Page 11 - City of Arlington FY19 Adopted Operating Budget

Manager’s Message

Champion Great Neighborhoods
Creating a sense of place and maintaining a high quality of life are key components of the Champion Great Neighborhoods
Council priority. The neighborhood matching grant program will be strengthened by adding an additional $150,000 in funding
and the City will also reinvigorate the Home Improvement Incentive Program.

$100,200 was added to the budget for enhanced Interstate Mowing in FY 2019, $122,895 will be spent on New Park
Development, including the addition of one Landscape Technician, and the Playground Replacement Program is partially funded
at $400,000 with Parks ATF funds.

Enhance Regional Mobility

Transportation remains a focus in FY 2019. $667,601 is included to continue to fund VIA pilot project, the demand-response
rideshare service that was launched in FY 2018 as a pilot program. In addition, $250,000 is included to continue to fund the
next phase of our Autonomous Vehicle Program – Milo 2.0 will take to the streets in FY 2019.

In FY 2019, the Public Works Department will spend an additional $3.8 million on street maintenance throughout the City.

Invest in Our Economy

Tourism plays an important role in the vitality of Arlington’s economy. The Convention and Event Services Fund will fund outside
professional services ($125,000) to study the City’s capacity to partner with a private developer to fund and construct a hotel in
the Entertainment District. The Convention Center is also making substantial investments in the building itself ($950,000),
including dishwasher replacement, airwall track repair, upgrades to internet and wi-fi system, as well as new concession
equipment.

Put Technology to Work
Managing and maintaining the organization’s key software and applications is an unending effort. In FY 2019, funding for the
completion of nine Enterprise IT Projects was approved. The Information Technology Department was also funded $156,510
for temporary contract staffing to supplement internal staff resources in the completion of those projects. FY 2019 Information
Technology investments include:

 Software Maintenance ($130,000)
 IT Network Intrusion Detection ($200,000)
 City’s Website Redesign Phase II ($77,100)
 Department technology projects ($690,000):
 Laserfiche Upgrade
 Court Tyler Content Management
 Inspection Scheduling
 CDP ap.com Enhancements
 Police License Plate Recognition
 Police Staffing Solution
 AMANDA Upgrades (Public Works & CDP)
 Water Warehouse Management System

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