SPECIAL AGENDA
MODESTO PLANNING COMMISSION AND
FINANCE COMMITTEE
MONDAY, MAY 15, 2023 - 6:00 PM
ZOOM/BASEMENT CHAMBER
1010 TENTH STREET – MODESTO, CA
I. ROLL CALL
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If you wish to submit a public comment in writing, please submit your comment, to the Recording Secretary at [email protected] prior to the start of the meeting. All comments will be shared with the Commission and placed in the record. Every effort will be made to read your comment into the record, but some comments may not be read due to time limitations.
II. CONSENT ITEMS
None
III. Capital Improvement Program, 2023/24
Consider adopting the attached resolution finding that 1) all new and active projects within the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 are in conformance with the Modesto Urban Area General Plan and 2) that the Finance Committee recommend to City Council approval of the FY 2023-24 CIP Budget. (Funding Source: Various Funds) IV. Oral Communications
These matters may be presented only by interested persons in the audience, staff or Commissioners or Committee Members. Under State law, Commissioners or Committee Members may respond to matters being presented under this item only as follows:
(a) Briefly respond to statements made or questions raised. (b) Ask a question for clarification.
(c) Provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information. (d) Request staff to report back at a subsequent meeting. (e) Finally, the Commission or Committee itself may take action to direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.
V. Matters too Late for the Agenda
These may be presented by members of the Planning Commission, Finance Committee and staff, upon determination by a majority vote that an emergency exists, as defined by State law, or by a 2/3 vote that: 1) there is a need to take immediate action, and 2) that the need for action came to the City's attention after the agenda was posted.
VI. Adjournment
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Posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54956 on at
by on the bulletin board at Tenth Street Place.
CITY OF MODESTO
PLANNING COMMISSION AND
FINANCE COMMITTEE
AGENDA REPORT
DATE OF MEETING:
May 15, 2023
Date: May 2, 2023
TO: Planning Commission & Finance Committee Members
FROM: Joseph P. Lopez, City Manager
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2023-24 Capital Improvement Program CONTACT: Steve Christensen, Budget Manager, [email protected], 209-577-5390
DESCRIPTION:
Consider adopting a resolution finding that all new and active projects within the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 are in conformance with the Modesto Urban Area General Plan and that the Finance Committee recommend to City Council approval of the FY 2023-24 CIP Budget. (Funding Source: Various Funds) STRATEGIC PLAN ELEMENT:
This item supports the City of Modesto 2020-2025 Strategic Plan focus on Governance and Service Delivery under Goal H: Achieve Financial Sustainability.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
The City of Modesto Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is a five-year program (starting in Fiscal Year 2023/24 and ending in Fiscal Year 2027/28). The CIP strives to reflect the goals and policies established by the General Plan by systematically planning, scheduling, managing, monitoring and financing capital projects to ensure cost-effectiveness and conformity with established policies and adopted Specific Plans. The CIP guides the funding and construction of all public improvements constructed by the City, including roads, wastewater treatment facilities and lines, water lines and parks. The CIP reflects a balance between capital replacement projects that repair, replace or enhance existing facilities, equipment or infrastructure and capital facility projects that significantly expand or add to the city’s existing fixed assets. The capital needs for the City, far exceed the amount of available (and anticipated) revenue. Attention is given to utilize available resources and grants in a manner that legitimately maximizes the City’s capacity to complete capital improvements in the CIP.
State law (Government Code Section 65401) requires the City planning agency (Planning Commission) to review and report on proposed CIP projects for conformity with the General Plan. The CIP strives to reflect the goals and policies established by the General Plan by systematically planning, scheduling, managing, monitoring and financing capital projects to ensure cost-effectiveness and conformity with established policies and adopted Specific Plans.
Planning Commission and Finance Committee, May 15, 2023 Fiscal Year 2023-24 Capital Improvement Program Review
CEQA/NEPA REQUIREMENTS:
The determination of whether or not the proposed Fiscal Year 2023-24 CIP is consistent with the Modesto Urban General Plan is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question – a determination as to the General Plan consistency – may have a significant effect on the environment.
RECOMMENDED COMMITTEE ACTION:
Resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Modesto finding the Fiscal Year 2023- 2024 Capital Improvement Program in conformance with the Modesto Urban Area General Plan Pursuant to Government Code Section 65401.
Motion by the Finance Committee accepting the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Capital Improvement Program and forwarding to the City Council for approval.
Approved by:
Joseph P. Lopez, City Manager
Attachments:
1. Resolution
Planning Commission and Finance Committee, May 15, 2023 Fiscal Year 2023-24 Capital Improvement Program Review
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget for FY 2023-24 includes funding from a variety of funding sources. This information is provided in the detail pages of the CIP Budget document as part of this report.
There are 180 projects in the City’s Capital Improvement Program, primarily in the project areas of parks systems, traffic circulation, wastewater, and water.
Of these 180 projects, 13 are classified as new projects and increase the FY 2023-24 CIP budget by $13.4 million. The chart below breaks out this information by category of project:
New or Future Projects Breakdown
# of New Projects FY 2023-24 Budget
American Rescue Grants Fund-1390 2 $1,174,928
Capital Grants - CIP Projects-3140 1 $100,000
Capital Grants - Streets CIP Projects-3160 2 $1,099,037 Measure L - Capital Projects-3300 1 $2,990,000
Water Fund - CIP Projects-4180 4 $5,981,848
Sewer Operations Fund-4210 1 $1,235,000
JPA - TRRP Special Revenue Fund - CIP-6710 1 $450,000
TRRP - Special Revenue Fund-6720 1 $350,000
Grand Total 13 $13,380,813
Percentage of Total Projects
PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MODESTO FINDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE MODESTO URBAN AREA GENERAL PLAN PURSUANT TO SECTION 65401 OF
THE GOVERNMENT CODE (CITY OF MODESTO)
WHEREAS, each year the Planning Commission must review all capital projects that will be planned, initiated or constructed during the ensuing fiscal year for conformity with the General Plan as required by State Planning and Zoning Law (Government Code Section 65401); and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has been furnished a copy of and reviewed the Draft 2023-2024 Capital Improvement Program (CIP), which includes all capital projects to be planned, initiated or constructed during the 2023-2024 fiscal year for conformity with the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on May 15, 2023 at which it considered the proposed CIP, the General Plan, staff reports, oral and written, and the testimony and evidence of all those wishing to be heard; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds that the determination of whether the Draft 2023-2024 CIP is consistent with the Modesto Urban Area General Plan is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) since it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question - a determination as to General Plan consistency - may have a significant effect on the environment; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Committee accepts the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 CIP and recommends forwarding to the City Council for approval; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of Modesto hereby determines that those projects in the Draft 2023-2024 CIP conform to and are consistent with the Modesto Urban Area General Plan.
The foregoing resolution was introduced at the special joint meeting of the Planning Commission and the Finance Committee held on May 15, 2023, by Commissioner , who moved its adoption, which motion was seconded by Commissioner , and carried by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Recused:
BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MODESTO Original, signed copy on file in CEDD
Jessica Hill, Secretary
Res. No. 2023- Page 2
CIP FY 2023/24
EXHIBIT A
2023-2024 Capital Improvement Program
On file with the City Clerk and the
Community & Economic Development Department, Planning Division Or Available online:
https://www.modestogov.com/253/Capital-Improvement-Budgets