Sponsor: Finance
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Approval of the 2025 Capital Improvement Program Budget and Financing
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Recommendation
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1. Approve the 2025 Capital Improvement Program Budget and Financing.
2. Authorize the County Manager to enter into agreements and contracts and execute amendments to agreements and contracts in accordance with the County's procurement policies and procedures, provided the amounts are within the limits of the Capital Improvement Program funding.
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Background and Rationale
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The Ramsey County Home Rule Charter, Chapter 10, Section 10.01 (a) (2), and Section 10.05, requires Ramsey County to prepare a five-year capital improvement program plan and capital improvement program budget for the ensuing fiscal year. County Board Resolution 2005-068, dated February 15, 2005, authorized the County Manager to develop and implement two-year budgets beginning with 2006 and 2007.
The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners met as the Budget Committee of Whole on September 16, 2024, to review the 2025 Strategic Team Budget, Addenda and to hear of potential changes in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Plan and Budget as proposed by the County Manager and the Capital Improvement Program Citizens Advisory Committee.
The Ramsey County Committee of the Whole held a public hearing on September 17, 2024, to receive public input on the 2025 budget. The Ramsey County Board also held a public meeting on December 11, 2024, to hear additional comments on the 2025 budget.
Staff is requesting the approval and adoption of the 2025 Capital Improvement Program Budget and Financing. In addition, to be consistent with the Transportation Improvement Program, to add procurement authority for the County Manager regarding CIP agreements and contracts.
The Capital Improvement Program 2024-2025 Budget and 2024-29 Plan are available at
2024-25 Approved Capital Improvement budget and 2024-2029 plan <https://www.ramseycounty.us/sites/default/files/Budget%20and%20Finance/2024_2025%20approved%20Capital%20Improvement%20Program%20budget%20and%202024-2029%20plan.pdf>.
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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)
☐ Well-being ☐ Prosperity ☒ Opportunity ☒ Accountability
Racial Equity Impact
The racial equity impact of departments, programs, and services is included in the 2024-25 biennial budget documents <https://www.ramseycounty.us/your-government/budget-finance>. They are also included in performance measures information available from the county’s open data portal <https://opendata.ramseycounty.us>. These impacts were discussed during the 2024-25 biennial budget hearings held by the Ramsey County Board in August and September of 2023, and during the 2025 supplemental budget and performance measures hearings in September of 2024.
Community Participation Level and Impact
Two public hearings are incorporated in the budget process and included opportunities for public comment. Public testimony was accepted at both public hearings.
• September 17, 2024, 5:00 p.m. Ramsey County Courthouse
• December 11, 2024, 6:00 p.m. Hallie Q Brown Community Center
☒ Inform ☒ Consult ☐ Involve ☐ Collaborate ☐ Empower
Fiscal Impact
Capital Improvement Program budget of $348,472,489 in 2024 and $296,195,719 in 2025 will fund previously approved capital projects throughout the county. The debt service levy is unchanged from the original 2024-25 budget recommendation of $21,760,875 per year.
Last Previous Action
On December 12, 2023, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved the 2024-29 Capital Improvement Program Plan and 2024-25 Capital Improvement Program Budget and Financing (Resolution B2023-246).
Attachments
1. 2025 Capital Improvement Program Budget