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2005 CIP Budget Narrative the a 'tal Im rovement Pro am Bud et is u dated to re ect - ' Each year, C pi p gr g p fl a five year cycle. This yeaz s budget runs from 2005-2009. General Capital GIS As part of the Council's goal setting session for the 2005 Budget, it was decided that the city should move forward with making transactions between residents and the city more available online. One of the areas in which we are already making information available online is property information. If you go to our website, you can view a parcel map of the city, and also link to the Ramsey County GIS Users Group Online Maps and Data: http://maps.metro-inet.us/RamseyCoGI S/DisclaimerRCPublic.htm This service is available to our residents as a result of our participation in the Ramsey County GIS Users Group. We would like to expand the capability of our residents to access online property data for Falcon Heights, as well as add tools to our website so that they can access non-security sensitive GIS data. Additionally, the security-restricted upgrades to our water, sewer, and other utility layers, will assist Public Works and the Fire Department in their day-to-day functions. To do this, we are recommending an increase to the . 2005 GIS line-item in the CIP Budget, from $1,000 to $5,000. This will allow us to utilize consultants to do data crunching, and provide overlays to our GIS system showing water hydrant locations, water main locations, all sanitary and storm sewer, and eventually, add layers showing streetlights, trees, and other publicly owned appurtenances. Financial Software The current fmancial softwaze the city uses is a DOS based system, which was purchased in the late 1980's. This system is no longer being updated by the manufacturer, and will most likely be phased out for support in the near future. We are looking at several different packages, and would anticipate replacing the current system during 2005. We anticipate that this new package would cost somewhere between $12,000 and $15,000. We are recommending that the line-item for Financial Softwaze/Hazdwaze be updated to reflect this, with $15,000 as aplace-holder, rather than $12,000. Online Initiative: Staff is still researching the council's goal of providing more online transactions between city goods and services and our residents. However, as a placeholder for a couple of the ideas that staff has generated, including online recreation registration, which will be available from Roseville in 2005, we have entered $7,000 as a placeholder in the Capital Budget. This can be updated as more information on costs and availability of products becomes available. Public Safety Capital Improvements . There are several changes to this fund: