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Home My WebLink About1978 r s 1 R ~ ~ F ilp«4' 1 y a&~. d g t Y t . i I' +r A GENERAL OBLIGATION FUNDI14G SCHEDULE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM A FOUR-YEAR PLAN JANUARY 4, 1978 1977 - 78 Windsor Drive paving - Bell to Stuart $ 157,000 Bonnie Brae paving - I-35 to Scripture 350,000 East McKinney Street paving - Bell to Jannie 387,000 Central Fire Station 527,000 General Sidewalk Construction Revenue Sharing)-' 90,000 Avenue E paving - I-35 to Oak N.T.S.U. Funds Intersection improvement Dallas Drive-Teasley 98,000 TOTAL $1,609,000 i 1978 - 79 Expansion of Family Fowler Library $ 772,000 General drainage improvements 230,000 TOTAL $1,002,000 1979 - 80 Windsor Drive paving - Locust to Hinkle $ 4070000 Carroll Boulevard paving - Northridge to Sanger Road 12,000 Mingo Road extension to Bell Avenue 70,000 General Drainage improvements 260,000 Loop 288 Right-of-Way 250,000 TOTAL $ 999,000 lyBU - 81 Police Administration Building $ 887,000 General Drainage improvements 120,000 TOTAL $1,007,000 L TOTAL FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM $4,617,000 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM At the regular adopted e and nrecomrended to , the 1978 City h Council Planning a fourr year coramission formally Capital Improvement Program. That plan calls for the funding of improvements in :he amount of $4,617,000 over a four year period, The final program meet3 the funding schedule and limitations as stated by the City Manager in a report to the Commiss.on in December. One million dollars in general obligation b.m ds would be required over a four year period to be supplimented with director has existing stated that street this improvement should no funds. require aitaxc. increase using present revenue estimates. In addition to adoption of a construction program, the Planning Comnissi.on directed that the following recommendations be for- warded to the Cc .nci1 (1) That the reconstruction of the Robertson Street underpass has been deleted from the C.I.P. with theunderstanding that it be considered a priority project in the upcoming Community Development Block Grant pro- gram if the project will qualify under H.U.D. funding criteria. (2) That the Planning Commission believes that the City must actively sponeor the extension of Loop 288 le south from and T suggests Coission s a 1-35E loutlet Lane. that the that this i Council work closely with developers to provide this roadway in an economical and timely manner. thanieighteenmmonths. Witt, pi:otrameof st dynthatohas ctheovePlreadnmoninrg Co g opinions and comments have been received and evaluated from a apthc~ proval and community. of a the nfournyeari plannthataisly segments ecc.ommends of r dai:ed January 4, :978. 1973 BOND FUNDS P3RIL 10, 1978 Cash derived from Bonds and Interest $5,783,314 Less cash expenditures 4,191,106 Balance $1,592,208 Estimated cost to complete ongoing projects: Sherman Drive $640,000 South Carroll 40,000 Signals and Intersections 100,000 Windsor Drive and North Lakes 70,000 Total ongoing projects 850,000 Balance 742,208 NTSU Funds 300,000 $1,042,208 Estimated cost of planned projects: Bonnie Brae and I 35 to Scripture $350,000 Ave E and Eagle Drive 400,000 Drainage on Ave E 75,000 Sidewalks 130,000 Total planned projects $11005,000 Projected Balance 37,208 I CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROCWt The following is a list of street and drainagu improvements to be included in the Capital Improvement Program: STREETS Windsor Drive paving_- Bell to Stuart - A six lane pavement with curb and gutter wouG be constructed to provide access to Strickland Junior Nigh School from the cast. Extensive drainage improvowa nt would be provided as a part of the project. lAnd acquisition Costs have, not been included in this estimate. East McKinney EtrecC _pavinq - Bell to Jannie - A four lane pavement with curb and gutter wot,id be constructed on the present alignm_nt. Extensive drainage work is included an a part of the project. Tnters_ecCion i J ro _manl _ Dallas [rive 6 Tcaslc+ - The intersection would he improvod by providing ado gatc drainage, chann;lizationt lighting and signalira- tion. Duncan Street would be re-routed away from the present intersection to a connection with Willow Springs. Windsor _Drive _ Eavipj__Locust to Hinkle - A four lane pavement with curb and gutter would be constructed to connect the Strickland Junior High area with the North Lakeg Park site. New right-of-way would he acquired west of Locust with a curve to connect to the present alignment of Sanger Road. Carroll Boulevard raving - Northridge to Sanger Road - A residential width street would be continued nrrLhward to connect to the proposed Windsor Drive pavement. The right-of-way would be dedicated by the property owner. Bell Avenue extension _to_Mingo Road - A two lane temporary roadway would be constructed on acquired right-of-wey across the railroad property. On!y minimal drainage facilities would be constructed at this time. SIDEWALKS General Sidewalk Construction - Approximutely six miles of four foot wide con- crete sidewalk would be constructed in accordance with the safe pedestrian route study. Most of the construction would be in and near school facilities. DRAINAGE General Drainage Imrrevoments - Individual drainage problems would be corrected, on a contract basis, at tho direction of the City Council. A study would he made to determine the most serious problem areas and to provide a priority rating. Information on the Need for a New Central Fire Station The Central Piro Station was built in 1927, making the structure 51 years old this yca~'. The building was designed to house two trucks. Today the station still houses two truc'cs and with the low ceiling and small door openings, this leaves only 2 to 3 inch clearance for ingress and egress of the new and modern apparatus that is housed in the building. The State Board of insurance has reco; ,r,~nc;ed for years that a new Central Fire Station be built to house the snorkel truck in order for it to be close to the downtown business and still he able to respond to both universities and -.hopping c.=.nters from a central location. At present, the snorke' is housed at wire Station No. 3 ` located at Avenue A and McCormick. This truck has to run six or seven miler across tcw.i on nur:rous calls when the maximum running die,tance as set bf the State board of Insurance is two miles with a 3 to 6 minute response ti1ve. The station was origin,-illy designed for four people, and today there are ten people workimt; 8 to 5 in the building, and 37 people working shift work with 9 pecple per shift working 24 hour shifts 365 days per year. Livina conditions for these people is deplcrabl.e. The f plumbing in the building has deteriorated and causes frequent. sewage back-up and overflows in the dining area. When it rains, water stands inches in the living area and the electrical wiring is antiquated and unsafe. The tile roof leaks and has caused extensive damage to the interior, the wooden windows have rotted out letting the glass panes fall out to the extent that some windows have been boarded up completely, because of the safety factor. The building is so designed tlat it cannot be enlarged to house the apparatus required. The buildinaF~ is located at a busy intersection and faces a heavily traveled thoroughfare causing a traffic hazard as the trucks leave when responding to a fire, and especially when they return having to use the entire street to maneuver the equipment back into the station. The building has simply out-lived its use as a Central Fire Station, CITY OF D121IV4 ! dS1~IWv'[XJ:4 Ar): Tin Wirt, Nbdnistrative Assistant F"W: Robert N. Mills, Chief of Police MTP: February 8, 19'18 SUllJ[•r: Need of New Police Facility Cn July 15, 1968, the Police Department moved into its present facility. Althouch we were very proud of the new building, we soon fount that the building was barcLy large enough for the department at that tine and did mot wave eno!igh roan for proper expansion. Hopefully, the following para- grap'is will explain the crc*4cd conditions OAch presently exist. on July 15, 1968, the department consisted of forty--two (42) sworn police officers and seven (1) civilian personnel. The departs°nt presently consists of sixty-ono (61) sworn police officers and thirteen (13) civilians. This numher represents twenty-five (25) more persons which require work space. In 1962 we &d not have an Assistant Chief of Police and only had frur detectives. ".trot patrol captain'e office is a five foot by seven foot room which was originally intended to be an interrogation room. The warrant sOction wl-.i.ch consists of t,,n (2) officers and one (1) clerk was taken farm the court a,yl added tn the police operation with no designated office shoe. The department presently utilizes several pieces of equip,ent which require spice to operate. Such equilment is the communications lagging device, bix)tenn coMiter terminal, microfilm equipment and breathalyzer which is presently housed in the jail "visitor's room". We did not have any of this cyltipnent in 1968. T-w- storage situation at the present facility is almost critical. ene photo Bark room, the pad&,d cell in the jail area, the womc-n's dl.unk tank, par`. of the jail vieifor's room, and portions of the animal shelter are used for storage Cri anal evid ;moo is placed in what was once the women's dnuk tank whir.;ii is inadequate. Uniforms are stored in a small closet in the Chief's office. Tire department cannot buy uniforans in large quantities to save furr.s because of the storage shortage. As e-reryore i the Municipal Building is aware, the parking situation is a prcblan, h4,.n the depnrtmnt moved to this facility, we had nine (9) cars in Eye police fleet. Ttc departlmnt presently has twenty-two (22) oars %lAch congests the police parking .lot. before the parking lot booame so eoagesled, we maintained an outside storage area for stolen bicycles, signs, nil racks, etc, which we lost because of space shortage. '!ho f?.oox flan of the present facility is not conductive to police opr.rations. The bat1diat consists of approximately 4000 sgaare feet of usable spree fl ineltkling hallways. 7.his makes it necessary to scatter the dotectivo offices. rul~nrr~x~rs Page '1, February 8, 1978 The detectives are ❑ore effective when located together. Officers must walk prisoners through the front lobby or through the squad ram to reach the jail area. Patrol officers have m private area to interview suspects or witnesses and must use the w1kiad roan. ResUoDms for fmile cprq)loyees are inadequate. 7here is no space available for trainina facilities at the present building. Steps have brrn made to help relie%r the crofded situation in the police building. Sane rennovation hh-es been done uMch has helped. Our main concern is that the City Lis grrmn am' will continue to graw and the I•olice drpartment must grow with the City. The department cannot grow significantly in this facility as there simply will not be rani for expansion. Robert M. Mills Chief of Police R4NVpj Library Bond - $775,000 - mill provide for expansion of the Emily Fowler Public Library. Since 1968, the library circulation has risen from 50,000 to 219,000 per year. The total number of books and materials has tripled and new public services hare been added - all within the same space. Library bonds will help to expand individual study space, t'ie local history collection which contains memorabilia from the city and county, and the adult basic education section. In addition, more space will be devoted to specialized progrisns for adults and children, and the teen book section will be given additional space. The bond money, which will provide for the general alleviation of crowded conditions, will be used to ectend the back of the library building across the creek, ty;np, it with the Civic Center. s CENJ"RA1. OCLICATI011 FLTIDTIIC SCIIT,DULE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM A FOIJR-YEAR PLAN JANUARY 4, 1978 1977 - 78 Windsor Drive paving - Bell to Stuart $ 1570000 East McKinney Street paving - Bell to Jannie 387,000 Centra=-Fize-&ttL-lon--- - --527-000- General Sidewalk Construction ( Revenue Sharing) 90,000 Intersection improvement - Dallas Drive-Teasley 98,000 TOTAL $10609,000 1978 - 79 Expansion of Ef~#iy-Fowler Library--- General -~--72;6@0 drainage improvements 230,000 TOTAL $1,002,000 1979 - 80 Windsor Drive paving - Locust to Hinkle $ 407,000 Carroll Boulevard paving - Northridge to Sanger Road 12,000 Mingo Road extension to Bell Avenue 70,000 General Drainage improvements 2600000 Loop 288 Right-of-Way 250.000 70TAL $ 999,000 1980 - 81 General Drainage improvements r_.__12~000 TOTAL $180070000 TOTAL FOUR-YEAR PROrV.M $4,617,000 N~ v J ~I ~ N h I N ~Vll / ~ N N 0 N ID J ~ t Opp. r - T~ c ,.0;~ PMIAAd , Zan , t9.?~--79 3N coo toG ZOO ZF , - z"~'- . 05 o°° _ _ 13Soot~ `~4,2SD 3,3Coo'd zsb -rte (zo Dori 3~7q,o fOZSIb_.. 31 1 (,,coo. el 2- rm 0, 8zo-- tit -zoo mc. 2- 33) 9.30 (ze 27,060 (IS)o~a~ j!?p3{pcp _3oS - .._._IV7 Z-6o3 w w r r Z3 1 r. i , , ce) 6~ r 44 2 t~ z~ - FP175b loo ooh .3, . _ ~ Zoo G~4itZo 250 coo _ Y - 49U is oo 24Z q,--x,4 rZS6 [o z s -.A930 a Zzo 27q,71~O Alto 3 -ti--_. /O / 32S'ooo 22s 3 ~ 4 z9 . . . . 1%1-6 6 30 222,g7o 460 I 86S Z3S` 8,170 IDDI) - - i-02.83 ; 2/4 0 bSS 2g8 qw ,