fy 2012-13 proposed capital improvement budget - City of Dallas

STREET AND THOROUGHFARE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Participation With Other Government Agencies - Thoroughfares
Provides for improvement of substandard or overburdened City
thoroughfares to bring them into compliance with current City standards
including safety, lane width and pavement thickness by using matching funds
from other agencies.
PID/TIF Development Public Improvement Districts (PIDs) and Tax
Increment Financing (TIF) districts are special districts used to finance
planned economic development activities in specific target areas of the City.
Capital improvement projects provide for the engineering and construction of
street, drainage, landscaping and streetscaping improvements at the
beginning of the redevelopment process to encourage private investments in
PIDs and TIFs.
Professional Services and Debt Issuance Provides funding for certain
costs associated with capital improvement projects. These costs include
studies and long-range plans, debt issuance costs, and reimbursements to
the General Fund for professional staff services such as design, survey, land
acquisition fees and engineering. Debt issuance and CIP Engineering costs
are paid from the interest earned on bond proceeds.
Public Art Includes the public art initiatives throughout the City of Dallas.
Funds generated by Public Art appropriations are used for the design
services of artists, for the selection, acquisition, commissioning and display
of artworks and for administration of the public art projects.
Public/Private Partnerships Provides cost participation for street
infrastructure improvements related to Public/Private Development.
Sidewalk Improvements Sidewalk replacement cost sharing program
between the City and the citizens. This program was created to assist
property owners with the cost of replacing sidewalks. Under this program, the
City pays 50% and the property owners pay 50% of the cost to replace the
sidewalk.
Sidewalk Petitions Provides for a new sidewalk that is petitioned by
citizens. Sidewalk petition projects are validated by meeting the following
requirements:
• Signatures of 2/3 majority of the abutting property owners and ½ of
the property frontage, or
• Signatures of ½ of the abutting property owners and 2/3 rds of the
property frontage.
Sidewalk Safety Provides for new sidewalks in high pedestrian areas.
These projects are requested by parents, teachers, school administrators
and general public and are submitted to the Citizen Safety Advisory
Committee for review. Adjacent property owners are assessed for a portion
of the cost.
Street Improvements Funding for engineering and construction.
St. Modifications and Bottleneck Removal Transportation projects that
provide a mobility improvement at a location where the capacity is currently
constrained.
Street Petitions Engineering and construction of street paving petition
improvements requested by property owners through the Property Owners
Cost Participation Program (POCPP). Petitions must represent a two-thirds
majority of the abutting property owners and/or residents adjacent to
unimproved street for a valid paving petition. Property owners are assessed
for a portion of the cost.
Street Reconstruction Engineering and construction of street that have
exceeded their structural life expectancy.
Street Resurfacing Street Resurfacing Design and construction for streets
that need resurfacing. Resurfacing consists of removal of previous asphalt
overlays or milling of existing concrete, repairs to base pavement, curb,
gutter, and sidewalks, where required for the resurfacing project and
placement of new or recycled asphalt overlays or concrete repairs and traffic
markings, as necessary.
Streetscape/Urban Design Design and installation of sidewalks, barrierfree
ramps, brick pavers, trees and planting materials, irrigation systems,
street lighting, and pedestrian lighting.
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