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community objectives with potential funding sources, thus assisting the City in determining <br />priorities. <br />The current list of capital improvements, included as part of the section, does not involve <br />revenue source estimates or specific assistance in non -defined public assistance areas. This <br />allows the City to remain flexible in evaluating multiple potential funding sources and <br />selecting the best solution, given current conditions. <br />These is no absolute answer on the amount of debt that a community should carry, only <br />carefully weighed considerations relating to benchmark levels, community needs and <br />community acceptance. $ 900 to $1200 debt per capita provides a national experience range <br />benchmark. Consideration must also be given to overlapping debt from other jurisdictions. <br />Special assessments for street and water system improvements, properly administered, are <br />self-liquidating through special assessments or service charges. Capital outlays are projected <br />annually over the next 0 to 5 and 5 to 10 years. <br />Community Facilities <br />Sometime in the next 10+ years, an expansion of City Hall is anticipated. Depending upon <br />population growth, additional space will probably be needed for city offices and record <br />storage. The parking lot at the City Hall most likely also requires expansion. <br />Transportation <br />Trails <br />Trails have generally been installed as on -road facilities, coordinated with Ramsey County <br />road constructionVeconstruction projects. Expansion of the trail system is, therefore, tied to <br />County maintenance development and road tum-back programs. The City of Gem Lake has <br />partnered with Vadnais Heights to construct some bike trails along County Road E. <br />Additional connecting trails will be added by Gem Lake as conditions and finances allow. <br />Road turnbacks and road construction <br />The road turn -back program was set up by a state aid program, to align jurisdictional <br />responsibilities of county roads. An amount of funds was set aside to permit transferring the <br />roads and sufficient resources to bring them up to standard. <br />Several City of Gem Lake roads were replaced, rebuilt or overlaid in the last three years. <br />Approximately .7 miles of Scheueneman Road and Hoffman Road, located in the Gem Lake <br />Business District that were accepted by a "turn -back" from Ramsey County in 2007 still <br />needs repairs. <br />Capital Improvement Program List <br />Refer to the Capital Improvements Plan on next page. <br />SEH13. implementation I page 70 <br />