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Proposed Projects for Public Input
Capital Projects: Why Does the City Issue Bonds?
The City uses bonds as a funding source for capital projects, which are improvements or additions to the City's physical assets. Capital projects can be further categorized into land, buildings, improvements other than buildings, and infrastructure, which includes roads, sidewalks, drainage, bridges, etc. Capital costs typically consist of preliminary design, final design, and construction, and may also involve the acquisition of land or right-of-way (easements).
How are Projects Identified?
In May 2021 City Council authorized staff to work with Freese & Nichols to prepare a 5 year Capital Improvement Plan. The CIP is a long-range plan that identifies capital projects, provides a planning schedule, and identifies options for financing the plan. The program provides a link between the City’s comprehensive plan, various master plans, the annual budget, and the financial forecast. The City seeks the involvement of various stakeholders during the CIP development process because the City recognizes the invested interest by many stakeholders in maintaining all that makes New Braunfels a great place to live and work. The City considers input from citizens, Departmental Staff, Boards and Commissions, and City Council in the CIP preparation.
Next Steps?
In December 2021, City Council appointed 24 members to the 2023 Bond Advisory Committee. The Committee met 8 times from January to April 2022 to review projects on the Capital Improvement Plan. They are tasked with identifying projects that meet both staff and community priorities and creating a recommended project list for City Council to consider for a proposed 2023 Bond. City Council will review these recommendations and direct staff on projects that need to be under further development.
In April, 2022, the committee recommended projects to undergo preliminary design. City staff selected consultants and each project was developed and an updated cost estimate prepared. This process included a series of public meetings held in July and August to incorporate resident feedback into the preliminary design.
Beginning in September, the committee reconvened for a series of meetings to determine how they would rank the projects and begin reviewing the updated designs, identified constraints and new cost estimates. On October 17, 2022 the committee formed an official recommendation to City Council which included 20 Projects totaling $183 Million. Those projects will now be considered by City Council with the list being reduced to $140 Million which is the estimated capacity without a tax rate impact for a proposed May 2023 bond election. Projects not selected will remain on the City's Capital Improvement Plan for potential future development with other funding sources.
The projects recommended by the committee are listed below:
Questions?
bond@newbraunfels.gov
Meetings of the Bond Advisory Committee and provided materials are listed below.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 -Kick-Off -6:30pm, Civic Center
Meeting Agenda
Presentation- Committee Kick-Off presentation
Monday, January 31, 2022- Community Needs, Survey, & Project Overview-6:00 pm, Civic Center
Meeting Agenda
Presentation - Community Growth and Previous Capital Investments
Presentation - 2023 Capital Improvement Plan Community Survey
Presentation - Project Considerations for the Proposed 2023 Bond Program
Capital Improvement Survey Summary
2013 Bond Project Map
2019 Bond Project Map
Proposed 2023 Bond Project Map
Monday, February 7, 2022 -Transportation, Drainage, & Watershed-6:00 pm, Civic Center
Meeting Agenda
Presentation - Library Projects
Presentation - Transportation / Watershed / Drainage Projects
Presentation - Proposed Project Tour
Project List Library, Transportation, Drainage & Watershed|
Project Detail Sheets- Library
Project Detail Sheets- Drainage & Watershed
Project Detail Sheets - Transportation
Monday, February 21, 2022- Parks, Public Safety, & Economic Development-6:00 pm, Courtyard by Marriott 750 IH 35 North
Meeting Agenda
Presentation- Public Safety
Presentation- Economic and Community Development
Presentation- Parks and Recreation
Presentation- Proposed Tour Route
Project List- Public Safety, Economic & Community Development, Parks and Recreation
Project Detail Sheets - Public Safety
Project Detail Sheets- Economic and Community Development
Project Detail Sheets- Parks and Recreation
Saturday, February 26, 2022- Projects Tour-10:00 am, Landa Park Aquatics Center
Members of the Bond Advisory Committee visited select proposed project sites.
Bus Tour Handout -Projects on Tour
Monday, March 7, 2022 -Public Input & Project Discussion-6:00 pm, Civic Center
Meeting Agenda
Presentation - Project Priority Process
Monday, March 21, 2022 -Project Prioritization-6:00 pm, Civic Center
Meeting Agenda
Presentation- Survey Results
Preliminary Prioritization Results- Project Rankings
Project Phasing Opportunities- Summary
Monday, April 4, 2022 -Recommendations for Preliminary Design-6:00 pm, Civic Center
Meeting Agenda
Presentation- Recommendation of projects for preliminary design
Worksheet- Project Phasing Opportunities
Monday, September 19, 2022 - Ranking Process, Next Steps- 6:00 PM, City Hall, Tejas Room
Meeting Agenda
Presentation - Process, Next Steps
Monday, October 3, 2022 Updated Preliminary Design Project Costs -6:00 PM- New Braunfels Police Headquarters Training Room
Meeting Agenda
Presentation- Project Details
Handouts- Tables
Thursday, October 6, 2022 -Public Input / project ranking Direction- 6:00 PM-new braunfels police headquarters training room
Meeting Agenda
Presentation- Project Phasing Information
Presentation- Project Summary
Handouts- Project Summary Table
Monday, October 17, 2022 - Phasing and Initial Project Rankings, Possible Recommendation to City Council-6:00 PM-New Braunfels Police Headquarters Training Room
Meeting Agenda
Presentation - Phasing and Initial Project Rankings
Handouts- Standard Deviations Funding Scenarios
Monday, November 21, 2022-City Council Workshop
Monday, December 5, 2022-City Council Workshop
thursday, january 5, 2023-CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
Bond Advisory Committee Members
Member Name | Appointment Type |
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Ray Still
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Chair- Mayoral Appointment |
Wes Studdard
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Mayoral Appointment |
Andres Campos-Delgado
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District 1- Council Appointee
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Garry Montgomery
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District 2- Council Appointee
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Larry Hammonds
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District 3- Council Appointee
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Jerry Cone
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District 4- Council Appointee
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Karlis Ercums
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District 5- Council Appointee
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Stuart Hansmann
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District 6- Council Appointee
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Wayne Peters
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NBU Board Appointee
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Jonathan Packer
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Chamber of Commerce
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Drew Engelke
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Guadalupe County
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Kevin Webb
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Comal County
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Jenny Wilson
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Downtown Board
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Amy Stone | Library Advisory Board
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Ron Reaves
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Planning Commission
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Joe Turner
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Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
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Gary Kirkham
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Traffic and Transportation Advisory Board
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Heather Harrison
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River Advisory Committee
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Brad Bechtol
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Watershed Advisory Board
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Kathy Meurin
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New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation
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Stephen Brockman
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Workforce Housing Advisory Committee
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Stanley Laskowski |
City Council-At Large Appointee |
Donald Duncan
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City Council-At Large Appointee
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Courtney Lyons-Garcia
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City Council-At Large Appointee
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