Capital Improvements Plan Task Force
May 31, 2011
7:00 a.m.
               
 
1.   Welcome and Roll Call  
 
2.   Pledge of Allegiance  
 
3.   Approval of Minutes of May 19, 2011  
 
4.   Discussion Outline for Final Report  
 
A.   County Capital Budget Process Recommendations  
 
1.   How do Capital Items make it into the "Budget"  
 
2.   Should the County Adopt a Capital Budgeting Process?
a. Process Suggestions
b. Key Determinants of Priority
1. Public Safety - "Must Have/Do"
2. Economic Development - "Should Have/Do"
3. Quality of Life - "Nice to Have/Do"
c. Key Items of Consideration for any Proposed Item
1. Return on investment
2. Any strings attached?
3. What ongoing operational costs will there be, and who evaluates the corresponding budget impact?
  
 
3.   How are Need/Wants Vetted?
a. Should the County undertake a Capital Replacement Study?
b. To what extent should there be ongoing citizen participation?
c. Does this process fit within an existing county function? If so, where?
If not, where does it best fit?
d. How should P3 potential be evaluated and pursued if appropriate?
  
 
B.   Should alternative funding sources for capital needs be evaluated/pursued?  
 
1.   Broadly based to augment existing identified revenue sources for identified needs  
 
2.   Discussion and/or recommendation on gas tax, new sales tax, mobility tax, and fair share tax, and/or any other prmissible revenue sources  
 
3.   Narrowly on a project and/or need specific basis
a. Stormwater/Drainage Fee
b. "Clay Vision Plan" - Voter Referendum
c. Specific items to recommend or broad themes?
  
 
4.   Authorities established to pursue specific project objectives
a. Roads, User (Toll) Financed
b. Convention/Conference Center
c. Enterprise/Economic Trade Zones
d. *Key Issue-Dedicated Funding Source

  
 
C.   Should Priority of Existing Capital Budget items be re-ordered?
1. Discuss 5 Year CIP Plan
2. Items to Add
3. Items to Delete
4. Items to Change Timing or Scope
  
 
5.   Public Comment  
 
6.   Adjourn