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Consider and take action on an ordinance amending the City of League City, Texas, Governmental, Proprietary, and Capital Funds Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 by amending Ordinance No. 2017-21, Ordinance No. 2017-31, Ordinance No. 2018-07, and Ordinance No. 2018-13 to adjust the operating and capital budget for actual and projected expenditures (Director of Budget & Project Management)
Staff requests first and final reading.
Background:
Approval of this ordinance would amend the City’s FY2018 General Fund Budget to incorporate proposed increases for Project Management; these are to be offset by anticipated savings in the Police department. This results in a net adjustment of zero; no increase to the total General Fund appropriation.
The new positions are requested as a resource to successfully meet Council's proposed goals for the City Manager to deliver 90% of projects on time and on budget. A Senior Project Manager is needed to take on a portion of the current workload and to prepare for the construction of the Animal Shelter and Fire Station #6, both projects that have been managed by the user departments through design. The current project manager’s average 15 projects and while the program is progressing at this time, there are several projects that need more attention to continue momentum into FY2019. Staff anticipates the CIP program will continue to grow in size as the community’s wants and needs are implemented from the Parks Master Plan, the Water and Sewer Master Plans, and the Mobility Master Plan in FY2019. We are also anticipating some level of assistance needed to manage drainage projects that are identified by the current post-Harvey mitigation studies.
The Land/ROW Specialist will be focused solely on land acquisition requirements for each project to ensure a timelier implementation of the CIP. This position will benefit the city by reducing overall project timelines, by realizing cost savings through a more efficient, streamlined land...
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