The Capital Improvement Program is a comprehensive multi-year plan of proposed capital projects. It represents the City’s plan for physical development, and is intended to identify and balance capital needs within the fiscal capabilities and limitations of the City. The plan is reviewed each year to reflect changing priorities and provides an ongoing framework for identifying capital requirements, scheduling projects over a period of years, coordinating related projects, and identifying future fiscal impacts. Included in the CIP are projects in the areas of drainage, police, parks and recreation, wastewater, information technology, community development, arts, and public works.

“We plan to have public comment opportunities at two Planning and Zoning Commission meetings and hold at least one general public meeting on the CIP. We will also be sending the draft document to a group of citizen volunteers for their review and comments and have posted the document on the City’s website for all citizens to access,” indicated Karen Daines, Assistant City Manager. The proposed Six-Year CIP can be found at http://www.SedonaAZ.gov/Finance under the Budget & Audit tab for Fiscal Year 2014-2015. The public is invited to provide input by contacting City staff or submitting their comments through the Citizen Engagement page on the City’s website.

The City Council is expected to review and approve the CIP in May of 2014. The following public meetings have been scheduled at Sedona City Hall:

February 27, 2014 – 3:30 p.m. – Planning and Zoning Commission
March 5, 2014 – 3:00 p.m. – General Public Meeting on the CIP
March 27, 2014 – 3:30 p.m. – Planning and Zoning Commission
May 2, 2014 – 9:30 a.m. – City Council Work Session
For questions regarding the proposed CIP, please contact Karen Daines at 928-203-5067 or at kdaines@SedonaAZ.gov.

The celebration of National Community Planning Month in Sedona gives Sedona residents the opportunity to publicly recognize the participation and dedication of the members of the Planning and Zoning Commission, other citizen planners and the City’s professional planning staff who have contributed their time and expertise to the growth, development and improvement of the City of Sedona. In particular, Community Planning Month in Sedona recognizes the invaluable efforts during the last 3 years of citizens, the Citizens Steering Committee for the Community Plan Update, the Planning and Zoning Commission, City Council and City staff for the update of the City’s Community Plan.

For more information on Community Planning Month in Sedona, contact Kevin Snyder, AICP, Community Development Director, 928-203-5075.

On September 24, 2013, Mayor Rob Adams issued a proclamation declaring October 2013 as Community Planning Month in the City of Sedona.