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Minutes 06-10-03MINUTES OF THE CITY COMMISSION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PRO3ECTS WORKSHOP HELD IN THE LIBRARY PROGRAM ROOM ON TUESDAY, 3UNE 10, 2003 AT 3:00 Present Gerald Broening, Mayor Nike Ferguson, Vice Mayor Mack McCray, Commissioner Carl McKoy, Commissioner Ron Weiland, Commissioner Kurt Bressner, City Manager Janet Prainito, City Clerk Mayor Broening called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. City Manager Bressner explained that the topic of this meeting would be non-utility capital projects. ]:n late April, the City Commission reviewed the capital projects report and requested that staff follow-up with the staff's priorities. City Manager Bressner compiled a list of projects based on the Commissioners' priorities and staff's priorities and prepared a report dated May 23rd, A copy of this report is on file in the City Clerk's Office. He explained that there was not enough time at the .lune 3rd Commission meeting to discuss this item and he requested a workshop today for that purpose. City Manager Bressner said that in the event a decision is made for a referendum, the election board would need to know by the end of this month in order to have time to prepare the referendum. There are two alternatives for a referendum - a conventional ballot or a mail ballot option. City Manager Bressner summarized the staff report. The Commission's four top ranked projects by aggregate scores were: Wilson Center Replacement, Jaycee Park Acquisition, Senior Center Phase 1~1:, and Wilson Park Tmprovements. These projects total approximately $6.3 million. City staff looked at the projects from their vantage point, which was continued utility of the buildings, the age of the facilities, and the possible need for refurbishment. Their list was slightly different with approximately the same value, l~t included the Wilson Center, the Wilson Pool, the Civic Center (last ranked project on Commission's list), and Jaycee Park. The second priority listing from the Commission included the Wilson Pool, ~[ntracoastal Park City Club, Greenway/Bikeway Project, the Library Expansion, Oceanfront Park Renovations and Repair, and the SE Neighborhood Park, Phase :[. Staff had a number of common elements either between phase 1 and phase 2 (the Library, Art Center Second Floor, Senior Center Addition, and the SW Park and Recreational Facility). ~[n reviewing the list, there were no projects west of T-95 in the first or second priority lists. That does not mean that these are not important projects. Meeting Minutes City Commission Capital Improvement Projects Workshop City Manager Bressner suggested a blended approach of approximately $6 million in non- referendum bonds and $10 million in referendum bonds. The Commission previously had some concerns regarding a full mill rate hike. He explained that one-half mill would produce approximately $10 million. Therefore, the City could possibly generate $16-$18 million. Commissioner Weiland said that when he set his priorities, he based his figures on the million on hand and the $12 million that could be accessed without a referendum. He figured everything based on $16 million without a referendum. City Manager Bressner strongly recommended that some of the $4 million in reserves be held back in order to fund ongoing programs, such as street resurfacing, sidewalks, etc. :If the Commission uses the $12 million non-referendum and $4 million cash on hand, there would be no money left and it would prevent future Commissions from making decisions on capital projects. That was the reason he suggested the blended approach. Commissioner McCray asked when the Wilson Center, the Wilson Pool and the Library were built. City Manager Bressner did not know the construction date for the pool; however, he said that the Wilson Center was constructed in 1960 and there was minor refurbishment in 1998. That was just cleaning it up but no substantive change. The Civic Center was built in 1962, the Library in 1988, the Madsen Center in 1962, the Art Center in 1992, the Hester Center in 1992 with a refurbishment in 2001, and the City Hall complex in 1988. Commissioner McCray was concerned regarding the older buildings in the City and also concerned with a referendum. He stated that the only people who had contacted him regarding the Library were the Friends of the Library. Mayor Broening felt that it would be a very big mistake if the projects were done on a district basis. He thought that the Commission should think of the entire City and listen to City staff and the citizens and use our own intellect and experience in making these decisions. He said that everything west of T-95 is new. The oldest and most dense part of the City is east of He hoped that the Commission would make judgments based on City-wide requirements and not on what district constituents might say. Mayor Broening said that the bond rate is Iow now. The tax base may double in 10-15 years. He does not like increasing the millage rate but the interest rate is good. He felt that some items are not referendum items and the Commission needed to make some decisions and should not be asking the citizens to prioritize projects. Commissioner McKoy had a concern regarding how items get on the capital improvement list and wondered how an item that was on the C list gets on the A list. He felt that some items that might have been on the C list for years should be elevated to the A list. it was pointed out that next year, there will be a new Commission and the list could change. Mayor Broening said that a couple of years ago there were capital improvement project workshops and there were approximately $87.7 million worth of capital projects. A, B, and C lists were made at that time and he thought that was the appropriate process. He felt that Meeting Minutes City Commission Capital Tmprovement Projects Workshop some items deserve to be on the C list forever because it is a time :~udgment. He felt that it was important to have these workshops so the Commission could decide what is important now. He thought that the basic task of prioritizing is finished and now, the question is how to do it. City Manager Bressner explained that there would be $18 million available by using $2 million of the $4 million on hand. He recommended that at least $2 million be held back for ongoing capital projects. Mayor Broening felt that the $4 million on hand should be saved for ongoing projects. Commissioner Weiland did not think they were at a "how to do" point. He was disappointed to see how things were rated. It appeared to be single member district thinking, but he hoped it was not. He felt that the southern half of the City was forgotten. His number one priority was Wilson Center but not Wilson Pool because of the increase in cost from $200,000 to $1.4 million. He felt that Hester Center in the north end of the City and a southwest community center would be two good anchors for community events. The City could replace Wilson Center, which is sorely in need of repair, the Arts Center, the Senior Center, and points between and still have money left over. Mayor Broening did not believe it was necessary to have equal expenditures throughout the City. He thought that the projects should serve all the citizens of the City. Commissioner McKoy thought that the citizens agreed to the single member districts partially because they wanted someone to look out for their area. He suggested that each district be guaranteed one project. Commissioner McCray said that Boynton Beach was pledged $1 million from the Palm Beach County bond referendum towards the replacement of Wilson Center and he did not want to lose that money. Commissioner Weiland did not want equal spending but wanted some capital improvement in the southern part of the City. Out of the $16 million that he had used to set his priorities, he only requested that $3 million be spent in his district. Vice Mayor Ferguson said that he was supportive of seven projects. He supported the Library, the Art Center Second Floor, and the Senior Center Addition going to referendum in October at a total cost of $9.5 million. He thought there would be a turnout of between a third and fifty percent for a referendum. For the bond, he recommended $2.5 million for the 3aycee Park, $1.8 million for the Wilson Center and the Wilson Park Improvements, $3 million for the SW Neighborhood Park, and $1 million to start the C-;reenways Project. That would total $8.3 million. 3 Meeting Minutes City Commission Capital Improvement Projects Workshop Regarding the SW Boynton Park 8~ Community Center, Commissioner Weiland would rather have a SW Boynton Community Center only because Caloosa Park, a County park, is across the street. He did not feel that another park was needed on South Congress Avenue. This community center would compliment the Hester Center. Commissioner McCray asked what parks are in District :IV. City Manager Bressner said that the major park facility in District l:V is Meadows Park. The park opportunities for District :IV would be Nautica and Nautical Sound/Meadows. However, at a community meeting with Nautica Sound/Meadows neighbors, they made it very clear that they were opposed to any type of active recreation in that area. City Manager Bressner explained that Nautica Park, which is basically a passive park, is ready to go. Commissioner McCray suggested adding Nautica Park to Vice Mayor Ferguson's recommendation. There was a consensus of the Commission to do this. Mayor Broening said that he would support anything that the Commission wants as long as it retains a substantial portion of the ongoing capital and includes the projects that the Commission has prioritized with the refinements discussed today. He could also support a referendum on the issues that the Vice Mayor suggested. He explained that if we go for bonds and come up with $15 million, he would like $3 million to go towards the Library, as he believes the Library supports all members of the community. Commissioner Weiland asked when the non-referendum projects could be started, as he was anxious to begin. City Manager Bressner reported that Wilson Center is underway conceptually but an architect has not been engaged yet. There was a space needs allocation done and an outreach to the community to get ideas of what is possible for the area. Nothing has been done regarding the SW Park. Commissioner Weiland requested that something happen on all projects. Mayor Broening felt that the Commission needed to authorize staff to obtain outside help. He agreed that we need to get started. Commissioner McCray commented that the Library, the Art Center, and the Senior Center all serve the entire needs of the City. Valerie Pleasanton, who lives in the southeast part of the City, felt that all the projects chosen serve the recreational needs of everyone in the City. However, the Library serves the educational needs of the City. She asked what the plan would be if the referendum does not pass. She saw that as a strong possibility with the present weak economy. Commissioner Weiland felt that when packaged with other projects, the referendum would pass. Meeting Minutes City Commission Capital Improvement Projects Workshop Ms. Pleasanton explained that many children need educational help and the Library provides this through computers, books, and the reference desk. As the State cuts more and more from education, the Library is called upon to provide more. There are a lot of parks in the City, but only one Library. Charlie Fisher, District ]:V, agreed with Vice Mayor Ferguson's choices. He thought that municipalities like libraries and they are approving libraries. Packaging the Senior Center with it makes sense because of lot of voters are senior citizens. His only question was why was the CRA not paying for the Wilson Center. City Manager Bressner explained that the CRA and the City are working on other areas of redevelopment in the Heart of Boynton area. The CRA is pursuing acquisition of certain commercial property in the area of Seacrest and Martin Luther King, Ir. Boulevards. The City is endeavoring to acquire properties for residential redevelopment with the linchpin as the Wilson Center property. He believes that the recreational component is properly borne by the City. Doris Jackson, District ]3:, spoke in favor of the Wilson Pool, which is very old. She said that many children learn to swim there and not only neighborhood children. Kids from the schools also use it for swimming lessons. They need a larger facility and more lifeguards. The pool would be for everyone. Commissioner Weiland questioned why the cost went from $200,000 to $1_.4 million. Wally Majors, Recreation & Parks Director, explained that based on conversations with consultants, whatever the City does to the pool, everything else there must be brought up to present code. Originally, they intended to simply improve the deck because that was one of the many items that needed to be improved. When they began to investigate the feasibility and the cost, they found that they had to do other things, such as having enough bathrooms, making them ADA accessible, and bringing the diving board up to code. He said that if we do one thing, we must do it all. Commissioner McCray suggested adding the Wilson Pool to the referendum. There was a consensus of the Commission to do this. Bob Ensler, felt that what the City does in the downtown area or in the Heart of Boynton or anywhere in the City is good for the area he lives in. Just because there are single member districts does not mean that anything has to be done in his district. He believes that single member districts were created to solve a voter issue and allowed communities to choose their own leaders. However, those leaders need to act for the entire City. He felt that the priorities need to address those facilities that are in disrepair, including the Oceanfront Park Renovations and Repair. He thought that the City should be acquiring land for the greenways so that when we are ready to go forward with the greenway plan, we will have the property. He felt that meeting space was not needed in the southwest because the developments have their own facilities. He suggested that the $3 million earmarked for the SW Park and Community Center be used for greenways or for the Heart of Boynton or for meeting space in the southeast section of the City. 5 Meeting Minutes City Commission Capital improvement Projects Workshop Bruce Black thought that the most important thing was to do the most good for the most people. A community center would be for all of the residents in the City, no matter where it is located. The Civic Center was built in 1962. By moving the community center to the southwest area, it would free up the Civic Center for other things. He thought the SW Community Center was a high priority. The Art Center and the Senior Center are both at capacity. Regarding 3aycee Park, he felt that the neighborhood condominium owners would not allow the City to install swings or a heart trail there. He suggested that if we cannot buy 3aycee Park for $2.5 million, we use that money for the Art Center and the Senior Center. That would benefit families throughout the City. He felt that if we do not do these projects now, they would be forgotten. He liked the greenways idea. However, the City has 15 or 20 parks with just trees and grass that we cannot develop because the surrounding neighbors do not want it. Sarah Williams was glad to see that the Wilson Center was at the top of the list. She wondered how Wilson Center got disassociated with the Wilson Pool when the original name was the Wilson Recreational Center. The pool is needed and there are not many homes with pools in that area. City Manager Bressner explained that the Wilson Pool was an integral part of the Wilson Complex based on the assumption that the restoration cost of the pool was in the range of $200-$300,000. However, when City staff researched the matter and determined what work was necessary and what the code requires, it became a whole different situation. When that project went from $200-$300,000 to $1.4 million, the complexity of that project changed and the increased cost required that it be treated as a separate item. Mayor Broening felt that F.I.N.D. would hold out for market value (at least $3.6 million) for 3aycee Park and would not accept the City's offer of $2.2 million. However, he still wanted to try to buy it. Commissioner Weiland would much rather see 3aycee Park remain a park for $2.2 million than be developed. However, if the City is unsuccessful in their attempt to buy the property, the Commission would have to look at where that money could be used. Alice Otis felt that .laycee Park not only provides greenspace but also access to the water for the entire City and greenspace is needed. City Manager Bressner recapped what the consensus of the Commission was. He said that they are proposing at the next Commission meeting to consider the following projects for referendum: the Library, the Art Center, the Senior Center, and the Wilson Pool for a total of approximately $10 million. The non-referendum items would be the 3aycee Park property, the Wilson Center, the Wilson Park, Southwest Park, Nautica Park ($200,000), and the Greenways ($1 million) for a total of approximately $8.6 million. He explained that this would keep the tax rate increase at one-half mill. He also explained that a referendum bond issue would affect everyone in the City including the CRA area. Meeting Minutes CitY Commission Capital Tmprovement Projects Workshop There being no further business, the meeting properly adjourned at 4:20 p.m. ATTEST: Deputy City Clerk (6/13/03) Commissioner 7 IX.-CITY MANAGER'S REPORT CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH ITEM a. AGENDA ITEM REQUEST FORM Requested City Commission MeetinR Dates [] April 1,2003 [] April 15, 2003 [] May 6, 2003 [] May 20, 2003 Date Final Form Must be Turned Requested City Commission Date Final Form Must be Turned in to City Clerk's Office Meeting Dates in to City Clerk's Office March 17, 2003 (Noon.) [] June 3, 2003 May 19, 2003 (Noon) March 31, 2003 (Noon) [] June 17, 2003 June 2, 2003 (Noon) April 14, 2003 (Noon) [] July 1, 2003 June 16, 2003 (Noon) May 5, 2003 (Noon) [] July 15, 2003 June 30, 2003 (Noon) NATURE OF AGENDA ITEM [] Administrative [] Legal [] Announcement [] New Business [] City Manager's Report [] Presentation [] Consent Agenda [] Public Hearing [] Code Compliance/Legal Settlements [] Unfinished Business RECOMMENDATION: Report on Capital Projects Listing for further discussion by City Commission EXPLANATION: This is a follow-up report to the City Commission CIP Workshop held on April 28, 2003. Subsequently, the City Commission and the staff reviewed the CIP lists and prepared priority listings that are attached in the recap of the Commission's rankings and supplemental staff report. PROGRAM IMPACT: The end work product will result in a list of major capital projects as determined by the City Commission as being desirable for the community. FISCAL IMPACT: Depending on the projects selected by the City Commission and the method of payment, the total obligation would range from $12 to $21 M depending on if the Commission selects a non-referendum or referendum General Obligation Bond Issue. Preliminary information from the Board of Election Commission will allow a mail referendum, which would be the first such referendum in Palm Beach County. If a referendum is sought, a decision on the projects to be funded in this manner is recommended by June 17th. This will allow a mail referendum in October 2003. ALTERNATIVES: Continue to fund the capital projects on a "pay as you go" basis. There currently is approximately $4.0 M in cash reserves for this purpose. Department Head's Signature -~ity Manager'ts Signature Department Name City Attorney / Finance / Human Resources S:\BULLETIN\FORMSXAGENDA ITEM REQUEST FORM.DOC The Cit o Bo nton Beach OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER 1 O0 E. Boynton Beach Bouleuard P.O. Box 310 Boynton Beach, Florida 334250310 City Manager's Office: {561) 7426010 FAX: (561) 742-6011 e-mail: city. manager(~ci.boyrton-beach.fl, us www. ci, boynto r~beach.fl, us To: From: Date: City Commission ,~ .~'~ Kurt Bressner, City Manager~A~jJ~F~ May 23, 2003 Subject: Review of Capital Improvement Projects As a follow up to the workshop held with the City Commission on April 28, 2003, I am attaching two reports. The first is a recap of the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) from the vantage point of the City Commission. I had asked you to review the project list and determine your first, second and third priority in projects. Each of the projects received an "A" (High), "B" (Medium) and "C" Low ranking from the City Commission. The priorities were translated into scores and a ranking emerged. According to your rankings, the following were considered high priority projects: Wilson Center Replacement Jaycee Park Acquisition/Development Senior Center Phase II Wilson Park Improvements $1,496,500 $2,500,000 $1,918,750 $ 379,500 Sub-Total High Priority Projects - Commission $6,294,750 The City Staff team reviewed the projects after the CIP Workshop and came up with this as a High Priority List: Wilson Center Replacement Wilson Pool Civic Center (AKA Performing Arts Cntr.) Jaycee Park (minimal site improvements) $1,500,000 $1,400,000 $1,500,000 $2,200,000 Sub-Total High Priority Projects - Staff $6,600,000 (Non-Referendum G.O.) It is interesting that the Civic Center project made the staff's "A" list and the same project was the lowest ranked project on the Commission list. Staff perspective is replacement of an antiquated structure. In retrospect, the title of"Community Performing Arts Center" may have taken away from the serious building deficiencies that exist. It may also be that the City Commission is awaiting the results of the Mangrove High School study due in December to determine if any of the current Civic Center functions can be relocated into the old high school. Wilson Pool made the staff "A" list because of maintenance issues with the current facility. Staff recommended that a non-referendum bond issue, paid off by the public service tax, fund this list of projects. Staff also prepared a second portion of a high priority listing and recommended that these projects be funded by voter referendum. Library Expansion Renovation & Parking Art Center Second Floor Senior Center Addition SW Park and Recreational Facility $6,400,000 $1,200,000 SI,900,000 $3,0OO,00O Sub-Total High Priority Projects - Staff $12,500,000 (Referendum G.O.) The City Commission's Second Priority Listing included several of the above projects. In one instance, a member of (he Commission urged that the Library improvements be by referendum. Wilson Pool Intracoastal Park City Club Greenway / Bikeway* Library Expansion Oceanfront Park Renovations and Repair ** SE Neighborhood Park, Phase 1 $1,347,000 $1,518,000 $5,000,000 $6,120,000 $ 502,700 $ 390,527 Sub-Total Medium Priority- Commission * Possible to phase this project over five years **Staff believes this a priority and recommends not $14,878,227 waiting for a bond issue. In reviewing the City Commission list, I noted that there are no projects west of 1-95 in the first and second priority listing. The SW Boynton Park and Community Center was tied with two other projects as top "C" projects. It is recommended that the Commission consider a blended approach for the Capital Improvements by funding approximately $6.0 M with non-referendum bonds and $10 M in referendum bonds. This would amount to a tax increase of about V2 mill tax or about $35-$75 impact to a homeowner (depending on house value) for 10 years. I am recommending a maximum of $16M in bonds and a 10 year payment schedule because there are a number of other capital projects including, street construction ($400,000/yr), sidewalks ($80,000/yr), traffic improvements ($100,000/yr) that need attention. The total amount of projects funded from this approach would be about $18 M by allocating $2 M of the $4 M Capital Projects cash. Staff is still discussing the possibility of a mail referendum with the Election Commission. The Election Commission indicated a willingness to work with us and need 90 days to assemble the documentation. In order to proceed for an October mail referendum, the City Commission would need to select the projects by June 17th. America's Gateway to the Gulfstream Interoffice Memorandum TO: FROM: DATE: Kurt Bressner, City Manager Wilfred Hawkins, Assistant City Manager f//~" Jeffrey R. nivcrgood, Director of Public Works Diane Reese, Finance Director Wally Majors, Recreation and Parks Director John Wildner, Deputy Recrea!ipn_~g0d Parks Director~.~ David Kelley, City Engineer ~ ~'- 5' ~, " Barbara Conboy, Utilities Manager ~o~}- Debbie Majors, Grants Team~[7~~ May 19, 2003 SUBJECT: Potential Capital Projects, CIP Prioritization At the CIP Workshop conducted on April 28, 2003, the City Commission requested City staff to further evaluate the capital projects as presented that date and to provide the Commission with staff's recommendations and priorities. We have met several times since then and have had very detailed and emotional discussion on this topic. When one considers the diverse array of departments and professions that are represented by the Capital Improvement Team, one can easily understand that we each had our own individual priorities. However, after much discussion, we have mutually identified those projects that we believe are in the City's best interest to complete. Our selections are based upon a particular project's fundability (the City's ability to finance the improvements) and it's constructability (the project's state of readiness). Despite much discussion, we are not able to gauge the level of public support for each project. Therefore, we encourage the City Commission to consider our recommendations in the context of our "operations-related" background and to further interject its own perception of community needs and support. It is the culmination of these two perspectives that will move Boynton Beach forward in a positive manner. As noted, much of our discussion focused on the City's ability to fund the selected projects. We found that to get to the correct answer, we had to ask ourselves a very key question about each project, "Is this project one that we want or is it one that we need to address current infrastructure aging or maintenance issues?" In essence, we had a number of projects that we truly want but we also recognize that there are a number of projects that are necessary based principally upon a need for maintenance. For example, every member of our team wants to expand the Senior Center. This facility hosts programs that have proven to be enormously successful. Expanding it will allow us to offer additional programs requested by its users and alleviate current shared space issues. Concurrently, we recognize that the condition of facilities such as the Wilson and Civic Centers is degrading and current general maintenance needs are significant and must be addressed to support current programming. Based upon our discussion of "want versus need", it was determined that the best way to fund the improvements is to separate the two types of projects. We believe it best to request approval of the voters to construct those projects that we want by the sale of bonds, the proceeds of which would be paid by an increase in the property tax millage rate. Additionally, projects that relate to maintenance should be funded with current revenues and reserves because maintenance is not necessarily a matter that is best decided by the voters. Ongoing maintenance is our responsibility. Thus, the maintenance projects of existing facilities should be funded by a general loan that is repaid by the Public Service Tax, an existing revenue stream that can be allocated to capital projects. Considering the above discussion, the CIP Team was able to develop the following "A" list priority projects. "A" list Maintenance Type Proiects (funded by Public Service Tax) Wilson Center Wilson Pool Civic Center Jaycee Park $1,500,000($1,000,000 County Grant) $1,400,000 $1,500,000 $2,200,000 * TOTAL $6,600,000 *This dollar amount is not based upon any potential offers to FIND and instead is based upon our assumptions in the earlier report. Discussion It is obvious that Wilson Center and Wilson Pool are in dire need of maintenance. Staff wishes to clearly note that the prices above include more than just maintenance. For example, the anticipated cost of the Wilson Center project includes expenses associated with maintenance and some minor expansion. Staff believes that it would not be wise to spend significant maintenance dollars and not address the various needs for expansion at the same time. However, should the Commission decide not to reconstruct/expand the Wilson Center, staff will determine the appropriate reduction in cost given the reduced project scope to include maintenance only. The Wilson Pool project is viewed by staff in a similar vein. The pool deck and building structure would benefit by significant expenditures on maintenance at this time. However, much like Wilson Center, staff believes that the scope of the project can be reduced if we simply perform the minimal maintenance on the pool itself that includes modifications to bathrooms, showers, diving board, pool slope and the provision of a separate filter system for the baby pool. However, staff again notes that if we are to maintain the pool that now is the time to add other water features for children and also to make other building repairs. We welcome Commission input in this regard. The Civic Center was selected on this list simply because it needs maintenance now. The public restrooms are substandard, there is a continuing problem with termites, and the users of the building complain about the design relative to their particular uses (dancing, for example). Staff had initially included a performing arts center at the Civic Center site, assuming that a new Southwest Neighborhood Park and Community Center will take the place of the Civic Center. However, Staff believes that if a referendum fails, as discussed below, then we would be forced to address the needs of the Civic Center at its current location. Staff has Jaycee Park on its list of maintenance projects simply because the project will "maintain" the existing open space. We have assigned the City project cost share at $2,200,000 with the assumptions that we would build only minimal recreational amenities at this time. "A" List Desired or Wanted Proiects (funded by GO Bond as a result of a public referendum) Library Expansion and Renovation -Library Parking Art Center (2na Floor Addition) Senior Center (completion) SW Park and Recreational Facility $6,100,000 ($500,000 State Gran0 $300,000 $1,200,000 $1,900,000 $3,000,000 TOTAL $12,500,000 Discussion There has been significant public discussion about the merits of the Library expansion and renovation. Staff had further discussion about whether this project was one that was wanted or needed. As noted earlier, staff considered projects that support very successful programs all in the same context. For example, the Art Center and Senior Center each support the needs of highly successful programs and public services, much like the library. However, none of these projects fall into the category of "need" based upon maintenance and general upkeep. Thus, the Library, Art Center and Senior Center all share the common element of "want" to support highly successful programs that are viewed very favorably, and supported by, the public. Staff also included an additional $300,000 for parking near the library to support the expansion because the Ocean District Parking Structure is not included on our "A" list. It is critical that parking be provided as part of the Library and Art Center expansions. As suggested earlier in this report, staff believes that the SW Park and Recreational Facility would be designed to absorb many of the Civic Center functions. This too assumes that the Civic Center currently is in dire need of repair or replacement. In staff's report on April 28, we suggested that a new Performing Arts Center be constructed in place of the old Civic Center. The Performing Arts Center was a suggested project in recognition of the increasing population in our Central Business District. We have delayed our time projection for this project in recognition of other more highly visible and necessary projects. In addition to our "A" list projects as referenced above, staffhas developed rankings for other projects. These rankings and ratings are listed as follows, in no particular order. We believe that these projects, while important, should not be given the same priority and resources as the others. "B" List Police Department Facility Public Works Facility Quantum District Park SE Neighborhood Park "C" List Greenway Bikeway Program Intracoastal Park City Club Meadows/Nautica Sound Park Nautica Park Ocean District Parking Structure $12,560,000 $7,320,000 $4,000,000 $590,527 $5,000,000 $1,518,000 $600,875 $398,475 $3,605,000 Palmetto Greens Park Performing Arts Center $506,000 $1,431,800 Staff wishes to clearly identify that some of these projects may proceed despite our lower rating. Our prioritization of these projects is Primarily based upon the dollars that are available to the City to construct same. For example, the Greenway and Bikeway program will rely very heavily on State and Federal grants that will make the local contribution very minimal. Thus, it is possible that this project will proceed despite the low ranking. Furthermore, staffrecognizes that projects such as Nautica Park may be funded entirely by another government entity. Thus, this project may proceed as well. It is the sincere hope of staff that each of these projects can proceed given funding by others. Staff has also purposely omitted the Oceanfront Park repairs from this report. These repairs must be completed thus resources remaining in the Capital Improvement Fund next year will be used and this project should not depend on the Public Service Tax or a bond referendum. The CIP Team developed three priority lists and has further separated its "A" list into projects of similar types for funding purposes. We strongly recommend that the City Commission also review the various annual operating and maintenance costs for each project as outlined by staff in its report to the Commission on April 28. We must all be cognizant of not only our ability to finance the up-front construction costs, we must also be acutely aware of the increase to the City's annual operating budget created by each of these projects. This is Particularly important in the current economic climate when City revenue, in general, is reduced from previous years. ~..