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Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Document - City of Urbandale

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inclusion in the funding calculation. It is estimated that $142,600 (0.09%) will be<br />

available for public art projects through the first five years <strong>of</strong> the 2010-15 program. The<br />

actual art projects will be determined by the Public Art Committee.<br />

Buildings<br />

Since 2000, significant resources have been devoted to the construction <strong>of</strong> new and<br />

expanded <strong>City</strong> facilities. Although the 2010-2015 <strong>CIP</strong> will still provide for the future<br />

construction <strong>of</strong> new buildings, the emphasis <strong>of</strong> this category will shift more towards<br />

building maintenance and upgrades, and the demolition and reconstruction <strong>of</strong> a<br />

community shelter house. During the next five years, land will be acquired for a westside<br />

Parks and Public Works Field Maintenance Facility. In addition, Fire Station No.<br />

41 will be remodeled (2010) to accommodate full time staff, the parking lot at Fire<br />

Station No. 42 will be expanded (2010) to replace some <strong>of</strong> the parking that was<br />

removed when the fire training facility was built in 2009, and the Police access drive<br />

from Douglas Avenue will be reconstructed (2010). The Walker Johnston Park shelter<br />

house will be demolished (2011) to enable reconstruction in 2012 and 2013. Two<br />

energy light conversions are planned (2010), which would result in the installation <strong>of</strong><br />

LED lights at numerous <strong>City</strong> facility parking lots, and lighting conversions at the Fire<br />

station bays, and the Parks and Public Work garages and shops. Additionally, facility<br />

maintenance projects are planned for the Library, Administrative Office Building and<br />

Police Station beginning in 2011, to protect the <strong>City</strong>’s recent investments in the<br />

facilities. In the long term (2015+), it is anticipated that modifications to existing Fire<br />

Station No. 42 will be constructed for living quarters, and that new construction would<br />

include a Fire Station No. 43, a pedestrian plaza at 86 th Street and Douglas Avenue,<br />

and a Parks and Public Works Field Maintenance Facility.<br />

Major Equipment<br />

This category is primarily reserved for the purchase <strong>of</strong> fire related equipment. A<br />

new ambulance would be purchased in 2011 as an addition to the fleet for a total <strong>of</strong><br />

four ambulances. A replacement fire pumper truck will be purchased in 2011 to<br />

replace an existing 1991 unit.<br />

Technology<br />

This category recognizes the need to replace and upgrade the <strong>City</strong>’s technology<br />

infrastructure on an ongoing basis, and to introduce technology that improves <strong>City</strong><br />

operations. In 2010, a computer training system and learning lab would be installed<br />

at Fire Station No. 42, and would be linked to Fire Station No. 41, and to the Clive<br />

and West Des Moines Fire Departments. The interactive computer training would<br />

be available for staff on a 24/7 basis, and would cover a variety <strong>of</strong> Fire and EMS<br />

topics to increase training efficiency.<br />

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