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ARANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMIS510NERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 18, 2006 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~Q-~ <br />SUBJECT: Presentation of 2006-2016 County Capital Investment Plans (CIP) <br />DEPARTMENT: Manager/Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />2006-16 Manager's Recommended CIP <br />(to be distributed under separate cover) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />John Link or Rod Visser, 919-245-2300 <br />Donna Dean, 919-245-2151 <br />PURPOSE: To receive a presentation of the County Manager's Recommended 2006-2016 <br />County Capital Investment Plan. <br />BACKGROUND: The County's Capital Investment Plan (CIP) serves as a planning tool that <br />provides a mechanism to forecast long-range future capital needs for both school districts and <br />the County. Orange County's long-range plan covers aten-year period. Annually, staff and the <br />Board consider many factors as they update the CIP, including funding availability, newly <br />identified BOCC priorities, and student membership projections. <br />As the Board reviews the recommended long-range plan, there is opportunity to discuss <br />projects and adjust the proposed plan, if necessary, before adoption in June. It is important to <br />note that while the BOCG formally adopts along-range plan each year, the CIP is a "living <br />document" that the Board can amend at any time. Each year, staff and the Board of County <br />Commissioners take the opportunity to re-assess previously identified needs to determine if <br />future needs remain the same as those outlined in past approved plans, or to determine if <br />needs and priorities have changed and accordingly, that revisions to the previous CIP are in <br />order. <br />At the March 15, 2006 budget work session, the Board affirmed staff's intent to present a CIP <br />that provides for the same earmarking of sales tax and property tax capital revenue sources far <br />2006-07 as was allocated by the Board for 2005-06. The revenue assumptions for 2007-08 <br />include earmarking of an additional half penny each of property tax revenue for both schoal <br />recurring capital and for County long-range capital. In 2008-09, full funding of the Board's May <br />2005 school & County capital funding policy would be achieved, with one final increase of a half <br />penny each of additional property tax revenue for both school recurring capital and for county <br />long-range capital. <br />The Manager and County staff have developed proposed allocations among various County <br />projects of the capital revenues anticipated to become available during the next ten years. <br />County staff will make a presentation reflecting major elements of the County recommended <br />CIP for 2006-16. Detailed review of the Manager's County capital recommendations are slated <br />