2024 Capital Improvement Plan - Project Summary

This Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) provides the framework for implementing the City of Boardman’s facility and infrastructure asset-based improvement process over a five-year period starting in fiscal year 2023-24. The CIP outlines cost estimates for projects that require significant capital investment and are essential for safeguarding the City’s financial health, while providing continued delivery of services to citizens and businesses.

The CIP is anticipated to continue to be reviewed and updated periodically (at least every two years) to accommodate community needs and changes in financial resources. The CIP includes a list of the City’s capital improvements projects, prioritizes the projects (subject to periodic review), and schedules the projects for
funding and construction.

The CIP is a tool to be used in the development of responsible and progressive financial planning goals. The CIP complies with the City’s financial policies. City policies and the CIP form the basis for making annual capital budget decisions and support the City’s continued commitment to sound, long-range financial planning and direction.

The CIP identifies budgets and fiscal years for several types of capital projects. Capital improvements projects will be coordinated with the annual budget process to maintain full utilization of available resources. For each capital improvements project, the CIP provides a variety of information, including a project description, the service needs to be addressed, a proposed timetable, and proposed funding sources.

Generally, capital improvements projects will be prioritized with the most urgent projects first. In some instances, projects have been scheduled to coincide with an urgently needed project of another department to maximize effort, saving overall cost and/or maintaining the integrity of previously made investments. Ongoing operating costs are not included in the CIP.

Development of the CIP is a collaborative effort between the City’s leadership team and departments to identify projects via specific master plans and other planning tools. Major capital improvements projects require City Council interaction during the development and funding stages.