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. . . PCI Ratings for City Streets May 12, 2005 Page 3 of 4 dollars. For example, are we completely opposcd to advancing or financing for pay back? Are we generally opposed but willing to consider under limited circumstances? General Fund For the past scvcral years, the annual operating budget has included $200,000 for various CIP projects, Depending on priorities, fund balance philosophies, and other factors, we could consider varying that amount. For example, we could increase that amount (within budget and levy directives from Council) and use it as revenue into the non-assessable street fund, We could also finance some park projects (for example, playground replacement) hom the general fund, Thc amount would be bascd on an approved CIP plan, Priorities In general, we need to determine some pnontles, Some factors that weigh into that determination, in addition to everything outlincd above, include: . Residcnt input, requests, and complaints · Existing plans and documents (for example, the Parks and Trails Master Plan) . Availability of grants or partnerships on projects · Offset to potential liability (for example, lift stations) or operating costs On the spreadsheet you will notice a large number of projects at the bottom under a heading of "Unassigned Projects", This category was called "Floating Projects" in previous renditions of the CIP and included some projects that we were not able to progrillll but wanted to keep in mind for future consideration (such as West Round Lake Road, Snelling Avenue Regional Trail, and County Road D Trail), As we have been reviewing the CIP recently, I was concerned about the heavy use ofMSA funds and the depletion of the somc of the funds addressed above, Therefore scvcral projects have becn moved to the "Unassigned" category, including CSAH 96 Landscaping, County Road E Sidewalk, Old Highway 10 Sidewalk, and SCADA, Some of these we may be able to re-program into the five-year CIP aller we have completed further analysis of funds, developed some working policies, and received the additional information outlined in this report, CIP Format We are in the process of moving to a new fOnl1at for the CIP, We plan to distribute a sample copy to you on Monday cvening, We are still in the process of updating the information in the new format, but we wanted Council to have an opportunity to see what it looks like, In addition, the document contains additional information about each project, such as project descriptions, that we think can bc a helpful resource, The document is in a database format, which provides a number of diffcrcnt reports that can be generated from the CIP data,