FY2024 Proposed Budget

City of Iowa City Capital Improvement Program Unfunded Projects

Project Name

Description

Unfunded Amt

$1,700,000

127 Ralston Creek Trail Under Iowa Interstate Railroad

The project would involve constructing a trail connection under the Iowa Interstate Railroad that connects the existing trail along the west side of Ralston Creek, north of the Iowa Interstate Railroad, to the proposed trail that will be constructed along the west side of Ralston Creek as part of a development located south of the Iowa Interstate Railroad. Take steps to clear, re-seed and perform low impact development on the 38 acre sand prairie and adjacent McCollister property acquired in 2004/05. This project would reconfigure ball diamond #4 at Mercer Park to realign the field to a NW orientation. This would include the removal of the existing field, fencing, and Replace playground #1 at Kickers Athletic Complex as it is reaching the end of projected serviceable life. Project also adds ADA compliant paths. Replace the playground at Calder Park. Site constraints keep this as a smaller piece of equipment. Provides for additional parking on the north side of the Ashton House to support larger events at the facility. Implement changes to make the park more resilient to flooding. Follows from the 2015 master plan. Build out of a new 73 acre park on the City’s east side. The park includes expansion of various field sports as well as serves as a neighborhood amenity. Follows from the 2015 master plan. Expansion of the parking areas with addition of 100 parking spaces at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area lodge and lake. Connect Broadway sidewalks to the trail system in Wetherby Park. Resurface the parking lot and basketball court adjacent to parking lot. A trail extension will also be made to the Community Garden area in order to provide ADA Addition of sidewalk along the Benton St right-of-way of Benton Hill Park along with necessary retaining wall elements. Replace the aging playground at Brookland Park with a similar small size playground and swings. Update other site amenities as needed. Post 2021 Recreation Master Plan- moved RALRC pool and HVAC project to FY27, updated costs to replace RALRC existing pool filtration system, add a UV disinfectant system, upgrade deteriorated iron piping under deck, surge tank replacment and add dehumidication HVAC system to bring facility to current building code compliancy for air quality.

$273,000

128 Sand Prairie Enhancement

$374,000

129 Mercer Park Ball Diamond #4 Renovation 130 Kicker's Park Playground Replacement 131 Calder Park Playground Replacement 132 Second Parking Lot At Ashton House 133 Lower City Park Master Plan Improvements 134 East Side Sports Complex Improvements

$185,000

$135,000

$300,000

$23,268,522

$14,034,794

$225,000

135 Terry Trueblood Recreation Area Parking Expansion

$100,000

136 Wetherby Park Entrance And Parking Lot Improvements

$275,000

137 Scott Park Driveway and Parking Replace the chipseal driveway and parking area at Scott Park with a concrete surface and reconfigure the lot to more effeciently serve additional parking

$175,000

138 Benton Hill Park Sidewalk

$200,000

139 Brookland Park Playground

$4,060,000

140 Robert A. Lee Recreation Center Pool Filter & HVAC

141 Oak Grove Park Improvements Replacement of the playground, basketball court surfacing, h l d i i i

$300,000

9 - Other Projects

$1,973,000

142 Burlington Street Median

Construct the Burlington Street median from Gilbert Street to Madison Street. Project includes relocation of water and sewer utilities. This project will require a traffic signal preemption system. (Part of the Riverfront Crossings amendment to City-University URA).

143 Cemetery Columbarium

Construction of a columbarium.

$405,000

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