TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Scott Huizenga, Management & Budget Director
COPY: Erik J. Walsh, City Manager; María Villagómez, Deputy City Manager; Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Michael Shannon, Development Services Director; Razi Hosseini, Public Works Director
DATE: August 19, 2020
SUBJECT: Briefing on the City’s FY 2021 Proposed Operating Budget & FY 2021 - FY 2026 Capital Improvements Program
On August 26, 2020, Zachery Kuentz, Assistant Director for the Office of Management & Budget, and Razi Hosseini, Director of Public Works, will present to the Planning Commission the City’s FY 2021 Proposed Operating Budget & FY 2021-FY 2026 Capital Improvement Program. This presentation is consistent with the City of San Antonio’s Municipal Code, Article IX requiring the Planning Commission to recommend a list of capital improvements to be considered during the forthcoming six-year period.
The City Manager presented the FY 2021 Proposed Operating Budget & FY 2021-FY 2026 Capital Improvement Program to the Mayor and City Council on August 6, 2020. City staff are scheduled to provide a briefing on the Proposed FY 2021-FY 2026 Capital Improvements Program to the Mayor and City Council during a Worksession on August 25, 2020. The Council is expected to adopt the FY 2021 Budget and the FY 2021 - FY 2026 Capital Improvement Program on September 17, 2020.
The Proposed FY 2021-FY 2026 Capital Improvement Program is currently estimated at $1.62 billion and includes 383 projects. The first year of the six-year plan, FY 2021, has approximately $641 million in programmed infrastructure improvement expenditures.
The following table details the planned expenditures by program:
Program Category |
FY 2021 Amount |
FY 2021 - FY 2026 Amount |
% |
$ in Thousands |
Streets |
$ 232,940 |
$ 741,230 |
43.0% |
Parks |
101,538 |
225,500 |
14.5% |
Air Transportation |
42,602 |
181,379 |
9.9% |
Drainage |
78,036 |
148,872 |
10.0% |
Municipal Facilities |
124,615 |
169,784 |
13.0% |
Information Technology |
33,078 |
94,696 |
5.7% |
Law Enforcement |
8,624 |
19,297 |
1.2% |
Libraries |
10,215 |
20,063 |
1.3% |
Fire Protection |
3,796 |
7,728 |
0.5% |
Neighborhood Improvements |
5,357 |
15,148 |
0.9% |
Total FY 2021 Program Category |
$ 640,801 |
$ 1,623,697 |
100.0% |
Attachment: FY 2021 - FY 2026 Capital Improvement Spending Plan