15 Capital Budget Amendments

Its been so quiet, I”m surprised there are this many amendments. Is anyone paying attention? Board of Estimates will be discussing tonight. Surveillance cameras and TIF priorities are about the only thing that is not library, parks and streets.

Relocated Hawthorne Library
Agency/Project: Library / Project No. 5 – Relocated Hawthorne Branch Library
Page(s): 14
Sponsors: Ald. Rhodes-Conway

Amendment No. 1

Provide funding of $200,000 for land in 2014, $360,000 for design in 2015, and $4,500,000 for construction in 2016 for a relocated Hawthorne Branch Library.

General Obligation Debt $ –
Debt Service $ –
Other Funding –
Total: $ –
TOAH Impact $ –

Surveillance Cameras Downtown
Amendment No. 2

Agency/Project: Information Technology / New Project – Surveillance Camera System
Project No. 2 – Network Security
Page(s): 38, 39
Sponsors: Alds. Verveer, Resnick

Create a new project called Surveillance Camera System and provide funding of $100,000 for cameras in the downtown area as determined by the Police Department. The Police Department will actively seek and apply for grant opportunities to fund additional cameras. Remove the following language from the narrative in the first sentence of Project No. 2, Network Security, “which includes expansion of the enterprise surveillance camera system.” No funding for cameras is included in the Network Security project in 2013.

General Obligation Debt $ 100,000
Debt Service $ 11,723
Other Funding –
Total: $ 100,000
TOAH Impact $0.13

Olbrich Roof
Amendment No. 3

Agency/Project: Facilities Management / Project No. 9 – Park Facility Improvements and
Project No. 13 – Olbrich Garden New Roof
Page(s): 48, 49
Sponsors: Ald. Verveer

Remove $100,000 of General Obligation debt from Project #9 – Park Facility Improvements and delete in the project narrative: “Olbrich roof replacement ($100,000).” Add $100,000 of General Obligation debt to Project #13 – Olbrich Garden New Roof and amend the last sentence of the project narrative to “General Obligation debt is includes $1,350,000 reauthorized from 2012.”

General Obligation Debt $ –
Debt Service $ –
Other Funding –
Total: $ –
TOAH Impact $ –

Speeding up Outer Loop Project
Amendment No. 4

Agency/Project: Engineering – Major Streets / Project No. 37 – Outer Capitol Loop Southeast
Page(s): 76
Sponsors: Ald. Verveer

Revise project schedule to change Phase 1 Construction Year from 2016 to 2014 and Phase 2 Construction Year from 2017 to 2015.

General Obligation Debt $ –
Debt Service $ –
Other Funding –
Total: $ –
TOAH Impact $ –

Mineral Point Rd/Midvale Intersection
Amendment No. 5

Agency/Project: Engineering – Major Streets / New Project – Midvale Blvd. / Mineral Point Rd. Intersection
Page(s): 67
Sponsors: Alds. Bidar-Sielaff, Schmidt

Total Cost: $1,110,000
2014: 90,000 GO
2015: 918,000
Federal Funds 102,000 GO

Project includes reconstructing the intersection with left-turn lanes on both east bound and west bound Mineral Point Road. Project also includes re-grading intersection approaches. Funding includes 90% federal funding from the Highway Safety Improvement Program. Construction year 2015.

General Obligation Debt $ –
Debt Service $ –
Other Funding –
Total: $ –
TOAH Impact $ –

Various Greenway Improvements
Agency/Project: Stormwater Utility / Project No. 2 – Greenway Improvements
Page(s): 89
Sponsors: Alds. Weier, Bidar-Sielaff

Amendment No. 6

Amend the fourth sentence of the project narrative to “Future projects include: the Reston Heights greenway, the Rennebohm Park cunette, the Menomonie drainage channel, and repair of a concrete cunette south of Raymond Road near Prairie Road and Pilgrim Road.”

General Obligation Debt $ –
Debt Service $ –
Other Funding –
Total: $ –
TOAH Impact $ –

Park Ridge Neighborhood Park
Agency/Project: Parks / Project No. 31 – Park Ridge Neighborhood
Page(s): 109, 182, 183
Sponsors: Alds. Subeck, Clausius

Amendment No. 7

Add $150,000 of funding from SI 31 (Parks – Elver Impact Fees) and $150,000 from SI 32 (Citywide Parkland Impact Fees).

General Obligation Debt $ –
Debt Service $ –
Other Funding 300,000
Total: $ 300,000
TOAH Impact $ –

Splash Parks Switcheroo
Amendment No. 8

Agency/Project: Parks / Projects No. 34 – Elver Splash Park and No. 35 – Reindahl Splash Park
Page(s): 109
Sponsors: Alds. Clausius, Subeck, Phair

Exchange Elver Splash Park and Reindahl Splash Park dates, so that the Reindahl improvements occur in 2013 and the
Elver Park improvements occur in 2014.

General Obligation Debt $ –
Debt Service $ –
Other Funding –
Total: $ –
TOAH Impact $ –

Street Tree Replacement
Agency/Project: Parks / New Project – Street Tree Replacements
Page(s): 109
Sponsors: Mayor Soglin

Amendment No. 9

Provide funding of $60,000 in each of the years 2013 though 2018 for the replacement of terrace trees. (This item was funded through the Operating Budget in previous years.)

General Obligation Debt $ 60,000
Debt Service $ 7,034
Other Funding –
Total: $ 60,000
TOAH Impact $ 0.08

Reynolds Park Playground
Agency/Project: Parks / New Project – Reynolds Park
Page(s): 109, 177
Sponsors: Alds. Maniaci, Bidar-Sielaff

Amendment No. 10

Provide playground improvements at Reynolds Park, to be funded by impact fees (SI26 Law – Tenney District).

General Obligation Debt $ –
Debt Service $ –
Other Funding 75,000
Total: $ 75,000
TOAH Impact $ –

Reservoir Park Playground
Agency/Project: Parks / New Project – Reservoir Park Playground Improvements
Page(s): 109, 180
Sponsors: Ald. Bidar-Sielaff

Amendment No. 11

This project provides funding for improvements to the Reservoir Park Playground. Other funding of $100,000 is from Park Impact Fees SI29 – Garner ($75,000) and Madison Water Utility resources ($25,000).

General Obligation Debt $ –
Debt Service $ –
Other Funding 100,000
Total: $ 100,000
TOAH Impact $ –

Brittingham Park
Agency/Project: Parks / New Project – Brittingham Park Improvements
Page(s): 109, 178
Sponsors: Ald. Verveer

Amendment No. 12

This project provides funding for the development of a walking path, seating area, and other improvements on the park parcel located at 201 Proudfit Street. Other funding is from Park Impact Fees (SI27 – Vilas – Brittingham).

General Obligation Debt $ –
Debt Service $ –
Other Funding 100,000
Total: $ 100,000
TOAH Impact $ –

More Hybrid Buses
Agency/Project: Metro Transit / Project No. 1 – Transit Coaches
Page(s): 118
Sponsors: Alds. Rhodes-Conway, Verveer, Ellingson, Maniaci, Resnick, Schmidt

Amendment No. 13

Provide additional funding to allow Metro Transit to purchase four hybrid powered buses among its next bus replacement purchase. (The incremental cost for each hybrid is $200,000.)

General Obligation Debt $ 800,000
Debt Service $ 93,784
Other Funding –
Total: $ 800,000
TOAH Impact $1.05

TIF Priorities
Agency/Project: PCED / Project No. 27 – Tax Incremental Finance Districts
Page(s): 137
Sponsors: Ald. Rhodes-Conway

Amendment No. 14

Move funding from 2013 to 2014. Amend project narrative to include the following: “Prior to the expenditure of any of these funds, the Common Council must approve a written policy stipulating funding priorities, policies and procedures.”

General Obligation Debt $ (5,000,000)
Debt Service $ (586,153)
Other Funding –
Total: $ (5,000,000)
TOAH Impact $ (6.55)

Library Issues
Agency/Project: Library / Project No. 2 – Ashman Branch Improvements
Library / Project No. 3 – West Badger Library Maintenance

Amendment No. 15

Information Technology / Project No. 5 – Mobile Computing Laptops Facilities Management / Project No. 13 – Olbrich Garden New Roof Parks / Project No. 12 – Olbrich Botanical Complex
Parks / Project No. 13 – Rennebohm Park Improvements Parks / Project No. 17 – Garver at Olbrich Botanical Complex Parks / Project No. 18 – Tenney Park Improvements
Parks / Project No. 19 – Worthington Park Improvements
Parks / Project No. 20 – Tenney Park Bridges
Traffic Engineering / Project No. 3 – Public Safety Radio System Traffic Engineering / Project No. 6 – Paint Truck Replacement Traffic Engineering / Project No. 8 – Crash Attenuator Trailer PCED / Project No. 1 – Municipal Art Fund

Page(s): 14, 38, 49, 106, 107,122, 123, 132
Sponsors: Mayor Soglin

Replace General Obligation Debt borrowing of $4,294,800 with $4,294,800 of Direct Appropriation to Capital from the 2013
Operating Budget for the following projects:

Ashman Branch Improvements $ 200,000
West Badger Library Maintenance 250,000
Mobile Computing Laptops 200,000
Olbrich Garden New Roof 1,450,000
Olbrich Botanical Complex 75,000
Rennebohm Park Improvements 35,000
Garver at Olbrich Botanical Complex 265,000
Tenney Park Improvements 300,000
Worthington Park Improvements 125,000
Tenney Park Bridges 300,000
Public Safety Radio System 785,800
Paint Truck Replacement 216,000
Crash Attenuator Trailer 38,000
Municipal Art Fund 55,000
$ 4,294,800

General Obligation Debt $ (3,844,800)
Debt Service $ (503,482)
General Obligation Debt – Library (450,000)
Other Funding – Direct Approp. From Op. 4,294,800
Total: $ –
TOAH Impact $(5.62)

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