Safeguarding Our Coastal Communitys Future

You work for the city manager in a seaside community off the Atlantic Coast. Your community has sustained previous minor damage due to hurricane activity. You have been tasked with creating a capital improvement plan (CIP) that will incorporate resilient infrastructure and flood mitigation strategies, as well as equipment needed to fulfill evacuation plans. The city manager has directed you to create and provide a presentation to the community during a city council meeting on the CIP process along with how the community will be engaged during the process.

Explore Capital Improvement Plans 101 by OpenGov for help in the assignment. https://opengov.com/article/capital-improvement-plans-101/

Write a summary of your capital improvement plan to give to the city manager.

You should address the following:

Describe what a CIP is and the CIP process, including the budget development and community involvement aspects of the process.
Describe the information and process for determining the following items included in the CIP:
Overall project cost estimates
Equipment needed for purchase
Any construction considerations
Major contracts needed to complete the project
Maintenance cost estimates on an annual basis
Project timelines
Funding sources
Prioritization of this project versus other local government projects
Identify any potential concerns with this project.