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February 28, 2003 <br />The Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chair <br />and Members of the County Council <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, HI 96720 <br />Dear Chairman Arakaki and Council Members. <br />Transmitted herewith is the Capital Budget for FY 2003-04 submitted for your review and approval, and the Capital Program for the next <br />six years from FY 2003-04 to 2008-09 for your information. The Capital Budget includes 36 projects totaling $35,758,000 (see Table 1 <br />and Figure 1). <br />Project Highlights <br />Of the 36 Capital Budget projects, 16 are new facilities ($18AM), 3 are replacement of existing facilities ($4.4M), and 17 are <br />improvements to existing facilities ($12.9M) (see Table 2). Approximately 58% of the budget is for public health and safety projects, <br />followed by culture/recreation (21%), transportation (13%), and general government facilities (9%) (see Table 3 and Figure 2). <br />In selecting the projects, three criteria were used (see Table 4): <br />1) A need imposed by legal mandate approximately $13.5M relates to unfunded mandates such as ADA, EPA gang cesspool <br />prohibitions, EPA landfill restrictions, and playground equipment liabilities; <br />2) A need to correct perceived deficiencies in service—approximately $13.6M relates to deficiencies related to <br />street bridge/intersection capacity, areas beyond five road miles from fire stations, flood damaged areas, sanitary problem areas, or <br />antiquated public safety communication systems; <br />Casco. No. / 39 <br />&11 SF File <br />Ret. Te• • - <br />Ret. Date ED3 2 ` 2QU- <br />