Garland City Council members and Mayor Douglas Athas have heard presentations from city departments regarding proposed capital improvement plan amounts.
The total proposed 2016 CIP amount is $261,644,000 which is a 35.7 percent increase over 2015 total. No property tax rate increase is expected for funding of the CIP. The breakdown by department is below:
Parks $7,252,000
Granger Recreation Center renovations
Audubon and Winters Soccer Complex fencing
Pedestrian/bicycle bridges at Duck Creek
Bronze sculpture at Granville Arts Center
Continuation of Audubon Recreation Center expansion, dog park, skate park and Windsurf Bay Park
Park parking lot improvements, trail development, miscellaneous improvements
Street/Transportation $39,468,000
Work to begin on projects including: Oates Road – Broadway to Rosehill; Shiloh Road – IH 635 to Kingsley; Brand Road – SH 190 to Muirfield; Fifth Street – Miller to Kingsley; Pleasant Valley Road bridge
Design work for Holford Road – SH 190 to Campbell, Holford Road – Arapaho to SH 190 and Bobtown Road – Kelso to Barnes Bridge.
Road closure gates and signage for flood-prone areas
Sidewalks
Railroad crossing improvements
Traffic signal installations
Emergency services signal equipment installations.
Drainage $3,863,000
Improvements in Classic Drive and Yale Drive areas
Local flooding programs
Bridge remediation
Improvements in Parkmont Drive area and downtown Garland
Library $3,983,000
RFID inventory control
Asset management equipment at all branches
Rebuild materials collections
Facility upgrades
Public safety $17,281,000
Ambulance remounts
Construction of new Fire Station No. 5
Continue funding new radio system used by police, fire and other city departments
Economic Development $8,689,000
Downtown City Center development and other downtown catalyst areas
Design work for downtown square
Neighborhood vitality grant program
Offices for Economic Development Department staff
Municipal facilities $7,963,000
Equipment acquisition
Improvements to various facilities
Renovations to Carver 3 building
Code and safety updates to city hall
Continuation of the sound studio at city hall
Audiovisual equipment for council chambers and work session room
HVAC improvements
Roof replacements
Security/safety improvements at city hall
Golf park improvements at Firewheel
Miscellaneous internal service projects $7,512,000
Extension of fiber optic cable
Fuel tank automation
Network and cabling upgrades at some city facilities
Renovate Fleet Services facility
Dump truck and other equipment replacement
Delivery of recycling containers for phase 5 of automated collection program
Landfill/Transfer Station $3,932,000
Equipment replacement – dump trucks, compactor, water truck, tractor/mower
Water $25,826,000
Water pressure improvements -construction of 2.5 million gallon storage tank transmission main
Water distribution line construction
Relocation of mains
Replacement of water pump equipment
Fire hydrant installation
Radio read water meter installation
Wastewater $46,837,000
Infiltration correction
Sewer collection mains
Pipe, main and lateral rehab
Main relocation
Rowlett and Duck Creek Wastewater treatment plant improvements
Odor abatement at Rowlett Creek Treatment Plant
Design work to increase sanitary sewer system capacity in SH 190 catalyst area
Electric $89,038,000
Construction of transmission lines, substations, distribution lines
Street lighting improvements
Residential and commercial construction
Relocation of facilities
Fund 345 kV transmission line from the Limestone to Gibbons Creek Substation – joint venture with Cross Texas Transmission
Switching station and transmission line improvements in Lookout area
LED street light conversion program continuation
Public hearings on the CIP will be held Feb. 2 and Feb. 16, both at 7 p.m. The City Council will discuss the plan at the Feb. 15 work session. Adoption is scheduled for Feb. 16 after the public hearing.
Copies of the plan can be viewed at all library branches and the city secretary’s office. There is also a copy on the city’s website.