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<br /> <br /> <br />Fire <br />• The Fire department’s 2023 replacement of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) <br />equipment was estimated at $277,200 in last year’s CIP budget. The replacement cost has <br />been lowered to $218,700 in this years CIP. The cost reduction was achieved by the <br />department’s participation in fire services JPA. <br /> <br />Public Works <br /> <br />• Public Works – Streets Division: In 2023 fleet replacements Ford F150 Electric truck. Significant <br />purchases for replacing the 1995 plow truck and the 2008 aerial truck are reflected as <br />occurring in 2024-2027. The priority and timing of these purchases will be evaluated year to <br />year. <br /> <br />• Public Works – Parks Division: In 2023 significant replacements will be the multi-use Tool Cat <br />5600 at an estimated cost of $74,000 and a Toro Groundmaster 360 mower at an estimated <br />cost of $45,744. These two pieces of equipment are heavily used. The 2023 replacement of a <br />John Deere 4500 Tractor has been rescheduled to 2026 as the tractor is in reasonable <br />condition. <br /> <br />Admin. and Finance <br /> <br />• Administration and Finance – 2023 costs include replacing the majority of desktop and laptop <br />computers not replaced in 2022 and the cost of recodification of the city code and the web <br />hosting of the same. Purchases for election equipment, office furniture and additional <br />financial software are slated for 2024-2026. The priority and timing of these replacements will <br />be evaluated year to year. <br /> <br />Future considerations for Capital Improvement Fund: <br /> <br />• Phasing out the use of Infrastructure transfers as a CIP source and converting that amount to <br />levy. Then available Infrastructure dollars would reallocated to the debt levy reduction to <br />negate levy impact. Targeting 2024 CIP process to review and possibly implement this <br />change. <br /> <br /> <br />Parks Improvement Fund <br /> <br /> <br />• The results of the WSB Parks Evaluation study will inform the items and timing of future <br />capital expenditures. <br />• Present needs included for 2023 are: <br />• $10,000 to repair Skateboard park for surface safety issue. <br />• A placeholder for the potential repair or replacement of Silverpoint park playground <br />equipment has been added for the Parks Commission’s review. The placeholder <br />included is the full replacement option, less costly options will also be evaluated.