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Consideration and Possible Approval of the FY2026 Through FY2030 State Infrastructure and Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) Submission
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve the submission to the State of the ICIP as presented in Attachment A. I further move that the Council authorize the County Manager or Designee(s) to execute documents as may be reasonably necessary to accept State Capital Outlay Funds, provided the documents shall be in a form acceptable to the County Attorney.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
Los Alamos County Council Regional and State Working Group recommends approval of the ICIP as presented.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the ICIP as presented.
Body
The County is required to prepare and submit an Infrastructure and Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) to the State by July 12, 2024. Generally, a project must appear on this list if the County expects to have any State funding considered for that project. Listing a project in the ICIP does not guarantee funding from the State, nor does this document constitute an application for funding. With limits in State revenues, very little consideration will be given to projects beyond the top five listed. Most legislative grants are expected to be in small amounts.
Several things must be noted about the rankings in the state's ICIP. First, the State's ICIP is a five-year plan. The top 20 projects for next year were chosen based on Council goals, discussions with County staff, necessity of the project, importance of the project based on previous discussions with Council and the Public, and potential for funding from the state. The ICIP includes all Utility Capital Projects and all General County Capital Projects. Studies are not listed. Excluding the top 20 projects, all other projects are in no particular ranking.
Both the full ICIP list and the ranking as recommended by staff were discussed with members of the Council's Regional and State Working Group which also recommends adoption of the list as currently ranked.
The ICIP Ranking list is shown in Attachment A. A complete listing of all projects contained in the ICIP along with short overview of each project will be distributed prior to the County Council meeting on June 25, 2024.
Attachment B is a presentation on the top five (5) projects.
Alternatives
Council could choose not to approve the submission, which could limit the County's ability to receive State funding. Council could also choose a different top five projects or change the order of the ranking of the top five.
Fiscal and Staff Impact/Planned Item
The submission of the ICIP to the State enables the County to request project funding from the State and may reduce the amount of local funds required for the projects.
Attachments
A - FY2026 Through FY2030 ICIP Ranking List
B - ICIP Top Five Presentation