This is the proposed plan for 2027 through 2031... We are currently balancing the budget to that target. Certainly over that five years and and continue we we still have unpredictable condition conditions right now that are that are challenging that budget but we feel what we're presenting tonight is really responsible to support operations and future planning.

The overall capital plan for all capital purchases... Total across all five years is about $217 million. that is about a 12% or 23 million dollar increase over last year.

I got to talk about the 2.8 because it's a big number. Uh how old is the system that we're currently using? Um have we long since depreciated that cost? And are we using an antiquated system and then or overdue for a major update?

This project will expand that and help create the foundation by which once we really have the basics down right will give us the opportunity to to look at new opportunities to connect with the community, increase transparency, um improve connectedness across the community, uh look at how we we make and shape priorities from a budgeting perspective.

I I do like this plan, but I'm struck by the fact this is spread out over five years at a 2.52% decrease in the levy, which is does save our taxpayers some money. But just going through this presentation tonight and listening to our equipment fund or possibly some things in the parks or our our um technology that we have to do which is a big one-time spend for us next year which would give us an immediate impact of the overall I mean I there I think every one of them has a need and I and I'm trying to weigh out what's going to get us the best impact for it and over a fiveyear period of time I'm not sure we save the taxpayers that much money per year as we would if we were to take something like this and go into our technology and suddenly we got 2.1 million to go into there to make some of that stuff happen.

We have had county social workers uh a social worker working out of here... The county did recently ask us if we would want to do a 5050 split for 2027. Um it's our feeling that that we would get more out of having this social work be funded 100% by the city.

Can we dig into that a little deeper? What is the hourly demand based on the history of that social worker like the weekly average, monthly average, um you know based on the cases that they are involved in or the circumstances that they're involved in.

From our perspective, although we very much appreciate the partnership of the county, the county has funded this program for years. ... And if we're going to invest 50%, we believe that that really that the full investment in bringing that in-house, much like the council and staff talked in our most recent off-site annual retreat, has a exponentially more significant benefit to the mental health needs of the community and of the department moving forward.

It's probably time for us to take it in house. Yeah. So, I think we've grown big enough that we can take it from here and appreciate their help because I know in the behavioral health unit, they're always following up on these cases until they can hand it off to a psychologist or a psychiatrist for meds and and followup counseling.

We are very close to wrapping up our recreation services review uh and we'll be looking to implement the results of that in 2027.

This particular position [Facility Superintendent] would really be responsible for helping with the infrastructure management of uh our 58 facilities that we have... and obviously work collaborative collaboratively with the different departments that are in those facilities, but really helping to coordinate all of that, manage the CIP, all those kinds of things.

And we're going to need somebody who can dedicate their uh time and expertise to that type of activity. It's going to be very different from any other city hall because of our engagement with the people.

This is the crew that works behind the scenes every day to make sure normal happens here in the city of Burnsville. Whether it be the transportation system, safe and reliable drinking water, conveyance of waste water, natural resources, parks, and the engineering.

We're looking at doing sustainable development enhancements. And when I say sustainable development, that's not just like environmentally, that's financially sustainable. And are we building with maintenance in mind? Are we thinking about long-term cost implications of everything that we're doing?

The important thing is especially as we talk about the water treatment plant is those um projects have to be sequenced in order to be done. And so just a ton of thought went into what is the order to be smart in how we're making the investments to not undo anything that was previously in the way but also deliver the critical services that we have to do that.