What is the 2010 Municipal Election Schedule?
Where do I vote?
Where do I vote?
- Visit MyNeighborhood. Once in MyNeighborhood type in your address, and then use the Political pull down menu. A map with your polling place location, street address, and your Assembly representatives will be displayed.
What is the Municipality’s Capital Improvement Program?
- What is the “Capital Improvement Program (CIP)”?
- It’s a six-year funding plan for capital projects.
- Proposed by the mayor and approved by the assembly.
- Provides a framework for future local road bonds and legislative grant requests.
- Includes the latest federal funding plan from the AMATS TIP.
- Includes all departments in the general government part of the MOA.
- How does a project get funded in the Municipality’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP)?
- The need is identified.
- A preliminary project scope to meet the need is developed.
- The project is evaluated, prioritized, and included in a Needs List.
- A project cost estimate is developed.
- A project phasing is identified.
- Project funding is proposed.
- How are capital project needs identified (What’s the problem)?
- All through the year with phone calls, letters, and observations.
- Community Council responses to the OMB annual survey.
- Recommendations from the Traffic Department or Street Maintenance.
- Comments during the bond/CIP public hearings.
- Road Improvement Districts.
- Coordination with the Water and Wastewater Utility.
- How is the project scope developed (What’s the fix)?
- Options are identified.
- Cost estimates for each are prepared.
- A preliminary project scope is selected based on the most cost effective solution (bang for buck).
- How is the project prioritized?
- Each department has specific criteria used for evaluating projects.
- Each project is scored using individual criteria.
- The individual criteria scores are totaled for each project.
- A prioritized needs list is developed based on the total scores.
- How are project costs estimated?
- In PM&E, engineers make assumptions on the probably project scope and limits.
- Project estimating sheets, based on past experience, are used.
- What typical phases are involved in a project?
- Design Study Phase
- Design Phase
- Utility/Right-of-way acquisition phase
- Construction phase
- How long does it take to design and build a project?
- Depends on the project size, complexity, and public involvement needs.
- Typical range is from 2 months for simple projects not requiring much design that can be done by our street maintenance staff to 3-4 years for larger complex projects.
- What is the typical schedule for development of the CIP?
- In the spring, OMB routes project lists to the community councils for comments.
- In the spring, PM&E evaluates projects identified and develops a prioritized needs list.
- In May, OMB provides PM&E with proposed funding levels for next six years.
- In May and June, PM&E puts together a draft CIP and it routes for agency review.
- In June, the draft CIP is submitted to OMB for review.
- In the summer, Community Planning and the Administration review it.
- In September, the draft CIP is submitted to the Assembly.
- In October and November, the Assembly holds CIP public hearings and takes action.
- In December or January, the Assembly takes action on the Legislative Program.
- In February, the Assembly holds a public hearing and takes action on the bonds.
