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Capital Plan 2012-2013 CITY OF MIAMI CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM MULTI‐YEAR CAPITAL PLAN FY2012‐2013 DECEMBER 13, 2012 2012-2013 CAPITAL BUDGET AND MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN INTENTIONALLY BLANK 2012-2013 CAPITAL BUDGET AND MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE Capital Budget Message How to Read this Document 1. INTRODUCTION Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 1 CIP Development Process ....................................................................................................... 1 City of Miami Balance Scorecard Strategy Map ..................................................................... 2 Prioritization Criteria ............................................................................................................... 4 Capital Plan Framework .......................................................................................................... 5 2012-2013 Multi-Year Capital Plan Overview .............................................................. ........ 6 2. HIGHLIGHTS Highlights by Fund ................................................................................................................... 7 3. FUNDING OVERVIEW Funding Sources ..................................................................................................................... 21 Grant Funding for Miami Trolley .......................................................................................... 23 Funded, Partially Funded and Unfunded ............................................................................... 23 Section Reports: 1-Funding Type by Job No ......................................................................................... 25 2-Fund by Cost Component and Funding Source ....................................................... 47 3-Cost Estimate versus Available Funding ................................................................. 65 One City, One Future 2012-2013 CAPITAL BUDGET AND MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN 4. OPERATING IMPACT Operating Impact Summary ................................................................................................... 85 Section Reports: 1-Parks & Recreation Department Summary and Detail ............................................ 87 2-Public Works Department Summary and Detail ...................................................... 89 5. APPENDIX Alphabetical Project Index ..................................................................................................... 97 List of Completed Projects in FY2011-2012 ........................................................................ 113 Capital Improvements Program Current Projects Cost to Date by Fund .............................. 121 One City, One Future 2012-2013 CAPITAL BUDGET AND MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN ____________________________________________________________________________ CAPITAL BUDGET MESSAGE Tomas P. Regalado Johnny Martinez, PE Mayor Chief Administrator / City Manager The Mayor together with the City Commission and the City Administration are pleased to present the 2012- 2013 Capital Improvements Program and Multi-Year Capital Plan – the CIP. As the City plans for the future, we continue to look forward by focusing our capital efforts on enhancing our infrastructure, providing transportation alternatives, improving our facilities, increasing public safety and providing the highest level of quality of life for our residents. We continue to utilize a capital planning process that gives City government an effective, service and result-oriented program to focus on meeting the needs of our citizens, as well as positioning the City for future growth. The preservation, management and utilization of these significant capital resources, both physical and fiscal, are the foundation on which we build the Miami of today and of the future. As a result of the City Commission’s past approval of the CIP, the Department of Capital Improvements has either completed or will complete during this year a number of projects that significantly improve the quality of life of residents and visitors. These projects include 1814 Brickell Park, Museum Park, Gibson Park, Coral Gate Park Community Center, Marlins Stadium Parking Garages, Fire Station #13, launch of the Miami Trolley program in the Allapattah/Overtown areas, citywide roadway and streetscape restoration projects and the construction of various Miami River Greenway segments. In building upon the improvements of the last few years, the City Administration has set up a well-qualified workforce of architects, engineers, construction managers, and financial managers in the Department of Capital Improvements. They administer, manage and implement our capital and transportation programs, with all City Departments playing integral roles. It is the Departments mission to implement the capital program in the most efficient, expedient and cost effective manner possible. The CIP contains individual capital projects that are organized by fund and programmed for the current fiscal year and into the next five years. Revenue has been analyzed and projected for future years, then assigned to those projects and needs that take precedence. With revenue sources such as the Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds, Streets Bond, Parking Surcharge, updated City Impact Fee Ordinance and the County’s Transit Surtax and General Obligation Bond, the resources are all in place for the continued physical renewal of the City of Miami. The CIP, as presented, has been updated and revised to best address all of the currently identified needs in the City within the limitations of the available funding revenues. The CIP by nature is a dynamic, evolving document that will continually be refined as each of the projects within the program advances. This most likely will include projects moving in and out of the years in which they are programmed, as well as the introduction of new projects and possibly the modification or elimination of others. As City priorities, project scopes of work, cost estimates and production schedules are advanced, the CIP will be modified to reflect any necessary changes. It is in this context that we respectfully request your approval of the CIP presented before you. 2012-2013 CAPITAL BUDGET AND MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN INTENTIONALLY BLANK 2012-2013 CAPITAL BUDGET AND MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN HOW TO READ THIS DOCUMENT This document contains the City of Miami’s six-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that runs from October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2018. The document is organized into the five sections described below. INTRODUCTION – The Introduction defines the purpose of the CIP and details the Plan development process. This section contains the following five parts: Purpose of the Capital Improvement Plan provides a thorough explanation of the purpose of the Capital Plan with a detailed description of the difference between capital and operating budget and the legal authority given to the City for the preparation of the Plan via several City and State of Florida statutes. CIP Development Process describes the efforts of the Department of Capital Improvement Program in the delivery of the projects and the adjustments to the project funding allocation. Prioritization Criteria detailed description of the method used to establish the criteria by which the projects are considered for funding. Capital Plan Framework shows the eleven distinct funds of the program used to establish the Capital Plan 2012-2013 Multi-Year Capital Plan Overview shows the distinct funds into which the Multi-Year Capital Plan is organized. It also shows a pie chart of the Funding Summary by fund. HIGHLIGHTS – During the fiscal year CIP and other City of Miami departments work on hundreds of projects. This section describes those projects that are noteworthy because of their magnitude or impact to the community, priority in meeting the City’s strategic plan, or innovative qualities. The highlighted projects are presented according to capital fund category. FUNDING OVERVIEW –This section begins by describing the seven types of revenue sources: Federal Grants, State Grants, Miami-Dade County Grants, Other Grant, City Bonds, CIP Fees/Revenues, Private Donations /Other. These revenue sources are the funding vehicles for the Capital Improvement Plan. The funding status for the CIP projects can be further described by three categories: Funded, Partially Funded or Unfunded. Several reports at the end of the section identify the projects and the funding situation. This section also contains discussions on significant bond issuance initiatives and the Miami Trolley project. OPERATING IMPACT BY DEPARTMENT – The Operating Impact by Department section shows the estimated annual operating cost impact through fiscal year 2018. This section describes the methodology used to calculate the projected impacts on the departmental budgets. The operating impact information is presented at a summary level as well as detailed for each project identified to have a potentially significant effect on the City’s General Operating Budget. Reports are grouped at the end of this section. APPENDIX – Additional information helpful to understanding the Capital Plan, including an alphabetical project index, lists of completed projects, and capital projects expenditures on current projects are contained in the Appendix. 2012-2013 CAPITAL BUDGET AND MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL PLAN 2012-2013 CAPITAL BUDGET AND MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL
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