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Pasco staff outlines 2026–2031 Capital Improvement Plan; utility rate reviews planned
Summary
City staff presented an introduction to the six‑year Capital Improvement Plan for 2026–2031, said the transportation TIP will be incorporated into the CIP, and flagged upcoming utility rate studies and a proposed November adoption date.
Director Sarah presented an overview of the City of Pasco’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for 2026–2031 at the March 24 workshop, describing the CIP as a strategic, six‑year catalog of city capital projects across transportation, utilities, parks, buildings and facilities. “The capital improvement plan identifies all projects that are delivered by the city of Pasco, in the next 6 years,” Director Sarah said.
Staff emphasized that the CIP is a planning document, not a budget, and that it will display project schedules, short scopes, anticipated costs and funding sources. Director Sarah said coordination across disciplines (for example, matching transportation work with utility work to avoid rework) and fiscal responsibility are central goals. She said staff will analyze available revenues, grants and loans and assess whether planned project delivery levels are reasonable given staffing and funding.
The schedule described by staff calls for a draft CIP in late April with consolidated outreach (transportation and infrastructure together) in late spring, a focused transportation review in May and water/sewer rates and fee analyses through the summer. Director Sarah said rate analyses for water and sewer, and reviews of connection fees, are under way to inform the utility portion of the CIP and that adoption of the full CIP is planned for November 2025.
Council members expressed appreciation for clearer outreach strategies and earlier timing. Council member Harpster said the simplified presentation helped him understand the process. Staff said outreach will be bilingual and offered in hybrid formats.
No final adoption occurred at the workshop; the item was an introductory presentation to guide further public engagement and staff analyses.
