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Honorable Members of the County Council <br /> March 1, 2017 <br /> Page 2 <br /> the resulting total debt service is estimated at 9.8 percent of the general expenditures. If all <br /> debt that has been authorized by the County Council was issued, the debt service percentage <br /> would be 13.1 percent of the general expenditures. <br /> What is a Capital Improvement Project? <br /> A project is eligible for funding from the capital budget if it is a major nonrecurring expenditure, <br /> such as: <br /> 1. Land acquisition; <br /> 2. Infrastructure improvement other than buildings that add value to the land or improves <br /> utility (roads, drainage, sewer lines, parking, landscape or similar construction); <br /> 3. New buildings or structures or additions to buildings, including related equipment and <br /> appurtenances which are integral to the new structure; <br /> 4. Nonrecurring rehabilitation, remodeling or expansion of infrastructure and buildings; <br /> 5. Planning, feasibility, engineering, or design studies related to capital improvement <br /> projects; <br /> 6. Information and communications technology infrastructure. <br /> Project Data/Financial Impact Statements <br /> Proposed capital projects are organized in sections by County agencies. The first document in <br /> each section is a Summary of Department Requests for FY 2017-2018. Following the Summary <br /> are the individual Project Data/Financial Impact Statements, which include information about <br /> the lead County agency, location, project description, Council benefit districts, project <br /> consistency with long range plans, impact on operating budget, sustainability focus, project <br /> readiness, etc. <br /> Fair Share Contributions <br /> A Fair Share Annual Report as of June 30, 2016 was submitted to the County Council in January <br /> 2017. This document provides information on the total fair share contributions, appropriations, <br /> and funds available for capital improvements. At this time,there is one project proposed to <br /> use fair share contributions. We have and will continue to strongly encourage the use of fair <br /> share contributions to fund capital projects when possible. <br /> We ask for your favorable consideration of this Capital Budget and Program. <br /> Aloha, <br /> Harry Kim, Mayor <br /> 4 <br />