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Replacement Policies PURPOSE The Roseville City Council has set in place a stable funding mechanism for much of the city’s infrastructure.The intent of the Council in having Replacement Policies is to provide for easing the burden on both present and future taxpayers and to assure the replacement of the city’s infrastructure as it is found necessary and in a manner that is both fiscally and operationally prudent. The primary purpose of this policy is to have specific resources set aside on a periodic basis, to create funding for the major equipment and infrastructure needs of the Community, without encountering major tax increases for maintenance and replacement. It is not the intent of the City Council to major new facilities, which have not had the original funding established either through tax increment, general taxes or other such sources.The replacement funds are expected to be only for replacement purposes. (See the Implementation section below) POLICY The City will establish a General Vehicle Replacement Fund and a Fire Vehicle Replacement Fund. The City will appropriate funds to them annually to provide for timely replacement of vehicles.The amount will be maintained at an amount equal to the accumulated depreciation including annual fund interest earnings to provide for vehicle replacement. The City will establish a General Plant Replacement Fund to provide for non-vehicular equipment replacement; i.e., mowers, tools, etc.Funding should equal the amount of accumulated depreciation recorded on all general governmental equipment including annual fund interest earnings. .The City will establish a Building Replacement Fund, and will appropriate funds to it annually to provide for timely maintenance of all buildings and plants supported by general governmental funding.The funding should equal the amount of accumulated depreciation recorded on all general governmental buildings including annual interest earnings. The City shall establish a Parks and Recreation Infrastructure Maintenance Fund for the maintenance and replacement of specialized recreational facilities such as the skating center and new park shelters which have been constructed from the Recreational Facilities Bond Fund.Funding shall be the annual appropriation of the 5% set out in the tax increment policy as the infrastructure replacement fund.The use of this fund shall be limited to 60% of the annual interest income earned, until the year 2004, at which time the fund balance will permit the use to become on the basis of the other replacement i.e. should equal the amount of accumulated depreciation recorded on the newly added recreational facilities including annual fund interest earnings. The City shall establish a Street Infrastructure Replacement Fund to provide for the general replacement of streets and related infrastructure throughout the community. The funding should equal the amount of accumulated depreciation recorded on all general governmental streets and related structures including annual fund interest earnings. The annual MSA capital allocation, will be included as part of the source of funds for computing the adequacy of this fund. From time to time the City Council shall establish additional replacement funds as the need and funding ability becomes available. II-17