Sarah Parnellum, division chief for policy and data analysis at the Department of Planning, presented the capital budget quarter‑4 report and walk‑through of appropriations, expenditures and project status. "I'm pleased to provide a report for the capital budget for fiscal 25 quarter 4," Parnellum said.

The report covers all open capital projects and shows appropriations, expenditures and obligations by agency and project status. Planning staff said projects that are in initiation or design stages generally show unspent appropriations, while projects in construction or substantially complete show material expenditures. The department said about two‑thirds of capital spending is in Public Works for utilities—water, wastewater and stormwater—so the scale of appropriations and expenditures for that agency is large relative to others.

Parnellum explained that some recurring programmatic activities are captured in an “other” status rather than the initiation→design→construction continuum used for single infrastructure projects. Resurfacing programs, sidewalk programs and traffic‑calming initiatives are typically budgeted by quadrant or as ongoing programs and appear in the report’s "other" category. The report includes projects funded from multiple sources, including the highway user revenue allocation, federal and state grants and city capital funds.

The department provided a project‑level status matrix for agencies including General Services, Housing and Community Development, Information Technology, Recreation and Parks, Transportation and Public Works. Parnellum noted that reserve cost centers are often fully appropriated but unspent until an agency transfers funds into an active project when work begins.

The committee asked clarifying questions about the mix of funding sources reported (federal, state, city, HUR) and whether the report includes programmatic lines; Parnellum confirmed the report includes all funding sources and that programmatic projects like resurfacing are included under "other." No action was taken; the item was an informational briefing.