OKC Plan, 2000-2020 - City of Oklahoma City

Capital Improvements Program (CIP) and Bond Issues
Develop, adopt, and implement a process for evaluating projects included within proposed
Capital Improvements Programs and bond issues in relation to plan policies. An initial outline
of a CIP/Bond Issue process is included in the section on on-going planning programs.
Schedule: Develop the process during FY 2000-2001. The adopted process would then be used
for reviewing proposed projects beginning in FY 2001-2002 and in following years.
Coordinated by: Office of Management and Budget, Finance Department and
Planning Department, City of Oklahoma City
Also involved: other City departments; Oklahoma City Bond Advisory Committee; Boards and
Trusts
Review/Approval: Planning Commission and City Council
Plan policies:
• Provide infrastructure improvements and expanded public services to designated corridors to
attract and support higher levels of development. (Land Use and Design)
• Replace water and sewer lines in older neighborhoods which are deteriorating and which are
inadequate in capacity. (Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization)
• Work with business owners to provide building, street, and parking improvements to
maintain and enhance the viability of neighborhood commercial areas. (Housing and
Neighborhood Revitalization)
• Provide transportation linkages, trails, and other connections between commercial areas in
older neighborhoods and MAPS projects and between commercial areas and adjoining
residential neighborhoods to stimulate commercial redevelopment. (Housing and
Neighborhood Revitalization)
• Continue to pursue a balanced transportation system for Oklahoma City that provides a wide
range of transportation alternatives. (Transportation; Environmental Concerns)
• Provide funding through the CIP process for acquiring and developing parks. (Parks and
Open Space)
• Establish priorities within the City’s budgeting and CIP processes which respond to
anticipated growth and development in conformance with City plan, which support the
preservation and redevelopment of currently developed areas, and which maintain quality
services while appropriately balancing citizens’ expectations for services with the City’s
limited resources. (Public Services)
• Improve neighborhood environments near schools through sidewalk and other
improvements. (Education)
• Consider a policy of setting aside a portion of the cost of constructing public buildings for
public art. (Culture)
• Establish capital programs for landscaping and beautification of established boulevards
throughout the city and selected roadways leading into downtown, into Capitol Hill, and
from the airport. (Community Appearance)
• Establish capital programs for enhancing the appearance of major street intersections
throughout the developed city by installing street furniture, landscaping, sidewalks, and other
improvements. (Community Appearance)
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