<h2 style="margin-left:0in;" data-pasted="true">1. Decision Requested</h2><p style="margin-left:0in;">Staff is requesting that the City Council receive an overview of the recommended Five-Year Capital Improvement Program and provide policy direction on project priorities, funding assumptions, and implementation guardrails.</p><p style="margin-left:0in;">The decision before Council is not final approval of each project tonight. The decision is whether Council generally supports the planning framework staff is using to prioritize roadway reconstruction, pavement rehabilitation, ongoing maintenance, water and sewer utility improvements, drainage improvements, and facility improvements.</p><h2 style="margin-left:0in;">2. Executive Summary</h2><p style="margin-left:0in;">This item is before Council because the City needs a practical five-year roadmap for infrastructure needs that can be matched to available funding, debt capacity, grant opportunities, interlocal partnerships, and annual budget priorities. Staff is presenting an overview of the City’s Capital Improvement Program priorities related to roadway infrastructure, park improvements, The Link Recreation Center, and city facilities.</p><p style="margin-left:0in;">In addition, the City Charter requires the City Council to adopt a five-year capital improvement plan as part of the annual budget adoption process. This work session is intended to begin that policy discussion before final budget adoption so Council and residents can see how the plan connects to the City’s financial capacity and project priorities.</p><p style="margin-left:0in;">The City has more capital needs than available unrestricted funding. Staff will present a recommended plan that separates must-do maintenance, high-priority reconstruction, utility-related improvements, drainage needs, and facility maintenance. The goal is to make the process transparent and easier to understand before individual projects come forward for formal action.</p><p style="margin-left:0in;">For roadway projects, staff used Vialytics pavement condition data, existing underground utility information, engineering estimates from Halff Associates, and historical project costs to identify and sequence projects. This allows Council to see the difference between full reconstruction, rehabilitation, mill and overlay opportunities, and ongoing maintenance needs.</p><p style="margin-left:0in;">Several streets appear to be good candidates for mill and overlay because utilities have already been upgraded and the subgrade conditions appear stable. Through the City’s Interlocal Agreement with Tarrant County, these improvements may be delivered at significantly reduced cost. Based on projected street maintenance revenues, staff believes the identified mill and overlay projects could potentially be completed during Fiscal Year 2027.</p><p style="margin-left:0in;">Staff recommends that Council use this work session to confirm the overall approach, identify any priorit

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