Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach
Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach
Supporting Documents (Data and Analysis) - Satellite Beach
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ELEMENT<br />
Introduction<br />
This Capital Improvements Element presents the City’s planning for capital assets. Accordingly,<br />
throughout this Element, capital improvements are referred to as capital assets, <strong>and</strong> the City’s program to<br />
address capital-asset needs are contained in its Capital Assets Plan. This Element shall be reviewed<br />
annually.<br />
Capital Assets <strong>Analysis</strong><br />
The City of <strong>Satellite</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>, which is ninety-eight percent (98%) built-out, does not have significant<br />
capital-asset needs driven by new development. It does, however, need to maintain facilities as they age, as<br />
local conditions change, <strong>and</strong> as regulatory requirements become more stringent.<br />
The City makes extensive use of services (for public education <strong>and</strong> health) provided by other entities:<br />
a. Potable water from the City of Melbourne <strong>and</strong> Cocoa;<br />
b. Sanitary sewers (wastewater collection) <strong>and</strong> solid waste disposal from Brevard County <strong>and</strong><br />
Cocoa <strong>Beach</strong>;<br />
c. Solid waste collection from Waste Management, Inc. formerly Harris Sanitation, Inc.;<br />
d. Public schools from the Brevard County School Board; <strong>and</strong><br />
e. Maintenance <strong>and</strong> improvements for the City’s two arterial highways (South Patrick Drive <strong>and</strong><br />
State Highway A1A) from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).<br />
Consequently, to achieve its Level Of Service (LOS) st<strong>and</strong>ards, goals <strong>and</strong> objectives, the City must depend<br />
on these entities to plan <strong>and</strong> develop the facilities necessary for these essential services in a timely manner.<br />
Regarding the facilities for which it is responsible, the City must ensure that it plans <strong>and</strong> develops them in<br />
a timely <strong>and</strong> cost-effective manner to accommodate the needs of present <strong>and</strong> future residents.<br />
Appropriately, the City has established a Capital Assets Budget separate from its General Fund Budget,<br />
with a dedicated funding source for each category of capital-asset project. The City must continue to<br />
pursue a Capital Assets Plan in this manner.<br />
The City’s Capital Assets Plan addresses needs in three primary areas: stormwater drainage, street<br />
maintenance, <strong>and</strong> City facilities <strong>and</strong> equipment. Stormwater management preserves <strong>and</strong> upgrades 16 miles<br />
of water conveyance <strong>and</strong> control structures on a 20-year cycle to meet regulatory requirements, prevent<br />
flooding, <strong>and</strong> protect the environment. Street maintenance resurfaces, <strong>and</strong> eventually rebuilds, 37 miles of<br />
streets on a 25-year cycle. Both stormwater management <strong>and</strong> street maintenance are managed by the<br />
Public Works Department. Management of facilities <strong>and</strong> equipment requirements is spread among the City<br />
departments as follows:<br />
• Police – sufficient to preserve an average emergency response time of 2 minutes, along with nonemergency<br />
community services activities <strong>and</strong> programs.<br />
• Fire – sufficient to preserve an average fire/rescue response time of 3 minutes, along with nonemergency<br />
community services activities <strong>and</strong> programs.<br />
Capital Improvements Element<br />
<strong>Data</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Analysis</strong> 8-1