2016-2020 Capital Improvements Program and Community Work Program 55 Trinity Avenue, Suite 3350 Atlanta, GA 30303 www.atlantaga.gov September 2015 Page is left blank intentionally for document formatting City of Atlanta 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) and Community Work Program (CWP) September 2015 City of Atlanta Department of Planning and Community Development Office of Planning 55 Trinity Avenue Suite 3350 Atlanta, GA 30303 http://www.atlantaga.gov/index.aspx?page=391 Online City Projects Database: http:gis.atlantaga.gov/apps/cityprojects/ Mayor The Honorable M. Kasim Reed City Council Ceasar C. Mitchell, Council President Carla Smith Kwanza Hall Ivory Lee Young, Jr. Council District 1 Council District 2 Council District 3 Cleta Winslow Natalyn Mosby Archibong Alex Wan Council District 4 Council District 5 Council District 6 Howard Shook Yolanda Adrean Felicia A. Moore Council District 7 Council District 8 Council District 9 C.T. Martin Keisha Bottoms Joyce Sheperd Council District 10 Council District 11 Council District 12 Michael Julian Bond Mary Norwood Andre Dickens Post 1 At Large Post 2 At Large Post 3 At Large Department of Planning and Community Development Tim Keane, Commissioner Terri M. Lee, Deputy Commissioner Charletta Wilson Jacks, Director, Office of Planning Project Staff Jessica Lavandier, Assistant Director, Strategic Planning Rodney Milton, Principal Planner Lenise Lyons, Urban Planner Capital Improvements Program Sub-Cabinet Members Atlanta BeltLine, Inc Fire and Rescue Office of Sustainability Heather Hussey-Coker Ingrid Dixon Aaron Bastian Shi Pickett Ruthie Norton Parks, Recreation and Atlanta Housing Information Technology Daniel Calvert Authority Merien Rouse Alvin Dodson James Talley Invest Atlanta Police Alan Ferguson Darlene Jackson-Williams Justin Gibomey Aviation Chris Leutzinger Charles Bell Randi Mason Public Defender Catriese Lot Stephen McRae Rosalie Joy Valerie Oyakhire Lonnie Saboor Tarnace Watkins Flor Velarde Public Works Corrections Department Rita Braswell Yolonda Paschall Office of Enterprise Assets Tamaya Huff Management Isaac Vines Courts Myrtice Taylor Michele Wynn Barry Anderson Charlynn Parker Office of Housing Watershed Management Tamar Gantt Jay Ash Cultural Affairs Derrick Jordan Eddie Granderson Office of Human Services Brigett B. Brown Finance Tiffany Jones Office of Planning Guy Toorie Jonathan Lewis Paul Thomas Douglas Young Table of Contents 2016‐2020 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (CIP) SECTION PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 DEPARTMENT PROJECT INFORMATION o Atlanta Beltline Inc. 7 o Atlanta Housing Authority 15 o Aviation 19 o Corrections 23 o Cultural Affairs 27 o Fire and Rescue 31 o Office of Enterprise Asset Management 35 o Parks and Recreation 51 o Police 57 o Public Defender 73 o Public Works 77 o Watershed Management 161 Table of Contents 2016‐2020 COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM (CWP) PROJECT LIST SECTION PAGE INTRODUCTION 169 DEPARTMENT PROJECT INFORMATION Economic Development 175 o Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. 175 o Invest Atlanta 175 o Department of Parks and Recreation 184 o Department of Watershed Management 185 Housing 185 o Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. 185 o Atlanta Housing Authority 185 o Invest Atlanta 185 o Mayor’s Office – Office of Human Services 189 o DPCD—Office of Housing 197 Natural and Cultural Resources 200 o Atlanta BeltLine, Inc 200 o Cultural Affairs 200 o Office of Sustainability 201 o Department of Parks and Recreation 202 o DPCD—Office of Planning, Atlanta Urban Design Commission 203 o Department of Public Works 205 o Department of Watershed Management 206 Community Facilities 208 o Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. 208 o Corrections 209 o Courts 210 o Fire and Rescue 211 o Invest Atlanta 213 o Office of Enterprise Assets Management 213 o Office of Sustainability 221 o Department of Parks and Recreation 222 o Police 256 o Public Defender 259 o Department of Public Works 259 Table of Contents o Department of Watershed Management 264 Transportation 281 o Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. 281 o Department of Aviation 283 o Office of Sustainability 285 o Department of Parks and Recreation 285 o Department of Planning and Community Development 286 o Police Department 287 o Department of Public Works 288 o Department of Watershed Management 481 Land Use 483 o Invest Atlanta 483 o Department of Planning and Community Development 483 o Police Department 487 o Department of Public Works 487 o Department of Watershed Management 488 NPU Projects 489 Appendix A: Impact Fee Capital Improvement Element (CIE) 571 Appendix B: List of Completed Projects 579 Appendix C: Abbreviations 625 Appendix D: Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Projects by City Council District 627 Appendix E: Atlanta Regional Commission Letter 667 Capital Improvements Program INTRODUCTION The City of Atlanta’s Capital Improvements Program (CIP), updated annually, is an implementation plan for the construction, maintenance, and renovation of public facilities and infrastructure. The CIP shows the allocation of projected expenditures for capital projects expected over the next five years. The CIP includes those items typically considered as “infrastructure”—streets, sewer lines, bridges, etc., as well as facilities through which City government provides services directly to citizens or in support of City operations. The latter category includes such facilities as police precincts, recreation amenities, maintenance facilities, and general office buildings. The CIP covers all facilities that City government owns and has responsibility for. It includes facilities of both general government operations and enterprise operations. The Water and Sewer System and Hartsfield‐Jackson Atlanta International Airport are enterprise operations. The enterprise operations are self‐supporting and generate their own capital funds through revenue bonding or operating revenues, while general government capital improvements rely on annual bond issues and voter approved general obligation bonds, as well as general and internal service funds, and dedicated tax millage and grants. The CIP document is submitted with the Community Work Program (CWP) to the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), as required by the Georgia Planning Act, in order for the City of Atlanta to maintain its Qualified Local Government (QLG) status. The CIP/CWP has to be adopted every year by October 31st. QLG status makes the City of Atlanta eligible for various state and regional funding and to collect impact fees. Some of the state programs linked to the QLG designation are: Local Development Fund grants, CDBG Loan Guarantee Fund Program (Section 108 Program), Georgia Finance Authority funding and Georgia Department of Natural Resources grants, among others. Capital Improvements ‐ Definitions The CIP identifies major improvements and capital purchases needed to improve services to the community. A Capital Improvement Project must meet one of the following criteria: Real property acquisition (Land) Construction of a new facility Addition (a modification that changes the structural “footprint” of the facility) to existing facilities greater than or equal to $25,000 Remodeling/repair/preservation of the interior/exterior of any facility greater than or equal to $25,000 Demolition of existing facilities greater than or equal to $25,000 Major equipment items or projects including computer infrastructure, which as a whole are greater than or equal to $25,000 (excludes vehicles unless >= $50,000) 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Program/Community Work Program 1 Capital Improvements Program Infrastructure projects (a road, bridge, intersection, drainage system, or sewer structure, etc.) As noted, the City CIP covers City government capital projects only. These projects are carried out to provide the facilities for the provision of City services, and to support, encourage and shape the direction of private development. Many other factors influence infrastructure development in the City, such as the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), the Atlanta Housing Authority, Tax Allocation Districts, the State and Federal Governments, Community Improvement Districts and the Atlanta Board of Education. Also, private developments directly interact with the future and direction of City growth, requiring City involvement and support and providing the opportunity to leverage private investment with City resources. CIP/CWP Plan Development and Approval The CIP Subcabinet, a committee comprised of representatives from each City Department, was responsible for developing project listings based on identified and projected needs. Each department is responsible for completing the information for each project listed in the CIP and for ensuring projects included in the document could be linked to identified funding sources. The management and implementation of projects in each specific chapter are the Department’s responsibility. The Office of Planning in the Department of Planning and Community Development is responsible for preparing the CIP document and for reviewing the CIP. Through its Capital Budgeting Process, the Department of Finance is responsible for making recommendations as to funding sources and schedules. After an initial public hearing on June 8, 2015 and approval of the transmittal resolution from City Council on June 15, 2015, the CIP/CWP was transmitted the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and Department of Community Affairs for a 60 day review. ARC completed its review in August 2015. The second public hearing