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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: February 20, 1996 TO: Mike Oliver, City Manager FROM: Wandzia Grycz-Hernandez, Assistant City Manager APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL L&Jt,(- &&)�,d , Mike Oliver City Manager SUBJECT: Capital Improvement Program - A Framework for Public Investment SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION At the February 13, 1996 City Council Work Session, City staff presented general principles and guidelines which set forth a policy "Capital Improvement Program - A Framework for Public Investment", for the selection of capital improvement projects for annual funding. The staff recommended the City Council adopt a Motion directing the policy be incorporated into the Capital Improvement Program portion of the annual budget and projects recommended for inclusion in the annual Capital Improvement Program adhere to the general principles and guidelines as set forth in the policy. 1 1.3 041 3N.,-1V Several years ago the City staff reviewed the Capital Improvement Program process and identified two major areas in need of improvement. 1) The process did not distinguish in any manner between maintenance projects and new enhancement or infrastructure investment projects. 2) The concepts for new enhancement projects were presented by very few proponents. Consequently, areas of possible community infrastructure investment were minimally included in the Capital Improvement Program planning process for lack of a strong proponent. A Steering Committee, comprised of Department Heads, was established to formulate general principles and guidelines for directing the public investment effort through the Capital Improvement Program in San Leandro. DISCUSSION The Steering Committee brought together a broad base of interdepartmental project teams. These teams focussed on developing a large number of projects which were divided into four categories: 1) Community Facilities, 2) Neighborhoods, 3) Water Pollution Control, and 4) Golf Course. The project teams then identified the values of the various projects and project categories to the community. The Steering Committee, using the information prepared by the project teams, focused on the development of general principles and guidelines which would direct the public investment effort through the Capital Improvement Program. Consultant services were used to encapsulate the ideas generated into a unified document, detailed in the attachment, "Capital Improvement Program - A Framework for Public Investment". 61