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Committee discusses FY26 capital priorities; council chambers renovation and First Street garage counters draw debate
Summary
Committee members debated prioritizing a $1.3 million renovation of council chambers, $400,000 parking counters and other capital projects in the draft FY26 budget; staff said $10 million is set aside for storm/street projects and about $1.3 million in discretionary capital remained for prioritization.
Director Heather (title not specified) and City Administrator McGuire presented follow-up discussion on the draft fiscal year 2026 budget and prioritized capital projects after a prior overview on March 17. McGuire told the committee the deadline to pass the budget at City Council is April 21 and staff sought direction on which discretionary projects to fund.
Staff said the capital list on Page 59 of the draft budget totals about $12.4 million: roughly $10 million is dedicated to storm and street projects tied to Home Rule sales tax proceeds per a council resolution, leaving about $2.4 million of other projects. Of that remainder, staff identified roughly $1.0 million for necessary infrastructure maintenance (building, roof, parking…
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