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minimize these impacts so that the Program accurately reflects CIP projects. The introduction to the CIP, which highlights revenue and expenditure estimates and projects, is attached to this report as Attachment A. DISCUSSION Upon adoption of the CIP, the first two years of the program will be funded and adoption authorizes staff to begin work on these projects. However, staff does not expect to begin incurring any significant costs on new projects funded in the second year of the program until after the completion of the mid-term review scheduled for June 2006. While it is necessary to have the CIP authorize work on the funded projects, based on City Council comments at its June 8 workshop, funding for new (non-maintenance) major parks and miscellaneous projects or projects that are not fully funded in CIP, will not commence without additional Council review. As a result, staff intends to forward these projects to the Council for separate funding authorization prior to soliciting major project bids. However, because the City departments, particularly the Public Works department, use the CIP as an essential part of their annual work plan, staff will pursue the remaining CIP projects as if they are fully authorized. Consistent with the recently approved purchasing manual, construction projects in excess of $100,000 will be forwarded to the Council for contract approval prior to beginning this amount of work. Projects less than this amount will be approved by the City Manager consistent with City policy. POTENTIAL CIP AMENDMENTS At the June 8 workshop, the public and the Council raised a number of issues that warrant addressing at this time. A summary of these issue and responses is as follows: · Purchase the Evangelical Free Church Property Located on Happy Valley Trails Drive Staff Comment: Staff has not previously investigated the purchase of this property. If directed by Council, this purchase could be reviewed. However, staff is not recommending that the property be purchased at this time. Because the General Plan process will identify selected acreage for open space facilities through build-out, it is appropriate that open space opportunities be identified as part of that process. · Alviso Adobe Community Park Construction Staff Comment: This item is tentatively scheduled to be reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Commission at its August meeting and will be forwarded to the Council shortly thereafter. The Commission will review a number of options including reducing the scope of the project, phasing park construction, and transferring funding from existing CIP park projects to cover costs in excess of the existing project reserve. SR:05:168 Page 2