $7.2 million total)