Wednesday, April 22nd.

As with all public meetings, we have a 15 minute, three minute per person public comment period.

We'll go ahead and open that up.

Is there anybody that wants to speak in the room?

Anyone online?

We have one hand raised.

Okay.

Speaker, go ahead.

Julie Morris, 2114

to

Cedar Beachroom.

Okay, go ahead.

Um mature trees are not replaceable infrastructure.

When we clear wooded land in Milford, we're not just removing trees, we're removing decades of stormwater control, temperature regulation, air filtration, and habitat.

A mature tree can absorb hundreds of gallons of water during storms.

When those trees are gone, that water has nowhere to go except in our streets, our drainage systems, and sometimes our homes.

We then spend taxpayer money trying to engineer solutions that the trees were already providing for free.

Young trees do not replace this loss.

It takes decades to regain the canopy if it comes back at all.

In the meantime, we see hotter neighborhoods, increased flooding risk, and permanent change to the character of our community.

I would really like to see in this comp plan a designated protected woodland woodland zone where clearing is limited, requiring a meaningful replacement ratio ratio, such as three to one or even higher, and prioritizing preservation and not just mitigation after removal.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Anyone else online?

That

is

it.

Okay, we'll go ahead and close a public comment period.

We'll start the uh get into the agenda.

Geez, uh workshop.

Yeah.

Um we'll go ahead and start the public workshop.

The first item is the CIP presentation.

So, Mr.

Mayor,

if I just like to provide an opening to council.

Um, pursuant to the charter, uh, the position of city manager is uh supposed to provide a capital uh program to the council.

We

have a five-year capital plan here in Milford.

Um, a lot of work has gone into the process, including planning, research, and discussion.

I want to thank all the team members and their respective departments for the work that they they've done for thinking both current and future needs for the city.

I also want to thank Kevin because he found a more efficient way for us to be submitting and tracking our capital requests.

So thank you very much, Kevin.

Sorry.

The five-year capital plan serves as a tool for strategic planning and resource allocation within the city.

Each year the plan is reviewed and updated to ensure that it's accurately reflects the city's evolving priorities and capital requirements.

The annual process not only provides a comprehensive overview of ongoing and upcoming capital projects, but also allows for adjustments based on emerging needs and changes in projects.

Sorry, project status.

During the review, our team evaluates projects scheduled for the current year as well as those planned for future years.

Projects may be postponed to later years if priorities shift or um exp or if urgent needs arise, they may be expedited.

This flexible approach allows to and allows us to maintain a balanced and responsive capital improvement plan, and for council and the residents are kept informed and prepared for both anticipated and unforeseen capital challenges.

As a reminder, this is a draft presentation.

Tonight we're beginning the discussion for the FY27 through FY31 capital needs.

We are not looking for council or asking council's vote on this draft as it's a document that we will continue to revise as additional information is gathered both from our research and feedback from council.

The

purpose of today's meeting is to highlight the projects that have already been approved in our current fiscal year, FY26, and provide clear overview of ongoing initiatives.

Ensuring that we address upcoming priorities.

To maximize the efficiency, department has will be presenting all the areas at once, even if this means discussing projects out of chronological sequence.

So

we can streamline our review process our review process and facilitate facilitate more comprehensive discussions.