Council amends FY2025–26 budget to add park maintenance, bike-park design and sewer upsizing

Perry City Council voted to amend the fiscal year 2025–26 budget to add several targeted items, including park maintenance and design funds for the Mountain View Bike Park and a sewer line upsize on 1200 West.

City staff summarized the proposed amendments from the council packet: an $8,000 addition to parks for tree maintenance and annual insecticide treatment in Perry Park; roughly $4,000 for equipment and capital improvements at Mountain View Park; $15,000 requested by Council member Walker for phase 2 of the Mountain View bike-park design to position the project for a future grant submittal; and $50,000 in sewer fund cash to upsize the 1200 West sewer line to 10 inches. Staff said park capital project funds have been saved over multiple years and that the sewer fund has sufficient available cash.

Shanna explained the revenue and fund-balance impacts: using unrestricted fund balance for the Perry Park $8,000 would leave about 21% unrestricted fund balance; the parks capital projects fund would use $19,000 of savings and still retain approximately $73,004.82 for future appropriation. For sewer, staff said impact fees are encumbered to the wastewater treatment plant debt and the 1200 West upsize would use available cash rather than impact-fee revenue.

Council members asked follow-up questions about the capital fund balances, the bonding that encumbered impact fees to the wastewater plant and why certain funds were not available for the sewer upsize. Staff answered that the encumbrance was part of bond covenants and that other restricted savings remain for maintenance needs.

The council approved Resolution 2025-19 in roll-call vote; Council member Walker, Council member Wright and Council member Toor recorded yes votes and the resolution passed.

The amendment directs staff to appropriate the identified amounts for tree maintenance, park equipment/design and the 1200 West sewer upsize and to reflect the corrected fleet lease accounting in the sewer fund projection, which increased the reported use of available cash to $116,883 while noting more than $1 million in savings in the sewer fund.

The council will consider how the Mountain View bike-park design funds position the city for the next grant submittal; Council member Walker requested the $15,000 for phase 2 design specifically to ready a plan for grant applications.