The Finance and Economic Development Committee met on March 31, 2025, to continue departmental budget reviews for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, focusing on Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) for all departments except Public Works. No public testimony was offered. The committee reviewed projects from Fire, Police, Telecommunications, Planning, Finance, IT, Human Resources, Transportation, Housing, and Parks & Recreation, asking detailed questions about costs, timelines, and scope.
Okay, good morning. I like to call back to order the finance and economic development committee and the fiscal year twenty twenty-five-2026 departmental budget reviews that there could reflect that all members are present on the schedule today. Um our only item is to discuss the CIP budget projects that were not addressed last week Friday, so everything except for public works. As we do each morning, we'll take public testimony at the beginning relating to any of the departments or agencies that we're reviewing for the day. Is there anyone in the audience wishing to testify? Seeing none, I'll suspend the rules and um we'll move forward. I think we'll just work off of this CIP sheet. And um first up would be fire. We're on number the first number we're starting on is number ninety-five. So um we'll take any questions this uh regarding any of the fire CIP projects. Uh as far as the helicopter hanger, where is that one located? That's at the airport? Yeah. And then the um have we spent any money on constructing it? Because I I remember the past the number was over five million. But the number's a lot smaller now is that we're using the Sprung structure that was purchased, sorry. Sorry, Deputy Chief Roger Mills quite fire department. Uh we're using a sprung structure that was purchased through TEMA. Through another through a brand. So that will cut down on the actual construction cost. So the the money we are using now, it's basically for uh planning design, cement work, undergoing utilities, water, and so forth. Okay. Um that's gonna fit this little helicopter chicken, after and is there uh I would think there would be like a little bit, I don't want to say a living coordinate by the office or storage or is anybody ever sleeping there or no one will be sleeping there, however, there'll be office space and storage for it. Repairs for it. Is there like a security thing in there? Like in case that we're having any kind of thing that we're thinking we need at night. I just wondering, and I imagine I'll be bathrooms. Yes. Okay. Uh secure this ultimates. Alternate parcel. Okay. So that that's been completed, so just do the funny design work. And when do we think it's gonna be done? Like if we just when we get this new helicopter. It's gonna go under a tent first. And then it's gonna go in the film. Yes. So completion date in December of this year. Oh, all right. That's pretty good. Good morning. Uh so these two projects is for design, planning design and construction. It's just different sources. So it's one hanger. So it's one hangar. Yes. Okay. And I know the helicopter is not on the CIP, but I shared this when we met with the mayor's team. This is gonna be a replacement.