ARTICLE 17 FY 2006 CAPITAL BUDGET
  EXECUTIVE  FINCOM    
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
   1 Road Maintenance 275,000.00 275,000.00  
  Routine Maintenance of Town's roads - ongoing
 
   2 Sidewalks   75,000.00 75,000.00  
  Construction and upgrade of townwide sidewalks - ongoing
 
   3 Bikeway 25,000.00 25,000.00  
  Repairs to existing bikeway 
 
   4 Bridge Maintenance 75,000.00 75,000.00  
  Repairs and maintenance to town owned bridges - ongoing
 
   5 Vehicles & Equipment  
  Highway Division  
  Replace 1998 Dump Truck with One Ton Dump 4x4 Truck           35,000  
  Replace 1994 Bobcat with Bobcat w/Trailer           25,000  
  Replace 1996 Int'l 36,000 GVW with Truck, 35,000 GVW           65,000  
  Replace 1989 John Deer Loader with Loader, 2.25 cy           85,000  
  Replace 1998 Jeep with SUV Truck           20,000  
       Total Highway Division         230,000  
  Tree Warden Parks Division  
  Replace 1998 One Ton Truck with One Ton Dump 4x4 Truck           35,000  
       Total Tree Warden Parks Division           35,000  
  Water Division  
  Replace 1998 4x4 Utility with 4x4 Utility Truck           35,000  
       Total Water Division           35,000  
  TOTAL DPW VEHICLES 300,000.00 300,000.00  
 
   6 Maintenance Rivers and Ponds 20,000.00 20,000.00  
  Seaweed removal
 
        Facilities Maintenance 
   7 Building Maintenance  30,000.00 173,000.00  
  Maintenance of Town Buildings to include Lines 7, 8, 9, and 10
 
   8 Recreation Department Maintenance 20,000.00 0.00  
  Maintenance of Building - ongoing
 
   9 Gus Canty Center Old Roof Repair 93,000.00 0.00  
  Roof Repair due to leaks.  
 
  10 Fire Department Maintenance 30,000.00 0.00  
  Maintenance of Building - ongoing
 
  11 Falmouth Heights Comfort Station Design 20,000.00 0.00  
  No new commitments at this time.  Seasonal portable structures work and can be removed during the fall and winter.
 
        Beach Improvements 
  12 Renew Lifeguard Stands 8,000.00 8,000.00  
  Replacement of 1/2 of existing Lifeguard Stands  
 
  13 Old Silver Beach Bathhouse 15,000.00 15,000.00  
  Septic Pumping needed bi-weekly.  DPW to research a resolution to the septic issue.
 
  14 Beach Nourishment 30,000.00 30,000.00  
  Site Improvement - ongoing
 
        Utilities Division - Water  
  15 Utility Mains, Meters & Fixtures 200,000.00 200,000.00  
  Routine repairs, maintenance and replacements - ongoing
 
        Utilities Division - Wastewater 
  16 Disposal system repair 20,000.00 20,000.00  
  The third year of a five year program to replace aluminum irrigation with polyethylene.
 
  17 Collection system repair 50,000.00 50,000.00  
  Ongoing system repairs.
 
 ASSESSORS 
  18 Vehicle 26,000.00 0.00  
  It is the opinion of the Finance Committee that the Town's Fleet should not be increased at this time.
 
 POLICE DEPARTMENT 
  19 Soft Body Armor Replacement 15,000.00 15,000.00  
  Body Armor Replacement Program due to deterioration of equipment.
 
  20 Cruisers 226,546.00 226,546.00  
  Continues the replacement schedule of cruisers. Old cruisers are to be auctioned when replaced.
 
 FIRE DEPARTMENT 
  21 Fire Equipment/Gear 20,000.00 20,000.00  
  Jaws of Life equipment, cutters, and hydraulic pump
 
  22 Ambulance Lease/Purchase 55,000.00 55,000.00  
  The amount requested for the first year lease/purchase payment of a new Ambulance to replace the existing Ambulance with 96,000 miles.
 
  23 Fire Prevention Vehicle 25,000.00 0.00  
  Finance Committee believes this purchase could be postponed.  Vehicle only has 58,000 miles on it and runs.
 
  24 Ambulance 81,000.00 81,000.00  
  This is the third payment on a four-year lease/purchase for two ambulances.
 
 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 
  25 IT PC (etc.) Upgrades 37,000.00 37,000.00  
  The Town maintains 100+ PC's.  A maintenance program replaces 10 to 15 each year.
 
  26 IT Printer Upgrades 3,500.00 3,500.00  
  Printers must be upgraded on a regular basis - ongoing.
 
  27 IT Networking 20,000.00 20,000.00  
  Local Area Network (within buildings) and the Wide Area Network (between buildings) - ongoing.
 
  28 Police Mobile Data System 87,000.00 87,000.00  
  Old System not functional.  New System to be installed in 11 patrol cars.
 
  29 Servers 10,000.00 10,000.00  
  Upgrades to Town Hall Servers.
 
       Geographical Information Systems   
  30 Equipment Upgrades 5,000.00 5,000.00  
  Minimal maintenance and upgrades.
 
 TOWN CLERK 
  31 Archiving 10,000.00 10,000.00  
  Town Department's Archiving Program - ongoing
 
 RECREATION DEPARTMENT 
  32 Rink/Pool Feasibility Study (60,000) 35,000.00 35,000.00  
  Finance Committee recommends this expenditure for the Town to do their own feasibility study to determine if this project would be an advantage to the town.  The Falmouth Youth Hockey has donated $20,000.00 and Together We Can has donated $5,000.00 towards this study.
 
  33 Van 30,000.00 30,000.00  
  Replace 1996 Truck with a Van.
 
 NATURAL RESOURCES 
  34 Van E-150 35,386.00 35,386.00  
  Replacement of a 2001 Van with 120,000+ miles.  Old Van will be traded in.
 
 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT 
  35 Facilities Maintenance 50,000.00 50,000.00  
  Custodial Equipment for three schools (East Falmouth, Teaticket and North Falmouth).  School Administration renovation to include Gutter Replacement, Leak repairs in Administrative Offices, Masonry Work, and Carpet Replacement.
   
 HARBOR MASTER 
  36 Truck F-350 35,000.00 35,000.00  
  Replacement of 1995 Truck with significant mechanical and rust problems.
 
 TOTAL FY '06 CAPITAL BUDGET  2,092,432.00 2,021,432.00  
 
RECOMMENDATION (Finance Committee):  That the Town vote to transfer $35,000.00 from the Reserve/Waterways Fund, $337,432.00 from the Overlay Surplus Fund, and $1,649,000.00 from Certified Free Cash to be expended under the jurisdiction of the Board of Selectmen for the purposes of Article 17.