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So just to recap all of that really quickly, a lot of the themes that we, a lot of the common themes,
<br /> consistent themes, that we see are the natural and cultural resources, the importance of
<br /> preservation of those resources, infill in our urban cores, finding creative ways for sustainable
<br /> agriculture, looking at other ways to make sure our neighborhoods have amenities similar to
<br /> parks—like if developments would put in small pocket parks in lieu of paying fair share and
<br /> things of that nature, it would benefit the immediate neighborhood that they are developing
<br /> upgrading our water and wastewater systems, and finding new ways to foster a vibrant local
<br /> economy.
<br /> So just a couple more slides on CIP, overall CIP process. We are in that process right now. We
<br /> spent this week with the director and meeting with all of the different departments and sending
<br /> them back to do some more work and sending a revised list of projects. The main priorities from
<br /> this administration are projects that are mandated by law, public health and safety projects that
<br /> are required,priorities from the General Plan and the CDPs, any kind of infrastructure projects
<br /> that will support affordable housing—again, that's a priority for this administration. Also
<br /> matching funds, we are consistently looking for alternative funding where we can use County
<br /> funds to match those funds to take us much further. And then departments and projects that are
<br /> ready to go, that are not with the the CIP has typically been used as a wish list, and so we are
<br /> looking for creative ways and projects to put in this year's CIP that are much more ready to go,
<br /> and that the departments have those resources that they need. One thing to understand about the
<br /> CIP budget is that it's called an appropriation, which means it's appropriate for implementation
<br /> and use of funds if that makes sense; so it does not commit the funds and it does not commit to
<br /> the timing. The CIP does live for approximately, a project in the CIP, as soon as it's adopted
<br /> into the CIP, lives for approximately three years in there without having to be re-appropriated,
<br /> but it does not mean that the project will happen within that time frame. So the part that the
<br /> director, that our planning director has been working with the departments on is trying to really
<br /> focus on those projects for this year's CIP that really can get started in the next year or two.
<br /> They largely depend on resources, meaning people and money, and also administrative priorities,
<br /> so that's just something to keep in mind with our CIP budget. Available funds can come from
<br /> bond floats, grants, federal or state money and the like. And then what happens after that, when
<br /> it's appropriated, is once funds are found, like a grant has been applied for, and then we get
<br /> noticed that we received that grant, then those funds are what's called allotted, and that's when
<br /> the source and the project are connected; the source of the funding and the project are connected,
<br /> so it's allotted. And then encumbrance is really just signing a contract, so it may be signing a
<br /> contract for a grant, and then also signing a contract for the use of those funds with a contractor.
<br /> And then those related departments again are Water, DPW, Transit, DEM for solid waste and
<br /> wastewater, as well as Housing, and Parks and Rec.
<br /> One of the things that we have consistently found in the CIP process is that we are so far behind
<br /> on repair and maintenance, and we have so many federal mandates, EPA mandates, ADA
<br /> mandates, that are required that much of our CIP funds go toward life safety and repair and
<br /> maintenance type projects. And so the same is true that we are seeing so far for this year. We
<br /> are not ready to reveal that list yet, and the departments are still working on that, but you will see
<br /> it, see it come through Council very soon in March. But most of them are working on repair and
<br /> maintenance or hardening, Parks and Rec's works on hardening some of their facilities so that
<br /> they can be used appropriately as shelters. Fire, for example, is looking for, might be looking for
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