Agenda Date: 04/15/2025
Subject:
Title
Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Key Projects Overview
Body
From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Brent Soderlin, Director of Public Works & Utilities
Brent Thompson, City Engineer
Kimberly Dall, Assistant City Engineer
Presentations:
Brent Soderlin, Director of Public Works & Utilities
Kimberly Dall, Assistant City Engineer
PURPOSE:
Staff will present an overview of key capital improvement projects planned for construction in 2025.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Safe Community; High-Quality Governance
DISCUSSION:
The City of Littleton created its first comprehensive Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) in 2024. This plan provides a strategic framework to administer and implement projects and equipment acquisitions across the organization. The CIP identifies over 175 projects in the 5-year horizon of the plan, with $300 million in identified funding and another $158 million in needs without an identifiable funding source. Coordination with agency partners and others occurs to support comprehensive improvements in the community.
The trend of annual spending has increased. Budgets from 2019 to 2024 averaged $33.3M; the 2025-2029 budget average is 35% higher at $44.8M. The following provides highlights to several trail, transportation, traffic, and bridge projects to be constructed this year.
BACKGROUND:
Capital improvements are the infrastructure, equipment, and vehicles that support the activities and quality of life of the community. Littleton's capital improvements cover many categories, including:
Bridges
Buildings
Debt Service
Environmental Sustainability
Equipment
Information Technology
Hardware
Landscaping/Irrigation
Leases
Overhead
Parks/Open Space
Pavement Management
Sanitary Sewer
Software
Storm Sewer Drainage
Trails
Transportation/Traffic
Vehicles
In 2025, big things are happening in Littleton. The city's Public Works team has geared up for a busy year of large-scale capital road and i...
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