Capital Improvement Program

Unlike the City’s operating budget, the capital improvement budget does not conclude at the end of each fiscal year. Many of the larger projects remain in progress for multiple years. As economic conditions and the needs of the Forney community change, it is often necessary to reprioritize which projects receive funding. Capital improvements are defined as facilities and infrastructure that have a life expectancy of three or more years and are owned and operated by or on behalf of a political subdivision. Generally, CIP Projects are relatively expensive and non-recurring, have a multiyear useful life, and result in fixed assets. This includes construction and acquisition of new buildings, construction and reconstruction of streets, water and sanitary sewer improvements, drainage improvements, and land purchases. Occasionally, studies and master plans that will impact land use, facilities, and infrastructure are accounted for as part of the CIP. The purchase and replacement of vehicles and equipment are not included with capital projects but are fixed assets. Information on General Fund fixed assets can be found in the Capital Purchases Fund. Capital purchases for the Utility Fund and the Economic Development Corporation Fund can be found within each of those funds. PLANNING PROCESS

Factors considered in the evaluation of capital projects: • Community Economic Effects • Fiscal Impacts • Whether an urgent need or opportunity is present • Alignment with City Council Strategic Plan • Implications of deferring the project • Amount of disruption and inconvenience • Environmental, aesthetic and social effects • Health and safety effects • Feasibility, including public support and project readiness • Advantages that would accrue from relation to other capital projects

Capital Projects are requested by the Department Directors as part of the annual budget process. Requests are submitted and then reviewed by the City Manager’s Office and finance staff. Projects approved by the City Manager are then presented to the City Council along with the annual operating budget for final approval. The Capital Project Five Year Plan is also reviewed and updated at that time.

Occasionally, the need arises to add a new project outside of the annual budget process. When this occurs, the project is presented to the City Council through the regular budget amendment process. The Capital Improvement Program is comprised of five funds: • General Fund Capital Improvement Fund • Utility Capital Improvement Fund • Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Fund • EDC Capital Improvement Fund - The information on the EDC Capital Improvement Fund is included in the Economic Development Corporation section. • Fox Hollow Public Improvement District

The City of Forney separates capital improvement projects into several categories within these funds:

GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS o Roads, Signalization, Drainage o Parks & Recreation o Technology o Facilities o Combination Projects – These are capital improvements to the City’s roadway, water and/or sewer systems that are performed together in order to reduce cost and time spent on the project.

UTILITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS o Water o Sewer o Combination

COMPLETED PROJECTS

The following projects were determined to be unnecessary during Fiscal Year 2021. • Drainage Study - $450,000 was returned to fund balance. • City Storage Facility - $120,376 was returned to fund balance.

The following capital projects were completed during Fiscal Year 2021. • Trailhouse Road* -$2,364,351 • Dek Hockey - $52,074 • City Facility Security Upgrades - $333,292 • Upgrade Pump Station 2 Capacity* - $6,777,326 • Traillhouse Utilities* - $1,033,145

*Construction of these projects was substantially complete in Fiscal Year 2020 and only outstanding bills paid early in Fiscal Year 2021 resulted in the projects remaining open.

Project Name

Project Type Budget 7/31/2021 Remaining Fire Station 2 Drainage Reconstruction Drainage 100,000 203 99,797

CR 212 Participation Agreement** Roadway 1,440,000 - 1,440,000 Community Park Christmas Lights Parks & Rec 600,000 127,132 472,868 Technology Infrastructure Technology 753,500 644,433 109,068 NewWorld Technology 600,000 365,954 234,046 EnerGov Technology 91,000 67,974 23,026 Warning Sirens & Fiber Ring Technology 3,242,275 - 3,242,275 Community Development/ Public Works Expansion Facilities 1,861,027 1,326,592 534,436 Gateway Sewer Participation Agreement** Sewer 4,015,363 14,843 4,000,520 Clay Pipe Lining (CIPP) Sewer 1,070,392 - 1,070,392

Total Active Projects 10 13,773,557 2,547,129 11,226,428

**Participation Agreements result in a developer assuming full responsibility for constructing the improvement and the city issuing a check for the agreed upon amount upon completion. Forty percent ($5,445,363, 40%) of the current active projects are participation.

The County Road 212 Participation Agreement and the Warning Sirens & Fiber Ring were not included in the original Fiscal Year 2021Budget and were City Council approved additions to the Capital Improvement Plan.

Project Name Project Type Fund Funding Source Budget

Pavement Condition Index Study Roadway 16 - General Fund Balance 100,000 Community Park Security Technology 16 - General Payment in lieu of Parkland 250,000

Community Park Field Resurfacing Parks 16 - General Payment in lieu of Parkland 60,000 Motorola Radio Core Maintenance Technology 16 – General GF Transfer 282,761 FJC Security Overhaul Technology 16 – General Fund Balance 50,000 Fire Station 1 Remodel Facilities 16 – General Fund Balance 75,000 Fire Station 1 Covered Parking Facilities 16 – General Fund Balance 50,000

Future Land Acquisition for City Facilities Facilities 16 – General Fund Balance 750,000 City Hall Annex & Remodel Facilities 16 – General Fund Balance & GF Transfer 3,000,000 Comprehensive Plan Facilities 16 – General Fund Balance 200,000 CMOM Study Sewer

Sewer Extension from Kaufman to Bowie Sewer

06 – Utility Fund Balance 250,000

06 – Utility Fund Balance 2,735,000

Highway 80 Water Line Replacement Water West Highway 80 18” Loop Water

Additional Funding for Clay Pipe Replacement (CIPP) Project 185 Sewer

Total Active Projects 15

06 – Utility Fund Balance 709,000 06 – Utility Fund Balance & UF Transfer 3,335,000 06 - Utility Fund Balance 750,000

12,596,761