Wayfinding and ADA Signage

$90,000
This activity provides funding for the fabrication and installation of
interior ADA and directional wayfinding signs and is intended to meet
ADA Compliance Guidelines. Currently, there are limited location
maps and insufficient primary and secondary building directories. This
request will complete this activity for the Capitol Building. FY 2004
level of funding was $130,000. Impact if not funded: There will be
continued deficiencies in providing directions for Members, staff,
constituents and visitors as they navigate their way through the Capitol
Building, FTE Impact: This activity will require one-quarter FTE
above the existing cap to provide management oversight.

ADA Requirements

$75,000

This activity provides funding for the design and construction required
to modify elements of the Capitol Building to ensure that persons with
disabilities have access to the building and their public areas and
services. The priorities for this work are generally compatible with
priorities established by the American Disabilities Act (ADA). This
funding will be used primarily on smaller-scale activities and to design
more significant projects, for which construction funding will be
requested separately. In future years, funding for this requirement will
migrate to the Study, Design and Condition Assessment or Minor
Construction funding lines. FY 2004 level of funding was $132,000.
Impact if not funded: Non-compliance with ADA and the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. FTE Impact: This activity
will be completed within the existing FTE cap.

Client Support

$250,000

This activity provides funding to support specific requests by clients
such as the U.S. Capitol Police, and the Senate and House Sergeants-At-
Arms. Impact if not funded: The AOC will not have funding to
accomplish requests received from clients. FTE Impact: This activity
may require two FTEs above the existing FTE cap.

This project will provide design funding for upgrades to the House
Chamber. Areas to be addressed will include improvements to the
control system of the aging air handling systems to improve air
handling during peak summer seasons; integration with other building
systems; smoke control design; and security related requirements.
Design funding will also modify handicap accessibility; resolve
deficiencies with handrails and guardrails; upgrade alarm detection and
signaling system; provide installation of sprinklers to the Chamber,
Cloakrooms and the Galleries; upgrade direct digital technology for
integration with the campus-wide Energy Management and Control
Systems; integrate and improve lighting schemes to enhance video
(television) requirements for Chamber functions; provide emergency
power with automatic transfer switching for uninterrupted power; and
integrate new technologies associated with the telecommunications
systems, power, data and other support. Impact if not funded: Egress
and code deficiencies would remain unaddressed; hampered ventilation;
and electrical technologies becoming obsolete. FTE Impact: This
project will be completed within the existing FTE cap.

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CVC Facility Start-up

$6,300,000

This project will provide funding for the partial installation of new
lighting in areas of the Capitol Building which do not meet current Life
Safety Code (NFPA, 2000) which requires there be minimal lighting
levels to allow egress from a building during an emergency.
Additionally, this project involves the installation of new and existing
lighting fixtures to appropriate sources of emergency power which will
require modifications or additions to the existing emergency power
distribution systems. Work occurs in highly decorative and historically
sensitive areas within the building. An additional $1,900,000 will be
requested in FY 2006 to fully fund this project. Impact if not funded:
Non-compliance with Life-Safety Codes. FTE Impact: This project
may require up to 7 FTEs above the existing FTE cap.
Minor Construction

* FY 2003 Actual represents total obligations of funds incurred in FY 2003, irrespective of the year of appropriation

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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

Capitol Grounds

7793

INTRODUCTION

The Architect of the Capitol is responsible for the care and maintenance of
the Capitol Grounds (CG) and any changes and improvements made to
them. The Capitol Grounds are comprised of approximately 222 acres on
which the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings and the Capitol
Power Plant reside. This area includes lawns, parks, trees, landscaping,
horticultural display beds, plazas, terraces, reflecting pools, courtyards, roof
gardens, child care center playgrounds, and atria; these areas are equipped
with fountains, drinking fountains, outdoor seating, decorative stone
retaining walls, lighting, irrigation systems, streets, sidewalks, and parking
areas which are all maintained under this appropriation.

FY 2005 CAPITOL GROUNDS BUDGET

The FY 2005 CG Budget consists of an annual budget and a multi-year
budget which are summarized in the following table:

Capitol Grounds Appropriation Summary ($000)

ANNUAL BUDGET

The FY 2005 annual budget request for the Capitol Grounds is $7,103,000
which represents a 13.4% increase above the FY 2004 budget of $6,264,000.
The annual budget consists of "Annual Recurring" and "Annual Non-
recurring" costs. Annual Recurring costs are broken down into Program
Groups (as defined in the AOC General Statement) and Annual Non-
recurring costs are broken down into discrete activities. Justifications for the
CG annual budget for FY 2005 is provided in the section titled, "Analysis of
Change."

MULTI-YEAR BUDGET

The FY 2005 multi-year budget request is $977,000, which represents
67.9% increase above the FY 2004 budget of $582,000. Where appropriate,
100% design documentation was received for projects prior to requesting
construction funding. Project descriptions and justifications for requests in
FY 2005 can also be found in the section titled, "Analysis of Change.”

The FY 2005 Budget also contains requirements for Full-Time Equivalents
(FTEs). As indicated in the table below, the FTE level does not increase
above the FY 2004 level of 69.