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Hawaii County Council Page 5 May 5, 2004 Total Credited In -Lieu of Cash. Approximately $15.2 million has been credited in the form of improvements paid by the applicant, planning or design services paid by the applicant for capital improvement projects, land dedicated to the County or other approved entity, or cash paid to approved non -County entity. Balance Due. The total balance due is approximately $55.7M. Some payments are overdue (i.e., project received final subdivision approval or plan approval without paying in full), which the Planning Department will pursue; others are recent or unbuilt rezonings where the payment is not yet due. A detailed report will be submitted under separate cover that will list the fair share contributions by applicant, rezoning ordinance number, nature and amount of the assessment, and status of collection. Henceforth, expenditures of fair share funds and proposals for in -lieu credits will be submitted to Council for appropriation similar to any other capital project. A Better Way We realize the shortcomings with the past and present CIP to rationally select and prioritize projects. Towards this end, we will work to improve the CIP in the following ways: Integration with General Plan. An idea that we will begin researching is to use level of service standards and performance indicators derived from the General Plan goals and objectives to identify needs and opportunities. An annual "state of the County" report that analyzes these standards and indicators could then recommend action items for CIP budgeting, operational budgeting, or other appropriate implementation and provide a framework for the County to effectively concentrate its resources towards a unified policy direction. This idea is a work in progress and should not forestall the adoption of the General Plan revision currently before the County Council. Community Input. A communication network with the community is evolving through the efforts of the Prosecutor's Office and the Department of Research and Development. This network will hopefully mature into a system for the development and implementation of community development plans. As part of community planning, this network could be used to solicit input into the annual CEP and operational budgeting. Prudent Debt Management. Working with the Finance Department, more rigorous debt service analysis will be attempted in future CEP submittals. Asset Management. Deferred maintenance often results in greater expense. A disciplined repair and maintenance program needs to be developed to optimize the quality and durability of our capital assets.