CITY BUDGET INFO
2004

REVIEW OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ADOPTED CHILDREN FIRST CAPITAL PLAN

Martine G. Guerrier

The NYC Department of Education has released proposed amendments to the adopted Children First Capital Plan. The five-year total has increased from a grand total of $13, 121.69 to $13,338.44. This change in the total includes the addition of funding from the City Council and Borough Presidents.

The changes in citywide year-to-year totals are as follows:

The City Council and Borough Presidents contributions for FY 05 are $104.40 million and $16.67 million, respectively. The City Council contribution for FY 06 is $1 million. These funds are to be expended on Reso A fund eligible projects.


State of Good Repair
The FY 05 total for the category of "State of Good Repair" drops from $993.12 million to $890.55. The total decrease includes reductions in exterior modernization projects (-$77.64 million), lighting fixtures (-$96.77 million), playground redevelopment (-$13.11 million) and gymnasium upgrades (-$2.99 million). The five-year grand total investment in "State of Good Repair" falls slightly to $3,704.79 billion in the proposed amended plan from $3,713.33 billion in the adopted plan, representing a -1% change.

System Expansion
In the category of System Expansion there are significant changes in yearly totals. To begin, the budget for new construction-- additional capacity includes in FY 05 a decrease for building additions. The decrease of investment for building additions is -$34.62, reflecting a change from $46.56 to $1.94. The five-year total difference in building additions plummets from $71.35 to $31.67.

However, there is a sizeable increase of investment in transportables. The FY 05 investment in transportables grows in the proposed amended plan to $19.59, from $1.59 in the adopted plan. The five-year total investment in transportables in the amended plan proposal is $26.45; the adopted plan includes a significantly lower $8.45 investment.

There are also increased investments in leased facility improvements and new schools construction in the amended proposal for FY 05. The investment in leased facility improvements in FY 05 is $158.34 from $65.77 in the adopted plan. However, the five-year total decreases somewhat to $1,113.16 in the amended plan proposal from $1,145.65 in the adopted plan. In FY 05 investments in new schools drops somewhat to $293.48 in the amended plan proposal from $324.49 in the adopted plan. The five-year total investment in new schools construction increases to $2,773.61 billion, up from $2,730.74 billion. The proposed amended plan budget for site acquisition also rises. Site acquisition in FY 05 in the amended plan proposal is $128.07 million, an increase of $32.58 million. The five-year total budget investment in site acquisition rises to $337.20 million in the amended plan proposal, from $264.52 million in the adopted plan.

Safety and Security
Changes in Safety and Security include a five-year total plan increase of $78.94 million. The most significant jumps are in investments to code compliance, and emergency lighting and fire safety retrofits. The five-year amended plan proposal total is $428.14 million.

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