City of Atlanta 2015-2019 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Community Work Program (CWP) Prepared By: Department of Planning and Community Development 55 Trinity Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30303 www.atlantaga.gov June 2014 Page is left blank intentionally for document formatting City of Atlanta 2015‐2019 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) and Community Work Program (CWP) June 2014 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 James E. Shelby, Commissioner Charletta Wilson Jacks, Director, Office of Planning Project Staff Jessica Lavandier, Assistant Director, Strategic Planning, Lenise Lyons, Urban Planner Capital Improvements Program Sub‐Cabinet Members Atlanta BeltLine, Inc Fire and Rescue Office of Sustainability Lee Harrop Ingrid Carries Aaron Bastian Heather Hussey‐Coker William Pearson Shi Pickett Parks, Recreation and Paul Taylor Atlanta Housing Information Technology Daniel Calvert Authority Merien Rouse James Talley Police Invest Atlanta Darlene Jackson‐Williams Arthur Mallard Tracy Curry‐Woodard Flor Velarde Aviation Randi Mason Shelley Lamar Lonnie Saboor Public Defender Valerie Oyakhire Stephen McRae Rosalie Joy Catriese Lot Office of Enterprise Assets Management Public Works Corrections Department Jessime McGarity Rita Braswell Yolonda Paschall Glen Cowart Michele Wynn Myrtice Taylor Courts Watershed Management Barry Anderson Office of Housing Kristina Garcia Derrick Jordan Ray Long Cultural Affairs Rodney Milton Erica Pigott Eddie Granderson Julie Todd Office of Human Services Ray C. Long Arthur Cole Coniki Jefferson Finance Kim Parmer Shawn Gabriel Office of Planning Karen Sutton Enrique Bascuñana Antrameka Knight Douglas Young Alicia Thompson Paul Thomas Stosh Kozlowski Table of Contents 2015-2019 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM (CIP) SECTION PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 DEPARTMENT PROJECT INFORMATION o Atlanta Beltline Inc. 7 o Atlanta Housing Authority 15 o Aviation Department 19 o Corrections Department 23 o Cultural Affairs 27 o Fire and Rescue 31 o Office of Enterprise Asset Management 35 o Parks and Recreation Department 41 o Police Department 59 o Public Defender 65 o Public Works Department 69 o Watershed Management Department 85 Table of Contents 2015-2019 COMMUNITY WORK PROGRAM (CWP) PROJECT LIST SECTION PAGE INTRODUCTION 93 DEPARTMENT PROJECT INFORMATION Economic Development 98 o Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. 98 o Invest Atlanta 98 o Department of Parks and Recreation 107 o Department of Watershed Management 107 Housing 109 o Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. 109 o Invest Atlanta 109 o Atlanta Housing Authority 109 o Mayor’s Office – Office of Human Services 111 o DPCD -Office of Housing 118 Natural and Cultural Resources 124 o Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. 124 o Cultural Affairs 125 o Office of Sustainability 126 o Parks and Recreation Department 127 o Planning and Community Development Office of Planning, AUDC 128 o Department of Watershed Management 130 Community Facilities 132 o Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. 132 o Corrections 133 o Courts 134 o Fire Rescue 135 o Information Technology 137 o Office of Enterprise Assets Management 137 o Office of Sustainability 146 o Parks and Recreation 146 o Police 181 o Public Defender 183 o Public Works 183 o Department of Watershed Management 188 Table of Contents Transportation 205 o Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. 205 o Aviation Department 206 o Office of Sustainability 207 o Parks and Recreation Department 207 o Planning and Community Development Department 208 o Police Department 210 o Public Works Department 211 Land Use 320 o Invest Atlanta 320 o Planning and Community Development 320 o Police 323 NPU Projects 325 Appendix A: Impact Fee Capital Improvement Element (CIE) 395 Appendix B: List of Completed Projects 403 Appendix C: Abbreviations 419 Appendix D: Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Projects by City Council District 421 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. 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) • Infrastructure projects (a road, bridge, intersection, drainage system, or sewer structure, etc.) 2015-2019 Capital Improvements Program and Community Work Program 1 Capital Improvements Program 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 9, 2014 and approval of the transmittal resolution from City Council on June 16, 2013, the CIP/CWP was transmitted the Atlanta Regional Commission and Department of Community Affairs for a 60 day review. A second public hearing will be held on September 8, 2014 and afterwards, the CIP/CWP will be before City Council for adoption. Funding Sources for the Capital Improvements Program The City of Atlanta Department of Finance develops its capital projects budget annually based on its Capital Improvements Program process. This process is the mechanism for operating departments to request